Translator: Hellscythe_ Editor: Hellscythe_
"Contract?" Shi Feng silently murmured, confused.
From the information he collected in his previous life, there was no mention of a contract. That fortunate player had not revealed this information, so naturally, Shi Feng had no idea. However, since that fortunate player managed to complete the quest, Shi Feng did not believe that he could not complete it himself. After all, he was much stronger than that fortunate player in his previous life, so there was no reason why he couldn't do it as well.
As long as he completed this quest, he would have the capital to establish himself in White River City.
As for what that capital was...?
Was there even a need to mention it?
To any players new to White River City, there was nothing better than to own their own real estate. Moreover, this real estate wasn't ordinary; it was one of the noble's mansions, located in the heart of the Trade Area. Only with a mansion could one establish a Guild Residence.
A Guild Residence was extremely important to a Guild. It was a Guild's most important benefit, second to none.
Every Guild Residence acted as private territory. The greatest benefits it provided were an increase in leveling speed and unique Resident Quests. As long as a Guild possessed a Residence, all members that rested within could gain a Double EXP buff. With this buff, whether grinding or questing, players could obtain double the original EXP.
However, players needed to rest in the Guild Residence for a certain amount of time to gain the Double EXP buff. Normally, resting for 48 hours would grant a player 20% Double EXP, and players could gain up to an entire level's worth of Double EXP. To Guild members tired from battle, this feature was fatally tempting.
There were also the special Resident Quests only available in the Guild Residence. The local NPCs commissioned these quests, and there would be some available every day. Moreover, the rewards for these quests were quite bountiful. There were even times that a quest would reward a Dark-Gold ranked item. When these Resident Quests were completed, the Guild would also receive Guild Reputation and Guild funds, as 20% of the remuneration for these Resident Quests would belong to the Guild. However, even though the Guild members only received 80% of the reward money, it was still a great deal more than the reward money of the majority of high-level quests.
Aside from all that, a Guild Residence had many more functions. Thus, a Guild Residence was the core of a Guild.
Unfortunately, it was extremely hard for Guilds to obtain their own Residence. First-rate Guilds could usually not obtain a Residence until more than a month had passed since God's Domain's release, not to mention the second-rate and third-rate Guilds. Even after four months, there would still be plenty of third-rate Guilds without Guild Residences.
In Shi Feng's previous life, Shadow only managed to obtain its first Guild Residence after seven months in God's Domain. By that time, a majority of the players were already around Level 50 or so. After much difficulty, Shadow only secured a Guild Residence in a relatively isolated city with only a population base of 200,000 to 300,000. From that moment onwards, Shadow had finally begun walking the path of a rated Guild.
In God's Domain, a Guild would only be officially recognized when they possessed a Guild Residence. Also, the speed at which they procured a Residence displayed the Guild's strength.
Shi Feng's goal was to attain his own Guild Residence fifteen days after he entered White River City, and Blackbeard's recommendation letter was the fastest way to achieve that goal.
