Chapter 43: Dungeon Application, Guild Planning

Chapter 43: Chapter 43: Dungeon Application, Guild Planning

Stowing the map into his inventory, Yu Zhun wasn’t in a hurry to head to his newly acquired guild headquarters. After all, a guild headquarters that big wasn’t going to run away.

Guild management was not only responsible for the creation of new guilds; it was also where major guilds applied for Dungeons. Since he was already here, he might as well apply for a Dungeon before leaving.

"Applying for a Dungeon?" Seeing that Yu Zhun hadn’t left, the staff member immediately guessed his intentions and casually pulled out a list. "One-Star guilds can only apply for Dungeons under Level 30. Take a look.

"However, I must remind you.

"Dungeon applications require approval from the higher-ups. Generally, the higher a guild’s overall strength, the higher its priority. Your guild was just established and has no record of ever entering a Dungeon, so your priority is at the very bottom.

"Therefore, it will be very difficult to successfully apply for popular Dungeons.

"Furthermore, the number of Dungeons a guild can apply for daily is directly related to its member count. Since your guild only has one person, you can only apply for one Dungeon per day. Your attempts are limited, so don’t waste them."

Level 30? That was temporarily enough for Yu Zhun. By the time he needed more Advanced Dungeons, the Godslayer Guild should have already upgraded to Two-Star.

As for the staff member mentioning that popular Dungeons were hard to get... Yu Zhun didn’t take it to heart at all. He wasn’t stupid. The fact that a somewhat taboo guild name like Godslayer was approved instantly was definitely no accident. Although it sounded a bit narcissistic, he felt that as long as his Dungeon application wasn’t too outrageous, it should be approved.

"If I apply for a Dungeon today, when can I enter?"

"Approved Dungeons are scheduled for entry the following day. If your application is approved now, you can enter tomorrow."

"That’s quite fast." Yu Zhun nodded. "Please apply for the Bloody City for me."

The Nether Trial was rather special; this would be his first time entering a proper Dungeon, so it was better to be a bit cautious. By using the Bloody City, which already had strategy guides, to test the waters, he would be able to get a rough idea of the Dungeon’s difficulty.

The staff member couldn’t help but shoot Yu Zhun a look.

It seemed the kid hadn’t listened to a single word he had just said!

The Bloody City was the ace Dungeon of the Hanlong Guild, which ranked in the top ten of Divine Strategy City. It was practically treated as their exclusive domain. Over ninety percent of the parties that entered the Bloody City every day belonged to the Hanlong Guild. In front of a behemoth like the Hanlong Guild, the newly established Godslayer Guild was nothing but a small fry.

And he dared to apply for this?

The staff member lost his temper a bit. He had already said his piece; he wasn’t going to warn Yu Zhun again. Once the strategy schedule for tomorrow was released at midnight and the Godslayer Guild wasn’t on it, this kid would know regret.

"What difficulty?"

"3A," Yu Zhun answered without much hesitation.

Permanent Dungeons allowed players to choose between 1A, 2A, and 3A difficulties. A 3A difficulty meant that dying in the Dungeon was equivalent to dying in the Divine Revelation World, resulting in the permanent loss of one’s qualification to enter it again. It was the hardest of the three. However, high risk meant high reward. For the same Dungeon, the yields from a 3A run were far superior to those of 2A and 1A.

The staff member’s hand, which was filling out the application form, suddenly trembled. He looked up at Yu Zhun in astonishment.

Even for the Hanlong Guild, which claimed its strategy guides guaranteed a one-hundred-percent clear rate for the Bloody City, only twenty to thirty percent of their parties would choose 3A. The rest primarily opted for the 2A difficulty, which offered a moderate challenge and substantial rewards.

This guy had just created a guild with only himself as a member, yet he directly chose the 3A difficulty? How was this any different from seeking death?

Although he had made up his mind not to warn Yu Zhun anymore, the staff member couldn’t hold back at this moment. "How about... 2A?

"One misstep in 3A and your account is as good as permanently deleted."

"Thank you for the warning, but I’ll still choose 3A." Yu Zhun was resolute.

Was he kidding? A 2A run of the Bloody City would, at best, drop Purple Equipment, and even that wasn’t guaranteed on every clear. The loot from one Dungeon run wouldn’t even be enough for him to perform a single Enhancement on his Equipment.

What was his goal in entering Dungeons? Wasn’t it to improve his own strength? Entering a 2A Dungeon would honestly be a waste of time.

"You..." The staff member opened his mouth to speak but then shook his head. Forget it, he couldn’t be persuaded.

Regardless of the chosen difficulty, he still had to queue up normally. Given the state of this kid’s guild, there was no hope of the application passing in the first place. Choosing 3A would only make it even harder to get approved.

Saying no more, the staff member swiftly completed the application process. "The application is submitted. Wait for the results to be announced at midnight."

Dungeon applications were not approved on the spot. Approval results and the schedule for approved guilds were determined after comprehensively considering all applications submitted that day.

"Alright." Yu Zhun nodded. After asking for a few details about the result announcement, he turned and left the Divine Revelation Hall.

Next, it was time to check out the guild headquarters.

Joining a guild and having a headquarters came with a very direct benefit: upon entering the Divine Revelation World, players would no longer randomly spawn in any corner of their bound city. Instead, they would be teleported to a fixed location—their headquarters.

If the past Yu Zhun had been like a vagabond wandering the Divine Revelation World, having a guild meant he now had a home there.

The Godslayer Guild’s headquarters was not large. It covered an area of only four hundred square meters—a 20x20 square plot of land. A three-story wooden cabin stood on the property, serving as the basic guild building.

As the guild leader of Godslayer, Yu Zhun could adjust and optimize the guild building as he pleased; he could even tear it down and rebuild it from scratch without issue.

But all of that required money.

Yu Zhun was a simple man. To him, the current wooden cabin was quite nice. Since he was the only member of the guild, as long as he was satisfied, it meant the entire guild was satisfied. Any adjustments or renovations would have to wait until the guild had more people.

Regarding future plans for the Godslayer Guild, Yu Zhun had a few ideas. He definitely needed to recruit people. After all, as the staff member had just mentioned, the number of guild members was tied to the daily limit of Dungeon applications. With only him, they could only apply for one Dungeon a day. If there were more people, they could apply for more.

Moreover, although he could be a lone wolf, he had to admit that having companions was necessary at times.

Take the four Life Professions as a simple example. Yu Zhun himself was an Enhancer. If he recruited players with the other three Life Professions, he wouldn’t have to spend money on basic potions like health and Mana Recovery in the future, nor would he need to buy useful items and Equipment. He would even be able to eat delicious food that boosted experience points within the Divine Revelation World.

Even so, Yu Zhun didn’t plan to act like other guilds, setting a threshold and recruiting publicly. He only intended to recruit members he was familiar with and could trust.

In the future, the Godslayer Guild would primarily focus on his own personal growth, prioritizing quality over quantity when it came to its members.