The third-floor conference room of the Star Trail Trading Company was filled with all the core members of the Zero Wing guild.
Zero Wing was in a far better situation than other guilds. Most guilds held their gatherings in temporary rooms at the Adventurer's Guild, which could only accommodate a handful of people, or they splurged on renting out bars and restaurants—something only major guilds could afford.
"Guild Leader, all preparations for tomorrow's recruitment are complete. We just need to wait for the guild headquarters to finish construction, and we can get started. Also, here's a detailed breakdown of responsibilities—everyone can take a look at what they'll need to do," Shuishe Qiangwei said, pulling up the relevant work items on the conference table's system screen and explaining them one by one.
She had been preparing for Zero Wing's recruitment for quite some time, but given the large number of players coming from other cities, she had made even more arrangements, revising the guild's rules and benefit system in greater detail. This would allow the suddenly expanded Zero Wing to quickly absorb all the new recruits without the guild becoming overloaded.
Everyone who saw the plan was stunned.
The details Shuishe Qiangwei had laid out were so thorough they read like a textbook. The section on Zero Wing's benefits alone spanned over ten pages. And to counter spies from rival guilds, she had crafted a tiered system—members had to continually climb the ranks within Zero Wing to unlock access to more detailed benefit packages and guild intelligence.
But even what the outermost peripheral members could see was enough to make anyone's heart race.
"No way—there are actually a hundred and fifty personal guild rooms available for rent? I thought seven or eight would be good enough."
"That's just what regular members get. Look at the elite member benefits—they can rent two-star rooms, and there are fifty of those! How big is our guild headquarters, exactly?"
The core members present were all marveling at this, their curiosity about their own guild headquarters running wild.
"Look at them gawking," Hei Zi snickered from the side. "If they knew our guild headquarters is the Purple Sun Ancient Manor—the biggest and best property in White River City—they'd really lose their minds."
Within Zero Wing, although the number of core members had grown to over a hundred, only a handful of people knew where the guild headquarters was located.
Once everyone had confirmed their assigned tasks, Shuishe Qiangwei cleared her throat, stood up, and spoke with great solemnity: "What I'm about to discuss is a Zero Wing guild secret, and it's also the matter you're all most eager to hear about—the drops from the Mechanical Slaughterer. Apart from the people in this room, I don't want anyone else to find out."
Everyone nodded involuntarily, a note of tension entering the room.
Being able to sit here carried not just a recognition of one's ability, but also an enormous responsibility.
The Mechanical Slaughterer had been monstrously powerful. Its drops had to be extraordinary, and their value went without saying—they would be a tremendous asset to the guild. Whether it was competing for dungeon first clears or fighting in guild wars, if the details of these items leaked, it would not only give enemies more time to prepare, but also ignite the greed of others who would scheme in the shadows to steal them.
"The total number of drops we secured this time is 102 items. Among them are 37 Gold-grade items, 14 Dark Gold-grade items, 7 design sheets and recipes, 12 Tier-2 magic scrolls, 3 Tier-3 magic scrolls, 8 potions, 2 Epic-grade items, and 19 rare materials of various kinds," Shi Feng said slowly, looking at the eager faces around the table.
"What?! There really are Epic-grade items?!"
"With Epic-grade items, our guild will dominate every dungeon! We'll sweep up all the first clears in one go!"
The room erupted with excitement after Shi Feng's announcement.
Just the sheer number of Gold-grade and Dark Gold-grade items was already staggering—enough equipment to fully arm a twenty-person team.
Just imagining a twenty-person squad kitted out entirely in Gold-grade and Dark Gold-grade weapons and armor sent shivers down their spines. Even top-tier first-rate guilds would consider themselves lucky if a twenty-person team was decked out in Mythril Rank equipment throughout. Full Gold-grade or above? Absolutely impossible.
If Zero Wing could field such a team, they would be unstoppable in twenty-person dungeon raids. Every boss would be a pushover, and the guild would be able to continuously churn out top-tier equipment.
Not to mention two Epic-grade items…
They had only ever dreamed of Epic-grade items before. After all, up to this point, no one in Divine Realm had been known to possess even a single one. Now that Shi Feng had obtained two, everyone's breathing grew noticeably heavier.
"Don't get too carried away," Shi Feng said with an amused smile at their excitement. He truly understood how they felt. "The equipment we got is plentiful, but the minimum level requirement for all of it is level 30—including those two Epic-grade items."
Epic-grade items!
They were objects that represented the transcendent power of Divine Realm.
In his previous life, the first time he had laid eyes on an Epic-grade item, he had been every bit as excited. It was something the vast majority of players could only dream of.