The Radiance Empire, the imperial capital of Holy Light City. (For the latest chapters, please visit: Literature Tower.) Please search (Pin & Book Network) for the fullest and fastest-updating novel.
Holy Light City, as the headquarters of the super guild Return of the King, boasted prosperity that far surpassed the imperial capital of the Black Dragon Empire. The player population alone exceeded fifteen million.
This prosperity was not merely reflected in the number of players—it stemmed even more from their levels.
Currently, the mainstream level in the Divine Realm was only around 32, with the more impressive Elites reaching 35. But walking the streets of Holy Light City, level-35 Elite players were a common sight, and one could even occasionally spot level-36 or even level-37 free players—something no other royal or imperial capital could hope to compare with.
The reason player levels in Holy Light City were so high was entirely due to the guild Return of the King.
Super guilds had a long history in the virtual gaming world. Generally, these super guilds trained their experts internally and rarely recruited players from outside.
With the resources and heritage of a super guild behind them, the experts they cultivated almost always became the top newcomers of the virtual gaming world each year, rocketing to fame and skyrocketing in value overnight.
For countless players dreaming of striking it rich overnight, this was the ultimate aspiration. Every year, huge numbers of young players would try to enter a super guild's internal selection, hoping to become one of the internally cultivated experts.
Return of the King, a long-established super guild, was somewhat different. Besides cultivating a batch of experts from a young age internally, they also absorbed outside experts, making those players full guild members. These recruits gained access to the super guild's resources for development and could compete for the annual Best Newcomer award. They might even rise to become upper echelon members of the super guild—a lifetime of comfort and an extremely high status assured.
Watercolor Rose and Purple Pupil were both players like that, though they had later decided to go their own way and left the super guild after paying a certain price.
And during this period, Return of the King was recruiting outside expert members once again, drawing huge numbers of players from across the entire Divine Realm who wanted to join, expert players among them.
Inside Return of the King's base, many players were lining up to register. The place was bustling.
However, the moment two men walked in, the main hall fell silent. Every gaze converged on the pair. One was a middle-aged man clad in black armor, bearing an inscription-inscribed greatsword on his back that radiated waves of frigid aura—a Berserker at an astounding level 38.
The other was a striking young man with an unruly air about him, holding a jade-blue crystal staff. He wore a gray robe, with faint gray arcs of lightning flickering around him—an Elementalist also at level 38.
Their levels, placed anywhere in the Radiance Empire, would put them among the very top ranks.
"That's Thousand Thunder Sword Duan Qingcheng! I can't believe I'm seeing an upper echelon member of Return of the King in person—what incredible luck!"
"The one next to him looks like Return of the King's newly promoted Arbiter, Demon Prison. I didn't expect him to be this handsome in real life. I wonder if he has a girlfriend."
Instantly, the entire hall erupted into hushed discussion, admiration filling every pair of eyes that watched the two.
Whether it was an upper echelon position in Return of the King or the title of Arbiter—both were things they desperately aspired to. What made it even more remarkable was that Demon Prison had earned the Arbiter title at such a young age. It was something Return of the King hadn't seen in years. Normally, only experts who had honed themselves through years of grueling effort had any chance of obtaining the title. Newcomers like Demon Prison had no business getting it. Yet he had done it.
Inside the hall, Duan Qingcheng and Demon Prison walked through the crowd's gaze and entered a small meeting room.
Inside, a man in a black cloak had already been waiting for some time. Upon seeing the two enter, he immediately rose to greet them.
"Give me the documents and items, and just tell me the situation," Duan Qingcheng said in a deep voice.