Chapter 67: Guild Functions

[Remaining time until this return: 119:59:53.]

"Five days, huh..."

Qin Yuan then opened the forum.

He had already figured out the pattern; almost every time he returned, there would be a version update announcement.

As it turned out, his prediction was correct, at least this time.

[Official Notice: Closed Beta Version V1.4 Update Announcement (Guild System (Basic Edition) Officially Launched)]

[Dear players, the basic version of the guild system is now officially online.]

[The essential item for founding a guild—the Guild Emblem, has been stocked in the Pumpkin Shop.]

[The initial guild level is 1. Currently, it only features Guild Care Packages, Guild Chat, and Guild Transfer. More features, including the Guild Shop, Guild Dungeons, and Guild Quests, will be rolled out gradually in the future.]

[Finally, thank you once again for the support of all players.]

[Sender: Soul Land Development Team.]

"The guild system..."

Qin Yuan's gaze flickered with interest.

He immediately opened the Pumpkin Shop.

Sure enough, following this version update, two new items had been restocked in the shop.

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[Guild Emblem: After use, related content will be activated on your panel. Price: 300 Pumpkin Embers (Can only be purchased once, and the purchasing player's level must be greater than or equal to level 7. This item will be delisted in three days).]

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[Special Item Pack: You can choose 1 out of 3 special items to acquire, quantity 1. Price: 20 Pumpkin Essences (Can be purchased once).]

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"Guild Emblem... Special items..."

Qin Yuan looked through them one by one and fell into contemplation.

This newly launched guild emblem was not exactly cheap, and it actually had a rather strict level requirement.

He had only just reached level 7 himself.

The crucial part was that it was a time-limited sale and would disappear after three days.

Trying to create artificial scarcity, are we? ...

Fortunately, the Pumpkin Embers in his inventory were exceptionally abundant.

300 embers had an equivalent value of about 3 gold coins.

To him, that wasn't very much.

Therefore, he didn't hesitate too much.

With a wave of his hand.

Bought!

As for the special item, there was no need to rush for now since the price was a bit high and he lacked enough essence.

His current essence balance was twelve points.

That meant among the current items, he could make another choice between the Epic Magic Rune Paper and the two-star magical materials.

The selling price for both was the same, ten essence points.

After some thought, Qin Yuan leaned more toward the Magic Rune Paper.

Having used the Lesser Meteorites spell, he could perceive even more clearly that the effects of Epic-grade spells were truly outstanding.

To reiterate, as long as his luck wasn't too terrible, the rune paper could give his strength another surge of enhancement.

This effect was immediate.

Besides, since each of these two items only had two purchase opportunities, he would most likely gather another ten essence points after the next Twisted Forest, and he could just buy the magical materials then.

Therefore, he quickly made his choice.

[Purchase successful. You have obtained the following item.]

[Magic Rune Paper (Spell Replication ★ Epic): A magical monster-dropped paper. Upon use, you will directly activate the corresponding magic rune.]

[Spell Replication ★: Active skill. Replicates and casts a certain spell within your rune slot (the rank remains the original spell rank). The limit for replication by this skill is one-star Epic spells and two-star Normal spells. The cooldown is ten times that of the spell under normal circumstances, and the mana consumption remains consistent with the spell.]

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Spell Replication...

Qin Yuan looked over the description; the effect seemed quite good.

According to the description, with this skill, he could cast two Lesser Meteorites consecutively if he wanted to.

The only cost was that his mana pool would be almost completely drained.

Alternatively, using it to cast other spells would also be great, and choices could be made based on timing. For example, if he fell into danger, he could cast Blink; if he wanted to trap someone, he could cast Muddy Swamp.

In other words, it was extremely flexible.

Qin Yuan immediately took out the Amnesia Potion, washed away the Ice Wall, and replaced it with this newly acquired Spell Replication.

At this point, his Magic Rune Paper skill slots had become three Rare spells and two Epic spells.

This configuration should be the ceiling for players at the current stage...

However, the only thing that somewhat dissatisfied him was that the five rune paper skill slots were still too few.

They genuinely weren't enough to use, so he had to find a way to increase the slots.

By the way, from the information just now, he also associated it with another matter.

He immediately asked the Babbling Grimoire: "Judging by the effect of this Spell Replication, is the power of a two-star Normal spell equivalent to a one-star Epic spell?"

"Of course not..." The Babbling Grimoire replied quickly:

"The specific strength of a two-star Normal spell is roughly between a one-star Rare and a one-star Epic, leaning just a tiny bit closer to Epic. As for a two-star Rare, it will surpass Epic. That's the general situation."

"Understood!"

Qin Yuan took out another item.

This was an emblem shaped like a black wolf's head.

It had a metallic texture to the touch.

It was precisely the Guild Emblem he had just bought.

At the same time, a system prompt sounded.

[Do you want to use this item to found a guild?]

Qin Yuan immediately chose yes.

The next second, the emblem in his hand turned into a streak of light and darted rapidly into his body.

A succession of prompt tones rang out.

[Founding successful!]

[A new feature has appeared on the player panel.]

Qin Yuan opened his panel again to take a look.

The first thing to pop up was the guild naming box.

As for the name...

Qin Yuan's gaze stirred, and he entered the four characters: "Shadows of the Past."

He clicked confirm.

With the naming completed, he officially entered the guild interface.

[Guild Level: 1]

[Guild Name: Shadows of the Past.]

[Experience points required to advance to the next level: 100 points.]

[The current maximum limit of guild members is 6 (including yourself).]

[As the guild master, you can appoint one member as the vice guild master.]

[When gazing at other players within Soul Land, you can also discern whether they have joined a guild.]

Wait a minute...

Your guild only has a member limit of six?

Can this even be called a guild?

Whatever, as long as you're happy...

He estimated that he would have to raise the guild level to expand the number of members.

He then checked out the specific features.

Just as the official announcement stated earlier, the panel currently featured only three functions: Guild Care Package, Guild Chat, and Guild Transfer.

There were notes next to them.

Qin Yuan read all the way through.

The Guild Care Package was very easy to understand.

All guild members, when in Soul Land, could claim a free care package every morning at 8:00 AM.

Inside would appear some random crafting materials, alchemy herbs, and other items. With good luck, one could even open magical materials and high-grade equipment.

The comprehensive rewards were tied to two things.

One was your guild level.

The other was the position you held within it; for example, the average rewards for the guild master and vice guild master would be slightly better.

As for the Guild Chat aspect.

It was similar to having an extra group chat.

However, this feature could also be used within Soul Land.

This actually made Qin Yuan find it somewhat interesting.

After all, this made communication among guild members much more convenient.

Players were distributed with high randomness, and it was very likely that the distance between guild members could be extremely vast.

Under such circumstances, communication inside Soul Land was virtually impossible, requiring a return to reality to interact.

This chat feature made up for that deficiency to a certain extent.

Moreover, considering another scenario, when members were acting together, they could instantly transmit information through this feature.

It might play a very crucial role on certain occasions.

As for the Guild Transfer feature, it allowed members to pass items among themselves.

However, reading all the way down, he found no content about upgrading the guild; perhaps it hadn't been launched yet...

Closing the interface, Qin Yuan pondered other matters.

Like where to find guild members.

He thought about it and realized he didn't seem to know many other players at all.

The only one he was slightly familiar with was Zhang Wenbin...

Thinking of this, he immediately logged into the forum and sent a message.

As a result, he replied instantly.

"Big Boss, is there something you need?"

"...I've founded a new guild. Want to join?"

"Really?!!"

"But... um... Big Boss, can I pull Zhang Tieshan and Xia Lin in as well?"

"OK."

Because Qin Yuan didn't have the friends of those two, he pulled Zhang Wenbin in first.

Soon, two new members were added to the member column.

"Zhang Tieshan: Guild Master."

"Xia Lin: Hello, Big Boss. Let me introduce myself. I am a level-5 mage, capable of Heal, Glory Blessing, Mana Missile..."

"Zhang Tieshan: Oh! I am a level-5 heavy warrior."

"...Don't call me Big Boss, it feels kind of weird."

"Got it, Guild Master!"

"...?"

Qin Yuan wasn't very familiar with these two either, only knowing they were in Zhang Wenbin's small clique and had always acted alongside him.

However, after a brief chat, he gained a deeper understanding of these two.

Zhang Tieshan was indeed a bit naive, his reactions often a beat slow, and his role in the team was usually absorbing firepower.

As for the female player named Xia Lin, her mind seemed more active, and she repeatedly mentioned Zhang Wenbin during their conversation.

The relationship between these two... was unusual.

It seemed his initial judgment wasn't wrong...

It fit his stereotype of the protagonist's group!