After a long discussion, Luscho finally agreed to Ethan’s proposal. Ethan was glad—his first problem was solved. Now, what he needed was his team mbers.
Since a guild team had a minimum mber requirent and the event only applied to guild mbers level 30 and above, Ethan and Luscho needed to make so adjustnts.
"Pick your mbers however you like. Just rember my plan. Don’t choose anyone who might end up slowing you down later," Ethan said.
"I know. You don’t have to remind about that again," Luscho replied firmly.
He opened his guild panel and started adjusting the settings. He changed his guild from private to public, then sent an invitation for EthanArk to join.
Right in front of Ethan, the guild system panel appeared, displaying the invitation for him to join their guild.
[Invitation!]
[You’ve been invited by Luschoier to join Guild: Sword Liberation]
[Accept] [Decline]
Ethan smiled, pressed [Accept], and officially beca a mber of the guild.
His guild panel changed, showing the list of mbers inside.
They had a total of 78 mbers—12 were above level 40, 39 were around level 30, and the rest were below level 30.
With Ethan joining, he beca the only player in the guild with a level above 50.
Luckily, the maximum level allowed to join the event was level 60.
I didn’t expect there’d co a ti when I’d join a guild other than LionArk.
"How is it?" Luscho asked.
Not only did Ethan see the mbers’ nas, but also other detailed information.
His na and status were displayed clearly on the guild mber panel.
[Guild mbers:]
[8. EthanArk || Lv. 52 || Warrior || ATK: 7462 || DEF: 6625 || mber]
The base ATK and DEF stats were visible. Not just his, but everyone’s.
From what I see, not many players know how to improve their ATK and DEF properly. Their base stats are too low for their levels.
Is this guild run by beginners?
"Luscho," Ethan called.
"What?"
"Tell —are you a beginner?" Ethan asked.
Luscho froze for a mont, then sighed and nodded. He admitted it even though not many people knew.
"Yeah."
"I can tell. Your level’s 44, but your base ATK and DEF are below 2000," Ethan said.
"Your base stats should be around 2500–3000 at that level," Ethan explained.
Ethan sighed. None of the other mbers seed to judge Luscho’s low stats because they were beginners too.
Luscho acted tough and confident to hide the fact that he was new to the ga.
"I’m just an office worker who got interested in technology. I saw an ad for VR Full-Drive and decided to try this ga, even though I’ve never played gas before," Luscho said.
"I didn’t expect my curiosity would trap inside such a terrifying ga," he added.
"As long as you keep up your image, no one will ever guess you’re a beginner," Ethan replied.
"The guild leader’s a beginner... hehe. If they find out, they’ll leave ," Luscho said with a weak laugh.
Ethan didn’t answer. He took a final sip of his beer and ended the conversation.
He wasn’t interested in hearing Luscho’s story—everyone here was betting on themselves, no matter the situation.
"The Thousand Stars Event will start in three days. Gather four people to join my team and register the guild for the event," Ethan ordered.
"Got it. I’ll take care of it," Luscho replied.
He walked to the door and said goodbye. Ethan simply cleared his throat and nodded, letting him and his group leave the village.
Ethan decided to stay until the event began. He could monitor Luscho’s progress through the guild chat window.
Through his room window, Ethan saw Luscho and the others walking away from the village.
They were talking about sothing, but Ethan was sure Luscho wasn’t stupid enough to expose his plan.
[DING!]
[Your pet egg will hatch in three hours]
Ethan flinched slightly, his eyes fixed on the system panel that suddenly appeared in front of him.
The ssage showed that the Viper Egg he had placed in incubation would hatch in three hours.
Midnight, huh?
"I can wait. I’ve been hiding for a week anyway, waiting for this Viper Egg to hatch."
Ethan summoned the Incubation Capsule and placed it on the table.
The countdown tir on the device showed 2 hours and 57 minutes left before hatching.
"Since the egg is a Rare type, there’s a good chance the pet I’ll get will also be Rare rank."
"But pet eggs are basically like gacha. There’s always a chance to get sothing higher ranked," Ethan muttered.
"Still, even a Rare-ranked pet is more than enough to boost my base ATK and DEF."
Ethan pulled up a chair and ordered room service for another round of beer.
Two hours wasn’t too long, so he decided to wait it out and open the incubator once it was done rather than tomorrow.
The noise from the village streets slowly faded. Only a few players remained outside. Ethan noticed the silence growing as the night deepened toward midnight.
[Countdown:] [00:00:03] [00:00:02] [00:00:01]
[Incubation Complete]
[Starting Hatching Process]
Ethan set down his beer and stood up. He stepped closer to the table, watching cracks appear on the brownish-black egg.
The cracks spread wider and deeper. In a single motion, the top half of the shell broke apart, revealing a black viper with brown and green markings.
[DING! Congratulations, you’ve obtained a Pet!]
[Na: Venomfang Queen]
[Race: Twin-Fang Viper]
[Rank: Epic]
[Level: 1] [HP: 950/950 || ATK: 450 || DEF: 350]
[Pet Essence: 0/1000]
[Deploy Pet?] [Y/N]
Ethan’s eyes were locked on the serpent—it had two glowing green fangs and a raised crown-like ridge on its head.
Its narrow reptilian pupils stared straight at him, as if recognizing Ethan as its master.
An Epic-ranked pet? I didn’t expect luck like this to hit .
Wait! This is gacha, right? And it’s midnight...
Again, I’m exploiting the day-change bug.
Ethan smirked, fully satisfied. His luck was incredible. If he had waited until tomorrow, he might’ve gotten just a Rare pet instead.
Seeing the advantage he gained, Ethan didn’t waste the opportunity. He extended his hand toward the newly hatched Viper.
At first, the snake hissed as he reached out, but once it caught the scent of the sa aura from its egg, it stopped and turned calm.
Seeing that, Ethan pressed [Accept] to deploy the Venomfang Queen as his pet.
[DING! Venomfang Queen successfully deployed]
[ATK: 9962 || DEF: 9125]
His base ATK, which had been around 6000, jumped sharply.
Having an Epic-ranked pet didn’t just help in battles—it also gave Ethan a personal buff.
Curious, he opened the pet panel to check Venomfang Queen’s starting stats.
[PET!]
[Na: Venomfang Queen]
[HP: 950/950] [ATK: 450 || DEF: 350]
[Bonding Buff: 10% Poison Damage, 25% Poison Resistance]
[Active Skill: Venomous Thorn]
[Desc: Attacks all enemies within a 5-ter radius, inflicting Venom Stun — a poison that weakens resistance and drains HP and MP.]
[Ultimate Skill: Dominion of Mist]
[Desc: Launches a poisonous orb into the air, forming a 25-ter do that causes blindness, reduces DEF, and heals the Pet and its Master.]
Ethan nodded. Its abilities were unique and could be very useful later on.
Still, he needed to be careful—Venomfang Queen was an Epic-ranked pet, too valuable to risk recklessly.
"Venomfang Queen, huh? That’s too long of a na."
"Since you always hiss when you’re near , I’ll call you Hissy."
The viper hissed again, but stayed perched on Ethan’s right shoulder—it had already accepted him as its master.
"All right then. Ti to get ready."
"We’re going back to the city—again."
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