As for the remaining rewards, the only thing that was a bit difficult to arrange was the top-tier pet egg.
Qi Xu didn't plan on hatching a new pet for himself. His current trio of little ones formed a perfect combination: one for head-on confrontation, one for flanking sneak attacks, and one for combat support.
Having too many kids inevitably leads to favoritism or neglect. If he couldn't cultivate a companion who trusted him completely and wholeheartedly, it was better to keep things exactly as they were now.
Qi Xu looked at the roster of core team members. If Bian wasn't included, the weakest in strength was probably Zhu Fu.
Although she had two Esper skills, they weren't very convenient to use. She also talked a lot and very quickly, so having an extra pet to keep her company would be nice. However, she wasn't around right now, having gone to another zone, so he could only wait for her to come back to give her this surprise.
With all the trivial matters settled, Qi Xu took a deep breath. Being level 8 felt amazing. He had snagged the server's first place once again, and he could continue to show off!
The final reward item was a Cross-Zone Group Chat Card.
Upon use, you can create a 12-person group chat. You can invite players from any region or sub-zone to join. As the group owner, you have the right to invite, kick, or mute any player. No group member is allowed to insult or slander the group owner.
It was also an important way for strong players to connect and get to know each other. Qi Xu thought this item was quite good for gathering all the formidable players together.
In the future, if he ever needed to gather people for a treasure map secret realm, he could just call out in the group. It was much more convenient. He had several treasure maps on hand himself, though none were overly precious, so their requirements were relatively low.
He could hand them over to his teammates with the Gold Group Chat Card to gain some experience. Time was precious, and Qi Xu preferred to play in higher-difficulty treasure map secret realms.
Qi Xu first invited Cheese Milk Cap 80 Percent Sugar, Ember Kiss Starlight Moon, and Happyending.
All three of them accepted instantly.
Ember Kiss Starlight Moon: Is this group chat card a reward from the server-wide announcement? So high-class!
Invincible Black Whirlwind: I'll pull in four more sub-zone top rankers. I haven't interacted much with these four, but they are all incredibly strong and have never taken second place. So just be a little mindful of what you say and do.
Cheese Milk Cap 80 Percent Sugar: Understood, understood. In other words, we are our own people, and they aren't. Hehe.
Ember Kiss Starlight Moon: Where's Little Xie? Why hasn't Little Xie made a peep since coming in?
Happyending: Peep.
Happyending: From now on, I am going to be a quiet, silent, aloof, and cool handsome guy. Don't talk to me whether you have something to say or not. I don't like communicating with others.
Seeing such a narcissistic statement, Qi Xu, Cheese Milk Cap, and Ember Kiss Starlight Moon, even though they weren't together, all tacitly looked up at the sky and rolled their eyes at the exact same time.
Qi Xu then pulled Endless Longevity, Shadowkill, Wang Buyu, and Instant Noodle Hair Flower Fairy into the group.
Wang Buyu didn't accept right away, but the other three quickly joined the group.
Qi Xu originally wanted to pull Threeking in too, but after hesitating for a moment, he decided against it. Although Bad Ball was stupid, he couldn't despise its IQ too much. Overacting would make it look fake.
Moreover, this was also a kind of torture for the third child. From the moment he left the treasure map secret realm, Qi Xu deeply felt the child's grievances.
Shadowkill: Hello everyone, I am Shadowkill from Region 09, Sub-zone 01, and also the leader of Region 09. Nice to meet you all. I am buying server shards at high prices. My personality is such that I never let my friends suffer a loss. Anyone interested in trading can contact me.
Happyending: I laughed.
Shadowkill: ?
Happyending: Nothing, I just can't stand people who act more pretentious than me.
Endless Longevity: Hahaha, so interesting. @Happyending, I really like your straightforward personality.
Xie Shaoning sneered disdainfully. Heart sealed, love locked. Don't tag me, thanks.
Qi Xu got goosebumps all over. When would Little Xie peacefully act like a mute handsome guy? With his looks, if he could just keep his mouth shut, he would definitely look much more high-class than he did now.
Qi Xu hurriedly changed the subject, not wanting everyone to keep laughing at Little Xie. Little Xie was actually quite handsome when fighting! This wasn't the real him!
Invincible Black Whirlwind: I happened to get a group chat card, so I pulled in all the sub-zone top rankers I know. It'll make it easier for us to team up for treasure maps or trade supplies in the future.
Instant Noodle Hair Flower Fairy: Everyone here is so interesting. Thanks to Boss Whirlwind for pulling me in. I happen to have a treasure map here that requires 8 people to participate together. The requirement is that each person must have taken first place at least 6 times, and all participants must be Espers. There happen to be exactly 8 people in the group, which is perfectly enough.
Qi Xu then noticed that Wang Buyu had also joined, just hadn't sent any messages.
Shadowkill: Let's go to my treasure map first. The opening date is in January of the New Year, and it's world-class. If we give up participating, it will be voided. I estimate there will be players from other countries participating as well.
Instant Noodle Hair Flower Fairy: No problem.
Wang Buyu: I'm very sorry, but due to personal reasons, I cannot participate in any cooperation or team-ups. I thought it would be impolite to refuse the invitation, so I specifically joined the group chat to apologize to everyone. Group chats should have a capacity limit, right? I'll leave right away, otherwise I'll just be taking up a spot for nothing.
Invincible Black Whirlwind: Don't do that, baby. Even if we don't cooperate, we can still chat.
Cheese Milk Cap 80 Percent Sugar immediately chimed in, Yeah! My strength is relatively weak, I can't compare to everyone's formidable power, and I can't really team up with you guys either. I hope you won't despise me.
Seeing the message sent by Cheese Milk Cap, Xie Shaoning coldly snorted who knows how many times, and finally just closed the group chat, out of sight, out of mind.
Wang Buyu ultimately didn't leave the group. He really wanted to actively participate in everyone's discussion, but after struggling for a long time, by the time he organized his words and typed out a sentence, everyone had already moved on to another topic. He simply couldn't blend in.
However, he could feel that Invincible Black Whirlwind was a very, very warm person who would always randomly ask him a couple of caring questions, making sure he never felt left out.
After learning that it was the monster merchant from his own sub-zone who had introduced him to Invincible Black Whirlwind, he even specifically transferred 1,000 survival coins to the monster merchant.
He also left a message: Thank you, I am truly grateful that you helped me meet the server's top ranker. You are all very, very good to me.
The black-haired monster merchant sighed and replied, Don't close yourself off too much. Having a group chat will at least make completing daily survival tasks more convenient for you. Speak up more, okay?
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