Several more days passed.
During this time, Chu Fu had been constantly running dungeons to showcase her strength, while in the real world, the process of devouring toxic substances continued steadily.
Once her level reached 30, she became locked into a fixed quest. It wasn’t something that could bring about a tremendous change in a short period of time.
However, good news kept pouring in from China.
China occupied 1,000 numbered servers, and as many as 200 servers might conduct Town Defense Battles every day.
With the power of the state mobilized and massive amounts of data collected, the authorities had every server that might enter an Origin-tier dungeon under their watch.
Finding a player like Chu Fu was extremely difficult.
After all, Chu Fu’s talent had been very low at the beginning, yet she had cleared the Novice Village three times:
Once in a Village Defense Battle, and twice in defense battles.
Before challenging the Origin-tier dungeon, she had even participated in a Town Defense Battle.
Just in attribute points alone, she had over 200 more than other players.
She had also taken down every boss on every map.
Not to mention, Chu Fu had thirteen powerful teammates.
Still, China was vast and rich in talent.
An ordinary S-rank talent user could not defeat a divine envoy. But there were still players with SS-rank and SSS-rank talents to be found.
On top of that, a town like this required someone capable of casting resurrection magic.
China had spared no expense. It directly purchased the necessary resources and equipped the teams that were about to challenge Origin-tier dungeons.
The entire nation had poured its strength into the effort, united as one.
Although the battle had been extremely fierce, the first operation was ultimately successful.
They obtained 30,000 sets of Dark Gold-grade equipment, one Diamond-grade set, and a large amount of materials.
The Thorn Guild received 65% of the spoils. It took the Diamond-grade set, a large quantity of materials, and 15,000 sets of Dark Gold-grade equipment.
The 15,000 Dark Gold-grade sets were reinvested into the operation, effectively being loaned to the other parties.
As a result, two servers went to challenge Origin-tier dungeons the next day.
But this time, only one team succeeded.
The other team failed. They were up against an archer-type divine envoy, and the entire team was dragged around and picked off one by one like targets in a kite-flying strategy.
Of the 20,000 people who entered the dungeon, 10,000 died, while only 10,000 managed to escape.
The equipment they lost was a secondary concern.
The 10,000 who died would be unable to enter the game for three months.
China was already overwhelmed just dealing with compensation and calming everyone down.
From then on, the analysts became much more cautious.
If they were not confident of clearing the dungeon, they would simply kill the goblins at the four rift entrances.
As long as they did not approach the Goblin City, they could kill at least 10,000 goblins. If the divine envoy sent more goblins, they could continue killing them.
This was a safe and reliable way to obtain Dark Gold-grade equipment, and the method was practically viable nationwide.
In an instant, Dark Gold-grade equipment went from one to two, two to three, and three to ten thousand!
In just five days, the 22,000 Dark Gold-grade sets Chu Fu had loaned out had, through compounded returns, yielded 330,000 sets of Dark Gold-grade equipment.
It was absolutely terrifying.
Among them, they had taken down the Goblin Divine Envoy thirteen times. That meant Chu Fu had obtained thirteen Diamond-grade equipment sets from that alone.
There were also some Diamond-grade materials, as well as general-purpose items like spatial stones.
Zhimengzhe’s fingers were practically smoking from rubbing them together.
“We can’t keep up—we really can’t keep up! When will the tailors in the guild finally level up?” Zhimengzhe was experiencing the sweet pain of happiness.
Whenever she thought about the several Diamond-grade equipment sets that would arrive in her hands the next day, she felt that she would be spending the rest of her life in the workshop.
Feng Huimin quickly comforted her.
“We’ve already increased the amount of Dark Gold-grade materials they’re allowed to use. Their skill proficiency is rising very quickly.”
After spending so much time with everyone, Feng Huimin was no longer as stiff and formal as before. She had begun offering emotional support as well.
When speaking to the younger girls in the team, her voice would unconsciously soften.
“All the metal equipment has been dismantled into raw materials and placed in the warehouse!” Shen Chi said.
At present, Diamond-grade equipment was exclusive to level-50 divine servants, so no one could wear it.
Fortunately, Shen Chi possessed Violent Dismantling and Metal Manipulation, allowing him to dismantle light and heavy armor.
Zhimengzhe could dismantle cloth equipment, returning cloth items to thread, while leather goods could be cut and reshaped.
However, only Zhimengzhe could craft Diamond-grade robes and leather armor.
The guild, on the other hand, had three blacksmiths:
Shen Chi, Xie Lin, and Jiao Jiao Bu Jiao.
“The materials are here? Exchange a batch for me. I’m going to forge swords!” Xie Lin said.
Jiao Jiao Bu Jiao gave him a disdainful look.
“All you know how to do is forge swords. You’re wasting all the materials!”
Xie Lin did not feel pressured in the slightest.
“What do you mean, wasting them? Every sword I forge can increase our combat power. The stronger I become, the greater my contribution to the team.
“Besides, forging swords allows me to comprehend sword techniques and deepen my understanding of the Sword Dao, which increases my attribute points even more.
“Who dares to obstruct my path?
“I’ll kill them with one sword!”
Everyone in the senior management group kept the chat open year-round. Hearing Jiao Jiao Bu Jiao and Xie Lin bicker, they all struggled not to laugh.
Suture Saint: “We wouldn’t dare, we wouldn’t dare. But Great Hero Xie, you’ve already advanced three months of your dividends. Do you even have a single gold coin left in your pocket? I’m worried you’ll be too poor to sleep.”
“It’s fine. We devote ourselves to the sword. As long as there is a sword in our hearts, we have no reason to fear poverty!”
Chu Fu could not hold back any longer.
“Sword Saint Brother, you only spend and never earn. Of course you’re poor!”
Xie Lin forged swords exclusively, then incorporated them into his Ten Thousand Swords Returning to the Sect skill.
After the previous upgrade, Xie Lin’s Ten Thousand Swords Returning to the Sect had unlocked a new effect: Infinite Sword Case.
His weapon skill slot could hold ten thousand swords, and their attributes would stack.
This was different from controlling a large number of swords before.
Although those swords were controlled by Xie Lin, they did not increase his attributes. They only added to the overall attributes of Ten Thousand Swords Returning to the Sect.
The swords placed inside the sword case, however, had their attributes added directly to his character panel.
Unfortunately, this was limited by Xie Lin’s current Strength.
Every 100 points of base Strength allowed him to place one sword inside the sword case, which meant he could currently carry only nine swords!
Naturally, he wanted the best.
All nine swords were Diamond-grade!
A Diamond-grade piece of equipment had a total of 160 attribute points. Nine swords could increase his attributes by 1,440 points.
For the sake of these attributes, Xie Lin took leave from work and devoted himself to forging.
But his improvement was equally enormous. He was practically advancing like a rocket, growing stronger and stronger as the game progressed.
Everyone was happy to see it.
After all, Xie Lin becoming stronger was indeed good for the team. Giving every member of the team one Diamond-grade weapon would not necessarily provide as much improvement as boosting Xie Lin alone.
Besides, although no one had received a weapon, everyone had still obtained a full set of Diamond-grade equipment.
So there was no issue of Xie Lin forging nine weapons and leaving everyone else without a Diamond-grade weapon to wear.
Resources were the one thing the Thorn Guild never lacked.
Their bickering was simply playful banter.
Amid this relaxed and cheerful atmosphere, with the guild’s wealth and resources increasing every day, time quietly reached the 63rd day since the arrival of the Primordial Gate.
…
0248888 Server, Windpeace Town.
A Town Defense Battle was about to begin, and the town had entered its 24-hour preparation phase.
Chu Fu wanted to repeat what she had done before and issue a quest to support Windpeace Town, but she received a rejection from the system.
System Notification: The number of participants in Windpeace Town’s Town Defense Battle exceeds 10,000. This quest does not meet the current conditions and cannot be issued.
