[System Notification: You have obtained the Toxic Moth Cloak (Silver Grade)]
[Toxic Moth Cloak (Silver Grade):
Defense +80
Constitution +6
Spirit +6
Toxic Powder: Leaves a trail of toxic powder wherever you pass; enemies chasing behind you will be poisoned, lasting 3 seconds.]
What a twist of fate.
Chu Fu felt a bit embarrassed. "Jiao Jiao, I got a cloak. Awkward!"
Jiao Jiao Bu Jiao wasn't angry at all. Instead, she laughed and said, "You must have wanted it so badly the system rewarded you. Look at my cloak—isn't it impressive? What does yours look like?"
The tiger-skin cloak was naturally a huge tiger pelt, draped over Jiao Jiao Bu Jiao's shoulders. Coupled with her one-meter-eighty height and her healthy, powerful physique, she gave off an imposing vibe.
Chu Fu clicked on the Toxic Moth Cloak in her inventory and found it shaped like a paper airplane, in a pinkish-green color, appearing as a semi-transparent, sheer fabric.
The wings had veins and markings that looked like eyes.
Beneath the two wings, there were two trailing tails.
It looked a bit like the wings of a green-tailed giant silkworm moth.
The cloak was also covered in a layer of reflective powder, glittering with a green glow, clearly radiating "toxicity."
Jiao Jiao Bu Jiao immediately exclaimed, "Wow, yours looks amazing! It's even adorable. Plant Girl, with this look, you're like a little figurine!"
Chu Fu squinted with a smile. This cloak was indeed beautiful!
If it were in the real world, it would definitely be labeled "bizarre attire."
But in the game, it immediately drew exclamations of admiration.
This was one of only two cloaks on the entire server.
She really had lucky hands—getting exactly what she wanted.
Xie Lin: "Done admiring yourselves? Let's head back to establish the guild!"
Xie Lin was jealous! They'd agreed to go set up the guild, but instead, they'd spent five minutes admiring the cloak. How annoying—why didn't he have one!
Jiao Jiao Bu Jiao smacked her forehead. "Forgot, forgot! Let's hurry!"
She pulled out a scroll of recall and used it directly.
Chu Fu also took out a recall scroll—she'd stocked up on them during her last trip to the village. Money was meant to be spent; saving the remaining one-hour travel time seemed like a great deal to Chu Fu.
Xie Lin watched the two disappear on the spot and felt like he had reminded them for nothing!
He had to fly back himself.
Xie Lin had kept 1 million copper coins and planned to do the same as Jiao Jiao Bu Jiao—buy up player characters!
……
At the Newbie Village Chief's house.
Many players were around taking quests, either fertilizing the chief's vegetable garden, catching bugs, or chopping firewood.
In short, it was all trivial busywork, but it gave some experience.
Oh, and no copper coins.
Essentially free labor.
As Chu Fu and Jiao Jiao Bu Jiao walked into the yard, everyone else turned to stare at them.
[Jiao Jiao Bu Jiao]
Wasn't she the whale in their server?
Loud discussions erupted around them.
"Whoa, we're gawking at a rich woman here! Photo with the whale! Oh my god, her gear is so exquisite—the little bear shield, the black-gold armor, and what's that? A tiger-skin cloak? This game has cloak gear?"
"Beside her is the Plant Expert! Oh my gosh! Her little skirt is so pretty, and she's got wings?"
"The First Kill Squad is way too loaded. I've got to grind harder just to wear nicer skirts!"
Because Chu Fu's team had secured multiple first-kill rewards, players had started calling them the First Kill Squad.
Players were intensely curious about those far stronger and famous in the game, often asking around for news about them.
In the game, such players were called experts.
When the game's popularity grew larger, these players were also called star players.
Some star players even had fan groups, with players crowdfunding copper coins for them.
A copper here, a copper there—with united force, victory was in the air.
This was more intense than chasing celebrities. Many players were far more enthusiastic about this than official gaming guild laborers.
This trend hadn't fully emerged yet, but the crowd present was already full of curiosity.
"Wait, how did she change her ID?"
"I want to know too. Plus, wasn't she red-named from killing so many people? I heard she'd have to kill over 300,000 monsters to clear that."
"They're already that high-level and well-equipped—are they here to steal quests from the village chief?"
Amid all the confusion.
They watched Jiao Jiao Bu Jiao hand a silver token to the village chief. Then she scratched her head and looked down at the Plant Expert beside her.
"The chief told me to name the guild. I originally wanted to call it the Rose Alliance, but Wheelchair and Sword Saint have also joined. Does that make the name a bad fit?"
Chu Fu shrugged. "I'm terrible at naming things, don't ask me!"
Seeing Chu Fu had no opinion, Jiao Jiao Bu Jiao's eyes lit up.
"If you can't come up with something, then let me think. If Rose doesn't work, how about Thorn? That's also a plant, and it matches your bedstraw well.
Let’s go with that!
The Thorn Guild."
Jiao Jiao Bu Jiao didn't hesitate and swiftly submitted the application.
The next moment, a server-wide announcement echoed in the ears of all players on Server 0308888.
[System Announcement: Congratulations to player Jiao Jiao Bu Jiao for founding the server's first guild: the Thorn Guild.]
[System Announcement: Permanent bonus for being the first guild: All guild members gain +10 to all attributes, +200 health, +100 defense, +100 attack.]
Chu Fu immediately received a system notification.
[System Notification: Jiao Jiao Bu Jiao has invited you to join the Thorn Guild. Accept or Decline.]
"Accept!"
Chu Fu joined.
Then came a series of system notifications.
[System Notification: You have joined the Thorn Guild and received a special state: Guild Honor (Exclusive to first guilds).]
[You have gained Level 1 Guild Buff: +5% Defense, +5% Attack, +5% Bonus EXP.]
[You have gained a Level 1 Guild Skill: Double EXP — Active manually for 1 hour of double experience gain.]
With these buffs alone, there was no worry about people not joining the guild, especially since they were the first.
Jiao Jiao Bu Jiao was still excitedly saying, "Wow, we can even buy a plot of land as the guild headquarters. We can only choose spots outside the village, and we can build defensive structures and lodgings. The lodgings allow rest and faster fatigue recovery."
Jiao Jiao Bu Jiao was overwhelmed, taking in all the guild content.
Chu Fu, however, didn't discuss it with her. Instead, she turned to the village chief.
"Village Chief, while hunting outside, I encountered a giant boar and got a boar heart from its drop. I heard you were collecting such items. Is this the one you need?"
Chu Fu took out the [Wild Boar King's Heart (Bronze Material)].
This material dropped by the boss would normally give players a quest clue if sold to the village chef.
"A heart this terrifying is filled with violent energy—hard for common folks to digest. But I heard the chief is collecting them. Why not ask the chief's family?"
But Chu Fu already knew the quest story, so she skipped the initial steps and came directly to the chief.
