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Li Yao eventually decided to establish the base in Oguna Sandbar, upon accepting the queen’s mission.
Apart from the extreme complexity and the uncertainty of dangers, Oguna Sandbar did offer several advances.
Firstly, there is a wide range of monster levels, which could be extremely dangerous. If not careful, one could bump into a high-level monster and be killed. But on the other hand, the wide range of levels was beneficial to the guild’s development. The guild did not need to travel far to find an appropriate levelling spot. The base would not be wasted.
Secondly, with complex terrains came diverse resources. Li Yao remembered promising mines that had yet to be exploited. Naturally, access to high-rank mines would become available as their levels increased.
Lastly and most importantly, sometimes the very thing that constrained the guild’s development was its dependence on the support of forces. With the queen’s assistance, albeit covert, huge benefits could be obtained. At least with money, you could buy some rare resources.
Unlike ordinary guilds that would have to raise funds for a long time, buying items such as Pearl Powder turned out to be a pricey affair. They had no other option but to send people to farm monsters by the seashore, collecting pearls after a long period. Pearls weren’t actually that expensive; it was merely a tool used by various forces to limit the guilds. They wanted all guilds to understand that without the power and race behind them, they were nothing.
In his past life, many self-righteous guilds separated themselves from their factions and started to dominate certain territories. As a result, their forces didn’t take any action and within a month, their bases were destroyed.
They were then forced to build makeshift bases without any attributes. Very soon, they couldn’t keep it up and had to undertake extremely complicated tasks to return to their factions. All prestige and rewards were reset, and they had to start from scratch, which was utterly despondent.
“My heir should have responsibility and courage,” the queen nodded in satisfaction and said, “You may go. Once you’ve completed the first two trials, you may come to find me. I will give you some preliminary rewards for the third trial.”
After bidding his farewell, Li Yao left with a belly full of complaints. What the hell was courage? Who, in their right mind, would willingly accept this kind of perverted task? In his previous life, there were no Rangers around, probably because they were scared off. This damn task was simply impossible to complete!
Nevertheless, as much as he complained, the task was indeed difficult, but the rewards were commensurate with the difficulty of the mission. As long as he completed it, his strength would surely elevate a bit.
While heading back to the base, Li Yao started contemplating future plans.
Besides the three missions, there was a ton of work Li Yao needed to take care of. First and foremost was the equipment upgrade. Many of their gears were still at level six or seven.
Due to the attachments he had towards the great effects those items possessed, Li Yao had been unwilling to replace them, but he was now level fifteen and his leveling would not stop. Some of these gears couldn’t catch up anymore. Apart from the Teeth of the Poison God, which could still last a while, some of the good low-level purple gears with good special effects had to be replaced.
Such as the belt with the strength of a wild bull and the dragon-shaped helmet, amongst others.
Next was the pet issue. Crystal Spider, a silver-level pet was almost useless now since there was control from the multi-headed dark snake. Primarily due to its qualification, it had become next to useless. It would need to be sheltered at the guild’s base.
The fire eagle’s group attack was obviously not powerful anymore since the multi-headed snake had arrived. Lower-level bosses had extremely low health at present, Li Yao was gradually decreasing the usage of fire eagles due to peaceful battle conditions and surveillance. Thus, the important task now was to upgrade the fire eagle, which needed more than iron ore, some other materials were essential for a comprehensive improvement.
The Death God 4000 was barely acceptable, although it was low on health. It could only be useful in a chaotic battlefield and served as half a mount at most.
If you categorized pets according to their jobs, the fire eagle would be a nimble hunter, the multi-headed snake would be a mage, and the Death God 4000 would be a weapon warrior.
The multi-headed snake was most adept at fighting in water, Li Yao still lacked a tank pet, he was considering getting hold of a mechanical-type pet that could function as a real tank.
Upon reaching the base, Li Yao encountered Sister Li. At the sight of Li Yao leisurely strolling around, she said, “Undoubtedly, our guild leader is the most laid-back individual.”
Li Yao cleared his throat and said, “That’s not true, you’ll see.”
Li Yao showed Sister Li the mission. After pondering for a moment, she said, “So the base will be in Oguna Sandbar. I need to research a bit on this.”
“Well, it’s a bit difficult. There are many things to consider – terrain, monster distribution, and the proximity to some monster forces, especially high-level ones. The main point is to be able to consider development,” Li Yao said with a frown. Now that the members were working hard, advancing to a level three guild would be happening soon. Thinking about an outdoor base was a must and should be scheduled lest they get caught off guard.
“Mm, simply looking at the map isn’t enough. You go and finish your other two missions. I’ll have Shadow Dance get some detailed information. Right now, I can’t make a judgment,” Sister Li led Li Yao to a spot close to the base.
“Mm, once we have the details, let’s round up the elders for a discussion,” Li Yao already had a preliminary idea when deciding on Oguna Sandbar. However, he needed to consult others about their opinions and inspect the feasibility.
Having experienced rebirth, Li Yao understood many things. The most important thing about a guild base was the location. Many guilds regretted their choice of location after they levelled up. Moving bases was a huge hassle.
What Li Yao wanted wasn’t just a guild base, but a city – a player city.
Oguna Sandbar was situated in the middle of the East Continent, surrounded by many leveling maps for different levels. If it were to be built into a city, there wouldn’t be a shortage of players.
Li Yao envisioned airships and boats, flying points and even teleportation arrays connecting with other main cities to form fixed routes.
Of course, it was necessary for a series of supporting buildings and a high guild level. This required a lot of hard work.
However, Li Yao isn’t rushing. The game just started, and his rebirth won’t lead the guild astray.
Subsequently, Sister Li showed Li Yao the shops that were about to open.
A material shop, mainly for buying and selling some materials, catering primarily to various side jobs. In particular, as the equipment gradually filled up, the side jobs like enchantment and alchemy began to rise. In this case, buying some blue/green or purple equipment with property garbage to dismantle into materials was also another way out.
Followed by an equipment shop, alchemy, and some unpopular side job comprehensive stores.
Sister Li analyzed that this place has a potential market, which has solved a problem of financial source for the guild.
Furthermore, because of Li Yao, those guards turned a blind eye to this area. Although the shops are not yet opened, they have already made many nearby guilds jealous.
As a result, guilds that wanted to emulate the Starfire guild and opened shops found that no NPC dare to renovate. They tried to renovate it themselves, leading to various penalties.