Absolute Death Game

Although he felt the urge to bolt right then and there, Xiao Buli's mental fortitude was solid as ever, and he forcibly suppressed it.

(The situation hasn't gotten that bad yet, there should still be a chance to salvage it. Besides, it's not like I'm the only one in the Green Dragon Group. When disaster strikes, the tallest ones fall first, so it's better to watch and wait for now.)

With that thought, Xiao Buli finally calmed down and gave Wu Tao a slight smile, "Sounds pretty serious indeed." As he spoke, he sat down and calmly turned on the computer, ready to log in.

"You're still laughing!" Wu Tao complained with a woeful look, "This time our Green Dragon Group is probably doomed."

His voice was slightly too loud, immediately drawing several pairs of eyes their way. Yaoyao glared at Wu Tao and made a 'zip your lips' gesture with her hand before turning and leaving.

The door to the computer room suddenly opened, and Zhang Yaoyang walked in, attracting the attention of everyone in the room.

Seeing everyone's expressions, Zhang Yaoyang couldn't help but laugh, "Heh, I suppose you've all heard some rumors by now. No worries if you haven't, I'm here to clarify things."

After he finished speaking, the room fell into silence, everyone pricked up their ears to hear what he was about to say.

"That's right, according to instructions from the higher-ups, we are going to start a new round of dungeon raids soon. Although the exact location of the dungeon hasn't been determined, and the name of the dungeon is still unclear, it's tentatively placed within the Dark Forest, likely a high-difficulty team dungeon primarily featuring monsters from the Abyssal Demon Clan."n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

His words immediately triggered groans of despair.

"Are you kidding me, leader, with just the few of us? Attacking an unknown difficulty dungeon in the Dark Forest? This is sending us to our deaths!"

"Yeah, who knows what level of difficulty that dungeon is for. If it's for fifteen people or even more, our few can't even make up a full team."

The room burst into a flurry of discussion, but Xiao Buli didn't say a word. Judging by Zhang Yaoyang's relatively relaxed tone, it seemed maybe things weren't so dire after all.

"What's all the fuss about! Do you think I'm unaware of that?" Zhang Yaoyang said with a cold face as the room descended into chaos, "If we don't have enough people, we'll naturally recruit more. Do you think those higher up are fools?

If they haven't considered this, then according to Manager Qin's intentions, this time we should be pulling a large number of personnel from the White Tiger Group to join us in the dungeon. And it's not like we're heading straight into the dungeon now. A dungeon like this definitely requires thorough preparation, so what's the rush?"

After finishing, he added, "And even if you were sent to your death, could you refuse? It's written in the contract that all actions in the game must fully comply with the company's commands, even if it means death, you must still go."

His admonishment immediately quieted the room.

Liu Xing suddenly raised his hand, and Zhang Yaoyang nodded, giving him the go-ahead to speak.

"How much time do we have to prepare for this operation?"

Zhang Yaoyang replied, "Considering the time-sensitive nature of this dungeon and the deadline for dynamic tasks, we have one month to improve our levels and strength. In the next month, your sole task is to enhance your own strength, increase attributes, upgrade skills, and accumulate equipment. Use whatever tricks you have, as the company will provide comprehensive support.

What's more, the previous limit of five pieces of equipment per month has been lifted, and a large amount of funds, equipment, and elixirs will be issued for our leveling needs. I believe after one month our strength will have greatly improved, and we will naturally possess the ability to tackle the dungeon."

Upon hearing Zhang Yaoyang's words, everyone could finally breathe a sigh of relief. There was still one month's time, so there was no need to rush.

Xiao Buli even let out a sigh of fortune, thankful that he hadn't acted impulsively. With one month of time, he wondered to what extent he could improve his strength.

"By the way, there's one more thing. In the past, everyone was fighting their own battles to increase their strength with no systematic division, which is a wasteful behavior, directly leading to our guild having an extremely unbalanced job mix and a desperate shortage of healers.

In order to enable everyone to improve their strength more scientifically and also to facilitate more technical consultations among each other, avoiding the waste of information resources, starting tomorrow everyone needs to submit a character card. Subsequently, every three days, an update must be made to avoid any deviations in the growth process."

This news made Xiao Buli wary. (This probably isn't as simple as it seems, could it be that the company has grown suspicious and wants to monitor our strength progression in this way?)

Fortunately, this shouldn't be targeted at himself, as he had only recently moved beyond the ranks of a newbie, after all.

Once Zhang Yaoyang finished his explanation, there was a buzz of discussion among everyone, but it quickly settled down. Time was pressing, and soon enough, everyone was showing off their abilities, earning experience from killing monsters, upgrading their professional skills, looking for dungeons in the wilderness, and others rushing to gain prestige through tasks.

After wandering around the city for a while, Xiao Buli found himself still quite unfamiliar with it and truly clueless about what he should do next. Seeing everyone else deep in their tasks and feeling embarrassed to disturb them, he thought it best to follow Wu Tao's earlier advice and start by earning prestige with the Golden Dragon Legion to learn riding skills.

The Golden Dragon Legion was stationed on the high ground in the center of Nine Dragons City. Upon reaching the quartermaster of the Golden Dragon Legion, he was met with surprising politeness.

Golden Dragon Legion Quartermaster: "Oh, it's an adventurer from the Qilin Hall guild. Your guild has made a significant contribution to the peace and tranquility of Nine Dragons City. As a member of Qilin Hall, I'll help you out. Tell me, what brings you here?"

Little had he expected that joining the guild would have such perks, which pleasantly surprised Xiao Buli. He checked the guild's prestige and found that Qilin Hall's prestige with the Golden Dragon Legion had reached Reverence. It seemed there were quite a few interactions between them.

With that settled, Xiao Buli thought to himself and typed, "I'm looking for a job—do you have any recommendations?"

Golden Dragon Legion Quartermaster: "Ah, that's fortunate. Due to the Legion's standoff with the Demon Clan in the Dark Forest, we're indeed in need of logistical support. Here is the current list of job vacancies; pick any you like."

A lengthy list of job opportunities appeared before Xiao Buli – lumbering, transportation, carpentry, blacksmithing, and so on. This must be a benefit of having Reverence-level guild prestige; otherwise, it wouldn't have been so easy to pick.

After scanning the options, Xiao Buli quickly chose a job—coachman.

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This job would likely improve his Taming Skills, secondly increase his Basic Attributes, thirdly he might have a chance to learn Riding Skills, fourthly earn some money, and finally, it would enhance his personal prestige with the Golden Dragon Legion. It was truly a fivefold benefit.

Golden Dragon Legion Quartermaster: "You want to become a coachman? We could just use someone like that. Well then, let's start working."

PS: There has been a slight change to the chapters; two chapters have been added in between.