Nineteen days remained until the guild challenge. After Jiang Kai gave the guild a simple cleaning, he closed its doors the next day and returned to King's Valley to level up.
Meanwhile, Huang Tong received news that Jiang Kai had founded a new guild, the Main God Guild.
"Jiang Kai dares to create a guild? Is he afraid I'll forget about him?" Huang Tong sneered, but then smirked, "Old Four, it seems that guy is planning to participate in the guild challenge."
The man in white chuckled, "It seems that although Huang Da didn't manage to kill his sister last time, he did succeed in provoking him."
Huang Tong smiled slightly, "His trump card is only the Nine Tribulations Chasing Death. This time, the rewards include a second-tier Nine Tribulations Chasing Death. Coupled with his sister's matter, even if he knows we're setting him up, he'll still come!"
"By the way, how's the equipment prepared for Jiang Kai?"
The man in white immediately reported, "Second Brother, all that equipment has been enhanced, with defenses reaching third-tier second and third grades. Additionally, each squad has two shield bearers specifically to counter his darts!"
"Also, the equipment in Huang Da's hands has been tested, ensuring it will give Jiang Kai a big surprise!"
Huang Tong nodded, "By the way, there's a Martial Apprentice in the Fire God Squad, said to have come from the military and is Jiang Kai's childhood friend, with considerable strength."
The man in white said, "We've already investigated. Yuan Zhu's potential is indeed rare, otherwise, the military wouldn't have accepted him exceptionally. But his combat rating is only E-level."
"There are many with high talent, but talent doesn't decide everything. Talent that can't be utilized isn't talent!"
Huang Tong snorted, "Exactly! An E-level rated Martial Apprentice is just a waste, along with a Feng Shui Master who only knows how to pray for rain, a drunkard who can't tell east from west, and a Barefoot Doctor who can't fight... Ha, Jiang Kai's teammates are just a ragtag bunch!"
"What about Huang Da?"
"Second Brother, he's still training. He said there won't be any mistakes this time, and he'll definitely kill Jiang Kai!"
Huang Tong's lips curled into a sinister smile, "Good, Huang Da can be said to be invincible below the second tier. With his teammates, Huang Da hasn't underestimated them mentally, which is commendable."
"Indeed," the man in white said, "this time, he wants to make Jiang Kai and the Fire God Squad disappear from Ghost Star completely!"
"One last thing, can we ensure our team encounters him quickly? Don't let anyone else get to him first," Huang Tong said with a cold smile.
The man in white confidently replied, "We've already arranged with Sharp Creation. He'll meet our people in the first match!"
"Which team?" Huang Tong asked in detail.
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"Of course, it's Huang Da's team!" the man in white said, "Huang Da keeps shouting about avenging his enemy."
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Two days later, Su Nuannuan reached level 20.
With Jiang Kai and the others guarding her, she completed her class change.
The second-tier profession for a Barefoot Doctor is "Physician," but her second talent was quite unique.
"Three Parts Poison: Each level-up increases stamina by 1 point, mental strength by 2 points, enhances drug efficacy by 10%, poison efficacy by 50%, and increases perception of toxic substances by 30%..." Su Nuannuan frowned, "It's actually Three Parts Poison... Did I get a top-tier talent?"
Hu Yan asked in confusion, "Is this a top-tier talent? This talent seems more helpful for using poison, aside from the extra attribute boosts. Are you going to take the poison route?"
Su Nuannuan shook her head, "Not necessarily."
"My first talent is Holy Hand Healer, which increases drug efficacy by 30%. Adding Three Parts Poison, although it's only a 10% boost, together it's 40%!"
"Also, Three Parts Poison mentions a 30% increase in perception of toxic substances, which includes herbs. As the saying goes, 'medicine is three parts poison.' With this talent, I can remove the three parts poison when making medicine, ultimately enhancing the drug's effect."
"So, the efficacy of healing drugs can also be improved."
After Su Nuannuan's explanation, everyone understood that Three Parts Poison could be interpreted this way.
This significantly boosted Su Nuannuan's healing abilities while also giving her potential in using poison.
Yuan Zhu asked, "Nuannuan, what's the chance of a Physician getting a poison talent?"
"About three in a thousand," Su Nuannuan said cheerfully, "I didn't expect to get this talent, it's great!"
Jiang Kai finally breathed a sigh of relief. The class change results for everyone were good... except for Ruan Yu, whose outcome was neither good nor bad.
"Alright, now that you've all reached the second tier, let's continue leveling up," Jiang Kai said. "Our opponents this time include many strong teams, all deliberately controlling their levels to compete in the second-tier team competition, so we can't be careless."
Yuan Zhu and the others nodded. Since their encounter with the Falcon Squad, they increasingly felt that this challenge was full of hidden talents!
After reaching the second tier, each level-up grants at least 20 attribute points, which is quite substantial.
In the following days, Jiang Kai led the team through various parts of King's Valley, specifically hunting down beast-level creatures.
The team's levels quickly increased.
More than two weeks later, with only three days left until the guild challenge, Jiang Kai and his team completed their final hunt of a beast-level forest wolf and prepared to return to the main city.
After days of intense leveling, Yuan Zhu had reached second-tier level 5, Nuannuan second-tier level 4, Hu Yan second-tier level 11, and Ruan Yu second-tier level 5.
The only constant was Jiang Kai, who remained stuck at first-tier level 20.
The second-tier attributes increased more, but the experience required was also greater. For example, leveling from 5 to 6 required 85,000 experience points, while leveling from 9 to 10 required 180,000 experience points, and from 11 to 20, it was the same 180,000 experience points.
No wonder Hu Yan, despite being in his Calling for several years, was still only a second-tier level 10, a profession much better than a drunkard.
However, considering that each level-up increased their attributes by 20 points, the Fire God Squad, except for Jiang Kai and Hu Yan, saw significant improvements.
Of course, although Jiang Kai and Hu Yan didn't level up much, Hu Yan had replaced his gear with a second-tier set, significantly boosting his strength.
Regardless, time no longer allowed them to continue leveling.
Jiang Kai led the team back to the main city.
Two days later, upon returning to the Main God Guild's base, Jiang Kai activated the public screen and found the registration for the guild challenge.
Jiang Kai quickly selected "Guild Registration" to confirm the Main God Guild's participation, then chose "Team Competition," and after the system verified his captain status, Jiang Kai further selected "Second-Tier Team Competition."
A window popped up.
[Fire God Squad is participating in the 36th Guild Challenge, Second-Tier Team Competition. Confirm?]
Jiang Kai squinted slightly and looked back at his teammates.
Yuan Zhu, Nuannuan, Hu Yan, and Ruan Yu all looked at Jiang Kai with determination.
Jiang Kai smiled slightly, turned back, and pressed "Confirm."
Soon, new information appeared on the screen.
[Main God - Fire God Squad meets the registration requirements. Registration successful. Your team has been placed in Group F, with a total of 32 teams competing: 16 teams from Zone A, 14 teams from Zone B, and 2 teams from Zone C. One team will advance to the final 16 in the Eighteenth District.]
[Group matches are held once a day.]
[Group F is randomly assigned by drawing lots. Your first opponent is the "Instant Kill Squad" from the Black Tortoise Guild in Zone A, led by Black Tortoise Guild's Huang Da.]
[Tomorrow, you need to lead your team to the western arena of the main city by 8 AM to prepare for the match.]
[The results of the team competition will also be recorded in the guild contributions. Currently, Main God Guild's competition points are "0."]
Jiang Kai squinted slightly.
Facing Huang Da in the first match? Is this fate, or is it the Black Tortoise Guild's extraordinary means, deliberately arranged?
But regardless of the reason, he seemed to anticipate this match more than Huang Da!
"Huang Da... very well, I'll settle Ying's score with you this time, with interest!"
[Author's Note]: Three updates
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