Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 40 Wang Ergou's Appeal

Lu Renya was one of the two players who originally planned to log off after collecting a few human-powered detector wages, but after participating in the BOSS battle, she was unwilling to give up the opportunity to fight the BOSS.

So, after her first death, Lu Renya didn't log off. Instead, she kicked her boyfriend to the curb and decided to stay up all night joining a group, hoping to earn more than 500 RMB per person like she did last time!

That's 500 yen! You could eat that 10 times on Crazy Thursday!
Unfortunately, the boss dropped nothing upon death this time, but the generous experience and prestige rewards from the quest were still a good deal.

After privately communicating with Wang Ergou and agreeing that Wang Ergou would be primarily responsible for this shared team task, Lu Renya began meditating while waiting for the group to be formed.

It wasn't too late yet, and Wang Ergou posted the recruitment message again. The world chat was flooded with messages, and soon the team of 25 people was full.

The total number of people online across the entire server was probably only this many. Even Wang Ergou himself didn't expect that he would have such a strong appeal. He was surprised and excited that the group was full in less than ten minutes.

He quickly adjusted the group microphone, set it to raid leader mode, then cleared his throat and took the opportunity to review the raid's recent boss fight, saying, "Ahem, well, those who are far away, hurry up and run towards the main group. While everyone's on their way, let me say a few words. Although the boss didn't drop any loot and we didn't get paid, those who participated can message me privately in the group with a screenshot or system damage record, and I'll give you all some compensation!"

A player with incredibly fast typing speed typed in the team chat: "I don't need to do anything, Brother Dog. I didn't contribute anything, I just watched from the sidelines. Besides, I still got experience and prestige points, so it's already a huge win!"

Other players chimed in, "Exactly! What kind of raid leader would pay out of their own pocket to start a raid!"

"That's right! Just the experience points and prestige points alone are worth a lot!"

"To be honest, I feel that experience rewards are better than equipment. Equipment can be acquired slowly, but experience rewards are more useful. The sooner you level up, the sooner you can enjoy it. I also want to reach the Foundation Establishment stage as soon as possible!"

"Besides, the fact that the BOSS didn't drop anything is the fault of the game planner, what does it have to do with you, Brother Dog! It's unnecessary! It's really unnecessary!"

Wang Ergou was even more moved to see how considerate everyone was of him. The last time he felt this kind of gaming atmosphere was many years ago in JX13.

However, being a H City native who never admits defeat when it comes to saving face, Wang Ergou still said, "It's okay. I really didn't expect this to happen. This stupid game BOSS can actually not drop anything. Let's set a rule in advance: in the future, as long as it's a raid I lead, we'll give subsidies in this situation. This way, we can establish a rule and make it last, right?"

As he spoke, he cracked a little joke: "Otherwise, what if you guys secretly badmouth me behind my back, saying, 'That stingy team leader makes the workers do all the work for free,' and then I lose followers? Right? Haha!"

Some players thought more deeply, commenting, "I think that makes sense. Otherwise, the workers can't just do unpaid work every time there's no loot, right?"

"How can it be voluntary labor? Doesn't that mean you get experience and prestige points?"

"What kind of reward is that! Didn't Zigong know he was redeeming people? Besides, what if he didn't even get experience or prestige points?"

"You think you're so smart! You think you're so well-read! How could you possibly defeat a boss and get nothing in return? What's the point of fighting then!"

"How could it be impossible? This game is so realistic!" "Young man, are you working on a construction site? You're quite the argumentative fellow, aren't you?"

"So you're resorting to personal attacks when you can't win an argument, huh?"

Seeing the two players arguing over this, Wang Ergou suddenly felt a headache coming on. He quickly interrupted them, saying, "Stop arguing! Stop arguing! Listen to me!"
“What you all say makes sense. This time, the BOSS did give experience points and prestige, so it wasn't like we got nothing. But we can't guarantee that there won't be any BOSSes that give absolutely nothing in the future, or that we might fail to defeat the BOSS and waste several hours of our time. That's not uncommon in the game, right?”

"Besides, this kind of MMORPG game will definitely open up guilds and other similar gameplay in the future. If we, as members of a guild, spend hours doing quests and fighting bosses and end up with nothing, so be it. We're all brothers in the same family. After all, there are definitely daily benefits in the guild. But if you recruit random players and make them work hard for hours and get nothing, then that's not fair, is it?"
"I don't care what other guild leaders do, but in my guild, everyone gets a standard minimum wage. Of course, if I set requirements for starting a guild in the future, and you don't accept those with low cultivation or low combat power, don't blame me! We get paid, so we have to work, right?"

One player chimed in, trying to smooth things over, saying, "Brother Dog is right. A worker should be prepared to be a worker. But since there are rewards this time, Brother Dog doesn't need to spend so much. Why not just give them based on their contributions? Give them to the sisters who sacrificed themselves in the first wave and the sisters who used the lightning talismans later. Let's just forget about the others who didn't do anything but still got the rewards!"

This statement was instantly accepted by most players, who expressed their support: "I think it's a good idea!"

"I agree!"

However, there was also a discordant note mixed in: "Wait, I'm a brother, not a sister, and I have a calf!"

This sentence instantly ruined the tense and serious atmosphere of the chat. The player with high emotional intelligence quickly chimed in: "Hi, you're hilarious, sir. It's like this: here, no matter if you're male, female, or transvestite, we all call you 'sister'! Got it?"

"Hmm... how can male sisters not be considered sisters?"

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Seeing the team chat channel goofing off again, Wang Ergou breathed a sigh of relief and started getting down to business: "Alright, alright, let's not talk about sisters for now. Let's talk about this group first. There's no salary for the group right now because everyone who joins gets the shared mission rewards from Lu Renya. But if we encounter a BOSS, we'll stick to the previous rule. I'll give them a subsidy privately in the group chat. Soft spirit stones or gold spirit stones are fine, as long as I have them in my inventory!"

"Brother Dog is so generous!"

"Brother Dog is so generous!"

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Immediately, copycats appeared in the team channel, praising Wang Ergou so much that he tried his best to purse his lips, which were about to burst into a wide grin.

He continued, "Let's wait for YaYa to share the quest with everyone one by one. Then you can look at the quest description. ErGou, here's what I'm thinking: we'll go directly to the quest location in our teams, spread out, and see how it triggers. Then we'll discuss the next steps within the team. If there are any unexpected situations, just follow my instructions. Okay? Anyone who understands, please type 1!"

I've created a group: 974199522. Anyone wanting to get a character through a favor is welcome! Anyone not interested in favors can also join.
Also, please give the character cards lots of likes, dear readers! I'd like to ask for character nicknames! I'm bowing down to you all in gratitude!

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