Xiuxian: But It's Not a Game

Chapter 20: Sudden Wealth and Generous Recruitment Benefits
“8进4挑战，请68号与2号选手上3号擂台。”

A flash of white light teleported him to the ring. He immediately looked across. When he saw his opponent holding a thunder hammer, his heart died on the spot.

"Well, I can't be so lucky all the time."

This time, he didn't summon lake water to turn the arena into a swamp. Water can conduct electricity, so the blows were more powerful in the water.

As soon as the countdown ended, a thick bolt of lightning struck across the entire ring, so fast that he didn't have time to react.

The protective air shield blocked the attack, and then continuous lightning struck him on the head.

This thing is not thunder magic, it is lightning. It is extremely fast and there is no way to dodge it. You can only take it.

It was obvious that he couldn't win, but Su Yu would not give up. He stretched out his hand and pointed, and Bingpo flew out, dragging a long sword rainbow into the sky.

Wei Xia raised the corner of his mouth slightly and swung the thunder hammer.

"boom!"

A bolt of lightning struck Jian Hong across the sky, and Bing Po shook violently and lost contact for a moment.

Su Yu waved his sword finger, and the flying sword turned and swung left and right.

"Crack!"

Two consecutive lightning bolts hit the flying sword swinging left and right at the same time, causing the sword rainbow to collapse and the flying sword to fall out of control.

"Fuck, this is a high-level magic weapon, right?"

This thunder hammer was too powerful. Not only was it extremely powerful, but it was also extremely fast. It directly shattered the spiritual imprint in the flying sword, leaving no solution at all.

Su Yu raised his hand to admit defeat without hesitation.

Back in the audience, he was the first to be eliminated in this round, ranking eighth.

"Just based on this unstoppable thunder hammer, this guy should be ranked among the top three in this session."

In the early stages, when one has not yet learned various thunder techniques, forbidden techniques, and secret techniques, and when flying swords and magic weapons are also limited, a good magic weapon can directly determine one's strength. It is not surprising that a player with not very good strength can rely on a powerful magic weapon to sweep away all the players in an overwhelming manner.

However, winning or losing the quiz only affects the rewards, and does not affect the guild leaders' optimism towards him.

After all, magic weapons are only powerful for a short time and cannot make you a true master.

Next, he waited patiently, watching the remaining contestants fight each other and show off their skills to compete for the top three places.

After several rounds of competition, it took almost half an hour to finally decide the top three.

The third place is Lan Yiying, who has awakened the blood of the dragon and can transform into a dragon. He has a strong physique and strength, and is also proficient in the Guishui Divine Thunder. Equipped with a sixth-level weapon-type magic weapon, his combat power is amazing.

The second place was Wei Xia holding a thunder hammer. He had one unique trick that was enough to conquer everyone, and he hammered his way to second place.

The first one is named Ding Lingyu. No one knows what magic weapon he has, but he knows that he can transform into a star god and has strong combat power.

The reason why he was able to defeat Wei Xia was because he transformed into a divine general surrounded by thunder, which made him immune to half of the thunder damage.

Under the attention of everyone, the first quiz of this year came to an end.

But this was not the end, but the beginning. As soon as the host announced the end, Su Yu received a notice from Fu Ping:

"Don't leave yet. Go to the back of the arena and wait for the gathering in the hall. The guild leaders will come to present the awards."

"it is good."

Standing up and looking back, he found that the guild leaders on the podium had already left, and everyone lined up to return to the waiting hall. Su Yu found a seat and sat down, continuing to review the information Fu Ping had given him before.

After not seeing him for half a minute, he suddenly felt something and looked up, seeing He Shoucheng standing in front of him. He said in surprise:

"What's up?"

He Shoucheng sat down on a chair beside him and said:
"Your swordsmanship is very strong, I am convinced!"

"Uh, not bad."

"Can I be your friend?"

"of course can."

Open the communication panel and see a new friend request.

After applying, He Shoucheng asked the waiter for a glass of juice and asked casually:

"After the quiz is over, do you want to go and train together?"

"Team up?"

"Yes."

Su Yu thought about it and nodded:
"can."

The Gu refining field has been built, and Zhuang Zhuo and the others can just stay there. There is no need for him to stay there all the time.

He Shoucheng is quite capable and is a good teammate.

After making an agreement, the two chatted casually.

After a while, the venue suddenly became quiet. The two looked up and saw a group of big men walking in, and everyone surrounded them.

A group of big men stood on the stage. Among them, a middle-aged man who looked somewhat similar to Ding Lingyu stood up, looked at the newcomers with a smile, and said:

"I'm Vice President Ding Hao."

Someone immediately clapped, and everyone followed suit, applauding enthusiastically.

He Shoucheng whispered in his ear:

"He is Ding Lingyu's father."

Su Yu nodded.

Ding Hao smiled and waved his hand to suppress the applause, saying:
"I'm glad to see so many energetic faces. If the guild wants to grow, it must bring in fresh blood. You are the guild's best newcomers this year. The president and vice presidents have high hopes for you and have promised you many rewards."

"Now, please invite the top sixteen newcomers to come forward so we can get to know each other."

The crowd was in an uproar, and everyone made way to allow the young men to walk onto the stage.

Su Yu and He Shoucheng stood at the edge of the team, neither of them interested in being in the spotlight.

Vice President Ding Hao then presented the awards to them. After each award, he gave a few kind words of encouragement. Soon it was Su Yu's turn:
"Young man, you have a good talent for swordsmanship. I am very optimistic about you."

"Thank you for the compliment, President."

"Are you interested in joining the main group? I have a collection of several sword immortals' notes, which may be of some inspiration to you."

"Uh"

At this time, a middle-aged man following Ding Hao said with a smile:

"President, don't do that."

Ding Hao laughed:

"My bad, my bad."

Wei Xiao patted the back of Su Yu's hand and gave him the reward.

Su Yu ranked eighth and was rewarded with 5 taels of gold, 200 points of guild contribution, and 1 opportunity to attend a guild sermon.

Gold is issued immediately, and guild contributions are marked on the guild identity card.

The final reward is a jade talisman, with which you can choose any immortal leader in the guild to use when he preaches.

After distributing the rewards one after another, Ding Hao said in a deep voice:
"You are all the best among the newcomers and the hope of the guild. I hope you will work hard in the next few months and make further progress."

“I hope to see you all again at the next awards ceremony.”

The venue was filled with warm applause again until the vice president left.

However, although the vice president had left, many of those who came with him had not left yet, and many of them walked towards Su Yu.

The middle-aged man who had interrupted the vice president earlier was walking in front. He came up to Su Yu and introduced himself:

"I'm Xu Bochen, deputy commander of the Third Main Regiment and captain of the Second Battalion."

He quickly bowed:
"Hello, Captain Xu."

"This is not the place to talk. Let's add each other as friends first. We'll talk later."

"it is good."

After adding each other as friends, Xu Bochen left immediately.

Then, people started adding him as their friend, and some added him and then added others as their friends. The many newcomers around him watched, but no one expressed envy. Of the first sixteen players, except for him and the fifteenth player in the second tier, the other fourteen were all from the first tier. Their parents were all high-ranking members of the guild, and most of them had already joined a guild group or independent squadron.

After the bosses left, He Shoucheng waved to him:

"You must be busy soon, so I won't bother you. Let's talk later."

"it is good."

As soon as Xu Bochen left, several middle and high-level members of the guild came to him. They added him as a friend first, as if they had made an appointment, and did not discuss recruitment on the spot.

Chu Xinyue was not inside. She left after the quiz.

After making sure that no one would come to recruit again, Su Yu bowed to him and the others around him, then turned and left.

After leaving the Arena Dome Building, Gu Zhiqiu, who was waiting outside, immediately flew over and said with a grin:
"I've received the money. After deducting the 20% guild tax, I still have 24 taels of gold."

"Wow, such high taxes?"

"So what do you think?"

"Ok."

As soon as the money was received, the funds on hand immediately turned into 29 taels of gold.

"We've made a lot of money this time."

"Let's go shopping."

Su Yu was a little impatient.

At Qianyu Pavilion, Su Yu spent 10 taels of gold in one go to buy 10 volumes of first-grade cultivation notes, and 5 taels of gold to buy 5 third-grade Dao Heart Pills.

Then he spent 2 taels of gold to buy a Spirit Fish Shuttle.

Spirit Fish Shuttle (Level 3): A shuttle-shaped flying boat that can fly freely underwater and in the air.

Size: 5 meters long, 1.5 meters wide, can accommodate five people.

Attributes: Durability 5000, Defense 20000.

Attributes: Flight altitude 8000 meters, flight speed 1200 kilometers per hour.

Special effects: Agile, flexible shuttle, turning speed increased by 50%.

With this, the paper crane that has been with him for so long can retire gloriously.

After shopping, 17 taels of gold were used up at once, leaving 12 taels of gold.

When he returned to his residence, he immediately took out his practice notes and began to read.

When it gets dark, all ten volumes of practice notes will be used, three of which are used on swordsmanship. The golden finger bonus will increase the upper limit of the next volume by ten levels, and the total upper limit of Qingshan Sword Sutra will be increased by thirty levels.

The seventh volume is used in the Ziyuan Refining Qi Jue. The golden finger bonus can increase the upper limit of the next volume by six levels, and the seven volumes can increase the upper limit by forty-two levels in total.

The third-grade Dao Heart Pill can increase your Dao power by 30 points, and the golden finger bonus increases it by 60 points, so five pills give you a total of 300 points of Dao power.

I had accumulated 102 points before, and now I have accumulated a total of 402 points, which is enough for a while.

A glance at the experience pool revealed a total of 663 million cultivation points accumulated, which was not enough to upgrade the Qi Refining Technique from the 33rd level to the 40th level.

The training points and Taoism required to reach the 30th level of Qi Refining will increase significantly, but the improvement speed will not be as fast as at the beginning. For most of the cultivation levels, the difference is not much.

But this is the time when the elites are widening the gap with ordinary people. With sufficient resources, the gap can be widened quickly.

The wealthy second-generation immortals will widen the gap with others at this time. While their peers of the same grade are only at the 30th level of Qi Refining, they are already at the 50th or 60th level. They are one step faster, every step faster. It may be difficult for them to become top masters, but they will definitely have no problem becoming an elite class beyond ordinary people.

Fortunately, Su Yu had good talent and worked hard, so he managed to catch up with them in terms of cultivation.

His gaze shifted from the Qi Refining Method to the Qingshan Sword Scripture.

The cultivation points accumulated now are not enough to improve the Qi Refining Method, but they can improve the Qingshan Sword Technique from the 30th level to the 40th level.

"Lift!"

I hung a Do Not Disturb sign and meditated to improve myself.

After an incense stick of time, Su Yu opened his eyes, stretched out his right hand with his palm facing upwards, and a wisp of sword energy emerged.

With a thought, sword energy surged and hung in the palm of his hand.

With a flick of his finger, a sword energy broke through the air, cut through the window and disappeared into the night sky.

His five fingers moved flexibly, and the flying sword shuttled back and forth between his fingers like a spirit snake.

After consuming 625 million training points and 50 points of Taoism, the Qingshan Sword Technique was upgraded to the 40th level: flying sword damage +1200, attack speed +800, sword-controlling speed +800 kilometers per hour.

"The level of the sword technique is still too low. I have to find a way to get an advanced basic sword technique."

Su Yu pondered for a moment, opened the guild channel to check the guild contribution exchange list, and soon found two advanced basic sword techniques.

Taibai Sword Technique (Advanced), Xuanmen Basic Sword Technique, redemption requirements: guild elite member, 5000 guild contribution points.

Fantasy Moon Sword Scripture (Advanced), basic side-door sword techniques, redemption requirements: guild elite member, 5000 guild contribution points.

“No chance!”

It would be impossible to collect 5000 guild contributions in at least a few years.

After closing the guild channel, he opened the regional channel and checked the Qianyu Pavilion Chamber of Commerce product page, which also contained two advanced sword techniques.

Tu Yuan Sword Scripture (Advanced), the basic sword technique of the Demonic Sect, priced at 50 taels of gold.

Five Poison Sword Technique (Advanced), a basic sword technique from the side door, priced at 50 taels of gold.

He pondered for a moment, then checked several other famous chambers of commerce and studios in Qianyu City, and discovered five advanced basic sword techniques, but they were either unconventional or magical sword techniques, and they were all very expensive, very expensive, at least 50 gold or more, which he could not afford at all.

"Forget it, let's just make do with it for now. After the new year, when I join the immortal sect, new disciples will be eligible to choose an advanced basic sword technique."

It just so happens that Zhenhaizhu is currently transforming itself, and will be able to obtain ten innate attributes by the end of the year. By then, at least two of its innate attributes will be able to reach more than 20 points. With its talent in swordsmanship, it is almost certain that it will be admitted into the immortal sect.

"that is it."

After thinking carefully about his life plan again to make sure there was nothing missing, Su Yu took back Bingpo and ordered some takeout.

A little takeout was delivered, and I was just about to start eating when I received new messages.

He opened the address book and found that it was Xu Bochen, whom he had added as a friend before. He immediately greeted him:
"Hello, Captain Xu."

"Is the little brother disturbing you?"

"I'm fine."

Xu Bochen laughed heartily and said:
"Let's not beat around the bush. Little brother, you should know why I'm here. Are you interested in joining the main third regiment?"

"I am currently serving as the captain of the Second Battalion of the Third Regiment. If you come, I will give you a sixth-order flying sword, a high-level sword technique, and 20 taels of gold. By the end of the year, I will guarantee you a promotion to an elite member. When your cultivation reaches level 50 or above, I will guarantee you the position of squad leader."

"The above are the standard recruitment requirements. In addition, if you join the Second Battalion of the Third Regiment, I will personally sponsor you an additional 10 taels of gold."

"Of course, if you don't want gold but want something else, you can tell me and I can help you coordinate it."

Su Yu was surprised. This treatment was indeed full of sincerity.

After a moment of contemplation, he said:
"Please allow me to think about it. I will give you an answer by tomorrow night."

"of course can."

"But I don't think anyone can offer better treatment than me."

"I feel so too."

"Haha, see you tomorrow then."

"See you tomorrow."

After closing the communication, Su Yu's lips curled up slightly.

This treatment is indeed excellent. It really shows sincerity to offer such a high salary. He already has a preference in his heart.

The reason why he didn't agree immediately was simply because he was reserved and didn't want to lower his value by agreeing too quickly.

He didn't think other independent squadrons could offer better treatment.

"A sixth-level flying sword, an advanced basic sword technique, 20 taels of gold, and promotion to an elite member by the end of the year. Once you reach the 50th level of Qi Refining, you will be assigned a team."

"Pretty good."

(End of this chapter)