Unreliable Sword Immortal.

Chapter 166 Giving Out Benefits

Lu Chao took out the [Mountain Gate Upgrade Scroll]. With a thought, the scroll automatically unfurled, emitting golden light. Five seconds later, the scroll disappeared, and an area announcement immediately sounded: "Ding, the sect leader used the Mountain Gate Upgrade Scroll. Mountain Gate upgrade in progress... Ding, upgrade complete!"

Upon hearing the regional announcement, everyone looked towards the mountain gate, which had been quite simple, but suddenly began to shine with light, which then rapidly changed shape within the light.

After three breaths, the mountain gate was completely transformed. It had changed from an ordinary gatehouse into a tall gatehouse with three entrances, resembling a carving of white marble. The gatehouse was four zhang wide and about six zhang high. Above the gatehouse was a golden plaque with the four large golden characters "Reliable Sword Sect" shining brightly, as if they could glow.

As a result, the stone steps leading down to the mountain gate were widened and made to resemble white marble, giving them a much more upscale appearance.

"Wow, the mountain gate looks much more impressive now!"

"That's more like it!"

"This sect gate can actually be upgraded. Once the sect advances to second-rate status, will it be able to upgrade again?"

"Developing a sect is so much fun! I want to be the sect leader too, and start my own sect to play around with..."

Many players curiously ran towards the mountain gate, marveling at the sight.

Lu Chao looked towards the mountain gate, then took out the [Deputy Sect Leader Token], [Left and Right Protector Tokens], and [Elder Token] and used them. Immediately, all players from reliable sword sects received system notifications about the addition of sect positions.

"Before distributing benefits, let's select a few reliable managers. You all probably know that elders and those in higher positions enjoy special privileges within the sect. For example, they can control the sect's main ship, the nine-foot golden lion, and the seven-colored auspicious clouds. They can recruit disciples, and so on. Let's start by selecting a reliable deputy sect leader. The deputy sect leader has a sect management panel, which allows them to manage sect buildings, view sect information, recruit and expel disciples, design sect costumes, and much more. Those who want to run, come up here, and everyone will vote!"

As soon as Lu Chaoding finished speaking, Hua Dashao jumped onto the high platform. He patted his chest and said, "The reliable deputy sect leader is right here. My profession is the Omniscient Sword God. I have an Omniscient Spirit who can see hidden settings. Choose me, and everyone will get 100 yuan! Reliable, right?"

"Only 100? That's unreliable!"

"Utterly unreliable!"

"At least 200!"

"Haha, Hua Dashao, if everyone votes for you, you'll go bankrupt!"

"They're openly buying tickets from us, can they really be trusted?"

A burst of laughter erupted from below the platform. Amid the laughter, Zhao Weike leaped onto the platform, quickly switching between his gun and sword several times to show everyone. He then said, "You all recognize me, right? 99% of those here were recruited by me. I, Zhao Weike, am brave and resourceful, absolutely the most reliable..."

Before he could finish speaking, people below the platform immediately started making a fuss.

"You, Zhao, who jumped off a cliff, have the nerve to run for vice leader?"

"Haha, if Zhao Qunzi is reliable, then who isn't?"

"Zhao Qunzi, how much money will you give me if I vote for you?"

"He'd never give me the money!"

"May I cast a negative vote?"

Zhao Weike listened to the shouts of the players below, his face expressionless. He continued switching between his gun and sword, saying, "Choose me, and I'll take you through dungeons and fight bosses from now on!"

But clearly, his explanation didn't sway the players below; the 100 yuan was far more tempting.

Apart from Lu Chaoding and Zhao Weike, no one else ran for vice leader. Lu Chaoding then held a simple voting session, in which Hua Dashao received 2012 votes and Zhao Weike received 1 vote.

Zhao Weike was very dissatisfied with the result and clamored to drag Hua Dashao to the sword-fighting arena for a duel. Hua Dashao ignored him completely and came to Lu Chaoding with a big smile on his face.

Lu Chaoding understood his meaning, opened the sect management panel, and appointed "Hua Dashao" as the vice sect leader. A light flashed above Hua Dashao's head, and the seven characters "Reliable Sword Sect Vice Sect Leader" appeared. He happily cupped his hands to the crowd below the stage and said, "Thank you all for your support! The 100 yuan will be issued later. Don't worry, I am very reliable and I always keep my word."

After saying that, he jumped aside and brought up the sect management panel to check it.

Lu Chao then selected the left and right protectors and elders.

After nearly two hours of commotion, Dugu Tian was finally appointed as the Left Protector, Jiang Youxian as the Right Protector, and Wang Chengang and Lü Shaobao became the third and fourth player elders, respectively.

"Alright, now it's time to really distribute the benefits!" Lu Chaoding returned to the center of the platform. Too lazy to rack his brains to figure out how to distribute the benefits, he said to Dugu Tian and the others, "Vice Sect Leader, Left and Right Protectors, and all Elders, please come up on stage. I have a lot of things here, so I'll leave them all to you. You can decide how to distribute these benefits."

"Really, that's great!"

"Brother Ding, you can rest assured after handing the stuff over to us!"

"As the deputy sect leader, I must be fair and impartial, and distribute the benefits properly to everyone!"

Hua Dashao and the others were very eager, but even they were shocked when they saw the so-called "benefits" that Lu Chao had taken out.

"Seriously? They've all been distributed?"

"Brother Ding, where did you get all this stuff? So many five-star weapons! I haven't even pulled a single five-star item yet!"

"The Zhenyu Golden Spirit and the Golden Spirit Yuan Pill are a matching set. Add the [Golden Spirit Sword Technique], and the Sword God player is about to take off!"

"The Sword God can fly, and the Sword Immortal can ride a sword, making travel quite convenient for them. I suggest sending these to the Sword Demon and the Sword Saint first!"

"No, we can't just give it out so easily. If it comes too easily, they won't appreciate it!"

"I think giving each person one pill should be enough."

"This is no small matter; misallocation could cause problems. Let's discuss it seriously!"

"I suggest we equip ourselves first..."

The managers quickly discussed the matter and ended up securing a benefit for themselves first.

Dugu Tian kowtowed on the spot and swallowed two Golden Spirit Pills, and surprisingly obtained the Golden Spirit Sword Body. He laughed and showed the introduction of the Golden Spirit Sword Body to everyone. The characteristics of this Golden Spirit Sword Body are that it increases the toughness and defense of the level, increases the damage of metal and lightning weapons by 50%, and reduces the resistance to metal and lightning damage by 50%.

"This sword spirit's sword body is not bad!"

Dugu Tian picked up another [Zhenyu Jinling] and said, "I'm taking off."

Lu Shaobao accepted the construction blueprints for the Hundred Herbs Garden and said, "Our construction corps will keep 2000 of these blueprints. The rest can be distributed to the better-performing and more reliable players. Would you like to take a few? It would be nice to build a few acres of Hundred Herbs Garden. But you can't just choose any place to build it. I'll make a plan for you as soon as possible..."

After discussing among themselves, it took them most of the day to distribute the items that Lu Chao had retrieved.

Those who performed well in the previous battles, such as Zhao, Qian, Sun, Li, the Boiling Blood Four Swords Group, the Dog Fang Four Swordsmen, and the Breaking Void Four Saints, all received very generous rewards such as the [Building Blueprints for the Hundred Herbs Garden].

(End of this chapter)