The buff is permanent, and you start the game with a fountain of water.

Playing with the guild token, occasionally tossing it up to weigh it, Huan Cheng's expression was somewhat amused.

In reality, various forces have entered the Divine Realm and formed countless guilds of all sizes, but so far, these guilds are all makeshift organizations, and none of them have been recognized by the system.

System recognition is not just a formal title; official guilds can launch large-scale group quests and enjoy a series of conveniences such as guild warehouses, guild contributions, and guild channels.

All the major factions are now racing against time to claim the title of the number one guild.

If we really can't take the top guild in the Divine Realm, we can settle for taking the top guild in our own main city.

Huan Cheng chuckled inwardly and put the guild token into his Ring of Greed.

He needs to think carefully about how to use this thing to maximize its value.

After cleaning up the battlefield, Huan Cheng activated the dimensional stone, and with a spatial fluctuation, he returned to Qingyang City a few seconds later.

After determining the direction, Huan Cheng headed straight for the city lord's mansion.

The City Lord's Mansion quest hall was still packed with people. This time, he learned his lesson and directly showed his Courage Badge, bypassing the crowd of players and heading straight to the front of counter number six.

"Ah... Wind Warrior? You're back? Did you complete the mission?!" Elena looked at Huan Cheng, her face suddenly turning red as if she had remembered something.

"Yes, I have eliminated the Gale Bandits."

"You're really amazing!"

With a sigh of approval, Elena sat up straight, her expression serious, and said in a businesslike tone, "Otherworldly Wind Rider, you have excellently completed the [Exterminate the Gale Bandits] mission. You and your team will receive 100 million experience points, which will be automatically distributed according to the team's contribution."

In addition, you and your team will receive 200 gold coins, two level 20 silver equipment pieces, and one C-grade skill book, which you can allocate as you see fit. Would you like to claim your rewards?!

"etc!"

Huan Cheng quickly stopped Elena.

The system defaults to this task being a team task, and the experience reward is higher than that of the Thief Leader.

However, Huan Cheng completed the task alone, so no matter how much experience he was rewarded with, it all belonged to him alone.

However, this would require him to reach level 22, which would hinder his ability to quickly advance his talent.

"What's wrong, Wind Chaser? Do you have any objections to the reward?"

After thinking for a moment, Huan Cheng said with a bitter face, "Can I not take this 100 million experience points?"

"don't want?"

Elena was stunned. She had served so many players, but this was the first time she had ever seen someone who didn't want the experience reward.

"Yes, I don't want these experiences."

Seeing Huan Cheng's resolute expression, Elena hesitated, "Rewards are given for completing tasks; this is a rule set by the Supreme Goddess. Not to mention a mere clerk like me, even the city lord cannot disobey it."

Upon hearing this, Huan Cheng felt there was a chance and quickly said, "Ms. Elena, it's not that I don't want the reward, but I don't want the experience reward. Do you think it's possible to exchange these 100 million experience points for other rewards?"

After a pause, Huan Cheng asked, "For example, a piece of silver equipment?"

Elena thought for a moment, then smiled apologetically at Huan Cheng and leaned down to say, "I can't make that decision myself; I need to consult with my superiors. Please wait a moment."

Finally, Elena lowered her voice and whispered, "The City Lord's Mansion will probably agree to your request, but exchanging 100 million experience points for just one piece of silver equipment is a bit of a loss!"

After saying that, he ignored Huan Cheng's reaction and went straight to ask the person in charge of the mission hall.

Watching Elena's retreating figure, Huan Cheng was in high spirits and began to think about how to get some good wine for Captain Kader.

He didn't have to wait long before a middle-aged man and Elena came to Huan Cheng.

The middle-aged man first sized him up, then smiled and said, "Wind Chaser, I've heard of you."

After saying that, he extended his hand and said, "My name is Qing Jiu, and I am one of the stewards of the City Lord's Mansion in Qingyang City."

"Qing Jiu?"

Huan Cheng pondered the name in his heart and then reached out his hand.

"I heard from Elena that you're not satisfied with the mission rewards?"

"No, no, no!" Huan Cheng immediately denied. "I just need to temporarily suppress my level for some personal reasons. The mission rewards are very generous, and I'm very satisfied."

"Is that so..."

Qing Jiu nodded slowly and said to Huan Cheng, "The mission reward was determined by the city lord, and I cannot change it without authorization."

"How about this, you come with me to see the city lord and let him make a decision himself?"

"The city lord?" Huan Cheng was somewhat surprised that this matter would require the city lord's attention.

Qing Jiu smiled and said softly, "Originally, the city lord would have personally received you after you completed this task, but today just happened to be the day."

Since that's the case, Huan Cheng had nothing more to say and nodded in agreement to go see the city lord.

Qing Jiu led the way, while Elena made a fist-pumping gesture of encouragement from behind.

The city lord's mansion covers a vast area and is heavily guarded, with Qingyang guards in full armor passing by from time to time.

Huan Cheng remembered Kader's teachings and did not use his Insight Technique carelessly, unaware of their levels and ranks.

But judging from the imposing presence these guards exuded, none of them were people the bandit leader could afford to offend.

It was only then that Huan Cheng began to understand what kind of person the Lord of Qingyang City was.

A dozen minutes later, led by Qing Jiu, Huan Cheng finally arrived at the main hall and met the legendary city lord!

Contrary to expectations, the city lord appeared to be quite young, dressed in a blue robe, with a refined and scholarly demeanor and a smile playing on his lips, much like a gentle and promising young university professor in real life.

"Lord City Lord, the extraordinary being Riding the Wind has arrived!"

Qing Jiu's face was no longer as warm as before; her expression was respectful as she bowed in greeting.

"Alright, you can go now!" After dismissing Qing Jiu, the city lord looked at Huan Cheng with a smile: "Chengfeng! I've heard your name quite often these past few days!"

Huan Cheng was somewhat embarrassed. He imitated Qing Jiu's posture from before, clasped his hands and said, "My humble name is not worthy of the attention of the city lord."

"Alright, alright, you're an extraordinary person, no need for all this nonsense." The city lord waved his hand, and Huan Cheng felt a gentle breeze, followed by a soft yet powerful force that lifted him up.

"I heard you don't want to claim the experience reward?"

"Yes, I need to control the levels."

Without pressing further, the city lord pondered for a moment and said, "In that case, how about we exchange all one million experience points for equipment?"

"That would be perfect!"

Huan Cheng was overjoyed and was about to express his gratitude when the city lord continued, "I heard from Qing Ao that you can't learn skills because of your profession? Should we also exchange the skill book reward?"

Huan Cheng thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Change it, please change it as well!"

Good skills can be used for a long time, are much better than equipment, and are of incomparable value.

But for Huan Cheng, the only use of skill books was to sell them for money, so he might as well take the opportunity to exchange them for some suitable equipment.

The Lord of Qingyang City is from a wealthy and powerful family; any guard in his mansion could easily defeat him. He shouldn't be so greedy as to embezzle such a small reward.

"In that case, let's readjust the mission rewards!" The city lord readily agreed to Huan Cheng's request.

"By the way, swords, spears, halberds, axes, hooks, and forks—which type of weapon do you prefer?"

Huan Cheng paused for a moment, then quickly replied, "A sword or a knife, either one is fine."

"OK!"

The city lord snapped his fingers, and immediately Huan Cheng heard a system notification:

"Ding! Your reward for the [Clear the Gale Bandits] quest has been adjusted to a level 20 Silver Set [Azure Sun Armor] (including helmet, body armor, leg armor, boots, arm guards, and belt) and a level 25 Gold Fiery Sun Greatsword. Do you agree?"