'Do I need to raise my Player rating to accept higher-level quests?'
With a thought, Su Xuan opened the quest panel.
[Commissioned Quests]
Commissioned Quest 1 (F): Collect Purple Snow Flower (0/10)
Quest Reward: 50 Copper Coins, 50 EXP
Commissioned Quest 2 (F): Kill Fiery Fire Rat (0/5)
Quest Reward: 50 Copper Coins, 100 EXP
Commissioned Quest 3 (F): Kill Desert Puppet (0/1)
Quest Reward: 100 Copper Coins, 150 EXP
Tip: After completing all three commissioned quests, you will receive a special quest.
[Character Quests]
Character Quest 1: Ivsha seems to have something on her mind, but she's not ready to talk about it with you yet... (Insufficient Affinity!)
Quest Reward: Ivsha's Ascension Material (Can obtain a new trait)
"Do Character Quests require a certain affinity level?" Su Xuan murmured.
'The Character Quest isn't particularly urgent. I can finish the commissioned quests first and think about it later.'
Su Xuan's gaze returned to Ivsha. She stood quietly in place, watching him calmly, seeming to await his next move.
And when Su Xuan's gaze returned, Ivsha noticed immediately.
A charming smile appeared on her stunningly beautiful face. She spoke, "Mr. Su Xuan, are there any commissions you can give me? Of course, I must ask for payment. That is the very reason I came here."
Hearing this, Su Xuan fell silent for a moment.
According to the game's design, the relationship between Players and Adventurers was like that of an employer and an employee.
Adventurers often became members of a Guild because they faced various troubles and challenges in their own worlds, in urgent need of money or Power. The appearance of Players, in fact, provided them with an opportunity to fulfill their dreams and resolve their predicaments. This relationship of mutual need formed the cornerstone of the Guild's existence and development.
"Don't worry, you'll definitely get your share," Su Xuan assured Ivsha.
Upon hearing this, a relieved smile graced Ivsha's face. "Then please grant me a quest, Mr. Su Xuan. I will do my utmost to complete it."
"This is your first quest."
Su Xuan immediately assigned the first commissioned quest to Ivsha.
Collect Purple Snow Flower (0/10)
A simple quest, but the reward was quite decent.
"Alright~ Please wait a moment, Mr. Su Xuan. I'll be back soon."
With that, Ivsha walked toward the Guild's main gate with graceful steps.
The moment she pushed the gate open, a blinding white light flashed. Teleportation Magic enveloped her, and in the next instant, she vanished, having been instantly teleported to the quest location.
At the same moment Ivsha left, a virtual screen appeared in Su Xuan's field of vision.
The screen displayed a live feed of Ivsha carrying out the quest.
She had arrived in a garden and was now collecting Purple Snow Flowers according to the quest's instructions.
This quest was very simple and had no dangers. The only difficulty was that it was a bit hard to identify the correct Purple Snow Flowers.
But for the meticulous and observant Ivsha, this wasn't really a problem.
Su Xuan wasn't too concerned about it and focused his attention on other game mechanics instead.
Besides recruiting Adventurers, this game also had interface settings just like any other MMORPG.
[World Channel] [Trading Mall] [Guild Rankings] [Personal Info], and so on. You could even open a virtual computer and play games within the game world!
With a thought, Su Xuan opened the World Channel.
As soon as he entered the World Channel, he saw a group of Players wailing in despair.
Super-handsome Xiaoli: "Why is my starter Adventurer a little Skeleton! This thing's combat power is way too low!"
Arigatou Meiyangyang-sang: "A little Skeleton isn't bad? My starter Adventurer is a Goblin. It stares at me all day long, but I'm a damn guy!"
Soul Player: "The starting quests in this game aren't hard. Even a normal-quality Adventurer can handle them easily. Don't worry, everyone!"
Moneyless Young Master Wang: "Bullshit! I'm about to get my ass kicked by a Desert Puppet Head! Good thing the newbie protection gives three revives. If I can't beat it this time, I'm gonna have to spend real money!"
Newbie: "Hey experts, how's a Rare-quality Centaur? This is my first time playing, should I restart?"
Ordinary Player 201523: "Get out, you lucky bastard!"
Dog Tuo: "Anyone want to buy a Rare-quality Adventurer? Only 0.5 W!"
I'mReallyNotAStudio: "Selling gold, selling gold! Rate is 10 Copper Coins per yuan!"
"..."
Su Xuan quickly skimmed the messages in the World Channel and gathered some information.
10 Copper Coins are worth one yuan.
A Rare-quality Adventurer is worth 5,000 yuan.
The newbie protection system includes three chances to resurrect.
Additionally, he learned how to obtain new Recruitment Scrolls: apparently by raising the Player's rating Level, or participating in activities like Guild wars to earn new recruitment qualifications.
As for spending real money, its effect was minimal, almost negligible.
At most, it would get you some starter equipment or Resurrection Coins. But Resurrection Coins could only resurrect the Player, so if an Adventurer died, it was an absolute Hell-level disaster for the Player!
After confirming there was no other useful information, Su Xuan closed the World Channel.
He mused to himself, 'There doesn't seem to be any information about Epic-quality Adventurers on the World Channel.'
This could be because no other Players had successfully recruited an Epic-quality Adventurer, or perhaps only high-level Players who had founded a Guild possessed Adventurers of that quality. However, those high-level Players were likely all busy with raiding and exploring, with no time to chat on the World Channel.
Unfortunately, because his Player rating was too low, Su Xuan couldn't view the Guild rankings or information about high-level Players' Adventurers.
"First, I'll raise my Player rating. I'll aim to create a Guild within three months!"
Su Xuan took a deep breath, setting a goal for himself.
Since the game's closed beta had started three months ago, he was among the last batch of beta testers.
'If other Players could create a Guild in three months, then so can I. Besides, I'm starting with an Epic-quality Adventurer; there's no reason for me to fall behind!'
Just as Su Xuan was browsing the game's content, Ivsha had already completed her quest and returned to the Guild.
A white light flashed, and the Guild's door was slowly pushed open.
Ivsha was carrying an exquisite flower basket filled with light purple Purple Snow Flowers that gave off a charming fragrance.
"Mr. Su Xuan, I have brought you the quest items you needed."
She handed over the basket, which served as the quest item. The moment Su Xuan took it, he immediately clicked the "Submit" button, turning in the quest items.
As a flash of light passed, the quest items vanished from his hand, and at the same time, words indicating the quest's completion appeared.
[Copper Coins +50, EXP +50!]
[You have received one free chance to refresh a trait.]
"This is your payment."
Su Xuan handed 25 Copper Coins to Ivsha. According to the game's fixed 50/50 split, this was the payment Ivsha deserved for completing the quest.
"Thank you~"
Ivsha accepted the Copper Coins and put the money into a pocket of her Nun's Habit.
"Also, here are 5 more Copper Coins."
Su Xuan handed her another 5 Copper Coins.
"What's this?"
Ivsha was a little surprised. She didn't understand the meaning behind Su Xuan's extra gift of 5 Copper Coins.
"This is an extra 10% bonus for you. I hope you'll keep it a secret from the Adventurers who come later," Su Xuan said with a faint smile.
He gave her the extra 10% because he could tell that Ivsha was in dire need of money; that was her whole purpose for being here.
Although money was very important for the Guild during the initial progression phase, it wasn't so critical as to be a headache, especially since 5 Copper Coins were only worth 0.5 yuan.
In contrast, Ivsha needed this money more, even if the amount wasn't very large.
"Mr. Su Xuan..."
In response to Su Xuan's generosity, faint heart shapes flickered in Ivsha's eyes.
Ivsha became a little emotional, feeling fortunate that the person she had signed a contract with was so reliable.
She had hesitated before, worried that signing the Adventurer Contract would cause her to fall into the Abyss. After all, her Race was Succubus. Even though she was raised by a Nun in a church, she still feared that she might reveal her true nature.
But now, her worries were gone.
She firmly believed that even if she did reveal her true nature, Su Xuan was someone she could entrust herself to.
"Thank you so much for your generosity. Please believe that I will never let you down!" Ivsha said, her eyes shimmering, her voice gentle and alluring. "I will become your most reliable aide!"
[Ivsha's affinity +1]
[Ivsha's affinity has reached 100!]
[Ivsha's Character Quest has been unlocked!]
[The Succubus Nun in the church...]