Cannon fodder in the Interstellar

With the mentalist meditation technique she had previously learned from War World, which was an advanced form of Heavenly-level meditation, Ruo Manni found that after learning the Flowing Cloud Sword Technique, she could appreciate its subtlety. She began to suspect that this sword technique might also be of a similar or even higher level.

Above Heavenly-level techniques are the rare Xuan-level techniques, which are passed down by powerful beings and are only found in the great ancient families with centuries-old lineages. If such techniques were leaked to the outside world, they would undoubtedly trigger fierce competition and conflict.

Thus, it was highly unlikely that these benefits were originally part of War World’s offerings. Even if the Crown Prince was generous, he couldn’t allow everyone to learn them, as Xuan-level techniques are strictly controlled.

So Ruo Manni reasonably suspected that these benefits were specially given to her. The Crown Prince must have gone to great lengths to deliver such top-tier techniques to her without alarming the outside world.

Ruo Manni decided that, aside from her intense training, she should ignore everything else for now to not disappoint the Crown Prince’s thoughtful efforts.

After logging off, Ruo Manni immersed herself in practicing the Flowing Cloud Sword Technique in the jade pendant space, almost making her late for her morning classes. Practicing the sword technique didn’t require any special venue, just enough space, and in such times, the jade pendant space became her greatest aid.

Because she suspected that the sword techniques she obtained were of a very high level, Ruo Manni didn’t dare to reveal them in front of others until she had perfected the moves, fearing that someone might notice something unusual. Therefore, she chose not to practice in the training room and planned to enter the jade pendant space to train after returning to her dormitory in the evening.

At 10 PM, after finishing their training, the group of friends exited the training room. Hebrew Adam asked, “Who among you can reach level 10 tonight? I’ve already established the guild, so apply to join once you reach level 10.”

“Captain, you’re the first to advance to level 10 and establish the guild. You’re amazing,” Sheila said with genuine admiration.

Her admiration was sincere and not feigned; it seemed Sheila had given up on forcing herself to please Hebrew Adam.

“The guild is named ‘First Guild of Imperial Star City.’ Hurry up; we need to be the first to get the first kill in the new dungeon,” Hebrew Adam said with a somewhat proud expression, clearly enjoying the genuine praise.

Su Forty-Three said, “I only have the final leveling task left. I should be able to complete it within an hour after logging in.”

Tamaki Kazia said, “I have four more leveling tasks. It will probably take me two to three more days to reach level 10.”

Sheila added, “Captain, I’ll need about two to three days as well.”

“I’m about the same,” Tino Venamoinen said.

Indeed, everyone’s strength and progress were similar, and after a few days, their guild’s strength increased significantly.

Sheila glanced at the silent Ruo Manni and asked, “Manni, why aren’t you speaking? What level are you now? Is your main profession an Armorer?”

“My main profession is Combat Master, and my IP name is Lin Kexin,” Ruo Manni replied lightly.

“So Lin Kexin is you, Ruo! As expected of you, Ruo, ranking third in the Youth Group leaderboard. Lin Kexin, a player who had never shown up before, suddenly appeared yesterday and immediately replaced the anonymous players who had been in second and third places. This led everyone to speculate that the anonymous player might be Lin Kexin. Is that anonymous player you?” Tamaki Kazia asked excitedly.

“Yes,” Ruo Manni said, since it was already public, she saw no reason to hide it.

“Ruo Manni always likes to keep a low profile. Everyone had been guessing the identity of the anonymous player. I had some suspicion it was you because only you have that level of strength,” Su Forty-Three remarked.

“The nail that sticks up gets hammered down. People like you who aren’t afraid of trouble have a lot more confidence than I do. Even if my guardian can handle it, I don’t want to add trouble for them,” Ruo Manni said lightly.

This was a very practical issue, and the group fell silent, shifting their discussion to their expectations for the guild.

Before parting ways, the group of friends agreed on a time to log into the game and then went their separate ways.

When Ruo Manni returned to her dorm, she noticed there was still time left, so she followed her plan and spent an hour and a half practicing swordsmanship in the jade pendant space before taking a shower and heading to the game pod for sleep.

At the pre-set time, Ruo Manni logged into the game. This time, she didn’t appear in Halan City but directly entered the guild headquarters hall in Imperial Star City.

When she arrived, she saw Hebrew Adam and Hua Deli already talking in the hall, suggesting they had arrived a few minutes earlier.

Yesterday, they had set up the guild’s designated areas, so today they could quietly review information and strategies while waiting for the other members to level up.

Ruo Manni checked the forum world and found that the third guild had not yet been established. Currently, the guild leaderboard in the youth world of the game only listed their “Imperial Star City First Guild” and the “Whirlwind Guild.”

The “Imperial Star City First Guild” had three members, while the “Whirlwind Guild” had two members, making them rather small.

“We need to hurry, or others might beat us to it,” Hua Deli said with a frown.

“We need five people to start the dungeon quest. Contact Dean Atchison, Gao Haitao, and Su Forty-Three to see how they’re doing. Let’s go help them speed things up,” Hebrew Adam said.

The two young masters were very eager to get the first kill in the dungeon and couldn’t sit still.

“You go ahead, but I have something to discuss,” Ruo Manni said, and both boys turned to look at her.

“Put the mech parts you have into the guild warehouse. I’ll see if I can assemble a mech. With the Captain’s strength, having a mech would make taking down the dungeon boss a piece of cake.”

This was a very good idea. Having a teammate who could both fight and assemble mechs was great. After the two boys put their mech parts into the guild warehouse, they went out to find the other members, leaving Ruo Manni alone in the guild to assemble the mech.

Half an hour later, Ruo Manni heard the youth world channel in the game announce: “Congratulations to player Planet King for being the seventh to reach level 10. Reward: an upgrade gift pack…”

“Congratulations to player Planet King…”

“Congratulations to player Planet King…”

After three consecutive world channel announcements, Ruo Manni then heard the guild channel: “Hua Feitian invites Planet King to join the Imperial City’s First Guild.”

Dean Atchison had reached level 10, so now they had four members.

Soon after, Hua Deli and Dean Atchison, whose player ID was Planet King, returned to the guild headquarters. There were teleportation items in the game, but the cost of fifty gold per use was steep, and not everyone was willing to spend that.

“Warm welcome to our guild. We still need five more mech parts. Dean, quickly give me the mech parts you have,” Ruo Manni said briefly, eager to get the parts.