Chapter 74
Chapter 74
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Translator: Vine
Chapter: 74
Chapter Title: Guild 'Red and White'
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[Title]
Astria Online Current Faction Map.txt (+1021)
[Content]
Decided to summarize the major guilds by faction to celebrate the first world boss launch.
The World Boss 'Green Dragon's' habitat is right in the middle of a faction battlefield, so expect a bloody war.
(Alpharion Empire)
'GG Clan' Guild Master: We Got Married
'White Skull Corps' Guild Master: Self-Sacrifice
'No Mercy' Guild Master: CalmDown
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(Betarion Empire)
'Plan B' Guild Master: Gyuam Jo Hyeon-su
'Eastern Alliance' Guild Master: Eight Extremes Sword
'Team Rocket' Guild Master: Sylvie
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[Comments]
- Wow, so many forum guilds. Aren't White Skull Corps, No Mercy, and Team Rocket all forum guilds?
> Yeah, but the forum guys just have numbers. They get pushed around by the gear-daddies in PvP, lol. It's basically a two-horse race between Alpharion Empire's 'GG Clan' and Betarion Empire's 'Plan B'.
> White Skull Corps needs to suck up to We Got Married from GG Clan. White Skulls, unite!
- The Eastern Alliance guild is full of beefcakes, right? So many Warriors. They'll probably be super strong in large-scale battles.
> Then Team Rocket will have to side with Plan B. Objectively, GG Clan seems stronger than Plan B, but if you add the Eastern Alliance, who knows.
> They're starting to release 'High-Grade Magic Stones' as rewards for the faction war, so now you have to hide behind a major guild to participate. The herbivores who just came for dailies are gonna get crushed in the whale war.
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- In the end, isn't this big war all about whether you can take down the world boss? The rewards must be insane, even split among hundreds of people. A legendary-grade item might even drop. How long is the respawn timer? Probably a few months.
> No one knows since it's never been killed. It's up to the war-daddies to create an environment where the 'Green Dragon' can be raided without pressure, but in the end, the hardcore dungeon experts have to be the ones to do it.
> Plan B tried to push and raid it as soon as the world boss appeared yesterday, but they got wiped by the first breath, lol. The range is huge and the breath lasts forever. No one has a clue how to kill it yet.
> Doesn't that mean the Alpharion Empire has the advantage? The 'Chris's Attack Squad' party that gets all the first clears is with the Alpharion Empire.
> Chris's Attack Squad hasn't made a guild yet, so we don't know. But We Got Married, the GG Clan master, will definitely try to recruit them. He'll offer them a sweet deal on the loot distribution.
> The Betarion Empire has a lot of top-tier players too. It's still anyone's game.
> What about the 'Noname' party? Which faction are they? I'm not sure about them.
> You know that white-haired kid who runs carries with Chris's Attack Squad? There's a rumor that he's the tank for the Noname party.
> White-haired kid? Lol, you mean that cute little Swordsman?
> I got a carry from Chris's Attack Squad yesterday, and he's probably the one doing the most damage right now. He soloed the Fallen Angel, and its health dropped faster than the Archangel that two ranged DPS were hitting. Can you even imagine?
> Chris, stop censoring the screenshots and videos of the white-haired kid!
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"Hmm~ Hmm-hmm~"
Humming a little tune, I placed a vase of flowers in the center of the table as the final touch.
The vase held red and white flowers—pretty blossoms I’d picked myself while hiking in the mountains yesterday.
"This one is Chris, and this one is me."
I giggled, cupping my face with my hands.
With the table decorations complete, I straightened up and looked around 'my house'.
Sunlight streamed through the wide windows, brightly illuminating the room. Outside, the capital city unfolded in a single panoramic view. Pretty curtains hung by the windows.
A sofa and a refrigerator-shaped piece of furniture, which didn't quite fit the medieval fantasy setting, created a unique atmosphere. They were the works of players who had furniture and magitech workshops in the Alpharion Empire's capital.
On a small bookshelf next to the sofa, I had neatly arranged the books I'd collected. Antique-style candlesticks were placed here and there, promising a romantic atmosphere when lit at night.
I opened the refrigerator.
Enchanted with a long-lasting cooling spell, the refrigerator held desserts like pudding and cake from the capital's cafes, along with cookies, other snacks, and cold drinks. All things to serve to guests.
On the table, besides the vase, sat a cute teapot and cups I'd found in the capital, filled with fragrant herbal tea from the cupboard.
"Hee-hee."
Tears of joy streamed down my face.
You did it, Rain. You worked so hard.
You finally achieved your dream of owning a home on the Astria Continent.
My days of hopping from inn to inn to recover my fatigue were over. Except when I was adventuring or hunting, I could now rest my body in my very own home. Of course, I'd still have to leave this world for a bit when I needed to provide nourishment for Iseulbi's body.
Actually, I had planned to cash out all my earnings from the last dungeon to buy a house for Iseulbi first. But since Chris had solved Iseulbi's housing problem, I was able to take the plunge and buy a house on the Astria Continent, right in the imperial capital.
*Knock, knock.*
"Huhu, is the homeowner in~?"
A gentle female voice.
My heart seemed to leap on its own.
"Yes~ I'm here!"
Smiling brightly, I welcomed the first guest to my new home.
The red-haired beauty, Chris, opened the door and stepped inside.
"Wow~! You've made it so cozy and pretty."
Chris exclaimed, her eyes wide with wonder as she looked around my house.
I shrugged my shoulders.
"You haven't bought a house yet, have you? If it's you, you're welcome to crash at my place."
On Earth, Iseulbi was living at Chris's house. Here on the Astria Continent, I could solve Chris's housing problem in return.
Chris grinned and patted my head.
I brought out some cookies from the refrigerator. I led Chris to a chair at the table and poured her a cup of fragrant herbal tea, placing it in front of her.
For a while, we enjoyed the refreshments and chatted together.
"So, I'm thinking of making a guild too."
"A guild."
The players on the Astria Continent were currently divided between two major factions, the 'Alpharion Empire' and the 'Betarion Empire'.
I knew that they were forming 'guilds' to compete against each other for advantages in the faction war.
"Recently, the first world boss appeared in the faction war zone, 'Verbeia Forest'. Have you heard about it, Rain?"
I shook my head.
I didn't really follow the community forums. I just adventured wherever my feet took me.
But, a world boss...
"It's not a dungeon-style raid, but you could say it's effectively Astria Online's first real raid. And I want to take a crack at that first world boss."
"But, if it's in a faction war zone..."
Chris nodded.
A world boss, immense rewards.
A massive war would break out between the two factions to claim it.
Skirmishes were probably already happening there even now.
"Things are in a lull right now, but the Betarion Empire is starting to make its move. They'll try to push out the opposing faction through the war, secure the area for the world boss raid, and form a team to clear it."
"The fact that you're telling me this means our faction, the Alpharion Empire, is also putting together a raid team, right?"
Chris grinned.
"Correct. We got an offer from the 'GG Clan' guild. I'm going to be the raid leader for the 'Green Dragon' world boss team."
The first world boss raid. A faction war. This wasn't something I could tackle alone.
But among the immense rewards, the legendary-grade items were the most tempting.
Elite dungeons were starting to feature timed enrage mechanics. I had barely managed to clear the Ancient Temple by pushing through its enrage phase.
As someone who soloed dungeons, future clears would become tricky if I couldn't significantly out-damage other players.
Until now, I'd been compensating for my damage output by making full use of my past experience and high synchronization rate. Even pushing myself to the limit, I was only doing a little more than two people's worth of damage.
But what if I had a legendary-grade weapon?
Depending on the weapon's stats, dealing more than three people's worth of damage alone wouldn't be just a dream.
*Gulp.*
I swallowed and listened intently to Chris.
"For now, GG Clan has promised 30% of any rewards that can be classified as currency to the raid team. If a legendary-grade item drops, it will be auctioned off."
An auction. Maybe I should have bought the house later.
How much gold do I have right now?
I checked my current gold and then shook my head vigorously.
I can't count my chickens before they hatch. We haven't even cleared it yet.
"The raid, I'll join."
Chris looked at me with a slightly worried expression, then hesitated before speaking.
"Um... Rain, it's going to be a dangerous raid. The PvP players will try to secure the area for us, but we could still be exposed to attacks from the other faction during the boss fight. I'll do my best to protect you, but... will you be okay?"
What was she worried about?
I had a vague idea.
She was probably worried about the pain I'd feel if I got hurt.
After all, I had shown her how I soloed before, which meant I'd revealed a little about my synchronization rate.
Of course, Chris wouldn't stop me if I was set on doing it.
And now that I had Chris, my body in the outside world wouldn't be in danger like last time.
If Iseulbi got really sick, Chris would take her to the hospital.
I looked at Chris and smiled sheepishly.
"I'll be fine since you're here. So, how are we going to recruit our party members?"
I'd prefer a format I could handle alone, but a world boss raid was something that absolutely had to be cleared with others.
Not just the main raid team, but also the PvP players fighting the faction war had to be considered part of the team.
In the past, I wouldn't have given it a second glance, but now, Chris was by my side.
Raiding with Chris would be fun.
She would handle all the member management, party composition, and strategy planning, and I would just have to hit the boss hard from the front.
"The Noname party and Chris's party are definitely in this together. That's five people to start, right? Huhu."
Chris beamed as she looked at me.
The Noname party consisted of one person: me.
I gave an awkward smile and fidgeted.
"And there are two other top-tier raid parties I've already spoken to. We'll be a raid team of thirteen in total."
"Ooh."
I clenched my fists, my eyes sparkling.
The first raid. A faction war. The Green Dragon. A thirteen-member raid team.
My heart pounded with excitement.
"This will be the launch of the first raid-focused guild, made up of thirteen members. As for the guild name... hmm, what should we call it?"
"Can I name it?"
Chris laughed heartily and let me choose the guild name.
For a moment, I looked at the vase on the table.
The red and white flowers.
Chris and Rain's colors.
"Red and White!"