It will probably only exist as a party for a long time. That's the initial form of a team, not fixed, but once you have a Team Creation Trial Certificate, you can upgrade everyone in the party to team members. Team members have many benefits. For example, when team members form a party, the experience gained from killing monsters increases by 10%, which is quite considerable. When a team upgrades to a legion, legion members forming a party get a 20% experience increase!
Currently, players can only fantasize about it. Not only do no players have 10,000 reputation, but no one knows where to find the trial certificate needed for team creation. The official game hasn't given any clues, and everything relies on players to explore.
Now Murong Shanshan actually asked me when the Qing Cai Family would form a team... "I don't know, it should still be early. My reputation is far from enough."
"If I form a team first, would you join?" Murong Shanshan bit her lip.
I suddenly remembered how Xu Lin disowned me because I offended Kuang Zhan, so I smiled and said, "Let's talk about that later. Forming a team isn't something you can just do whenever you want."
Murong Shanshan pursed her lips and smiled faintly, "Then let's talk about it later. Up ahead is Demon Valley, full of demon-type monsters. Priests can kill them very quickly."
"By the way, what's your quest about? Do you need to kill a Boss or something?"
"Killing a Boss would be good. This quest of mine is really abnormal. It says there are eighteen sealed magic arrays in the valley, scattered in various corners. Only by unsealing all of them within five seconds will the Demon Boss I need to kill be released. I think this Boss definitely won't be simple. Maybe it'll drop a few blue items for me!" Murong Shanshan's face was filled with excitement, her radiant and lovely appearance making several perverts around her stare in a daze... Murong Shanshan gave an order in the party channel, and the nearly 50-person team immediately dispersed throughout the valley. The magic arrays were very obvious, and the monsters in the valley were quickly almost wiped out under the trampling of a large group of people.
Ke Ke quietly walked over to my side and whispered, "Do you know, Shanshan is the campus belle of our school. Not many of these people don't have ulterior motives towards her."
I nodded but didn't speak.
"Aren't you worried?" Ke Ke stared at my face, seemingly not wanting to miss any of my expressions.
"Worried about what?"
Ke Ke looked at me blankly, and only after confirming that I truly didn't care did she say, "Never mind, pretend I didn't ask anything. It's a pity our Shanshan doesn't know which pervert will chase her away..."
"..."
Soon, all eighteen magic arrays were guarded. Murong Shanshan opened the map and, after confirming that all magic arrays were covered, began to speak into the voice communicator in the party channel: "Starting now, when I count to three, everyone immediately activates their magic array. Wait, which idiot is activating the magic array at 9 o'clock? Stop it!"
After a moment of chaos, everyone finally activated the magic arrays for the second time under Murong Shanshan's arrangement. After a flash of holy light, a Level 25 Golem Boss suddenly spawned in the very center of the map. This was precisely Murong Shanshan's objective for this trip.
"Lin Fan, come and attack! Everyone, go!"
Everyone swarmed towards this poor Boss. When I swung my second sword, I actually missed!
Heavens! I think this was the fastest-dying Boss I've ever seen. It was taken down in less than 10 seconds, dropping a blue armored boot for warriors, which Murong Shanshan naturally claimed for herself.
After Murong Shanshan greeted me, she immediately returned to the city. At the same time, I received a notification that the party had disbanded. It seemed Murong Shanshan wanted to use this method to shake off her followers.
A text message followed: "Lin Fan, Ke Ke and I are going to level up, so I won't accompany you."
I gave a silly smile, only then remembering that I also had things to do. Everyone's level was already quite high. If I didn't level up quickly, I was afraid Lu Xuehan and Xin Yu would catch up to me.
Opening the rankings, I was surprised to find that I had already ranked seventh in the world and fourth in China. I should be considered a celebrity now. Judging from the levels of players in the top 10 of the Heaven Ranking, the level gap between everyone was gradually widening. The first-ranked player was still the Thief named Power Hotpot, already Level 29. Second to fourth were all Level 28, fifth to seventh were Level 27, and eighth suddenly dropped to Level 25. Murong Shanshan didn't enter the Heaven Ranking due to too little experience, but she was already ranked sixth in China, far beyond what Lu Xuehan and Xin Yu's levels could compare to.
Without returning to the city, I walked directly from my current location towards the Lumber Mill where I had leveled up with Murong Shanshan yesterday. Logically, further beyond that area should be higher-level monsters. At my current Level 27, if I continued to fight monsters of the same level, the experience would be quite low, and the gap with other players' levels would only widen.
Night gradually darkened, and the wilderness was slowly enveloped in thick fog. The dew was heavy. My dirt-grey Undead War Boots squelched on the dewy grass, making a "squish squish" sound. My body quickly became damp from the dew on the tree branches and leaves. My light blue armor shimmered, and my red cloak clung tightly to my body, feeling very uncomfortable.
I bypassed the Lumber Mill directly; the Level 27 monsters there were no longer necessary to fight. Behind the Lumber Mill was a wide plain. In the distance, smoke could still be seen rising, and a large yellow flag swayed in the wind.
Another large river lay between the Lumber Mill and the plain. A rickety-looking suspension bridge spanned the river, and near the bridge was a simple camp where several shabbily dressed Kingdom soldiers were gathered around a fire, discussing something. I was immediately a bit puzzled. What was the relationship between these soldiers and the troops under the yellow banner? Were they an advance party?
I carefully crossed the suspension bridge. The soldiers guarding the bridgehead, seeing someone approach, immediately stood up and surrounded me. A squad leader-like figure pointed at me and sternly demanded, "Who goes there? What are you doing here?"
I paused, then replied, "I am from Hurricane City."
"What? Are you sent by the King to rescue us?"
I thought for a moment, this might be another quest, so I replied, "I am a newly promoted Swordsman of the Kingdom. Is there anything you need help with?"
The soldier captain said excitedly, "I thought the Kingdom had forgotten us, its soldiers fighting in bloody battles!"