When Shifeng saw Kite in such dire straits, he found it hard to imagine just how much determination that independent player, Drunken Xiao, had to make such a decision. However, reality had proven that Drunken Xiao's foresight was indeed impressive. "Interesting."
When it came to choosing a Personal Guard, one had to rely on foresight and luck.
If one made a poor choice, they could only blame themselves for not having good foresight and patience.
Until a player accepted an NPC as their subordinate, they would not be able to see the NPC's data, even if they accepted an NPC as a normal guard.
Take Anna, for example. She was an assistant obtained by a Shifeng due to an Epic Quest. Hence, she was completely under the control of Shifeng. She was similar to a Personal Guard. Hence, only Shifeng could see her data.
After becoming a Viscount, players would have two slots for Personal Guards and 48 slots for normal guards. These slots were extremely precious. Once players signed a contract with an NPC, they would have to pay a considerable price to terminate the contract.
If it were a normal guard, players would still be able to afford it. After all, normal guards could not grow. As players grew stronger, they would have to be replaced sooner or later. However, Personal Guards were different. They could grow. Even Shifeng would not easily terminate the contract as the price to do so was simply too high.
Hence, after becoming a Viscount, players in God's Domain would be extremely careful when choosing their Personal Guards. They would not use the slots casually.
However, leaving a Personal Guard unused was not a good thing. Even if the Personal Guard recruited by others had slightly lower potential, it would still be of great help to a player's leveling up. Moreover, the sooner a player nurtured a Personal Guard, the easier it would be for the Personal Guard's growth.
Recruiting Personal Guards wasn't an easy task. Players couldn't recruit NPCs from the various kingdoms, empires, and God's Domain's strongest powers. In other words, the NPCs recruited couldn't belong to any power. In addition, the stronger the NPCs recruited, the more difficult it would be to recruit them.
Players would be dreaming if they thought they could recruit a Level 200, Tier 5 NPC right off the bat!
The fact that Drunken Xiao had chosen Kite as his personal guard was definitely due to his foresight and luck. Ordinary people could not replicate such a feat.
However, Shifeng was determined to obtain Kite.
"Mister Kite. I have recently been promoted to a Viscount in White River City. I wish to recruit some guards. May I know if you are interested? "Shifeng asked.
When Kite heard this, he became a little excited. But looking at his arm, he sighed and said, "Lord Viscount, as you can see, I'm just a cripple. I'm not qualified to be Lord Viscount's guard."
"Of course I understand Mister Carter's concerns. I've heard that Mister Carter became a second grade swordsman at such a young age. In the past, during the Great Demon War, I even heavily injured a Tier 3 Demon. However, I also paid the price of a sword-wielding arm. Today, I have come here to invite Mister Kite to be my guard. Naturally, I have come prepared. Take a look at this. "Shifeng smiled as he took out a small crystal bottle.
Inside the small crystal bottle was a drop of dark blue liquid. Just by looking at it through the crystal, one could feel the boundless life energy within the liquid.
"Water of Life!"
Kite recognized the contents of the bottle with a single glance. A trace of emotion appeared on his resolute and serious face, because this was what he had been pursuing all this time, and now it was right in front of his eyes. How could he not know?
"That's right. As long as Mister Carter agrees to become my Personal Guard, this bottle of Water of Life is yours," Shifeng said, smiling.
"Lord Viscount, are you really willing to use such a precious Water of Life on a Sword Master like me?" Although Kite was tempted, he still calmly asked, "My lord, you should know that with just this drop of Water of Life, even a Tier 3 powerhouse would agree without hesitation."
Shiuse Qiangwei was shocked when he heard Kite's words.
He never thought that Water of Life would be so precious.
A single drop of Water of Life could be exchanged for a Tier 3 NPC as a guard.
That was a Tier 3 class they were talking about. Even Tier 2 classes were something many players looked up to. Not to mention Tier 3 classes.
If the Ling YI Society had a Tier 3 guard, who would dare to provoke Ling Yi?
Whoever dared to provoke Ling Yi would be annihilated.
Although Shiuse Qiangwei had thought things through, and Shifeng could indeed use the Water of Life to recruit a Tier 3 powerhouse, Shiuse Qiangwei was too weak right now. Even if Shiuse Qiangwei wanted to recruit a Tier 3 guard, Shifeng was too weak right now.
"Of course, I know what Mister Carter is talking about. However, I value your potential even more. With your unyielding willpower, I believe that you will one day become an apex powerhouse on the continent," Shifeng said confidently.
Shifeng had evidence for his words.
Demons were not to be trifled with. He had only met the illusion of a Tier 4 Great Demon, yet the Great Demon had cursed him. If not for the Tier 3 Divine Official Xia Lian dispelling the curse for him, he would have had no choice but to delete his account and start all over again.
Not to mention, Kite had fought a real Tier 3 Demon. How could he not have been cursed?
The power of Demons was the most evil of powers. It could easily corrode a human's mind. However, Kite had lived for so many years. Even after losing his powers, he was still normal and had not become a Demonkin. If he did not have an unyielding willpower, how could he not have been devoured by the power of Demons?
"Mister Carter, may I know if you are willing to become my guard?" Shifeng asked cautiously.
"Even Lord Viscount does not despise a cripple like me. How can I refuse my lord's good intentions? From today onwards, my lord is my one and only master. I, Kite, swear my loyalty to you." Kite immediately half-knelt before Shifeng, respectfully accepting the Water of Life.
System: Do you wish to recruit Kite as your Personal Guard?
Shifeng clicked "Agree." Following which, Kite's information appeared in Shifeng's NPC management interface.
[Kite] (Ye Feng's Personal Guard) Gender: Male Age: 39 Loyalty: 90 Charm: 60 Physique: 40 Wisdom: 81 Level 30 Class: Tier 1 Swordsman
Growth Potential: 26
Strength: 125 Agility: 130 Endurance: 200 Vitality: 180 Intelligence: 90
HP: 8,000 Attack Power: 600-720 Defense: 3,100
Although Shifeng had mentally prepared himself, his heart could not help but twitch when he saw Kite's statistics. Setting aside his other Attributes, Kite's Growth Potential was only 26 points. It was so low that it made one's hair stand on end.
He really did not know how Drunk Xiao had withstood Kite's Growth Potential.
Growth Potential: 0 to 30 points. It was the average standard. Players would never want a Personal Guard.
Growth Potential: 31 to 50 points. It was the Bronze standard. As long as a player had a Personal Guard, even the weakest Personal Guard would fall into this category.
Growth Potential: 51 to 70 points. It was the Mysterious-Iron standard. It was relatively rare to encounter a Personal Guard of this standard. Normally, one would only encounter such a Personal Guard if they had good eyesight and long-term observation.
Growth Potential: 71 to 80 points. It was the Secret-Silver standard. Personal Guards of this standard were extremely rare. If one could obtain one, they would treat it like a treasure.
Growth Potential: 81 to 90 points. It was the Fine-Gold standard. Personal Guards of this standard were as rare as a phoenix's feather in God's Domain.
Growth Potential: 91 to 100 points. It was the Dark-Gold standard. If a player could obtain such a Personal Guard, as long as they nurtured it, it would not matter whether they were strong or not.
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