The Guild of Gods had just finished their dungeon run in Parisol, the main city of the Elves, and had returned to the main city. The ten-man level 40 Abyss Instance Dungeon was really not easy to fight. They had six level 45 players and four level 44 players, and they had cleared it five times. It took them a total of 19 hours to clear it. Originally, all of them were level 45, but now, four of them had dropped to level 44. This showed how difficult it was.
However, although it was difficult, they had cleared it. Moreover, it was the First Clear. The system announcement had just lit up. The guild leader, Counter Front, was very happy. Currently, the battle between Spirit World and Rebirth was too fierce. There was no time at all to fight for the First Clear of the Instance Dungeon. The only one who was really competing with them was the Dragon's Domain guild from the Demons' side. Now, it seemed that his side still had the advantage.
"Finally, it's over." The vice guild leader, Sleep In Dreams, also walked over and leaned on Counter Front. "This boss is really a bit too strong. It's completely different from the normal dungeons."
"That's why it's worth fighting," Counter Front said. "Although we died a few times, we can almost replenish the equipment we lost. Unfortunately, there was still no Epic equipment. It seems that the probability of an Epic item dropping in a dungeon is still too low. The probability of a hidden quest is still higher. It's a pity that hidden quests are too difficult to trigger."
"Things that are difficult to obtain are precious," Sleep In Dreams said.
"Yeah, if everyone had one, I wouldn't have to worry about this." Counter Front nodded. "Let's go back and hand in the quest. After completing this dungeon quest, my Favorability should be enough. Next, it's time to farm Honor Points. Once I have enough Honor Points and have an NPC's recommendation letter, I should be able to become an official."
"This way, as long as we can make some achievements and farm the Favorability of the higher-ups, we might be able to be conferred the title of nobility." Sleep In Dreams also nodded. "Right now, there's no sign of things like land deeds. On the battlefield, we can only kill the opposing players to earn Honor Points. There's no way we can make any big contributions. If we want to be conferred the title of nobility, we can only rely on the path of a civil official."
"Yeah …" Counter Front nodded. Like the Main Cities of the Human race, the Elven City's Business District also had a Shop Row reserved for players. Of course, these Shops were all Golden Spots. However, even now, nobody had managed to secure a single one of these Shops. The main reason for this was the lack of Deeds. Even now, not a single player had managed to obtain one.
The Gods were in desperate need of a shop, especially when they heard that Rebirth had already obtained a shop. If they wanted a shop, other than the title deed, the only way was to be conferred a title. However, Counter Front had gathered some information and found that conferring a title was a very, very difficult thing to do.
In all countries, the path to becoming an official was basically the same. The first was to become a military officer. This was very easy. Once you reached Level 30, you could go to the battlefield. Then, you could go and farm for Honor. There was a total of 15 military ranks, with the highest being the Marshal rank. Only those who were Level 11 or above had a chance of being conferred the title of Baron. Moreover, players also needed to accumulate sufficient military contributions. Currently, players' levels were simply too low. They might not even be able to defeat a small soldier, much less make any significant contributions. Players could only wait until they reached higher levels.
The second path was to become a civil official. However, this was also very difficult. First of all, civil officials in empires were usually nobles. In other words, if you wanted to become an official, you had to come from a noble family. At the very least, your relatives had to be nobles. This was something that no player could achieve. If players wanted to become a civil official, they had to first walk the path of military contributions. After all, there was no imperial examination. The only way for a commoner to become an official was through military contributions.
Meanwhile, Counter Front had found a new method, and that was to become a civil official. By becoming an advisor to a country's minister, they could obtain a recommendation letter and become an official. Then, they could slowly grow stronger and finally be conferred a title of Baron. After some thought, Counter Front decided that this was the most suitable path for him. After becoming an official, he could obtain Honor Points by completing civil official quests. Moreover, there were a lot of them, and they would receive much more Honor Points than killing enemy players. Moreover, he had many subordinates, so completing these quests should be relatively easy. Considering this, Counter Front felt that this would be much faster than fighting on the battlefield.
Counter Front began to think of a way. Two weeks ago, he had gotten in touch with an official from the Ministry of Rites, Earl Frazer. Earl Frazer had started giving him quests to increase his Favorability. After two weeks of hard work, Frazer's Favorability had barely reached 30 points. After turning in this dungeon quest, Frazer estimated that it would reach 30 points, just enough to qualify for a recommendation letter.
Of course, because all the officials had to have at least a military background, the lowest requirement for the elves was a rank 4 military rank. So, Ni Feng still had to go to the battlefield to grind his military merits to rank 4. Then, he could get a recommendation letter and become an official. Although he had been busy for a long time, it was finally time to reap the rewards.
"I really don't know how Brother Awesome managed to get his hands on a Duke title …" Speaking of this matter, Counter Front had been conflicted for a long time. In the beginning, he didn't pay much attention to it. However, after some investigation, he realized that a Duke title was not something a player could afford. Just what did this guy do to get his hands on a Duke title?
"I've heard him complain about it many times. He has his own way of doing things. We can't do anything about it," Sleep In Dreams advised. "Let's go. We're going to turn in the quest."
Since the Dungeon event had ended, the party was dismissed. Counter Front brought Sleep In Dreams back to the city to turn in the quest to Count Fraser.
Count Fraser was the Elven Kingdom's Minister of Etiquette. He was one of the few male Elven officials in the Elven Kingdom. Being able to get to this position among the Elven nobility, which was dominated by females, Count Fraser was indeed a very capable person. Counter Front had only managed to get to know Count Fraser because of his good luck. He had received a quest and ended up with Count Fraser. After completing the quest, his Favorability with Count Fraser had changed to Friendly. Then, he was able to accept a quest from Count Fraser. After two weeks of grinding, he had nearly reached 30 Favorability with Count Fraser. Moreover, before he had accepted this Dungeon quest, Count Fraser had said that if he could complete it, he would give Counter Front a recommendation letter. Hence, Counter Front had been eager to clear this Abyss difficulty Dungeon. Although he had suffered a greater loss than expected, he had finally cleared it.
After returning to the main city's return point, Counter Front immediately ran to Count Fraser's mansion. He hurriedly grabbed the recommendation letter and headed to the battlefield to grind for Honor Points. There was no time to waste. If the Dragon Field discovered this route, things would get ugly.
"Wait, Yao Tianqi (Counter Front's real name is Yao Tianqi)," Sleep In Dreams suddenly said, pulling Counter Front back.
"What's wrong?" Counter Front turned around and asked.
"Count Fraser," Sleep In Dreams said as he pointed at a person on the road beside them.
"Eh?" Counter Front was stunned for a moment. He turned around and saw his current superior, Count Fraser, standing beside him with a few other people. When he looked up, he realized that they were standing at the entrance of the Teleportation Circle. Moreover, they kept looking inside, as if they were waiting for someone.
"Let's go and take a look," Counter Front said. Now that Earl Fraser was here, it was time to hand in the quest. At the same time, he wanted to see what was going on and see if it was a hidden quest.
"Lord Fraser." Counter Front walked over and greeted him.
"Oh? It's the Lord of Reverse Edge, "Earl Fraser nodded as he turned around.
Counter Front was indeed a Lord. It wasn't just him. Many other players had become Lords. This was because the title was easy to obtain. As long as they donated enough money, they could get it. However, although a Lord sounded like a noble title, it was actually no different from a commoner. There was no fief, and it couldn't be inherited. Apart from a small annual salary, there were basically no benefits. The only difference was that the NPCs would treat you a little better, and it sounded quite intimidating.
"Lord Fraser, I've completed your quest," Counter Front said.
"Oh, that's what you're talking about. Wait a minute, I have something to do now. Tell me when we get back to the mansion," Earl Fraser replied.
"Is there something important?" Counter Front asked.
"Oh … I'm waiting for an important person here. This is an order from Her Royal Highness, so I don't have much time right now," Count Fraser replied. Earl Fraser replied. It was only because Ni Feng's favorability towards him was high that he answered. Otherwise, he would have asked the guards to drag him out of the room.
"Important person? Who is it? "Counter Front asked.
"This is a matter of national importance. You don't have the right to know," Count Fraser said immediately. "You can leave first. You can report to me about the quest after I'm done with the national affairs."
"Oh, okay." Counter Front nodded. Although Count Fraser seemed a little angry, his Favorability didn't drop. This was good news. Otherwise, his efforts over the past few days would have been in vain.
Although he didn't know what was going on, since he couldn't trigger anything, Counter Front decided to leave. However, before he could take a step forward, the guards beside him suddenly shouted, "He's here!"
"Get ready to welcome him!" Count Fraser immediately shouted.
Counter Front, who was about to leave, turned around. He was curious about what kind of important person Count Fraser was welcoming. When he turned around, he saw Li Huailin walking out of the teleportation point. As there were Elves around, Li Huailin was very conspicuous.
"Eh? Huailin? "Counter Front walked up to him.
"Guild Leader of the Gods?" Li Huailin was stunned. He didn't expect to see a familiar face as soon as he walked out of the teleportation point. Li Huailin didn't know many Elves. Aside from Counter Front, there were only a dozen or so S-rank professionals. "What a coincidence. How did you know I was coming?"
"I was here to turn in a quest and happened to bump into you," Counter Front said. "Why are you here? What are you doing in the Elven City? A quest or a dungeon? "
"Uh …" Just as Li Huailin was about to say something, Count Fraser hurried over.
"I am the Elven Minister of Etiquette, Fraser. Greetings, Duke Aquitaine," Count Fraser said. "Her Highness the Queen has sent me to welcome you."
"Eh?" Counter Front was stunned.
"Lord Counter Front, are you acquainted with the Duke of Aquitaine?" Count Fraser asked.
"This …" Counter Front turned to Li Huailin. He didn't know how to answer in this situation.
"Oh, I know him. We're friends," Li Huailin said, suddenly remembering that he had something to ask Counter Front.
"Oh? So Lord Counter Front and the Duke of Aquitaine are friends? What a coincidence." Count Fraser smiled. Counter Front was his subordinate. If he was friends with the Duke of Aquitaine, wouldn't that mean he had some sort of relationship with the Duke?
Counter Front suddenly received a system notification: Count Fraser's Favorability toward you has increased by 10 points …
"Crap!" Counter Front couldn't help but shout.
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