23: The highest difficulty starts!

Chapter 23: Highest Difficulty Grind!

Yu Qingcang nodded in satisfaction.

He said, “My teacher once told me that the best way to cherish something is to realize that you could lose it at any moment. The same applies to Lu Ran. Although Lu Ran is Chinese, as an autonomous individual, he has the right not to serve the country.”

“I believe that if Lu Ran’s abilities are exposed, not only will he attract a large number of assassins, but various countries will also try to win him over at all costs,” Ye Hongyi added.

“Exactly, that’s what I mean. Moreover, we all understand the saying ‘a tall tree catches the wind,’ and Lu Ran understands it too. But he is willing to take the risk and expose himself to us, so we cannot let this child be disheartened,” Yu Qingcang said.

After speaking,

he paused, then said, “I will report to the higher-ups to grant Lu Ran the highest access to the equipment national treasury. He can take any equipment he wants without needing to report it. At the same time, he will be given the highest resource level.”

This greatly surprised everyone.

With open access to the equipment national treasury and the freedom to take whatever he wanted, Lu Ran wouldn’t even need to repeatedly attempt certain dungeons just to pursue a specific piece of equipment.

He could focus entirely on leveling up!

Liu Xinxin nodded and said, “Everyone understands Lu Ran’s importance. This is not only true in our country, but even in the history of Global Professionals, such terrifying ability has never appeared. In a month, once he grows stronger, whether it’s for National War or large-scale team dungeons, Lu Ran will lead us to the peak of the world!”

Qin Lie and Xu Jie couldn't interject.

Listening to the Four Great Guild Leaders, who usually wielded immense power, now praising Lu Ran in a somewhat childish manner, was truly rare.

It also made the two of them breathe a sigh of relief.

At least these people wouldn't represent the country and assume that Lu Ran stepping forward was something he was obligated to do.

Yu Qingcang then said, “As the Tiandao Alliance Guild Leader, I have many affairs to handle at the top and cannot personally guide him. I can only trouble the Three Guild Leaders. Additionally, the level gap between the Three Guild Leaders and him is too large. This needs to be compensated for with a Platinum Team Contract to reduce the team experience penalty, otherwise, the efficiency will be insufficient.”

Ye Hongyi immediately said, “My Hongye Merchant Guild will be responsible for the daily supply of Platinum Contracts.”

Ye Hongyi was not only the Guild Leader of Red Cloak Tower but also the Guild Leader of the Hongye Merchant Guild, the largest private merchant guild in China, outside of the data-generated trading houses!

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say she was the richest Professional in China!

Yu Qingcang was all smiles.

He continued, “There’s also the matter of Lu Ran’s guild. In a month, the Tiandao Alliance will invite Lu Ran to join. Although Professionals can join multiple guilds, historically, major guilds have strictly prohibited their members from double-dipping. But for Lu Ran, I wonder if the Three Guild Leaders would be willing to accept him…”

“Willing!” The other Three Guild Leaders said almost in unison.

Yu Qingcang was willing to make this exception, and the Tiandao Alliance wouldn’t monopolize Lu Ran, so of course, they were happy!

“Very well, then. In a month, with the Tiandao Alliance taking the lead, the Four Great Guilds will simultaneously extend invitations to Lu Ran. This is what he deserves!” Yu Qingcang said cheerfully.

But Lei Tai suddenly interjected, “It’s normal for the other three guilds to invite Lu Ran, but isn’t Red Cloak Tower a female-only guild? For so many years, this rule has never been broken.”

As he spoke, everyone looked at Ye Hongyi.

Indeed, since the Ye family took control of Red Cloak Tower, no male Professional had ever joined Red Cloak Tower.

This was Red Cloak Tower’s biggest rule!

But Ye Hongyi shrugged indifferently and said, “Rules are dead, people are alive. I’m not so foolish as to give up inviting Lu Ran to join the guild for the sake of a rule.”

Finally, everyone reached a consensus.

The five-person team members would be Lei Tai, Ye Hongyi, Liu Xinxin, Lu Ran, and Qin Wuyao!

As one of the insiders, Qin Wuyao also benefited.

Yu Qingcang, as the Guild Leader of Tiandao Alliance and holding an important position at the top, was busy with many affairs, so he naturally couldn't spare that much time to guide Lu Ran.

Fortunately, the other Three Guild Leaders were almost fully equipped!

Lei Tai, as an Earth Knight, was a unique existence among hidden tank classes, and combined with his level, status, ability, and equipment, he could be said to be China’s number one tank!

Ye Hongyi’s Inferno Celestial Master was almost the top-tier version of a strong-attack fire mage, serving as the main damage output!

Liu Xinxin’s role was simple: she would stick close to Lu Ran throughout, with the Elf High Priest’s terrifying healing and protective skills preventing any accidents targeting Lu Ran.

The remaining spot went to Qin Wuyao.

The reason given was: having a girl of similar age accompany him would prevent Lu Ran from getting too bored while grinding dungeons.

Qin Wuyao became the conversation companion!

Three Guild Leaders leading the leveling, plus a beautiful young lady for company—this treatment was simply unparalleled!

Qin Lie was all smiles; while cultivating Lu Ran, he could also let Qin Wuyao’s level rapidly increase—it was an absolute win!

Afterward, the Four Great Guild Leaders, as well as Qin Lie, Xu Jie, and Qin Wuyao, all added Lu Ran’s communicator.

Lu Ran could request help from the Four Great Guild Leaders at any time and receive assistance!

The path of leveling up officially began!

Due to his level restriction, Lu Ran could currently only enter the Level 10 dungeon, Death Mine!

To avoid being too attention-grabbing, the Three Guild Leaders specially wore cloaks and hoods to conceal their faces and went to the dungeon hall with Lu Ran and Qin Wuyao.

Otherwise, with the Three Guild Leaders accompanying him, Lu Ran’s name would likely explode across the country within a day, perhaps even spreading abroad.

“Lu Ran, you be the team leader and activate the dungeon,” Liu Xinxin said, walking beside Lu Ran.

She seemed shy, but as the Guild Leader of Mirror Flower Water Moon, how could she be a dull person?

“Okay, what difficulty should we choose?” Lu Ran opened the dungeon list, selected Death Mine, glanced at the difficulty levels, and asked.

“Abyss, the highest difficulty dungeon. More monsters, higher experience,” Liu Xinxin said without hesitation.

Lu Ran secretly thought he had been careless.

With Three Guild Leaders leading a mere Level 10 dungeon, what difficulty could it possibly be?

Although dungeon difficulty increases monster health, defense, attack, speed, and other attributes geometrically,

even Abyss difficulty made no difference in front of the Three Guild Leaders.

Qin Wuyao obediently followed beside Lu Ran, happily waiting to enter the dungeon.

Then, with a flash of white light, the five disappeared into the dungeon hall’s teleportation array.

The scene changed, and Lu Ran hadn't even fully recovered his senses.

Liu Xinxin’s voice came from beside him: “Death Mine, Abyss difficulty, has four areas, five different types, totaling four hundred eighty ordinary Goblins. The first three areas have three Elite Goblins, the fourth area has two Goblin Brothers, and the final BOSS is a combined BOSS of four Blazing Goblins—a total of four hundred eighty-nine monsters.”

As soon as she finished speaking,

Ye Hongyi walked up to Lu Ran and traded him a metallic-looking parchment scroll.

She said, “As the team leader, use the contract scroll to reduce the experience penalty, and then we’ll start grinding.”