My Apocalypse Territory

Chapter 487: Chapter 446: A Bit Inflated

Yong’an Sanctuary, Municipal Office Building.

Cui Xinseng paced back and forth, occasionally leaning against the window, smoking a cigarette, and blowing clouds of smoke.

The anomaly of “White Tree High Ground” had become a thorn in his side. These days, he had already amassed a considerable military force at the outpost closest to White Tree High Ground. However, due to a lack of understanding concerning the mysterious enemies from Sakura Country and his reluctance to suffer losses, he found himself at an impasse.

All he could do was wait for the results of the mercenaries’ investigation.

Knock, knock, knock—

The sound of urgent knocking reverberated. Cui Xinseng returned to his seat and rubbed his face, restoring his composure and dignity.

“Enter,” he said indifferently.

The door opened, and his personal male secretary walked in excitedly, “The mercenaries tasked with ‘scouting the enemy at White Tree High Ground’ have returned!”

“Oh?” Cui Xinseng suppressed his eagerness and inquired slowly, “What were the results of the investigation? The enemy’s numbers, strength, and origins… If the information isn’t sufficient, we’ll have to withhold some of the reward.”

The “adventurer guild” had a complete task posting procedure.

Rewards were provided by the client, but the difficulty level of the task must be evaluated by the “adventurer guild.” The higher the difficulty, the more the client was required to pay in rewards.

For a three-star task, the reward had to be at least equivalent to five hundred units of Source Crystals, with no upper limit… meaning the client had to offer at least five hundred Source Crystals but could raise the payment to attract more powerful adventurers to take on the task.

The most crucial merit of the “adventurer guild” was also based on the value of the task reward—three hundred Source Crystals could earn one Merit Point, five hundred could earn two, and so on… The higher the task difficulty, the more Merit Points awarded.

For high-star level tasks, clients had to provide rare items besides Source Crystals. These items, often valued in Source Crystals, were given to the adventurers as rewards—the guild easily obtained rare materials that weren’t much use to adventurers, while adventurers could exchange Merit Points and Source Crystals for their most coveted equipment, items, and potions.