CHAPTER 375: CHAPTER 303: POTENTIAL DESTRUCTIVENESS (ADDITIONAL CHAPTER 2/6 FOR ALLIANCE LEADER "PANDA321222")

Thinking of this, Wen Nan raised his hand and looked at his palm.

The golden control pattern there now showed little light, looking like a golden tattoo on Wen Nan’s skin.

It seemed that the little servant either hadn’t entered this game hall where he was or was cut off by some special shielding mechanism.

To meet the other party, Wen Nan could only initiate the pattern summoning.

Better not.

Jun Wuming seemed to have his own guild, perhaps he had just exited an instance and was now dealing with his guild’s affairs. Although Wen Nan was the master, it wouldn’t be nice to disrupt his guild operations. After all, the high-level players in that guild, although Wen Nan hadn’t met them yet, might someday become his resources.

While thinking, a crisp chime sounded in his ear.

Wen Nan collected his thoughts and looked somewhat puzzled in the direction of the sound, discovering it came from a small screen on the wall.

"Doorbell," Yu Shouling said, "a guest has arrived."

A guest?

Wen Nan walked to the small screen, accepted the video call, and soon, a familiar face appeared in the center of the screen.

It was the NPC who had sold Wen Nan the land at the public center before.

Seeing Wen Nan’s face on the screen, the NPC immediately put on a standard smile, "Player! Good afternoon!"

Wen Nan: "What’s up?"

The NPC nodded and explained directly, "Player! Congratulations! You have received a system gift package! The package has already been delivered to the game hall service center. I’m here to notify you so you can collect it. Is it convenient for you now? If so, let’s go to the service center together?"

His [Silver Star] package? It’s here so soon?

Wen Nan replied affirmatively, asking the NPC to wait a moment. After saying a few words to the two people and one rabbit behind him, he tidied up his clothes and pants and rushed downstairs.

The building now had four floors in total. The top floor was the guild leader’s exclusive room. Wen Nan glanced at the third floor, which was a narrow corridor connecting two rows of neat rooms, resembling school dormitories. It should be where members rested. The second floor was made into a public entertainment and leisure area, and the ground floor was the reception hall.

The high ceiling of the reception hall on the first floor alone was seven or eight meters high, taller than the whole building of the previous old office.

Arriving at the first-floor hall, Wen Nan noticed that a few members were already sitting scattered inside.

He walked down from the stairs and immediately saw Gu Jinxing typing on the floating screen in front of him in the sofa area.

Gu Jinxing noticed someone coming down from the corner of his eye, looked up from the screen, saw Wen Nan, and immediately stood up, smiling as he approached, "Guild leader, long time no see."

Wen Nan smiled and greeted back, asking what he was doing.

Gu Jinxing pushed his floating screen towards Wen Nan,

"I re-summarized the player information who applied for membership before and rearranged them. Interview notices have been sent out based on serial numbers.

"Because of the large number of applicants, I have posted a notice in the community not to accept on-site applications anymore to avoid congestion in front of our guild office and to maintain the guild’s image.

"Moreover, initial screening of future applicants will all be changed to online interviews to alleviate the office’s pressure. I asked Yu Shouling to help create a row of interview rooms and conference rooms beside the reception hall. The final round of on-site interviews and cooperation intentions with other guilds can be conducted there in the future.

"The guild leader has been in instances for the past two days, so I made these decisions myself. If the guild leader feels any part is inappropriate, I will rectify it as soon as possible."

Wen Nan glanced at the main entrance and thought, no wonder he felt the surroundings of their office had become much quieter when he was upstairs before; it turned out Gu Jinxing had cleaned it up.

Of course, he had no objections, nodding, "Very good, I trust your work."

Gu Jinxing smiled at Wen Nan and continued, "Guild leader, there’s something I want to report to you."

Wen Nan looked at him, "Hmm?"

Gu Jinxing adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses on his nose, "I have officially leveled up to the bronze rank."

That’s good news, Wen Nan smiled sincerely, "Congratulations, congratulations."

Gu Jinxing smiled sheepishly, thanked him, and then said, "It’s like this, guild leader, I’ve lit up my skill talent tree and gained a new skill—Crisis Prediction."

"Oh?"

This was the first time a member in Wen Nan’s guild had acquired a new skill besides Liang Yiming’s [Map Detection Eye].

This skill sounded somewhat similar to Yin Zhi’en’s [Subconscious Perception]?

"Is it a perception-type skill?" Wen Nan speculated.

Gu Jinxing nodded,

"Yes, the truly powerful aspect of this skill is its ability to predict future advantages based on current circumstances and warn of crises.

"Now it’s only level 1 and quite weak, capable only of predicting crises within 20 meters and 10 minutes into the future, providing a 3D map: potential destructive power, actual destructive power, and prediction accuracy of the crisis.

"I have conducted several tests; the potential destructive power can be equated to the potential strength of the crisis, actual destructive power associates with the crisis’s hostility and destructive intent.

"For instance, the Doctor Lu, who’s been lurking outside for a long time, is a high-star roaming character, possessing a highly growthable skill like [Soul Capture]. Hence, when he’s nearby, the potential destructive power of predicted crises remains high, above level 8, but the actual destructive power stays low, only level 1, with an accuracy of 90%.

"This indicates that Doctor Lu, albeit strong, harbors no hostility toward me or the Wenna Guild and has no intention of causing any damage."

Huh? Doctor Lu?

Upon hearing this, Wen Nan couldn’t help but look outside the gate, and indeed, by the flower bed, he saw a familiar massive figure covered in blood.

This Doctor Lu, after so long, was still camped outside their guild’s door?

It seemed he was deeply infatuated with Luo Wei as well.

Wen Nan smiled, not versed in their circle, and had no comment, only offering his blessings.

Just then, Gu Jinxing continued:

"This skill currently has limited applications but suits screening potential guild members well—

"The player levels applicants show on panels may not represent their actual strength and loyalty. However, my skill doesn’t lie. If an applicant has a high potential destructive power level but a low actual destructive power level, I believe they are the type we want to prioritize—capable individuals who won’t backstab the guild."

On hearing this, Wen Nan thought, such a powerful crisis prediction ability, used by this comrade for interviewing applicants?

Quite innovative.

Wen Nan raised his hand, lightly patting Gu Jinxing’s shoulder, "Very good, Jinxing. From now on, you will be the guild’s HR manager. The recruitment of members will be entirely your responsibility."

Hearing this, Gu Jinxing was overwhelmed with gratitude, repeatedly thanking the guild leader for his trust.

Seeing the NPC at the door becoming impatient, frequently peeking inside, seemingly urging him, Wen Nan decided not to continue chatting with Gu Jinxing. Raising his foot, he walked out, "I have a matter to attend to, will go out for a while."

"Ah," Gu Jinxing stopped Wen Nan, "Guild leader."

Wen Nan halted his steps, turned to look at him, "Anything else?"

Gu Jinxing nodded seriously, "Just half an hour ago, before my skill went on cooldown, I activated it one last time, showing—there is a new crisis, potential destructive power reaching as high as level 36, actual destructive power only level 2, with 91% prediction accuracy."

On hearing this, Wen Nan’s face darkened.

Doctor Lu’s potential destructive power was only 8, while this 36... could it be a Gold tier?

While thinking, Gu Jinxing said: "Very likely a Gold tier, I’ve checked the surroundings of the office, within a 20-meter radius, it’s mostly offices of small guilds and shops, unlikely to accommodate a Gold tier master. The only possible place— is the adjacent service center."

Wasn’t that where Wen Nan was about to go?

Wen Nan looked at the head-peeking person at the door, "Could it be a powerful NPC?"

Gu Jinxing shook his head,

"If it were a fixed NPC at the service center, I would have predicted it in my previous skill uses, no reason for it to appear only on the last one.

"Moreover, for an NPC, according to the rules, the actual destructive power should be lower than Doctor Lu’s, not 2 levels."

That makes sense too.

Wen Nan nodded, hearing Gu Jinxing continue, "But I can only predict crises within 10 minutes; that prediction was made half an hour ago. Perhaps the entity left 20 minutes ago. However, if the guild leader is heading to the service center, regardless of the situation, please, be cautious."

"Mm," Wen Nan responded, stepping outside.

Just as he reached the adjacent sofa area, a member hiding behind the sofa called out, "Greetings, guild leader—um!"

Wen Nan turned towards the voice, seeing Xu Dongsheng raising his hand to greet him, then having his mouth covered by Luo Wei beside him.

Luo Wei carefully glanced at the door to ensure Doctor Lu by the flower bed had not noticed, then with Xu Dongsheng looked at Wen Nan, squeezing out a smile and silently mouthing a greeting to Wen Nan.

Wen Nan helplessly smiled and shook his head, walked out, where the NPC eagerly greeted him, gesturing towards a side path, "Mr. Ye, this way please, the service center is right next to here."

Doctor Lu by the flowerbed heard the NPC’s words, turned his head, made eye contact with Wen Nan, and smiled at him.

Wen Nan nodded in response and then followed the NPC to the service center.

The service center, like other public shops, was a modest all-black square building.

Leading Wen Nan inside, the NPC constantly congratulated Wen Nan on obtaining such a rare badge.

Entering the hall, Wen Nan glanced at the service counter, expecting the NPC to retrieve his gift box directly like when he "bought property" before. Unexpectedly, the NPC bypassed the service counter, leading Wen Nan through the hall and further inside.

Wen Nan, somewhat surprised, inquired about the destination.

The NPC smiled, "The gift package accompanying such a rare badge cannot be directly issued by me; it requires distribution by the Game Deity’s Agent personally."

Wen Nan paused slightly, "Game Deity’s Agent?"

"You will meet them when you go in; the agent has been waiting for quite some time."

Guided by the NPC, Wen Nan traversed an area of ancient-style architecture and, eventually, saw a figure from afar.

Wen Nan realized almost instantly—

This was the crisis with a potential destructive power of 36.