CHAPTER 767: CHAPTER 470: UNITED KINGDOM LONDON REGION ADVENTURE GUILD

Half an hour later, a young Eastern woman with her hands tucked into the pockets of her trench coat stepped out of the car elegantly and appeared in front of a coffee shop.

Camilla Cafe, one of London’s many coffee shops which was unassuming in its temperament, not too big nor too small, but did well in business, the aromatic scent of coffee wafting from the row of tables and chairs outside the shop from afar.

Sui Yi rarely drank coffee as she wasn’t used to it, but she couldn’t deny that it indeed smelled pleasant.

Looking around, Sui Yi noticed that the cafe was located in the heart of London’s urban area, with a large church on the left and a forest of towering office buildings on the right, where hundreds of skyscrapers could be seen... with elite office workers scurrying in their high heels.

In between them was a large hospital...

She suddenly understood why this place was considered a golden location.

Medical care, faith, food, and economy were all encompassed here; how happy must the people living here be?

Sui Yi pushed open the door of the coffee shop, and the wind chimes sounded...

"Hello, what coffee would you like?" the waiter asked.

"I don’t drink coffee."

"Then is there anything I can do for you?"

"If you could tell me where the restroom is..."

"Turn left and go straight."

"Thank you."

Sui Yi turned and left... After walking into the restroom, she headed towards the last stall...

She checked and found a four-pointed star-shaped socket.

Upon inserting the Suo Emblem, silently, the groove sunk in, swallowing the entire badge, the toilet’s base flushed, and a circular camera-like device rose up, she lowered her head to look at it... pupil lock, validation... passed.

The toilet sank downwards...

An underground passageway appeared. (A somewhat dark division base, inspired by Despicable Me~thank you)

As soon as she stepped in, the door behind her closed, machinery activated, presumably the toilet was moving back up...

Sui Yi pocketed the Suo Emblem spat out by the door behind her and walked down the passageway, which was long... and deep, at least a hundred meters in height, perhaps...

She came to a straight passageway, brightly lit, with lavish wall paintings, two rows of crystal wall lamps, and a large door with dim gold patterns flashing.

As Sui Yi walked by... she distinctly felt that two rows of devices embedded in the walls seemed to lock onto her as she moved, glancing left and right, Magnetic Sensation piercing the walls, inside was seen the incredibly advanced and immense human scanning equipment, and of course, laser assassination devices...

-- If she weren’t the right person.

When Sui Yi casually arrived in front of the door.

The scanning equipment paused.

Security clearance granted.

The doors swung open.

In the vast living room, rows of seats, at least a hundred people were moving around or sitting and waiting for something, while at the upper end sat nine people behind the counter, handling various affairs...

It was like a grand and splendid bank.

Notably, there were people of all races, from all corners of the globe.

Sui Yi’s arrival did not attract much attention from these individuals; at most, someone would glance three times before concentrating on their own matters...

After all, most people who made it here were far from ordinary, having money, power, and strength; what kind of beauty had they not seen... their eyes were not so shallow.

Moreover, this place did not tolerate loud noises, Sui Yi looked at the screen showing the queue numbers, went to the side to take a number, and sat down to wait quietly -- just like many others.

About half an hour later, it was her turn.

As soon as she sat down, her conversation with the lady at the counter was already isolated, through some unknown means.

Audio isolation?

"Sui Yi, newcomer, ID number xxxxxxxxxx, correct?"

"Yes."

"Your verification is complete. Now, please take out your Adventure Suo Emblem."

Sui Yi handed it over.

She inserted the Adventure Suo Emblem into a device.

One could imagine that Sui Yi’s profile appeared before the lady, she glanced at it, her gaze flickered, then looked at Sui Yi, a flash of surprise in her eyes, the originally indifferent attitude softened somewhat. Sui Yi was sensitive to it, but not sure why, she didn’t mind and just listened as the other party continued, "I have confirmed the last part of the verification for you. Now, you need to transfer your account and other confidential information, please receive them using the computer in front of you..."

Behind her computer was another computer.

The keyboard rose from the desk.

The computer booted up automatically, the screen already on, displaying her information table. Naturally, it was fully compatible, but this form was somewhat akin to the character attribute panel for roles in a role-playing game, with life, gender, and nationality listed in the first column, however, the second column was the Adventure Guild membership level... G-Level.

Naturally, it also recorded that her certification location belonged to London, United Kingdom...

"Although your certification was done in our London Region, you are a member of the China Region, so you will still be under the jurisdiction of the China Region in the future. Moreover, you can now consider whether or not you want to immediately undertake the level assessment. However, I must remind you that if you haven’t started your first task within a month without any valid reason, your certification will be revoked, and you won’t be eligible to apply again for three years."

It was indeed strict, but Sui Yi also knew that the Adventure Guild offered members such a great deal of protection, it made no sense to support them for nothing. A month was the deadline; those who feared death or lacked the heart for their tasks were not wanted by the Adventure Guild.

"I currently have matters to attend to in the London Region, I’m afraid I won’t have time to execute tasks," Sui Yi said, not afraid of the tasks themselves, but simply constrained by time.

There were only three days until the dinner.

But a month’s time... she hoped she could find time after the Hua Sha dinner was over.

"Or you could arrange tasks that aren’t too troublesome within the London Region," Sui Yi mentioned casually.

"You don’t care about the difficulty?"

"If it’s not excessively difficult, then it’s possible," came the reply.

The actual Combat Power of each member of the Adventure Guild was, well, estimated based on actual predictions, namely marked as Predicted Martial Force. Sui Yi could see it, and so could she.

Predicted Combat Power: Near B-Level.

That was a full five levels below her current ranking.

She indeed had the confidence to make such a statement.

But if the higher-ups had noted her Predicted Combat Force, she was likely already considered among the core masters, with a promotion to the upper echelons being only a matter of time.

Of course, such confidential information could only be accessed by the person concerned, the Guild’s personnel responsible for review, and her, the sole certifier. If someone else revealed it to other Guild members against the wishes of the concerned party, she would be the first to be suspected. Consequently, those who sat here handling various affairs were mostly those under the strictest surveillance by the Guild.

Character and capability had to be exceptional, which is why she knew that the higher the Combat Power, the more careful she had to be.

"Based on your current Predicted Martial Force and considering time-saving, you have two options: One is to choose three assassination missions within the London Region, and two is to participate in the Underground Martial Arts Arena’s fighting matches."

"Fighting matches?"

"Yes, fighting matches. The first option means mission advancement, the conventional method, somewhat safer. The second is combat advancement; you can directly advance to the next level by achieving three victories in matches tailored for each level. But I must warn you, each combat match opponent will be a top fighter amongst adventurers of each level, resulting in a very low chance of victory. However, it is the most direct and the quickest way to advance, and you can also acquire Combat Points accordingly, which can be exchanged for Adventure Coins, our internal currency. You can check your status bar. Your Adventure Coin count is one. This Adventure Coin is gifted by the Guild itself to each new member. You can choose to use it to participate in combat or exchange it for real money."

Isn’t this just giving out free money?

"Can real money also be exchanged for Adventure Coins?" Sui Yi looked at the Adventure Coin value box.

"It’s possible, but the exchange rate is one million to one."

"Isn’t that different from the conversion rates for converting Adventure Coins into advanced currencies?"

"The exchange of Adventure Coins is irreversible. The Guild does not support the conversion of real currency into Adventure Coins; otherwise, it would lead adventurers to overly depend on money, neglecting their personal strength and becoming lax in adventuring. This results in the wealthy getting treasures more easily than capable adventurers. Therefore, we need to create a difference in the exchange rates..."

"I think you’ve forgotten to tell me what the standard currency for exchange is," she interjected.

"The internationally recognized standard is the British Pound, and Adventure Coins can also be obtained through mission adventures. Gains from adventures or the sale of intelligence and the like can be sold to the Guild for Adventure Coins, which can then be used to purchase needed treasures."

So that’s roughly ten million RMB for one Adventure Coin?

How expensive must the items in the Guild be!

In other words, this is about making wealthy folks pay up? Robbing from the rich to aid the poor?

Sui Yi now somewhat understood why the Adventure Guild was so powerful and affluent.

Wealth for power!

Strength was the primary criterion; the powerful held the greatest authority, and the wealthy had to submit and serve them.

This was entirely different from the real world where wealthy families enslaved those with powerful martial abilities...

So this was indeed the true world of martial masters.

No wonder Flower Demon and Brother Ma once mentioned how valuable Adventure Coins were...

They could buy many treasures not available on the international market.

An idea about Bitcoin, the virtual currency, suddenly popped into Sui Yi’s mind. The Adventure Guild was truly formidable, and its founder must be an extraordinary person to control such a vast secret world.

She paused and then asked, "What does ’corresponding Combat Points’ mean?"

The counter lady, of course, knew that someone with a Combat Power far exceeding their current level, like Sui Yi, would definitely choose the combat matches. At least before reaching C-Level, there would be no danger for her.

"A fighting match, say at G-Level, starts with a base Combat Point value of two, meaning you and your opponent each put up one. But if someone bets with Adventure Coins converted to Combat Points, if you win, you can obtain two base Combat Points and also half of the profits bet on your victory by others," (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to vote for it with your recommendation tickets and monthly tickets on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)