Published: February 13, 2025
The location of the Dark Guild gathering remained hidden, yet it was equally luxurious.
Compared to the serene bridges and flowing waters of Yekahong City, this base exuded a modern atmosphere.
Metal and light barriers combined to create a near-ethereal sci-fi world.
Ye Zhongming entered wearing the A11 mask, immediately attracting the attention of everyone present.
He felt a bit helpless about the setting where all top members had to first pass through the gathering area of ordinary members.
In such a complex web of relationships, where influences stretched into every corner of the Survivor Fortress, did they really need this little vanity?
However, once Ye Zhongming reached his private room, he suddenly had a realization.
Anyone who could join the Dark Guild, even the most ordinary member, might be a significant figure from a prominent or super clan.
Not to mention their status, just considering individual strength, they were likely to be exceptional experts.
As for the top members and founders, they were probably peak experts in abundance.
The practice of allowing top members to enjoy the spotlight at every gathering might not be to cater to them, but rather to encourage and stimulate ordinary members to strive for improvement.
Ye Zhongming had personally witnessed the excitement of A21 when he upgraded to a top member.
It was known that while A21 was not a peak expert, he was undoubtedly an experienced high-level expert, worth about 170,000 to 180,000 Moon Age Gold.
Someone already close to being a peak expert would feel extremely excited at that moment; let alone the other ordinary members.
The conveniences, benefits, and support that came with becoming a top member were the aspirations of those ordinary members.
After Ye Zhongming inspected his room, he noticed the decor was completely different from Yekahong City, but the basic structural layout was quite similar.
This time, Ye Zhongming came prepared. He had deliberately cloaked the teleportation array's aura and modified the teleportation destination with his top member status.
The new location was a distance away from Cloud Summit Manor, surrounded by several large cities where many races lived.
Even if discovered, it would not lead directly to Dark Strip City.
Afterward, Ye Zhongming submitted another task.
It was the previous task claimed by Kunz, involving the collection of some parasites, which could be either live or dead but intact corpses.
Ye Zhongming brought the latter.
Kaos Beasts, Chest Crystal Sculptures, Bika No. 12, Noblesse XIV parasites, and so forth, he had managed to acquire all of them.
A significant portion was found in the planet hunting grounds, brought back from both small races and the Su Clan, while the rest he collected through channels in the Su Clan and the Library Palace without much effort.
Because Ye Zhongming brought a complete variety of parasites with intact corpses, and the quantity of each was sufficient, he received a reward of over four million Moon Age Gold after evaluation.
Ye Zhongming couldn't help but sigh; having channels made earning money relatively easy.
Once all members submitted their tasks, the gathering of founders and top members finally commenced.
This time, seven of the ten founders showed up, and ten of the twelve top members attended.
Among them, Ye Zhongming paid particular attention to the absent A01 founder and A21 top member, with whom he had made initial contact.
Today’s meeting was once again hosted by A02, who had previously hosted at Yekahong City.
“I’m glad to see everyone again after a few days; our Dark Guild gatherings have become quite frequent,” A02 said.
The crowd chuckled, sensing a different meaning behind the words.
Recently, the situation among the All Races of the Universe was unstable and somewhat chaotic. In such times, opportunities often arise, and money flows more freely.
"I just looked over everyone's task situation; it’s quite impressive. Whether it's the tasks released or the ones completed, they can be considered the most in recent years," A02 continued.