Chapter 630 Proof of Strength

Chapter 630 Proof of Strength

Silvervale City, Blueberry Bistro.

As soon as Eric walked into the restaurant, he could feel several pairs of eyes locked onto him.

"Elsie sure knows how to make an entrance."

Eric scanned the restaurant and realized these people were no ordinary folks. They were all level 30 across the board - absolutely top-tier for the current state of Divine Realms: Legends. More importantly, these people clearly weren't just virtual gaming experts; they seemed more like martial arts masters.

Some had a sinister, cold aura, while others radiated suppressed violence.

However, all these people shared one common trait - they were independent players, not members of Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion.

After Eric entered, these people merely glanced at him before looking away.

"President BlackFlame, please come upstairs." A young, pretty woman came down from the second floor and said softly.

Eric recognized this beautiful woman too.

One of Elsie's capable assistants, Ling Xiang, who was also a top expert in Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion with considerable fame. She ranked in the top 600 on the expert rankings with exceptional strength and talent. In his previous life, she had been a peak-level Tier 5 expert.

Eric nodded and followed Ling Xiang upstairs.

On the second floor of Blueberry Bistro, Elsie sat alone at a table by the window, quietly gazing down at the street scene while toying with a black leather book.

"Master Elsie, what did you want to discuss with me?" Eric asked.

Elsie smiled leisurely and handed the black leather book to Eric.

"President BlackFlame, take a look at this first," Elsie said unhurriedly.

The black leather book wasn't a quest item. Everything recorded in it was written by players. However, as Eric flipped through a few pages, he became increasingly shocked.

This black leather book contained information on official members of various Dark Arena teams, and it was incredibly detailed - practically recording these people's entire histories, even roughly describing what equipment they were currently wearing.

Besides this information, there were combat assessments for each team member. These evaluations were very detailed, recording what each person excelled at and what they weren't good at.

"President BlackFlame, what do you think of this information?" Elsie raised an eyebrow and asked gently.

"What do you mean, Master Elsie?" Eric was somewhat confused.

"I've already looked into it. I heard your guild had some connection with the Radiant Lion team. I assume President BlackFlame knows the value of Dark Arena." Elsie took back the black leather book and smiled sweetly. "However, ordinary people don't even qualify to enter this game. But I happen to have obtained this qualification, so I hope to form a team and have some fun in Dark Arena."

"Originally I was planning to discuss this with the president of Pantheon, but I suddenly changed my mind and wanted to discuss it with you, President BlackFlame. Are you interested?"

"Master Elsie, you're joking. How could our small guild like Aether Wing compare to a super guild like yours? Wouldn't it be better to approach Pantheon?" Although Eric appeared calm on the surface, he was quite astonished inside.

He never expected Elsie to be so capable - actually obtaining qualification to participate in Dark Arena. However, Eric didn't believe Elsie would easily give him such a good opportunity.

After all, Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion was filled with experts, not to mention super guilds like Pantheon. Finding ten top experts would be incredibly easy for them - why would they need Guild of Aether Wing?

"I came to President BlackFlame precisely because Aether Wing doesn't have much fame, so opponents won't investigate you. Plus, with such strong abilities, making some reputation in Dark Arena shouldn't be a problem," Elsie said with a smile. "After all, clearing the Infernal-level Raven Ruins isn't easy."

Elsie had personally attempted the Infernal-level fifty-player team dungeon, so she knew very well how difficult it was to clear Infernal-level.

Forget Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion - even the main teams of super guilds couldn't possibly clear Infernal-level difficulty right now.

Although dungeons were different from player-versus-player combat, being able to clear Infernal-level difficulty proved one's strength. She had previously researched Aether Wing's experts - forget Infernal-level, even Adversity-level seemed questionable for them. Yet Guild of Aether Wing had cleared Infernal-level.

What did this mean?

Guild of Aether Wing wasn't as simple as it seemed.

That's why she had immediately changed her plans and rushed to Silvervale City.

"President BlackFlame, you saw those experts downstairs. They weren't professional players before - they're experts I've been secretly organizing and training. Other teams have no information on these people, so we can catch them off guard. We might even compete for a top 100 ranking."

"As for compensation, President BlackFlame, you can take 10%. If you can lead the team to the top 100, you can take 20%. How about it?"

The conditions Elsie offered were very generous - much better than what WarUnbound had proposed. Most importantly, there was freedom. He would just be cooperating with Elsie - she would provide the qualification to compete, and he would do the fighting.

Battles in Dark Arena could be said to be the fastest way to earn credit points, bar none.

Moreover, after gaining some reputation in Dark Arena, one could obtain many connections. In the future, purchasing Grade S Nutrition Serum, various training equipment, and virtual reality pods would become much easier.

Most importantly.

Dark Arena was the best place to improve one's abilities - even the God-Demon Arena opened by the Main God System couldn't compare.

After all, the God-Demon Arena was suitable for ordinary players to fight or for system battles. Compared to fighting against real experts, it fell far short.

"What if we reach the top 30?" Although Eric was satisfied with the 10% and 20% compensation, his instinct was to negotiate for more.

"Top 30?" Elsie couldn't help but laugh. "If President BlackFlame can really make the team become a top 30 Dark Arena team, then the compensation will increase to 40%."

In Elsie's view, forget top 30 - even top 100 would be very difficult to achieve. After all, these were teams organized by major financial groups from around the world, each one formidable.

"Alright, let's draw up a contract." Eric's lips curved up. Although he also didn't think it was achievable, the guild's Epic Level quest Ancient Battlefield hadn't been accepted yet. If the guild's top-ranked experts went to train for a while, maybe they could compete for that 30th place.

Before long, Elsie and Eric had signed the contract.

"Come on, I'll take you to meet your team members." Elsie put away the contract, stood up, and walked downstairs.

As soon as Elsie came downstairs, the dozens of people in the first-floor hall all stood up, showing respect, completely lacking their earlier expert aura.

Even the burly men who had previously radiated violent energy restrained their presence.

"Truly worthy of being called the Fairy Queen - her presence is really something else." Eric was secretly amazed.