Hi Guys,
This is one of my shorter chapters but heavy in content...it's for explanation and set up for what is about to happen.
I'm sorry but I'm so busy right now in real life. Dragonboat has officially taken over my life...i dont' even have enough time to study for the test I need to take before I go to Asia for the world club crew. :(
Having that said, I'll try to update again before I leave but I really don't know if I can.
If i write shorter chapters I might be able to update again but we'll see!
Enjoy!
The initial max guild member capacity quickly maxed out as the group went out to recruit their friends. Since each person brought a couple of friends into the guild, they are now at the max capacity of 16.
All guilds start off at level one and have the max capacity of 16 people.
The guild is allowed to increase the max capacity by applying for the increase when it gains new levels. The registry tracks the status of each guild, which includes their level, the ability each guild decided to invest into and the members of each guild. There are many different abilities guilds can obtain other then increasing the max capacity. The guild can obtain things like upgraded guardians which are robots that will appear in castles they own for the war game, ability to recall all guild members to the guild leader's location in the castle for the games and so on. Almost all the skills a guild can obtain relates to the War game and the castles in some fashion. But with each level, they are only allowed to apply for one additional ability for the guild.
To level the guild, the guild must do jobs for the guild registry. Each job the registry posts have different amount of points and money you can earn from performing the job. Once you've earned enough points, the registry will upgrade the level of the guild and you can submit which additional ability you want to apply for.
Most of the jobs the registry post are adventuring relating. Various people who need the help of an adventurer can post up a job through the registry. The registry will determine how many points to reward for completing the job and the money is the payment coming from the actual person who is looking for the helper. A lot of people prefer to post jobs through the registry rather then random bulletins. You never know who you get when you post up a job on the bulletin. At least when you go through the registry, everything will be legitimate and there's a track record of these people. It provides the posters a sense of security knowing that the person doing their job is not sketchy and more skilled.
Since the guild registry holds all the guild information in their hands, when jobs are sent to them, they can either put up the posting for any guild to apply for the job or they can reach out to specific guilds to offer them the job. Usually the toughest jobs are not posted up; instead the registry will contact the guild leaders of the top ranking guilds to see if anyone is available for the job. If no one has the resources to take on the job, the registry will then decide if they should post it up or hand it over to the official guilds for the different classes. The official guilds have more resources then individual guilds.
Since the gang wanted to participate in the War games, they need a lot more people then 16 before they can start. Guilds with the absolute max capacity have 56 people in their guild! It won't be possible for their group of 16 people to fight off 56 people.
So in order to gain levels, the guild has split off into different groups to take on various tasks for the registry. That way, they're all able to gain more fighting experience, money and help the guild get bigger to be ready for the games. Ideally, the guild should have at least 36 people and some skills that will help them in the war game like recall so the gang had lots of work to do in order to gain all the levels required to be ready for the games.
Some of the jobs are rather weird. There as one that Anna and Nonoko decided to take on that fell into the weird category. It was a posting from the mining company in Einbroch for a temporary cook. It seems like their cook encountered an accident and the doctor is making him take a month off. The job was worth a good amount of guild experience and it was very well paid so Anna decided to do it since she loved cooking anyways. Nonoko tagged along so she can get samples from the mine.
Boy, were they in for a surprise when they got to Einbroch. Einbroch was known as the industrial city but they never expected the city to be so gloomy. It turns out there's 2 different parts of Einbroch. A rich part and a poor part called Einbech. When they first got off the airship they noticed a difference in air quality. The air was heavier and dirtier then what they're use to due to all the factories in the area. It only got worst when they got off the train that took them from Einbroch to Einbech. The mining cave was in the Einbech. The kitchen was a trailer parked close to the entrance of the mine. Anna would have to cook the meals and deliver it to the miners inside the cave.
It was probably a good idea that Nonoko decided to tag along for Anna's first delivery. It turns out the miners were not alone in the caves and no one told them about it. There are occasionally monsters that wonder out from the deeper parts of the caves to attack the humans inside. The miners were use to the monster and knew how to handle them. But it was a rather big surprise for poor Anna and Nonoko.
On Anna's first delivery, a giant ant looking like insect came out of no where and hissed at Anna. It seemed to have smaller insects following it around and they started to attack Anna. Anna's Lif smacked the insects that covered Anna in an attempt to get them off of her. Poor Anna was freaking out since she didn't like insects. Once all the smaller insects that covered Anna were gone she stopped screaming and calmed down a bit. However killing all the smaller insects only angered the giant ant. Anna was about to run away when a bottle of acid was thrown over her head and shattered right on the ant. When Nonoko heard Anna scream she stopped gathering samples and ran over to find Anna covered in bugs and the giant ant about to attack her. It was a good thing Nonoko had her cart with her so she reached inside for an acid bottle and threw it at the monster.
Nonoko's Vanil casted firebolt onto the ant effectively burning its legs to stop it from moving. Since both Anna and Nonoko were afraid of getting too close to the bug, Nonoko just grabbed a small bomb and throws it at the bug. When the bottle exploded, it caused some of the rocks above the ant to fall down onto it effectively killing it.
After the explosion, several miners came running to where they were. The girls got scolded for doing something so dangerous. Setting off explosives without planning can cause unexpected cave-ins and they could have killed themselves. But seeing how the girls were so shaken they stopped after a firm warning. They also went over the different monsters they will tend to find in here so they girls will not be surprised again. After that, they took their food and left. From then on, Nonoko always went with Anna when she had to deliver food. That way the two of them can battle together against anything that decides to pop up.
They were so glad to leave the city when their assignment was done. They did not enjoy being in that city. The only thing keeping them sane was each other and the fields outside of the city where they can enjoy some fresher air. All the dirty air wasn't good for their health or their skin. On the bright side, Nonoko seemed to have developed a really good face cleanser that she might be able to sell to earn money.
As the gang increased the level of their guild, they were able to recruit more people. With more people helping out, they were able to level their guild even faster and do more activities.
Everyone who joined the guild got along with each other very well. It was like they're a big happy family. But as the guild grew, it became more apparently that they need their own place. Ji-Chan didn't mind having all the adventurers come and go using their house as the headquarters. In fact he quite enjoyed it; it was like living the adventurer's life all over again for him. But as much as Ji-Chan enjoyed having everyone around, their house was just not enough to accommodate the needs of the guild. A lot of the guild members right now are staying at the inn or living with their family if they're in town. The guild really needs to buy their own place to use as their head quarters or participate and win a castle at the games. Winning a castle is preferred as they'll be able to live together cutting costs for guild members. On top of that, treasures that are rewarded to guilds for winning castles will help their guild funds. With that goal in mind, the guild continues to work hard on gaining levels for the guild, gaining fighting experience and recruiting more people.
Blah so much content...
I hope it wasn't too confusing...but WOE is a major part of the game. Many people still play the game b/c of the WOE and PVP components of the game.
I got the mining job idea from another fic I read before in the ragnarok section...sadly she never finished the story...I modified the idea a bit to not copy anyone.
Anna's reaction is taken from me since I'm terrified of insects _ it's so sad...but I am..they just freak me out...so creepy crawly...~shiver~
Anyways...hopefully I can get more action into the next one...
some NxM action I hope :) heehee
cheers