Chapter 48 - Mama's Boy

“What’s the matter?

Any problems?”

“No, since you’ve agreed to join us, I’ll give you a brief rundown of the situation.

Our guild is the Dawn Guild, which you can easily look up online; it’s one of the top guilds within Z country’s borders.

We’re part of the Tenth Legion, Group 12 of the Dawn Guild’s thirteen large legions.

Since you are joining our guild, I won’t take advantage of you.

You’ve lost a lot of money and certainly can’t afford to pay it back, so we’ll cap it at one million, which is just the cost of a spark.

As long as you repay that amount, we’ll call it even.

Don’t be discouraged or resistant, there are super many benefits to joining our guild, including standard benefits.

And the salary for the elite group is very high; you can earn up to 2,500 a month, with bonuses for good performance.

Even if you perish, it’s not a big deal, we’re not like the other guilds.”

“When others perish, they say you’re relegated to logistics, but in reality, you’re being marginalized and suppressed, they get by with giving you just a hundred and eighty bucks a month.

But if we perish, our basic monthly salary keeps coming!

Moreover, if your exploits are significant enough, the guild might even use a spark to resurrect you.

Plus, don’t worry about us exploiting you, I won’t take all of your salary, you just have to hand over 1,500, and the rest is yours for living expenses.”

Zhao Han rattled off a bunch of benefits to Su Mo, trying to persuade him not to be averse to it.

In fact, the salary Zhao Han offered Su Mo was a bit on the high side; the normal salary should have been around 2,000.

She offered more to make him pay off more debt.

Su Mo wasn’t particularly concerned; he nodded slightly.

“I accept.”

“Good, where are you living right now?”

Zhao Han suddenly asked out of the blue.

“Demon City.”

Su Mo replied with slight surprise.

“Come to Imperial City tomorrow, report officially at the building at 342 Green Avenue.”

Zhao Han gave Su Mo the formal notice.

Always composed Su Mo showed a hint of awkwardness for the first time, hesitantly he said, “I can join the guild, but do I have to go?”

Su Mo was very uncomfortable with the idea.

Despite possessing quite a high IQ and being proficient in eighteen languages, fighting, swimming, mechanics, programming, and more – which were all learned to play various international games – his emotional intelligence wasn’t high.

His contact with people had been limited throughout his life, and he’d always lived in the old town area.

The furthest he’d ever gone was to the nearby new street.

He was extremely resistant to the outside world, so going to Imperial City really was difficult for him.

Zhao Han was also taken aback and said to Su Mo, “That won’t work; it’s a guild rule.

How can you cooperate with the team or communicate offline if you don’t come?

Many operational plans are made offline.”

Internally she complained: if she didn’t bring him over, what if he chickened out one day and took off…

It would make her the scapegoat instead of the culprit.

“We can communicate in the game if need be, and if it really comes down to it, we can make phone calls offline.”

Su Mo replied hesitantly.

Seeing Su Mo so uncomfortable, Zhao Han suddenly realized something and said, “You’re not out of travel money, are you?

Don’t worry about it; I can advance you a thousand bucks.

Plus, you don’t need to worry about food and accommodation, the guild provides everything.”

After hearing Zhao Han’s words, Su Mo became even more conflicted.

“You’re not having second thoughts, are you?”

Zhao Han frowned, her gaze upon Su Mo turning somewhat suspicious.

Su Mo remained silent, not replying to Zhao Han for a long while.

“Oh, I get it.

You’re the legendary mama’s boy who listens to everything his family says, aren’t you?”

“Or have you never left home and are just scared?”

Zhao Han suddenly became interested, speculating non-stop.

But all that came back was silence.

Zhao Han was left speechless, and she said irritably,

“Will you say something, please?”

Su Mo hesitated before finally speaking up.

“What if I don’t go?

Is that not okay?”

“Of course it’s not okay, and I won’t waste words with you.

There’s no room for negotiation on this.

I can give you some time to think it over or to go offline and talk to your family.

But don’t be naive enough to think you can just avoid logging in; your game character will starve to death if you stay offline too long.

Another thing, even if you really quit the game, this won’t be the end of it.

We will just come to your house and talk to your family.

By then, the compensation won’t be one million anymore, but tens of millions.

Think it over, and when you’ve understood, talk to Vice Captain Zinuo.

She will be responsible for you from then on.”

Zhao Han explained to Su Mo very seriously.

Of course, a big part of this was just to scare Su Mo.

Now it was Su Mo’s turn to be bewildered.

It was the first time he had heard of gaming debts being collected in the real world.

Suddenly, he put three question marks over this game—it was just too strange.

Moreover, the strangeness had been continuous from the start until now.

“Don’t worry, Sister Han; I’ve got this.”

Lin Zinuo nodded in response.

“Right, Zinuo, while you’re at it, record his basic information.

Also, start the reporting process and hurry to get him into the guild, and give him a brief introduction to the guild.”

Zhao Han thought for a moment and instructed as she made arrangements on her own.

“Okay.”

Lin Zinuo quickly obliged.

In fact, this mess was somewhat of her doing; Sister Zhao Han was more about cleaning up after her.

After that, Zhao Han stepped aside and addressed the other team members present, “Clean up the battlefield and repair the defense area as soon as possible.

Also, dismember that monster for me; maximize the recovery of our losses.”

“Understood.”

Everyone agreed and began to get busy.

Only Lin Zinuo and Su Mo were left on the scene.

Su Mo stood still, his expression still full of hesitation, as if he was facing an enormous dilemma.

“Enough with the difficulty, you can think it over slowly.

Just fill in the basic data and contact information first.”

Lin Zinuo took out a notebook and a pen and handed them to Su Mo, eager to get the matter of adding him to the guild underway.

“Oh.”

Su Mo took them and began to write.

Watching Su Mo up close, Lin Zinuo, now calm, suddenly realized that Su Mo was actually quite handsome.

Not breathtakingly so, but still pleasing to the eye.

It didn’t take long for Su Mo to finish writing, and he handed the notebook back to Lin Zinuo.

Lin Zinuo put the notebook away and said to Su Mo, “Let me give you a quick rundown of our Legion.

The city behind us is called Dawn City, a city that our Legion took over with enormous effort and is our pride.

“In the coming period, we will use it as our base to expand outward.

Of course, one thing to note is that this city is divided into several districts.

The main city district is an independent island, that’s where our Legion’s headquarters is situated.

Except for official guild members, no one else can enter.

As for the other districts, they are not so restrictive and accommodate many Independent Travelers and other guild members.

However, one thing to keep in mind is that even though we are the owners of this city, our Legion Leader has explicitly decreed that bullying Independent Travelers and people from other guilds is strictly forbidden.”

“Isn’t this game survival of the fittest?”

Su Mo asked curiously.