TAHR Ch 5

<Guild member LotteMartKetchupThief has entered the game.>

[Guild] Ttunttuni: Ugh, that guy, seriously…

[Guild] LotteMartKetchupThief: Whoa.. Wow

[Guild] LotteMartKetchupThief: There are so many people on Blaze?

[Guild] LotteMartKetchupThief: Uh…? Why me?

[Guild] Ttunttuni: Not you, idiot

[Guild] Ttunttuni: Because of GuildMasterBastard ㅡㅡ

[Guild] LotteMartKetchupThief: LOL

[Guild] LotteMartKetchupThief: Oh right!

[Guild] LotteMartKetchupThief: Hello everyone!!

LotteMartKetchupThief, also awestruck by the unusual sight, forgot his gloomy mood and marveled at the scene.

[Guild] Ttunttuni: Welcome

[Guild] Mollamolla: hi

[Guild] LotteMartKetchupThief: As expected, you logged in right after the servers opened!

[Guild] Ttunttuni: Of course

[Guild] LotteMartKetchupThief: LOL

[Guild] LotteMartKetchupThief: But no matter what you do, it’s always better with more people lol

[Guild] LotteMartKetchupThief: The atmosphere is woohoo~

[Guild] Ttunttuni: Yeah, that’s true

[Guild] LotteMartKetchupThief: ㅇㅅㅇ!!

[Guild] LotteMartKetchupThief: Now it feels like a real game!

[Guild] Ttunttuni: LOLOLOLOL

Feels like a real game, huh.

It wasn’t exactly boring before, but with the influx of players, the entire server definitely felt more lively.

However, there was one concern.

Blaze boasted numerous regions and vast fields. Because of the unique monster taming system, the fields were twice as large and wide as those in typical MMORPGs.

The problem was the lack of channels.

To maintain the rarity of monsters, their respawn times, and to encourage competition among players, the game used only a single channel. In this situation, server merging meant more players sharing the same space.

[Guild] Mollamolla: I’m a little worried

[Guild] LotteMartKetchupThief: Huh? Why?

[Guild] Mollamolla: There are more people now

[Guild] LotteMartKetchupThief: ㅇㅁㅇ?? (Surprised face)

[Guild] Mollamolla: ……….

[Guild] Mollamolla: High-level fields will be crowded too, right?

[Guild] LotteMartKetchupThief: Ah…

[Guild] LotteMartKetchupThief: That’s true

[Guild] Ttunttuni: But I don’t think it’ll feel that different?

[Guild] Ttunttuni: The fields are so huge

It used to be rare to encounter other players in the field, but not anymore. Since several servers had merged, it was obvious that the number of high-level players who could access the top-tier fields had also increased. No matter how vast the fields were, the fact that the probability of encountering other players had increased was undeniable.

Naturally, this meant fewer taming opportunities, and in the worst case, losing a monster right in front of you to someone else.

[Guild] Mollamolla: He won’t learn his lesson until he loses a 5-star right in front of him

[Guild] Ttunttuni: ??????????

[Guild] Ttunttuni: This guy is crossing the line?!

[Guild] Ttunttuni: If you’re going to curse, at least be specific!

[Guild] Mollamolla: LOL

[Guild] LotteMartKetchupThief: ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

Ttunttuni still reacted dramatically to every word, like a salmon trying to swim upstream.

Jaein ignored Ttunttuni’s words and looked at the server chat. Everyone was excitedly greeting each other, like Ketchup. There were all sorts of comments, like “This is my first time in a metropolis,” or “Is this the scent of smog?”

Overall, the chat window was chaotic and noisy.

After getting a feel for the atmosphere, Jaein opened the guild ranking window. The rankings appeared, with the Gaebocchi guild at the top, closely followed by the Ipsal guild, just 50 points behind.

“I need to find Youngil quickly.”

Jaein wrote a message looking for “Myeong0101” and stared at the chat window. He wasn’t sure if it would get enough exposure because messages scrolled by so fast, but he figured someone would eventually see it if he kept posting it.

[Server] Mollamolla: Looking for ★Myeong0101★/Former Lucan Server/Rank 5/Reward 10,000 gold/Whisper-Mollamolla, Ttunttuni

He posted the advertisement, keeping it concise.

Contrary to his expectations, people flocked to the message.

[Server] HolyFullyHarley: ?

[Server] WhatchaGonnaDo: ???

[Server] RandomChat: 10,000 gold??? Real???

[Server] TteokbokkiRamen: ???? Giving 10,000 gold?

[Server] MoistOl: Crazy lol Just for a tip?

[Server] SeeBooRTangTangPooR: Wow, there are so many people on the server lol

[Server] Ssorya: What lol Looking for an army ranker lol?

Although some people were just greeting each other, many were surprised by the 10,000 gold reward.

In Blaze, the only ways to obtain gold were through field grinding, dungeons, and raids. Even then, there was a limit, so it would take at least two months of grinding to accumulate 10,000 gold. It was a significant amount of money, so it was natural for players to be surprised.

[Guild] LotteMartKetchupThief: Oh? You’re giving 10,000 gold to the informant?

[Guild] Mollamolla: Yeah

[Guild] LotteMartKetchupThief: Didn’t you say the Guild Master was paying for it out of pocket?;;

[Guild] Mollamolla: Can you see it? My desperation?

[Guild] LotteMartKetchupThief: DDDDD (Shivering)

[Guild] LotteMartKetchupThief: I! Want to! Report!! ㅇ0ㅇ/

[Guild] LotteMartKetchupThief: …Can I?

[Guild] Mollamolla: You think?

[Guild] LotteMartKetchupThief: Heeu ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

Everyone seemed so greedy. Jaein shook his head, watching Ttunttuni and Ketchup comforting each other. Still, it wasn’t a bad reaction since it proved that the offer was enticing.

Indeed, after posting the message, users were discussing Myeong0101, the target the Gaebocchi guild was searching for, more than the gold itself.

Jaein added another message just in case.

[Server] Mollamolla: I’ll pay if the information is correct

[Server] HoROROROrol: But how do you know if it’s the right person?

[Server] SSooorry: True, if you don’t disclose the info, we won’t know

[Server] PrettyNiceWords: Don’t you need that person’s permission to find them?

[Guild] Ttunttuni: We’re offering that much because it’s hard to find him!

[Server] MoistOl: ;;;;

[Server] WhatchaGonnaDo: Wow lol

[Guild] Ttunttuni: Lol, I said we’d give 10,000 gold, not that we’d give it easily

[Guild] Ttunttuni: Do you think our GuildMasterBastard is that easy??

[Server] Ssorya: LOLOLOLOL

[Server] HoROROROrol: LOL

[Server] SSooorry: LOLOLOLOL

Jaein chuckled, seeing Ttunttuni suddenly appear in the server chat and grumble.

[Server] Mollamolla: Lol

[Server] TteokbokkiRamen: Lol, Ttunttuni? Still got that sass lol

[Server] Ssorya: How’s the guild distribution money going? lol

[Guild] Ttunttuni: It’s already minimum wage, dammit

[Guild] Ttunttuni: I hope GuildMaster^^ fails all his 26 enhancements!

[Server] LordHaveMercy: LOL

[Server] Mollamolla: You want me to lower the distribution?

[Server] Ssorya: LOL

[Server] TteokbokkiRamen: LOLOLOL

The biggest benefit of being a ruling guild was taxes, which the guild master could distribute to guild members at their discretion. Typically, it was distributed differently based on contribution, but the Gaebocchi guild did things differently, distributing the same amount to everyone. Guild master, vice guild master, officers, regular members, everyone received the same amount.

This was because Jaein, the guild master, didn’t want to discriminate.

The Gaebocchi guild was run a little differently than other guilds. It operated on a symbiotic system where members covered for each other’s weaknesses in their areas of expertise.

Combat-focused players leveled up their item levels, tamed Konimons, and earned dungeon points, while non-combat players gathered resources, farmed, crafted, and earned contribution points. They even provided all the necessary doping items for the combat players. Since the guild score was accumulated through everyone’s efforts, it wouldn’t be fair to weigh each contribution differently.

Of course, the Gaebocchi guild had its own minimum standards. Members had to maintain a 90% game attendance rate and meet a certain contribution quota. These were achievable figures as long as they logged in consistently and did their part, so all guild members were satisfied with the system.

Therefore, the whining and teasing in the server chat were just playful banter.