Chapter 325: Blinded by Golden Fireworks
Chapter 325: Chapter 325: Blinded by Golden Fireworks
After praying to every god and buddha she could think of—and the system for good measure—Faye Yardley took out the golden key and opened the Golden Treasure Chest.
[Acquired: Combat Intelligent Robot ×1, Training Room Upgrade Coupon ×1, Raft Protection Array ×1, Guild Upgrade Coupon ×1, Rare Island Entry Order ×1, Complete Treasure Map ×1, Rare Dagger ×1]
Talent triggered... tripled.
It was hard to describe the items as simply "good" or "bad," but what she got certainly made Faye Yardley’s eyes light up. The Training Room Upgrade Coupon was especially practical for her.
After all, the current Basic Training Room wasn’t having much of an effect on her anymore.
"System-daddy, I love you! Mwah~"
Faye Yardley stored the empty Golden Treasure Chest in her inventory. Looking at the pile of items before her, she was bursting with happiness.
Her Talent, stacked with all her Luck-boosting items, allowed her to get four copies of the same things at once.
Without a second thought, she pulled up the 3D model of her raft and used a Training Room Upgrade Coupon first.
After using one, she discovered she could use another.
But upgrading to the High Level Training Room required two Upgrade Coupons, so she used three in total.
"The only downside to good things is that you go through them so fast."
After that brief complaint, Faye Yardley used the Raft Protection Array, and her raft’s defense level was upgraded once again.
Adding to the one she had in storage, she now had a total of five Rare Island Entry Orders.
She wasn’t in a hurry to synthesize a Legendary Island Order, though. For Faye Yardley, that thing was sometimes less useful than a Rare Island Entry Order.
Now she wouldn’t have to worry if her brother failed this time. After all, the Guild Upgrade Coupon meant he could keep his handful of members safe within the guild’s headquarters.
It saved a lot of unnecessary trouble.
With this fallback option available, Faye Yardley felt it would be fine even if her brother didn’t get the island this time. She was no longer so concerned about who it would belong to.
She might not have been too concerned, but the system immediately announced the answer to everyone.
[Server-wide Announcement: Congratulations to Veridian player Logan Langdon for becoming the second Sea Island Master. Reward: Personal reputation +1500, free attribute points +2, Veridia reputation +800.] ×3
"Uh... Logan Langdon? Don’t tell me he was the one with the fifth Token? What the hell? Why him?"
[Server-wide Announcement: Congratulations to Veridian player Jay Jonas for becoming the third Sea Island Master. Reward: Personal reputation +1000, free attribute points +2, Veridia reputation +600.] ×3
[Server-wide Announcement: Congratulations to Freyan player Leonard for becoming the fourth Sea Island Master. Reward: Personal reputation +800, free attribute points +1, Freyan reputation +500.] ×3
Faye Yardley’s head was now full of question marks. What on earth had happened tonight?
Why had three people become Island Masters one after another?
Was it this easy to become an Island Master now?
However, Faye Yardley now knew that Logan Langdon hadn’t been competing for the same island as her brother’s group, because Jay Jonas—the guild leader of Veridia’s Third Legion—was one of the people who had gone to the island with him.
Faye Yardley thought for a moment and called her brother. The phone rang for a while before he picked up.
He looked a little sheepish. "Faye, sorry. We failed in the end."
"What’s there to be sorry about? What did the system have you compete in?"
At the mention of this, Ethan Yardley scratched his head. He wanted to explain it properly, but his memory seemed to be distorted. "Strange. I should remember it clearly, but I can’t recall the specific details."
"Oh. That can only mean the system interfered with your memories a little."
"Well, I can’t give specifics, but in the end, my island’s design, layout, and defenses weren’t as good as Mr. Jonas’s. I lost to him." Ethan Yardley didn’t seem too regretful, though; he was sure he had done his absolute best.
He had lost by a narrow margin, and that was after the other two teammates had tentatively withdrawn from the competition.
So, it was true that you could cooperate in the competition for an island.
Faye Yardley nodded. "That’s not so bad. At least it didn’t go to a complete stranger."
"That’s true. At least I trust Mr. Jonas and his people."
"Heehee~ Bro, I have something good for you. This will be even more useful to your teammates than if you’d won the island." Faye Yardley said, holding up a Guild Upgrade Coupon and waving it. "Want it?"
After staring for a long moment, Ethan Yardley’s eyes went wide. He let a curse slip out before his tone turned fawning. "Faye, you really are the best sister a guy could ask for. Just tell me what you want; anything I have is yours."
Faye Yardley chuckled mischievously. "Come on, call me ’Big Sis.’"
"Faye Yardley! Are you trying to defy the heavens?!"
In the end, Faye Yardley still didn’t get to hear her brother call her ’Big Sis.’ What could she do? She was just too soft-hearted.
However, Ethan Yardley did sign for a huge debt in the guild’s name.
After all, even though her brother had founded the guild, it no longer belonged entirely to him. As such, Faye Yardley was no longer willing to give things away unconditionally.
If it were just the two of them, she could subsidize him however she wanted.
But once other people were involved, if they wanted to maintain a good, long-term relationship, she couldn’t just be giving things away for free.
Once the contract was signed in the name of the guild leader, even if Ethan Yardley were to step down from the position, The First Guild would still owe Faye Yardley. As long as the guild wasn’t disbanded, the debt would have to be repaid.
After her brother signed for that massive debt, Faye Yardley smiled and sent him the items.
The Protective Array to upgrade his personal raft and the Training Room Upgrade Coupon were not included in the debt.
Those were her contributions as a sister supporting her brother.
[Server-wide Announcement: Congratulations to Ethan Yardley, leader of Veridia’s The First Guild, for being the first to upgrade his guild to Level 2. Reward: Guild reputation +3000, personal reputation +2000] ×3
[Server-wide Announcement: Congratulations to Ethan Yardley, leader of Veridia’s The First Guild, for being the first to upgrade his guild to Level 3. Reward: Guild reputation +3000, personal reputation +2000] ×3
After the two consecutive server-wide announcements, all the players were left speechless.
Everyone wanted to know what kind of day it was. The event wasn’t even over, yet it felt like the top players were already in another dimension.
There was still one Guild Upgrade Coupon left, so Faye Yardley took it to make a deal with Zachary Pierce.
After he also signed a debt agreement, golden fireworks once again lit up the sky.
[Server-wide Announcement: Congratulations to Zachary Pierce, leader of Veridia’s First Legion, for being the second to upgrade his guild to Level 2. Reward: Guild reputation +2500, personal reputation +1500] ×3
[I’m numb, totally numb. Those golden fireworks have blinded me.]
[This world has become something I don’t even recognize anymore.]
[As if you recognized it before.]
[Top players, I’m begging you, carry me! I’m super easy to carry!]
[The top players either have a private island or a guild. The ones with both a guild and an island are making me so envious.]
[I just got back to my raft after finishing a mission and this is what I see? Are server-wide announcements worthless now or what?]