Greetings from Monster Encampment
On the Fist Planet, the Gu Ding Team only stayed one night, enjoying some local delicacies, before their spaceship departed from the port early the next morning.
The group, feeling refreshed, were having breakfast in the kitchen. Gu Ding was drinking a cup of Mirka when suddenly a projection appeared on Gu Ding wristwatch.
The projection background was completely black, with only a large silver "x" flipping on the screen.
"Hello everyone, let me introduce myself first. My name is X, and I am a member of the Monster Encampment. I am here with no ill intentions. My purpose is simple: to invite Mister Gu Ding to join our Monster Encampment."
"Let me introduce the Monster Encampment. In martial arts, a prodigy is an extreme genius who can fight across three or more ranks. In other areas, we also invite geniuses with abilities beyond the limits of humanity to join, such as hackers like myself. The founding principle of our Monster Encampment is also very simple: only invite true prodigies to join, and through the collision and cooperation between various prodigies, guide the Human Race towards a more glorious future."
"The introduction sounded impressive, but why did the last sentence make it sound like a recruitment drive by some kind of religious organization?" Gu Ding couldn't help but complain.
"I feel the same way," Liliath nodded in agreement.
"I admit that the last sentence has been criticized more than once, but it is indeed our founding principle. The rise of every era and every race is inseparable from the existence of extraordinary talents within the race, which is why we thought of gathering all the extraordinary talents together so that everyone can work together for the strength of the race," X continued to explain.
"I'd like to know what benefits I'll get from joining your organization?" Gu Ding didn't intend to beat around the bush and asked a rather direct question.
"First of all, every new member will receive a welcome gift. I can't tell you what the gift is, but I can tell you that all our members are 100% satisfied with our gift. This will not change in the past, present, or future."
"How many members do you have now?" Gu Ding couldn't help but ask.
"All internal information about our organization is confidential until you join, because you are a stranger to us before you join." X's reply made Gu Ding shrug.
"Besides the gift, what else is there?" Gu Ding asked.
"There are also mission rewards. In this respect, it's somewhat similar to the Mercenary Alliance. However, our organization has no hierarchical system; everyone is equal. We will provide detailed descriptions of the mission's difficulty and offer a suggested strength level for accepting it. Of course, this is just a suggestion, not a requirement. We won't stop those whose strength doesn't meet the suggested requirement, because we believe all members have the ability to make their own judgments. Speaking of equality, I should also mention that those who join our Monster Encampment can freely join any other organization. You can join the Federal Army, or become Interstellar Pirate, or even join the Alliance, or even the Dark Magic Domain."
"In that case, how do we resolve the conflicts between different forces?" Liliath couldn't help but ask.
"If both sides absolutely must have a result, then it's simple: Arena Battle. They can choose a fight to the death, or a fight that isn't." X offered a very simple solution. "The loser withdraws from the Monster Encampment."
"In addition to the reward items, mission rewards also include points based on the difficulty level. These points can be used to exchange for items. Almost 90% of the items in the entire Universe Sea can be obtained through our organization. Mystical Divine Codex, divine objects, and even the complete corpses of gods... Of course, the more valuable the item, the more points it requires."
"Besides missions, another way to earn points is through the Virtual Hunting Ground. This is a game we developed separately from Tianli, similar to Virtual Arena, but it's even more fun. If you're willing to join, you'll definitely have a chance to play it in the future. I'm also one of the game's creators, and I think you'll like it."
"There's also the Peak Battle, which is also a virtual game, but this competition is held once a year, and the gameplay is the same as the Virtual Arena. If you get a high ranking in this competition, you'll get a lot of points."
"Besides combat, there's another way to earn points: help people answer their questions and earn points as a reward. These questions are incredibly diverse, covering everything from martial arts cultivation and potion making to mechanical manufacturing... Of course, since everyone here is a prodigy, these questions are generally very difficult to solve. According to my current statistics, only 17% of the questions have been solved, leaving 83% as unsolved mysteries. If you're interested, you can try your luck there. Or you can ask any questions you have there, but of course, you'll have to be rewarded with points."
"Besides the welcome gift, task rewards, and points rewards, there are also referrer rewards. If you discover any exceptional talents and successfully invite them to join the Monster Encampment,' you'll also receive corresponding rewards. The more exceptional the talent, the richer your rewards. That's roughly all the rewards. We don't impose any restrictions on any members. You can go tens of thousands of years without logging into our network, without contacting any other members, and without participating in any of our activities, and you won't be expelled. Of course, we sometimes send you some referral tasks, which you can choose to refuse; this won't affect you in any way. You can also log into the system and set it to refuse referral tasks, so you won't receive any more harassment. Because our principle is to respect the choices of all members. You can consider it and give me a reply. My nomination is valid for ten days. If it expires, I can't nominate you a second time; I'll have to wait for other referrers to nominate you."
"I'll join!" Gu Ding made his decision on the spot.
"You're the quickest to accept my invitation. I'm delighted that you've joined this family. I'll send you your identification card. It's a virtual card; you can only log into our system with this card," X said. "As for the welcome gift, since it's a physical item, you'll have to collect it yourself. I checked your current location; you should arrive at Problan Star in about ten days. We have a gift distributor nearby; I'll tell him to go there as soon as possible and have him wait for you. This welcome gift will definitely not disappoint you."
"I'm looking forward to it too." Gu Ding wasn't really sure what he wanted right now, but the other person's words made him more excited.
"Well then, I won't bother you any longer. Goodbye everyone! And to a certain Super Intelligence gentleman, although I would very much like to invite you to join, I'm sure you'll refuse. Besides, leaving a referrer's reward for Gu Ding is what I, as the referrer, should do." X's words were clearly directed at Sea Emperor. "We can have a head-on competition sometime in the future."
As soon as X finished speaking, the projection was immediately turned off.
"That damned bastard!" the Sea Emperor roared. "How dare he invade my territory and provoke me!"
Gu Ding and his group found it somewhat amusing; it was the first time they had ever seen the Sea Emperor suffer such a setback, which proved that the guy called X was indeed a terrifying existence.
"I just took a shortcut and didn't change the initial address of Deep Sea Star, yet he managed to track us down using that address," the Sea Emperor said, somewhat indignantly. In reality, his action was tantamount to leaving a hidden door for some powerful individuals. Although the door was locked, anyone with the ability to unlock it could easily find him. When he initially set the lock, the Sea Emperor's access level was only the lowest, and since no one had cracked it, he hadn't bothered to change the lock. However, after this incident, he realized that some humans were indeed powerful enough to break the password he had set.
"He needs something to prove his ability, to prove that the people in the Monster Encampment are all powerful individuals, which is why he chose this method of cracking the code. Sending invitations to a public email address wouldn't be enough to pique my interest in joining, and I'd likely just put the invitation aside." Gu Ding had also guessed X's thoughts.
"The identity card has arrived!" Sea Emperor suddenly shouted, then projected the card onto the screen.
It was a black card, completely blank, without a single word or even a picture. Suddenly, the black card emitted a beam of white light, scanning everyone present before finally locking onto Gu Ding. The white light dissipated, revealing two pale blue beams that shone directly into Gu Ding's eyes, seemingly recording some information. A moment later, the blue light also faded, and the card projected a transparent screen in front of Gu Ding, displaying a three-dimensional image of two Palm Print. Gu Ding placed his hands on the screen, and the previously semi-transparent image immediately showed the palm lines of his Gu Ding.
After completing this series of identity records, a mechanical voice sounded, "Welcome to the new friend! Would you like to enter the Monster Paradise?"
"Don't go in yet. Let me figure out if I can sneak in without this card." The Sea Emperor tried for nearly twenty minutes, but finally gave up. "It seems it won't work. This Monster Paradise is also made by Heaven, but it has extremely high access. If we try to crack it by force, it will definitely attract Heaven's attention."
"I'll go in and take a look. You can just go in through the card link; you should be able to use the Smart Watch there," Gu Ding said, clicking the confirm button. (To be continued.)