Wen Nan chuckled softly and ignored the shopkeeper. Under the other man's astonished gaze, he headed toward the teahouse belonging to The Scattered Wind and Water.
In just a few minutes, players had already packed the area beneath the newly opened teahouse. The crowd was a sea of people, many with their account levels displayed above their heads. Almost all were Lv. 1 to Lv. 3, and even Lv. 4 players were rare. There wasn't a single Bronze player.
Wen Nan had a height advantage now. Even standing at the very edge of the crowd, he could stretch his neck and get a clear view of what was happening inside—
The teahouse's front doors stood open. A low table and two cushions sat in the middle of the hall. A young man with medium-length hair sat on one of them, his hair tied into a rather flashy little topknot at the back of his head. He wore an understated gray linen robe and sat cross-legged by the table, preparing tea.
Though the scene gave every impression of being ready to welcome guests, not one of the players packed around the teahouse dared set foot inside.
"Should we give it a try?"
"This is The Scattered Wind and Water, the most mysterious of the Six Great Guilds."
"You said it yourself: the Six Great Guilds, and the most mysterious one at that. How could they possibly want people like us?"
"But the other five of the Six Great Guilds all explicitly require experience clearing high-level maps to join. Only The Scattered Wind and Water doesn't have that requirement. Maybe it really is our only shot as newbies."
"Come on, don't kid yourself. Have you seen their membership requirements? It's just four words: 'If destined, then join.'"
"That's so vague?"
"Doesn't that