Guild

After looking over his First Character Card, Liu Xing did not plan to start allocating points or choosing his skills just yet. After all, he knew he was still a complete novice when it came to Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPGs. Recklessly assigning points could easily leave him with glaring weaknesses. Besides, any skill in a Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPG could be a Divine Skill if used well.

So Liu Xing planned to find some outside help to improve the skills on this Character Card. Naturally, the person he had in mind was the friend who had introduced him to the game. That friend was also in Chengdu and only about ten minutes away from Liu Xing's current residence.

For the time being, Liu Xing put his First Character Card out of mind and entered his Personal Warehouse to check his Extra Reward: the Restricted Character Card.

The Personal Warehouse interface was extremely simple. At the top, it displayed Liu Xing's current Points—50. Below that were the storage slots commonly seen in online games, containing Liu Xing's Elder Sign Amulet and an inactive Character Card.

Liu Xing first examined the Elder Sign Amulet. After all, the Elder Sign was remarkably effective against some Low-Tier Mythical Creatures. At the very least, Liu Xing felt that during games in the Ghoul Area, this Elder Sign Amulet could save his life.

Elder Sign Amulet (Low Quality), created by a human possessing a certain degree of Cthulhu Mythos Knowledge. Its abilities are limited, so please do not expect too much; by paying one Point, this amulet can be manifested in the Real World.

"It can be exchanged into the Real World?" Liu Xing froze when he saw that. Suddenly, he felt the air around him turn sinister, as though Cthulhu's call were drifting toward him from afar. Although Cthulhu was sealed beneath the sea, he could sometimes communicate with the outside world through telepathy. Cthulhu could use these sensations to make humans have nightmares, develop compulsive thoughts, or receive powerful suggestions. Sometimes, he could even impart certain spells or knowledge beyond ordinary comprehension through mental transmission. However, because Cthulhu and humans existed on vastly different spiritual levels, humans who mentally connected with Cthulhu would sometimes become idiots or go mad.

Could Mythical Creatures really exist in the Real World?!

If a surreal game platform like the Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPG Game Hall could exist, then having a few Mythical Creatures in the Real World was perfectly normal, wasn't it?

Liu Xing comforted himself like that...

Still, to be safe, Liu Xing gritted his teeth and spent one Point to exchange for the Elder Sign Amulet. Once he carefully placed it in his wallet, he finally felt much more at ease.

After finishing all that, Liu Xing wanted to check his phone and see whether anyone had contacted him while he had been inside the Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPG Game Hall. The moment he unlocked it, however, he saw the earlier bank transfer notification.

Seeing that message reminded Liu Xing of the 100,000 Renminbi that had just arrived in his bank account. Those 100,000 Renminbi could practically be considered payment for his life.

"Ah, forget it. I can count myself lucky. I found a good job, got 100,000 Renminbi just for joining, and earned another 500,000 after completing one assignment." Liu Xing laughed at himself.

Liu Xing still had 50 Points, enough to stay in the Real World for over a month. So he had no intention of entering the Horror Hall again so soon. After all, no one would be that eager to go die.

After shutting down his computer, Liu Xing wondered whether he should go home and leave behind a will or something. The Mortality Rate in Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPGs had always been high. Liu Xing felt that even if he died in the next session, it would not be particularly surprising.

"Better not go home. I might give something away." On second thought, Liu Xing dismissed the idea. He was afraid he might let something slip and reveal the existence of the Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPG Game Hall. That would be a real disaster.

Liu Xing checked his phone and saw that it was getting late. He took a shower, then buried himself under the covers and went straight to sleep. This was a classic case of Ostrich Mentality...

The next morning, at exactly ten o'clock.

Liu Xing groggily turned on his computer. The icon for the Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPG Game Hall was still there.

"So it really wasn't a dream." Liu Xing slapped himself hard across the face twice and spoke helplessly.

Liu Xing tried to delete the game, but he could not find where the Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPG Game Hall had been installed. He had no choice but to give up struggling. After all, he felt that even if he deleted the Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPG Game Hall, it would be useless.

"When in Rome, do as the Romans do." Liu Xing took out his phone, intending to ask a few friends out to chat about life and lift his mood.

"Hm?" Liu Xing suddenly noticed that a new app had appeared on his phone—the Mobile Version of the Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPG Game Hall.

Liu Xing was completely speechless. He had not expected the Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPG Game Hall to have a Mobile Version. It really was keeping up with the times.

Liu Xing opened the app, wanting to see what tricks this Mobile Version had up its sleeve.

After fiddling with it for quite a while, Liu Xing figured out that the Mobile Version did exactly the same thing as the computer version. However, it allowed Players to start games anytime and anywhere. Better yet, for Liu Xing, the greatest perk was that his phone would always have a full battery and full signal, along with built-in Super WiFi. He had tested it—the connection speed reached 10G per second...

"At least I won't have to pay my phone bill anymore." Liu Xing tried to find some amusement in his misery. It seemed he could no longer escape the Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPG Game Hall.

Just as Liu Xing was about to exit the app, a private message suddenly appeared.

"Could this game even have scammers?" Liu Xing did not think anyone in this game would know him.

"Hello. I am the Ghoul Area Manager of the An Family Ghoul Branch in the Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPG Game Hall. If you do not wish to fight alone in the Horror Hall, please join our Guild."

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow. He had not expected Guilds to be possible in Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPGs. Still, he remembered that the Cthulhu Mythos System contained quite a few secret organizations devoted to developing followers for evil gods... or rather, sacrifices...

A link was attached to the message. After some thought, Liu Xing clicked it.

Although Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPGs would not lower their difficulty just because there were more Players, having an organization was certainly better than having none. After all, individual strength was suppressed far too much in Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPGs.

Liu Xing clicked the link in the message and was automatically redirected to the Guild Interface.

Within the Guild Interface, due to his own level, Liu Xing could only view Guilds in the Ghoul Area. Still, he quickly found the An Family Ghoul Branch there. There were only twelve Guilds in the Ghoul Area, and the An Family Ghoul Branch ranked first.

"Looks like this An Family has some real strength. It seems pretty suitable for a talented Newcomer like me." Liu Xing rubbed his chin and clicked Join.

"Ding, you have joined the An Family Ghoul Branch."

The interface on the computer changed, entering something similar to a QQ Group interface.

"Welcome, Newcomer." At that moment, an administrator with the ID Tumor sent a welcoming message.

Liu Xing politely replied, "Hello, I'm a Newcomer who just completed the Novice Mission."

Liu Xing glanced through the Guild Member Directory. There were more than five hundred members in total, but only two or three were online.

But that made sense. Who would leave themselves logged into this Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPG platform with nothing better to do...

"Oh, over a hundred people in this group have just completed the Novice Mission. You may very well end up in the same game, so when you want to start your second game, say so in the group. That way, everyone can look out for each other." Tumor typed out a long message.

"Oh." Liu Xing's eyes lit up. After all, a teammate willing to cooperate was more useful than anything else.

"That's good, then. I hope you can advance to the next area soon. The An Family has a branch there too." After saying that, Tumor immediately went offline.

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