108: Team Rankings

Ily glared at Brother Xiong.

She explained, "We humans have many squads in the Star Realm that live by completing missions. So, based on their comprehensive strength and the extent of missions completed, we assign a comprehensive evaluation. The top two hundred squads in each rank enter the rankings."

"And our Lotus Squad ranks 36th among the ninth-tier squads."

As she spoke, she looked somewhat proud.

Lin Ye hadn't expected such a system.

"Do you know why hardly anyone accepted your resume, and only we did?" Ily asked.

Lin Ye indicated he wasn't very clear.

"As a genius, your future is bound to be bright. Other squads don't believe in the current you, but they believe that the future you will definitely have extraordinary combat power. However, they lack the confidence to keep you, so they didn't accept your resume."

"And the squads capable of keeping the future you, and willing to cultivate the current you, are basically all ranked squads."

Ily explained.

"That's not true, our Wolf Fang also has confidence," Brother Xiong interjected from the side.

Ily scoffed, "You just want to gamble, don't you? Who doesn't know your squad is full of gamblers."

Lin Ye roughly understood.

In the eyes of those squads, he was a potential stock, the kind that could be cultivated as a seed player.

But a small temple couldn't accommodate a great Buddha; squads with weak strength naturally lacked the confidence to keep him, so they didn't accept his resume.

It was like how electronics factories in his previous life didn't want bachelor's degree holders.

Except for Brother Xiong's squad; they wanted to gamble, to keep him through emotional ties.

And among the strong squads, currently, only the Lotus seemed to be short on people.

It was understandable; strong squads rarely lacked people.

Good job positions were often filled by internal recruitment, not open to the public at all.

Even for technical positions, headhunters would target candidates early and recruit them personally.

But for some reason, Lotus hadn't been able to recruit anyone, so they posted on the mercenary guild, and he just happened to show up.

"Lin Ye, think carefully. Our Lotus is definitely your best choice. Putting everything else aside, in terms of strength, I could take on ten of Brother Xiong," Ily said.

Brother Xiong retorted, "Lin Ye, don't believe her. She can at most take on five guys like me. There's definitely something wrong with their Lotus this time, otherwise, why would such a strong squad recruit at the mercenary guild? Come to Wolf Fang instead, and you'll be the leader later."

Lin Ye weighed the pros and cons, then asked, "May I know what kind of benefits you offer?"

Although Lotus was the strongest, as a corporate slave in his previous life, he understood that no matter how strong a company was, if the benefits were poor, it was all for naught.

Some Fortune Global 500 companies were ridiculously exploitative, treating employees inhumanely, and laying them off after 35.

Conversely, some lesser-known companies, which seemed to have no reputation, offered excellent benefits, even providing housing and cars for employees, good education for their children, and medical benefits. Even if parents fell ill, they would grant paid leave to care for them.

So Lin Ye decided to check the benefits first.

"Lotus operates on a distribution based on work, but if you join, you won't need to take action at the beginning, and you'll still receive your share of rewards," a voice said.

Lin Ye looked to the side and saw a beautiful woman with a perfect figure and delicate features, the only regret being her flat chest, walking towards them.

"This is our Vice-Captain Zhou Qingyu. What she says is absolutely reliable," Ily said.

Brother Xiong gritted his teeth, "Our Wolf Fang also operates on a distribution based on work. If you come over, I'll personally pull the captain down and let you take his place."

The people around them all turned to look.

Lin Ye was also surprised by Brother Xiong's boldness.

After a moment of thought, he decided to choose Lotus, but there was one thing he needed to clarify.

"May I know why the Lotus Squad is recruiting at the mercenary guild? Has something changed?"

Seeing this, Ily and Zhou Qingyu knew they had him. Zhou Qingyu waved her hands, and a light screen appeared, enveloping the three of them.

"Actually, it's nothing much. Mainly, our captain has very high standards, preferring quality over quantity, so we haven't found a suitable person. Also, some people don't really want our squad to do well."

Lin Ye noticed the key point: some people, who? He continued to ask, but Zhou Qingyu no longer answered.

The light screen dissipated, and Lin Ye decided to choose Lotus.

He apologized to Brother Xiong a few times. Seeing that the situation was decided, Brother Xiong could only give up and leave.

"Welcome to Lotus."

Zhou Qingyu and Ily warmly welcomed Lin Ye.

"Tonight, we'll hold a welcoming ceremony for you, and we'll introduce you to the other members then."

"Now, let's take you to our Lotus base. Our Lotus provides food, lodging, and entertainment. Our benefits are incomparable to those outside who don't even have their own bases."

The two were very enthusiastic, chattering all the way.

Lin Ye wasn't very talkative, but he responded to each of their comments.

The Lotus base was very large, a four-story villa covering over two thousand square meters.

Just this one villa cost a hundred billion.

Lin Ye secretly sighed, worthy of a ranked squad.

Their financial resources were abundant.

Upon entering, he saw a man training.

He was 2.7 meters tall, broad-shouldered and brawny, with a sunny and handsome face.

"Sister Zhou, a new person? Finally, a brother has arrived, woohoo."

The burly man ran over and enthusiastically embraced Lin Ye.

"My name is Chu Tianba, the only man in our Lotus Squad. Well, now there are two."

"I am Lin Ye." Lin Ye secretly gasped; Chu Tianba's physique was much more terrifying than his own.

"Lin Ye? I remember now, you're quite famous! I didn't expect our squad to get such a talent," Chu Tianba smiled even more happily.

"Tianba, where are the captain and the others? Where did they go?"

"The captain and the other two went to look for missions. We've been idle for a while now."

Zhou Qingyu and the other woman gave a few instructions and then left, saying they were preparing for the evening's gathering, leaving him with Chu Tianba.

Chu Tianba enthusiastically helped him arrange his dormitory and make his bed.

"Brother, you've finally arrived! Our Lotus Squad used to have only me as a man. Everyone used to mock me, saying I was a kept man, it was truly annoying," Chu Tianba said.

Lin Ye asked, "Are all the other members of our Lotus Squad girls? Brother Chu, could you introduce the situation of our squad?"

Chu Tianba said, "The captain is Vice-Captain Zhou Qingyu's twin sister, named Zhou Yuke. Both of them are Elementalists and are very skilled at joint spellcasting."

"I am our squad's shield, a Paladin."

"That Amazonian Barbie just now was Ily, a very rare War Priest."

"There are two others: the healer Ilyana, a Saintess, and the assassin Gu Qingzhu, a Void Assassin."

Lin Ye understood.

The squad indeed lacked physical output.

Assassins were not very suitable as primary physical damage dealers.

"Lin Ye, with you here, our squad is complete! Our squad's benefits are absolutely great, you'll definitely be unwilling to leave."

Then he suddenly leaned closer and said, "Except for Ily, all the others are beauties, you know."

Lin Ye looked sideways.

Chu Tianba winked.