47: Chapter 47 You call this a guild?

Inside the Supreme Training Room, the golden light of advancement that pierced the heavens slowly faded.

Chen You stood tall, feeling the ceaseless flow of spiritual energy within his body, and the dazzling 'LV10' on his status panel.

Twenty-six hours of high-intensity struggle had finally brought him to a new starting point.

Guilds, dungeons... the doors to a brand new world had been flung wide open.

But he didn't act immediately.

Chen You exited the Training Room and went straight to Hill.

"Hill, introduce me to the Guild system."

As Hill explained, Chen You's brow furrowed deeper and deeper.

The joy of reaching Level 10 instantly vanished.

After confirming he understood everything clearly, Chen You left the game without any delay.

...

The real world, Huaxia, the underground base of the 'Pay-to-Win' project.

Inside the conference room, it was already as bright as day.

When Chen You pushed the door open, all eyes instantly focused on him with a 'swish'.

Director Li Guoan, Zhang Yunhai, Sun Feng, Pan Yu...

Every core member of the project team was present, each face showing unconcealed excitement and anticipation.

"He finally made it, Level 10!"

Sun Feng, the Data Team Leader, his voice trembling slightly.

"Wonderful! Little Chen, you've worked hard!"

Director Li Guoan stood up and personally pulled out a chair for Chen You, his eyes full of gratification.

This treatment made Chen You feel overwhelmed by the honor.

"Director, esteemed experts, I have not failed my mission."

Chen You sat down, took a deep breath, and got straight to the point.

"After reaching Level 10, two core functions were mainly unlocked: Guilds and dungeons."

"Among them, the Guild system is even more complex than I anticipated!"

He repeated everything he had learned from consulting the Supreme Tower, word for word.

In the conference room, there was initially a murmur of joy.

Guilds meant organization.

dungeons meant a stable output of high-level resources.

These were all conventional game settings they had expected, and goals they urgently hoped Chen You would achieve.

However, when Chen You spoke the next sentence, the air in the entire conference room seemed to be instantly sucked out.

"...According to the system description, after players establish a Guild, besides having an exclusive territory within the game world..."

"The Source Realm system will also simultaneously generate a 'Guild Projection Territory' in the real world of the civilization to which that player belongs."

"The most crucial part is that members of that Guild, upon satisfying specific conditions, will be able to... teleport to this territory in reality."

The moment his words fell.

The vast conference room fell silent enough to hear a pin drop.

The air that was just moments ago filled with the scent of celebratory champagne froze into the permafrost of Siberia.

Pan Yu, the sociology expert, held her hand with her glasses halfway in the air, her mouth slightly open, as if wanting to say something but unable to utter a sound.

The smile on Zhang Ping's face, the biology expert, froze. The look in his eyes, which usually regarded everything as a rare specimen, showed horror for the first time.

Zhang Yunhai, the tactical team leader, a hardened soldier who had walked through a hail of bullets, instinctively tensed his body, his right hand slamming down hard on the edge of the table.

They were all top figures in their respective fields. In an instant, they grasped the terrifying truth hidden behind that brief description.

This was not a game function.

This was naked, cross-dimensional... beachhead landing!

"Invasion..."

Zhang Yunhai squeezed out two words from his throat, his voice dry and hoarse.

"If an Orc Warrior, or perhaps a Titan God Clan member, suddenly appeared in our heartland through this mechanism... what kind of disaster would that be?"

His words struck everyone's heart like a heavy hammer.

Previously, the threat was confined to the vague concept of 'players dying leads to civilization suffering'.

Now, the threat had been materialized.

If Salos, a Level 92 Titan Berserker, appeared on the streets of Huaxia, his destructive power would be no less than that of a cruise missile!

"No, that's not right."

Sun Feng, the Data Team Leader, shook his head violently, his face pale but his eyes sharp.

"Think about it the other way around! If we can join the Guilds of other civilizations, doesn't that mean our people..."

"Chen You, have a chance to set foot on the real land of other civilizations?"

"A real, existing alien world containing the Titan God Clan and the Elf God Clan! This is priceless intelligence! This is a heaven-sent opportunity!"

Instantly, the conference room split into two completely different factions.

The military personnel, led by Zhang Yunhai, saw 'threat' and 'invasion', a national security loophole that must be guarded against at all costs.

The scientific researchers, led by Sun Feng, saw 'opportunity' and 'exploration', the only window to understanding the true nature of the Source Realm.

Pan Yu calmly added: "I am inclined to believe that Guilds possess extremely strong civilizational exclusivity."

"A Guild established by Huaxia players will most likely only allow Huaxia players to join."

"Likewise, the possibility of us joining a Titan or Elf Guild is minuscule."

"This system is essentially drawing lines for future civilizational conflict and establishing frontline barriers."

Her analysis brought silence to the group once more.

Yes, no one was a fool.

Who would allow an alien race to step onto their civilization's 'real territory'?

This meant the path of gathering intelligence by joining other factions' Guilds was basically blocked.

So, only one option remained.

"We build our own!"

Director Li Guoan had been listening silently the whole time.

At this moment, he finally spoke, his voice steady, emphasizing every word.

"We have no choice. We must establish a Guild belonging to Huaxia itself!"

"Director, where should we select the site for establishing the Guild?"

Zhang Yunhai immediately raised the most practical question.

"That 'Guild Projection Territory' is a tangible entity that can be seen and touched. Once established, it is equivalent to announcing the existence of supernatural power to the entire world."

"Moreover, according to the description, the Guild territory will also face monster attacks... We must have comprehensive defense plans in place."

This was another massive problem.

Finding a location within Huaxia that was sufficiently concealed, capable of withstanding supernatural impacts and monster sieges, while also hiding from global satellites and intelligence networks—this was almost an impossible task.

"There is an even more troublesome issue."

Chen You appropriately dropped the final bombshell.

He looked at everyone and said slowly: "Establishing a Guild requires a special item called a [Territory Proof]."

"There are two ways to obtain it. First, it has an extremely low drop rate from monsters across the world, and it cannot be traded."

"Second, it can be obtained through an exclusive quest line called [Cornerstone of Civilization]. However..."

Chen You paused, his tone becoming somewhat strange.

"This quest... suggests a challenge by a team of ten people or more. Furthermore, each player can only accept it once in their lifetime."

Ten people or more?

The eyes of everyone in the conference room once again fell uniformly on Chen You.

The sole, solitary player.

The atmosphere became extremely oppressive.

In front of them was the strategic necessity of establishing a Guild, and behind them was an insurmountable quest hurdle.

This seemed like a dead end.

Chen You could even feel the breathing of several experts becoming heavy.

They racked their brains but could not figure out how a 'single person' could complete a 'ten-person' high-difficulty quest.

"Heh heh..."

Suddenly, a light chuckle broke the silence.

It was Director Li Guoan.

He leaned back in his chair. Instead of despair on his face, a smile full of challenging spirit appeared.

"A ten-person quest?"

He held up one finger and gently shook it.

"Who said we only have one person?"