When the Main God Guild's leveling team returned to the Eighteenth District's main city in a grand procession, they attracted countless onlookers along the way.
Seeing this utterly exhausted team in terrible condition, the surrounding chatter never stopped.
"They actually all made it back alive?"
"What's the big deal. There are military guards along the boundary line. As long as you don't go deep into the unknown zones, it's not really that dangerous."
"Exactly. Look at them, heads drooping, completely drained. They probably got a harsh lesson from the beasts in the unknown zone."
"Yeah, the dark circles under their eyes are worse than the next guy's. They must've been chased around by beasts over there with nowhere to hide."
Faced with all the doubts around them, this time the members of the Main God Guild were not as thin-skinned as before. Instead, they acted like they hadn't heard a thing.
Hu Yan followed behind Jiang Kai and said to Ding Jian with a smile, "Why is it that this time you guys don't care about other people's gossip at all?"
Ding Jian replied weakly, "Minister, before, we were too weak. We didn't have much confidence in ourselves or in the guild, so we really cared about how others saw us. But this time, leveling with the guild leader, we gained so many levels in just half a month!"
"With the guild leader being this strong, what reason do we have not to be confident?"
"Besides, Guild Leader, you and Minister Ruan Yu are both non-combat professions. There's nothing more convincing than the strength you've shown. No matter what others say, it won't shake our confidence anymore."
Hu Yan looked at Ding Jian in surprise. "Kid, not bad at all…"
Just as Hu Yan was about to praise him, Ding Jian added, "Oh, and also, we're just too tired. Too lazy to bother with them."
"Uh… alright, that's an important reason too. Everyone, go back to the guild and rest first."
Although the leveling team didn't announce anything publicly, once the leveling force returned to the Main God Guild's base, the results of this round of leveling were still leaked by other guild members.
One hundred and three people in total. Among them, eighty-seven third-tier members all leveled up to third-tier level 20. Sixteen fourth-tier members gained at least five levels, and at most eight levels!
Such leveling efficiency instantly caused an uproar in the Eighteenth District.
"You've got to be kidding me. It took me three months to go from third-tier level 19 to level 20, and they gained several levels in fifteen days?!"
"Don't forget, they're all non-combat professions. Under normal circumstances, without a combat profession leading them, many people can't even level up!"
"Did you hear? This time, Jiang Kai killed the monsters alone, and the other hundred-plus people just finished them off. That means in these ten-plus days, Jiang Kai gained at least tens of millions of experience! My god, is he insane?!"
After returning to the guild's back garden, Jiang Kai was quickly joined by He Shishi and the Four Seasons Flowers.
"Guild Leader, is what Ding Jian said true? You… you earned tens of millions of experience in half a month?!"
Only after coming back did Jiang Kai start to feel a bit tired. Now, with drowsiness hitting him hard, he was kept from sleeping by these five excited women.
"I didn't count how much experience I got. Anyway, whoever needed to hit max level did, and the fourth-tier ones all went up a few levels." Jiang Kai struggled to keep his eyes open. "Hey, you came at the right time. I'm exhausted. There are still some things I need to tell you."
"What is it?" He Shishi asked, puzzled.
"Try using my guild points to exchange some job-change materials from the military. So many people hit max level at third tier, they all need to change jobs."
"Their current guild points definitely aren't enough, so let them go into debt for now."
"Oh, and if there are people in the guild who want to break through to super fifth-tier, count them too and exchange the materials first. Chunlan, if the four of you want to go super fifth-tier as well, you can also go into debt for now…" After saying that, Jiang Kai walked up to He Shishi and transferred fifty thousand guild points to her.
These points were ones he had won from Xuanwu, and they belonged to him personally.
"Fifty thousand…" He Shishi stared at the guild points Jiang Kai had transferred, eyes wide open.
This amount could very well be the entire stockpile of a Class A guild. For an individual, it was an enormous sum.
Yet Jiang Kai had directly transferred such a huge amount to her!
"I can't take it anymore, I'm way too sleepy. I'm going to sleep for a bit."
Ignoring the many questions still swirling in He Shishi's head, Jiang Kai turned around, collapsed onto the bed, and fell asleep…
Xia Hua looked at He Shishi. "Sister Shishi, Jiang Kai really isn't afraid you'll run off with all that money. He really trusts you."
He Shishi froze for a moment, then looked at Jiang Kai sleeping like a pig, and couldn't help a faint smile forming at the corner of her lips. "This guy… let's go. The military side probably has things mostly ready. The BOSS battle is only a few days away. Hurry up and get everyone who can change jobs to do so."
"Sister Shishi, what about us? Should we change jobs?" Dong Xue suddenly grabbed He Shishi.
By rights, they had already passed the one-year "service" period that Jiang Kai had forced on them. If they returned to the Xuanwu Guild, they would naturally use Xuanwu's guild points to exchange materials.
But if they used Jiang Kai's points, that would also mean they planned to stay with Main God long-term.
He Shishi looked at the four sisters and asked, "Do you want to stay here?"
All four of them lowered their heads in unison.
"It's okay. No matter what decision you make, I'll support you," He Shishi said patiently.
With He Shishi's guidance, Xia Hua clenched her teeth and was the first to speak up.
"Sister Shishi, I want to stay a bit longer! We've watched Main God grow step by step with our own eyes. We've developed feelings for this place."
With Xia Hua taking the lead, Chunlan also said, "Zhao Tiequan, that guy, he also said… he wants to stay in Main God for the time being…"
Dong Xue said softly, "Sister Shishi, to be honest, here I feel that everyone is actually very friendly. It's not like in Xuanwu, where everyone looks like they're smiling on the surface, but inside they're all scheming."
Qiu Lan nodded heavily. "Anyway, I like it here too."
He Shishi smiled slightly, looked at the four sisters, and nodded gently. "Since that's the case, then we'll stay in Main God for now. Look at Jiang Kai like this, does he look like someone who handles affairs? I'm afraid that if I leave, Main God, which we worked so hard to develop, will just stagnate again."
"Then the four of you can also break through to super fifth-tier. Our Main God Guild is about to gain four more members of the War God Hall!"
He Shishi immediately tallied up the number of people who needed to change jobs and their professions, then went straight to the military resource department to exchange fourth-tier materials.
Since non-combat professions made up the majority of Main God, although super fifth-tier materials for Feng Shui Masters and Drunkards were already available, fourth-tier materials were still relatively scarce. On the other hand, fourth-tier materials for Executioners and Barefoot Doctors, as well as super fifth-tier materials for Martial Apprentices and Soldiers, were easier to obtain.
He Shishi exchanged some from the military and from the professional guilds of Feng Shui Masters and Drunkards, but she was still short more than twenty sets.
In the end, He Shishi bought a few from the exchange market and also used her personal connections to borrow from friend guilds in other districts, finally gathering all the job-change materials for everyone.
That day, the Main God Guild's back garden was closed to all unrelated personnel. Even internal guild members were required not to enter.
More than ninety Main God members were inside, completing their job changes.
Of course, there were also a few individuals sleeping inside.
That night, when Jiang Kai woke up, he found a crowd of people standing by his bed.
He Shishi, the Four Seasons Flowers, Hu Yan, Ruan Yu, Zhao Tiequan, Ouyang Yi, a whole group of people were all standing there watching him.
He Shishi looked at Jiang Kai with a bright smile. "You're finally awake? You slept for a whole day and night!"
Jiang Kai sat up groggily. "I slept a whole day and night?" As he spoke, his gaze fell on the Four Seasons Flowers. He frowned slightly, feeling that the four of them looked a bit different somehow, but his head was still foggy, and he couldn't tell what was different.
After a long while, Jiang Kai suddenly widened his eyes and exclaimed, "You guys… entered the War God Hall?"
On Chunlan, Xia Hua, and the other two, the emblem of Jiangzhong City's War God Hall was already pinned to their chests!