"I finally have the option to select Moon Halo Equipment Material."
Looking at the Time-Space Rift that had just vanished, Yue Li smiled, "Now, we can figure out what the Moon Halo Equipment Material directions are."
"Mm," Qin Chuan nodded.
Yesterday, in the A-level 1-star Secret Realm, they had obtained two pieces of random Moon Halo Equipment Materials. Qin Chuan had originally planned to use them directly with the blessing of Prayer, but Yue Li had persuaded him not to.
The reason was simple.
The effect of Prayer was to bestow luck onto the player, and luck is an abstract concept.
To some extent, it can be understood as getting what one wishes for.
Since that's the case, if they determined the material direction they needed and then used the random Moon Halo Equipment Material, they were more likely to obtain the desired outcome.
So, the problem lay in the direction of materials.
Without obtaining a selectable Moon Halo Equipment Material, the two couldn't be sure if Moon Halo Equipment Material and Starshine Equipment Material were the same.
Were they still focused on the six basic attribute directions?
Or were there some new elements involved?
Eventually, they decided that they would determine the answer after obtaining a piece of selectable equipment material.
And now, they had just gotten one.
"Let me check," Qin Chuan picked up the orb of golden light and began to feel it carefully.
After a moment, a surprised expression appeared on his face, "The attributes of Moon Halo Equipment Material align with Starshine, but the focus is completely different!"
"As expected," Yue Li had an 'I knew it' expression, "What are the directions?"
"The focus of Moon Halo Equipment Material isn't on basic attributes but on advanced directions," Qin Chuan pondered, "There are only four in total."
"Offense, Defense, Support, Integrated."
"The scope of these directions is quite broad," Yue Li glanced at her six Spiritual Beasts, "In that case, do all of our Contracted Spiritual Beasts fall under the offense category?"
"Not necessarily," Qin Chuan shook his head, "Offense and Integrated both are possibilities."
"Integrated should be a choice that encompasses the first three directions."
"On my side, aside from Xuegao, both Water Flower and Silver Horn can opt for Integrated."
Water Flower naturally didn't need to say. It excelled in attack, but it wasn't just good at attacking.
Speed, control, those were its domains of expertise.
As for Silver Horn...
Compared to Xuegao, the skill effects of Silver Horn were actually rather interesting.
It had true damage that ignored defense, but none of its skills increased attack power; instead, it continuously stacked Damage Reduction and even had two skills that reduced Defense.
It had an execute skill, but its efficiency in suppressing same-level HP wasn't as good as Xuegao. It only had a significant advantage when fighting above its level.
Skills determine positioning.
Silver Horn's position was definitely not the same type of assassin as Xuegao but a close-combat warrior.
Ignoring skill tendencies and forcibly highlighting one aspect of capability might not be a good thing.
"Integrated direction..." Yue Li looked at her three Spiritual Beasts and pondered for a moment, "Xiao Hong can do it, but Xiao Qing and Xiao Zi should still opt for offense."
In a few words, the two decided the Moon Halo Equipment Material directions for the six Contracted Spiritual Beasts.
Offense: Xuegao, Xiao Qing, Xiao Zi.
Integrated: Water Flower, Silver Horn, Xiao Hong.
"After we conquer the next Secret Realm, we can use points to exchange for items in the Guild Store," Qin Chuan smiled, "When the time comes, let's open random Moon Halo Equipment Materials together!"
As they spoke, suddenly a new message popped up in the Guild channel.
Iron Hammer (5149): President, Vice President, a player has arrived at the guild headquarters and hopes to be interviewed. I've asked him to wait nearby.
Iron Hammer (5149): Oh, he revealed that he is a red talent.
"The first player to be interviewed is a red talent—is this what they call a stroke of good luck?" Yue Li's face showed a mix of surprise and delight. "Seems like our Luoyue Guild's appeal is quite strong."
"The Special Affairs Group has done some statistics; the probability of drawing a red talent is about one in ten thousand," Qin Chuan smiled. "At this stage, not even ten thousand official level players exist in a district, so it's very likely that a district might not even have a red talent."
"If there's no problem with the interview, then our guild will have its fifth member," Yue Li also showed a look of anticipation.
As they were talking, another message popped up in the guild channel.
Evelyn (5149): (,,Ծ‸Ծ,,) That guy is super annoying!
Qin Chuan and Yue Li paused for a moment, exchanging glances.
"I'll ask." Yue Li's smile faded slightly as she sent a message in the guild channel.
Yue Li (5149): (ΩДΩ) How did he annoy our cute Evelyn?
Evelyn (5149): (•́へ•́╬) He actually dared to pat my head! And he looked down on Uncle Iron Hammer!
Immediately thereafter, Evelyn rapidly typed out everything that had happened since Fenrilo arrived at the guild headquarters.
Yue Li (5149): (づ｡◕‿◕｡)づ Don't be mad, Evelyn~
After soothing Evelyn, Yue Li turned to Qin Chuan, "What do you think?"
"Iron Hammer is level-headed; he wouldn't complain to affect your judgment of the interviewee, so he surely wouldn't tattle," Qin Chuan shook his head helplessly. "But him not stopping Evelyn from continuing to speak means there's no issue with what Evelyn said."
"So should I reject him?" Yue Li looked at Qin Chuan, seeking his opinion.
"You are the interviewer now," Qin Chuan gently tapped between Yue Li's eyebrows. "The decision is yours to make."
"Alright then, President," Yue Li giggled.
Yue Li (5149): Iron Hammer, tell that player named Fenrilo he doesn't need to be interviewed. The Luoyue Guild does not welcome him.
Iron Hammer (5149): Received.
The reply came instantly.
"Let's go, let's move on to the next secret realm," Qin Chuan said with a smile after settling the minor episode. "The 5150 district is still some distance away."
With a heavy knock, Iron Hammer drove in the last foundation pile of the guild's main building, wiped the sweat from his forehead, paused his work, and looked towards Fenrilo who was basking in the sun and waiting for Luo and Yue Li to come interview him.
He strode towards Fenrilo, with Evelyn quickly following.
"Is there news? Are Luo and Yue Li coming back soon?" Sensing the two approaching, Fenrilo opened his eyes, revealing an expectant smile.
"The Vice President asked me to inform you that you don't need an interview," Iron Hammer said gravely.
"Straight into the guild?" Fenrilo rejoiced. "As expected, they do have good judgment. A red talent player like me, why would I even need an interview!"
"You misunderstand," Iron Hammer shook his head slightly. "Regrettably, the Luoyue Guild does not welcome you to join."
Fenrilo's expression froze, and after a moment, his face gradually darkened.
"This is a joke, right?"
"This is not…" Iron Hammer was about to speak when Evelyn tugged at his sleeve.
The sky-blue eyes beside him swirling with golden light.
"Uncle Iron Hammer, can I hit him now?"
Iron Hammer considered for a moment, then smiled.