Sanctuary Paradise

Chapter 838 Temporary Return
Apocalypse Paradise, headquarters of the White Rabbit Guild.

"Ah... why hasn't the president arrived yet, Sister Xiaohan? I want to go back for dinner!"

A melancholy murmur of complaints rang out from the conference room, which was decorated with various high-value goods. At the long table, Quan Momo rubbed her stomach and said to Han Xiao beside her with a worried look.

"Well, let's wait a little longer. Although the president has some mental issues, he's still quite capable when it comes to important matters. Since he specifically called us over, he must have his reasons."

Han Xiao, who served as the vice president of the World Silkworm Merchants Association and the treasurer of the White Rabbit Guild, coughed lightly and offered a reassuring remark. Meanwhile, Xue Tu, sitting opposite him, clicked her tongue and complained with a face full of resentment:

"Tsk, that guy during the day was really something. He said he had an urgent meeting and then stood us up here. We have to give him a good talking to when he gets back!"

As core members of the White Rabbit Guild, they were urged to come to headquarters early this morning by an urgent message from their guild leader, Bai Tian, ​​but it's almost noon now and they still haven't seen him...

boom--! !

"Haha! Snow Rabbit, Momo, and Xiao Han! Look what I got!!"

The door slammed open with a loud bang, and a panting figure burst in, holding something in his hand and speaking excitedly.

"Ah! President, you're finally back!"

"Tsk, finally here. Speaking of which... um?! Wait, Bai Tian! You made us wait here for this?!"

Faced with the late arrival of the day, Quan Momo, who was so hungry that she was almost dizzy, suddenly brightened up. Meanwhile, Xue Tu, who was standing next to her, saw what the other was holding and the veins on her forehead immediately bulged with anger.

"What are you talking about? Snow Rabbit, look carefully, this is... cough, sorry, I grabbed the wrong one. This is a magazine I bought while I was queuing. This is really what I wanted to show you!"

Faced with his companion's outburst of anger, Bai Tian instinctively retorted, then froze upon seeing what he was holding. He coughed awkwardly, put away the magazine with its cover full of alluring close-ups of mature women, and took out what he truly intended to show them:

"This is... a guild quest request?"

"Let me see, let me see... Hey, President, why are there so many question marks on this?"

"Hehe, you don't understand, do you? This is a random type of commission form that I went through a lot of trouble and pulled all sorts of strings to find out about!"

Inside the meeting room, Quan Momo stared at the commission form in front of her, which was filled with "???" except for a recipient and a countdown timer. She blinked twice, a look of confusion in her eyes. Bai Tian, ​​on the other hand, chuckled and said with unusual smugness:

“Look, our guild has been an A-level guild for a while now, right? I was thinking, why not take this opportunity to find a top-tier guild to commission and try to reach S-level?”

"In this way, when our guild advances to Tier 4, we will be able to enjoy benefits that are several times better than those of Tier A guilds. That's why I went to so much trouble to get this letter of commission!"

"As long as we use this thing, we're 100% guaranteed to get a top-tier guild commission, one that perfectly aligns with our guild's development direction. It's like automatically propelling our guild to S-rank!"

Bai Tian patted his chest confidently and said that he had been queuing in the commission hall since yesterday, just to be able to snatch this random commission as soon as it appeared.

"But, guild leader... why does this request look so creepy? Could it be giving us some kind of impossible task?"

"Don't worry, I specifically checked it using my senior employee status. According to the information provided by the park, since I took it on as an employee, it will only randomly assign tasks that employees should do."

"Besides, even if we encounter a troublesome task that we can't handle, we can just share the commission. Anyway, as long as we can handle a commission from a top-tier guild, even if it's just a minor one, it will be of great benefit to our promotion to S-rank guild!"

As he spoke, Bai Tian glanced down at the power of attorney on the table, his eyes filled with fervent anticipation. He then turned to Quan Momo and the others beside him and said:
"Come on, let's all say a few prayers and pray that we'll randomly get a commission that we can easily handle this time: mining, marketing, transportation, operations... If we get one of these four areas, we're basically set!"

As soon as the words were spoken, Quan Momo and the others looked at the commission form on the table, which had only about 3 minutes left on the countdown, and couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

Although they were somewhat intimidated by commissions from top guilds, just as they had said during the day, if they could use this opportunity to elevate the White Rabbit Guild to the ranks of S-class guilds, it would definitely be of great benefit to their future.

Putting everything else aside, the mere right to recommend senior employees is enough to make countless top-level employees scramble to join an S-level guild, not to mention the other benefits such as exemption from member teleportation fees, reduction in commodity handling fees, and lower notarization fees for items.

Suddenly, the atmosphere in the entire conference room became somewhat tense.

'May Paradise bless us! May Paradise bless us! This mission absolutely has to be one we can handle alone!'

'Waaah… Please, please, don't send me any dangerous missions!'

The countdown ticked away second by second. During the day, Izumi and Momo prayed silently in their minds, while Yukito and Hanxiao nervously clenched their fists, swallowing hard. Finally—

【00:00:00】

[Note: The current commission details have been updated. This commission is for: Material Transportation, Tier 3, Difficulty Level: SSS. It has been automatically accepted!]

"it is good!!!"

"Haha! It's done! Let's go straight to that restaurant from last time, we have to celebrate properly today... Hmm? What's going on with you guys?"

As the countdown reached zero, Bai Tian looked at the pop-up notification, his eyes lit up, and he shouted excitedly. Just as he was about to cheer and celebrate, he noticed that Quan Momo and the others looked pale all over, not at all like happy people.

"President...President, please...please take a look at the contents of the request!!"

What's the scope of the commission? It's just a Tier 3 material transportation commission, right? How difficult can it be?
A trembling voice, tinged with a sob, rang out, causing Bai Tian to look at the details of the power of attorney in front of him with some confusion, his smile instantly freezing on his face:
……

[Guild Commission: Expedition Supply Transport (Accepted)]

Commission Rank: Rank 3

Difficulty level: SSS
Number of clients: 4

Request for assistance: 2 employees and 2 senior employees (currently bound to: Bai Tian, ​​Quan Momo, Han Xiao, Xue Tu)

Location of the mission: Shallow Abyss Erosion Zone (Expedition Area)

Mission Objective: Travel to the Kashinom navigation area and assist the current regional legion in completing the third phase of the expedition's resource extraction and supply transportation.

Time limit for entrustment: (None)
Basic Commission Rewards: S-Rank Guild Promotion Permission *1, Senior Employee Recommendation Slot *1, Native World Management Permission (Tier 4) *1
Additional commission rewards: (depending on commission completion status)
Penalty for failed commission: (None)
*Warning: As this is an expeditionary mission, according to the expedition regulations, once accepted, it is forbidden to refuse/transfer/avoid it in any way, and once accepted, you will be automatically considered an expedition recruit.

*Note: Because this mission area is an extremely high-risk area, from the date of acceptance, all participants will have their basic privileges temporarily upgraded to the same level as SSS-level guild members.

……

"A...a distant expedition commission?!"

"Bai...Bai Tian-ge, oh...what do we do? Are we...are we doomed?" "President...President, I...wait? President...President?! President, don't faint!!"

……

……

Two days later, at the World Fortress, G-01-01 berth area.

[Hint: You have now arrived at the Tier 3 World Fortress - Andusia]

"Wow...it's huge!" "Holy crap, this is amazing!"

"By the way, why are they blocking us here? Are they holding some kind of welcoming ceremony?"

"Ugh...! Can someone move aside? This road is so bumpy, I feel like I'm going to throw up!"

"Holy shit, don't you dare hit me...!"

On the wide, silver-white armored platform, a noisy and clamorous discussion arose from the slowly rising hatch.

Inside the transport ship, ordinary top-tier contractors and the top-tier contractors, like cargo being transported, crowded out from the transport channel, looking at the magnificent fortress scene before them, and began to discuss it amongst themselves.

"My lords, welcome to Andusia Fortress. I am Chris Roanna, the nun in charge of logistics and support for this expedition. Please wait..."

As the gentle voice faded, the blindfolded nun in the center of the platform lifted her skirt and bowed slightly to the crowd before speaking softly, which immediately quieted the previously noisy crowd.

"Hey, President, look! There are so many people up ahead! Weren't we supposed to be quiet when we were recruiting in the third batch? Why do we seem so popular?"

Behind the crowd, Quan Momo, who needed Han Xiao's help to hold her so she could see the view from the platform, peered around and asked curiously in her mind.

"Shh! Keep your voice down, and stop looking around. This place is full of top-tier big shots. Small fry like us should just stay quietly at the back and watch the show!"

Seeing this, Bai Tian quickly tugged at the little miner who was looking around like he had just entered the Grand View Garden, and reminded him in his mind.

"Indeed, Momo, you need to be careful. You know there are quite a few reincarnation contractors here, and I've heard that quite a few of them are perverts who like to make fun of little girls like you!"

"Ah! Snow...Snow Rabbit Sister, don't scare me!"

"Alright, everyone be careful and try not to attract anyone's attention. As long as we can get through the registration process, we can..."

Among the crowd, the four members of the White Rabbit Guild were like four little white rabbits caught in a wolf pack, carefully hiding in an inconspicuous corner and communicating with each other through the communication channel.

In the direction ahead, several men and women wearing uniforms bearing the emblem of the Sun God Church were also gathered together, discussing something. Upon closer inspection, they were revealed to be the Doomsday group from the Blazing Gold Cult.

"Wow, there are so many people. Weren't the benefits for the third batch of recruits supposed to be pretty average?"

"Speaking of which, isn't that Star Maiden over there? And the one next to her, is Saintess? These top-tier, upper-level big shots have all come to welcome us? Liu Bing, do you know anything about this?"

"Don't ask me, I'm still wondering about it. I've never heard of the top teams from our park's various parks being this enthusiastic before."

Beside Mo Tian, ​​Liu Bing, the only one among them to have reached the top tier, looked at the crowd in the distance who were pointing and talking in their direction from time to time, a look of confusion in her eyes.

According to the information he knew, regular top-tier and top-tier contractors like them, who were recruited in the third batch, should have been taken directly to the control center for registration upon arrival and then thrown into dormitories to await orders.

But now, he was stuck in a traffic jam, surrounded by a large group of black-armored soldiers with terrifyingly strong auras and a group of top-tier contractors. Even the legendary nun had come out to greet them, making him a little...

"Look, they're back!"

[Announcement! Attention all personnel in the current area! The First Expeditionary Fleet is about to enter the space tunnel in this area! To ensure smooth passage, all landing units in the current area are requested to remain on the docking platforms until the First Expeditionary Fleet has completed its landing.]

landing?

Wait, could it be...!
Suddenly, a cold announcement echoed in the minds of the contractors located in the docking area, startling Liu Bing and the other newly arrived contractors. Then, as if realizing something, they all abruptly looked in the direction the top-tier contractors of the elite group, waiting in the distance, were truly looking—

[Hint: The First Expeditionary Fleet has landed!]

The next second, a cold announcement, accompanied by violent spatial fluctuations, spread from the docking platform.

Looking up, one can see a massive warship, tens of thousands of meters long and thousands of meters high, slowly emerging from the spatial tunnel that appears out of thin air, and gradually coming to a stop at the edge of the platform amidst a series of deafening roars.

Immediately afterwards, five figures with completely different auras walked slowly out of the warship's exit under the watchful eyes of everyone present, their heavy footsteps causing the contractors present to gasp for breath.

The pitch-black death aura emanated from the body of the deceased, colliding with the crimson blood aura of the white demon walking beside him. The collision created streaks of dark red lightning in mid-air, causing a look of helplessness to flash across the eyes of Yamu and Randy, who were standing to the side.

Ahead of the four, a calm-looking black-haired youth stepped down from the bridge, glanced around, and then fixed his gaze on the third batch of recruits on the other side, his eyes flickering slightly.

As soon as he made this move, the hearts of the top-tier contractors at the forefront suddenly stopped, and they instinctively took two steps back, as if afraid of blocking his way.

Even without any real pressure descending, just meeting the black-haired youth's gaze was enough to give those in the top tier a sense of oppression, as if the sky were about to collapse.

The feeling was like a lamb stripped of its skin facing a terrifying being that had hunted countless lives—a fear stemming from the very instinct for survival.

silence.

The silence was so profound that one dared not even breathe.

Or rather... from the moment the other party appeared, every newly arrived contractor present understood the source of that sense of unease.

Whether it's nuns, soldiers of the legion, or even the top-tier powerhouses who are rarely seen on ordinary days.

They gathered here not to welcome these greenhorns who barely understood the rules of the expedition, but to greet...

—The true 'pinnacles' of this expedition.

"My lords, welcome back to Andusia Fortress."

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(End of this chapter)