Since the system became my girlfriend

After arriving at the mission location, Su Rui started grinding monsters. In this mission area, Su Rui had two missions, one of which was simply grinding monsters. The gnoll monsters in this area had a chance to drop a mission item. Once he collected them all, he could go back to turn in the mission.

The second task is more complicated. Su Rui needs to kill a large number of gnolls until he finds a quest item called "Key Evidence" on them. The drop rate of this "Key Evidence" is extremely low, and it requires killing a large number of monsters to obtain it. This is also the reason why Su Rui accepted the first task.

Although Su Rui's main goal was the second mission, since both missions involved grinding monsters here, they could be done together, which is why Boss Su accepted the first mission as well.

Throughout the monster-killing process, Feng Lixi acted as a supervisor, watching Su Rui kill monsters from the sidelines. Su Rui was already used to this; he had always done the hard and tiring work himself before. Feng Lixi would only step in to help when he couldn't defeat the BOSS by himself.

With his high spell damage and the help of the Corpse Guardian, Su Rui's monster-killing was both safe and efficient. One gnoll after another fell to his Shadow Bolts, and he gradually collected almost all the quest items needed for the first quest.

But there was still no news about that "key piece of evidence," and Su Rui started complaining again, as was his habit!

"Ugh! What kind of stupid quest is this! Did I kill the wrong monster? Why isn't it dropping anything yet..." Su Rui muttered to himself, but his hands didn't stop. He continued to fire Shadow Bolt after Shadow Bolt, taking the lives of one gnoll after another.

"Someone's coming!" Feng Lixi said, looking into the distance.

The guy who had followed Su Rui and his companion out of the city stopped pretending to be doing a mission. After meeting up with a companion, he walked directly towards Su Rui and his companion.

One of these two people is a thief, but they walked over openly without the thief hiding, which suggests that they probably meant no harm.

"Greetings, you two! I am the vice president of the Illusionary Realm Guild, my name is Swift Wind and Flying Snow!" To show sincerity, the player who came later directly revealed his name and guild name, and the thief who had been keeping watch also revealed his name and guild name.

"Hello, what can I do for you?" After killing the jackal in front of him, Su Rui turned around and asked Gale Flying Snow. He knew about the Illusionary Realm guild, a large guild that spanned four or five games and had a history of more than ten years. In the entire gaming circle, their strength could be ranked among the top fifty.

Don't be fooled by the fact that it's only in the top 50, which may not seem particularly impressive. You have to consider that the technology of the entire Earth Federation is highly advanced at this time. With most jobs being taken over by robots, there are a lot of idle people, so the entertainment industry is extremely prosperous. The number of game players exceeds billions, and there are tens of thousands of large guilds with headquarters and offices in reality. So being able to rank in the top 50 is already very impressive.

"If I'm not mistaken, you're the 'I am' who was on the announcement, right?" Gale Snow asked with a smile.

"Yes, that's right!" Su Rui nodded. He could roughly guess why this guy had come to find him.

Ever since the announcement of the property acquisition was published, Su Rui had anticipated that a major guild would come knocking on his door, but he didn't expect it to happen so quickly. Although the Illusionary Realm Guild was only ranked in the top fifty in the entire game circle, in Xuanwu City, they were probably among the top tier. After discovering that Su Rui might be in Xuanwu City, how could they not take action?

"Haha! It really is you!" As soon as Su Rui nodded, Jifeng Feixue smiled. He was afraid that his subordinates had mistaken him for someone else. As long as the other party's identity was correct, he believed that persuading him to join the Illusionary Realm would not be difficult.

Previously, Jifeng Feixue had investigated Su Rui's general situation and knew that he was just a third-rate professional player, which was really good news for Jifeng Feixue!

First of all, Su Rui is a professional gamer, so he makes a living from gaming. Therefore, there is no question of him saying things like "playing games is just for fun" or "he has no interest in joining a large guild."

After all, if you really encounter that kind of person, there's practically nothing to talk about; no matter how much money you offer, it won't work. But Su Rui is a professional gamer, so it's easy to handle. As long as the money is right, getting him to join the guild isn't a difficult task.

Secondly, if Su Rui is just a third-rate professional player, then the chances of him being a free agent are very high. Even if he isn't, he can be poached. If he is a first-rate professional player, or even a top-tier player, then it will be difficult, because such people either own a large guild or have a long-term contract with a large guild. Even if you reach an agreement with them, you will have to pay a huge amount of breach of contract fees for them.

The value Su Rui is demonstrating at this point is probably not enough for the Illusionary Realm Guild to pay too much money for him. After all, apart from the relatively advantageous property in the early stages, he is just a third-rate professional player. For the Illusionary Realm, a third-rate professional player is really not worth their time and resources.

Therefore, Su Rui's identity was just right for both Jifeng Feixue and the Illusionary Realm. As a third-rate professional player, he could be bribed without incurring too much cost.

"Do you need something from me?" Su Rui asked knowingly. He was still very polite to these high-ranking members of the big guilds, after all, he made his living from the game. If he really offended these people and they chased him everywhere, he would lose his job.

"Hehe, I won't bother with any more formalities. I came here specifically to invite you to join the Illusionary Realm Guild. I wonder if you're interested?" Gale Flying Snow asked with a smile. In his opinion, the fact that he personally came was already a huge favor to Su Rui, so there was no need for any more polite words.

“Uh…” Su Rui hesitated for a moment, then said to Feng Lixi through encrypted voice, “Xiao Xi, what do you think? This Illusionary Realm Guild is pretty strong, but I usually play as a free agent.”

"Don't you want to join a guild?" Feng Lixi asked.

"Hmm! Not really," Su Rui said.

"Then let's not join. Joining someone else's guild will only restrict our freedom," Feng Lixi agreed.

“Okay!” Su Rui nodded, then said to Jifeng Feixue, “I’m sorry, although I’m very happy to receive the invitation from the Illusionary Realm, I have a contract, so…”

Su Rui didn't want to offend the people from the Illusionary Realm, so he had to refuse them in a tactful way. As a professional gamer, it's normal to have a contract.

"Oh? Can I ask how much the penalty for breach of contract is?" Jifeng Feixue asked with a smile. They had already expected that Su Rui had a contract, and he had also discussed it with the guild leader. As long as the amount did not exceed a certain limit, they could help Su Rui pay the penalty. After all, high-level mercenary groups in the early stages were quite attractive to some free and high-end players.