Lu Yunsheng put in so much effort to recruit Lin Ye, wasn't it just to pave the way for his granddaughter?
It's just a pity that Lin Ye is too arrogant!
This made him feel difficult to control, so he could only give up and settle for second best.
Anyway, healers at this level aren't drastically different from each other.
"That's fine! I already read through the Black Stone Mine strategy last night!" Ke Jue said energetically.
"Are you confident you can get an S-Class rating?" Lu Yunsheng asked with concern.
"No... My goal is to get the first SSS-Class rating!" Ke Jue frankly stated.
"Great! Ambitious!" Lu Yunsheng couldn't help but praise.
Then he thought again of Lin Ye, and Lu Yunsheng's smile widened...
What kind of expression would that arrogant kid have when he sees Ke Jue obtaining the first SSS rating in Black Stone Mine?
Would he regret rejecting my good intentions?
...
After knowing that Lin Ye was heading to Black Stone Mine, Hook and the others all bid their farewells.
With their level, they couldn't enter the Level 5 Secret Realm.
Even if Lin Ye were willing to take them, they wouldn't get far; it would be more practical to find a Level 3 Secret Realm to get by.
But they still held gratitude towards Lin Ye.
If not for Lin Ye, they might still be like most other rookies, slowly grinding through the Level 1 Secret Realm.
"Call Li Fei!"
The Black Stone Mine still has a certain level of difficulty, and although Li Fei is only Level 4, with an S-Class Talent and a rare profession, her combat power definitely doesn't lose out to ordinary Level 6 or even Level 7 Professionals.
Having her along also adds to the prestige, making it relatively easier for Lin Ye to recruit sponsors.
Most importantly, Lin Ye hadn't yet copied Li Fei's talent.
An S-Class Talent is already considered the best of the best, not comparable to Hook's B-level talent, which is much more common, and very hard to come by.
So Lin Ye valued Li Fei's talent quite a bit.
Quickly, Lin Ye contacted Li Fei and formed a team, and the two agreed to meet at a corner of the plaza.
This time, Li Fei was still responsible for recruiting team members.
"As per your request, I've posted the team recruitment info." Li Fei said to Lin Ye.
"Good! Next, just pick three suitable ones." Lin Ye responded.
This time, Lin Ye's requirements had changed somewhat from yesterday. It became unrestricted by profession, with A-level talents required to pay 100,000, while S-Class talents and above were free, and everyone else had to pay 1,000,000!
Regardless of talent, everyone must follow the captain's commands, otherwise they would definitely be kicked out of the team.
If you disregard the unrestricted profession clause, Lin Ye's subsequent demands were quite normal.
After all, talent often represents the battle strength ceiling of a Professional.
At the same level, the one with higher talent is naturally stronger, so the higher the talent, the less expenditure is needed.
As for those with low talent wanting to tag along with a pro, spending some money is pretty normal.
Because of Lin Ye's impressive performance yesterday, their recruitment notice today immediately drew a lot of attention.
"Lin Ye is recruiting teammates again! Go sign up quick!"
"Sign up for what? It costs a million! With that money, I'd rather team up with four girls to party..."
"Even an A-level talent costs 100,000? So confident?"
"Of course, you'd be confident too if you managed to get an SSS rating in Flame Forest!"
"Only 100,000? If I could get an SSS rating, I'd pay 10 million!"
Many were eager to try, but upon seeing the content of this Secret Realm run, they all hesitated to sign up.
"No way... Charging money to go to Black Stone Mine? Crazy?"
"This place is too difficult, right? Rich people aren't fools..."
"Not to be rude, but going to Black Stone Mine without profession restrictions? That's way too confident."
"Feels like it's going to go wrong..."
In no time, the public opinion plummeted.
The reason was simple...
Black Stone Mine is a Secret Realm under Level 10, one of the few high-difficulty ones that hasn't had an SSS-level clearance yet.
Even though it's only Level 5, the terrain is extremely complex, making it the only Secret Realm under Level 10 that takes over ten hours to clear.
With such a time length, beginners with low base attributes might not even make it halfway before they can't continue.
Because of this, Black Stone Mine became one of the few low-level Secret Realms that no one has managed to clear with an SSS rating yet.
But if Lin Ye was just getting a regular clearance, why charge so much?
This type of Secret Realm is only meant for high-talent Professionals to challenge themselves; there's no need for average people to get involved.
...
"How about... trying another Secret Realm?" Li Fei was a bit frustrated.
The recruitment notice she put out had been viewed over ten thousand times, yet very few actually signed up.
Most were trying to bargain...
For those under Lin Ye's criteria, Li Fei just ignored them.
"No need. If no one signs up, we can get Hook; anyways, we're just hiring people to fill in." Lin Ye didn't care at all about this.
Anyone willing to come, he had full confidence in carrying them.
If not willing, should I beg you to join?
Regarding Lin Ye's ideas, Li Fei found it amusing...
Recruiting teammates just to fill in the numbers in a Secret Realm, that's something only Lin Ye would think of.
But you have to admit, this method is indeed effective!
The fact that Lin Ye could devise this method for clearing Secret Realms, calling him a genius is not an overstatement.
But since others can't replicate Lin Ye's set of skills, even if they knew his methods, they can't copy them.
This could be considered Lin Ye's patented technique!
Lin Ye wasn't willing to change the Secret Realm content, so she didn't say anything further, just waited patiently.
...
At the Professional Plaza.
Ke Jue's team was already headed to Black Stone Mine.
Watching his granddaughter leave with a few team members, Lu Yunsheng couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
"SS-class talent, with a rare profession, and the other team members aren't bad either. Getting an SSS rating might be difficult but SS should still be possible," he talked to himself.
He had put a lot of effort and care into nurturing this granddaughter!
Now, Lu Yunsheng felt a bit of anticipation...
At this moment, he overheard a discussion not far away.
He raised his eyebrows slightly, a bit surprised.
Because they were discussing Lin Ye's team recruitment...
Lu Yunsheng couldn't help but smile.
"I didn't expect you'd also choose Black Stone Mine; I'm curious to see why you're so arrogant!"
He snorted and muttered to himself:
"Oh well! Youth is often reckless. I'll have a talk with him after he fails..."