Global Composite Master: Compositing an Undead Army from the Start Chapter 861 - 418: Guild Tournament! (Double-Length)

Even members from rival Guild Alliances can detect one another, thanks to the main contract in a Guild Alliance that picks up on contracts from other alliances.

If someone remains unaffiliated with any guild, then those from the Guild Alliance can't sense them at all, potentially mistaking them for everyday Ocean Town locals.

That said, distinguishing isn't completely out of reach—for instance, employing a detection skill to scan the target's details would do the trick.

Yet, should the target possess a Concealed Origin Stone, probing becomes utterly futile.

In general, though, Ocean Town residents rarely carry a Concealed Origin Stone, making it seem like an pointless effort to conceal what’s already obvious to all.

While I can't pinpoint your exact Guild Alliance affiliation, possessing a Concealed Origin Stone suggests you're likely guild-less, and folks like that are frequently spies dispatched by various Guild Alliances.

It's not foolproof concealment, but it at least blends you into the masses without drawing immediate eyes.

Sun Wu ignored the surrounding crowd, guiding Chen Mo straight to a nearby stone platform.

A jade tablet on the platform, much like a digital screen, caught Chen Mo's eye. Sun Wu tapped at it briefly, and soon odd symbols flickered across the jade surface.

Fortunately, the Heavenly Dao's translation made everything crystal clear.

Various missions were listed there.

However, numerous ones demanded a certain star rating for explorers to qualify.

Sun Wu tapped a few more times, filtering away all the advanced, high-star missions.

Now, only the missions suitable for one-star explorers remained.

"Take a look, the Gold-Stone Core mission requires the Gold-Stone Source Beast you defeated earlier. We'll take this one—just lay the needed items right on this stone platform, and submitting gets done in a flash.

Go ahead and try it."

Sun Wu moved back, drawing Chen Mo to a designated spot on the platform and explained: "This spot handles verification; step here, and the platform auto-detects the Explorer’s proof badge on your chest."

As Sun Wu explained, the jade tablet's display shifted.

It had shown the three-star explorer Sun Wu before, but now it switched to one-star explorer Chen Mo.

Repeating Sun Wu's earlier steps, Chen Mo accepted the mission without delay.

This mission offered 20 Cosmic Source Crystals plus 1 Explorer’s Experience point as rewards.

Sure, the payout felt skimpy, like a mere trifle, but it beat hauling materials back to sell for less.

When Chen Mo set the items on the stone platform for submission,

a sudden light beam shot up from the platform, wrapping around the Gold-Stone Core, and in an instant, the core vanished.

The jade display updated right away, confirming Chen Mo's mission completion.

Shortly after, another glow appeared on the platform, materializing twenty Cosmic Source Crystals there.

"That's incredible—auto-collecting mission items and dispensing rewards like this?" Chen Mo exclaimed in astonishment while gathering the Cosmic Source Crystals. "What happens if I put the wrong stuff down?"

"A light just flashes, and it notifies you that the placed items don't match the mission needs. It's incredibly precise; I sometimes wonder if these devices are extensions of the Heavenly Dao itself." Sun Wu chuckled.

Noting how Sun Wu had been mentoring him nonstop since arriving in the Sea of Cosmos without claiming any share, Chen Mo promptly inquired: "Incidentally, what's your current survival time limit? Isn't sticking with me burning through yours?"

At this stage, Chen Mo faced no survival time pressure, since Level 1 folks in the Sea of Cosmos don't have their time counted— that only kicks in at Level 2.

He could roam freely and dawdle before advancing, but clearly, Sun Wu was under a tighter clock.

"No worries, helping you navigate the Sea of Cosmos isn't time wasted. Besides, guiding you means we team up to rack up more survival time. I've found a prime spot for farming it, though it needs a Level 5 partner, and you're the perfect fit for me." Sun Wu replied with a grin.

"Oh yeah, I haven't checked—what's your level at?" Chen Mo asked, full of curiosity.

"I'm holding at Level 10, right before advancing."

"Is the advancement that tough?"

"Not really; it's just that boosting growth attributes post-advancement is the real challenge. My aim is to max out those growth points, so I ramped up the advancement hurdles on purpose."

"Got it. If hitting Level 5 is all it takes for me, that's no sweat—beasts like the ones we faced, I can take them down effortlessly." Chen Mo smiled.

"True, I lowballed your power. Grab a Source Beast extermination mission, and we can dive into leveling."

"Does this mission pay based on how many you kill?" Chen Mo eyed the screen and commented.

"Exactly, and payouts scale up with the rank of Source Beasts you eliminate. We always snag this before venturing out."

"So it's pure slaughter, no hauling bodies or turning in proofs for the rewards? Is Ocean Town just handing out freebies?" Chen Mo voiced his surprise.

"Hardly. From what I gather, slaying Source Beasts feeds more natural energy into these Source Towers, so mass culls actually benefit the Ocean Town people hugely."

"I understand."

"Where can we find spots packed with Source Beasts, and are the high-rank ones in predictable zones?"

"Yep, the tougher the protected zone, the denser the Source Beast packs.

Unlike beasts from the lower realms, they lack fixed territories, but elite Source Beasts guard their domains fiercely. Overhunt in their turf, and the big ones might chase you down.

Plus, excessive kills can oddly trigger nearby Source Beasts to evolve, though no one knows why for sure."

"Fascinating—let's hunt a beast-swarmed area then. My Emperor Bell deals wide-area havoc, so solo or horde, it's the same to me."

"Sounds good; there's a dungeon close to Nile City teeming with Source Beasts.

Only issue is whether other guilds have wiped it out already."

"We'll scout it first."

"If you level quick, you could hit the upcoming Guild Newcomer’s Tournament."

"Guild Newcomer’s Tournament? What's that about?"

"It's an event run by the Heavenly Dao—victory nets you hefty growth attribute boosts."

"Oh? Any level caps?"

"Sure, capped at Level 10.

Go beyond, and it shifts to guild-wide contests."

"Does the Level 10 cap apply to pre- or post-advancement?"

"It's straight Level 10, advancement or not, so wrapping up your advance before it kicks off is ideal. Even basic advancement amps your stats tremendously."

"Start date?"

"Roughly seven days out—most won't make it, but you? Piece of cake."

Sun Wu's words sparked Chen Mo's interest.

With his already maxed growth attributes, snagging extras from the Newcomer’s Tournament would propel him to new peaks.

En route, Chen Mo picked up more intel on Heavenly Dao events.

Beyond the newcomer tourney, the Heavenly Dao runs tons of guild battles, mostly pitting against outside guilds, with rare internal ones.

Rewards differ wildly between outsider clashes and in-house ones.

In-house prizes seem downright miserly next to outsider hauls.

Still, in-house events ensure zero deaths, unlike outsider ones where lives might be lost.