BXBX NOVEL Chapter 75: Olivia, Quartz, and Zold
However, his situation is different; he is not as selfish as the MC. The main character knows what it's like to live without them but now subjects them to the same fate.
If Alex were in his position, he would choose differently. He would find a way to revive both without sacrificing himself, even if it took far longer.
"No matter what, I would not do something like this. I am sure Dad wouldn't sacrifice his own life for others, either. He knows how much Mom loves him. If I can realize this, Dad should too…"
His eyes start stinging with tears, his heart throbbing, "Dad, are you really still alive?"
Memories of the past start surfacing in his mind; the laughter, the jokes, the conversations they had.
When his dad was alive, their family always dined together, and they often went on family trips. But after he was gone, everything changed.
His mother fought with Emily, the mood in the house became heavy, and the once joy-filled mansion turned silent.
Alex sighed, looking at the scene in VR again as his heart throbbed with pain.
But who could he share these emotions with? In the past, his mom and sister were also struggling at that time; he had no friends, let alone a lover.
And now?
He has gotten used to it, nor does he feel any need to express it.
If his dad is alive, then it's all fine in the end. If not, he is more worried about how his mother and sister will take it. He is afraid they will do something drastic.
The sun rises again, signaling the change of day. Emily is now on her way to the Suzaku Genesis Complex (SGE), feeling excited for this day.
Today is the day the guild will start operating again, like a phoenix rising from the ashes. She has already planned that they will undertake their first dungeon dive a week from now, followed by a public conference.
As a guild, there are many things Emily needs to prepare, the most important being the hunter and creating a team to clear dungeons.
She already has a candidate for it, Zold.
Emily trusts him a lot since they both face the same tragedy and have the same goal. And his ability is no joke; Zold can create electricity around his body.
Other than him, there are only two more people who can still go into the dungeon. They are a veteran member of the Suzaku guild. When the tragedy happened, they had some other task outside the country, allowing them to avoid the tragedy.
But both of them don't feel happy about it; they keep regret not being there for their guild mate.
Both of them are girls; the first one is named Olivia, and the second is Quartz.
Olivia has the ability to heal, while Quartz's ability allows her to draw everyone's focus toward her. Simply put, she is a tank that can pull all monster aggro.
Olivia and Quartz are a team; their abilities complement each other, making them almost inseparable. If they go on a mission, they will go at it together.
But with only four hunters, it won't be enough to really run a guild. She needs to recruit more people and create a system for it.
To do this, Emily didn't follow the approach of other guilds.
Usually, other guilds get their new members by getting information from the hunter association and then sending their scouts after new, strong awakeners.
As for the weaker ones, they will either try to join by themselves by sending an application and passing an interview or turn to the association.
The association will accept any awakener. Depending on their abilities, they will then be allocated a suitable position.
However, a lot of awakeners don't want to work for the association since even those working in administration are often sent to dangerous places, and the pay is not worth it.
The association offers them low pay but many incentives. This forces most of the hunters to stay with the association, creating a bad reputation among the awakeners.
This leads them to prefer working in other industries instead. For example, those with mind-type abilities, like Alex, often work as researchers.
Some ability users are also marked as too dangerous; these individuals are forced to work with the association but receive special bonuses and guarantees of a good life for their families.
But, not all awakeners are registered with the association. For example, dark hunters and people from prominent families, the so-called one-percenters, often do not register with the association.
The new Suzaku Guild adopted a recruitment method similar to the BaiYue Sect, but they changed how it works.
The system operates more like a school where every person, with or without ability, can enroll by paying an affordable fee. They will then undergo a six-month training program.
Those who graduate proceed to the next level of training.
This initial six-month period is designed to test their determination, so it will be challenging but not excessive.
In the next six months, they will undergo another training session. This one is intended to filter out individuals based on their nature, distinguishing those with good intentions from those with bad.
Alex doesn't want to use slave contracts like MingYue, so he needs to find a way to discern people's nature before he can make the game in his mind, where he can just see it from their soul.
At this phase, Alex still doesn't know what method he can implement to truly achieve this.
This group will then be divided into two branches; those who learn the cultivation he provides to the association and those he can trust who will undergo another test.