Lin Ze frowned slightly, the soul energy provided by the Steel Soldier Insect was much less than he expected.
You must know that the steel attribute soul energy accounts for 36% of Honglian's knife-making formula. Calculated based on the 0.01% soul energy of a steel soldier insect, wouldn't it mean that a full 3,600 steel soldier insects would have to be hunted?
Even if you kill 100 heads every day, it will take almost 36 game days, not to mention the other four attributes of soul energy.
The main difference between the upper-level knife-making formula and the intermediate and lower-level knife-making formulas is that the former has 1 to 2 more soul powers than the latter, and they are basically rare soul powers.
For example, the Red Lotus formula requires 1% sacred attribute soul energy. Lin Ze has checked the insect beast atlas. This kind of soul energy generally only exists in high-level insect beasts, such as the Holy Rail Insect.
It is so difficult to collect the most basic steel attribute soul energy. Let’s not talk about the rare soul energy behind it. This shows how difficult it is to forge the advanced knife-making formula.
"No wonder the upper-level soul knives are far more powerful than the middle-level and lower-level soul knives."
There are gains and losses. Lin Ze shook his head secretly and looked up at Instructor Liu.
"You have met the minimum requirements for passing the assessment, do you want to continue?"
"Of course!" Lin Ze nodded without hesitation. How could he let such a convenient opportunity to absorb soul energy go to waste.
Instructor Liu nodded and raised his hand to make a gesture. Not long after, a harsh neighing sound came from behind the open iron fence door.
Two steel soldier bugs walked out of the darkness one after the other, their iron-gray carapaces shining with a metallic sheen under the light.
Looking at the two ferocious steel soldier insects, Lin Ze's expression became much calmer.
Judging from the battle just now, the strength of the Steel Soldier Insect is far inferior to him. As long as you are careful, it is not difficult to deal with it.
This is still under the condition that you cannot use Qi because you have to keep the secret, otherwise the battle will be easier.
Seeing the two steel soldier bugs charging fiercely, Lin Ze did not choose to fight head-on. Instead, he quickly walked around the room, allowing the two steel soldier bugs to gradually distance themselves. Then he suddenly turned around and stabbed the steel soldier bugs who were chasing behind him with a knife.
Inside the soldier insect's head, stir it hard and instantly harvest its life, and then calmly kill the remaining one.
0.02% of souls can be obtained!
Lin Ze chose to continue, repeating his old tricks and killing 3 and 4 steel soldier bugs one after another.
On the platform, instructor Liu stood with his arms folded, watching the entire battle.
Although the defense of the Steel Soldier Insect is strong, its head is an outright weakness, and its steering is not very flexible. Therefore, it is restrained by the agile Lin Ze and basically poses no threat unless eight and nine are released at the same time.
Only by blocking Lin Ze's movement space can he be trapped in despair.
At this time, there was no need to continue the assessment. Instructor Liu directly made a gesture to terminate the assessment, then wrote an "S" on the assessment form, looked up at Lin Ze, and left after saying a few words.
"You're great!"
Looking at Instructor Liu's leaving figure, Lin Ze couldn't help but feel a little pity in his heart. He wanted to absorb more soul energy.
After leaving the room, Lin Ze was quickly taken to a reception room. Not long after he sat down, a middle-aged man wearing glasses came in and greeted him with a smile.
Lin Ze glanced at the other person's half-bald head and responded with a smile.
During the other party's self-introduction, Lin Ze quickly learned that the middle-aged man's name was Guo Rong.
"First of all, congratulations on successfully passing the exam, Mr. Lin. Now you are a trainee swordsmith!"
"As usual, you can choose to join one of the three major organizations. Do you have a target you want? Or I can show you the benefits and benefits provided by the three major organizations first, and then you can choose." Guo Rong said.
Very enthusiastic.
Lin Ze saw this and knew that his assessment had an effect. He thought about it and asked, "Do I have to join the three major organizations?"
Guo Rong was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting Lin Ze to ask such a question. He reacted after a few seconds and said with a dumb smile: "Of course not. The trainee swordsmith can also choose not to join any organization, but in this way, the knife-making formula
Obtaining it is a problem. According to the regulations of the Blackstone Settlement, all knife-making formulas are strictly controlled by the three major organizations and are prohibited from leaking. If you don't want to join the three major organizations, then you can only try your luck in the city ruins.
Let’s see if we can find the legacy of a dead swordsmith, but of course, this is difficult to do!”
So it’s actually equivalent to being forced to join!
Lin Ze understood clearly and said in deep thought: "Please let me see the salary and welfare information of the Swordsmiths Guild and the Blackstone Chamber of Commerce."
"No problem." Guo Rong smiled deeply, took out two documents from his briefcase, and handed them to Lin Ze, "You can watch them slowly."
Lin Ze nodded, took the document and read it carefully.
After a while, he already had a general understanding.
The so-called joining an organization is actually signing a labor contract, and depending on the time limit, the treatment and benefits are also different.
For example, the Blackstone Chamber of Commerce is divided into a lifetime contract and a ten-year contract. After signing the former, you can get an advanced knife-making formula, an initial annual salary of 3 million credits, and a finely decorated apartment near the core area, while the latter can only get an intermediate-level knife-making formula.
Knife recipe, initial annual salary of 1 million credits, and qualifications for living in ordinary areas and buying houses.
While browsing the documents, Lin Ze said casually: "I would like to ask, what are the benefits for ordinary graduating students?"
Guo Rong said with a smile: "Even if ordinary students sign a lifelong contract, they can only get intermediate knife-making formulas at most, and most of them are lower-level formulas. Only people like Mr. Lin who have just become a trainee knife-making master can kill multiple heads independently."
Only the outstanding students of the Steel Soldier Insect are worthy of the treatment of superior knife-making formulas issued by the three major organizations."
The implication is that the other two organizations also have similar treatment levels.
Lin Ze thanked him and took the documents from the Swordsmiths Guild and read them.
The contracts of the Swordsmiths Guild are also divided into life-long and non-lifetime contracts, but the names have been changed. They are called core members and registered members. The benefits and benefits of core members are not much different from those of the Blackstone Chamber of Commerce’s life-long contract, while registered members are not.
It's the same, its relationship with the Swordsmiths Guild is more like a cooperative relationship.
Registered members can accept tasks issued by the Swordsmith Guild and earn merit points by completing tasks. The latter can be exchanged for credit points, intelligence, resources and knife-making formulas in the guild. Of course, the maximum can be exchanged for lower-level knife-making formulas.
When he saw this, Lin Ze's eyes lit up. Without thinking, he raised his head and said to Guo Rong: "I choose the Swordsmith Guild!"
Guo Rong said with a smile: "Core"
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Lin Ze: "Register as a member!"
Guo Rong's smile faltered, and he was startled for a moment, and then he hurriedly said: "Mr. Lin, maybe you haven't seen clearly, registered members do not have any basic benefits and basic salary, and at most they can only exchange for lower-level knife-making formulas, but the core
Members can directly obtain the advanced knife-making formula!"
"I know." Lin Ze nodded calmly, "But I still choose to register as a member."
If there was no Red Lotus formula, he might have reluctantly signed a life-long contract with one of them, but now it was unnecessary, and it would restrict his freedom.
As for the so-called high annual salary and well-decorated apartments, what use are they to players?
Guo Rong wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a forced smile: "Mr. Lin, wait a moment, I'll go out for a while!"
After that, he hurriedly picked up his briefcase and left.
Four or five minutes later, the door to the reception room opened, and a middle-aged man with thick hair and bright eyes walked in. His eyes fell on Lin Ze, flashed, and then sat down opposite him and said with a smile:
"Hello, Mr. Lin, let me introduce myself. My name is Pan Zongchang, and I am the deacon of the Swordsmiths Guild."
"Hello." Lin Ze nodded calmly.
Pan Zongchang couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw this. He was not a person who maintained his own identity, but the deacon of the Swordsmiths Guild was considered an upper-class figure in the residential area. When ordinary civilians saw him, they either trembled with fear or enthusiastically flattered him. There were very few people like him.
Lin Ze was so calm.
However, when I thought about it, I was relieved when I thought that the other party was a genius who had just graduated and could deal with four or five steel soldier bugs. He didn't even care about the benefits of core members.
"I would like to ask if Mr. Lin is dissatisfied with the treatment and benefits of our union. If so, we can discuss it again." Pan Zongchang said with a smile.
After all, he is a rare genius. It would be fine if his salary could be improved a little. Neither the president nor the elders would object.
Lin Ze shook his head and said: "I'm sorry, it's not about the salary, it's because I don't plan to sign any lifetime contract."
Pan Zongchang frowned now.
Other aspects are easy to say, but the tenure system cannot be changed. If you do not serve the organization for life, who will be willing to spend a lot of money to train you? What if you become stronger and transfer to other organizations?
Pan Zongchang tried to persuade him for a while, but seeing that Lin Ze always looked determined, even the advanced knife-making formula could not impress him, so he had no choice but to give up.
"In that case, let's sign the contract now."
At least I didn't let this genius join the other two companies. Just register as a member and hope that the other party will change their mind after realizing the cruelty of reality.
After signing the contract, Pan Zongchang and Lin Ze shook hands.