''Hm? I know that guy.''


    ncing at a brown head in a ck gown but with a familiar haughty appearance, Sato had a weird look on his face as he never expected to cross paths with the same individual.


    The yer Sato was staring at was the man behind the production of trademarked double-edged iron and snake swords, Blue me, the obnoxious cksmith he had met at the trade house back in Riverdale town. Sato never thought that he would see him so soon since lifestyle yers tend to level up slower than regr yers. Sato had expected that they would finally show up a weekter due to their slow levelling progress so it was surprising that Blue me was already in town.


    ''Not like I know him that well do who cares.''


    Sato stopped focusing on Blue me alone as he nced that the others.


    Besides Blue me were a bunch of other yers in simr attire and attitudes. They all wore the same ck gown but with the sign of a brown hammer engraved behind it.


    ''They''ve already unlocked the guild function.'' Sato couldn''t help but sigh.


    Sometime during the week, yers had discovered that they could officiallyunch a guild in IR. Previously, the system never recognized the existence of guilds, only parties, and individual y. As a result, while yers were aware of who was and who wasn''t in a guild, the system addressed all yers as individual yers irrespective of their true nature. This was until the release of the guild function.


    Buying a guild function meant that guilds could officially exist in IR and be recognized by the system. This means that an official ount for the guild could be opened, missions from NPCs could be addressed to the guild directly rather than having to go look for one at the adventurer''s guild. Another benefit of the guild function was that a guild emblem could be developed and it could be attached to the clothing of the yer in any manner. In the case of the ck gowned men, their emblem was made to upy the back of their cloaks rather than appear like a small badge on their chest.


    Apart from that, the guild function also allowed yers to get ess to certain privileges that they normally wouldn''t be able to ess and it also enabled guild members to share these privileges with one another. Amon example could be a discount at a certain store granted to a guild. In practice, this meant that the discount would be applicable for every member of the said guild.


    After getting a guild function, guilds could also buy a building and have it take on the name of their guild alongside a guild sign attached to it. There were still a bunch of other little features attached to the guild function but this would be stressedter on.


    The reason why the guild function wasn''t so popr was that it came at a cost; 10 gold coins to be exact.


    A price of 1 gold coin was expensive to current yers and guilds much less 10 gold coins, hence not a lot of guilds, clubs, or yers had gotten the function. Even for Sato and the others, the price was a little steep. The only ones who did so currently were super guilds, top-rank 1st tier guilds, and a few other guilds or clubs owned/sponsored by wealthy individuals.


    For these brown hammer yers to have gotten a guild function without being popr meant that they were able to raise the funds amongst themselves or they had a big sponsor. It could also have been both.


    ''Who the heck are these guys?''


    Noticing the special change in the atmosphere, some yers who weren''t aware of the identity of the new arrivals began asking about the identity of the new arrivals. While they were familiar with the perks of a guild function, the insignia of the ck-clothed yers wasn''t any familiar to them.


    "Seems like you''ve been living under a rock or something." One yer said with a disdainful tone.


    "Those guys are the founding members of League of Hammers; the new guild recently founded but consists of just cksmiths. You could call it the cksmith guild for yers. Every popr cksmith among the three towns, apart from the Cloud cksmith and the ones who have already been poached by top guilds, has already joined them so you could imagine the clout they possess as well as funds."


    Since not everyone in VR games was interested in the battles nor did they want to experience extreme action, some of them decided to enjoy the game differently, walking the path of a lifestyle. The League of Hammers was one such example.


    They had recentlye to existence not so long ago and the group of yers aimed to develop a customer base to have their goods easily sold. As there were a lot of reputable names in the team, this goal wasn''t so far from being possible and the guild began getting more and more famous.


    ''Even if they''ve racked in a lot recently, there''s most likely a sponsor at the back.'' Sato narrowed his eyes as he recalled the 10 gold coins fee that was needed to activate the guild features.


    The difference between a guild with and without a sponsor was a lot especially in times like this. With the official exchange system not up yet, yers exchanged cash amongst themselves. This made it possible for the rich ones to raise arge amount of money quickly, for example in the League of Hammers case where the team was able to raise 10 gold coins in a matter of days. Even Sato''s team, which could count as one of the wealthiest teams in IR, couldn''tpare to such guilds or clubs.


    As the yers from League of Hammers made their way towards the consignment department within the auction house, Fudo and the rest had finally made it to the auction house.


    "What took you guys so long?" Sato asked.


    "Traffic." Fudo grunted.


    "There were so many yers and NPCs heading over here. Even those who happened to just be following the same road the auction house''s location to their destination were counted. Hence, the road became congested."


    "Alright enough. Stopining. Let''s get registered first and put out items up for sale. Don''t forget the reason why we''re here." Sato reminded as he pulled out a ck cloak and wore it.


    "Got that. " Both Xue Yan and Fudo nodded as they also wore their ck cloaks.


    "Katsuo and Yato, you two go find a ce to stay and enjoy the show. Try not to cause a ruckus okay?"


    "I should be saying that to you guys." Yato smirked.


    "We''re off now."


    The trio then departed, following the same route as the League of Hammers team since both sides destinations.