{Next Day}
I went to Shara tower
I informed Shane-San that I would be going to Shara tower to try join Scarlet Knights or Band of Hunters
He told me to keep a low profile and advised going to Scarlet Knights office would just be a waste of time and to just go to Band of Hunters
Well pretty obvious from normal point of view
I don't even know if Shane san knows about The Shepherds
Well it doesn't really matter
As I went to the top floor of the Shara Tower
I was greeted by a security guard who told me that I can't enter the Scarlet Knights office without prior appointment
When I told I am here to go to The Shepherds office the guard allowed me to proceed
It seems they just get visits just once or twice every month
I knocked on the entrance of the office
"Come in"
As I entered the office, the view that was in front of me was a big luxurious room
"Hi, i came here to join The Shepherds guild. My name is Kai Ryujin"
"Come sit"
There was only one female staff member in this big room
"You know right coming to an office without prior appointment is not really a good call"
"Sorry, I couldn't find any contact details"
"Hmmmmm, we don't usually recruit people that come to us but that appraisal block seems like a good skill"
"Did you just try to use appraisal on me?isn't is illegal to use without consent out side of the dungeons?"
"there is a sign board outside the office that says you allow us to use appraisal on you if you enter this office. Are you blind?"
Did I miss it?
"So, how can i join the guild?"
"Give me your Hunter ID"
I immediately pulled out my ID and hand it over to the miss
She seem to be searching me up
"From the recent red zonal mishap, Never expected one of the suspects to come here to join the guild"
"Well, I am innocent"
"Everyone knows, wasn't it your first time in the dungeon the day before the mapper died"
"Well, yes"
"Let me give call to the guild head"
{After call}
"Well I have to give call to the head everytime someone comes, and it seems guild master seems a little interesting in your appraisal block. Wait here for three hours, the guild master will be here by that time"
"Ok"
"By the way whats your name"
"None of your business"
"Ok"
{After 15 minutes}
"What are the joining requirements"
"I am not allowed to tell"
{After half an hour}
"Where you usually go to hunt"
"I am not a hunter"
{After an hour}
"How many members are in the guild?"
"Go search at Dungeon commission"
{After an hour}
I am bored
The miss didn't even told me her name and seems not interested to even talk to me
What a rude fellow
Well the guild master would be here anytime soon
His name is Alfred
{After few minutes Alfred enters the room}
"I want to talk in person"
"Ok master"
The miss left on the command of Alfred
"Greetings, Mr. Alfred. Thanks for coming to meet me"
"I will cut to the chase Ryujin, I know you have a level three appraisal block at the very least"
"How?"
"The staff member who just left have a level 3 appraisal"
Damn
"So, do you know about The Shepherds? or did you just randomly decided to come in here?"
"Well I could atleast tell you guys are influential and maybe even very strong"
"You are somewhat correct but before I tell you anything you are sure right you are not behind the murder of the mapper"
"Yea I am sure"
"Think once again"
Suddenly a pressure was put on my shoulders
I feel like I will die
"Yea I am sure"
The pressure soon vanished
"If I see anything suspicious in your behaviour I will kill you immediately"
Scary
I took the water
It took me few minutes to get back to normal
"Can you please not try to kill me"
"Yeah, so the first requirement to join me is to show me your status. Remember not to hide anything"
Guess I have to
I showed my status to Alfred san who then started commanding me to move my skills in different format to make sure even if I am hiding something, it would slip out in this constant shuffling
It went on for an hour
"I am tired now"
"Let's stop, Maria you can come out now"
"Yes, master"
"Did your intuition catch on to anything suspicious?"
"No, master"
"Good so all the things Ryujin told us about his unique skill and his high luck stat is true"
It seems they have people with great skills
"So you are eligible to join us Ryujin but let me give some basic information about us before you join"
"We have in total 42 guild members and 22 staff members. Only people with unique abilities are hired by us, All 42 guildies have something unique, something no one else had before, They are called unique skills, They are something that were not obtained through skill orbs but through level up. Some have unique elementary magic skills, some have transformation and many more, you are the first one we will let us join due to your high luck stat"
"So All people I hers have some overpowered skills?"
"Not everyone's skill is strong some are just utility based"
"I see"
"That is not all, that was just about our recruitment policy, our main work is to provide support to other guilds, depending on situation, we send our members to help other guilds when they are in need of help in exchange of information"
"Our members are in such high demand but other guilds are not able to provide them with the privacy that we do, none of our members abilities are ever leaked"
"That is great to hear"
"So, you will be joining?"
"Definitely"
"That's good to hear"
"About the dungeons"
"I will arrange solo hunts for you in dungeons but for starters you can raid all public dungeons in Shara city during night time, if you want to go to any particular dungeon, do tell me and be wary if anyone have taken camping rights to stay for night in the dungeon before you enter one"
"That's good to hear"
"I will have to get Slime dungeon registered, but I will be sure to buy its rights, I am looking forward to you bringing another one of those rare skill orb if you ever have any extras"
"Yeah sure"
"You also have to attend our monthly guild meeting without fail, I won't give you any tasks for some time while you grind some level and some more skills"
"Good"
"Well there is another very important task that we guys take care of, you better see it with your own eyes before we finalize your recruitment"
"When is this meeting exactly"
"In 20 days"
"Ok, tell me the location and I will come"
"Basement level 3, will send someone to guide you"
"Ok"
"Prepare your heart before coming, and here take this badge it will help you enter dungeons during night time, and here take this night pass for Shara city's beginner dungeon"
"Thanks"
Alfred sam made few calls between our conversation and already have a permit arranged
Guess his influence is quite strong
"I have to go attend to more stuff as well, take my number and"
"Lumi!!!"
The staff member enters the room
"Lumi take care of Ryujin's needs, he mostly would be joing as an official member very soon"
"Ok master"
After saying that Alfred left the room
"Ryujin san, my name is Lumi. Please contact me if you need anything"
A 180° change!!!!
"Ok I will"
i took her contact info and decided to leave
I reached the government centre where we 3 villagers are resting
I went to Shane san to report as well as told him that I got a opportunity to join a small time guild with good moral rating and that they specialize in hunting during night so I would be there from time to time
A pretty easy to see through story but Shane san allowed it after looking at guilds moral rating
Guess for a government official moral rating is everything when it comes to guilds