After a few minutes of laughter, banter, and joking around, mostly at the expense of Derek, everyone once again became more relaxed and comfortable.
No one felt awkward around Liam any longer, and they could converse more casually.
However, unfortunately, this festive atmosphere did not last long.
Though Liam wanted everyone to relax a bit before starting the main topic, not everyone had the same thought.
All of a sudden their booth door banged open and Berat arrived in a hurry.
He could have messaged this to everyone in the group but since all the members had assembled here in the royal city which was very close to the trade city, he couldn't stop himself from joining the group.
Also, the news he had to share was that huge. It demanded personal notice!
"Guys! Guys! Big News!" Berat barged in, giving a very dramatic entrance.
Liam chuckled as he felt a deja vu. He already knew what he was going to tell. The guy was almost bursting to reveal his important finding.
"Should I steal his moment?" Liam grinned wickedly and then decided to let him be.
After all, his work in farming for gold was pretty efficient, and it made his life a lot easier.
Liam silently took another swig from the beer mug while Berat panted and continued.
Looking at him everyone else as well quieted down and allowed him to speak.
"Where have you guys been? Something big has happened! There is a new event! There are now demons in our kingdom!"
Hearing him say demons, immediately everyone looked at Liam. They all gulped and wondered what now happened?
Their big boss was capable of doing something to affect the whole game?
However, Liam shook his head and chuckled lightly. "No. No. This is not me. You guys are overthinking. Berat, you continue."
Berat did not understand because he did not get a chance to talk to others yet and he was stuck in the Auction House all day.
So he squiggled his nose and continued talking, a slight confusion lingering in his voice.
"Lately, a lot of demons are popping up in the towns and cities. When these guys are killed, they drop some sort of crystals called rift crystals."
"These crystals can teleport a person or even a huge raid group to a different kind of place."
"Map doesn't work there, so we don't know where exactly we are."
"But apparently there are a lot more demons and there are different kinds of terrains."
"Sometimes, there are deserts. Sometimes there are ice lands. And sometimes, there is water everywhere."
"And there is a time limit before this rift closes."
"Currently, no one has managed to win over the hordes of demons but I heard that this event gives a lot of experience points."
"The current leaderboard rankers are all starting to change. The major guilds are starting to take action."
"More importantly, several guilds are using this event as a tactic for recruiting."
"Because participating with a good guild group is more advantageous, a lot of individual players are beginning to flock over to guilds."
Berat explained everything that he had learned without leaving out any details. He then looked at Liam specifically and added the last part.
"Boss, I don't know if we have any plans to expand, but this is a perfect time."
"Ok. I got it." Liam nodded.
He had to admit that he was very impressed with the man's scouting. Berat had gathered a lot more information that he expected.
But this was not all. There was a lot more to this.
No one had succeeded yet so they were not aware but Liam knew it beforehand. The true reward in this event was not the experience points.
The real reward was…
"Alright. You heard the man. Take a break for another half an hour and then we start." Liam smiled.
"Yes! Boss!"
"We will get the first clear!"
"Yeeeeeee!"
Loud cheering sounds echoed, filling the entire booth.
Liam smiled and then waved at Derek and Mia, calling the two to meet him outside. There was work to be done, starting with…
"How is the guild setup coming?" Liam enquired. "You registered it yet?"
"Yes, but the final registration is still left." Mia answered.
The registered members have to be together for a certain period to count as a single guild, so Liam already knew that this wouldn't have been completed just yet.
But there was also something else on his mind.
"I wanted to ask you both your opinions on a matter, an important matter." He came to the main point, talking to both Derek and Mia.
"What type of guild, do you both think that we should have?" Liam asked.
Derek remained silent while Mia asked him her doubt. "What does type mean? Lifestyle or some other kind of specialized guild?"
"No, I mean a big one or a small one?" Liam smiled.