"Let's start from the basics. What do you think should be the size of our guild? I want your honest opinion."
"Hmmm?"
"A small guild can be easy to manage. We can make sure that everyone is trustworthy and everyone is powerful."
He paused and then continued. "But a big guild can also be equally good."
"With the strength in numbers, there are many more things that we can accomplish. We can be thoroughly prepared for any kind of future."
"Hmmm… so what do you think?"
"Liam, what you said is correct. However, the bigger the guild, there will be that many problems also."
"If we don't set everything up properly, we can crumble from inside," Mia answered first.
She was talking from experience as it was only recently that their guild had collapsed in the same way.
"Ok." Liam nodded and then he asked the other person specifically as he was being quiet. "Derek?"
Derek nodded and stopped walking. He then looked at Liam solemnly and answered. "Mr. Liam, I think a bigger guild is better."
"In my opinion, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages."
Derek as well was speaking from his experience as he had personally watched the Stormtroopers guild bully others with their numbers.
Liam looked at the two of them and then smiled. "Ok, thanks for letting me know. I also agree with Derek."
"Though what you are saying is not wrong Mia, there are ways in which we can make sure that our guild is not a house of cards."
"Even if we become bigger, we can still ensure some sort of integrity." Liam knew this because some guilds did something of this sort in his previous life.
They had an excellent hierarchy established within the guild. They had outer members, inner members, core members, and high-council.
Of course, above everyone was the guild vice-leader and guild leader. This was the rough outline.
For most parts of the game, guilds with this sort of structure were very stable, some even existing after the world collapsed.
Liam did not think about this before because he was not fully committed to forming a guild, but now with a team slowly coming together, he wanted to try it out.
He explained to Mia and Derek that he wanted to establish a similar setup.
"We can be extremely selective when promoting guild members to the core or the high-council position. They will be our main strength."
"These will also be the only members we trust completely." Mia and Derek as well agreed with Liam.
Though Mia was initially apprehensive about forming a big guild again, she couldn't refute the fact that some situations needed numbers.
There was simply no going around it.
And, this was nothing revolutionary. Many guilds had this sort of setup.
They had an overall more extensive structure with a smaller, more compact core structure.
However, Liam, Mia, and Derek still talked about things in great detail, even the most minor factor, because a lot was riding on this single decision.
Their very lives could depend on this single decision so it was best to talk about it rather than regret it later on.
While continuing to discuss, the three of them reached the main administrative building.
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What do you guys think the new guild name will be? ;)