A week had passed since the trip back, and the Astralis Requiem looked like a completely different guild from the one Lohan and Lisa had left behind when they set off for the volcano.
The lobby of the headquarters tree, which used to sit half empty outside peak hours, now buzzed all day long with groups coming and going, comparing loot, trading route tips and arguing out loud about which monster gave the most experience per minute for more efficient leveling.
The new members, who in their first week had walked the corridors with a cautious posture for fear of bothering someone, now crossed the main hall with their chests out, and many of them still couldn't believe how fast it was all happening.
"Seventeen," Kai announced, standing in the middle of the lobby with his arms raised as if he had just won a competition. "Level seventeen, everyone! Last week I was at 13!"
