Chapter 830 Cream of the Crop (2/2)

Zhou Yuan merely chuckled, paying no heed to Lu Xiao’s action.

As Lu Xiao’s voice rang out, an air of excitement suddenly washed over the crowd. The gazes of several newcomers darted towards the four pavilions, but overall, the Fire Pavilion was clearly the most popular, while the Wind Pavilion appeared somewhat lonely.

However, no one made their decision yet because they were waiting for the four pavilions to announce their benefits.

The mountain pavilion master, Han Yuan, was the first to step forward. With a faint smile, he said, “Mountain Pavilion members will receive 30 origin coins and 60 high-grade Divine Dwelling medicines every month. But we only accept those within the top 250.”

There were about 500 newcomers in total, and they had already been ranked through the earlier selections.

The Mountain Pavilion was only recruiting from the top 250. In other words, half of the newcomers did not have the qualifications to join. Of course, if they did not manage to fulfil the quota, they would naturally relax their conditions a little.

As a result, disappointment emerged in several individuals who were unable to meet the requirement.

After Han Yuan was done, the Forest Pavilion master Mu Liu also stepped forward and said, “Forest Pavilion members will receive 28 origin coins and 55 high-grade Divine Dwelling medicines every month. Our recruitment criteria is the top 300.”

The Forest Pavilion’s benefits were slightly worse than the Mountain Pavilion’s, but their restriction was relaxed by 50 positions.

Lu Xiao looked towards Zhou Yuan with a faint smile. “Do you want to go first, pavilion master Zhou Yuan? If I go first, it might not be so good for your Wind Pavilion afterwards.”

His expression contained some hints of ridicule.

However, Zhou Yuan shook his head. “Pavilion master Lu Xiao need not show such consideration towards me. I’m also interested to find out how much the Fire Pavilion is going to offer.”

He did not intend to go first because he was preparing to act accordingly after seeing what Lu Xiao had.

Lu Xiao softly chuckled and said, “Since that is the case, please don’t blame me later for not giving you any chances.”

His gaze turned towards the crowd. As he looked at the numerous expectant gazes, he nonchalantly announced, “Previously, members of my Fire Pavilion could receive 40 origins coins every month.”

These words immediately lit the fire of desire in many newcomers’ eyes.

Lu Xiao’s tone suddenly changed: “But that’s the past. From today onwards, my Fire Pavilion has decided to increase that number by 10, so every member shall receive 50 coins per month!”

Uproar!

The entire place seemed to explode. Even the expressions of the elite group of Divine Dwelling List rankers in the front changed.

Cheers erupted from the Fire Pavilion members as they proudly looked at everyone.

“Of course, although being a Fire Pavilion member has tremendous benefits, our conditions are also quite strict. We will only take in the top 180 this time.”

The excited atmosphere instantly fell silent as several faces of several individuals dimmed. Only the top 180 out of 500, this prerequisite was the strictest so far.

After Lu Xiao finished, he looked towards Zhou Yuan with a superficial smile. “Pavilion master Zhou Yuan, it’s your turn now.”

Zhou Yuan grinned and slowly walked forward.

However, the crowd was still submerged in the shock from Lu Xiao’s words, and no one paid much attention to the wind pavilion master for a time. Moreover, they had already done their research and knew that the Wind Pavilion had the least benefits of the four. Thus, it likely held the least allure to them.

Zhou Yuan took a few steps forward, ignoring the clearly preoccupied newcomers as he calmly said, “I’ll talk about our recruitment criteria first. This year, the Wind Pavilion only wants the cream of the crop. Hence, we’ll only be recruiting the top 150.”

His words caused the entire place to turn deathly silent.

Even the three pavilion masters, Lu Xiao, Han Yuan and Mu Liu, looked over in shock.

In fact, Lu Xiao and Han Yuan nearly burst out into laughter.

What had they just heard?

The Wind Pavilion was only recruiting the top 150? The usual dumping ground—the Wind Pavilion—wanted only the cream of the crop?

Strange expressions appeared on the newcomers’ faces.