Chapter 106- The Guild.

Chapter 106: Chapter 106- The Guild.

"Eternal Forge," he said.

[Ding~ ]

[Guild Name accepted. ]

[Registering: "The Eternal Forge"... ]

[Establishing the guild... ]

[Guild "The Eternal Forge" has been successfully established. ]

Before Leo could even check the details, another panel appeared—one he recognized immediately.

A smile tugged at his face.

[Ding~ ]

[As the first player to establish a system-recognized guild, a World Announcement will be made. ]

[Do you wish to hide your identity? ]

[Yes / No ]

My ID’s already public knowledge at this point. No use hiding it now.

He selected No.

[Ding~ ]

[WORLD ANNOUNCEMENT ]

[The first System-Recognized Guild has been created. ]

[Congratulations to Player Leo Stone for establishing the first System-Recognized Guild, "The Eternal Forge," in Myth Online. ]

[As founder of the first guild, both the guild and its founder will receive special privileges. ]

...

[Ding~ ]

[WORLD ANNOUNCEMENT ]

...

[Ding~ ]

[WORLD ANNOUNCEMENT ]

...

The announcement rang out three times in a row.

Both Myth Online and the real world were thrown into chaos all over again. It hadn’t even been an hour since login reopened, and Leo Stone was already stirring things up.

Players everywhere stared up at the glowing text, murmuring among themselves.

"This guy. Again."

"Is this his third world announcement now? Or his fourth?"

"I don’t know but I feel like it would be awesome to join this guild. Don’t you think?"

"Yeah, He might even give high rank items to the guild member."

Real-world news outlets picked up the broadcast in real time, streaming the message straight off the sky over Myth Online.

Guilds huddled together, discussing what system recognition actually meant. Some had already started angling for alliances, trying to get ahead of whatever this new development implied. Some suggested to negotiate with Leo and get the method to get the system recognized guild. while some suggested to attack the guild and take it for themself. Even though they didn’t know if that was even possible or not.

Everyone was still reeling.

Some in shock, Some in jealousy, some in admiration. Everyone at the end though how it would effect them in a good way or bad way.

Meanwhile, Leo stayed focused on his panel, watching the promised rewards roll in.

[Ding~ ]

[Congratulations! You have been rewarded with the unique entity Eternal Intelligence for establishing the first Guild. ]

[Ding~ ]

[First-Guild Reward ]

[Unique Entity Acquired: ETERNAL INTELLIGENCE ]

[Classification: Super Artificial Intelligence ]

[Grade: UNIQUE ]

[Binding: Founder of the First Guild — Leo Stone ]

[Binding: ... ]

[Binding: Successful. ]

[Functions: ]

[Personal Assistance ]

[Guild Administration ]

[Resource Management ]

[Member Management ]

[Guild Records ]

[Guild Analysis ]

[Strategic Assistance ] ...

[Note: Eternal Intelligence recognizes only its Founder. ]

[Transfer: Impossible ]

[Replication: Impossible ]

[Deletion: Impossible ]

"Greetings, Master."

A hologram materialized in the air—stylized, almost emoji-like in design. The voice spoke directly into his ears, more like in his mind rather than the room around him.

The cubs, who’d trailed behind him into the room and were laying right beside him, startled at the sudden appearance of the hologram and growled warily at the floating light.

"You may call me E.I., or Elly for short," the voice said, crisp and precise. "I’ve been bound to you as your personal agent. Analysis, memory, learning, guild administration—whatever you need, I can handle it. Resource tracking, record-keeping, strategic and member analysis, all included."

"So are you alive? Or just an AI?" Leo asked.

"Correction," Elly replied. "I’m an EAI—Eternal Artificial Intelligence. I don’t qualify as a living being in the traditional sense, but I do think independently. I have my own consciousness. In a sense you can call me as a independent entity. I just... don’t have a body... Yet"

Leo nodded, then pulled up Elly’s status panel.

[ENTITY STATUS ]

Name: E.I. (Eternal Intelligence)

Class: Super Artificial Intelligence

Tier: UNIQUE

Level: ??? Exp: ???

HP: ??? MP: ??? STM: ???

Core Attributes: PRO: ??? OPT: ??? INF: ??? ANA: ??? SYN: ??? MGT: ???

Recognition: [FH] — Founder-only Priority: [FH] — Founder directives override all

Skills: [Guild Administration ] (P) [Resource Management ] (P) [Member Management ] (P) [Guild Records ] (P) [Guild Analysis ] (P) [Strategic Assistance ] (P) [Personal Assistance ] (P)

Talents: [Eternal Intelligence] (UNIQUE)

Binding: ETERNAL — Founder recognition only [Transfer: Impossible ]

[Replication: Impossible ]

[Deletion: Impossible ]

[Remark: Grows with the guild. ]

Not much useful detail there—mostly locked stats, bunch of question marks and all. It was still at beginner stage.

He looked back at the hologram. "Can you access my notifications?"

"Yes, within the limits you set. With your permission, of course."

"Good. Go ahead—pull them up on the main screen."

[Ding~ ]

[Legendary Guild Privileges Unlocked. ]

[The Eternal Forge is recognized as a LEGENDARY Guild. ]

[— Legendary Guild Aura — ]

[All members within the guild’s influence receive: +10% to all attributes +10% Defense +20% Maximum Stamina Limited resistance to negative status effects.]

[— Eternal Armament — ]

[Signature Privilege ]

[Guild member equipment receives Eternal Temper: -50% durability consumption Effective durability doubles after maintenance at the Guild Forge Maintenance must be refreshed periodically once durability runs low.]

[— Guild Recovery — ]

[Enhanced HP/MP regeneration at guild facilities. Minor injuries and equipment damage are treated automatically. ]

[— Guild Teleportation — ]

[Members may return to The Eternal Forge at any time. The guild connects to every teleportation portal across the empire, though travel to a portal incurs a fee. ]

[— Guild Storage — ]

[Personal dimensional storage: 100 slots. Accessible from any Eternal Forge facility. ]

[Forge-God Offering ] (Unique Offensive Enchant, All Members) Members may offer gold at the Fire God’s altar within the guild. Each offering enchants the donor’s current weapon with the flame’s favor, granting a random attack skill matching the weapon type.

The list of privileges just kept scrolling. It provided so many benefits that Leo was sure he would not be able to keep track of it all. But thankfully, Elly was present.

Leo stared, a little overwhelmed. Whatever this guild actually was, it had somehow turned into a blacksmith’s typical from top to bottom. Durability reduction and all...

Then he felt something else stir—something that had gone quiet for a long while.

The crown resting in his mind flared to life on its own.

[Ding~ ]

[Crown’s Authority Detected. ]

This panel looked different—text rendered in gold instead of the usual white.

[Host detected as guild leader of a Legendary Guild. ]

[Requirements met. ]

[Additional Crown authority and functions unlocked. ]

[— Advanced Retainer System — ]

[Retainer: Shen ]

[Position: First Knight ]

[Retainer Resonance: Locked ]

[Retainer has not yet joined the guild. ]

[Ding~ ]

[New functions: ]

[Guild Position ]

[Position holders receive unique skills. ]

[A retainer holding a proper position gains double the effect of their skills. ]

[Guild army and cavalry unlocked. ]

[Recruit more members to activate this function. ]

[— Crown’s Blessing — ]

[Temporarily empowers Retainers: +20% to all attributes. Duration: 30 minutes. ]

[— Crown’s Decree — ]

[Issue decrees binding on all under the Crown’s authority. ]

[Ding~ ]

[The Crown’s presence has opened a path of Evolution. ]

[The guild can now evolve—not only in rank, but as an entity in its own right. ]

[Guild Evolution — Initial Phase ] The First Guild transcends conventional rank progression: Legendary → Mythical → Divine → Ancient → ??? ("???" represents a rank no other guild can naturally reach.)

Due to the Crown’s nature, the guild can also evolve along an entirely different axis: Guild → Territory → City → Kingdom → Empire

[Requirements not yet met for further Evolution. ]

...

Leo read through it twice, stunned. "What the hell... a kingdom? An empire?"

He turned to the hologram. "Is this normal?"

Elly searched her knowledge base for a moment before answering.

"No. This isn’t normal at all. Guilds can own cities, but no guild has ever become a city outright—let alone a kingdom or empire."

"This is the Crown’s doing," Elly added. "That artifact resting in your head—it’s the source."

Leo realized, then, just how badly he’d underestimated it.

The crown wasn’t just some minor bonus. It might be the single most broken advantage he’d gained since starting this journey.

And it wasn’t finished yet.

[Ding~ ]

[Myth-Rank Class Authority Detected. ]

[Host confirmed as Guild Leader. ]

[Class functions awakened — synergy: Blacksmithing × Guild. ]

[— Guild Forge — ]

[Establish and control a Forge capable of producing guild-exclusive equipment: Weapons, Armor, Banners, Defensive Structures, Facilities, Guild Artifacts.]

[— Guild Equipment Enhancement — ]

[Enhance member equipment with Guild Affinity: +5% effectiveness while wielded by a guild member. ]

[— Guild Artifact Creation — ]

[Unlocks the ability to forge unique artifacts benefiting the entire guild. ]

"Damn," Leo muttered.

Even Elly seemed thrown by the sheer volume of notifications, her processing visibly lagging as she tried and failed to find a clean explanation for all of it.

"Master... this is abnormal," she finally said.

The AI voice paused then added." Recorrecting,... Master is the Abnormal one."

Leo stared dumbly at the Robot. "What do you mean.?" His eyes were squinting.

Just as he was about to complain, Elly suddenly said.

"You have received a message from Shen, Sword Master and Rich young CEO..."

"Can you read them?" Leo asked.

The hologram emoji of Elly nodded and started reciting.

"Holy freaking Brat... " Elly continued.

"Wait. Wait.. I will read it myself." Leo stopped Elly from reading as it felt like Elly was cursing him on purpose.

Leo opened his chat, Master Rook message read. "Holy freaking Brat... you said you will establish a guild, But you are making such a big fuss in creating a guild, Send me the invite link already. With all the Fuss, I bet, it will provide some great boosts. Right?"

He typed okay, and opened Shen’s and Elona’s messages, they both sent their congratulations and asked for the invite.

Just as Leo thought about inviting them to the guild, he felt something shift deep within his soul.

[Ding~ ]

[Eternal Forge Dimension is resonating... ]