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Chapter 74. Robo-Melee - The Arena

Flora noticed all the teenies belonged to clans - Aidan assured her top-clans - except for the green-haired kid.

Nickname: Frogger

Level: 1

Class: Druid

Clan: none

Rating: A (global)

"Frogger, why haven't you joined a clan?"

"I spend all my time in remote swamps. To get from there to civilization takes several hours. I don't have time for forced activities. For a while, I was in a social clan, but the chat got on my nerves."

"I feel you! I disabled the chat feature on my HUD. But what things do I have to for the clan?" Flora looked at Mia for an explanation.

"Not in our clan. At the moment, only the employes and some players who are tempted by the rewards and contribution points carry out clan missions. But I suggested to RadGlow to make clan activities obligatory in the friends and family section, but he said the taxes cover them."

"The taxes are mean! And I'm glad nobody forces me to run around on errands." Flora agreed, but she told Aidan to put the issue on her todo list. For her son, she would play errand-girl. It's part of the job description of being a mother.

"Actually, the Riverstones might be a great choice for you, Frogger. We are looking for explorers." Mia added. "With the contribution points, you can buy expert help. People are willing to travel a few hours if they get paid for it."

Frogger scratched his head and said he would think about it, but then Mia bullied him into promising to make an appointment with Robby.

In the few minutes between her matches, Flora got a picture of the green-haired boy. He was like herself in many ways: he didn't like anything that derailed him from his passion, in his case amphibians.

"You can get in the associates' section and don't even pay the evil taxes; no social interaction required, nor commitments. And if you don't like the marketplace or auction house, you can send me your tier 1 or higher materials. I'd pay a fair price for it. If you join the clan, I'll even link you to my house security system. You could use my S-call printer without saying hello."

These arguments tipped him over to call Robby.

Flora grinned at Mia and winked.

From the Mini-Masters Lounge, Flora ported to the Seven Masters Dojo.

Today, the advancement test to graduate Wing Tsu Beginner-2 was on the agenda.

Flora was very familiar with the first subject of the test, the Forms. They had three parts, but she only had to perform two of them for the examination.

This time, she aced the tournament. The triple regeneration effect under 30% HP helped.

Incidentally, Rubina Rubin, the middleaged woman she fought against in the last test, was her opponent again in round 4. But now Flora defeated her, albeit narrowly, and entered the finals.

A muscular two-meter tall giant won the other position.

In the match, Flora learned a hard lesson about why reach is essential in the striking arts.

After losing the final round, Flora was still in good spirits and ready to fight a bit longer.

Therefore she skipped the sixth Jiu-Jitsu lesson and went straight to the examination.

She conquered enough opponents to pass the test but got choked out in round three.

Proudly, she pinned the two beginner-2 badges on her sash.