Chapter 320 - 299: Bro, Let’s Move in Together
"Hello, viewers, good afternoon. It’s time for the Hero News midday live broadcast. There are only 4 hours left before the Hero World Cup International Competition begins. Certainly, many of you gamers are eager to know how the China Region will perform, so we’re fortunate to have Mr. Huang Zhen, also known as the Divine Emperor, president of Ninth Heaven—one of China’s three major player guilds—joining us live to address our viewers’ burning questions. Hello, Divine Emperor President, welcome to our broadcast amidst your busy schedule right before the competition!"
The Divine Emperor laughed and said, "You’re too kind, host. Hello everyone, I’m not busy at all right now!"
The host chuckled and asked, "It seems like the Divine Emperor President is well-prepared and confident. So, for this international competition, how many people from your guild’s professional team will participate?"
The Divine Emperor smiled and said, "Winning or losing is secondary, participation is key. Our guild has 100 participants, the Star Guild has about 140, and the Dragon Slayer Guild has around 60. As for foreign teams, the American Zone is expected to have 200 participants, Korea District 400, European Union Zone 300, Japan 200, Russian Zone 100, and Indian Zone 150."
The host exclaimed in surprise, "As expected of the president, you even know the stats of other guilds! Why does the Dragon Slayer Guild have so few participants?"
The Divine Emperor shook his head and sighed with a smile, "No way around it, we and the Star Guild encountered them during the qualifiers and pinched them! But Chairman Ma doesn’t mind such a small matter."
The host laughed and said, "Speaking of pinches, this has been a hot topic in recent days. The players who made it through the qualifiers from the China Region are most worried about being pinched or even besieged by foreign players. Do you have any suggestions, Divine Emperor President?"
The Divine Emperor sighed and said, "This issue is indeed quite troublesome. The first round of the international competition is a chaotic elimination match where all heroes are thrown into the mix. I can only call on Chinese players to unite regardless of their factions and stand together against foreign players. In fact, players who have qualified are already starting joint signature posts on the forum spontaneously."
The host sighed, "These competition rules have long been criticized by players for failing to reflect the true skill levels of participants. Many technical players are bound to be lost in the waves of chaos."
The Divine Emperor laughed and said, "Indeed, but after all, this is the first large-scale event since the game’s server opened a month ago. There’s a lot of celebration involved, and there hasn’t been time to screen players at various levels through methods like ladder rankings. However, the more chaotic it gets, the more it can reflect participants’ adaptability, survival strategy awareness, and big-picture consciousness. Even some professional players were eliminated in the qualifiers, which reflects their shortcomings in certain areas. Overall, our guild will closely watch the performance of the players who made it through from China, and we’ll offer high salaries to those who excel."
The host commented, "In fact, professional teams from all over the world regard this competition as a rookie draft, right?"
The Divine Emperor nodded and said, "Exactly. Experts are among the people. Even players with average skills can achieve decent results under the suppression of superior equipment and troops. Such players are also worth being discovered and cultivated by professional teams from various countries."
The host said, "Speaking of the suppression of troops and equipment, it seems that professional teams worldwide have been striving to create a Super Hero that combines the strongest equipment and troops. Has Ninth Heaven done this too?"
The Divine Emperor laughed and said, "Of course, due to international trends, we had to. Our guild’s Super Hero is Shenlan, and I believe she’ll bring surprises in the international competition. As for the Star Guild and Dragon Slayer’s Super Heroes, those are their secrets, so I can’t say. But you can probably guess—it’s no more than Uranus and Dragon Teeth, probably. Ah, sorry for saying it out loud, but they won’t mind such trivial matters."
The host laughed and said, "Speaking of equipment suppression, today the forum has suddenly become active with discussions about Divine Artifacts. Do the heroes who are competing from your guild have any Divine Artifacts?"
The Divine Emperor laughed and said, "Divine Artifacts? Honestly, we don’t have any! As for whether other guilds or foreign guilds do, I really don’t know. But at least two Divine Artifacts have surfaced in the China Region, so I imagine foreign zones might have one or two as well. For professional teams, this competition is primarily about understanding our opponents’ strengths. I’m eager to witness other teams’ Divine Artifacts in the international competition."
The host smiled and asked, "From what we know so far from forums, how much impact do you think a Divine Artifact has on the competition?"
The Divine Emperor laughed heartily and said, "You’re talking about Da Fei’s Divine Artifact, right? I was scared out of my wits, really! You can imagine once the Divine Artifact’s big move is triggered, the battlefield will definitely be a bloodbath with rivers of blood. Foreign players will flee in disarray as soon as they see Da Fei’s army! Speaking of dealing with foreign players’ sieges, the answer is clear now; just follow Da Fei."
The host laughed and said, "You mean your guild’s professional players will fully cooperate with Da Fei?"
The Divine Emperor laughed and said, "The capable get their seats, right? I just hope Brother Fei takes us under his wing!"
The host laughed and said, "Earlier, you mentioned hiring excellent amateur players at high salaries. How much would you pay to recruit Da Fei?"
The Divine Emperor sighed and said, "Although I’d love to say our guild always keeps its doors open for him, he is actually the first true game president who established a guild. He is the true first world-class guild, so maintaining a good cooperative relationship with him is my biggest wish right now."
The host said, "By the way, this morning Da Fei’s guild collectively left because merchants weren’t satisfied with the policies set by NPCs. What’s your take on such situations, President?"
The Divine Emperor sighed and said, "The policies set by NPCs are actually the results of the system’s mainframe in-depth analysis, multiplied by the NPC intelligence parameters. In short, NPC intelligence is very important. Personally, I would not recommend using NPCs for administrative management, as guilds should still be human-centered."
The host said, "I see. Now, let’s take a look at the information from Korean and European Union Zones..."
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At this point, Ma Yinglong impatiently turned off the TV broadcast and cursed angrily, "Finally managed to show off on TV, ended up looking like a fool! You’re brave enough to recruit Da Fei? Believe it or not, I can blackball you behind the scenes!"
Ma Yinglong spent the entire morning in anxiety and anticipation. The last time he traded the Bloodsucking Scroll with Da Fei, it cost him 2 million. It was certainly worth it. Currently, Chang Liang took over the ’Tyrannosaurus’ bloodsucking account and has been doing high-level tasks day and night. With world-class professional play, meticulously calculated God-level operations, and highly offensive, defensive, and high magic resistance Beastman troops equipped with the Bloodsucking Skill, this was an immortal army. In just a dozen days, the potential value created by the Tyrannosaurus account had reached 10 million!
How much would the Divine Artifact trade cost? This question stumped the technical staff at the Dragon Slayer Guild because it was beyond calculation. Nobody knew what the God of Luck and Absolute Misfortune were! Absolute Misfortune was definitely a con, but who could guarantee that the God of Luck wasn’t a dud? Maybe it wasn’t even worth 500,000! However, if it could win the championship, then at least 100 million USD—though the Dragon Slayer would never buy it for 1 million USD!
Ding dong sounded at that moment!
—System Prompt: Your friend Da Fei is online!
Finally online, should just chat and figure out how much it’s worth, right? Ma Yinglong breathed a sigh of relief and laughed inwardly; did you know Little Huang just pushed you into the limelight in front of the entire nation, and here you are caught up without even trying!
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Da Fei was woken by a phone call.
When Da Fei drowsily woke to answer the call, he found that there were already five or six missed calls, all from Little Li! Da Fei couldn’t help but feel shocked. With Little Li’s personality, she wouldn’t likely call for anything. The fact that she’d called so many times in a row suggested she might be in trouble with some pervert or something?
Da Fei shook off his drowsiness with a fright, "Little Li, what’s up?"
Little Li asked in surprise, "I called several times this morning, and you didn’t pick up?"
Hearing her calm tone, Da Fei couldn’t help but relax and laughed, "Worked a night shift last night, slept soundly."
Little Li acknowledged with an oh, cleared her throat, and said, "Here’s the thing: in our last semester, Little Fang and I want to apply to graduate school. We don’t want to stay in the dorms because it’s too noisy, so we’re planning to rent a place outside the school—"
Apply to grad school? Who cares about grad school! Oh no, no, no, that’s not the problem now. I’ve got money now, pursue research however you want; the problem is—
Da Fei said hurriedly, "Female students renting off-campus isn’t safe. You have perverts crawling windows stealing underwear!" This was no exaggeration; back in the day, he used to do it and sell for money!
Little Li flatly said, "Exactly, that’s why I want you to move in with us and keep an eye out!"
Move in together? Da Fei trembled with incredulity as he tentatively asked, "Living in the same room with you guys?"
Little Li, with a hint of anger, said, "What are you thinking? Of course, we’d rent two places across from each other! We’ve picked out a place, don’t worry, Little Fang will cover the rent. Her family is actually wealthy. Are you coming or not? If it affects your job, forget about it."
Da Fei nodded repeatedly, "Coming! Absolutely coming! Gotta come! I’ll even keep two guard dogs at your door to ensure no man gets close. If the landlord comes, the dogs will bite off his little sausage!"
Little Li grumbled, "You’re so boring. The landlord is a lady who got rich flipping houses, becoming a landlady. I’ll text you the address, and tomorrow Little Fang and I will move. You come help us move!"
Da Fei laughed, "Tomorrow, huh. Sure, no problem, no problem!" Then he remembered something and spoke seriously, "Don’t bother classmates with moving; I’ll handle it, alright?"
"Got it, see you tomorrow! Hanging up now!"
Da Fei hung up the phone, trembling with excitement! Little Li, you’re trying to find a way to make your best college friend into a sister-in-law, aren’t you? Rest assured, I’ve changed, dear sister. This sister-in-law that’s come knocking, I must secure her! Haha, mwahaha!
Wait a minute! Da Fei suddenly thought of something and was shocked. If I’m living across from them, do my family know I’m gaming? (To be continued. If you like this work, please go to 起点 (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)