Chapter 410 - 382: The New Execution Officer of the Pool of Radiance
Not long after hanging up Little Fang’s call, Da Fei’s takeout also arrived. Speaking of which, didn’t I become a millionaire with 20 million this noon? And yet, I’m still eating this 20-yuan takeout? Wahahaha! Having tens of millions in savings yet eating plain buns and porridge every meal, that’s real class.
While eating takeout and gazing at the night view outside the window, Da Fei’s thoughts surged once again. What are Little Li and Little Fang eating tonight? I wonder how the construction at the Pool of Radiance is going?
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At this moment, on the 16th floor of a building in Wenhua District, Little Fang and Little Li were feasting on a full set of Texas Chicken takeout while watching the news on TV.
News anchor: "Good evening, dear viewers. It’s time for Hero News evening broadcast. First, we’ll share guild information. Since the game servers launched, major guilds worldwide have been fiercely competing in guild building contests. After more than a month of competition, at 4 A.M. Beijing Time today, the United States Supernova Guild was officially established, becoming the first official player guild in Heroic Creation Era! Of course, since the Chinese player Da Fei acquired a guild half a month earlier through questing, the title held by Supernova Guild is quite controversial. And Supernova Guild did not participate in any celebrations, taking a very nonchalant approach to their establishment."
"Following that, the second guild to be established was China Region’s Bloodrose Guild, founded at 4:04 A.M., narrowly defeated by Supernova Team. But they’re still the first official player guild in China Region, and we’d like to congratulate them. The third place goes to the God’s Hand Guild from France in the European Union Zone, as an old French guild..."
Hmph! Little Fang snorted coldly: "Even America’s ’world first’ is controversial, what are they bragging about with China’s number one?"
Little Li spoke solemnly: "The leader from Ninth Heaven mentioned that Bloodrose Guild possesses a formidable Angel Army, number one in combat strength in China!"
Little Fang scoffed: "Having seen Da Fei’s Elite Banshee Army in the competition, even they can’t claim to be China’s number one!"
Little Li laughed: "You can always disgust them with this Da Fei card!"
Little Fang scoffed again: "It’s not about using Da Fei to disgust them; it’s their stuck-up attitude, thinking they’re all that and looking down on everyone, that deserves disgust!"
The news anchor continued: "Today is March 2nd, a peak period for college students returning to school after the winter break, and the sales of new Hero client machines have seen the second wave of frenzy since the launch at various retail spots. Here’s our correspondent’s reports from the storefronts.
——Hello, viewers! This is the Heroic Creation Era client machine sales center in Hanwu City. Starting from 8:30 A.M., there has been a long queue outside the store, and around noon, the line of people peaked again. Now it’s 6 P.M., and the queue is still as long as before, with Hanwu City dispatching 200 police officers to maintain order around the clock. Additionally, to meet the customers’ demands, the sales center has decided to stay open until midnight. Now let me interview a few customers waiting here—Hello! I’m a front-line reporter for Hero News; may I ask if you are students?"
A group of youths immediately waved peace signs excitedly towards the camera: "Hi!!! We’re students from Wuda! We’ve been eagerly awaiting the start of the term, we’re going to start the Wuda Team!"
Reporter: "What is the price range of the client machines you are purchasing?"
"Obviously, it’s the experiential student edition released after the New Year, we only need to pay a 5,000-yuan deposit per person, followed by a monthly payment of 300 yuan!"
Reporter: "5,000 yuan is no small amount for students; is it affordable for you? Do your families know? Will this affect your studies?"
The students laughed: "5,000 yuan is just the price of a few tens of thousands of Gold Coins in the game; with our skills, it won’t take long to earn it back!"
"Miss Reporter, have you heard? Someone sold a Divine Artifact today for 20 million! Even if we could never craft a Divine Artifact ourselves, with the strength of our team, selling some A or B tier treasures could fetch a price of tens of thousands."
"We are playing games for the rise of China; our families won’t object. Even the CEO of Shenning Group has launched a satellite gaming RV, calling for using games to suppress housing prices. We have every reason to support it!"
"Yeah, an RV costs only 500,000 yuan, you can game and travel anywhere you want, no idea how much more economical it is than a house; our goal is for everyone to own a gaming RV before graduation!"
"Yeah, this is a process of redistributing social wealth, a repositioning of consumer fashion, a chance to narrow the wealth gap, a vital premise for social stability..."
"Hahaha! Right, let’s take this opportunity on TV to shout out the slogan of our Wuda Team!"
"Cool! Let’s do it together—Wuda Team! An elite strong team! Break out of the national service! Step onto the world stage! Yeah!"
The reporter wiped sweat: "Thank you, students, for the interview. This is Little Honey Bee reporting from Hanwu City."
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——Achoo! Little Fang couldn’t help but spray her Coke in front of the TV!
Little Fang laughed loudly: "That’s hilarious, ’playing games for the rise of China’, ’using games to combat housing prices’, one is funnier than the last!"
Little Li giggled: "They all dream of selling Divine Artifacts, that’s the truth."
Little Fang laughed: "Exactly! Shenning’s CEO should really thank Da Fei, and thank that Tycoon who bought the Divine Artifact. This blockbuster news on the day of sale has skyrocketed sales everywhere, who knows how many drop-out youths will be born because of this!"
Little Li said annoyedly: "Are we considered drop-out youths?"
Little Fang said seriously, "No, once we’ve made money, we can hire professional players at a high price to pass the tests for us!"
Little Li laughed, "Hire me, 100,000 per subject, I guarantee you’ll pass!"
Little Fang pouted, "Wifey~~~ No way!!!!!"
Little Li cleared her throat, "Alright, alright. By the way, what did my brother say just now?"
Little Fang was surprised, "What else could he say? Anyway, your brother is always temping around and can get re-employed at any time. We should take the opportunity to make a quick buck early in the game, just like Da Fei." Little Fang’s tone became serious, "Right, Da Fei made a killing today, making his enemies jealous. Blood Sea Wave is about to blow his top, so we should keep a low profile and not get involved. Da Fei’s guild barely has anyone as they’re usually out at sea, so it’s not easy to take revenge on him, but it’s much simpler to cause trouble for us. We have to be careful."
Little Li nodded, "Got it, I’ll try to keep quiet in the guild. But I have a feeling that One Sword Eastward in our guild is particularly arrogant; he should attract a lot of hate, right?"
Little Fang shook her head, "I think the real arrogant one is that new tycoon. Anyway, let them attract the hate; once we’ve secured our position, we won’t have to worry about others causing trouble..."
Pool of Radiance.
Since last night, the newly appointed Zone Leader of the Thunder Fire Dragon Team had been working nonstop without a wink of sleep. In reality, one day may not mean much, but to professional gamers, one day is like ten gaming days, with a lot of things that can be done.
Indeed, Thunder Fire Dragon Team had done a lot: clearing construction debris, repairing roads, clearing out troublesome Resentful Spirits and Earth Elements, and most importantly, purchasing and transporting building materials out of their own pocket. The Demon Camp was gradually restoring its vitality to a third of its former glory.
Thunder Fire Dragon’s efforts had finally moved the Demon King, who, to show his regard, sent an Execution Officer to make a big impression.
Now, Thunder Fire Dragon led two subordinate workshops with a hundred professional and temporary worker players gathered in the camp square to welcome the new Execution Officer.
From within a cloud of blood mist, a giant spider, as large as a bulldozer, appeared quietly! All the players in attendance were in an uproar!
Thunder Fire Dragon’s heart skipped a beat—this was a Hidden Race’s hidden hero! To professional players, it was clear how many opportunities could be uncovered here!
The giant spider spoke in a deep voice, "I am Nakasha, the Execution Officer newly appointed by His Majesty the Demon King. I have volunteerly come to these ruins to seek vengeance for my tribe. Before seeing you insignificant insects, I’ve already destroyed a space of the World Tree and caused spatial turbulence to the World Tree. I am extremely tired and have no desire for pointless talk, nor do I wish to listen to drivel. Insects, present any combat plans you think are valuable. If your ideas are too foolish, I’ll throw you into the pool for a Radiance Sauna!"
Thunder Fire Dragon was overjoyed! Players are being invited to make their own proposals? This was so much better than blindly following NPC missions!
Thunder Fire Dragon hurried forward, "Sir, our attack on the Pool of Radiance shouldn’t involve troops but should focus on pollution as it’s cost-effective and quick. And for defense, we shouldn’t build Magic Watchtowers by the coast as before, but rather build a large ring of city walls along the entire lakeshore. This way, the Pool of Radiance will become a huge moat protecting us, and we can freely pollute it. Once we capture the Pool of Radiance, the walls will serve as an outer perimeter for a massive Demon city, and our early construction efforts would be like laying the groundwork for a city—an outpost for the invasion of the surface world—"
Nakasha roared, "Fool! Do you have any idea how much money it would take to build a great circle of walls!"
A mass of spider silk suddenly entangled Thunder Fire Dragon!
Thunder Fire Dragon exclaimed urgently, "We are willing to privately fund half the cost!"
Nakasha roared, "Get out!"
The spider silk lifted Thunder Fire Dragon into the air, and he was about to be dropped into the Pool of Radiance!
Thunder Fire Dragon cried out, "We fund 75%, no, 80%!!! We’ll make a contract to prove it—"
The spider silk snapped back!
Nakasha spoke in a deep voice, "I need to rest for 10 days. In 10 days, I want to see your so-called private funding. If you fail, I won’t ask the Kingdom for a penny of military expenses!"
Thunder Fire Dragon quickly replied, "Sir, rest well; we’ll take care of everything here. In 10 days, this will be a massive construction site!"
"Hmph!" With a cold snort, Nakasha disappeared into a cloud of blood mist, and his muffled roar came from within it, "Remember what you said! Otherwise—"
Thunder Fire Dragon let out a long sigh of relief! City construction, player funding—this was like manna from heaven! This opportunity could not be missed!
Thunder Fire Dragon immediately dialed his boss’s phone...
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