Chapter 630 - 593: Altering the Game Rules Again
Da Fei Slaying God’s world announcement instantly shocked the entire world, not just ordinary players and professional teams, but it also alarmed the game operators at the headquarters of Heroic Creation Era.
Heroic Creation Era New York International Joint Headquarters. While representatives from various countries and permanent representatives from different zones were making final preparations for the upcoming international competition, the headquarters suddenly convened an emergency meeting.
All the representative members guessed that the meeting was related to someone, but what would the headquarters do to a player who exceptionally stood out? Just three days ago, the game rules were modified because of this player from China, prohibiting Divine Artifacts from the competition. Is it even possible to further modify the rules now?
At this moment, in the headquarters’ circular conference hall, the meeting hadn’t started yet, and representatives from various countries were engaged in a heated discussion.
Representative Ogaki from Japan openly expressed his dissatisfaction in front of representatives from other countries: "At this stage, it’s already the limit in the game to encounter a Demigod, and encountering a God exceeds the limits of the rules. I suspect the agent from China Region might be secretly implementing backdoor cheating programs for their national players. The headquarters must investigate this incident!"
This concern was precisely what other country representatives suspected, thus all eyes turned to Lin Tiannan, the permanent representative from China Region.
Lin Tiannan adjusted his translator and responded indifferently, "All server divisions of each country are monitored by the main server at headquarters, and China Region, having the largest player base, is subject to greater monitoring than all other regions combined. If this player really did cheat, we will cooperate fully with the investigation and punish the player according to the game’s terms. China Region has always played the game with fairness and justice. It’s a pity, however, that certain regions exploit loopholes in the game rules for unfair advantages."
Just then, a hurried person came to the podium: "Ladies and gentlemen, we must adopt a professional player’s attitude towards timing! The sudden convening of this meeting is to discuss two matters: one, the entry rules for the New World National War Zone, and two, the access timing for the newly added Southeast Asia Region and South America."
The audience was astonished. Wasn’t it about the unusual incident involving the player from China? The issues mentioned by the chairman could be slowly discussed after the competition, couldn’t they?
The chairman continued: "During the public test phase, we established rules that players reaching level 50 could enter the National War Zone. However, the development speed of players greatly exceeded our expectations. If individual players or high-end player groups enter the National War Zone prematurely, it will result in absolute domination, which is completely unfavorable for other players’ development. Additionally, it is also unfavourable for the gaming experience of players from the newly added Southeast Asia Region and South America."
"Therefore, I propose a temporary closure of the National War Zone and delay the opening time of the National War Zone. The specific opening time will depend on the leveling progress of players from the newly-added Southeast Asia Region and South America. Moreover, since the Southeast Asia Region and South America will start several dozen days later, I propose a significant increase in the experience settings for these new regions, allowing them to quickly catch up and even surpass, to reach the level of other regions in the current world..."
As soon as the chairman’s proposal was presented, there was an uproar in the hall!
The chairman continued: "In fact, since the start of the public test, we’ve encountered a problem: players rush to enter the National War Zone, neglecting Vice Heroes and not spending time exploring the maps of the Old World, leading our designers’ carefully designed missions and scenarios in the Old World to remain unexplored. This is not only a regret for our designers but also significantly reduces this game’s selling point—however, as everyone has seen, the player from China Region who earned the title God Slayer is both keen on exploring maps and obsessed with—ahem—beautiful female Vice Heroes, resulting in a lack of powerful competitors and thus achieving such remarkable success. Here, I would like to congratulate China Region..."
After finishing his speech, the chairman clapped his hands, and a sparse applause followed in the hall, China Region’s representative dryly saluted everyone: "Players from China Region have always been known for their diligence and wisdom."
A cold snort came from the Japan Region representative.
The chairman then said, "Please share your opinions on my proposal!"
The representative from Japan immediately raised his hand: "Regarding the chairman’s proposal, Japan Region fully supports it."
For Japan Region, since not a single Japanese player is among the top 100 in the Level List, they definitely wouldn’t be the first to enter the New World. Also, Japan Region is currently committed to purging factions within their region and worried about not having enough time, so delaying the opening of the National War Zone would be a blessing for Japan. Not to mention, now that Japan Region has obtained a Divine Artifact, they would have enough time to complete their cleansing.
The representative from South Korea also raised his hand: "As a role model in the esports industry, Korea District supports any decision made by the committee."
For Korea District, engaged in the same activity, there was naturally no reason to oppose. In fact, Da Fei’s achievements needed Korea District to reflect collectively—why do so many talented professional players from great Korea have fewer achievements than an amateur player?
The representative from Russia laughed heartily: "If that ill-behaved Da Fei appears in the New World prematurely, it would indeed be a disaster for players worldwide, so let him stay in China Region for a while longer and continue wreaking havoc there!"
The whole room burst into laughter!
Couldn’t this Russian be too direct? Lin Tiannan from China Region also gave a wry smile and raised his hand in agreement: "China Region possesses the world’s largest player market, fully developing the selling point of the game is beneficial to our sales, but I suggest we should increase the probability of female heroes appearing in the taverns."
The chairman reassuringly said, "That’s also on the agenda!"
The representative from India then cautiously said, "The extent to which the experience of new regions is boosted should be carefully considered."
"This needs to be specifically discussed and calculated."
Now, with representatives from China, Russia, Korea, and Japan clearly expressing their support, and as the host country, the representative from the United States, along with many from the European Union Zone had no reason to oppose, thus the proposal to delay the National War Zone opening was unanimously passed.
The chairman satisfactorily announced, "Very well, we will issue the specific guidelines within the next three days at the latest. Now as the international competition is about to start, ladies and gentlemen, the meeting is adjourned!"
As the temporary meeting concluded, representatives from various zones hurriedly left the venue heading straight to places convenient for making phone calls, such as restrooms and rooftops, to inform their respective high-end teams about this significant change.
For certain teams that were fully engaged in rushing to the National War Zone, this change was undoubtedly a huge blow to their strategic development! But for the game merchants, this blow was necessary.
Thus, while Ma Yinglong, Shenlan, Goddess, and others were enjoying a lively conversation with Da Fei, they suddenly and synchronously blurted out: "Brother Fei is busy! Let’s not disturb Brother Fei anymore!"
Then, Ma Yinglong added another sentence: "Brother Fei, if you think of selling, please give your brother a heads-up in advance!"
Eh? No more talking? Alright, I’m actually bothered anyway!
Now that the Hydra’s body had been fully loaded onto the ship and the bloodstains in the river were washed away, Da Fei finally could retrieve the Sea Soul Staff.
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