Xi Wei's divinity could only record the experiences of his believers after they became believers of the God of Games, which was why he wasn't clear about Zonyan's past. Still, since the Valley of the Tragic Dead had cut off the connection between the two continents and the Gray Mist Straits on both sides were extremely dangerous, only the Secret Eye Society had somehow found a smuggling route that was barely passable, which was why nonhumans rarely came to the Eastern Continent.
Moreover, Zonyan was a rare Lionman among nonhumans, and he often showed an expression of reluctance to let go of his past, which was why he had a hard time blending in with the Players. Even so, Xi Wei could guess with a ball that he was most likely carrying a bitter identity such as' exiled by his father for relying too much on his hammer ',' banished by his tribe after failing to claim the throne ', or' I'm seducing my father! 'or' no! '.
That was exactly why Xi Wei assigned him the quest 'Triumph of the King of Beasts' so that Zonyan would lead some Players as pioneers to scout the Western Continent where divine competition was less intense. It would be even better if he could directly conquer a piece of land and establish a base for the Church of Games.
Still, the Players were relatively noobs at the moment.
Even if some of the Players had reached Level 40 thanks to the Fishmen Island event, grasping the ultimate moves of their respective classes and officially ascending to the 'supernatural' class of the outside world, the uniqueness of the Players (and the fact that Xi Wei was merely a third-rate deity) meant that their supernatural abilities were relatively weak, and they were the lowest class of Extraordinary individuals.
After all, the Rotten Bones Archbishop was one of the weaker Extraordinary individuals since the Rotten Bones he worshipped was a noob god just like Xi Wei who had just stepped into the world. At the same time, the Rotten Bones Archbishop was neither a Chosen One nor a Holy Child, not even a pope, which was why his divine power was rather limited, and Xi Wei's System assessment showed that he was only around Level 30.
Moreover, even if the first-rate Players had reached Level 40 and the Rotten Bones Archbishop could no longer turn a first-rate party upside down, there was still no Player who could win against the Rotten Bones Archbishop who was ten levels lower than them. Perhaps Mufasa could do it when he reached Level 40 after taking the path of Kengyoku, but he was just a target to be trampled upon for now.
That was why Xi Wei did not intend to directly teleport Zonyan to the Western Continent after he accepted the quest, since there was an eighty percent chance that Zonyan would die and return soon …
The players still needed a little more time to accumulate their levels into their true strength.
That was why Xi Wei had given Zonyan a mission to complete a series of special collection quests, mainly collecting certain wood, monster materials, strengthening stones and the like.
When he was done, Xi Wei would make him a ship with his exquisite craftsmanship and give him the second part of his quest: Search for teammates. He would have him search for teammates who shared the same ideals as him, and they would work together to move the ship to the Western Continent.
As for the map leading to the Western Continent, Xi Wei planned to give them the smuggling route discovered by the Secret Eye Society as a quest reward.
The players were all rookies with no sailing experience. Even if they had a sea map as a reference, 90% of the initial sea voyage would end in the destruction of the ship and the deaths of the people.
As a merciful deity, Xi Wei naturally wouldn't judge Zonyan's quest to fail just like that. He would simply reset the quest to the first phase and have them gather materials to build a new ship. In any case, with a partner, the efficiency of gathering would naturally be much higher …
As for what would happen in the future, Xi Wei didn't have the ability to predict. He would have to wait and see.
After all, it was Zonyan and the other Players who were playing the game, not Xi Wei …
Still, it was Xi Wei's casual move in the first place, and it would be best if it worked. Even if it didn't, it would at least show that the Western Continent was very dangerous and not yet ripe for development.
Moreover, the Players were now just over ten levels away from the Level Cap of Level 60. Although they would need more EXP the higher they leveled up, the EXP gap of a dozen levels was more than enough for the Players to spend a lot of time and effort to fill. Still, truth be told, Xi Wei did have to think about it.
After all, a new level system would be unlocked after level 60, and the strength of the players would rise once again.
As a god, Xi Wei could make the Players stronger as long as he was willing to spend his divine power, even if he had to drag them by force. Still, that would come with a serious problem: it would be fine for one or two Players, but if the Players all reached Level 60, Xi Wei's divine energy wouldn't be able to keep up with the expenditure and he would be losing like a dog.
As a matter of fact, Xi Wei's divine energy was barely breaking even at the moment, and he wasn't profiting as much as he had imagined at first.
The reason was simple: he had underestimated the consumption of divine power in the 'skills' section of the game system. Any Player who learned any skill recognized by the skill system could learn it immediately by spending skill points, and investing more skill points would improve the various effects of the skill.
In the process, Xi Wei's divine power consumption was actually increasing in a step-like fashion. Learning a skill didn't cost much divine power, but improving a Level 8 skill to Level 9 required a terrifying amount of divine power.
Xi Wei didn't expect such a situation at first, and had to spend quite a lot of divine power to keep the skill system from collapsing.
If Xi Wei had to reload to the first chapter of the book, he would change the skill section of the game system to one where skill points could only be used for learning, while leveling up skills depended on proficiency …
"I'll be in the red sooner or later if this goes on. I have to plan my divine power expenditure in the future if I don't want to become a dried ball."
With that thought in mind, Xi Wei would stick to the old path of increasing income and reducing expenditure.
Reducing expenditure was a little difficult since the Church of Games had many things to do at the moment, and he couldn't save where he should invest divine energy. It would be putting the cart before the horse if he delayed his own development just to save a little bit of expenditure.
In that regard, the only thing Xi Wei could think of right now was setting up Awakening Quests and other trials after Level 60 that would restrict Players from providing him with more divine energy to level up, filtering out Players who were worth investing in.
As for increasing income, it was much simpler.
It just so happened that the Players' interest in spamming the forums had waned since the event had ended. Moreover, there were Players who mentioned how boring it was to wait for their revival in the little black hut after they died and could do nothing but spamming. It seemed that it was time to add some other functions to the forums.
"As the great God of Games, it's reasonable for me to add some arcade games to the forums, right?"
Xi Wei looked at the three magically revamped games he had tinkered with for a long time before finally replicating them on the Pantheon Computer, a chubby smile appearing on his face.
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Chapter 163
Increasing Income and Reducing Expenditure
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