In the early stages of the European server's development, Lu Wu had spent a lot of soul coins to build the buildings in the Hidden Dragon Village and create veterans. Now, Lu Wu was in an awkward situation where he had less than a million soul coins.
He had thought of putting the soul coins in the hands of the players into his artifact and give them to them when they wanted to use them.
As for himself, as a bank to store soul coins, it was equivalent to the existence of Alipay. In this way, he would have a large number of soul coins that he could use at any time.
However, there was a huge hidden danger in doing so.
After all, the biggest difference between him and institutions like banks (Alipay) was that he could not create soul coins himself, while institutions like banks could rely on the stored currency to earn income by lending and other means.
If Lu Wu were to exist as a storage institution, the soul coins he used would not be able to make up for it and the loophole would only get bigger and bigger.
If one day, the Beiqi players were to face an unexpected situation, most of them would start to spend soul coins to buy supplies, equipment, and other items in the shop. However, Lu Wu would use the money for construction. In that case, Lu Wu would not be able to spend enough soul coins to build the items that the players needed in the shop.
Therefore, for the sake of safety and to ensure the long-term operation of Battle Online, Lu Wu would not do something that would harm the future development of the game.
However, Lu Wu still had a few key problems that he had not solved. These key problems were also important opportunities for him to accelerate the development of the European server.
To solve these problems, he would need to spend a lot of soul coins. Hence, where the soul coins would come from was another problem.
Although the European server players had also started to generate soul coins, they had just started and the amount of soul coins they created was too little to be of any use.
After thinking about it and discussing with Bei Li, Lu Wu set his sights on the players who had a lot of soul coins in their hands.
The Lantern Festival was just around the corner, it was time to harvest some leeks!
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Recently, the development of the ocean in the game had become a hot topic. The players' ocean army was getting stronger and stronger, and there were more and more warships with special abilities. There were also several top guilds from other games joining Battle Online, making the competition more intense and exciting.
On this day, the players noticed an event notice popping up on the top right corner as soon as they went online.
[Lantern Festival Rampage Event Notice]:
To thank the players for their continuous support of the game, during the Lantern Festival, the game will launch a special Lantern Festival Rampage Event to thank the players for their support. This event is divided into four categories:
Event 1: Lantern Festival Lucky Draw
Event Details: During the Lantern Festival, a lucky draw wheel will be added to the game store. Every 5 soul coins spent will earn a lucky draw chance.
The specific prizes were as follows: Rare fashion items, Level 50 weapons and equipment of various qualities, high-grade spiritual materials, a free chance to use the Cultivation Pavilion's skills, 100 soul coins, 1,000 soul coins, a guild ship, and 120 other rewards.
Event Date: All day, February 19, 2319
Activity 2: Lucky Glutinous Rice Ball
Event Details: During the Lantern Festival, there is a chance that any monster you kill will drop an ingredient that can be used to synthesize Tangyuan. Various ingredients can be used to create different types of Tangyuan. The higher the quality of the Tangyuan, the higher the reward.
Types of Lucky Glutinous Rice Balls:
Black Sesame Filling (Quality 1):
Required ingredients: black sesame, peanut kernel, walnut kernel
Five Kernel Glutinous Rice Ball Filling (Quality 2)
Required ingredients: melon seed kernels, sesame seeds, pine nuts, almonds, peach kernels
Lotus Fragrance Soup Dumpling (Quality 2)
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Event Notification: During the Lucky Glutinous Rice Ball event, monsters can drop a total of 100 ingredients. Apart from the official recipe, players can also try to mix and match the ingredients themselves. There is a chance to obtain a super high quality special glutinous rice ball.
Event Date: All day, February 18, 2319
Event Three: Lantern Riddle Quest
Event Details: Players who log into the game during the event will receive a Lantern Riddle Brocade Pouch. After the event begins, you will open the brocade pouch and receive an exclusive riddle of the location of the Lantern Festival Lantern. Players who solve the riddle and find their own Lantern Festival Lantern will be rewarded with soul coins. (The faster you solve the riddle, the more soul coins you will get)
Event Notification: There will be a time leaderboard for this event. The first 100 players who solve the riddle in the shortest time will receive a special title as a reward.
Event Date: Lantern Festival, 8 PM to 12 PM
Event Four: Lantern Festival Auction (This event will be held in both the European and local servers)
Event Details: Once this event starts, all players can participate. The duration is one hour. In this auction, there will be a Trial Mission for the Hidden Class "Demonkin (Low-Level Hidden Class)".
Event Notes: The bidding for this event is limited to soul coins. After the successful auction, you will receive the Trial Scroll of Demon. If you cannot complete the Trial Mission within the specified time, you will fail the mission and this hidden class will disappear.
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The Lantern Festival event seemed like Lu Wu was giving back to the players. In fact, Lu Wu's approach was similar to many other games at this stage. He only hinted to the players one message.
It's time to buy credit!
In order to quickly deploy the European server, Lu Wu was ready to take advantage of the Lantern Festival event to reap a huge harvest.
The final reward of the Lantern Festival event was the hidden class "Demon", which was the lowest level of the Spirit Summoning Palace, a Ghost General. Even so, Lu Wu would not have sold it if he was not in need of soul coins.
Of course, he was selling the Trial Mission. It did not mean that he would get it after buying it. This was also Lu Wu's intention to let the players understand the preciousness of the hidden and inherited classes.
At the same time, the players started a heated discussion about the Lantern Festival event in the forum.
Invincible _ Loneliness: "Looks like it's time to collect soul coins again. Although this Demon is definitely not as good as my inheritance, I can give it to the guild members to improve the guild's strength!"
A Large Wolfdog replied to Invincible _ Loneliness: "Boss, boss, please roll on the ground and act cute. I don't want to be a dog anymore. (Expectant look)"
Invincible _ Loneliness: "I refuse. You're a treasure. This Demon doesn't seem to have any healing abilities. It's not as good as your White Phantom. Dog, I advise you to be kind and stop having unrealistic thoughts. (Expressionless face)"
A Large Wolfdog replied to Invincible _ Loneliness: "Ow! I'm so angry! (Gillfish's life has no love.jpg) "
Crayon _ Shinchan replied to A Large Wolfdog: "I smile and pat the dog's head. Silly dog, you don't know how lucky you are. Many people want your inheritance but they can't get it."
A Large Wolfdog replied to Crayon _ Shinchan: "The moment you reveal your true form will be the moment you die. (Ferocious look)"
Star Universe (Europe): "I love this game. The gaming experience is great. Come to the local server's forum to get acquainted. At the same time, I want to say that the Demon in this event is not bad XD."
High Delay Warrior (Europe): "??? Why does the local server have four Lantern Festival events and the European server only has the last one? I want to protest! "
Crayon _ Shinchan replied to High Delay Warrior: "Because the Lantern Festival is the local server's festival. Young man, you're not aware enough. (Laughing emoji)"
Reinhardt (Europe): "As expected, the local server has all kinds of advantages in the early stages. The development of the European server is really worrying me, but we will win."
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Due to the unfairness of the Lantern Festival, many European server players who received the news flooded the official forum and began to protest. They wanted an explanation from the officials.
Lu Wu really had nothing to say about this.
The local server players were now the overlords of Beiqi. They occupied the three major regions of the Mansion of the Dead, Liuli, and the Burial Grounds. They were on par with the other Ghost Kings and could do whatever they wanted in Beiqi. However, the European server players were still holed up in a corner of the Hidden Dragon Zone in the Land of Cangxu. With the current strength of the European server players, they would only be beaten up if they went out. They could not carry out activities in a large area at all.
Lu Wu could not be blamed for this.
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Europe, Huadu (France).
A young man slowly took off his virtual reality helmet. His pale face showed a hint of unwillingness.
He was so close to killing the Swamp Crocodile and leveling up. However, at this critical moment, he was kicked out of the game because of the 12-hour game limit. It was really unbearable.
His name was Li Xing. He was a Chinese man. His parents were both from Chidragon. Due to business reasons, they settled down in France. He was also born here.
Li Xing did not usually make friends. He was completely addicted to games. In the eyes of his classmates, he was an unsociable teenager.
Usually, Li Xing was very concerned about the release of new games internationally. He had long been looking forward to this game that was claimed to be 100% realistic. This time, when the official European server was launched, he decisively downloaded it to experience it.
After that, he was completely captivated by this game and became a loyal player.
However, the 12-hour safe gaming time limit of Battle Online was a headache for him. He went to the official forum many times to give feedback and protest. However, the officials did not reply at all. It was unbelievably cold.
This made Li Xing so angry that he immediately wanted to uninstall the game. However, he downloaded it back in less than half an hour.
This was because after playing Battle Online, he could not bring himself to play games with stiff movements and realistic scenes.
He could only say that it was delicious!
At this moment, Li Xing raised his head and looked at the Jie De Corporation's gaming pod beside him. He could not help but lift his leg to kick it.
"What's the use of you!"
The more he thought about it, the angrier Li Xing became. He immediately took out his phone and dialed the after-sales number of the Jie De Corporation's gaming pod.
After a series of complaints, Li Xing still received the same reply.
The problem did not lie in the gaming pod, but in the game's incompatibility with the gaming pod. They could not solve this problem, but they were trying their best to negotiate with Battle Online to solve it.
The angry Li Xing immediately turned on his phone and began to check if the Black Sea gaming pod that he had ordered had arrived.
[The order is being delivered and has arrived at Huadu. The delivery person is XXX. The delivery is in progress …]
Seeing that the gaming pod had arrived at Huadu, Li Xing's face flashed with excitement. He had been looking forward to this Black Sea gaming pod for a few days. Now that it had finally arrived, he could solve the 12-hour gaming problem.
"Ding dong!"
The doorbell suddenly rang. This made Li Xing happy. He thought that it was a delivery, so he quickly ran to the door and opened it.
"Hello, your gaming pod, please check!" The delivery man pressed down his hat and handed over the tablet in his hand.
Li Xing nodded excitedly, then pressed his fingerprint on the screen.
"Do you need me to send it in?" At this time, the delivery man asked.
"Yes, help me send it in!"
Under Li Xing's astonished expression, the delivery man easily carried the huge gaming pod and walked into the house step by step.
After assisting with the installation for about five minutes, the man left.
Looking at the black metal frame of the gaming pod, Li Xing was excited. He quickly opened the gaming pod and entered it.
Just as he expected, the Black Sea gaming pod was perfectly compatible with Battle Online. The installation was successful. This made Li Xing want to return the Jie De Corporation's gaming pod. After all, it was still a sum of money.
After entering the gaming pod and starting the game, Li Xing suddenly felt a pain in his head and a voice appeared.
[Congratulations to the host for being bound by the Child of Destiny System of the Universal Multiverse Game World!]
[Checking the host's condition …]
[The host is Li Xing. Congratulations to the host, you are about to start your rise. As long as you complete the mission issued by the system, you will definitely become a legendary character in Battle Online!]
[System Rule Prompt 1: Do not tell anyone about the existence of the system. Otherwise, the host will be obliterated!]
[System Rule Prompt 2: The system is only limited to helping the host become a powerhouse in the game. It will not help the host to interfere with reality …]
[System Rule Prompt 3 …]
…
The game screen did not appear in front of him, but the inexplicable voice kept appearing in his head. This made Li Xing completely dumbfounded. He then opened the gaming pod and got out of it.
After looking at the gaming pod, he took out his phone and dialed the number of the Black Sea Gaming Pod after-sales service.
After the call was connected, Li Xing immediately explained the reason. However, the customer service of the Black Sea Gaming Pod told Li Xing to wait for a while as they were checking his order.
A moment later …
"Hello, Mr. Li. We have confirmed that your gaming pod is still in the process of being delivered. The sender's contact number is XXX."
After hanging up the phone, Li Xing was stunned on the spot.
The gaming pod had clearly arrived. Why was it still in the process of being delivered? What was up with this gaming pod?
[Hello, host …]
At this moment, the voice in his head rang again, giving Li Xing a shock.
The voice exists in my head? I have really been parasitized by the system!
He had read novels on a regular basis, so he naturally knew what this meant. Happiness came too suddenly and caught him off guard.
Could it be that I am the main character of this world?
"Ding-dong ~" At this moment, the doorbell rang.
"Hello, your delivery has arrived. Please come out and sign for it!" A shout came from outside the door.
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