On the second day of the Sea King's founding.
The players once again ushered in an important moment. The long-awaited guild base auction was about to begin.
The players knew very well what a guild base represented.
Not only could it expand the size of the guild, but it also had many internal training facilities that could help the players grow stronger. There were also entertainment facilities that could enhance the cohesion of the guild. It was a treasure that every guild wanted to own.
However, only 149 of them would be sold in this auction. This was undoubtedly a drop in the bucket compared to the current number of guilds in Beiqi.
However, even the small guilds wanted to give it a try and had not given up yet.
Many guilds began to consolidate the soul coins of their members in advance, planning to give it a try in this auction. After all, this auction was not just about one person, but the improvement of the entire guild. It was beneficial to all members, so naturally, everyone had to work together.
The auction for the base was still held in the core area of Beiqi, the Mansion of the Dead.
An hour before the auction began, a large number of players had gathered there.
The forum was even more lively. Everyone was advertising and cheering for their respective guilds, as well as predicting which guilds had the highest chance of getting the base.
However, the style of the forum changed very quickly.
Watermelon _ Taro: "By the way, why is the guild base still being auctioned with soul coins? I feel that Battle Online's daily server maintenance and staff salaries are already a huge sum. I'm afraid they're going to go bankrupt. I'm really scared!"
Invincible _ Loneliness: "As far as I know, Battle Online's biggest source of income seems to be the Black Sea Gaming Pods. Such an excellent gaming team must have a high salary. Moreover, they often produce cinematics and expand the game. These are all money-burning projects. If this continues, they might really go bankrupt. Should we donate some money to Battle Online's boss so that he can pay the owed staff salaries? (facepalm emoji)"
Xueli _ The _ Strongest: "We can donate. I'll be devastated if they go bankrupt. I really don't understand what the team behind this game is thinking. They don't even want money, they're always cheating the players of their soul coins. I really want to wake them up with a hammer!"
Peppa _ Boar: "Although Battle Online is very kind, I still want to hammer them to death. The top-up system that I want the most hasn't worked yet. (The Sea King's roaring.jpg)"
Crayon _ Shinchan: "There's no need for that. I'm an employee of Battle. Our boss said that we generate electricity with love. Our employees don't need a salary and we feed them with love. We're a game company full of love. Don't insult us with your stinky money.
Crayon Shin-chan No.2 replied to Crayon Shin-chan: "Big Brother is right!
Crayon Shinchan replied to Crayon Shinchan No.2: "Who the hell are you?
…
To Lu Wu's astonishment, the players actually created a donation thread.
[To save the destitute and starving Boss Battle, we will not allow the company to close down!]
The thread was getting tens of thousands of hits every second, and it received a lot of likes and support from players.
Even the European server players who did not understand the situation thought that Battle Online was going to close down. Hence, they swarmed into the local server forum and began to prepare to participate in the crowdfunding. They wanted to contribute some monetary support to the gaming team of Battle Online.
Lu Wu did not know whether to laugh or cry.
Although he was touched by the gamers' actions, he didn't want the money. After all, the gamers had helped him a lot, and he didn't lack money.
Hence, he opened a thread as the GM.
[To the Players: Explanation on the Crowdfunding Issue (Official Sticker)]: GM
I appreciate everyone's love for this game, and I can understand why everyone thinks that the game will close down sooner or later if it continues to operate like this.
Here, I need to explain to everyone that the original intention of making this game is out of passion. We want to present the best gaming experience to everyone, and income is secondary to us.
Also, I hope everyone can understand that the boss is very rich, the kind that can't finish spending, and he has no interest in money. So, forget about the crowdfunding. The boss said that money doesn't matter, as long as everyone is happy (laughing emoji).
Finally, the gaming team of Battle Online guarantees that this game will not close down even if the Earth explodes (sincere gaze emoji).
…
Seeing that the GM of the game, who had been lurking in the dark for thousands of years, appeared, the players were instantly excited and swarmed into the announcement thread.
Replies:
Crayon Shin-chan: "I caught a GM. May I know if it's braised or steamed? How well is it done (laughing emoji)?"
GM replied to Crayon Shin-chan: "Young man, please understand the permissions. My account is easily banned when my hands shake (laughing emoji)."
Crayon Shin-chan replied to GM: "Brother, have some tea (kneeling down and offering tea)!"
A _ Large _ Wolfdog: "Crayon Shin-chan is finally at his wit's end, hahaha!"
Crayon Shin-chan replied to A _ Large _ Wolfdog: "It's not a problem to pat a dog's head with a smile (laughing emoji)."
Assassin _ Creed: "The game manufacturer is the most confident one. Anyway, he didn't take any money from the players, so he can ban whoever he wants. He's a real boss, haha (laughing emoji)."
Xueli _ The _ Strongest: "You keep saying that it's for the sake of everyone's gaming experience, then why don't you give out some soul coins? Bastard, how stingy are you with soul coins? Are you saving them for the boss to marry his wife (laughing emoji)? But I believe that the boss can marry many beautiful wives in the game with just 10,000 soul coins (snickering emoji)."
Cheated _ 8000 _ from Online Dating: "The idea of marrying a wife with soul coins is really awesome. My family runs a supermarket. Do you want to pay with soul coins and save up 10,000 soul coins to send a betrothal gift to your father-in-law (laughing emoji)?"
Peppa _ Boar: "(covering face) My father-in-law is playing this game too. He's always following a small guild and robbing people. He's having a lot of fun playing the game and he always asks me for soul coins. Your idea is totally feasible (covering face)."
Jedi _ Warrior: "Are there any real estate owners? Can I buy a suite with soul coins (laughing emoji)?"
Six _ Nukes replied to Jedi _ Warrior: "That's me. I'll definitely sell the soul coins you have!"
Poor _ Trash: "The local server is an example, and the European server is also an example. When the server covers the whole world, soul coins are the hard currency. I've already made a prophecy (laughing emoji)."
…
Lu Wu's assurance made the players heave a sigh of relief.
After all, Battle Online had become an indispensable second world in the hearts of many players.
Here, they could experience the super physique that far surpassed the top athletes, display superpowers that only existed in novels and movies, and make many friends that were different from reality.
Everything was based on their hearts. It was simple and brutal. If they were unhappy, they would fight. Without the constraints of reality, they would live happily in this world.
Therefore, they absolutely could not accept the closure of the game.
Now that this question had received an official reply and assurance, the bottom of the announcement post was filled with the words "Long live Battle Online" and "Battle Online is on fire".
The post was immediately topped with tens of millions of replies, becoming the most popular post since the launch of the game.
Lu Wu was very pleased to see the players being so happy despite being exploited by him.
…
While everyone was discussing, it was soon eight o 'clock in the evening. The bell that signaled the start of the auction rang in the sky above the Mansion of the Dead.
[Server Announcement: The auction for the encampment has begun. There are a total of 149 cities. The auction will last for one hour. The guild that has the priority to purchase the encampment can bid at a fair price.]
(Let's explain the priority to purchase. For example, Player A has the priority to purchase the encampment. After the auction starts, if Player B bids ten thousand soul coins, Player A can bid at a fair price of ten thousand soul coins without raising the price. In this case, Player B who does not have the priority to purchase the encampment will have to raise the price again if he wants to purchase the encampment. Otherwise, Player A who has the same price will win the bid. However, if both Player A and Player B have the priority to purchase the encampment, they must raise the price and cannot bid at a fair price.)
Along with the appearance of the game announcement, a huge screen appeared in the sky above the Mansion of the Dead. Guild encampments with different design styles were lined up on the screen.
The backgrounds of the encampment locations were even more diverse. There were encampments on snowy mountains, by the seaside at dusk, by the lake in the mountains, by the maple forest in autumn, and so on. The various styles were too much for the players' eyes to take in. At the same time, their desire for the encampment grew stronger.
A bidding interface also appeared in front of all the players, allowing them to choose the encampment they liked to bid for.
[Game Notification: Liu Chai, the Castellan of the City of Beiqi in the Hundred Fortresses Hegemony Tournament, please have the priority to choose a city. You will get it immediately with no need to participate in the auction.]
The appearance of this notification made the players below envious. They all cast jealous glances at Liu Chai who was smiling happily.
"Boss, snowy mountains! The scenery of snowy mountains is great. I want to build a snowman!"
"Build your ass! How old are you already? Boss, don't choose snowy mountains. Choose a lake in the mountains. The scenery is so great. You can even take a bath there!"
"Boss, choose the peak of Mount Sun and Moon. You can see all the mountains from there. It's super suitable for our guild!"
"Choose the seaside, choose the seaside. I don't care, choose the seaside!"
"Are you pigs? Boss, don't listen to them. Of course, choose the Sky City. It's the only floating encampment. It's so cool!"
…
Liu Chai felt a headache when he heard the arguments of the guild members.
He liked all the guild encampments with different backgrounds. However, it seemed that the members had too much of a disagreement and they were almost fighting each other. This made him feel very helpless.
In the end, Liu Chai had no choice but to open the voting system on the guild interface and let them choose which encampment they wanted.
When the guild members began to vote, Liu Chai looked at Gu Yu and the others with a helpless expression.
"How frustrating!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Yu and the other guild leaders gave him the middle finger without hesitation.
They disdained to be associated with such a person who took advantage of others. It was really enviable.
After two minutes of waiting, the result was out. In the end, Liu Chai chose the Sky City which had 895 votes.
Seeing Liu Chai's choice, Ye Xue 'er who was at the side suddenly widened her eyes. She felt upset.
The Sky City was the only encampment that floated in the sky among all the encampments. She fell in love with it at first sight, but she did not expect Liu Chai to snatch it away.
Instantly, resentment surged in her heart and she cast a death stare at Liu Chai.
Seeing that their guild had won the Sky City, the players of the Demolition Officers raised their hands and cheered. The joy in their hearts was evident on their faces.
[The selection of the castellan of the City of Beiqi has been completed. The auction officially begins now!]
After the encampment auction officially began, the numbers below all the encampments on the big screen above the Mansion of the Dead began to jump crazily.
Many small guilds did not even care about the scenery of the encampment. They just chose the one with the lowest bidding price. As soon as the bidding price was overtaken, they would immediately jump to the next encampment with the lowest price.
Even a very gloomy looking Silent Forest encampment was overtaken by the price of ten thousand soul coins in an instant.
For the small guilds, they knew that they would definitely not be able to snatch the popular encampments. Therefore, they could only choose the remote ones.
As for a few popular encampments, the price had risen to a high price of fifty thousand soul coins.
Fortunately, this sum of money was paid by the guild members. Otherwise, the guild leader would not be able to afford it even if he went bankrupt.
Of course, there were a few exceptions.
The encampment auction had only started for five minutes and it had already reached its climax. The players below had red eyes and clenched their fists tightly. They were cheering for their own guilds as if they were going to fight to the death.
Lu Wu, who was behind the scenes, was delighted when he saw this scene.
This was because he could harvest a large number of leeks.
This feeling was great!
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