After Ouyang Shuo browsed through the settings of Achievement Value and confirmed that it was the same as in his previous life, he began to check whether the system update was the same as in his previous life. He was really afraid that he would cause some butterfly effect.
[1] Setting of death penalty: Players who died were no longer like before, where they would simply drop one level. Instead, their level would be reset to zero, and all their items, except for those in the storage bag, would be dropped.
The setting of death penalty was to prevent territories from using human wave tactics.
For example, Red Blood County of Battle Wolf had formed a pure player army. If players died, they would only drop one level, but the death of the opposing NPC army would be a real death. Then in the later stages, when the players' levels increased, the army formed by players would be invincible.
Such a human wave tactic was inconsistent with the original intention of the territory's construction model, so it was naturally not allowed.
[2] Setting of teleportation arrays: The territory teleportation array only allowed people to teleport, not items, unless they were placed in the player's storage bag.
For example, when Ouyang Shuo ordered Wang Yuanfeng to rush to Luofeng Town as reinforcements and teleport with the Three Bows and Eight Bulls Bed Crossbow, it was no longer allowed. Unless Ouyang Shuo's storage bag was big enough to store the Three Bows and Eight Bulls Bed Crossbow in it and personally deliver it to Luofeng Town.
The setting of teleportation arrays was to prevent smuggling by Lord players.
That's right, smuggling.
Think about it, if a group of Lords formed an alliance, as long as one of their members was close enough to the system royal city, the other Lords could directly transport goods to the system city through the teleportation arrays between their allies and sell them, thereby avoiding the market transaction tax.
If this wasn't smuggling, what was it?
If they used a storage bag to transport goods, because the storage bag's capacity was limited, the teleportation cost could be equivalent to the transaction tax if they teleported multiple times. It wasn't very cost-effective.
Of course, it was impossible to completely eliminate it. It could only limit rampant smuggling.
[3] Setting of the market: The advanced market had four platforms: the material trading platform, the special item trading platform, the time-limited auction platform, and the negotiation and cooperation platform. After the update, the material trading platform and the special item trading platform would be canceled. At the same time, the time-limited auction platform, the negotiation and cooperation platform, and the real-time auction platform between players would be integrated into a unified platform called the Super Auction Platform.
On the Super Auction Platform, whether it was adventurer players, Lord players, or the NPC chambers of commerce in the system royal city, they could complete the four operations: placing an order, accepting an order, and bidding.
Placing an order meant stating one's purchase needs. To put up an order was to sell one's goods. Accepting orders meant accepting orders from others. To bid was to buy the goods that others were selling.
For every transaction completed on the Super Auction Platform, the system would collect 10% transaction tax from the seller. Compared to the previous market transaction tax of 20%, it was directly reduced by half.
The biggest difference between the Super Auction Platform and the market was the introduction of price competition. The price of the goods would fluctuate in real time according to the supply and demand relationship. It would no longer be fixed by the system like before.
Another difference was that special items were no longer sold by the system, including building blueprints. Players had to go to the platform to purchase items. It was no longer as convenient and fast as before. The variety of items was also not as abundant as before.
As for the blueprints, they were only sold in the Royal City. Lords could either find someone to purchase them on their behalf, or they could only purchase high-priced building blueprints sold by speculators on the super auction platform.
Apart from that, there were also military items such as military ration pills, military tents, and Fierce Fire Oil Tanks on the list of prohibited items. The only way for a lord to obtain these items was through smuggling.
The setting of the market was because after half a year of development, most territories had passed the most difficult period of survival. Their dependence on the market was decreasing, and they no longer needed the system to babysit them.
Making timely adjustments to the market was also a test for the lord players.
[4] Setting of the courier station: Players must mail items, including letters, through the courier station. The courier station charges postage according to the distance, size, weight, and rarity of the item.
This meant that the pigeon mail would be cancelled. If players wanted to send messages, they would either use the channel or write letters, and then mail letters through the courier station.
Cancelling the pigeon mail would basically eliminate the possibility of player spies sending messages on the battlefield. Currently, there were only three channels that players could use: the national channel, the alliance channel, and the guild channel. The national channel and the alliance channel were obviously not feasible. As for the guild channel, guild members would wear guild emblems on their chests, so it was also not feasible.
Ouyang Shuo's previous practice of directly mailing packages to Song Jia had been banned. Even if one wanted to mail gold coins, they had to go through the courier station.
The setting of the courier station not only made full use of the courier station as the basic building of a level-two town, but also regulated the mailing of packages to prevent players from mailing them anywhere at any time, which seemed a bit childish.
[5] Setting of the timeline: The growth cycle of all crops and livestock in the game will be kept in sync with reality, and the previous setting of accelerated growth cycle will be cancelled.
The adjustment of the timeline will also further improve the game's realism. For example, the wild boars and bison raised in Shanhai County would be out three months before the update. Now, it would take more than half a year or even a year.
[6] Setting of the army: First, the adjustment of the soldiers' levels. Officially, above the rank-nine elite soldiers, the rank-ten to rank-twelve elite soldiers will be added. Second, the adjustment of the army will increase the characteristics of the army. Divisions and above can participate in the army trial, and after the trial is successful, they will obtain exclusive characteristics.
After the adjustment of the soldiers' levels, the rank-nine elite soldiers can choose from two development paths. If they choose to change their profession to a junior general, they will increase their commander; if they choose to continue to advance to an elite soldier, they will increase their combat power.
Both have their own advantages, and they are evenly matched.
The setting of the army is equivalent to enriching the gameplay of the army, adding more possibilities.
[7] Setting of the Manual Mode: Items designed by players must be verified by the system before they can take effect. They must have the relevant attributes, or they will not be effective.
[8] Setting of the Noble Rank: Above the Duke, there will be the Noble Rank, which is the Son of Heaven Noble Rank. Those who advance to the Noble Rank can establish a country and be called a king. The Noble Rank requires two million contribution points, which is twice that of a Duke.
As for the update of the game's settings, there were only these eight points. As for how deep the impact it would have on the game, it still needed time to test.
Other than the system update, Gaia also announced the truth of authentic manuals on its official website, as well as the method to identify them. Without a doubt, the price of authentic manuals in the game would rise crazily. Ouyang Shuo wanted to know how much the 120 authentic gold-level manuals he hoarded would bring him in the end.
Ouyang Shuo exited the official website, and the moment he returned to the game, he heard a system announcement.
"System Announcement: Half a year has passed, and heroes have emerged. Officially opening the Territory Leaderboard, Guild Leaderboard, and People Leaderboard. Please check for yourselves!"
"System Announcement: Half a year has passed, and heroes have emerged. Officially opening the Territory Leaderboard, Guild Leaderboard, and People Leaderboard. Please check for yourselves!"
"System Announcement: Half a year has passed, and heroes have emerged. Officially opening the Territory Leaderboard, Guild Leaderboard, and People Leaderboard. Please check for yourselves!"
The three most authoritative leaderboards in the game were finally opened. Ouyang Shuo began to check them one by one.
First was the Territory Leaderboard. It was the most important leaderboard for territory construction mode.
[Ranking] - [Territory]
1st — Shanhai County (How Say You Have No Clothes)
2nd — Danyang County (Lord Chunshen)
3rd — Luofeng County (Feng Qiuhuang)
[Fourth Place] – Red Blood County (Wolf Warrior)
[5th Place] – Lingxi County (White Birch)
6th — Swordsman County (Feng Qingyang)
[Seventh Place] – Handan County (Di Chen)
Note: The Territory Leaderboard only includes the territory above the county level. If the level is the same, the ranking is based on the order of promotion.
Second was the Guild Leaderboard. It was the most important leaderboard for adventure mode.
Ranking — Guild Leaderboard
1st — Baleful Blood Mercenary Group (Crimson Romance)
[2nd Place] – [Mourning Snow Rose Mercenary Group]
3rd — Crisscrossing Sword (One Sword from the West)
4th — Eighteen Steeds of Swallow and Cloud (Swallow Li San)
5th — Embroidered Uniform Guard (Embroidered Spring Saber)
[6th place] – [Flowing Light Pavilion] (Jun is old)
[Seventh Place] – [A Thread of Love] (Love Knot)
[Eighth Place] – [Breeze Pavilion] (Bright Moon Illuminates the River)
[9th place] — [Listen to the Rain Tower] (Thunderous Sword Energy)
10th — Laojun Guan (Green Bull Daoist)
Among the top ten mercenary groups or guilds, Baleful Blood Mercenary Group and Snow Rose belonged to the comprehensive guilds. They were the strongest, and the various professions in the guild were relatively balanced.
The other eight guilds had their own specialties.
[Crisscrossing Sword Qi] mainly recruited warriors, [Eighteen Steeds of Yan and Yun] mainly recruited generals, [Jinyi Guards] mainly recruited bailiffs, [Flowing Light Pavilion] mainly recruited healers, and [Laojun Temple] mainly recruited Daoists.
Breeze Pavilion and Tingyu Pavilion mainly recruited strategists who were engaged in intelligence work.
A Thread was the most special. They mainly recruited life profession players, and could be considered the most unusual among the top ten guilds. Starting with a life profession, they could still be ranked 7th. From this, it could be seen how powerful A Thread's leader was.
Ouyang Shuo also knew that Breeze Pavilion was actually a peripheral guild of Spirit Rhino Studio. Their leader, Bright Moon Illuminates the Great River, was Bai Hua's big brother.
One Sword from the West and Sword Thunderous Sword, in the previous game, were originally a heroic couple, but then they had a falling out. After they broke up, they each formed a guild in Onle on Earth.
Sword Thunderous Sword changed his ID because of love, and regarded Crisscrossing Sword as his mortal enemy. (To be continued.)
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