Legend of the Pinnacle of Online Games

Chapter 154 The Strategy Team (6.9K words, please subscribe)
At the entrance of the city hall, besides the city guards...

There are also players.

And there are quite a few.

Some were just passing by, some were waiting for someone, and some came to the city hall specifically to see if they could get a quest.

All eyes were fixed on the scene of Lin Hanchuan and Wang Xiapu saying goodbye. Most people recognized Lin Hanchuan as Huangchuan Baixiao.

At first, everyone was puzzled as to who the NPC who brought Arakawa Shiro out was. But when they heard Arakawa Shiro call the other party the city lord, they couldn't take their eyes off him.

The city lord is the highest-ranking NPC in a city, and the only one who can stand shoulder to shoulder with him is the pope of the city's church.

Those two are at a level that players simply cannot access at this stage.

But what did they see at this moment?
Upon seeing the lord of Mochizuki City, he personally escorted Arakawa Hakuyo out of the city hall and invited him to visit again next time.

It's only been a few days since the server opened.

Arakawa White Owl managed to take down the highest-ranking NPC in Mochizuki City, truly leaving no room for other players to compete.

"I almost thought I was seeing things. The city lord actually personally escorted Arakawa Shiro out."

"The Madman's defeat was not unjust! Not only in terms of strength, but even in terms of connections in Wangyue City, he doesn't even have the qualifications to carry shoes for Arakawa Shiro.

"My eyes are wide open! How could Arakawa Shirakage be able to contact the city lord so early? Wasn't it said that the city lord wouldn't meet with players?"

This is outrageous!

"Although I don't know how he managed to build such a relationship with the city lord, I have to admire Arakawa Shiro. His personal strength and social skills are far beyond what we can match."

"What a bombshell! From now on, Wangyue City is really going to become a city with one dominant player. But it's a good thing it's Arakawa Shirakage. If it were Madman, we ordinary people would probably be killed if we even glanced at him."

"After the Madman left, what's the situation with the Madman's army? Didn't they have tens of thousands of men? Could they be secretly targeting Arakawa Shiro and taking some action?"

"As far as I know, some members of the Kuang Family Army have withdrawn from Wangyue City, while others are quietly hiding. As for the action against Huangchuan Baixiao, I don't know, but if no one takes the lead, they wouldn't dare to do it even if they had ten times the courage."

As the players watched Lin Hanchuan and the city lord bid each other a warm farewell, they whispered among themselves.

His words were filled with envy.

In the early stages, if you can gain the approval of the city lord, your path ahead will be much smoother.

It would be hard not to succeed.

Hearing these comments, Lin Hanchuan had only taken a few steps when he suddenly turned back to look at Sharp.

"Lord City Lord, I have a favor to ask of you."

“Mr. Arakawa White Owl, please feel free to speak!” Sharp replied enthusiastically.

"I have a crystal mine outside the city. The crystals mined from it will be used in the production of the level 25 silver-grade water bear monster set in the weapon factory. That is a level 25 top-grade silver set. The attribute boost from wearing it at level 10 is comparable to that of a level 20 bare set. It can dive to a depth of hundreds of meters. More importantly, any class can wear it."

Lin Hanchuan deliberately raised his voice and said,
"I have already selected the miners; the goblin dwarves from the Radiant Forest will be responsible for the mining."

“But once the ore is mined, it needs to be transported to the weapons factory. There may be some accidents along the way. In order to avoid this, I would like to hire some city guards from the city hall to form an ore escort team.”

This matter should have been discussed at the city hall.

Hiring city guards to form an escort team was also one of his main purposes for coming to the city hall.

But as afternoon tea was coming to an end, Lin Hanchuan heard that Sharp was going to personally see him out, so he deliberately stayed at the city hall entrance to say so.

The purpose is simple.

On the one hand, inform the players in the city hall about their relationship with the Lord of Wangyue City to prevent some unnecessary competition in the future.

This is similar to Dou Dizhu (a popular Chinese card game). Two Kings and four Twos are an invincible hand. The landlord usually reveals his hand, letting the peasants know that no matter how they play, they can't win, which greatly reduces the time it takes for you to play.

On the other hand, we can also give the Water Bear Monster Set a shout-out, letting them know that the weapon factory will soon be mass-producing the Water Bear Monster Set, so they can prepare their gold coins in advance.

During the arrival of the new era, advertising and promotion are still very important.

Especially in this era where equipment and items are updated and iterated at a super fast pace, most players don't have the habit of saving money. As soon as they have money in their pockets, they will rush to buy equipment and items suitable for their current level and class.

However, if they are notified in advance so that they are prepared, those who care will start saving money to buy the Water Bear Monster Set.

“No problem!” Sharp was very generous. Upon hearing Lin Hanchuan’s request, he immediately waved his hand, looked at the guard at the door, and said directly, “You will be in charge of forming a 10-person team to represent the city hall in the escort of the crystal ore!”

Del, who was chosen, replied excitedly and respectfully, "Yes, Lord City Lord!"

The city lord nodded, then said to Lin Hanchuan, "Mr. Arakawa Shiro, to express my support for you, the city hall will pay all the wages for their team escorting the crystal. You don't need to pay a single penny!"

"Thank you, Lord City Lord!" Lin Hanchuan immediately said loudly.

"Is there anything else?" the city lord asked.

"It's alright for now!" Lin Hanchuan shook his head. After afternoon tea, the city lord personally led him to the land transaction center.

Under his witness, Lin Hanchuan spent 300,000 gold coins to acquire a large tract of land in Wangyue City at a 30% discount.

The money here refers to all of it; it was all actually spent on buying the land, and Charles and his men didn't get a single penny.

Therefore, the land he bought was roughly equivalent to the amount he had previously purchased at the land exchange center with 750,000 gold coins. (Previously, he bought land of 10 acres or more at a 10% discount, half of which was taken by Charles and his group.)
The entire transaction lasted nearly three hours, mainly because signing the contract was too troublesome. The city lord would also ask questions from time to time, such as what you plan to do with this piece of land and what you plan to do with that piece of land.

Fortunately, Lin Hanchuan had stayed in other major cities, and his answers filled Sharp with anticipation for the future of Wangyue City.

The city lord was happy.

Those people at the land transaction center are suffering.

During the three-hour-plus transaction, they assisted him with extreme caution, fearing that Lin Hanchuan might accidentally reveal what was going on between them.

If the city lord finds out that the people at the land transaction center are engaging in bribery behind his back, they will suffer a terrible fate.

Fortunately, Lin Hanchuan never said anything.

As they left, they all cast grateful glances at Lin Hanchuan.

"See you next time!" Sharp replied with a smile. He now found Lin Hanchuan quite agreeable, but he had something to do and needed to go to church.

"Goodbye, Lord City Lord!"

As soon as Lin Hanchuan finished speaking, he saw dense vines sprouting all over Sharp's body, and his figure slowly disappeared under the wrapping of the vines.

Seeing this, Lin Hanchuan frowned slightly.

This is also a form of teleportation.

However, unlike conventional spatial teleportation, Sharp's teleportation is similar to nutrient delivery. He is like a nutrient molecule on a large tree, able to teleport to any place on the tree with just a thought, unaffected by spatial confinement skills.

After the city lord disappeared, Lin Hanchuan couldn't help but look down at Wangyue City beneath his feet.

"Mr. Arakawa Shirataki!"

Just then, Del's voice came from behind.

Lin Hanchuan turned around to look.

Del trotted up to Lin Hanchuan and asked excitedly, "Mr. Arakawa Shiro, once the team is assembled, how do we get to that crystal mine?"

"Go to the weapons factory; someone will take you there," Lin Hanchuan replied. He had already told Roger the coordinates of the crystal mine, and he was in charge of mining and excavation.

He is also more professional than Lin Hanchuan.

"Okay, okay!" Del nodded repeatedly.

“Mining the ore will take some time, so you can use it as you please during this time.” As Lin Hanchuan spoke, he took out a handful of gold coins and stuffed them into Del’s hand. “Take these gold coins; consider it my treat for the brothers to drinks.”

"Thank you for your generous gift, Mr. Arakawa Hakuyo!" Del said, adding an excuse as he continued.

Although the city lord just said that Mr. Arakawa Shirokage should not pay wages, he did not say that they should not accept rewards from Mr. Arakawa Shirokage.

Such a large amount of gold coins.

Feeling his hands being stuffed full, Del finally understood the heartfelt joy Andrew had felt when he learned he was going to the South Sixth District to guard Mr. Arakawa White Owl's farmland.

This was the outcome he had hoped for when he heard he would be in charge of escorting the crystal mine for Arakawa White Owl's weapons factory.

Mr. Arakawa Hakuo is very generous.

He liked such generous foreigners.

"See you at the crystal mine!"

Lin Hanchuan turned and left.

The onlookers made way for Lin Hanchuan, watching him go.

However, when they saw Lin Hanchuan about to walk out of the crowd, someone couldn't help but ask a question.

"Brother Xiao, when will the Water Bear Monster outfit be available?"

“Three days later!” Lin Hanchuan stopped and replied.

How much are you planning to sell it for?

Lin Hanchuan replied, "The specific price will be set by one of my businessman friends, but I heard it won't be cheap, possibly several hundred or even a thousand."

His role was only to publicly promote the Water Bear Monster outfit.

However, the specific pricing must be announced by the Faceless Passerby, as he is the most suitable businessman to do this.

"Hey bro, could you please reveal the stats of the level 25 Silver-tier Water Bear Monster set?"

"Someone will announce it!" Lin Hanchuan took another step, and no one dared to stop him.

Stepping out of the crowd, Lin Hanchuan opened his personal panel and sent a message to the Faceless Passerby.

Lin Hanchuan: "The crafting of the Water Bear Monster Set has been finalized. It will be available for sale in three days, and you will be in charge of it then."

The message was sent.

The faceless passerby replied instantly.

"No problem, boss!" - This was exactly the moment the Faceless Passerby had been waiting for. He had been needing a real business opportunity to prove to his former employer the strength of the new faction he had joined.

Selling the first batch of mass-produced full-time suits in District 9 was the perfect stage for him to make his mark.

Lin Hanchuan: "[Image], this is a screenshot of the Water Bear Monster Set's attributes. Take a look. As for the specifics, such as recruiting more merchant players, you can discuss it with Jun Mowen. He will have funds to invest at that time."

It's impossible for a business to operate solely on the faceless passerby.

We need to recruit players.

However, he couldn't keep an eye on the sale of the Water Bear Monster Set forever, nor could he simply leave it all to the Faceless Passerby.

With Mo Lingyun as a participant, it's a very good balance.

In addition, the hundreds of millions of yuan from selling equipment in Zone 1 are also in Mo Lingyun's hands. He originally planned to use it to buy land in Wangyue City, but now that he has enough money to buy land, he can invest it in the early stage of selling the Water Bear Monster set.

If the Water Bear Monster set has a very high premium.

Lin Hanchuan would urge them to form a caravan to transport the Water Bear Monster Set to cities around Wangyue City for sale.

"Received!" — Faceless Passerby

After seeing the Faceless Passerby's reply, Lin Hanchuan sent a message to Mo Lingyun.

Lin Hanchuan – “Old Mo, I just came out of the city hall, where are you?”

"Over at the weapons factory!" — Jun Mowen
Lin Hanchuan: "I have something to tell you. I just contacted the Faceless Passerby..."

Lin Hanchuan told Mo Lingyun about his conversation with the Faceless Passerby, as well as some of his own thoughts and plans.

After finishing speaking, he didn't forget to ask Mo Lingyun for her opinion.

Lin Hanchuan – “What do you think?”

"Old Lin, if you really want to recruit merchants and form caravans at this time, I suggest you open a company in the real world and sign contracts with each merchant player there. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, it'll be hard to find someone." — Mo Lingyun earnestly offered his advice. After developing through eight major regions, the game has formed a very complete commercial operation system. The major merchant guilds in the game all have specific company names and addresses in the real world.

Every merchant under their management has signed a legally binding written contract with the company. If they violate the rules in the game, the company can immediately locate the person in real life and file a lawsuit.

He also wanted Lin Hanchuan to do that.

While this approach may increase the financial burden, its advantage lies in its effectiveness. Anyone who wants to violate the rules will have to carefully consider the consequences, rather than betraying someone on a whim.

Lin Hanchuan didn't hesitate—"Do as you say! Set up a company in the real world, and use the money I prepared for you to buy land as start-up capital."

That's what he meant too.

However, whether in Zone 1 or in his previous life, he had never truly managed a guild or chamber of commerce, and his understanding of their operating rules was only vague and general.

I specifically mentioned this to Mo Lingyun.

I mainly wanted to see his opinions and thoughts.

As long as it fits the current situation, Lin Hanchuan has no reason not to agree.

“Okay! More than 100 million in start-up capital is still very generous. After the company is established, in addition to being used as start-up capital to recruit merchant players from the game, it can also be used for other things.”

For example, regarding the issue of binding core members of the guild in the future, after the strategy team is established, we can sign some players who perform well after a period of observation, as the cornerstone of the guild's future development." — Mo Lingyun continued to offer suggestions to Lin Hanchuan, mainly because Lin Hanchuan wanted to manage both the guild and the merchant guild simultaneously, and in order to ensure stable development, he had to consider many aspects.

Lin Hanchuan humbly sought advice: "Continue. What are your thoughts on future developments? Please speak freely!"

"Besides the expedition team, all your assets in the arrival, such as weapon factories, farmland, etc., need to be..." Mo Lingyun fully utilized his expertise to offer Lin Hanchuan a series of suggestions.

until……

Lin Hanchuan looked up at the sign for the weapons factory. As soon as he entered the factory, he saw Mo Lingyun sitting on a bench, staring into the void in front of him.

He was still sending messages.

On the way from the city hall to here, Lin Hanchuan chatted with Mo Lingyun. During the journey, he asked Long Xiaochen if they were farming at the bottom of Green Light Lake.

"Old Mo!" Lin Hanchuan called out.

Mo Lingyun immediately looked up, saw Lin Hanchuan, and then closed her personal panel.

"Get the strategy team sorted out first, then go offline and set up the company!" Lin Hanchuan instructed directly.

The formation of a strategy team is already a done deal.

Along the way, while he was chatting with Lao Mo, players would frequently ask him about strategy guides.

It's clear that they're incredibly eager to get a guide to conquering the Shura-level dungeon; the entire Wangyue City is waiting for the guide he promised.

Mo Lingyun replied excitedly, "No problem!"

"Open your personal panel and get ready to add friends!" Lin Hanchuan had explained the formation of the strategy team to Lao Mo in detail on the way here.

Mo Lingyun: "Okay!"

Lin Hanchuan entered the public chat channel of Wangyue City.

The chat channel is bustling with activity.

"Breaking news: A player in the Kingdom of Shalan has already completed the second job advancement. He is now the first player in the ninth district to complete the second job advancement."

"So fast?"

"What's the big deal? A whole group of people are working around the clock to support one person's level-up."

"Even so, this is too fast! The leveling speed is so much faster than in other regions!"

"Brother, calm down. It's normal for the official developers to make some changes to the program and increase the allocation of experience and resources in the game so that the Ninth District can catch up with the other districts."

"So what if he's a second-tier player? Can he beat our Wangyue City's big boss, Huangchuan Baixiao? Level doesn't mean anything. He's the strongest player in the Ninth District."

"Brother, stop blindly praising him! Arakawa White Owl is strong, and I have no objection to saying he's a top player in the Ninth District, but to say he's the strongest is going too far! After the second job advancement, both the attribute points gained from leveling up and the specific numerical increases brought by those attribute points are much higher than during the first job advancement. Otherwise, who would go to such lengths to try and advance to the next job advancement!"

Does anyone know the exact price of the level 25 Water Bear Monster set that Arakawa White Owl is selling?

……

Lin Hanchuan glanced at the messages in the chat channel and found that, apart from various gossip, many were related to him.

Lin Hanchuan calmly posted the information about the formation of the strategy team in the Wangyue City chat channel.

Lin Hanchuan: "Hello everyone, I am Huangchuan Baixiao. In order to provide a more relaxed gaming environment for the brothers in Wangyue City, I will form a strategy team to provide you with free strategies for the various dungeons in Wangyue City."

The requirements for joining the strategy team should already be known to all the brothers. If you meet the requirements, you can add the ID "君莫问". He will be in charge of the strategy team, and the vice captain will be "亢龙有悔".

After the strategy team is successfully formed, I will provide Jun Mowen with the complete strategy videos for the four Shura-level dungeons I have on hand as reference material for strategy development.

Message sent.

The number of online users in the chat channel instantly exceeded 100,000.

Chat messages scroll rapidly.

"Holy crap! Brother Xiao is finally forming a strategy team!"

"Strategy team, here I come!"

"Brothers, Brother Xiao is giving out some perks!"

"Brother Xiao, could you relax the requirements for joining the raid team a bit?"

"Long live Brother Xiao!"

……

Lin Hanchuan didn't read the follow-up videos; he directly sent the walkthrough videos for all four dungeons to Mo Lingyun.

Mo Lingyun will need to do some professional processing on these videos. For example, the private conversations between Lin Hanchuan and the others in the instance will be cut out; Xingchen's abilities will be blurred, and so on.

“Ding ding ding!!”

Mo Lingyun's friend information on the panel was flashing incessantly.

[Player "Undying Adi" has requested to add you as a friend! Note: Brother Jun, I'm third on the vampire class power ranking!]

[Player "Biscuit Without Sugar" has requested to add you as a friend! Note: I'm here! I'm number one on the Druid power ranking!]

[Player "Luo Chen Wu Zui" has requested to add you as a friend! Note: Ranked 8th in Warrior Power Ranking, could you join the strategy team?]

……

There are too many people.

Many that do not meet the requirements are also being added.

Jun Mowen is impartial and only adds those that meet the requirements.

Then I created a group chat, named "Wangyue City Strategy Team General Group".

They also dragged Lin Hanchuan and Long Xiaochen into it.

"Wait a minute!" Lin Hanchuan saw that Dark Night Legend and the others were online.

……

……

[Goblin Cave] instance.

The Dark Knight, accompanied by the heavily armored wooden puppet, emerged from the dungeon.

At the same time, another record of clearing the Hell level appeared on the record stone, right below the Asura level record set by Lin Hanchuan and his group.

It was supposed to be a happy occasion.

But there was no joy on their faces.

The three people squatted under the recording stone, staring longingly at their personal panels in front of them.

Little Wooden Man couldn't help but exclaim, "Brother Night, Brother Wilderness announced the formation of a strategy team in the chat channel!"

“I saw it!” Night Legend sighed.

Even the heavily armored warrior sighed, "So close!"

Lin Hanchuan had previously stated that the minimum requirement for joining the strategy team was being in the top five of the combat power rankings for their respective profession.

Underworld Legends, sixth on the Hunter Power Ranking.

Little Wooden Man, ranked eighth on the Warrior Power Ranking.

With heavy armor still in use, tank combat power ranks eighth.

They're all in the top ten, but still a bit short of the top five.

After learning that Lin Hanchuan was going to form a strategy team, they kept grinding the [Goblin Cave] dungeon, but they were still a little short.

After hesitating for a while, Little Wooden Man suggested, "How about you talk to Brother Huang, Black Night? Based on our friendship in the newbie village, he should be able to give us a backdoor and let us join the raid team!"

"I can't bring myself to say that!" Dark Legend was tempted, but in the end shook his head. "In the world of online games, strength is paramount. If you can't do it, you can't do it. It would be shameful to even ask."

Heavy Armor sighed, and he also wanted to join Arakawa White Owl's raiding party.

Night Legend looked up at the record stone, where they had achieved eight Hell-level clears of the Goblin Cave dungeon. He suddenly stood up and announced, "Let's go, keep grinding, and raise the difficulty to Asura level! Once we're in the top five, the three of us will join Brother Huang's strategy team!"

Little Wooden Man: "Okay!"

Heavy Armor Reincarnated: "Hmm!!"

Just as the three of them got up, full of high spirits and about to enter the Shura-level [Goblin Cave] dungeon, a sudden message made them stop in their tracks.

The sudden joy instantly overshadowed their previous fighting spirit.

[Player "Jun Mo Wen" has requested to add you as a friend! Note: Arakawa Shirakage said you have great potential, could you join the raid team?]

The three of them immediately looked up and exchanged glances.

Dark Legend spoke first, "I received an invitation from Lord Mowen to join the raid team?"

Little Wooden Man: "Me too!"

Heavy Armor Reincarnated: "Me too!"

The three of them immediately agreed.

He was then added to the [Wangyue City Conquest Team Main Group].

Immortal Owl (Fourth Mage): "More people are here! @Legend of the Night, @Little Wooden Man, @Heavy Armor in the World, welcome to our Moon Gazing City Loving Family Chat Group."

Lonely Goodnight (Second Sacrifice): "@Jun Mowen, Brother Jun, which dungeon should we practice on first? As long as resources are stable, my sacrifice build is very strong."

Jun Mowen (Captain): "Brothers, don't rush. Let's discuss this after everyone has arrived."

Kanglong Youhui (Vice Captain): "Brothers, good evening!"

Snowfall Without a Trace (Summoner 2): "Holy crap, my idol's here! Can you tell me your current combat power? And how can I become a summoner as handsome as you?"

Still want to sleep (Onmyoji No. 3): "When I was in server 8, I was also a summoner, but compared to you, I was really far behind. You could solo a level 25 water bear monster map by yourself, which is really super powerful."

Death Like the Wind (Fourth Musician): "Will you join our raid team, Dragon Regret and Moonlight Cold? She is my idol. I have never seen anyone in the Ninth District who can play the Musician class so well."

……

Kanglong Youhui (Vice Captain): "You've asked too many questions, I can't answer them all, but brothers, don't worry, once you join our strategy team, you definitely won't be disappointed."

Arakawa White Owl: "Welcome everyone to join the strategy team!"

(End of this chapter)