Legend of the Pinnacle of Online Games

Chapter 175 Registration Red Line
"Ding! Congratulations! Your city has reached the registration threshold and you have received a reward:"

1. The number of treasure chests in maps and dungeons within the city territory will be greatly increased, and this will continue until the main city is upgraded!

2. Killing monsters in maps and dungeons within the city's territory will grant an additional 50% experience points, which will continue until you reach the main city!
3. Killing monsters in maps and dungeons within the city's territory will significantly increase the variety and quantity of dropped items, while slightly improving their quality, continuing until you reach the main city!
4. After monsters die on the map within the city territory, the respawn time is reduced from 30 minutes to 10 minutes!

5. Two new small dimensional map portals have been added to Resurrection Plaza: [Bia Wasteland] (levels 10-60) and [Forbidden Land] (levels 40-100)!

Lin Hanchuan stared at the text on the panel.

I lingered for quite a while, especially on the last two maps.

"They actually gave us two small dimensional portals!"

Once a city reaches the registration threshold, it means that the city's demand for resources has reached an alarming level.

Wangyue City is only a fourth-tier city. The amount of resources it currently possesses is far from enough to support the growth and development of eight million players.

Therefore, it is necessary to increase the amount of resources.

Increasing the drop rate of wild monsters and reducing the respawn time of wild monsters on the map are standard practices. Each city in the first eight regions that reaches the registration threshold will receive such rewards.

There are also those that expand the map area within the city's territory.

But for a city like Wangyue City to directly provide two small-scale dimensional portals at once, this is truly the first time such an event has occurred!
The planning team for this event has truly shown their sincerity!
"Ding! Attention all players in District 9! Congratulations to Wangyue City for becoming the first city in this district to reach the registration threshold!"

"Ding! Ninth District..."

Ignoring the system announcement, Lin Hanchuan directly opened the public chat channel of Wangyue City. After he officially announced his identity as Night Owl, the first wave of players who entered the Wangyue City beginner village had already entered the city.

The number of people online in the chat channel reached more than 1.5 million.

Chat messages were refreshing like a scrolling bullet screen.

"Finally, we've entered the city. The newbie village in Wangyue City is the craziest of all the newbie villages in the nine major regions and more than a dozen cities I've played in. Hundreds of players are chasing after a monster and attacking it. I've never seen anything so outrageous in my life."

"We're all here for Brother Xiao? Where is he right now? Can any of our brothers tell us?"

"My goodness! They actually reached the registration threshold! A fourth-tier city has reached the registration threshold for the game, and it's the first city in the Ninth District to do so. This is practically a historic moment for the game!"

"I heard Brother Xiao is selling a Silver-tier Water Bear Monster set. Does anyone know where I can buy it? I desperately need a power boost!"

"They're here! They're all here! A fourth-tier city with eight million players, hahaha!! From now on, Moon Gazing City should be renamed Night Owl City!"

"This is my first time visiting a fourth-tier city. It's so much more dilapidated than first- or second-tier cities. It feels like many of the buildings and facilities were just used up by first- or second-tier cities and then dumped on Wangyue City to continue using."

"There are less than 20 hours until the server launch event. Are there any high-level players from other regions who want to team up? I'm ranked 30,000th on the overall power ranking in Region 3!"

……

At Lin Hanchuan's call, the players who entered Wangyue City were all gathered from various regions. Some of them had even opened accounts in other cities of the Ninth Region, but upon hearing that he was in Wangyue City, they immediately deleted their accounts and came here.

While there are certainly many fans of Lin Hanchuan among them, the vast majority joined out of curiosity.

The rest is about having a unique perspective.

They believed that Wangyue City had a bright future.

With more people involved, the number of unforeseen events naturally increases.

Lin Hanchuan saw that some players were mentioning the demon in the chat channel.

……

"Something outrageous happened in the starting village. I met a villager who was actually a demon in disguise. Could this be considered an Easter egg from the system?"

"The Descent is really something! They actually infiltrated demons among the villagers, and after killing them, they even gave a lot of experience points!"

"Holy crap, one of my buddies did a hidden quest related to demons and got a special item."

……

Lin Hanchuan was not surprised to see these comments.

This is normal.

And it's something that will be discovered sooner or later.

To him, the demons in Wangyue City were like a cake, and it was impossible for him to devour it all. Lin Hanchuan's current goal was to take the biggest slice.

Lin Hanchuan is now working towards that goal.

In terms of quest level, no player in the entire Wangyue City has a higher B-level hidden quest than Lin Hanchuan.

Meanwhile, he has already mingled with the city's high-ranking demons through a banquet, which will allow him to progress through future missions faster than other players.

After spending some time in the public chat channel, Lin Hanchuan glanced at his friend list. Mo Lingyun hadn't logged on yet, and as for Long Xiaochen and the others, they probably hadn't even gotten on the highway yet; it would take two or three hours for them to log on.

A new dimensional map has been released.

The first kills of the monsters inside are still there.

Lin Hanchuan planned to lead the Night Owl Squad in to level up first. Once the Berserker Archmage reached level 30, he could obtain another Starborn bloodline skill.

As for the bloodline fusion that has been a constant source of worry after the second job advancement...

Lin Hanchuan set his sights on the rare races that would be released during the launch event of the Ninth District.

"After you log on, give me your coordinates and I'll come pick you up. Then we'll go explore the dimensional map together!" — Lin Hanchuan left a message in the Heavenly Dao Squad chat group and then went to the forum to read posts.

The post, which was made more than a day ago, is still pinned to the top.

Click count surpassed one billion.

The number of replies has exceeded 100 million.

In addition, posts from Wangyue City that have reached the registration threshold have occupied almost half of the homepage.

Most of them were posted by players from other cities in the Ninth District.

[Wangyue City has actually reached the registration threshold! Are Night Owl's fans really this united?]

[I really regret not going to Moongazing City! The system rewarded them with two small-scale planes.]

[I discovered that the registration rewards for the Wangyue City red line are more generous than in any other city!]

……

In these posts, many players expressed regret for not joining Wangyue City.

The registration red line means that unless a player in Wangyue City voluntarily cancels their account, other players will not be able to enter Wangyue City through registration until Wangyue City is upgraded to a main city.

Moving between cities is possible.

For example, some players from White Gauze City are eyeing the resources of Moon Gazing City and are currently forming groups to try to come to Moon Gazing City.

The fastest they could walk there was three or four days.

If you die after arriving in Wangyue City, you will be resurrected at the Resurrection Square in Baisha City.

To be honest, at this stage, if players don't have powerful backers in other cities, crossing city lines is a very dangerous thing.

After browsing the posts.

Lin Hanchuan went to the room and brought Xingchen out. Led by Roger, they toured the weapons factory again and finally arrived at the warehouse.

There are now over six hundred Water Bear Monster sets in the warehouse.

"Boss, when do you plan to sell these sets?" Roger couldn't help but ask from the side.

Ding!
Information then pops up on your personal panel.

It belongs to Lao Mo.

Mo Lingyun – “Old Lin, where are you now?”

"Weapons factory warehouse!" — Lin Hanchuan
Mo Lingyun – “I’m coming right away!”

Close the panel.

“Now!” Lin Hanchuan replied to Roger, “The demand for the Water Bear Monster Set from the foreigners is currently enormous. We must ensure stable production within the weapons factory during this period!”

“If you need anything and I’m not around, just tell Jun Mowen. He can contact the city hall and get raw materials from other channels as soon as possible.”

Lin Hanchuan doesn't have much money left.

I have 20 blueprints for a pharmacy building.

Each card costs at least 10,000 gold coins, which is more expensive than the tavern's initial capital.

The tavern has just opened, and the money we earn needs to be used to buy raw materials; we can't touch it!

Lin Hanchuan had no choice but to set his sights on the Water Bear Monster Set.

There are eight million players in Wangyue City. Even if only one in a thousand can afford it.

That's also the demand for 8,000 Water Bear Monster sets.

Lin Hanchuan would never allow the weapons factory, this gold-producing beast, to have any problems.

“Okay, boss!” Roger nodded seriously.

"Old Lin!" Mo Lingyun arrived quite quickly; Lin Hanchuan heard his voice as soon as Roger finished speaking.

Lin Hanchuan looked at Mo Lingyun and said directly, "First, gather the merchants and sell all the Water Bear Monster sets in the weapon factory!"

“I’m about to do the same thing!” Mo Lingyun replied. “I’ve already arranged for merchants to come over, and I’ve also had them spread the word that we’re about to sell the Silver-grade Water Bear Monster Set.”

Logically speaking, in the current environment, the Water Bear Monster Set should not lack sales channels at all. There are already a large number of players outside the weapon factory waiting for the Water Bear Monster Set.

Lin Hanchuan and Mo Lingyun can take the set out to sell now. There are only 600 pieces, and they will be snapped up by players as soon as they are put out.

Instead of doing that, they were wasting time waiting for the merchant players to arrive.

It's not that they didn't know about this, it's just that they couldn't be the ones selling the Water Bear Monster set, at least not Lin Hanchuan.

The cost of a Silver-tier Water Bear Monster set is less than 10 gold coins per piece in the Weapon Factory, but it can be resold for 1,000 gold coins.

While there is a mutual consent involved, if someone uses this topic to create hype in the future, it will inevitably affect Lin Hanchuan.

When Mo Lingyun was offline, he repeatedly emphasized to Lin Hanchuan that their entire power and business were built on Lin Hanchuan's personal brand.

There are some things, especially things like harvesting韭菜 (a metaphor for exploiting others), that Lin Hanchuan absolutely cannot handle; they must be done by Mo Lingyun or someone else.

By doing this, if public opinion against Lin Hanchuan escalates in the future, they will have room to maneuver and won't be easily defeated.

Lin Hanchuan did not object.

……

……

Didn't wait a few minutes.

Merchant players began arriving at the weapons factory.

Under Mo Lingyun's arrangement, everyone took some Water Bear Monster outfits with them.

As soon as they stepped out of the weapons factory, they were stopped by players who had been waiting outside.

"You brought out the Water Bear Monster set from the weapon factory, right? Bro, sell me 10 pieces, I've already prepared 10,000 gold coins!"

Give me 20!

"I want five!"

"Damn it, those of you in the back, stop pushing! Don't you know the rule of first come, first served?!"

"Give me 10!!"

……

Even when Lin Hanchuan was inside the factory, he could still hear the noise outside.

Mo Lingyun was reporting some things to Lin Hanchuan.

"The final version of the 'Endless Beast Tide' Shura-level dungeon guide is out, I'll send it to you later. The 'Dawn' Shura-level dungeon guide is already in its fourth version, and the final version should be coming soon."

"The first version of the Shura-level strategy guide for 【Demon Plant World】 has been completed. Currently, one team is working on the second version. Another team has entered the 【Demon Plant Master's Obsession】 dungeon and has not yet emerged."

"The player who cleared the 'Three Questions of the Dwarves' dungeon for the first time has sent me the relevant walkthrough video footage. I will arrange for someone to prepare for the dungeon run later."

"The player who conquered the level 20 dungeon [Night Assassin], Soul of the Night, contacted me through other players when I logged off, saying they wanted to use our strategy team to create a dungeon guide and were willing to provide the blueprints!"

Generally, players who achieve the first clear of a dungeon will try their best to create a dungeon guide as soon as possible and release it for free to attract other players to their first clear of the dungeon, unless they sell the dungeon's rewards to the system.

After all, ten percent of the final profits belong to them.

However, creating dungeon guides is a laborious task that requires a lot of time and effort; it simply cannot be done without the support of a large team.

Therefore, most players who achieve the first clear and have the right to the rewards will immediately seek out a team that can create a dungeon guide, pay them to create it, and then release it for free.

People like Lin Hanchuan, who have already sold the dungeon's revenue rights, still spend time creating dungeon guides, and then provide them for free just to gain fame, are extremely rare throughout the entire game.

"What blueprints?" Lin Hanchuan asked.

Mo Lingyun looked at the message from her friend on the panel and said, "Arena!"

"You're not kidding?" Lin Hanchuan quickly confirmed.

The arena is similar to the Colosseum in ancient Rome; it's a place for one-on-one battles between players and is a standard feature in first- and second-tier cities.

However, Wangyue City is a fourth-tier city.

Really not!

However, construction is possible.

But with blueprints and enough space, construction can begin.

Once successfully built, the arena can become a cash cow for Lin Hanchuan. Later, when it's upgraded to the main city, if top players from other cities can be invited to duel, the ticket prices will skyrocket.

They can also host paid live streams.

Of course, all of this is predicated on you having an arena.

Mo Lingyun carefully read the message sent by the other party again and replied, "The middleman he entrusted told me that the Undying Soul probably saw that Wangyue City had reached the registration threshold and wanted to take advantage of the dungeon to make a profit, which is why he was willing to take out the arena blueprint."

"After all, level 20 is just an early-game dungeon. Once everyone's level is higher, who will bother going to do it?"

Lin Hanchuan nodded and said, "Then we'll take this order!"

After Lin Hanchuan made the decision.

Mo Lingyun immediately took action.

With the help of an intermediary, I added the Undying Soul as a friend and obtained the materials to clear the [Night Assassin] Shura-level dungeon, which I then shared with Lin Hanchuan.

As the two were looking at it.

Mo Lingyun then received transfers from the merchant players one after another.

After Mo Lingyun collected all the items, she transferred 615 gold coins to Lin Hanchuan. "All 61.5 pieces of the Silver-grade Water Bear Monster Set have been sold, and the money has been transferred to you."

"Received!" Lin Hanchuan glanced at the gold coins that had been deposited into his account on his personal panel, then got up to leave and build a potion shop.

However, Mo Lingyun quickly said, "Old Lin, I personally suggest you go to the Water Bear Monster territory again and see if you can get one or two more Silver-level Water Bear Monster blueprints."

"The workers in the weapons factory are working almost 24 hours a day, but it only takes an average of three minutes to produce a set of water bear monster armor, which is still too slow!"

"There is still a lot of space and machines in the factory that are not occupied. I personally think we should hurry up and make the Tartar Monster suit a bigger piece of the pie."

“Okay! I’ll go there after I finish building the potion shop.” Lin Hanchuan readily agreed. He was waiting for Long Xiaochen and the others to come online anyway, and he could use that time to farm water bear monster blueprints.

For him now, going to the water bear monster's territory no longer requires a two-hour hike; a single teleportation order will take him there instantly.

Next.

With Xingchen by his side, Lin Hanchuan traveled throughout Wangyue City. With the help of blueprints and gold coins, one after another, the construction of apothecary shops began.

After getting it done.

Lin Hanchuan used a one-time teleportation token on the spot to arrive at the territory of the water bear monster.

The water bear's territory is currently still in the hands of the raiding team.

Two teams led by Lin Hanchuan were occupying the territory of the water bear monster.

In the center of the water bear's territory, city guards were continuously transporting crystal stones from the crystal mine.

After greeting them, Lin Hanchuan went to fight the Water Bear Monster Boss.

Thanks to the registration bonus.

The Water Bear Monster Boss respawns every ten minutes.

In addition, Lin Hanchuan has a high level of luck.

When Long Xiaochen and the others went online.

Lin Hanchuan has already obtained two Silver-level Water Bear Monster Set blueprints.

(End of this chapter)