Legend of the Pinnacle of Online Games

Chapter 176 The Old Captain

Heavenly Path Squad Chat Group.

Long Xiaochen: "I received a system notification as soon as I logged in. Wangyue City has reached the registration threshold so quickly. Captain, your influence is amazing!"

Cao Renjie: "We just left the city and are heading to Resurrection Square soon. Boss, where are you now?"

"I'm farming Silver-level Water Bear Monster Set blueprints in the Water Bear Monster territory. I just got two, and a bunch of experience books too!" Lin Hanchuan stood next to the Water Bear Monster BOSS corpse, and after replying to Cao Renjie, he looked down at the loot scattered on the ground. He was almost there for the first kill.

There were quite a few experience books; there were three or five on the ground, and with the ones in my backpack, there were nearly forty in total. Unfortunately, they were all level 25 experience books, which could only be used by players below level 25.

Long Xiaochen: "A bunch of experience books?"

"This time, the system seems to have significantly increased the drop rate of experience books for Wangyue City, but they're all level 25. I'll give them all to Lao Mo later," Lin Hanchuan replied in the chat group while collecting the dropped items.

The current market price for experience books is not low.

Many whales are scrambling to buy it.

When Lin Hanchuan dropped the experience book, there were players outside the Water Bear Monster's territory asking if he would sell the experience book.

Lin Hanchuan refused outright; he wanted to leave it to Lao Mo.

Old Mo has been busy ever since he went online; he hasn't even done the job change quest, let alone leveled up.

Although the purpose of bringing Lao Mo into Wangyue City was to help him manage his forces, you can't just let the horse run!
Moreover, Lao Mo will also be one of the figures in his faction in the future, so it wouldn't be good if his level was too low.

"By the way, what rare items did you all obtain?" Lin Hanchuan didn't forget to ask about the rare items; he was very curious about what Long Xiaochen and the others had gotten.

Cao Renjie: "A one-star, non-unique Courage Pendant that can increase defense and health during battle."

Long Xiaochen: "Mine is a one-star, non-unique, random elf summoning card. It's said that there's a chance to summon the Elf Queen."

Long Xiaoyue: "A one-star, non-unique water-type crystal ball that allows every skill cast to deal water-type magic damage while significantly increasing your maximum mana. Captain, I think it's perfect for you. I'll give it to you later."

"No! Don't give it to me! I don't lack mana or damage right now! Xiaoyue, keep it for yourself. The mana provided by the Water Crystal Ball can help alleviate your current mana anxiety as a Musician." Lin Hanchuan immediately refused. A one-star Water Crystal Ball is the most common rare item. It increases damage to a limited extent, but its boost to mana cap and recovery speed is terrifying.

It suits Long Xiaoyue quite well.

Long Xiaoyue: "Okay!"

Long Xiaochen: "Captain, what rare item did you obtain?"

Lin Hanchuan immediately sent out screenshots of the three-star rare item upgrade order and the four-star Deathstroke information: "[Image], [Image]!"

Long Xiaochen: "Holy crap! Holy crap!! This Death Knell effect is too outrageous! It gives you a 20% kill threshold directly. Who can beat you in stealing monsters from now on? The moment the bell rings, the first kill on the boss is yours!"

Cao Renjie: "Boss, what did you use the three-star rare item upgrade token to upgrade?"

"Death list! The effect hasn't changed much, except that the number of names that can be written on the list has increased from one to three! Alright, since you've only been out of the city for a short time, I won't come to pick you up. See you at the resurrection square!" Lin Hanchuan collected the items quickly, and soon there were no more dropped items on the ground.

After closing his personal panel, Lin Hanchuan chatted for a while with the players from the strategy team, the city guards, and the goblins and dwarves in the mine. He then took out some gold coins as an extra reward and a one-time teleportation token.

As the token in Lin Hanchuan's hand dissipated into a mosaic of light, his and Xingchen's figures were enveloped in a milky-white teleportation light.

When they reappeared, they were already standing in the weapons factory.

Mo Lingyun was intently looking at her personal panel and handling matters when Lin Hanchuan took out all the experience books.

"Old Mo, these experience books are all for you!"

Upon hearing Lin Hanchuan's voice, Mo Lingyun looked away from the control panel and saw a pile of experience books on the ground. He exclaimed in surprise, "Old Lin, where did you get these?"

"The system must have significantly increased the drop rate of experience books to stabilize the leveling speed of the eight million players in Wangyue City. They're all level 25; you can use them for now." As Lin Hanchuan answered, he took out a golden bow and handed it to Mo Lingyun. "This level 25 golden bow was dropped by the Water Bear Monster Boss. Take it!"

"I haven't even finished changing my class yet, what use are these to me?" Looking at the golden bow Lin Hanchuan handed him, Mo Lingyun smiled wryly. "I might not even leave the city to grind monsters in the future!"

"There's no rush for the job change quest!" Lin Hanchuan said nonchalantly. "I'll try to get you a hidden archer-type job scroll in the next few days."

During the launch event, defeating rare race bosses released by the system will guarantee you a hidden class scroll.

If no archer class appears.

Then just wait for the event points redemption shop to open, and redeem your points there.

Lin Hanchuan saw how hard Mo Lingyun was working.

Even if he didn't want the things Lin Hanchuan gave him, Lin Hanchuan would still force them on him.

"You..." Mo Lingyun shook his head and took the golden bow from Lin Hanchuan with a sarcastic tone.

After putting it into the backpack.

Under Lin Hanchuan's gaze.

Mo Lingyun began using the pile of experience books on the ground.

As the experience books turned into mosaics and disappeared, the experience points on Mo Lingyun's panel surged.

However, he hasn't changed jobs yet.

Therefore, Mo Lingyun's current level is still stuck at level 10!
After all the experience books have been used up.

Lin Hanchuan then called Roger over and took out two newly acquired silver-grade water bear monster armor set blueprints. "Factory Manager Roger, these are the newly acquired water bear monster armor set blueprints. Arrange for people to study them later and maximize the production speed of the water bear monster armor set."

“No problem!” Roger said excitedly as he took the blueprints.

The current bottleneck for the weapons factory is producing the Water Bear Monster suit.

It's not about the size of the site; the area currently used to produce the Water Bear Monster suits only occupies a corner of the entire factory.

It's not about the number of machines. A large number of machines in the factory are idle, and there are still quite a few in the warehouse. If all of them were taken out, the square outside the factory would be filled.

It's not about manpower. I heard that all the workers from before have gathered at the factory from all directions after the resumption of work. Now the factory is full of alchemists and blacksmiths.

It lies not in the blueprints.

"With these two blueprints, I can maximize the production efficiency of the Water Bear Monster Set, one set per minute!" Roger couldn't wait to make a pledge to Lin Hanchuan.

Lin Hanchuan then promised, "Go all out and get to work! I can guarantee everything you need!"

After Roger left.

Lin Hanchuan and Mo Lingyun chatted for a while about preparing the intelligence network for the upcoming server launch event.

Since the system's placement of monsters is random and their time within a city's territory is limited, Lin Hanchuan needs a very stable and reliable intelligence network within Wangyue City to reach and kill them before they disappear.

Other top forces had already been established the moment they entered the Ninth District, and they were often able to obtain the latest first-hand intelligence information within the city immediately.

For example, where dungeons appear, where mines appear, where special monsters appear...

To obtain this information, Lin Hanchuan and his group still need to wait in the public chat channel of Wangyue City and wait for other players to announce it.

The coordinates of the dungeons I farmed before, except for the two in the Monster Plant World, were all obtained through this channel.

It's usually those who can't pass the level who release information in public, so the information that Lin Hanchuan and his group obtained has passed through many hands.

Lin Hanchuan didn't want to experience this again in the upcoming server launch events. The territory of Wangyue City was so vast that if the monsters randomly deployed by the system were to be passed around several times before reaching his ears, like in a dungeon, the news would be completely out of reach by then.

After a brief discussion, the two finalized some basic frameworks for the intelligence network, which was then established under the leadership of Mo Lingyun.

"We must build our own intelligence network, no matter how much money we have to spend..." Lin Hanchuan was talking to Mo Lingyun.

Ding!
Long Xiaochen's information appeared on the panel.

Long Xiaochen: "Captain, we've arrived at the resurrection plaza. Coordinates..."

"Long Xiaochen and the others have arrived at the Resurrection Plaza. I have to go there now. Old Mo, that's all for now. From now on, my eyes and ears in the Descent will depend on you!" Lin Hanchuan glanced at the message, hurriedly said a few words to Mo Lingyun, and then, with Xingchen, used the Realm Teleportation Token to disappear from the spot.

My vision blurred for a moment.

As things gradually cleared, all I could hear was the noise of the players.

"How come the Resurrection Square in a fourth-tier city is so small? It's so crowded that I can barely move."

"Hey, hey, hey, can you hear me on voice call? I'm at the eastern edge of Resurrection Square right now. Come over here quickly, I'm waiting for you."

"Holy crap, who is that damn thief, One Night Owl, who actually stole my stuff!"

"Undying Owl, where the hell have you been? I've been waiting for you here for half an hour, you better get over here right now!"

……

The Resurrection Square is now constantly filled with a large number of players coming from the starting village.

Two small dimensional portals also stood in the resurrection square, causing a large influx of players from the city.

The Resurrection Square in Wangyue City is now packed with people.

Lin Hanchuan teleported directly according to the coordinates provided by Long Xiaochen, so as soon as he arrived, he looked around and saw Long Xiaochen moving slowly in the crowd.

"Captain!!" Long Xiaochen also saw Lin Hanchuan and quickly rushed over with Cao Renjie and Long Xiaoyue. "I thought you were busy since you didn't reply. I was just about to go to the portal to send you a message."

Long Xiaochen's two shouts attracted the attention of several players nearby.

Following Long Xiaochen's gaze, they immediately spotted Lin Hanchuan, the most handsome man in the crowd.

It stands there like a jade tree, exactly like the white owl from Arakawa that circulates online.

"Holy crap, Brother Xiao, I finally met a real gamer today!!"

The player closest to Lin Hanchuan crowded around, exclaiming in surprise, "I've been a fan of yours for ten years! I've finally seen you!"

His reaction began to spread like dominoes, creating waves of excitement in the crowd. Everyone turned to look at the source of the sound, and the moment they saw Lin Hanchuan…

"It really is the Arakawa White Owl!!"

"Brother Xiao is really handsome! If I had half his looks, all the goddesses would be chasing after me."

"How lucky! I ran into Brother Xiao as soon as I entered the city!"

"Brother Xiao, can we be in the same frame?"

"Boss, how much does it cost to join your Heavenly Dao Squad? Can you give me a price? I want to join the Heavenly Dao Squad."

"My God! It's my Dharma King Xiao Ge! Can you sell me a piece of the Water Bear Monster set? These days, those scalpers are selling a set for 10,000 gold coins!"

"Brother Xiao, can I have a friend request?"

……

Exclamations of surprise rose and fell among the crowd.

Many people rushed forward, wanting to get close to Lin Hanchuan.

However, Cao Renjie and Long Xiaochen, who followed up, blocked them at the outside. As the two highest-level players in Wangyue City, they picked up these newcomers who had just come from the novice village and carried them out like chickens.

After recording a few seconds of video with a few players who only wanted to take a group photo, Lin Hanchuan said loudly, "Thank you all very much for coming to Wangyue City and helping this fourth-tier city become the first city in the Ninth District to reach the registration threshold, creating history for our arrival."

"I am also very grateful to everyone for your support. I truly feel your enthusiasm. I hope that in the future, this remote fourth-tier city will reach its peak with our joint efforts, creating one legend after another in the Ninth District and in the Descent!"

"But right now, instead of chatting, I personally think we should focus on improving our combat strength and making full preparations for the upcoming server launch event tomorrow!"

"Later, I will release the strategy guide for the third Shura-level dungeon in Wangyue City—[Endless Beast Tide]—in the pinned post I made on the Descent Forum for free. Interested friends can take a look and bookmark the post. There are currently four or five more Shura-level dungeon strategies in production. Once they are completed, I will release them in that post for free as soon as possible."

As Lin Hanchuan spoke.

The scene indeed quieted down.

At that moment, someone suddenly asked.

"Brother Xiao, what's your target ranking for the launch event?"

Lin Hanchuan looked over and replied with a smile, "My personal goal is to take first place on the event points leaderboard."

Lin Hanchuan made no attempt to hide his ambition.

If you're going to win, win first place.

What's there to hide?

"But before that, I want to go into the [Bia Wasteland] to grind monsters and improve my combat power. Could you guys please make way for me a little?"

Lin Hanchuan's words were more effective than any imperial edict. The players blocking the way slowly made way for the portal to the small dimensional world—the [Bia Wasteland] instance.

Lin Hanchuan strode forward, simultaneously opening his personal panel, entering the Descent Forum, and posting the Shura-level [Endless Beast Tide] dungeon walkthrough file in his own thread.

Cao Renjie followed behind Lin Hanchuan, gripping the shield tightly in his hand and looking around.

There were quite a few fans and players of Lin Hanchuan at the scene.

But there must be enemies too!
The Immortal Dynasty and those who betrayed Lin Hanchuan would not stand idly by once they learned of his presence in Wangyue City.

They might be right here in the crowd, ready to make a move.

Unfortunately, the system adjusts the player's appearance in the game every time they register an account.

Otherwise, Cao Renjie would have been able to recognize those guys just by looking at them.

Long Xiaochen and Long Xiaoyue, who were following behind, were also looking at the crowd on both sides, searching for familiar faces.

Lin Hanchuan acted as if nothing had happened, walking along and answering questions from players along the way.

……

"Brother Xiao, is your current profession a hidden profession?"

Lin Hanchuan: "Yes! An ordinary nine-star hidden profession."

……

"Master, what conditions need to be met for someone to join a guild that you create in the future?"

Lin Hanchuan: "The first rule is loyalty and righteousness! As for the others, I will make a decision after the guild is established."

……

"Brother Xiao, I heard you've acquired all the land in Wangyue City. What should we do if we want to establish a guild and need a guild headquarters?"

Lin Hanchuan: "Don't worry! In the future, every player who builds a guild in Wangyue City will be able to obtain a piece of land large enough to build their guild headquarters at a very low price! I hope that Wangyue City will become a place where all kinds of people flourish and work together for progress!"

……

"Boss! I encountered a demon posing as a villager in the starting village. This has never happened in villages in other cities. Then I heard that when you were in the starting village of Wangyue City, you never left the village and just kept killing NPCs. Is it because you knew about the demon posing as a villager before the Ninth Server opened, which is why you abandoned those first and second-tier cities and chose this fourth-tier city?"

Lin Hanchuan: "It was all a coincidence. The main reason I chose Wangyue City was that I wanted to relax and be a laid-back player in this city. As for discovering that the demons were playing the role of villagers, I found it by chance during a quest-finding mission. I also obtained a related quest, which is why I started to kill the demons playing the role of villagers."

The story of the devil impersonating a villager.

It's no secret in Wangyue City nowadays.

Even on the Advent forum, players from Moon City posted related threads, sparking considerable discussion.

Many of the factions that have joined Moongazing City are now secretly carrying out missions related to demons.

Someone asked.

Lin Hanchuan then answered accordingly.

Let more ordinary players know about this and get them involved.

Lin Hanchuan's goal was to muddy the waters of demon-related quests and slow down the progress of other players' quests.

"Boss, could you tell me how you saw through the demon disguised as a villager? A friend of mine has an A-level detection skill, but he couldn't see through the disguise."

Lin Hanchuan: "Personal secret."

……

in the crowd.

A few players gathered together were watching Lin Hanchuan.

"I never expected that even after changing regions, the old captain would still be so popular!"

"That's personal charisma! To be honest, I'm starting to regret what I did in District One. Otherwise, I would definitely be one of those people standing next to the old captain!"

"Regret? Are you kidding me? You were the first to betray us, and then you dragged us down with you."

"Haha, just kidding! By the way, when are the people from the Immortal Dynasty entering the city?"

"It'll take another half day! Just wait!"

"Even if the people from the Immortal Dynasty enter the city, I'm afraid they won't be able to pose any threat to him now. The old captain seems to be growing even faster than he was in District One!"

"Damn it! You're saying such discouraging things before you've even started. How will you know what the outcome will be if you don't even try?"

"Try it, try it! Sigh!!"

……

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The entire Heavenly Path Squad made their way through the crowd and arrived at the portal to the [Bia Wasteland] dimension.

Before them was a massive portal, its frame covered with intricate patterns, and a deep blue, sunken vortex fixed in place by the frame.

Lin Hanchuan took a step forward.

The entry requirements immediately came to mind.

(End of this chapter)