The end of the world is approaching, I'm handing myself over to the country.

This is entirely driven by the instinct for survival and self-interest.

Lin Mo could understand this.

After all, he himself is that kind of person.

After a brief silence, Lin Mo began his analysis.

"Today's gamers lack something to stimulate their spending."

Conventional consumables have lost their appeal.

Those prices are fixed; you can buy and withdraw cash at any time if you really need it.

To earn Source Crystals from them, you must make them feel that if they don't buy now, they'll be losing out.

Upon hearing this, the sparrow nodded its head up and down in satisfaction.

【That's right! And now that there are more players, your old strategy is no longer applicable.】

[Take a steady and methodical approach, prioritizing the upgrading of the medicine factory and weapons factory to unlock higher permissions and increase production.]

[Also, the enhancement function for Source Soldiers is a core feature unlocked at the Level 3 General Store, and you haven't implemented it yet.]

Source soldier enhancement function.

The word rapidly amplified in Lin Mo's mind.

He opened the bottom console of the panel and found the core module that had been shelved for a long time in the submenu.

【Source Soldier Enhancement Component】: Consumes a certain amount of Source Crystals to enhance the basic combat power of Source Soldiers.

[Failure to enhance carries the risk of resource loss.]

With its enhanced features, it's practically a money-consuming machine that never stops running.

Just make this feature available.

Those who are confident in their luck, or who are considered to have extraordinary destiny, will definitely bet everything they have.

The boost in combat power from a successful enhancement will motivate them to enhance their abilities a second and a third time.

Until you're completely invested, then go out into the wild to farm money even more frantically.

This is a complete and continuous pattern of profiting.

The attribute panel next to the sparrow flickered again.

However, strengthening source soldiers can wait; given the current situation, launching a source soldier strengthening function at this moment would not be very meaningful.

[After all, everyone's focus is on the newly released pet eggs, so introducing source weapon enhancement at this time is unlikely to generate significant benefits.]

Right now, upgrading the potion factory and weapons factory is the top priority!

The sparrow hopped twice on the console, its wings pointing to a set of data charts next to it.

Current production capacity can only barely keep up with consumption.

However, the staff's skills are improving every day.

[Especially those at the forefront, the rate at which they consume supplies is accelerating.]

If we don't upgrade the factory quickly, we'll run out of basic resources sooner or later.

[Once supplies run out, players who rely on potions to stay alive will have to shut down completely.]

Basic supplies can be in surplus, but they cannot be lacking.

Once a stockout occurs, it can trigger a series of unpredictable chain reactions.

Lin Mo nodded.

The progress bar on the screen shows the current load of the factory.

The red warning line kept flashing.

Ultimately, however, it still comes down to making those people spend Source Crystals.

Otherwise, without revenue, everything is just empty talk.

Lin Mo leaned back in his chair.

His index finger tapped the wooden handrail intermittently.

Players actually have quite a few Source Crystals.

The total output of source crystals from 500 million people per day is extremely large.

But these people all became stingy, clutching their money tightly.

No one will be willing to reveal their true intentions without absolute benefit.

"How can we get them to hand over the Source Crystal Flower they have?" Lin Mo muttered to himself.

He pulled up the existing product list, and found that regular items like potions were not usually purchased in large quantities.

Why hoard things that are readily available?

It's the same as buying and withdrawing cash only when you really need it.

To stimulate public spending, we must start with appealing to desires.

You need to make them feel that they'll lose out if they don't buy.

Only in this way can you earn Source Crystals.

Suddenly, Lin Mo's eyes lit up.

Clench your right fist and slam it down on your left palm.

It made a crisp sound.

Snapped--!

Lin Mo: "I have a solution."

The sparrow stopped hopping, tilted its head, and looked at Lin Mo: "What method?"

"Let's do gacha pulls!"

Lin Mo suddenly sat up straight.

[Gacha pull?] The sparrow shook its tail feathers.

"That's right, it's gacha!" Seeing that Sparrow still looked confused, Lin Mo explained directly, "It's drawing pet eggs!"

Lin Mo pulled back the light screen and singled out the category of pet eggs.

"With the item withdrawal function just launched and the real-world crisis underway, what's everyone discussing the most?"

"It's a pet!"

"These days, pet eggs are in high demand. Who wouldn't be tempted to have a bodyguard in real life?"

Lin Mo scrolled through the price tags for pet eggs of different grades.

"Look."

"A servant-level pet egg only costs ten source crystals, which is affordable for ordinary players."

"But the servant level, which is the lowest level of the pyramid, is a good deal, but it doesn't create an impulse to buy."

"Because everyone is hoarding Source Crystals, wanting to buy better ones."

Lin Mo made a swipe of his finger.

The page redirects to the advanced area.

"But what if something even rarer appears?"

"Elite-grade pet eggs, depending on their quality, can cost thousands of source crystals."

"Even the cheapest leader-level pet egg costs hundreds of thousands of source crystals."

"Lord-level... They'd have nightmares for ages just looking at that price."

"Those people are very shrewd, they would rather split a source crystal in half than spend it. They would never waste source crystals to buy a servant-level pet that will soon be obsolete."

Lin Mo's fingers tapped rapidly on the virtual keyboard.

A completely new modular framework was established.

"They thought it was too expensive, so we changed our sales method."

"Create a prize pool."

Lin Mo dragged the data of thousands of servant-level pet eggs into the newly created framework.

"Place some rare pet eggs into a large pool of servant-level pet eggs."

"For example, a small number of elite-level pet eggs could be mixed in."

"A boss-level pet egg."

"Finally, we'll sort them by batch, occasionally adding a Lord-level item as the ultimate bestseller."

Lin Mo adjusted the price for a single purchase.

"For example, each lottery draw only requires twenty Source Crystals."

"Although the price has doubled, it gives them the opportunity to buy a surprise with very little source crystals."

Even if they draw the worst possible outcome, they won't feel like they've lost much.

"But as long as you spend these twenty source crystals, you'll have a chance to gamble on a Lord-level opponent."

"They can afford this money, and it won't bother them."

Sparrows flew back and forth in front of the screen.

The little eyes were fixed on the ever-improving lottery interface.

[A deceptive substitution.]

[Exploiting people's侥幸心理 (gambling mentality).]

[With proper planning, the value of rare pet eggs can be evenly distributed across each servant-level pet egg.]

This tactic is absolutely brilliant.

The sparrow instantly understood the profit margin.

It landed back on the platform, flapping its wings forcefully.

Great idea!

[Break down the things they can't afford into affordable packages.]

[Giving them a little hope can lead to a pleasant surprise—that's a great idea.]

As she spoke, Sparrow looked at Lin Mo with a mischievous grin: "My lord, you're quite the rascal."

[You actually came up with such a wicked idea, you're simply unforgivable, hehehe.]