Global Games: Reporting the Great Ascension Stage at the Start

"What? Me?!" Shen Hua was dumbfounded on the spot.

No, how could he possibly manage that?

Although being promoted to deacon brings many benefits.

Deacons have two major benefits on the surface:

First, monthly fees surged;

Ordinary Qi Refining stage disciples receive only thirty contribution points per month, while Foundation Establishment stage disciples can receive one hundred contribution points.

The position of steward is much higher than that of a Foundation Establishment disciple, earning 300 points! That's about the same as a regular Golden Core cultivator who isn't a steward.

Secondly, they can move to the north side of the sect, where the spiritual energy is even richer.

In addition to the overt benefits, butlers also have a host of hidden privileges:

For example, they can recruit ordinary disciples; they have certain additional privileges; some treasures in the treasure pavilion are not open to ordinary disciples, and only stewards and personal disciples can exchange them...

But none of that matters!

The most critical issue right now is that he simply can't manage so many players!

"Sect Master..." Shen Hua hurriedly cupped his hands, about to decline on the spot.

But Zhang Ning's figure flickered and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

She actually ran away!

"Haha!" Mo Jun, who was standing to the side, also smiled broadly.

He excitedly said to Shen Hua, "Steward Xia, I'm entrusting these new disciples to you! I'm off to refine some weapons!"

Before he finished speaking, he vanished in a flash.

His voice still lingered in the air: "I am going into seclusion for three days. Do not disturb me unless it is important."

"You!" Shen Hua exclaimed angrily.

This is outrageous!

The localized necrosis nearby almost made me burst out laughing.

He desperately suppressed a laugh, forcing a serious expression, and cupped his hands in greeting:

"Brother Xia Ye, from now on, we new disciples will all be counting on you!"

Xi Xue smiled and immediately clasped her hands in a fist salute, saying, "Yes, Brother Xia Ye, I'll be troubling you from now on."

The other players around them also clasped their hands in a fist salute, each with a wicked grin on their face.

"Brother Xia Ye, we're counting on you from now on!"

Seeing Xia Ye make a fool of herself made the players feel extremely happy!

Summer nights are usually a dazzling sight for players.

But in front of the sect leader and the person in charge, aren't they still easily manipulated?

"..." Shen Hua was speechless for a while.

These two big shots dumped a mess on him, what could he do? He couldn't just quit, could he?

He tentatively turned to look at Lu Chuan beside him: "Uncle Lu, what do you think..."

"I can't help you!" Lu Chuan immediately shook his head like a rattle drum: "You have to solve this yourself."

"Besides, you are a butler now, and so am I. We are equals."

"This..." Shen Hua frowned, quickly thinking of a solution.

The surrounding players all stared at him with smiles, waiting to see how he would handle the situation.

The whispers of the players could still be heard in my ears:

"The sect leader has already agreed to let us all join the Heavenly Forging Division. Brother Xia Ye can't use his privileges to kick us out, can he?"

"It all depends on how he arranges things for us."

"Brother Xia Ye is the number one player, and now he's been promoted to butler. Managing a thousand people is a piece of cake for him, isn't it?"

"That's right, keep it up, Xia Ye! You can do it!"

There was no malice in their tone; they were just enjoying Shen Hua's antics.

Of course, not all players were just watching the show; some genuinely tried to help Shen Hua come up with solutions.

After all, the situation is indeed thorny. How to deal with these thousands of players? This is a real problem.

But before these players could come up with a solution, half an hour later, Shen Hua's brows suddenly relaxed, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

He has already come up with a solution!

Shen Hua straightened his clothes.

He walked with small, square steps toward the ten disciples of the Heavenly Forging Division who were responsible for guiding him, and politely bowed, saying, "Senior brothers and sisters, I have a question I would like to ask you."

The ten men quickly replied, "Deacon Xia, we are utterly unworthy of such a title!"

Shen Hua smiled and said, "It's alright. We can each talk our own way. I'll call you senior brothers and sisters, and you can call me steward."

The ten disciples looked at each other in bewilderment.

One of them said, "Alright. So, Deacon Xia, what are your plans?"

"Senior brothers and sisters, is there any large open space around here?" Shen Hua asked.

"A large open space?" one of the guiding disciples thought for a moment and replied, "There is quite a lot of open space inside the Heavenly Forging Bureau. I wonder how much the steward would like?"

"I want a really big one," Shen Hua said. "It needs to be able to hold over a thousand people at once, and each person needs to be at least four feet apart so that the refining furnace can be placed."

"This..." Upon hearing this, the disciples huddled together and discussed it in hushed tones for a long time.

Finally, someone replied, "Sir, we probably don't have a place this big in our department."

"There is an open space in the company that can accommodate thousands of people, but if everyone is spaced four feet apart, even the largest space won't be enough."

Shen Hua lowered his head and pondered for a while, then looked up and said, "Since there's nothing in the department, that makes things even easier. Let's go straight back to Huangtian Square! Huangtian Square is our venue."

After saying that, he immediately used his [Amplification] spell and shouted to everyone, "Everyone, listen to my command! Return to Huangtian Square and assemble in the center of the square!"

Huangtian Square is spacious enough to accommodate a thousand players while ensuring that each person is at least four feet apart.

Lu Chuan glanced at him sideways, his face full of curiosity: "Deacon Xia, what are you planning to do?"

Shen Hua smiled confidently and said calmly, "You'll see when the time comes."

……

After a short while, the large group of players returned to Huangtian Square.

As Shen Hua instructed, everyone lined up in order, standing about a meter apart, which is roughly four feet.

Inside the main hall of Huangtian, Zhang Ning crossed his arms and looked out of the hall with curiosity, wanting to see what Shen Hua was up to.

In the square, the players lined up in formation.

In front of the formation, Shen Hua and ten guiding disciples stood at the top of the steps.

Once the loosely packed queue below had mostly formed, Shen Hua turned to the welcoming disciple beside him: "Senior brothers and sisters, according to the rules of the Heavenly Forging Bureau, what kind of benefits do newly arrived disciples usually receive?"

After thinking for a moment, the disciple replied, "Actually, there aren't many benefits. We'll just give you a copy of 'Elementary Refining Techniques,' and the elders in the department will give you some basic introductory refining instruction."

Shen Hua then asked, "Will they provide a refining furnace and refining materials?"

"I can't do that." The other person shook their head. "Whether it's the furnace or the basic materials, you have to go to the Hall of Affairs to exchange them yourself."

After hearing this, Shen Hua immediately felt reassured.

He turned around and loudly announced to the thousands of disciples below, "Then this matter will be easy to handle."

"I'll do as I say."

"Everyone, please gather here again tomorrow morning at 9:00 AM."

"Don't rush to change your weapon-refining furnace yet. We'll have ten senior brothers and sisters give you a basic course on weapon-refining first."

Immediately afterwards, Shen Hua turned to look at the group of disciples beside him:

"Right now, what everyone wants to learn most is the crafting method for low-grade fire-type magic weapons."

"I would like to trouble you senior brothers and sisters to follow this goal and start by teaching everyone the most basic knowledge of weapon crafting."