"My God, this game is freaking amazing! I owe the Game Designers an apology. It was my own short-sightedness; I guess my short hair matches my short vision."
"Is this really just a game? Are we sure it's not some kind of group transmigration?"
"What kind of black tech is this? Giving away helmets is one thing, but the game scenes are so well done. Don't they leave any room for other games to survive?"
"Holy crap, is that Sect Leader Xu Nian? He looks even more strikingly handsome than in the photos."
The new batch of players numbered a full seventy. Their arrival made the Profound Yellow Sect even more lively, even starting to feel a bit crowded. After all, the sect had previously capped out at just under a hundred disciples in total. Now, the active number of disciples alone had reached one hundred! Terrifying!
The Veteran Players who had arrived a day earlier were already seasoned pros.
One by one, they hopped onto the rooftops of various Buildings, smiling as they watched the group of Newbie Players who looked like lost puppies.
Little did they know, they had been the same way just yesterday.
Now, the Veteran Players were all Ninth-Grade Martial Artists. If it came to a fight, one of them could easily send all seventy of these new players to their Reincarnation, over and over again.
"Man, is that guy a player too? He just leaped right onto the wall?"
"I tried just now. Why did I end up face-planting on the ground? Game Designer, come out and talk to me!"
"It's only been one day. Is the gap supposed to be this big already?"
"They almost all have weapons now, and here we are, still empty-handed. Looks like we better not cross them."
The new players weren't stupid.
Knowing they couldn't win and still fighting would be idiotic.
Right now, their priority was to earn Contribution Points.
But currently, Contribution Points could only be obtained through Tasks, and the only long-term Tasks available were Sect Construction and Herb Planting.
Although the Task Rewards for these were low, they were calculated per item.
Constructing one Building earned ten Contribution Points, with no upper limit.
Planting one Herbal Medicine earned one Contribution Point, also with no upper limit.
For Life Players, these were, without a doubt, the most suitable Tasks for them.
Of course, there was another way to obtain Contribution Points.
Buy them from other players!
Several players had been buying Contribution Points all day yesterday, and they were still at it now.
Buy low, sell high.
They were profiting from the price difference!
Initially, Junlin had the most Contribution Points in hand, but since he had bought Inner Energy Techniques yesterday, he didn't have many left now.
The ones who truly had a lot of Contribution Points were those few Business Players.
The Tasks had been issued, and Newbie Players would receive a System prompt immediately upon arrival.
Those with money could buy Contribution Points.
Those without could just become Life Players and earn Contribution Points.
Xu Nian didn't bother explaining further and instead headed toward the warehouse. After all, there were still many Gunpowder Bullets seized from Black Wind Stronghold.
Black Tiger Hall would be attacking tomorrow, and Gunpowder Bullets were a formidable weapon.
If used well, they might even be able to take down both Black Tiger Hall and Fish Dragon Gang in one fell swoop.
...
Abbess, Don't Love Me glanced at the Newbie Players and couldn't be bothered with them.
Too weak, seriously.
Seventy people, all making a racket in the group chat.
And the result?
Now that they were actually in the game, weren't the most boisterous ones now keeping a low profile?
"Junlin, how many Contribution Points do you have left?" Abbess, Don't Love Me asked, directly jumping onto the roof of the house where Junlin and his team were.
"Hmm? You want to buy from me?" Junlin looked at Abbess, Don't Love Me in surprise.
Just yesterday, Abbess, Don't Love Me had sold Contribution Points to him. Only One Night had passed, and he wanted them back already?
"No, I'm planning to gamble on creating my own Martial Arts," Abbess, Don't Love Me said thoughtfully. "Last night, I helped construct a Building and got a Reward, but the Contribution Points were split evenly. I only got two points, which isn't enough to buy a low-level Martial Arts Manual."
Hearing his explanation, Junlin and the others understood.
This guy wanted to develop his Talent.
It's good to be a talented player.
Although Morgana also had a Talent, his was somewhat problematic.
Or rather, it was poisonous!
Beauty Brings Misfortune: Any member of the opposite sex who interacts with the player will suffer various accidents. Minor incidents might result in sprains and fractures; severe ones will lead to death.
This Talent effectively countered all female players and Female NPCs.
It also cut off any chance of Morgana interacting with female players.
That's harsh.
At this stage, there were only a handful of talented players.
They still didn't know how to acquire Talents; after all, they were randomly assigned by the System. If you didn't get one, you just had to accept your fate.
But Abbess, Don't Love Me's Talent was like being a European Emperor pushed to the absolute extreme.
All probability-based chances were increased to one hundred percent.
If Abbess, Don't Love Me pursued the path of Self-Created Martial Arts and sold Martial Arts Manuals, he could really strike it rich.
"Okay," Junlin said. "But if you create Martial Arts that you don't end up using and want to sell, I hope you'll consider us four first."
Junlin was very optimistic about Self-Created Martial Arts.
Although it was a bit of a gamble, if it really produced an Ultimate Technique, that would be a massive profit.
What was the price of a Secret Manual of Ultimate Techniques in the Contribution Hall?
The cheapest started at 5,000 Contribution Points, and that was for the infamous Evil-Dispelling Sword Manual!
Who in their right mind would want to learn that?
"Deal!" Abbess, Don't Love Me wasn't one for pretense. He knew Junlin was a Rich Second Generation, whose family wasn't short on money, and who was also trustworthy. He felt at ease making a deal with someone like that.
Immediately, Junlin and his team pooled their Contribution Points and gave Abbess, Don't Love Me 100 Contribution Points to use.
The Newbie Players, desperate to earn Contribution Points, frantically joined the Sect Expansion and Herb Planting Tasks.
As for the wealthy players, they just went straight to buying.
Flourishing Flowers was one of those wealthy players.
He never lost in games where you could pay to win, so this time his goal was simple: to surpass the current Top Player, Junlin!
He wanted to be the Top Player!
That was the kind of prestige a pay-to-win player deserved!
"Buying Contribution Points! State your price! I'll take as many as you have!" Flourishing Flowers announced.
As soon as he spoke, several Business Players hurried forward.
"One hundred for one point. Interested?"
The few of them had already agreed on the price, aiming to rip off naive Newbie Players who had more money than sense.
It was the price Junlin had paid when he was buying, so it seemed very reasonable for them to sell at this price now.
"I'll take them all!" Flourishing Flowers declared without hesitation, waving his hand magnanimously. "Send me your account details. I'm buying all your Contribution Points."
As he spoke, he didn't forget to scan the crowd for Junlin.
The somewhat famous players had long since had their pictures taken and posted on the forums, so they were quite easy to find.
Junlin and his team, the strategic four-person group, naturally drew a lot of attention.
Among the First Batch of Players, not many were famous. Besides Junlin and his team, there were only a few others.
Construction Master: Daytime Alms.
Great Fortune: Abbess, Don't Love Me.
The Three Great Merchants: Body Shudder, Heart Toward the Holy Light, and Come Back Again.
The remaining players weren't as well-known, but for the Newbie Players, they were all figures not to be underestimated.