"Game online update:
New Maps Liang City, Fengxiang Prefecture City, and the surrounding Jianghu forces have been unlocked."
"New Wilderness Tasks have been added, which can be acquired by interacting with different Non-player Characters (NPCs)."
"A new Sect NPC – Blood Demoness – has been added."
"New Equipment forging gameplay has been added, allowing players to forge their own custom Equipment."
"A new feature allows the creation of Sect Halls within the Sect. Players can now establish their own Halls, with a current limit of three. Each creation requires 100 Contribution Points and must be certified by the Blood Demoness."
"The Contribution Points reward for Herb Planting has been increased from one point to five."
"Construction Tasks have been updated. While Ordinary Building rewards remain unchanged, rewards for large-scale Buildings are now based on the construction period: the shorter the time, the higher the reward."
"The process for advancing Cultivation Techniques has been modified. Players practicing Internal Energy will automatically advance one Realm. Subsequent Realm advancements will require Contribution Points, and the required Contribution Points for further advancements will double."
"The player protection period has concluded, and from now on, each Reincarnation will require Ten Contribution Points."
The game's first update had arrived.
And at the same time, all the players received this news.
"Holy crap, I can make my own Equipment now? Does that mean I can craft a godly weapon too?"
"Herb Planting rewards are increasing, are Life Players about to take off?"
"The advantage for Internal Energy players! Darn it, I should have saved my Contribution Points. Those who learned Inner Energy Techniques are going to soar."
"Don't overthink it. Right now, only Junlin and Flourishing Flowers are studying Internal Energy. Besides, advancing Realms later will require Contribution Points, and it'll demand more the further you go."
"…"
This update, it could be said, unlocked quite a few modes. Players could directly use Contribution Points to advance their Realms. This was limited to players of Internal Energy, which greatly restricted players practicing External Martial Arts. If they wanted to improve their Power, they would have to start with Internal Energy, indirectly forcing players to earn Contribution Points to boost their combat strength. Apart from Construction Tasks, the Herb Planting Task rewards were still decent. Thus, players had only these two tasks for Earning Contribution Points.
Junlin immediately sought out Evil Queen Morgana and the others after seeing the update.
"What do you guys think about this update?"
Junlin and his companions gathered.
Poisonous Panda looked grim and said solemnly, "The crucial role of Contribution Points has been fully emphasized; their price is likely to soar."
"It's already soared! The Three Great Merchants have raised the Contribution Point exchange rate to one for one hundred, effectively doubling it!"
Under the Phoenix Tree shook his head, "Contribution Points are very important now. The other players have started doing Life Tasks, so it looks like the price won't drop easily."
Previously, the rate was one for fifty. Now, however, after just one update, it had jumped directly to one for one hundred. Moreover, it was a seller's market. Players had realized the importance of Contribution Points and were reluctant to part with their own. Flourishing Flowers, on his end, had already raised the price to one for one hundred and fifty, yet very few people were selling their Contribution Points; after all, these points were currently the most direct form of currency.
"I don't mind. If worst comes to worst, I'll just cultivate both Internal and External Martial Arts," Evil Queen Morgana said nonchalantly.
For her, this update was no major issue; she was planning to pursue the path of Internal Energy anyway. The update simply meant she would start earlier than planned.
"Should we grab one of the three Halls?"
Junlin thought of Flourishing Flowers' commendable command skills from the night before and felt somewhat impressed. Flourishing Flowers was a formidable rival. He had initially thought Flourishing Flowers was just a rich person like himself, but now it seemed there was more to him. His command skills were exceptional, and the Newbie Players had obtained significant rewards last night largely because of his leadership. So, among the three Halls, Flourishing Flowers was undoubtedly going to take one.
Poisonous Panda nodded. "We can grab one! I don't know what others think, but since this gameplay feature has been made available, there must be something unique about it, so we should secure one first."
That was precisely what Junlin wanted to do.
Three Halls. One hundred players. Eventually, players will definitely want to join one of these Halls. I'm afraid internal strife within the Sect is about to begin. But creating a Hall requires 100 Contribution Points, which is a bit steep for Life Players. They already have a hard time Earning Contribution Points, so…
"Okay, let's go take over a Hall first." Junlin no longer hesitated and joined Under the Phoenix Tree and the others in heading over to the Blood Demoness.
「At this moment」
Blood Demoness was still unaware that she had been selected by the System. She had been planning to check the Array in Yingyang Hall when a group of players directly approached her.
"Blood Demoness? We want to create a Hall!" The leader of the group was Flourishing Flowers.
Just as Junlin had thought, Flourishing Flowers also didn't want to miss the opportunity to occupy a Hall. He intended to gather a second group of players to join and form a combat team, which was his specialty. This update could be said to have helped him the most. His excellent command had already earned him the trust of many players. And trust is the foundation of a combat team.
"Huh?" Blood Demoness looked at Flourishing Flowers and his group, her face etched with confusion, not understanding what was happening.
What Hall? Do I have to do something now?
Before she could react, Flourishing Flowers had already received a System prompt. "Creating a Hall requires 100 Contribution Points. Do you wish to create one?"
"Yes!" Flourishing Flowers didn't hesitate.
In his view, creating a Hall was more valuable than one hundred Contribution Points. Of the three Halls, he had to secure one!
"Congratulations player Flourishing Flowers on creating the first Hall. Please name your Hall."
"Cloud Lament!"
"Player Flourishing Flowers has established the Hall: Cloud Lament. All players who join Cloud Lament will receive an opportunity for Realm advancement."
"Hall Master Flourishing Flowers will receive an additional fifty Contribution Points monthly."
"All 'Cloud Lament' players will receive the Postnatal Talent 'Sect Protection'."
"Sect Protection: When facing a life-threatening crisis, the player will receive the Sect's protection, gaining a thirty-second 'Blood Lock' buff."
Looking at the System's prompt, Flourishing Flowers couldn't help but widen his eyes. Is this how the Hall mechanics work? Fuck! Not only a free Realm advancement opportunity but also additional Talents? Everyone knows how important Talents are in this game. Abbess, Don't Love Me was the most blatant example. Relying on her European Emperor-level luck with Talents, she had earned tens of thousands in just two days in the game! It was thought that players had no hope of obtaining Talents. But now, with the Halls opening, they were directly rewarding players with Talents! This was too awesome!
Flourishing Flowers immediately shouted to the people around him, "Cloud Lament is recruiting! Join the Hall to get a chance for Realm advancement and an exclusive Hall Talent!"
Instantly, a large number of players were drawn over. They didn't have spare Contribution Points to waste, so they hadn't planned on creating Halls themselves. But now? The advantages of joining a Hall were so great; they could even get Talents. Join! They had to join!
Amidst the crowd, Blood Demoness was utterly bewildered.
So what was she supposed to do exactly?