This Is Not a Bug but a Game Feature-Chapter 247 - 169: Unifying All Servers? Unifying the Entire Game! (Part 2)
Alright, alright, alright!
If this is how you all want to play, then I won’t rebel either. Today I must become Zhuge Liang and help the lord unify the entire zone.
"What? Zone Five players are so..."
Chen Ba was amused, not knowing how to describe the peculiar environment of Zone Five.
Players from other zones are rising in revolt, rallying under the slogan that the emperor’s throne rotates, and this year’s revolution shouts are deafeningly loud.
In contrast, Zone Five...
Perhaps because all the ambitious ones ran off to Zone Three to stir things up, Zone Five’s players are unexpectedly all loyal and virtuous!
They not only have no thought of rebellion, but have transformed into advisors and strategists, assisting the lords of Wei, Shu, and Wu with strategies to unify the entire zone.
"Playing role play here?"
Thinking about it, Chen Ba couldn’t help but laugh and say, "With the three kings of Wei, Shu, and Wu standing together, who is Zhuge Liang, who is Zhou Yu, and who is Sima Yi?"
Historically, Cao Wei laughed last.
But in the game "Don’t Leave After School," no one knows who will have the last laugh until the end; historical texts don’t dictate the game’s future developments.
Perhaps in Zone Five, Zhuge Liang’s northern expedition ends in great victory, with King of Shu laughing last, fulfilling countless people’s wishes?
"You might not believe it, but in Zone Five, King of Shu’s forces are indeed the largest, and also have the most Advisors..."
Yang Dong laughed, "What’s allying Wu against Wei? In Zone Five, it’s all about allying Wei against Shu. They could shoot a season of ’New Three Kingdoms’ out of this!"
"And the other zones?"
After discussing the tripartite situation in Zone Five, Chen Ba became curious about the other zones, wondering what situation they were in.
"Don’t Leave After School" has five zones in total.
Among them, Zone One is the National Service, Zone Four is overseas and console servers, and Zone Five was added after the game’s explosive opening.
Zone Two is "潜龙在渊" (Hidden Dragons Lurking), Zone Three "女帝镇压一切魑魅魍魉" (Empress suppresses all demons and monsters), and Zone Five "三国鼎立" (Three Kingdoms standing). So what about Zones One and Four?
"Zone One is in the barbaric era, with a bunch of players tirelessly grinding in ’Marble Soul’ mode, waiting for the Heirloom Marbles to drop!"
"Zone Four had someone get a Heirloom Marbles, but they turned around and sold it..."
"Sold it?!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Ba instinctively widened his eyes, "What do you mean? How did he sell it?"
"US Dollars are too tempting!"
Yang Dong shook his head and sighed, "What’s in the game is ultimately illusory; people still have to hustle for food, shelter, and clothing."
The player who got the Heirloom Marbles gave up thoughts of dominating the game world, immediately listing it on a trading platform and selling it for 200,000 US Dollars.
"Damn! 200,000 US Dollars?"
Chen Ba was stunned.
He guessed the marble might be valuable; after all, it’s not a regular game item and shouldn’t be priced like ordinary game items against popular game GM permissions.
But selling for 200,000 US Dollars, converted to over a million yuan, it was beyond his expectations.
"Is it that expensive?"
"I recall some hot online games have items or divine equipment selling for over a million too?" Yang Dong was puzzled.
200,000 US Dollars sounds much, but within the gaming scene, it’s truly not that much, considering items and game accounts worth millions are fairly plentiful.
Why is Ba so shocked?
Seeing that he seemed not to have grasped it, Chen Ba quickly explained, "Whether the price is expensive depends on the game; ours isn’t a free online game but a single-player buy-out game."
"And most importantly, our game’s player base is just a fraction of those big-hit online games."
A buy-out game with not many active players, lagging behind those super-hit online games, yet a single game item managed to sell for a staggering 200,000 US Dollars?
This is simply mind-boggling!
Despite being astonished, regarding the news that this Permission Bead was resold for 200,000 US Dollars, Chen Ba was quite concerned.
This Permission Bead not only represents a game item but also a portion of administrator permissions in "Don’t Leave After School."
If an external game company got hold of it intending harm, it could really be troublesome...
"Don’t worry, I’m keeping an eye on it!"
After learning about Ba’s concerns, Yang Dong comfortingly said, "From what I know, the player who bought this Permission Bead is a wealthy foreign heir."
"Rich heir?"
"Yeah! A very wealthy heir; he bought the bead just to build a force and continue being the boss in the game."
At this point, Yang Dong seemed to recall something and promptly added, "He turned Zone Four into a private server, attracting a large batch of players by distributing benefits."
This is a true Fu!
Other zones are full of ordinary players, even if they hold corresponding Permission Beads, they play like child’s play.
This Fu is different; he has wealth in real life and power in the game...
And with these two combined, it means he can attract an unimaginable number of players in-game.
Without exaggeration, the emperors of other zones are fake; they don’t deserve the name of unifying the zone.
But this Fu truly unified the entire zone, reigning in Zone Four, with almost all fifty thousand players in the zone belonging to his guild and receiving his benefits.
"Ba, even if you spoke in Zone Four, your words might not be as influential as his!"
Yang Dong joked, "He’s a true local emperor! Supporting the whole server single-handedly is something you have to admire..."
"Indeed!"
Chen Ba nodded.
This Fu single-handedly supporting the server, while holding the GM Permission Bead, indeed enables unifying the zone and having ultimate authority.
But that’s a good thing!
Someone paying out of pocket to provide benefits to players makes Chen Ba happily busy, why dampen such a Fu’s enthusiasm?
If they chased him away, where would they find another Fu to support the entire server?
"This player must be well served, can’t let such a generous big spender flee!"
Chen Ba laughed as he warned, "Supporting the whole server single-handedly, didn’t expect such a lavish... super spender to appear in a buy-out game."
"Haha!"
Predicting what Ba wanted to say, Yang Dong couldn’t contain his laughter, "I’ll definitely keep a close watch on such players. But he has a request I’m unsure how to respond to."
"What request?"
"Zone Four is his backyard, and he’s not having enough fun, so he wants us to introduce a cross-zone PK feature..."
Damn, such ambition?
Is unifying the zone not enough? He actually wants to further expand his sphere of influence and unify the entire game?
Chen Ba was also astounded by the ambitions of this generous player.
Thinking of a cross-zone PK, daring imagination indeed!
Zone Four has over fifty thousand players, and while that sounds extensive, compared to the National Service zones, especially Zone Three, it’s merely a small suburban outcrop.
Using historical terms, National Service Zones One, Two, Three, Five are the Central Plains, while Zone Four is at best Southern Barbarians or Xiongnu, an edge OB role.
Dare to wage cross-zone battle like this?
"This is bad!"
Despite admiring this player’s audacity, Chen Ba suddenly recalled a fact.
While this foreign player’s idea is bold, it must be acknowledged that right now is the best time.
National Service’s four zones are chaotic, with no single zone achieving complete unification.
This is truly the best time for Southern Barbarian invasion or Xiongnu plundering!
After all, with inner chaos in the Central Plains, not seizing this opportunity to act, only to wait for all nations to assemble forces and counter Zone Four, truly is a misstep!
"Alright, alright, alright!"
Chen Ba, seeking thrills without an issue, clapped his hands and praised, "You should go ahead and release a global server announcement, telling all players we’re about to launch an exciting cross-zone Marble PK mode."
He excelled at fanning flames.
With the introduction of the cross-zone mode, the National Service zones’ environment will surely become more intense and exciting.
Because competing for the throne is one thing, but nobody wants external invasion leading to annihilation, learning from history where Chongzhen hung on a crooked tree!
