Chapter 391: Chapter 372 [Demon Hunting Trial]
"Meow All: Banxia, I’m telling you, make sure to stick with my idol Feng Hua later. It’s rare to see him up close, so don’t lose track of him!"
"Silly Baby: Exactly, exactly!"
"Silly Baby: Hey hey hey, where are you looking? Isn’t my god Feng Hua attractive enough?"
"I’m a Mature Lady: Banxia, can’t you get a bit closer? You’re way too far; I can’t even see my little brother Zhan Chen."
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Looking at the complaints in the livestream chat from her roommates, Banxia Liuli felt speechless and said:
"Have you guys looked around?"
"It’s packed with people everywhere; how am I supposed to squeeze through?"
Perhaps due to the "celebrity" effect, the Teleportation Array area in White Tiger City is now packed with players who came upon hearing the news, with a dense crowd of enthusiastic players all around.
Almost everyone’s gaze is focused on the members of the Creation Mercenary Corps beside the Teleportation Array; currently, Feng Hua is the center of attention wherever he goes.
When the time reached exactly twelve, everyone reluctantly shifted their gaze from Feng Hua and the others, while the Teleportation Array flashed white lights continuously as players from the major Main Cities visibly dwindled crazily fast.
At the Floating City over the sea between the East and West Continents, players of various skin tones and wearing outlandish clothes surged crazily like migrating carp onto the teleportation platform plaza.
The once overgrown Floating City now looks like new.
The once silent Floating City has instantly become bustling and lively.
Many people, upon appearing, chose to shout:
"Rice Empire dominates the globe!!"
"Goryeo War Zone, world number one!"
"Long live the Emperor of the He Clan!"
"Long live Hua Country!"
"A bunch of trash, in front of my Great Russian Empire, you’re all just kids."
"Oh my god, so many people, don’t push me!"
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Since the entire Floating City is a non-combat zone (no one can be harmed), players from around the world instantly flooded the unique international channel of the Floating City.
The text will be specially translated according to various battle zones, so there’s no issue of someone not understanding.
Each player’s message is prefixed with their country’s flag so players can distinguish players from different countries.
While countless people flocked into the Floating City to admire this grand and magnificent city, only one person’s surroundings remained empty, and that is... Lin Yi!
Lin Yi was currently located in the main hall of the City Lord’s Mansion in the Floating City.
In the vast and empty grand hall, only Lin Yi stood in a daze, with the surroundings quiet enough to hear a pin drop.
When he was in White Tiger City, Lin Yi chose to teleport to the Floating City.
Unexpectedly, he came directly to the City Lord’s Mansion in the Floating Main City!
But why does this vast City Lord’s Mansion feel so empty to Lin Yi, not even a shadow of a person is present.
This is poles apart from the heavily guarded City Lord’s Mansion Lin Yi imagined!
Just when Lin Yi was still puzzled by the situation, a prompt suddenly appeared before his eyes:
"Honorable City Lord, after the Demon Race disaster, the Floating City needs rejuvenation."
[Next Page]
Upon seeing this prompt, Lin Yi’s eyelid twitched, and a bad premonition flooded his mind instantly: Oh dear, does this mean I have to spend my own money to recruit an army?
This Floating City is allegedly capable of hosting billions of people; if I have to spend money to build it, that’s just outrageous.
Suppressing his strong sense of unease, Lin Yi clicked: [Next Page].
At that moment, a second line appeared:
"To facilitate the management of the City Lord’s Mansion and strengthen the defensive power of the Floating Main City, we will select outstanding leaders from among the Chosen Ones to assist you in managing the Floating City."
[Next Page]
Seeing this, Lin Yi felt a subtle sense of relief.
As long as it doesn’t require me to fund it, or else Lin Yi would truly become the first City Lord scared to death.
But what does selecting administrators from among the Chosen Ones mean?
Is it through designating by oneself? Or by some other means?
With doubts in mind, Lin Yi clicked: [Next Page]
Then the third line appeared:
"Please choose the management mode:"
①: Choose self-management (the system will not interfere with the management, construction, and maintenance of the City Lord’s Mansion. All expenses during the period are self-funded. If the construction progress of the Floating City falls below 80%, it is considered a failure: you will lose the qualification to continue serving as the City Lord).
②: Semi-self-management (the management of the Floating City will be completed under the system’s intervention. The management list of the City Lord’s Mansion will be selected through trials, giving you certain selection rights).
When Lin Yi saw this multiple-choice question, he chose: ② without hesitation.
Not to mention that Lin Yi himself is clueless about management, just those four big words "expenses self-funded" have already deterred Lin Yi.
For the Floating City to operate normally, the manpower and resources required are astronomical. With Lin Yi’s current wealth, it’s tough enough just to manage a district, let alone bear the burden of the entire Floating City.
Most importantly, Lin Yi simply can’t have enough energy to manage this huge city; with the system taking an active role, Lin Yi couldn’t be more willing.
As Lin Yi made his choice, a prompt appeared before him once again:
"The current defense power of the Floating City is empty. Shall the trial selection for the guards of the Floating City be initiated? Please select:"
[Initiate] [Cancel] (This initiation is free)
"Trial? What does it mean..."
Lin Yi, puzzled, looked at the prompt in front of him, as this situation was one Lin Yi had never encountered before!
However, based on a literal understanding, it should be inferred that this so-called ’trial’ is a selection process for the members of the Floating City Guard Team.
Judging by the prompt ’this initiation is free,’ it seems this trial can be initiated repeatedly.
Just don’t know how much it costs to initiate it once.
Of course, Lin Yi wouldn’t miss the chance for a freebie, so he chose: [Initiate].
At the same time, players from all the global battle zones received a uniform system prompt:
[Floating City·City Lord] System: "After experiencing the Demon Race disaster, the Floating City now needs revitalization. Therefore, this City Lord specially initiates the [Demon Race Trial] to select guard team candidates to maintain order in the Floating City, with the event starting in 60 minutes, lasting: 08:00:00."
System: "[Demon Race Trial] Rules: Killing ordinary Lv0-Lv9 demons earns 1 point; killing Lv10-Lv19 demons earns 2 points; killing Lv20-Lv39 Demon Spirits earns 4 points; killing Lv40-Lv49 Demon Generals earns 8 points; meanwhile, various random events will exist in the trial map, completing tasks to earn corresponding hidden points."
System: "[Demon Race Trial] Rewards: After the event ends, the top eight on the leaderboard will earn the title of Guard Commander in the Floating City; ranks 9-41 will receive the title of Guard Team Captain; ranks 42-8041 will become the first batch of Guard Team Members in the Floating City; meanwhile, the Demon Hunting Points from this trial can be exchanged for corresponding sets, mounts, pets, and other rewards at the Floating City Activity Center."
At the same time, all players who are level 35 or higher received a system prompt:
"Congratulations on meeting the [Demon Hunting Trial] conditions. Would you like to agree to be randomly grouped and enter the trial map to undertake the Demon Hunting challenge? Please select:"
[Agree] [Refuse]
Banxia Liuli, surprised at this prompt, after some hesitation, decisively chose: [Agree].
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The update is complete for today.