“With research, the Inhumans have gender, but they do not have genitals and reproductive abilities.”
The game did not allow players to get naked, and from the NPCs’ perspective, it was like their underwear was part of their body, which was very incomprehensible.
Han Xiao was laughing uncontrollably. He could imagine how the organizations found out about this…
Unable to reproduce, which meant that Inhumans were not a new species. Of course, there was a possibility that their way of reproducing was different from what the people on Planet Aquamarine knew about. There were also all kinds of speculations about the Inhumans on the Dark Net, with various emotions like terror, nervousness, and many others.
Han Xiao noticed the once abandoned religion seemed to have rejuvenated. They claimed Inhumans to be messengers sent by God to save the world.
Some players had the thought of teasing Black Phantom. Since Black Phantom was the guider of new players, would he also be shocked like the other NPCs? Teasing an NPC was a fun thing to do.
“Black Phantom, your name is Han Xiao, you served Stardragon before, and you are now a member of the Dark Net, am I right?” a player named Flying Naughty Prawn suddenly said. He had seen the video from Bun-hit-dog and had an interesting idea. He wanted to expose Black Phantom’s identity right in front of him and see what would happen.
There was no way for Black Phantom to know that his identity was exposed. When he saw a stranger stating his true identity, would he be shocked and lose his cool?
Flying Naughty Prawn was staring at Han Xiao while snickering.
Chapter 194 - If You Are Going to Scam People, Scam Them for as Much as You Can.
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The rubbernecking crowd all looked at Flying Naughty Prawn with respect.
This guy really is a courageous warrior who lives for trouble.
Then, they all stepped back simultaneously. They stood further back so that they would not be splashed by the blood.
Han Xiao knew where Flying Naughty Prawn had gotten the information from. This was an impact of Bun-hit-dog’s video. To expose some information and increase the curiosity of the players toward his identity and to increase his fame, this had gone through his consent.
The tiny amount of information exposed was of no importance to Han Xiao. The players were not like the NPCs who had a large intelligence network. Without the key information, it was completely useless to know his real name. Instead, the more viral the video became, the stronger his impact grew.
Therefore, Han Xiao had guessed long ago that there would be players who would asked him directly, so he calmed replied with a “hmm” then kept silent.
Flying Naughty Prawn was confused. It did not go as he imagined. How is Black Phantom so calm now that his identity has been exposed?
Does Black Phantom not care about strangers knowing his identity at all?
Or… is Black Phantom’s identity actually not a secret at all in areas that players don’t know about?
This plan didn’t work at all.
Flying Naughty Prawn was very discouraged.
Black Phantom was too steady. It was like he did not have a weakness and could not be teased at all.
The crowd looked at each other, becoming even more curious.
What kind of person was he?
Flying Naughty Prawn did not give up. He continued to look for trouble and asked again, “I want to join the Germinal Organization, do you know how can I do that?”
Everyone knew that Black Phantom was against the Germinal Organization. Thus, he asked that on purpose.
Yooo, are you provoking me youngster?
Han Xiao immediately deducted three relationship points as punishment.
Flying Naughty Prawn’s face turned green. Isn’t this reaction too straightforward? That was completely unexpected!
Han Xiao suddenly had a new idea. With the influence he had on players, maybe he could guide them on choosing a side to join.
So, he paused and said, “A war is going to break out. The Six Nations will come together for an expedition. The Germinal Organization will certainly lose. If you want to commit suicide, do as you wish. If you want to join the Dark Net, I can write a referral letter for you. If you want to join the Germinal Organization, get out of my face.”
The crowd got excited, Black Phantom finally had finally given a different reaction, and he had even said information that none of them knew. They started chatting with each other.
“Expedition? The Six Nations and Germinal Organization are going to war?”
“He knows much more than we do. His judgment is definitely reliable.”
“Then joining the Germinal Organization would be quite a loss.”
The players created a commotion. Only players in Andrea had joined the Germinal Organization. Han Xiao’s words would very soon be sent to the forums, and those who were planning to join the Germinal Organization might also change their mind.
He did not want to give up on any chances to harm the Germinal Organization. He had not bothered them for a while, and they seemed to be having a rather peaceful time.
Unacceptable.
Players noticed a keyword in Han Xiao’s words. “He said the Dark Net. That’s a hidden organization, isn’t it? Can he really help us join the Dark Net?”
Han Xiao smiled, opened up the store interface, and added a new item.
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[Referral Letter]: Unlocks the Blood Pact Society.
Remarks: The Blood Pact Society is a subordinate hitman organization under the Dark Net.
Price: 250,000 Aquamarine Dollars
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“250,000‽” The crowd was stunned. This was a sky-high price for them. Nobody could afford it.
Originally, to join the Blood Pact Society, there needed to be a few rounds of mission tests, but Han Xiao had gotten rid of all that. With his relationship with the Dark Net, introducing some players into the organization was a piece of cake.
A few months ago, when Han Xiao bought the Blood Pact Society certificate from Antonio, it had cost 200,000. He had used that as a basis and increased the price by 25%. He felt it was a reasonable price since inflation also needed to be considered.
With such a high price, normal players would not be able to afford, but Han Xiao was not planning to sell a large quantity. He was targeting the pro players from esports clubs who could afford the price with the backing of their guild.
Pro players were the ones who were most willing to become stronger by any means necessary. This strategy would attract pro players, which was beneficial for him in expanding his group of spare tires. Of course, most importantly, it was to earn money.
It’s not enough to only have inexpensive and high-quality normal items. There also needs to be a few luxury items with a sky-high price to enrich my store structure,Han Xiao thought.
250,000 Aquamarine Dollars was a price that none of the guilds could afford at the time, but they were rich and could use real money to purchase Aquamarine Dollars from other players.
Now, let’s see how many guilds will realize the benefits of joining a hidden new organization.
He was now Fisherman Han, waiting for people who were willing to bite the bait.
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‘Unbelievable, the most expensive item by far!’
‘Black Phantom: Germinal Organization will certainly lose’
Posts with such titles appeared in the forums of Planet Aquamarine, and it immediately attracted players’ attention. When they saw the sky-high price of 250,000 for the referral letter, they were all shocked speechless.
“Wow, is this organization made of gold?”
“Blood Pact Society, no idea what they do.”
“The price is outrageously high. What’s so special about this organization called the Blood Pact Society?”
“Anyone had heard of this organization before?”
This pers
on was just asking randomly, but someone unexpectedly replied, “I triggered the mission to join the Blood Pact Society. It is very cumbersome and difficult. The introduction of it is that it’s a killer association, and the benefits are still unknown. However, to me, it’s not worth it to spend 250,000 just to skip the prior missions.”
The outrageous price of 250,000 caused a wide discussion. The average value of a player at the time was about 3,000 to 5,000, so it was not difficult for guilds to gather 250,000 since the number of players was increasing continuously.
However, most of the guilds didn’t feel it was worth it, buying an organization referral letter for 250,000 was too luxurious, the situation was not clear yet, they decided to wait and see.
Han Xiao had quite an influence on normal players, but guilds had always been very logical, considering everything with the benefits they could earn. Other players were playing a game; they were running a business.
Compared to the outrageously priced referral letter, players paid more attention to the information Han Xiao shared about the war between the Six Nations and Germinal Organization. They were in an uproar.
After playing the game for a few days, players on Planet Aquamarine all knew that the conflict between the Six Nations and Germinal Organization was the main storyline, but war broke out when nobody expected it to, an expedition even, which proved that the battlefield would be in Andrea. Many players at the time had yet to even join an organization, and their strength was far from being enough to join the main storyline mission.
In the original storyline, war would only break out a few months later, and every continent played a part in the battle. Thus, players from everywhere had been able to join in. But with Han Xiao’s interference, not only did the war break out much earlier, it also became an expedition. The impact players had was minimized from what Han Xiao felt.
Most importantly, most of the players had yet to even trigger the main storyline mission between the Six Nations and Germinal Organization.
Black Phantom said that the Germinal Organization would certainly lose, which made many players hesitant to join them, but there were also some players who preferred the evil organizations and wanted to join the Germinal Organization
However, Han Xiao’s influence played its part. More players became hesitant. If they were to join the Germinal Organization, there was the risk of getting beaten horribly, then they might as well join the law-keeping organization of Six Nations.
With just one sentence, the Germinal Organization lost many potential supporters.
The influence that Han Xiao had on players grew as he maintained his image, and his position in the players’ heart grew stronger.
The things that he said would become important information for the players.
Chapter 195 - Bundled Sales Are So Damn Great. I Should Always Use Them.
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Han Xiao had seen the impact that the leaked information had brought on the forum. It was just as he had expected it to be.
He had successfully sabotaged the Germinal Organization secretly again, and they did not even know who was doing it and what went wrong.
Doing evil things to the Germinal Organization secretly made him feel really good.
However, the referral letter was not popular. Han Xiao was somewhat surprised, but after he contemplated for a while, he realized the reason behind it. It was because of the current financial situation of the players. Although guilds could come up with 250,000, it was quite a risk for them. If the referral letter did not have a good effect, it would slow their progress down by a huge portion.
The price that he had set for the time being was too high, and the risk of buying the referral letter would only decrease when the average asset level of the players increased. At that time, there would be guilds that would try buying it.
At this price, the first person to eat the crab will take too long to appear. Han Xiao bit his nails and started pondering. The best solution was to lower the price…
That’s impossible! Not going to happen!
I could use some sales strategy, giving out other benefits together with the referral letter.
The first thing Han Xiao thought of was giving relationship points as a reward, such as when someone bought a referral letter, he would give some relationship points. Relationship points were the prior requirements of buying high-level equipment in his store—it was all part of the profit chain.
But on second thought, giving relationship points would not be a very good idea. They were maxed at one hundred points, so he had to treasure them. The relationship points that he gave to normal players were ten at most. He did not want the players to get them so easily.
If he used them with the referral letter, one or two points would be too few and unattractive, but giving too many would be disadvantageous to him as well.
What about giving bonus equipment? The moment this thought came up, it was rejected by him. He had to be a qualified businessman, so he should never have such good morals.
He had fused some blueprints recently, but he had not built any of them, so he could not sell those either.
And in terms of drugs, it was not a good time to sell them. Some drugs that gave enhancements based on percentage would have a much bigger market once the players reach a higher level. The pro players who had to compete in matches would be his target consumers.
As he was wavering, a surprise notification appeared on the interface.
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[Source of Stone Plague] Completed
Requirement One: Find the source of the plague. Completed.
Requirement Two: Suppress the spread of the plague. Completed.
Requirement Three: Cure all the people who are infected. Incomplete.
You received 60,000 experience, +400 relationship with the Black Pine Colony
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Han Xiao stood in place with surprise.
This mission was what he had given to Frenzied Sword and Bun-hit-dog. They had completed it!
It seems I chose well. Han Xiao laughed. Their level was around 15, so this mission would have been quite difficult for them. Although they did not complete it perfectly, it was already a pleasant surprise. Since Han Xiao had not been involved in this mission at all from the beginning, the rewards dropped from the sky!
Wait a minute!
Han Xiao’s eyes sparkled.
He was inspired and had another idea of promoting the referral letter!
“Nice one Frenzied Sword!”
Han Xiao laughed. It was just the right time for the mission to be completed. It had inspired him at a crucial moment.
At this time, the players in the novice village were learning [Energy Training Technique] one by one and were swing at the price of the referral letter.
“The flow of time carried everyone forward; the truth of the past has been buried and forgotten by the people who never stopped,” Han Xiao suddenly yelled. “I need a number of trustworthy people to help me with some things.”
As he was speaking, he distributed the five hidden main storyline missions from [New Era—Origin] that he had just received into new missions: [Ending of the Survivor], [The Key of Misplacement], [Sealed Past], [Mysterious Prisoner], and [Same Type of Person].
[New Era—Origin] was too cumbersome, and it would waste a lot of time if Han Xiao did them himself. Furthermore, it was only the first round.
Han Xiao decided to distribute the targets of the missions and let the players do it. This way, he could save time and get the rewards without doing much. The success of Frenzied Sword proved the idea, and he found out that he could still get the rewards even if the players completed the mission.
Just like the evil capitalists who used benefits to attract others to work for them but still ended up earning the most.
Furthermore, Han Xiao stated clearly that this was a Main Storyline Mission, which would increase his status among the players
again.
An NPC that gives out main storyline missions. Damn, he has got to be someone important! was what Han Xiao expected the players to think.
The players saw the mission and froze in place. Then they became overjoyed.
“Main storyline mission!”
“God! This is another main storyline!”
“The rewards are plenty!”
“Quick, accept the mission!”
However, the players noticed that the mission was in gray color, which meant that it could not be accepted.
“Why can’t I accept the mission? Why‽”
The confusion was solved within a short period. They soon realized that the missions had a prior requirement—buying the referral letter!
That’s… that’s too greedy!
The players turned furious. How are they going to play 250,000? Who the hell could afford that!
Seeing the expression of the players, Han Xiao smiled secretly. Because of the quota, his Main Storyline Mission could only be given to a limited number of players. Thus, he had to target the elites, so he had decided to attract the pro players. Pro players had large guilds behind them, and it was perfect for promoting the referral letter and making bundle sales.
You want the main storyline mission? Okay, buy my referral letter.
Don’t want to spend money? Then why do you deserve to become stronger?
Pro players were willing to grow through any means; they would never give up the main storyline missions.
Another reason Han Xiao was doing this was that there was a chance for the normal players to fail the mission, which would result in him also failing the missions. However, pro players had higher skills on average, and they had guilds behind them who would help them with the mission. Clearly, they were more reliable.
Those that were rare were those that were treasured. He also added another important line in the mission introduction, which was that there was a chance to earn Black Phantom’s favor. This was an obvious hint that accepting the mission might trigger his ‘hidden storyline’.
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