WVKWnovel Chapter 56: Undead Merchant Association
Chapter 56: Undead Merchant Association
Chapter 56: Undead Merchant Association
Upon discovering this alleged conspiracy, the casual player, who had stumbled upon the revelation, was livid and immediately abandoned his current quest, logged out, and went straight to the forum, ready to unleash hell.
Teacher Yu Chi was also seething. Her initial Potential hadn't been too shabby as she started off at 40+ points. However, because of her limited playtime, she hadn't reached 50 Potential value or leveled up yet. Seeing these two newcomers with such incredible Potential made her feel a grievous sense of injustice.
Everyone bought the same helmet and played the same game, so how could it be this unfair!
However, Teacher Yu Chi had spent enough time on the forum to know the nature of this game's development team. Since the launch, players had furiously complained about the abundance of repetitive grinding tasks, unfair randomness of initial Potential values, unreasonable quest designs, the difficulty of defeating monsters, inadequate storage space, and many more. Yet, regardless of how intense the criticism or how many pages a complaint thread reached, the official staff remained unresponsive. ViiSiit for latest novels
Only when people came running to the forum begging for an account after seeing posted gameplay videos did the forum administrators spring into action and swiftly ban such accounts.
In short, the stance of the game development team seemed to be one of indifference, as if saying, "Play if you want, scram if you don't."
Given this track record, Teacher Yu Chi could easily predict the outcome of this "conspiracy": Even if players were to vent their anger and outrage on the forum, it was highly unlikely that the game development team would pay heed.
After all, the game wasn't officially launched, and players hadn't paid any fees to access it. The only expense incurred was the material cost of the login helmet.
In other words, players had no leverage, and they couldn't even resort to the ultimate weapon of giving downvotes.
Also, attempts to drive the game developers into a corner, such as a mass player exodus or demanding refunds for the helmets, simply weren't feasible. No player who owned a helmet would engage in such a ludicrous act.
Some players had even gone to the extent of purchasing safes to store their helmets, ensuring they weren't damaged by their pets or mistakenly discarded by cleaning staff.
Even Teacher Yu Chi herself had specifically procured a small case to store her helmet.
There was the convenience of playing the game while sleeping, with no compromise to personal life and entertainment, as well as the lengthened perceived flow of time in-game, which effectively added a third more to one's lifespan. Anyone who would truly quit the game and abandon their account must really be out of their minds!
"Oh well, it's not the first time the damned game developers have been this way," Teacher Yu Chi, a mature adult, sighed. She decided to abandon her current quest and ran to seek out those two newcomers.
She wanted to learn about the backgrounds of these two newcomers and, if possible, befriend these "nepos" and ride on their backs. If they had backdoors to manipulate the random Potential value in-game, then there would surely be other benefits waiting to be uncovered.
After half a month of hard work by the 300 or so players, the garbage in the Exile Town had been cleared, and dilapidated buildings beyond repair had been demolished. Streets and zones had also been designated and construction had commenced on sites supervised by the NPCs.
Although these buildings were only marginally better than the dilapidated houses found in third-tier cities, they at least looked like habitable places.
Teacher Yu Chi followed a road from the end of the central street that led south, passing by the Wanderer Guild construction site. When she ran toward the place where the zombie general used to stand, she noticed the trail of the two newcomers.
On the empty space diagonally opposite Butcher Manan's workshop site was a heap of steel plates. The two newcomers, wielding wrenches, were busily assembling the steel plates.
"What the hell?!" exclaimed Teacher Yu Chi.
Instantly, just like when interacting with advanced NPCs, a reputation notification popped up on Teacher Yu Chi's character panel.
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[Undead Merchant Association] reputation activated.
This reputation is essential for players with lifestyle classes.
Upon achieving "Friendly" reputation with the Merchant Association, the player can access new material exchange channels, increasing options to exchange materials/lifestyle class products for specific materials/potions/equipment/items, and gain privileges to hire NPCs. After reaching an "Honored" reputation, the player can obtain a Free Trade Certification, which allows the player to apply for the construction of a residence/shop and to independently hire NPCs or players to form a trading caravan.
On reaching "Revered" reputation, the player can apply for the Taranthan Land Usage Privilege, allowing the player to build factories, estates, plantations, and more.
[Undead Merchant Association] reputation can be gained by completing any quest issued by undead NPCs.
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Teacher Yu Chi's jaw nearly fell to the floor when she finished reading the introduction.
Her notion of sucking up to these "nepos" had apparently given Teacher Yu Chi a pair of wings, and this lifestyle class player immediately made a "hand it over" gesture to Master Liu. "I accept! I accept it! Please give me the quest!"
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Meanwhile, over a hundred kilometers away in the wilderness, the chief officer of the Holy Legion unit following behind the undead convoy, Inspector Lowell, suddenly stiffened up.
"There's the presence of monsters ahead," Lowell turned to alert the black mage beside him.
"I know," Yang Qiu replied calmly.
"...Aren't you going to make the undead stop?" Lowell wasn't too pleased with Yang Qiu's nonchalant attitude. "There are so many civilians in the convoy. If monsters get through..."
Yang Qiu smiled. "Don't worry, Inspector Lowell. Believe me, no one is more passionate about getting rid of monsters than our Taranthan undead."
Lowell: "..."
Before Lowell could respond, the undead convoy came to a halt. The undead dropped whatever they were doing and rushed toward the direction where the monster's presence was concealed while giving off loud shouts of "WAKAKAAA!" as they raced with each other to get there first.
Civilians in the convoy: "..."
Holy Legion soldiers at the rear: "..."
Yang Qiu gave a shrug to the stiff Lowell and said, "The undead's enthusiasm for exterminating monsters won't let them miss any targets that can be attacked. What we have to do is maintain a safe distance like this and make sure to not give them the wrong idea that we intend to compete with them for the monsters."
Lowell: "..."