Chapter 154 - 138: One Million Players Logging In Simultaneously

Chapter 154: Chapter 138: One Million Players Logging In Simultaneously

"Ding~ Congratulations to player Tanzi for killing Yin Demon +99..."

"Obtained 10,000 Experience Value!"

"Consumed 10,000 Experience Value, successfully upgraded to Level 17!"

Su Tan gave it a try. The leveling system wasn’t bad. The players’ original strength remained unchanged; the levels were added on top of their foundation to enhance their power. This came with many benefits. It could rapidly boost the players’ combat power, allowing them to experience the thrill and sense of achievement of quick leveling...

The downside was that their cultivation base could not instantly manifest in the real world.

Because the Divine Artifact’s power only covered the Void God Realm, the clone Spirit Body would automatically collapse and disintegrate after leaving the Void God Realm for a long time. In the real world, the fusion between the cultivator themselves and the Spirit Body required a very long time. The duration the Spirit Body could exist in the real world was simply not enough to support their fusion, so manifestation was currently impossible.

Of course, this didn’t mean it was completely useless. As the Spirit Body’s level grew stronger, the longer it could exist in the real world. Once the Spirit Body matured to a certain degree, it could be manifested... Alternatively, the player’s true body could personally enter the Void God Realm and fuse with the Spirit Body. This would also allow manifestation, but... this method was almost impossible. There was a barrier between the Void God Realm and the real world, and breaking the true dimensional wall between the two was extremely difficult.

According to the Fat Monk’s explanation, the Spirit Bodies in the Marching Battlefield still had differences from creatures in the outside world. A Spirit Body was equivalent to a Dao, an energy... After fusing with the cultivator, the cultivator wouldn’t necessarily possess the Spirit Body’s cultivation base. In the future, the amount of benefit a player could gain from fusing with their Spirit Body would completely depend on their own talent.

But no matter what, after fusing with a Spirit Body, a player would definitely gain tremendous benefits, whether it be a lot or a little.

He wondered what kind of expressions they would have on their faces once they eventually manifested their cultivation bases in the future. Su Tan was looking forward to it. However, he knew this might require a very long wait. As for how long... he didn’t know!

Right now, his primary task was to utilize the players to kill the Yin Demon Race. Everything else... could be ignored for now!

"Is this all for this update?" Su Tan asked.

"Yeah, that’s all. Actually, there are still many settings that haven’t been implemented yet, but those things take time and can’t be done in a short while," the Fat Monk replied. "Right now, the players have vanished from the Marching Battlefield, and the Yin Demons have made a comeback, almost solidifying their foundation. If we delay this any longer, it will be very difficult for the Ten Thousand Races players to settle the Yin Demons, even with our help..."

Su Tan had experienced all the updated features. Pang knew how to judge the situation. Seeing that players liked to form alliances, he simply opened up the alliance system... Verified alliances would even receive welfare rewards from the game’s official developers. Compared to the previous prototype of the Divine War Game, the current Divine War Game had matured quite a bit.

Su Tan smiled faintly. "No need to overthink it. The content of this update is great, much more fun than the last one. Let’s just launch it!"

The newly added content had elevated the game’s playability by more than just a single tier. Without needing to force game quests or mandatory main storyline rewards, it could naturally instill the desire to keep playing.

"A game shouldn’t be completed all at once. It loses its charm if it’s made Perfect right away," Su Tan added. "We have to give the players little surprises from time to time. We’ll continue updating the remaining settings later. Besides, if we update too much at once, it’ll make the players feel unfamiliar, preventing them from fully grasping the various game mechanics."

Hearing Su Tan’s words, the Fat Monk was overjoyed. He was originally unsure, but after hearing this... it definitely seemed promising!

"Alright, I’ll listen to you. It will open on schedule on 6.23!"

He had previously scheduled the launch for this time on 6.23, but it was merely a tentative plan. If Su Tan had disagreed, they would have had to carefully rethink it.

"The server has been closed for so long. To make the players feel valued by the game officials, we need to give them some perks," Su Tan said.

"That’s for sure. I’ve thought about it before, but I was struggling with how to distribute them," the Fat Monk said. "You have experience, so you tell me!"

He really couldn’t be bothered with this kind of brain-racking task. After all, working on game settings all day already left him dizzy and disoriented. To rack his brains any further... it would exhaust him to death. Besides, he had Su Tan. It was better to have a clear division of labor: Su Tan gave the suggestions, and he executed them. Not to mention, didn’t Su Tan have a unique understanding of games?

"I suggest we combine this server-opening welfare system with our newly updated content system," Su Tan explained. "For example, when exploring and using new items, the first three purchases of new items could be discounted. Or we could just introduce a lucky inheritor system. Every time a player logs back into the Divine War Game, they get a chance to draw a lucky perk. And this perk would be a lucky discount ranging from 1% to 100% off. Whatever discount they draw, they can apply it to their first new item purchase in the shop!"

"Right, then we can configure the discount system... The drop rate for anything between 20% to 90% off will just be zero. Almost everyone will be a 10% to 20% off Lucky Master..." the Fat Monk said. "To us, it won’t hurt at all, but for the players, it’ll feel incredibly satisfying!"

"That’s way too rigged... If the drop rate for 20% to 90% off is literally zero, the players will notice. For better or worse, there has to be at least a few players who win big," Su Tan said speechlessly. He thought he was ruthless, but he didn’t expect the fatty to be even more ruthless.

"Alright fine... I’ll endure the pain. 20% to 90% off... there will be a maximum quota of one hundred slots!" The fatty thought about it and agreed that it was a bit too ruthless.

"As long as it’s passable!" Su Tan said.

He was very satisfied with the Fat Monk’s approach. The game was becoming more and more mature. Su Tan was naturally very happy.

As long as they transformed the Marching Battlefield into a Perfect game, then... provided the Strongest Yin Demon hadn’t recovered their combat power, the Ten Thousand Races players would have the chance to hold off the Yin Demon Race here forever.

An interesting game... could be passed down forever! Players would come wave after wave in an endless stream, which meant Su Tan would have an inexhaustible supply of warriors!

Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but sigh in relief. He gradually became optimistic about the future.

...

"Server opening countdown: 3 hours..."

"Server opening countdown: 2 hours..."

"Server opening countdown: 1 hour..."

"3... 2... 1..."

"Server officially launched!"

WHOOSH!

In just an instant, countless cultivators logged into the multiple bases that the players had built themselves, descending upon the Marching Battlefield!

"This is insane... A million players actually logged in simultaneously all at once!" the Fat Monk exclaimed in astonishment. "Before the server closed last time, the total number of players was less than a million. To think there’d be so many players logging in the very first second! At this rate, we’re on track to break 1.5 million concurrent players today. Even 2 million isn’t impossible!"

"Do you know what it means to play hard to get?" Su Tan smiled. "The players have been holding it in for over half a month, their hearts already itching unbearably. The Marching Battlefield also had a half-month vacuum period, which effectively meant the players were advertising for us for half a month. It would be weirder if we didn’t have this many players!"

Truthfully, after the announcement for the launch of Divine War Game 2.0, many people had been waiting endlessly for the moment it actually opened. The game’s popularity had increased instead of decreasing, which was a good omen. Su Tan breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, it had been over half a month. Moreover, this world was a Fantasy World. Heaven knew if many people might have come to their senses during this half-month, realizing that playing games hindered their future prospects, leading them to quit their internet addiction and cultivate diligently in the real world? It wasn’t an impossibility!

"Next, it all depends on how attractive your settings are to the players!" Su Tan said.

Both Su Tan and the Fat Monk had great confidence in the game settings. However, no amount of confidence would matter; the key was the players’ feedback, as well as... whether their efficiency in dealing with the Yin Demons had improved. If it failed to achieve these two goals, it would be a failed setting! A failed update!

Su Tan and the Fat Monk quietly observed the players within the Marching Battlefield, watching their reactions.