Chapter 336 The Players Have Come Online
"I'm back!" The players had reappeared, and the City of Dawn became more lively again.
"Wow! Judging by how Prince William likes to stir trouble, I'm amazed he hasn't offended any Epic or Legendary big-shot to raze the City of Dawn to the ground."
"That's good. We can still use our Camp contribution points." Many felt at ease.
"Hmm? This is [Gods]? This game seems fun, and the NPCs look really realistic."
"Hehe! Are you sure this is the beginner's village? This place looks extremely dangerous. The veteran players lied to us…" A new player had become very frustrated. Looking at the situation, he couldn't find any low-level monsters here that he could defeat.
Damn, it seemed like they would need to wait for a long time before they could ditch their newbie status.
'African Fancy Champion' surveyed his surroundings and stroked his chin in surprise. He said in an irritated tone, "Damn it! I have been camping for the game update. It took 10 full hours before I managed to log in.
"This place changed way too much. I wonder if the hole that I made in the wall of the southern brothel is still there…"
When the players arrived in the City of Dawn after the update, they felt as if they were seeing an illusion.
Many players stood on the streets or outside the city in a dazed manner. "Wait, I thought only two years had passed here. Why do I feel like 20 years have passed instead?"
"Hmm, it appears that the City of Dawn has expanded. Where are the BOSSES though? Why do I only see the Guardian Legion in the city?"
"Ah, scoundrel!" A young lady who was wearing a beginner costume suddenly screamed. "Let go of me, you shameless pervert! Disgusting scumbag!"
"Hmm, I feel like I was shocked by an electric eel. Is this a new special effect?" A certain rogue player shrugged. He didn't care that his attributes had been temporarily weakened.
In the next instant, he disappeared and continued to sneak up on other female players.
He wanted to test out what negative buffs he would get if he acted like a gangster in this new game update.
As of now, he had already discovered hundreds. The negative buffs included hedgehogs, electric shock, snake venom, cactus, broken glass, being tickled by a cat, and more…
However, acting like a gangster wouldn't get him suspended from his account.
At most, his attributes would be temporarily reduced.
He could sneak up on female players at least dozens of times in a short period of time.
Many players who saw him doing this were speechless. Wasn't he sick of doing this since Version 1.0?
Frankly speaking, most of the novice female players had already been harassed by him.
He had even harassed the unattractive ones…
Since he didn't mind spending so much time on doing this, he might as well go and boost his affinity with a female NPC or player.
He would benefit more from that.
In a short span of time, over 200,000 players had popped up in the City of Dawn. But it wasn't the end. They continued appearing at a rapid speed, which only slowed down when there were over 300,000 players.
Although this game wasn't advertised much, the [Gods] world league from before had attracted many new players.
Most importantly, although the forum inside the game had been shut down during the update, forums outside of the game were still active.
Before they entered the game, many new players would ask the veteran players which beginner's village they should go to. After all, seeking advice from veteran players would help them get used to the game faster.
In this appearance-oriented era, one would benefit more if he looked attractive.
This principle was very evident in the Legendary continent.
Half of the newcomers chose the City of Dawn as their beginner's village. Due to the Black Lava Dukedom's loss of military power, many players had gone to the Emerald Grand Duchy instead.
Nonetheless, the City of Dawn had the most players, guilds, and professional clubs.
All the major guilds were posting on the forum, encouraging new players to go to the City of Dawn.
With that, there would certainly be more new players joining the City of Dawn in the future.
William estimated that, at the very least, there would be half a million new players.
In Version 3.0 of [Gods], there had been at least 2.3 million online players in China. That meant that the City of Dawn could attract around 1 million new players.
On the streets of the City of Dawn, many players who wanted to show off their luxurious equipment displayed all the special effects that their equipment possessed. It was an impressive sight. They yelled loudly, "The Glory Guild is recruiting! We are a subsidiary of the Glory Club. Want to be in close proximity with professional players who are the champions of the world league?
"Join the Glory Guild! It's the best choice you could make!"
The Glory Guild was using an orthodox method for recruiting players. Nonetheless, possessing the title of champion in the world league made them a very appealing option. Many new players were rather interested in joining them.
However, the other guilds didn't fall behind. They had their own ways of recruiting people.
Zachary, the leader of the Blade Guild, also stood with dozens of players on the street. Those players were dressed in Dark-Gold equipment from head to toe. They shouted, "If you join the Blade Guild, we will be brothers! Whoever dares to bully my brother, our Epic experts will teach that person a lesson.
"Even if that person is a professional, I won't hesitate to beat them up!"
"Damn! This sounds familiar. It's like a web game from hundreds of years ago. I want to join the Blade Guild!" A bunch of new players ran over.
"Forget about whatever Glory Guild, Blade Guild or Misty Rain Pavilion Guild. They are just a bunch of guys. Will they really help new players level up?
"They are more likely to invest more effort in improving their guild ranking. They have no time for you guys!
"However, the Righteous Sprout Guild is different. There are 30,000 young and beautiful ladies here. Whether you like Lolita style, young wives, or mature women, we have all sorts of ladies here.
"In particular, we love to help new players level up!"
Numerous ladies from the Righteous Sprout Guild appeared.
A bunch of players immediately crowded around them.
Glory Guild?
Blade Guild?
Brothers?
Damn, they had almost gotten duped. Their ultimate aim was to play the game with the ladies. Brothers? How could they compare to ladies?
In the game, they could flirt… Ahem! They could play with the ladies and play the game too. It was killing two birds with one stone.
This was a benefit that was unique to virtual games.
Teenagers born before the 21st century didn't have the chance to chat girls up in games.
Tsk, tsk!
Poor single ancestors!
"Unscrupulous!"
"Why are there such people in the City of Dawn…" Ronald Wong, the leader of the Glory Guild, and Zachary exchanged a look. They were infuriated.
Zachary raised his eyebrows and looked at Ronald Wong. "I remember that your in-game-wife is an assistant leader in the Righteous Sprout Guild. Aren't you going to find her?"
"She's not online. It's night time now. She's probably with her real-life boyfriend now…"
"Wow, and she's going to come online and find you after?"
"Hehe!"
Both of them smiled at each other and exchanged a knowing look. "Nonetheless, the ladies from Righteous Sprout Guild are too much!" Zachary indignantly said.
Ronald Wong nodded. "We can find some IDs of new players in the forum. Let's not stand together with the ladies from Righteous Sprout Guild. It'll be better to recruit players in another place."
"Good idea. Which direction are you heading to?"
"I'll go east of the city!"
"Okay, I'll head to the west side then."
After both of them bid goodbye, Ronald Wong stroked his chin and turned to his partner beside him. "Find some ladies from the Righteous Sprout Guild and ask them to head to the west side to snatch players from the Blade Guild!"
Zachary had similar thoughts too. "Hire some assassins to rob the Glory Guild's headquarters. They won't have time to recruit new players then." He said with a somber face.
"Go to our guild headquarters and coax the remaining experts out to the east, west, and south side of the city…
"Hm! The Righteous Sprout Guild ladies are going to appear on the west side, so let's forget about the west side. Ask the others to head in the other three directions to recruit players."
"What about us?" A warrior player who was carrying a long sword asked.
"Go and fight! Do you really think we have the time to help new players level up?"
"Oh! Who am I supposed to fight?" The warrior player asked.
Zachary looked at the player whose ID name was 'A Hole In My Brain'. "You can go and fight the Lord of Dawn."
"Sure! I've had my eyes on his Legendary equipment for a long time. Leader, I'll go rally up some people now."
"…" Zachary wore a deadpan expression. What an idiot! He was definitely closer to Lord William than him.
The players from the major guilds were rushing to recruit people while the world league craze was still on.
On the other hand, the expert players were exploring and finding out new missions, new game modes, new forces, and new NPCs.
Once Changli Jiuge came online, the first thing he did was to go to the city lord's palace. It hadn't changed at all. "Where has Lord William gone?" He asked the Elven guards at the entrance.
"Lord William?" The Elven guards weren't considered to be very averse to the chosen ones who popped up once every two years.
In particular, Changli Jiuge loved to follow behind Prince William's butt. The Elven guards pointed in the south direction. "He's at the Dawn Colleges."
"Huh?"
"What is a Dawn College?" Changli Jiuge scratched his head in a confused manner.
"A place to learn." The Elven guard blinked and suddenly came to a realization. These chosen ones probably had never heard of a school.
What a bunch of poor kids…
They were probably orphans from God knows where…
Changli Jiuge left the city lord's palace in a daze. He found Chu Liuqiu shortly after and told him about the Dawn Colleges.
Chu Liuqiu, Xiao Ayin, and the others exchanged a look. "College? Battle Energy College? Magic Skills College? I remember this is something that only Kingdoms can build?"
"Damn! How did the City of Dawn become so impressive?" Many of them were flabbergasted.
Chu Liuqiu waved his hand. "Calm down! Only two years have passed. The changes are probably not so drastic. Nonetheless, the City of Dawn definitely holds extraordinary potential. We made a correct decision to stay in the Dawn Mercenary Team previously.
"As for whether the City of Dawn holds power comparable to that of a Kingdom, we can't just look at the surface.
"The key thing is whether there are any Legendary big shots on the City of Dawn's side."
"I have top-secret breaking news!" Someone ran inside.
"Cut the crap, and get to the point." Xiao Ayin's temper had become worse. Her sword was already pressed against the person's neck.
The latter's mouth twitched. "Well, Prince William's mum is a Legendary."
"Huh? There are many Legendary BOSSES here. What is shocking about that?" Someone shrugged.
"That's right. If Prince William's parents weren't Legendary experts, how could he be of Legendary bloodline?" The players understood the importance of bloodlines now.
However, it was no use even if they knew. NPCs with Legendary bloodline were still a huge obstacle to them.
The player who broke the news hurriedly shook his head. "No, I meant that Prince William's mum is a Legendary enchanter!!!"
"What the h*ck…"
"What the h*ll…"
"We have someone to back us up now!"
"Hahaha, we no longer need to solely depend on that douchebag Prince William anymore…"
Chu Liuqiu's mouth twitched. "Have you guys gone crazy, or have I become dumb? We are only of Intermediate level now. Prince William has probably reached the Grandmaster level. We still can't show off in front of him!"
