The Huge Pit at the End of the Version!

"I also got this secret information from Ya Fei!"

Whenever Yang Shan reveals information about the game, he always uses Ya Fei as a shield.

Everyone knows that Ya Fei has a close relationship with him, and as one of the supporting female characters in the original work, Ya Fei is also a direct descendant of the Mittel Family, so it is normal for her to know some inside information.

Yang Shan: "I don't know the exact opening time of the Dou Wang Tomb, but it should be in the next few days. Let's organize a group activity, fight monsters together, and practice our teamwork!"

Yang Shan did not go into too much detail.

In reality, the Dou Wang Tomb in Cloud Frost City is just a microcosm.

As version 1.1 nears its end, the final major storyline involves all cities opening similar large-scale Fortuitous Relics! However, these Fortuitous Relics are actually the biggest macro-control move made by Tian Yao Company in this version!

For a game to operate in the long term, its output and overall version update rhythm need to be adjusted over a long period of time.

Many game companies choose to forcibly suppress output, so that no matter how hard players try, they will gain very little.

Or they could simply leave it unrestricted, sacrificing the game's lifespan for temporary popularity, and then selling numerical values. The end result would be that if players don't spend money or grind, they'll fall completely behind in the game's progress.

As a pillar of the China gaming industry and the world's number one gaming giant, Tian Yao Company's methods for game updates and development control are clearly far superior! To put it simply, it's "fishing"! Powerful items beyond the current version, here you go!

However, the price to pay for obtaining it is extremely high.

This cost was not borne by a single player.

Instead, it's hundreds of thousands, even millions of players! Tian Yao Company has set up large-scale Fortuitous Relics in every city.

However, powerful items in each of the Fortuitous Ruins are extremely rare.

The players vying for powerful items are almost all the top-tier and even second-tier main combat players in the entire city.

To this end, Tian Yao Company has also "thoughtfully" placed a large number of essential production items that players can currently use in these Fortuitous Relics.

Most people actually have a tendency to join in the fun or follow the crowd.

Even if one's own strength is insufficient, there is almost no chance of obtaining the best items in the ruins.

But if you can get some second-rate items, that seems pretty good too.

Even if all else fails, getting a Yellow Tier Cultivation Technique or Fine Weapon wouldn't be a bad deal.

What if you get incredibly lucky and accidentally get your hands on a top-tier item? Tian Yao Company even designed a hidden pity system.

If a player dies a lot, the AI Nüwa will try to slip some items into the player's hands using various plausible reasons, to soothe the player's disappointment at having tried so hard but getting nothing in return.

With a guaranteed minimum and the chance to gamble, who wouldn't want to do that? Then Tian Yao Company turned the area around the ruins into a red map and shouted, "Players, charge! The chance to become a top player is right in front of you!" After a day, the guaranteed minimum dropped by two stars on average.

The duration could be long enough to reach four or five stars! Most players wouldn't consider that the items they obtained by risking a drop in rank to five stars could be acquired by completing quests properly over ten days. (Game time)

Although it only took three days to get it now, it might take half a month or even longer to level it up again.

Of course, there will definitely be some Top Player and lucky ones who will gain tremendous benefits from this large-scale site of opportunity.

But there will always be differences between players.

Competition and pursuit arise from differences.

While Top Player are powerful, they are also the goal that ordinary players strive to achieve.

Use overt strategies to control the version and leave the development to the players.

Not only that!

From a storyline perspective, there's a secret behind the opening of these large-scale Fortuitous Relics in various cities across the server! In the Jia Ma Empire alone, the opening of these Fortuitous Relics was actually orchestrated by the Azure Cloud Association!

The various branches of the Azure Cloud Association have one goal: to use players to unlock Opportunity Realm and obtain the treasures within.

On the other hand, there's the "harvesting of souls"—completing the tasks assigned by the Soul Hall! It's not just NPCs who are being hunted; players are also within the hunting range of the Azure Cloud Association NPCs! If a player is attacked by the Azure Cloud Association NPC and dies, the system will notify that the Azure Cloud Association harvested a portion of the player's Soul Strength, increasing the death penalty.

Two stars deducted for this!

Because of this big move, in the next version, Azure Cloud Association gradually emerge and oppose the major forces of the Jia Ma Empire, including the players!

With its intricately designed system, no player would criticize Tian Yao Company for its underhanded tactics.

Everyone's praising Tian Yao Company's game, saying it's thrilling to fight for the ruins and has an exciting main storyline!

Yang Shan was determined to visit the Dou Wang in Cloud Frost City this time.

But Yang Shan wasn't really sure how to do it.

It's funny, actually.

In this previous version, Yang Shan was just an unknown ordinary player in Cloud Frost City.

After the Dou Wang Tomb was opened, Yang Shan actually tried very hard to get something.

But there are too many players! Players without the necessary skills are mostly stuck on the perimeter.

They simply couldn't break through.

In the end, Yang Shan only managed to retrieve a high-quality inner armor with Green Word Seal from a branch grave.

He didn't even know what the main tomb secret realm of the Dou Wang Tomb looked like! But at the very least, Yang Shan knew that the best things in the Dou Wang Tomb in his previous life were not obtained by players.

Instead, they were taken away by NPCs from the Azure Cloud Association!

Therefore, actions can be adapted to changing circumstances.

But the goal must be clearly defined:

Kill the NPCs of the Azure Cloud Association and get the best items! To this end, Yang Shan even gathered all the elite troops from his company!

Although the company has not yet been registered and there are only two elite soldiers, Yang Shan, along with Chao Bafang and Zhu Tianpeng, spent the next two days searching for third-tier wood-attribute King of Beasts in the Magical Beast Mountain Range. While leveling up and practicing teamwork, they also farmed the Magic Core needed for the Bone Sculpting Pill.

Meanwhile, clans and factions in major cities across the server have begun issuing special search missions.

Leaving aside other cities, in Cloud Frost City alone, both the Pang Family and Chai Family issued a hundred search missions at once!

There has been considerable discussion about this phenomenon on the forum.

Meanwhile, the "theoretical expert" Bai Xiaosheng once again jumped out, summarized the information, and gave his prediction: as the end of the version approaches, the Faction War in major cities are likely to enter a white-hot stage.

It just needs a catalyst.

This opportunity is very likely Opportunity Realm, and a large Opportunity Realm that can be explored by a large number of players throughout the city!

The following day, Tian Yao Company released information about the event:

The main storyline of this version, "The Azure Cloud Undercurrent," has officially begun! The detailed gameplay and storyline described in the event information are largely consistent with Bai Xiaosheng's predictions.

Bai Xiaosheng thus became famous.

Players across the server are also getting ready to fight!