Tide of Contributions

Steamed Bun's video and Singleo's strategy guide caused a huge stir among players, and the limited quantity of 10 [Mysterious Invitation] in the exchange has already sold out.

The major guilds declared they were no longer going to pretend and began monopolizing the previously neglected Faction Contribution quests, while money quests were sidelined.

Thus, players embarked on a frenzy of pursuing Faction Contribution, working tirelessly day and night for Keosius for free, and even the quest board was snatched up.

"Let me be Dragon Vein Sorcerer!"

"I want to be Dragon Knight!"

"Aaaaaah! Give me the ultimate gear!"

"The sky is a man's romance!"

Excited players chanting such slogans appeared in mines, along city walls, on rooftops, and even next to dung heaps.

Even Mezhuolash was impressed by the players' surging enthusiasm for their work, and rushed to create many new quests.

At this critical juncture, Keosius pressed his advantage, adding another powerful dose of medicine by launching his long-prepared fully automated Leeks machine – the Faction Position System.

By using players to manage players, management costs can be reduced to negative values.

Currently, only three low-level positions are open: Tax Officer, Scribe Officer, and Peace Officer.

They are responsible for assisting in tax collection, document processing, and maintaining city security. The city of Bator City provides them with appropriate outfits and accommodations. Their only salary is their daily Faction Contribution, and the amount of Faction Contribution rewards is determined by their performance.

Even for these low-level positions, the application standard requires 3,000 Faction Contribution, while most players don't even have one-tenth of that number.

Faced with this, they could only sigh in despair, continue to bury themselves in their work, and dream of a bright future.

However, at this time, the famous "Black Slave Four-Person Group" were extremely excited about this. After eighteen days of inhumane torture, their contribution had long since met the standard.

[Faction Position System Now Open!][Your contribution points are 6457. You can choose the position: [Tax Officer], [Sorcerer], [Peace Officer]][Note: The daily guaranteed salary for low-level positions is 100 Faction Contribution. ][You can earn Faction Contribution points through your work.] Steamed Bun pointed to the prompt on the panel and said, "This system is pretty awesome! A guaranteed salary of 100 Faction Contribution points every day means we won't have to work odd jobs anymore!"

"Yes, it's finally over."

Xia Ye Qiuyu nodded with lingering fear. If it weren't for her extremely high professional ethics, she probably wouldn't want to stay in the dirty and dark mine for even a second longer.

The Born Battle Maniac touched his bald head. "It's actually pretty good."

Singo quickly skimmed through the job descriptions and then eloquently summarized, "In my opinion, I mainly recommend the positions of Peace Officer and Tax Officer."

"For every illegal or criminal act apprehended, the Peace Officer receive an extra 150 contribution points. Heh, given the nature of the player community, you all know how high their crime rate is."

"There are also Tax Officer, whose contribution is calculated based on the taxes collected. Maybe we can even make some extra Gold Coin. There's a lot of room for manipulation here."

"As for the Scribe Officer? They process four thousand words of documents every day and are guaranteed a minimum of one thousand five hundred contribution points per month."

"I wouldn't even be a dog."

He reiterated that classic statement.

Tian Sheng Zhan Kuang, Steamed Bun, and Xia Ye Qiuyu all suggested in unison, "Then let's choose the Peace Officer."

The reason is simple: the Tax Officer is provoking too much hatred.

Singo gave a sly smile, "Heh heh, then I'll choose the Tax Officer. I'll let the players know that paying taxes is as inevitable as death."

Steamed Bun felt a chill run down his spine, and once again exclaimed that this guy was a complete pervert.

It's anyone's guess how this Tax Officer will torment other players in the future.

[You have chosen your faction position – [Sheriff]][You can reside in the [Bator City Peace Officer Dormitory]][You need to go to the [Bator City Administrative Hall] to collect the corresponding armor set and weapons.] Steamed Bun and his group first checked out the rather nice new dormitory, then went to the hall to collect their armor and weapons.

"Holy crap, is he really that handsome?"

"These benefits are amazing."

Steamed Bun gazed at the brand-new [Peace Officer Armor] and [Order Longsword] in his hands and couldn't help but sigh.

This is far better than the equipment that Single had previously sold; it's a qualitative leap.

"Xin Gou may be a bit of a bad guy, but he's really capable," Steamed Bun exclaimed.

The armor is a fine iron suit that is hard for players to buy, and the weapon is a standard iron longsword. There is also an exquisite emblem carved on the chest of the armor and the hilt of the longsword. The emblem is Golden Vertical Pupils surrounded by flames - a symbol unique to the Ember Nest.

They even got the right to use the horses.

Donning brand-new gear, raising his longsword, and mounting a tall horse.

"Riding a swift horse in the spring breeze, one can see all the flowers of Baator in a single day."

He recited it triumphantly.

Steamed Bun felt elated, as if all his previous bitterness had finally turned into happiness. His previous distress vanished, and even his gaze towards the players who were working hard became arrogant.

The players in the square also noticed the Steamed Bun. They initially thought it was some NPC, but they barely recognized it when they saw the "I'm Going to Eat Mantou" icon above its head.

"Is this a Steamed Bun?"

"Where did they get these outfits? They're so nice!"

Did he rob the bank?

"Where can I buy a mount? I want to ride a horse too."

"Seeing Steamed Bun doing so well makes me feel worse than seeing myself doing poorly."

A player, covered in dust and dirt, who had just returned from the mine, exclaimed, "Holy crap, isn't that the Black Slave Four-Person Group?"

Upon hearing this, Steamed Bun's eyes widened, and he raised his longsword, pointing it at the player. Following the instructions in the Peace Officer's manual, he shouted, "Citizen, I am responsible for maintaining order here. Please watch your words!"

"Do not provoke the security Peace Officer!"

"Puff!"

Keosius, who was lying in the cave watching the video, burst out laughing, almost spitting fire from his mouth. He thought to himself, "That kid Steamed Bun is quite the actor."

The Red Dragon exhaled a breath of hot Sulfur Scent air.

But this is good, it makes them positive role models for working for Burned-Out Nest, letting all players understand the importance of working hard to earn Faction Contribution, so that Keosius can reap the benefits.

"Hey-hey..."

Keosius let out a sinister laugh.

Once most players have reached the Faction Contribution standard, he will conduct a "consumption upgrade".

He will move items that were originally priced at the [Adamantine Shop] level to the new [Diamond Shop], and then increase the standard for Faction Contribution several times over, continuing to make them work for him for free.

"It's alright, everyone."

"There's still a long road ahead."

In just over a month of closed Leeks Internal Beta, Keosius had already mastered the essence of his past life's methods of exploiting others without any formal instruction.