[A player has achieved 100% completion in "Miss Dolly's Portrait Gallery." The Instance "Miss Dolly's Portrait Gallery" has now been permanently closed!]
An announcement echoed through the player lobby in the Novice Zone.
The players who had heard a similar announcement not long ago were far from getting used to it. Instead, they were even more stunned:
"What's going on? Didn't an Instance just close a couple of days ago? Why is another one closing already?"
"Has the world gone mad?"
"Which god-tier player got another True Ending? Could it be the same person who cleared Stone River Village?"
"Now that you mention it, the timing really does line up..."
While the crowd buzzed with discussion, another system announcement rang out:
[Congratulations to player Li Xian for receiving 15,399 points in tips from a single Instance, breaking the all-time record for the Novice Zone!]
The announcement played three times in the lobby. The crowd fell silent for a moment, then erupted into heated discussion:
"15,399 points?! In tips from just one Instance?! How did he do that?"
"I've only received a little over a hundred points in tips so far..."
"Who's this Li Xian? His name sounds kind of familiar."
"Stone River Village! Someone said he was the one who got its True Ending!"
"Then could he also be the one who got the True Ending for this 'Miss Dolly's Portrait Gallery' Instance?"
"Of course he is! How else could he have gotten that many tips?"
"I wish I could ride his coattails..."
"If he'd carry me, I'd get down on my knees and sing 'Conquered' for him!"
Li Xian threaded through the crowd. Hearing the discussion about him grow increasingly ridiculous, he quickly booked himself a room through his Light Screen and raced back to