Ed looked at Noya, his expression changing several times.
It's not fair to say that Little Blue did a bad job as an intern planner. To be fair, her event planning skills were up to par, but her numerical calculations were just mindless random filling in.
Even Ed himself only gives players 10% of the resurrection fee during boss battles, and only temporarily gives it free when facing strong enemies, but the total duration will not exceed a few hours.
As soon as Noya took office, she launched a super promotion, reducing prices by 95%, which is equivalent to a 0.5% discount, and it lasted for three whole days.
Ed now has reason to suspect that the reason he awakened so quickly after his advancement is because his subconscious is constantly sending him bad warnings.
If Noya's management style were in the real world, she would definitely be kicked out immediately.
But this is World of Disorder, Ed didn't really intend to send her into the stinking sewers of Klaf City.
Even in real life, the speed at which "coupon hunting" spreads online is absurdly fast, let alone in this World of Disorder where Root Network and the internet coexist...
Ed sensed something was amiss; no wonder that more than a third of the total number of players had gathered in the mere Klaf City.
There were quite a few old and Zhongdeng among them, but even the Xiaodeng came after smelling the scent, all eager to see the powerful monster.
It turns out that even if someone dies without a complete corpse, resurrection only costs five silver coins, which is incredibly generous.
Seeing that the event had started exactly seventy-two hours ago, Ed immediately shouted in his mind:
Turn it off! Turn it off! You absolutely must turn it off!
Thus, the grand finale of the large-scale long-running quest event, " The Dungeon Is Full of Heroes," came to a close after three days of revelry for all players.
The event wasn't completely over yet, but the 0.5% discount on the revival fee was really hurting Ed, so Ed changed it to a 50% discount and planned to restore the original price completely in a few days.
Although the dungeon has not yet been cleared, players have made a fortune in the past few days.
Newbie players got a glimpse of the world, mid-level players amassed a huge wave of experience points, and top-tier players had already turned the city into their own paradise, doing whatever they pleased.
Ed only wanted to focus all his mental energy on the gold coin recycling plan.
Only then did he come to his senses, looking at Seraphina before him, then at Noya's apologetic face, a hint of suspicion suddenly appearing in his eyes—
I feel like I've been tricked by those two dragons.
However, considering that dragons don't get along well with each other, and that Seraphina doesn't particularly like the cowardly nature of lizards, Ed felt that this could only be a perfect coincidence, a coincidence that almost pushed him into the line of death.
Shortly after the announcement, Ed's account showed a significant increase in funds.
Some players who had developed the bad habit of restarting the game at the first sign of trouble quickly provided Ed with his first pot of gold for his comeback.
Watching the amount steadily increase, Ed showed it to Seraphina:
"See? I told you I wouldn't go bankrupt, so can you waive the deposit? It's really important to me."
Seraphina pondered for a moment, seemingly thinking this was a good opportunity to humiliate Ed, and calmly shook her head.
Thinking of the hundreds of thousands of players eagerly awaiting their return, Ed felt he couldn't follow Seraphina's lead.
Otherwise, once the money is given, the dragon girl might just spout some fancy terms like "asset liquidation" or "debt restructuring" the next second...
What an audacious dragon! It's even trying to settle debts with our ancestors!
"Your eyes tell me you seem to have other ideas?"
Seraphina tore the spatial rift even wider, and eventually stepped across it, truly coming face to face with Ed.
Several gold coins, which served as the contract's vessel, flitted around Seraphina's fingers, as if she were about to initiate a reckoning.
Ed sighed and said:
"I just feel that you've grown, from every angle (the Creator, the Economics Teacher)."
He looked at Seraphina and said:
"While I can't give you money, I can treat you to a meal. And it won't be an ordinary meal; it should be worth a considerable sum, enough to prove my capabilities."
Seraphina responded with a puzzled "hmm":
What do you want to eat?
Ed pointed to the Zerg's three-dimensional city behind him:
" Haji Dragon, I'll take you to get some Hakimi."
Deep within the Hive, Ed and Seraphina once again encountered the bloated queen bee.
The anti-gravity array that Ed had cast last time was still in operation, so he could see a yellow and black sphere flying around in the air from a great distance.
In fact, Ed doesn't need to go through all that trouble to communicate with the [ Hive Will ]. Essentially, every bee is part of this consciousness, and he only needs to find any bee to talk to the Hive Will.
But Ed still decided to go in person, firstly because he had indeed promised the other party something, and it would be more formal to say it in front of the Queen Bee, this special terminal.
Another reason, as Ed had previously mentioned to Seraphina, was that he planned to get some royal jelly.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the bloated queen bee stopped in front of Ed:
"I can sense that you have already reached High Tier."
Ed, without any modesty, nodded and said:
"Yes, that's why I'm here to fulfill my promise."
He waved his hand, and a phantom map unfolded before him:
"I have already obtained the Territory Secret Pact of Klaf City's territory and am currently working to bring the natural laws of its ground area closer to this Sea of Flowers."
"My true form is underground in that city. The surface part has already grown hundreds of flowering Aberration plants, all of which are varieties not found in the Sea of Flowers."
"To express my gratitude for your help in the past and future, I hereby promise--"
"The new Sea of Flowers in the ground area of Klaf City will forever belong to the friendly [ Hive Will ]."
"Buzz buzz buzz!"
The queen bee emitted a rapid buzzing sound, which seemed to indicate that she was quite happy.
Its bulky body twirled in the air, its two small wings flapping rapidly, until it finally pushed itself to Ed's side.
Then the queen bee hugged Ed tightly, rubbing her fluffy body against him, expressing her joy.
Aside from differing opinions on appearance, a queen bee is not much different from an oversized pet.
Ed felt his body, which possessed near- High Tier strength, being squeezed and deformed. After finishing discussing the contract, he didn't forget to offer Haji Dragon the promise he was making.