[ Gill's Cuisine ] Lost in thought:
"I see. What happened next?"
"Later I tried a different approach."
The sadness in Zhongde's words vanished without a trace, replaced by a tone tinged with a hint of boastfulness:
"Since we can't make ourselves lose and change the plot, let's change the enemy's plot instead. And as you know, our first collaboration was quite successful."
[ Gill's Cuisine ] nodded in agreement:
"Yes, I actually couldn't do such a thing, but you're right, if you don't want to torment your own people, then torment the enemy to death."
After saying that, the two of them laughed together. [ Gill's Cuisine ] thought for a moment and then said:
What are your thoughts on this designation of large-scale, long-running quests and hidden side quests?
"Hmm, well..."
[ Zhongde ] thought for a moment and replied:
"The main storyline is primarily related to territorial expansion and the security of the Second Holy See, while the side storylines, I think, lean more towards the conflict with the Tree Worship Church."
[ Gill's Cuisine ] nodded as if it had found a kindred spirit:
"That's what I think too. After all, the Second Holy See always needs to expand. The main storylines of the last long-running expansion and this one are both about expansion. I think the next major update might even have some new content... Just thinking about how other players have completely different content to play while I'm playing in one place makes me tremble with jealousy."
"That's really exaggerated?"
"Really, this is not an exaggeration."
That night, a captured Hoofed Beast carrying a sapphire galloped towards Chinese Pine Town, the closest Blackthorn Town. Foreign players, temporarily acting as scouts, would race through the night, changing horses but not riders in Blackthorn Town, delivering the Territory Secret Pact to Ed as quickly as possible, much like the urgent dispatches of ancient times.
According to the players' initial plan, this operation should have been performed three times.
You'll change horses once in Blackthorn Town, a second time in Ginkgo Town, and finally once more in White Wax Town to reach the castle.
However, the reality exceeded their expectations.
While the players helped Ed expand his territory, Ed, as the beneficiary, naturally didn't slack off.
With the blood and flesh "offered" by a large number of players and Territory Secret Pact, Ed is expanding his [ Root Network ] to even more distant places.
In the vast jungle of the Tree Worship Church, Ed's roots are merging into the large family in the soil, forcefully pushing aside the roots of other plants to reserve the best and straightest spot for himself.
The other low-intelligence plants dared not speak out against Ed's manipulated roots, and the Root Network ran rampant in the territory that Ed had already taken control of, like a large net slowly unfolding around the castle.
As midnight approached, player [ Haide ] was riding on the back of Hoofed Beast.
As members of the "Foreign Legion" within the fake Holy Crusaders, they actually play a very important role.
They couldn't log on during the day, so other players would hide them on the carriage. They would log on at night or when there was something they needed to do, and complete their night watch or guard duty with full energy.
Haide himself was very satisfied with this gaming experience.
As someone who can barely be considered a researcher, he played this game primarily with a learning mindset.
After encountering obstacles in his research, he couldn't find the right direction to make changes in real life. Just then, a friend recommended this immersive game to him, which had almost no bugs. Needless to say, he quickly became addicted to it.
What has recently intrigued Haide the most is the concept of " Territory Secret Pact," which he simply cannot understand why land ownership certificates in this world have such strong binding force.
Upon learning that the item being escorted was a Territory Secret Pact, [ Haide ]'s heart began to pound uncontrollably.
He wanted to see exactly how the faction leader in the game would use that contract with its magical powers.
He had already allocated all his extra special attribute points to [ Psionic Energy Compatibility ], just so he could understand some of the lord's actions.
Thinking of this, he became even more excited than before. Just as he was about to head to Blackthorn Town to change his horses, the time came to 00:00.
A new day dawned in the World of Disorder, and a semi-transparent game system pop-up appeared before [ Haide ]:
[ World of Disorder Update Announcement:]
Dear Soul Returner, the " Bloody Night " event has been open for some time now. Based on Soul Returner performance and feedback, and to provide you with an even better gaming experience, the development team has updated the following content:
1. A wider space to explore:
After capturing an enemy territory and successfully obtaining its territory Territory Secret Pact, submit this rare item to the guide Ed to unlock the territory-specific process: [ Root Network Construction].
After completing the objective process in this area, a series of Aberration plants such as the [ Tree of Rest ], [ Teleportation Tree ], and [Self-Service Deposit and Withdrawal Plant] will appear in the target area. At the same time, the [Safe Zone], [Neutral Zone], and [Danger Zone] will be redefined, daily random quests will begin to refresh, and public facilities such as the Adventurers' Guild and the Seraphina Dragonborn Trading Company will be constructed and expanded.
New areas where Root Network installation has been completed include: Weeping Willow Town and Ginkgo Town.
2. More flexible game content:
Even Lord Ed finds the ever-expanding Second Holy See somewhat challenging. In the new version, Soul Returner can proactively share some of the Guide's daily tasks, including but not limited to handling routine administrative affairs in a region, maintaining regional security, resolving NPC disputes, and providing medical services to NPCs. If the Soul Returner ' actions are approved by the majority of townspeople, they will gain even greater authority in the future.
Those Soul Returner are successfully selected will receive exclusive daily tasks from time to time, and will receive rewards that are different from those of ordinary tasks after completing these tasks.
Those Soul Returner wish to learn more can accept the special quest " Left and Right Arms " in the game to unlock more related information.
The above content will be updated to the game without server downtime at midnight on November 1, 2037 in the real world.
Enjoy the game! Odin Game Company, the developers of * World of Disorder *, October 31, 2037, Current Version: v0.4
Looking at the content in the pop-up window, [ Haide ] was excited but also more puzzled.
It seems that the Territory Secret Pact is really useful. After I exchanged my Hoofed Beast in Blackthorn Town, I only need to go to Ginkgo Town to teleport directly there, which means I can save about three or four hours of travel time.