Adventurer's Paradise

"You mean— Shen Yuan? Didn't you say that Shen Yuan was sued by your company and could no longer be involved in games?"

"That's true, but who knows if he has any accomplices working for him? However, although this matter is tricky, we already have it under control. We have prepared comprehensive countermeasures to ensure he won't cause any major trouble."

Xiao Yu asked curiously, "What countermeasures?"

Ma Xiaoyun lowered her voice mysteriously and said, "Don't tell anyone I'm telling you, we have a mole in the Alliance of Sages."

Xiao Yu was immediately taken aback. "Damn, you really trust me? You just blurted it out? Aren't you afraid I'll spread it around?"

"Haha, of course. Actually, there's no harm in revealing this information. If the other side really knew, they would definitely become suspicious of each other internally, which would only worsen the situation. Besides, we are the game's official team. Even if they do find out the mole, it's not a big deal. We can't just kill the mole, can we? And who knows, they might even think we didn't send any moles at all. I said this just to make them suspicious of each other. Whether they believe me or not is another matter. In essence, this is just a matter within the game, so there's no need to take it too seriously."

Xiao Yu thought to himself, "You're making it sound so real. Although it's just a game, it's currently the most popular game in the world, involving billions of dollars in economic benefits. You're making it sound so easy."

After laughing for a while, Ma Xiaoyun asked, "Is there anything else?"

Xiao Yu shook his head. "No more for now."

Ma Xiaoyun said, "That's good. Remember, don't contact him. Oh, right, there's one more thing I need to ask. Have you received any calls about product endorsements lately?"

Xiao Yu nodded. "Yes, there was one, but I turned it down. Why?"

"Please don't accept this product endorsement. If you're confident you can get into the top three, or at least be shortlisted, there will be an event about virtual idols in the future. Our company will give you all the support you need to develop. So don't worry about those pittances."

"Wow, is there such a good thing?" Xiao Yu was pleasantly surprised. He didn't expect the game company to have this idea so early on. Come to think of it, even the aphrodisiac sellers could see the huge influence of the character in this game and wanted him to endorse their products. There was no reason why the game company couldn't see the huge profits involved.

"What if we accept?" Leah Bloodmoon suddenly interjected.

Ma Xiaoyun glanced at Leah Bloodmoon and smiled slightly, "Then there might be some legal trouble."

"Legal trouble? What do you mean?"

"By the way, did you guys see the 'Game Agreement' when you entered the game?"

Leah Bloodmoon nodded. "Of course I've seen it; every game has this."

"So, have you clicked 'agree'?"

"Of course, you can't play this game without clicking 'agree'."

"So, have you read the contents of that game agreement?"

Leah Bloodmoon shook her head. "Who would look at that stuff? Every game's agreement has that huge pile of stuff anyway. Wait, you're not saying there's something in that agreement, are you?"

Ma Xiaoyun smiled noncommittally. "Then I suggest you look back carefully, and you'll understand what I mean." With that, she turned and left.

Ma Xiaoyun left, but Leah Bloodmoon and Big Water Cunt were not calm. Leah Bloodmoon took out the virtual log and pulled out the "Game Agreement" to check it.

"Son of a bitch!" Leah Bloodmoon suddenly cursed.

Xiao Yu asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

"What do you mean? See for yourself," she said, placing the virtual log in front of Xiao Yu and clicking on share.

According to the Game Agreement, all player character data within the game belongs to the game's official team. Players only have the right to use their characters and must abide by the game rules. They are prohibited from using their game characters for any commercial gain. If such a situation occurs, the game's official team has the right to receive up to 90% of the relevant revenue and has the final right to interpret this agreement.

"So if we become the spokesperson, the game's official team has the right to take 90% of our endorsement fee, which is simply outrageous."

"Damn it, this endorsement deal is ruined."

"Forget it, don't be discouraged. It's just a herbal tea ad, nothing special," Xiao Yu comforted him. "Besides, once we win first place, we can pick and choose any endorsement deal we want."

"Waaaaah, my dream of becoming a star!" Leah Bloodmoon cried out, her face filled with resentment.

"Waaaaah, my money-making empire is ruined!" Big Water Cunt also looked annoyed.

"Come on, you don't even have an endorsement deal yet, so don't get involved."

Xiao Yu couldn't help but laugh in exasperation. These two guys really were a handful. "Didn't you hear what Ma Xiaoyun said? As long as you get into the top three, or even just qualify, a game company will naturally package you for a IPO. You won't have to worry about endorsements anymore. Hurry up and prepare for tomorrow's competition."

The next morning, Xiao Yu arrived at the competition venue early as usual.

Today, he was facing off against a veteran guild, Demon Island Guild. This guild had once held a top position on the Demon King Ranking, but unfortunately, it lacked staying power and, due to a lack of a leading figure, was eventually pushed down. However, because this guild had established its reputation early on, it had attracted a lot of investment, and the guild itself was quite strong, with many five or six skeleton-level bosses. The guild leader was a seven-skeleton-level Demon Lord. To cut to the chase, it was soon time to select the competition map.

Xiao Yu arrogantly handed over the map selection option, but the opposing guild leader did not choose the system-generated map; instead, he selected a map card himself.

System notification: Map selection complete. Selected map: [Adventurer's Paradise]

Map Name: Adventurer's Paradise (Small Battle Map).

Map size: 10 km × 20 km.

Map Background: Adventurer's Paradise is a beautiful and enchanting magical space. On this magical land, a group of happy adventurers live a carefree life. However, this peaceful life is shattered by the arrival of two great demon kings. In order to reclaim their homeland, the adventurers unite and launch an attack on the invading demon kings.

Map Element 1: Enclosed Space. This map is an enclosed space. The game map consists of two independent spaces: the Alliance Zone and the Horde Zone. The Demon Kings of the opposing sides will be located in the Alliance Zone and the Horde Zone respectively, and they cannot directly attack each other.

Map Element 2: Adventurers Never Die. In this map, adventurers will continuously spawn. For every Alliance adventurer the Demon King kills, two Horde adventurers will spawn on the other side of the map, and for every Horde adventurer the Demon King kills, two Alliance adventurers will spawn on the other side of the map. Therefore, the speed at which adventurers are killed will largely determine the outcome of the match.

Adventurers will actively attack both sides; killing an adventurer will yield Adventurer's Remains Fragments. (These adventurers are all played by volunteer players participating in this event.)

Map Element 3: Battlefield Quartermaster. There is a monster quartermaster on the edge of the map in Alliance Zone and Horde Zone. You can obtain corresponding services from the monster quartermaster by consuming Adventurer's Remains Fragments.

1. Enhance the combat power of adventurers in the map where the enemy demon king is located.

2. Add a hero to the map where the enemy demon king is located.

3. Summon more bosses to help fight the adventurers in your area.

4. Summon more monster armies to fight against the adventurers in your area.

5. Issue a BOSS declaration. The BOSS declaration will randomly grant the BOSS a status effect.