Chapter 1276 (1/2)
Chapter 1276: 411. Ignite Player_2
When players learned that passing the first round of trial tasks would unlock the NPC Affection System and allow them to get a Magic Egg for free, there were still some who doubted whether the Magic Egg was just a gimmick to milk more money from them.
Many players had been scared off by the game operator’s predatory activities.
When they saw official giveaways, they subconsciously thought it was just another money-making scheme.
The Cucumber Slice Team clearly understood the players’ mindset early on.
He immediately introduced the concept through a voiceover:
“Magic Eggs don’t require Krypton Gold, no need to buy gift packages, you can even skip the game store, and they’ll turn into little pets!”
“You know those gray-quality items that drop while we’re grinding monsters? The ones that are only good for selling to NPCs?
“We just need to feed those to the Magic Egg along with some Experience, and it will hatch into a pet!”
“Ladies and Gentlemen! This is a conscientious event that proves you’re the king of grinrders! As long as you’re willing to grind, everyone can have their own pet!”
“If you are a player who likes to grind, like eating ribs, then congratulations! By selling your unwanted gray-quality items to other players, you can make double the money compared to selling them to stores!”
“I know there will be people saying, ‘Oh, Cucumber Slice, each person can only take one Magic Egg and hatch one pet, so there won’t be many people needing gray-quality items.’
“To those doubts, I just want to ask, who told you each person can only take one Magic Egg??”
Cucumber Slice dramatically built suspense, pausing for a few seconds before continuing with the video:
“Our tests showed that there’s no limit to the number of Magic Eggs a person can get! As long as you meet the NPC’s affection requirements, everyone can collect unlimited Magic Eggs!”
“The reason for such a generous setup, is because the new occupation is actually leading an army of magic pets, the ‘Magic Pet Lord’!”
The video then showed the hidden task performed by Golden Dragon in the Sky.
The generous Boss Jin did not hold back, openly sharing the hidden occupation task he had received.
The entire video was overwhelmed with exclamation points and expressions of disbelief. If you didn’t turn off the comments, you couldn’t see a thing in the video.
“Our team speculates that Boss Jin, as the first person to complete the first trial task, can take on the hidden occupation without meeting the affection requirements. Water friends, after raising the NPC’s affection, should also be able to take on this series of tasks!”
“Let’s anticipate the brand new expansion after maintenance is completed!”
“For more information on NPCs, please follow the game’s official website!”
“Lastly, let’s thank Boss Jin for his generosity. Without him, we could not have known so much insider information!”
The comments were endless.
“Thanks to Boss Jin, so generous!”
“Is Boss Jin’s guild recruiting? I specialize in that!”
“Seriously, where is this NPC anyway? Just tell us already! I’m dying to know!”
“Trash game, don’t believe them, it’s all the developers’ tricks, but let me try it out first.”
The comments continued nonstop until the video finally went black.
About an hour after the release of this panoramic video, the game’s official website posted a game update announcement.
Besides the usual bug fixes and patches, all the remaining content was introducing the new expansion.
The Cucumber Slice Team, having seen the update, immediately published their own interpretation of the announcement.
First was the new storyline in the expansion, stating that the notorious Dark Divine Cult was secretly plotting something, which had drawn the attention of the descendants of the Supreme God Clan.
Our mysterious boss-level NPC is one of these descendants.
He stepped into the limelight, appearing in the players’ view to guide them to conquer the Dark Divine Cult and other sinister cosmic forces.
Any player recognized by the NPC could take up the new occupation related to the Magic Series.
Apart from the Magic Pet Lord shown in the video, four other new occupations were announced.
As the Cucumber Slice Team speculated in the video, there indeed was a life occupation focused on creating Magical Items, known as the ‘Magic Craftsman.'”
Since the announcement didn’t specify the skills for each occupation, the Cucumber Slice Team could only give rough estimates based on other games.
This part of the content is full of subjective interpretations, and each player has their own ideas.
In any case, a panoramic video that set the entire network ablaze, along with a game update announcement from Starry Sea Game, became the hot topic among nearly ten million players.