Chapter 173 - PLAYERS (ON THE PLAZA) REACTION (1/2)

AFTER the video finished, Luo Yan couldn't hide the wide grin on his face.  It even felt like if he didn't stop, his smile would definitely reach his ear.  Especially when he saw the reaction of the players on the plaza.  Because of his position, he could see their expressions more clearly.  And based on what he was seeing right now, most of them were astounded and no doubt impressed by what they just watched.

”What was that?” said a female player near him.  ”Do you think it's some kind of advertis.e.m.e.nt?”

”It's definitely an advertis.e.m.e.nt,” answered another female player who's most likely the other one's friend.  ”The only thing that could be played on the plaza's screen are ads, announcements, or replay video of tournament fights.  Since we're still far off from tournament season and it didn't even look the least bit like an announcement, it could only be an advertis.e.m.e.nt.”

”Then it must be for a new business establishment that the game is planning to launch.”

”I think so too as well.  Based on how intricate the design of the building was and how it's located at the recreational garden here in Goldcrest City, it could only be another in-game business.”

The other one nodded.  ”And there were those NPCs.  Players who are just starting their business wouldn't be able to hire all those NPCs.  And they seemed to be role-specific NPCs too.”

Luo Yan almost wanted to laugh because of how wrong they were.  All the points they've mentioned were valid.  It just simply didn't apply to him.  Or more specifically, to his pavilion.

Of course, the design of the building was that intricate because the game designers themselves designed it.  It's from one the game tasks, after all.  He got the location because Shen Ji Yun tipped him off about its sale.  As for the NPCs, well, they're a package that came along with the pavilion.  So there.

But people assuming that his pavilion was an in-game business and not something that solely belonged to a player could actually be to his advantage.  If they think that the game itself was the owner of the business, then they would be more inclined to visit and be one of its customers.  If they knew that a player, just like them, was the proprietor of the business, they might think twice about spending money on it.  After all, it's only human nature to not give more to people who were already living better than you.

With this misunderstanding, his pavilion would surely earn more.

”Its name seems to be 'Yuexing',” he heard one male player said.  He was talking with a group of other three male players.

”What kind of business do you think it is?”

”Have you seen the video and all those beautiful NPCs?  It's definitely that kind of business,” one said moving his eyebrows up and down as if cueing his friends about something only males could understand.

”But isn't there a ban against touching NPCs, you know, in that way?”

”Maybe they lifted it.  Who knows,” the one who said that Yuexing was that 'kind' of business shrugged.  ”But one thing's for sure, I'll definitely go once it opens.  I especially want to see that last NPC.  Even if half of her face was covered, I could tell she's the most beautiful.”

”Yeah, I totally get that feeling too.”

”And she's an elf to boot.  But I wonder why she's black haired?  Don't elves usually have blond hairs?”

”She's an NPC.  Of course she'd be different.”