Chapter 119: The God of Prophecy Who Came by Himself

“Why didn’t Dori come?”

“He was recruited by Conqueror. Dudoder promised him five thousand Merit Points and two gold coins a month.”

“What?”

A dozen players gathered in a corner of Dofi City’s square suddenly became excited.

They were a group of united gamers, and Dori was their core member. His departure dealt a huge blow to the team!

“That traitor!”

“We agreed to crush the nobles together, but he turned around and became their dog. I was blind to consider him a brother!”

“Next time I see him, I’ll take him down.”

“Alright, alright, let’s understand. You know his family’s situation. Dudoder offered him five gold coins before, and he didn’t leave. This time it’s understandable.”

The team leader, Okata, spoke up in defense of the departing Dori.

Everyone fell silent upon hearing this.

The guild feature updated this time with [Conquest] seriously impacted many regular players’ enthusiasm.

Let’s not even talk about other guild functionalities.

Just the fact that you can deposit Merit Points was already devastating for ordinary players.

It can be said that the fairness that [Conquest Sub-Dimension] offered to ordinary players is under serious threat!

In the past, if a pay-to-win player wanted to replace a high-level puppet?

They either hired a farming party to land the final blow;

Or directly paid to win.

The former was time-consuming and labor-intensive; the latter was costly.

No matter how rich a pay-to-win player was, money wasn’t abundant. They wanted to save costs, thus gradually finding a balance between the two.

That’s where pro players came in.

Hiring pros not only allowed practicing skills while enjoying the game but also saved time to earn Merit Points quickly.

However, not all pros would accept the hire.

After all, it would mean losing freedom.

Under the support of ‘Exchange Vouchers,’ many pros didn’t even care for pay-to-win players.

Lacking money, they would wander around and earn it standing tall, why endure such grievances?

These pros stood against pay-to-win players, maintaining a relative balance in the game.

But now it’s different.

The guild’s ability to accept Merit Points allowed pros to also qualify as worshipped figures like pay-to-win players.

The only cost was joining a guild, sacrificing some freedom.

But the freedom they gained in return too!

Previously, for Merit Points, half of the game time had to be spent on ‘conservative hunting.’

For example, bullying newcomers, hunting ordinary orcs, and isolated orcs, etc.

And high level tasks, they had neither the time, ability nor the courage to tackle.

Now, with guild support, they could confidently tackle high-level tasks, though risky, they promised high rewards!

You should know that truly good stuff in [Conquest] is not for sale, available only through completing specific missions.

“Should we try to pool money together and start a guild?”

“I hear someone on the forum has already started crowdfunding.”

The group fell silent for a moment, and someone suggested.

“Crowdfunding? Haha, ten thousand gold coins! Forget about ten thousand, we probably can’t shell out even one gold coin.”

Another person chimed in sarcastically.

However, though the words were harsh, they were truthful.

Ten thousand gold coins equal a billion copper coins; that’s enough to buy ten thousand bicycles. Who could come up with so much just to start a guild?

No one but the nobles.

“I see a lot of lands around the four Magic Towers, so why did the Internet God set the price at ten thousand? Wouldn’t a thousand, a hundred, or even ten gold coins suffice?”

“Yes, currently there are only about twenty or thirty guilds, all established by famous big nobles. How are we supposed to continue playing? Ruled under the Empire and now here too, might as well just blend in!”

Someone started complaining.

“The Internet God wants to conquer the Dofi Sub-Dimension!”

The usually silent team leader Okata suddenly spoke.

As soon as he spoke, he drew everyone’s attention.

“During the last apprentice magician assessment, the Internet God built four Magic Towers in the Dofi Sub-Dimension at once. But relying solely on the Magic Towers for defense was too mana-consuming. Even assigning tasks to players still led to slack performances. Haven’t you noticed how few are taking defense missions now?”

“Now everyone prefers to sneak attack orc rear camps, though elaborate, they pose lesser risks.”

“Now, with the introduction of guilds, and headquarters required to be next to the Magic Towers, it’s clear the Internet God wants to bind players with the Magic Towers! After all, wanting to safeguard their guild, they must protect the Magic Towers.”

“Furthermore, the land around the Magic Towers also needs development. Rather than doing it personally, handing it over to players to explore might yield unexpected results.”

Okata’s words left everyone stunned.

They had only looked at the issue from their own perspectives.

They never realized this small update was a step towards the Internet God’s conquest of the Dofi Sub-Dimension.

“So, does that mean we can only choose to join a guild in the future?”

“No!” Okata shook his head: “The Internet God won’t abandon anyone! He simply encourages everyone to utilize their strengths to the fullest, just like last time with the pay-to-win, didn’t he open up the Exchange Vouchers?”

“Captain, what do you think the Internet God will do?”

Okata’s eyes gleamed:

“The player guilds are too advantageous. To neutralize this, he must introduce a function similar to player guilds. Or offer compensational benefits.”

As soon as he finished speaking.

“Ding-dong!”

A system notification rang in everyone’s ears.

They exchanged looks and hurriedly opened their system panels.

The next second, everyone looked at Okata in shock!

“Wow, amazing!”

“Captain, you’re a freaking prophet!”

Sure enough, the Internet God updated a new feature.

—He looked after the ordinary players!

The surprise update was the—mercenary system.

That is, any player can create a mercenary group for a thousand Merit Points.

The mercenary group enjoys nearly all the functions of a player guild.

The only difference is that mercenary groups don’t have fixed territories and can’t occupy any.

This means mercenary group properties have to be stored in the Magic Tower, and they cannot involve in commercial activities.

Still, even so, the mercenary group functions are sufficient for ordinary players.

“Oh yeah!”

“I knew the Internet God wouldn’t abandon the ordinary players!”

“Okata, you’re too awesome!”

“Captain, quick, quick, create the mercenary group, I want to join first!”

Okata’s team cheered.

On Dofi City’s square, more wolf-like howls of excitement were heard.

For a moment, praises for the Internet God echoed around!

Amid the excitement, Okata, who had just founded the mercenary group, suddenly said to his teammates: “You guys explore the mercenary functionalities first; I’ll be back soon.”

“Hmm? What is it?” A teammate asked, puzzled.

“Nothing, just met an acquaintance.”

With that, Okata headed straight towards another corner of the square.

In the direction he was heading, a black-haired, black-eyed young man stood there, looking back calmly.

“Should I address you as the God of Contracts, or the Internet God, or perhaps the God of Music?” Okata asked elegantly as he approached the black-eyed man.

“Whatever you prefer,” Yu Sheng’an inwardly felt a momentary heaviness.

“My name is Phobos, bearer of the Prophecy Divine Spark,” proclaimed Phobos solemnly, using a believer’s body.