Chapter 173 No Awareness

Compared to the stressed-out game staff, the culprits who created this tense situation had absolutely no awareness. Gu Fei and Han Jia Gongzi had already logged off one after the other, and the rest of the gang were doing whatever they pleased, living as leisurely as ever. Seeing how lively the main cities had become because of their single message, they found it quite amusing. The only annoyance was that everyone was being harassed to varying degrees by their friends.

People like Wushi Zhi Jian (Oathless Sword) were naturally among those who couldn't resist trying to get something out of them. But from Jian Gui's (Sword Demon's) serious attitude, they really couldn't get anything. As for the others, even core members like Yutian Shenming (Godly Cry of the Universe) and Zhan Wushang (Unscathed Battle), even if they wanted to say something, how could they know what Han Jia Gongzi was planning for tomorrow?

You Ge now understood that logging off tonight was definitely a very smart decision. As the least intimidating of the core members, and also known for his gossip, he was the most heavily harassed. You Ge couldn't bear the burden and finally chose to log off and be done with it.

The players who were *fei chang ni tian* (extremely heaven-defying) had unanimously and gradually embarked on this path. This made the game staff who were paying special attention to them very frustrated. Many of them were even dragged out of their beds to work overtime, but this bunch of despicable culprits actually logged off early tonight to rest...

Apart from this shameless bunch, this night was truly long for too many people.

The next day, honestly, this "next day" was really hard to define. The announcement You Ge posted used the words "tomorrow," and many players considered "next day" to have arrived after midnight, fearing that *fei chang ni tian* would dump things early in the morning. During this time, many players hadn't completed the migration work yet, and the *fei chang ni tian* players hadn't completely logged off yet, but players had already begun walking the streets and alleys of both Yunduan and Yueye cities, paying attention to environmental protection. As soon as they saw someone throwing something away, they would pounce on it with great excitement, only to find that it was really garbage, which was extremely disappointing.

Speaking of the forum announcement, the players were quite depressed. The time was vague, and the location wasn't precise either. Yunduan and Yueye cities—was it Yunduan or Yueye? Countless players were struggling to choose all night. Some people thought that Yunduan was the gang's hometown, so Yunduan might start first, while others thought that maybe the other party would do the opposite and dump in Yueye first, then go home and dump... In short, after the server recovery work in Yueye City, extremely energetic communication began between Yunduan and Yueye cities. That night, the winding Wulong Mountains were as lively as the most prosperous streets of any main city, and some players who liked to seize every business opportunity even conducted business on the edge of the cliffs.

And Yunduan City didn't disappoint anyone either. Following Yueye City's lead, the next step was disconnected due to network lag. It was restored to normal half an hour later. As dawn approached, the email system also declared its restoration due to players' persistent overnight complaints and curses. But the restoration announcement solemnly pointed out that the crisis was not over. Due to players' repeated requests, the email system was temporarily restored, but the loophole investigation was not over. With emails circulating, the difficulty and efficiency of the investigation would be reduced, which may cause delays in mail delivery, please forgive players.

This message was very subtle. After Yueye and Yunduan cities were successively full of people last night, causing lag and crashes, clever players had already guessed the official's true intention in suspending the mailbox. At this time, when this message came out, many people already realized that if they were mailing teleport scrolls, they would be delayed. But as everyone continued to try, they discovered that they couldn't even get teleport scrolls anymore...

Teleport scrolls wouldn't be hoarded much by individual players; studios would intentionally hoard this item, as this stuff would have special value during special times, like tonight. Originally, it was time to speculate on teleport scrolls, and many studios had raised their butcher knives high, preparing to slaughter the players, but they didn't expect that the game company would take action against them.

The powerful studios were all on the game company's list. That night, they were all contacted by the game company. The content was the same: they hoped they would cooperate and control the transaction of teleport scrolls that night. The reason was also told truthfully.

The game company spoke politely, and the studios fully understood the intention. The so-called control of transactions, of course, meant that the best thing to do was to directly suspend transactions. Although the development of the studios' industries was booming, they didn't yet have the ability to twist the game company's thigh. Moreover, the game company obviously regarded their player users as God, and at this time, they unscrupulously chose to sacrifice the interests of their studios.

The studio bosses could only swallow their anger and arranged for the suspension of teleport scroll transactions. Since it was the game company's intention, maybe these guys had already monitored every teleport scroll. In this world, when people say that heaven knows, earth knows, you know, and I know, you must understand that there really is a heaven and an earth... The game system is this heaven and earth, and as long as it is willing, it can know everything. No studio dared to take the risk. They all carefully put away their teleport scrolls, so after the mailbox was restored, the inability to find teleport scrolls became a common phenomenon.

In fact, according to the data mastered by some staff members, after Yunduan City and Yueye City respectively completed the parallel operation of eleven servers, even if all the teleport scrolls in the game were fully loaded with four people and started teleporting to these two cities, the servers of the two cities would be able to withstand it.

Despite this, the final decision was still to limit teleport scrolls. The reason was that the player in charge of calculations subsequently discovered that although there was no problem with the servers, there was a big problem with the area of the main cities. If all the above teleports were completed, plus a considerable number of players migrating on foot, plus everyone gathering to the main city districts, the main city areas of Yunduan and Yueye cities would not be able to accommodate such a large population. It was simply an enlarged version of the previous dungeon problem, although this time it wouldn't cause any data crashes.

"If that's the case, isn't it unnecessary to have eleven servers running in parallel for one main city?" someone questioned.

"Just in case, the more servers there are, the more guaranteed the quality will be!" someone said.

"But..."

"No buts, using all ten servers is the boss's idea."

So the person who said "but" immediately shut up.

"How are the two cities doing now?" The big boss of Parallel World sat in his office, looking at the whitening sky outside the window and asking his subordinates. He hadn't rested much that night either, and he could be considered a very dedicated boss. To be honest, this matter wasn't too big, and he, the top decision-maker, didn't really need to personally command the operation.

"The network conditions in both cities are stable, and the players' emotions are also relatively stable," the subordinate reported.

"What about the people from *fei chang ni tian*?" *Fei chang ni tian* was already making history by being a guild that the big boss of the game company remembered.

"They...are all offline." When it came to this, the subordinate was doing his best not to shed tears. He was one of those who strongly resented *fei chang ni tian* for creating big trouble and then happily enjoying themselves.

"These troublesome guys..." The big boss sighed.

"Delete them..." the subordinate blurted out.

Of course, the big boss knew that this was just a temporary joke out of anger, and he smiled it off. Turning back, he looked at the sky outside the window again: "It's dawn."

"Those guys should be online soon!" The subordinate's tone was exactly that of someone saying, "The bears are coming out of their caves."

"It's going to be another lively day!" the big boss sighed.

Have the people from *fei chang ni tian* logged on? The answer was no. Although they logged off earlier than usual, it was still in the second half of the night, so how could they log on as soon as it dawned? But many players who had stayed up all night couldn't hold on any longer, and the studios that had stayed up all night were also very tired. The players logged off, fearing that their hard work would be in vain; the staff had actually solved the problem and could rest properly, but everyone was also reluctant to miss this scene today. Everyone was thinking in unison: "Damn it, when are they going to log on?"

The people from *fei chang ni tian* didn't log on, but the core members of *fei chang ni tian* who participated in this action were discussing offline how to carry out the job of throwing equipment today. Online contact methods were everywhere; they didn't necessarily have to be in the game.

"The trend on the forum has completely changed. No one mentioned our thing with Yingqi Studio last night. Everyone is talking about us throwing equipment," You Ge said happily. Only now did he realize how sharp Han Jia Gongzi's move was. The one who was more depressed about this was Duo Mu Mu Duo. They wanted to gradually release this more eye-catching and explosive topic, but it was revealed by *fei chang ni tian* themselves.

"What are we going to do today?" You Ge asked.

"Let's start throwing in both main cities together. Lao Yun, you take people to Yueye City. You're more familiar with it there," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"No problem," Yun Zhong Mu nodded.

"We'll take care of Yunduan City ourselves. Both sides will proceed at the same time, throwing once an hour. No announcements. Let the players discover the pattern themselves. Send twenty-five people to each city. One person throws one item at a time. I roughly calculated that starting at noon, it'll be lively until the evening peak. During the peak period, throw out all the stuff you have on hand," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"Why don't we just throw it all at once?" someone asked.

"If we throw it too quickly, some people will feel like no one is throwing anything. If we keep it going longer, everyone will know that this thing is constantly happening. When we've thrown everything, we'll post an announcement on the forum," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"The people from Yingqi should come to make trouble, right?" You Ge said worriedly.

"Make trouble? How can they make trouble? But everyone remember, the people responsible for throwing things shouldn't wear guild badges and should preferably cover their faces. It's possible that some people will kill us and steal our goods as soon as they see us," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"I'm just worried that Yingqi will also send people to do this!" You Ge said.

"I don't even know where each person is going to throw. How would the people from Yingqi know?" Han Jia Gongzi said.

"What if..."

"Instead of worrying about that 'what if,' you should worry about the people who might kill us and steal our goods that I mentioned earlier. So, are you still willing to go throw things?" Han Jia Gongzi asked.

"Damn it, of course I am," it was necessary to be tough, but after saying that, You Ge was still a little nervous.

As a result, there was still someone unreliable like Yutian Shenming comforting him: "Don't worry, You Ge. Even if you die, the items won't necessarily drop! Even if they do drop, then the purpose of you throwing equipment is actually still achieved."

You Ge was in tears for a long time before he came back to his senses and said seriously: "The official announcement about the email system detection, I think it's a restriction aimed at our thing."

Of course, Han Jia Gongzi saw through this problem very easily: "Controlling the emails means that players from distant main cities won't be able to get teleport scrolls, so the number of people this time will be very effectively controlled."

"That's also pretty good. If there are so many people that you can't even take a step, what's the point?" Zhan Wushang said.

After that, everyone discussed some minor details, and then...they shamelessly went back to sleep, waiting to get up at noon and officially start working.

The people who had stayed up all night painfully survived another morning. Persevere, persevere, and persevere again, they kept telling themselves. It's already noon, isn't this "tomorrow" yet? The people from *fei chang ni tian* can't be too shameless!

The people from *fei chang ni tian* finally heard the cries of the masses. Compared to the ignorance of most players in the game, the game company's side immediately perked up, because the news spread instantly: "The people from *fei chang ni tian* have all logged on!!"

"What are they going to do?" Everyone was already crowding at the monitoring station. But the monitoring station's office wasn't that big. In order to cope with this situation, they had to ask the boss for instructions and conduct a live broadcast of this monitoring. Any computer connected to the company's intranet could see it. Even the company's upper management were now sitting in the conference room, looking at the huge LCD screen.

In the game, of course, the players who had online members as friends knew first, and they all chose to remain silent. At this time, there were more people than ever in the two main cities of Yunduan and Yueye. Everyone knew the reason why there were so many people, so everyone around them looked like a competitor. Moreover, after a night of cleanup, the players in both main cities had basically eliminated the bad habit of littering. Littering at this sensitive time, isn't that confusing the public? And it's confusing the public's senses throughout the city. There's no mercy for you.

The *fei chang ni tian* players who logged on at each resurrection point stealthily removed their badges, covered their faces, and mingled into the crowd, and then moved towards the guild's base.

This base had never been exposed, otherwise it would have been guarded by all the players at this time. Everyone arrived one by one, successfully, and then entered the house to pick up the goods, and then it was completely up to personal will where to discard the equipment.

What if someone took the stuff and didn't want to throw it away? Han Jia Gongzi had already considered this. There was a knack for allocating materials. People like Jian Gui, with his character, could do whatever he wanted. People like Yutian Shenming and Zhan Wushang, who were highly suspected, weren't qualified to get equipment to throw at all. They were only fit to throw scrolls, and they certainly weren't scrolls for their own professions. Moreover, like those two, they might even form a gang to commit crimes. As a result, Yutian Shenming didn't even get Zhan Wushang's warrior supplies, and Zhan Wushang also didn't get archer-related items.

And no one else knew what each person took. Trying to find out would make you a suspect.

On this point, Piaoliu received the same treatment as Yutian Shenming and Zhan Wushang. Yutian Shenming's encouragement couldn't be ignored for him to get this treatment. After this guy noticed something was wrong, he immediately yelled, and he never hid his contempt and suspicion of Piaoliu in his heart. Under everyone's gaze, Piaoliu had no choice but to show a high posture and say that he didn't care, so Han Jia Gongzi smiled slightly and indifferently gave him the same treatment. You Ge and others secretly muttered, thinking that this was likely what Han Jia Gongzi had expected all along. He guessed that Yutian Shenming would definitely target Piaoliu and make trouble, so he took the opportunity to suppress Piaoliu as well.

After everyone received their things, they were ready to set off. Han Jia Gongzi originally wanted to contact Ya Xiaosuan Gen (Nitrite Root) to replenish a batch of teleport scrolls, but he received news that they were out of stock. This surprised Han Jia Gongzi a bit. If they were out of stock, he believed that it could only be because he had bought them all, so Ya Xiaosuan Gen would have told him long ago when they were out of stock. Now they were suddenly out of stock. Could it be because of this incident? But because of the email problem, the transaction volume of teleport scrolls should also be limited...

"Because of this matter?" Han Jia Gongzi and Ya Xiaosuan Gen continued their cryptic, evidence-free conversation.

"Pretty much," Ya Xiaosuan Gen replied.

Pretty much. Han Jia Gongzi muttered these three words to himself, and then he pretty much understood. Then he had no choice but to search up all the scrolls he had on hand and distributed a little to each person as a backup. But the most direct problem was that Yun Zhong Mu and others couldn't fly directly to Yueye City.

"You guys throw first, we'll rush over there right away," Yun Zhong Mu said.

"Let's wait together. You guys get on the road now," Han Jia Gongzi said.

The time for throwing equipment had to be postponed. Yun Zhong Mu and his party went to Yueye City smoothly all the way. The moment they stepped into the gate of Yueye City, they immediately sent a message to the people in Yunduan City.

"Okay, now let's compare the table," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"Get lost!" A burst of booing.

"Find your own places, and start throwing together in fifteen minutes!" With a message, the equipment throwing action officially began.

Although everyone wanted to throw the equipment in a remote place so that players would search for it to death, unfortunately, the system's refresh wouldn't give you the opportunity to play this kind of game. In the end, they had to go to the streets and take people by surprise.

"Fifteen-minute countdown begins. Ten, nine, eight... three, two, one, throw!!!"

"Ah!!!" A surprised cry basically accompanied this cry of "throw" the next second, exploding in 50 places in Yunduan City and Yueye City. Everyone threw in their own way. Some people threw it into the sky, some people suddenly threw it on the ground without anyone noticing, and some people pretended to squat down, quietly putting it on the ground.

But no matter which method, in front of the numerous eyes at this time, there was no one who wasn't noticed after throwing it. But after the incident, three players immediately slapped themselves in the face. The other party threw it mysteriously. It was possible that he was the only one who found it, but these three people foolishly made a cry of surprise, and then, they were instantly drowned by the crowd.

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Throwing monthly tickets countdown begins, ten, nine, eight... three, two, one, throw!!!