Chapter 51 The Second Day

The next day, Han Xiao officially released a large number of instance missions, much to the delight of the sanctuary players.

"I didn't expect Black Phantom to have instance missions. Why haven't they appeared before?"

"That's right, the Germinal Organization storyline only recently ended. Perhaps this is a way for those of us who didn't participate to experience it again through instances, and Han Xiao is the character who releases fixed instances."

"That's pretty good."

The players in the sanctuary hadn't participated in the main storyline of the war, which was somewhat of a regret. Now, Han Xiao was releasing instances related to this completed storyline, undoubtedly an opportunity to make up for the shortcomings.

Players flocked to him, but Han Xiao wasn't handing them out for free this time.

He set up the tasks with a reward of a Dungeon Crystal. The requirement was a system he called "Contribution Points." As long as the mission was accepted, buying things, learning skills, or buying crates from him would increase their Contribution Points, allowing them to complete the mission…

Since the Dungeon Crystals couldn't be sold and couldn't generate direct profit, he changed to a more flexible method. He could set the mission requirements at will, treating the Dungeon Crystals as an additional prize to stimulate more players to spend money here and increase his sales.

Players who originally wanted to spend money would be more willing to do so when they saw that they could complete instance missions along the way. Players who wanted instance missions came to spend money and found that the things he sold were of high quality and low price, and then they fell into the trap, forming a cycle.

This was a promotional method!

The effect was significant. On Han Xiao's first attempt, his sales increased by 30% on the same day! The results were gratifying.

The most direct impact was that Han Xiao was surrounded by people even more densely than a subway station.

After getting the Dungeon Crystal, the players called their friends and formed teams to farm the instance. The basic process was entering the instance with great excitement and dying in confusion.

The goal was to survive to the end. When they first started exploring, everyone died on the road of revolution. After two days, someone finally managed to survive the instance, but the completion rate was appalling. Not a single optional mission was completed, only the minimum basic completion rate.

The four optional missions were the biggest rewards. They spent money at Han Xiao's place to get the Dungeon Crystal, but only got the minimum instance rewards. Wasn't that a loss?

The players were unwilling and suffered madly, their mentality collapsing.

The difficulty of the optional missions was completely different from the goal of clearing the instance.

"Wow, is this instance even playable?"

"Black Phantom got my eighth blood. I'm so tired…"

The players couldn't help but post on the forum to complain, sharing information and recordings of the instance and brainstorming.

"After dying so many times, I've come to a conclusion: if I listen to the base's orders and don't die, I'll lose."

"How exactly do you complete the optional missions? Is this really a level 30 instance…"

Some high-level players integrated the information and analyzed the plot of the instance from five missions:

"The general direction of the instance is like this: on the first night after entering the instance, the Heysser agents act and the base leaks false information. On the second night, Black Phantom starts to act, sniping patrolmen and infiltrating the base through some means to obtain true information. This night is the key to completing Mission Two. Then, the base is alerted and discovers Black Phantom's traces, resulting in a chase, which ends in failure. Immediately after, the Heysser main force arrives and starts a frontal battle. Here, there is a chance to complete Mission One. Then, everyone is trapped in the base, and the base explosion is inevitable. Surviving to this point counts as clearing the instance."

Here, he listed tables and recordings, indicating the matters that needed attention in each step of the instance plot. Then, the conversation took a turn.

"... Obviously, in this direction, there is no opportunity to complete the last two optional missions. I boldly guess that this instance actually has two lines, one is the main line, which is the plot we experience, and the other is a hidden dark line, which is related to the last two optional missions. So far, no one has triggered it.

"To defeat the enemy's main force, I think we should start with intelligence. After investigation, I found a new opportunity. There is a ten-minute preparation time at the beginning, which is exactly the period before the Heysser agents take action. If we stop them from seizing the intelligence here, maybe we can change the direction of the instance plot, but this is a tough battle, and no one has succeeded yet…"

"Finally, remind the majority of players, do not have any contact with Black Phantom! Meeting him is basically a guaranteed death plot."

The players had great enthusiasm for the instance, and various analysis posts were published on the forum. Han Xiao himself didn't know the exact situation of the instance, because although he had selected the fragments, the missions were automatically generated. However, he saw the recordings shared by the players on the forum and knew what the players had experienced.

"The players are actually in the Dark Crow Valley base camp. Is it because they are in the same camp as me that this instance is not difficult at all?"

Han Xiao was helpless but suddenly had a flash of inspiration. "But that's fine, too. High-difficulty instances have more rewards, so the players' enthusiasm can last a long time. I am the person involved, and no one knows the key nodes of this plot better than me. I can just create some targeted machines and sell them to the players to help them complete the mission."

The more benefits the players got from the instance, the more helpful it would be to him. His original intention wasn't to let the instance stump all the players. Moreover, by selling targeted machines to help the players, he could also make a profit.

This was a business opportunity!

Han Xiao was a man of action. The next day, he mass-produced targeted machines, special helmets to protect against remote sniping, and special auxiliary equipment to move quickly in the dense forest. Once they were launched, the players who were tortured by the instance immediately took a fancy to them and sold out directly.

Where there is demand, there is a market. Han Xiao was well aware of this. He seized every business opportunity and formed a new business chain. Han Xiao was too lazy to count how many links earned benefits. He only knew that a lot of small money flew into his wallet again.

Since Aquamarine Coins were not the currency in circulation in the universe, he had been spending money lavishly, exchanging them for machinery, materials, and rare resources. However, the money in his hands not only didn't decrease, but also increased at a steady rate.

When Grand Technician Han was a player, he couldn't wait to split a penny in half. Now, he had so much money that he couldn't spend it all. Even Farian's warehouse was emptied by him and needed to be restocked.

"Having money is so annoying…" Han Xiao was really worried. He didn't want to bring a pile of Aquamarine Coins to the interstellar space to use as toilet paper…

…

With the new machines, it was much easier for the players to clear the instance. The new machines he created became the standard equipment for this instance in the eyes of the players. Compared with the rich rewards of the instance, this cost was acceptable. The players felt it was worth it.

A five-person team had at least one person with this equipment, which was basically equivalent to a necessity.

These small amounts of money added up, and Han Xiao made a lot of extra money. The difficulty of the instance thus evolved from NetEase to Tencent. Although Tencent was often criticized, it was still more conscientious than NetEase.

The difference between the two was probably like this…

Tencent: No money, no game.

NetEase: No life.

"Becoming the publisher of instances has very considerable long-term benefits. As long as I am here, I don't have to worry about not attracting players. This is a version 1.0 storyline that generates instances below level 60, which can be used for a long time. I will only generate Dark Crow Valley instances for the time being. When the players' levels slowly increase, I will release new instances, so that I can always meet the players' needs and carry out sustainable development," Han Xiao calculated.

"Moreover, with the release of more instances, players will personally experience my experiences, which will be very helpful for me to consolidate and deepen my own impression. I want players to know that in addition to being handsome, I have countless advantages…"

Han Xiao attached great importance to the players. After all, if he wanted to grow quickly, he couldn't avoid interacting with the players, and the players were a group of lawless people, so he didn't want to stand on the opposite side of the players… Although he was far ahead of the players, it was still a problem that players could cause some trouble when they grew up and gathered together. Grand Technician Han would never be arrogant about it.

The [Dark Crow Valley Operation] instance became a trend in the sanctuary. The functions of the sanctuary were becoming more and more abundant, and the appearance of the instance was equivalent to a qualitative change caused by quantitative change. In the eyes of the players, the status of the main city was basically formed.