NCCnovel Chapter 444 Everyone line up to get a cut
Chapter 444 Everyone line up to get a cut
Chen You stared at the scrolling message "Invite other adventurers to help" on the screen, feeling his blood pressure rush to the top of his head.
He slowly turned his head and looked at Hill.
"You really are..." Chen You gritted his teeth, "You've learned the essence of it all."
Hill clasped his hands in front of him, bowed slightly, and wore an impeccable professional smile.
"You flatter me, boss," Hill said modestly. "It's all thanks to your excellent guidance; I've only made a small innovation by standing on the shoulders of giants."
"Of course, there is still a lot of room for improvement."
"You still want to improve?" Chen You laughed angrily.
He pointed at the broken metal box and said, "If I make any further progress, are you going to make me recruit people to create a group and sign in every day to collect gold coins and fragments?"
Hill's eyes lit up, as if a door to a new world had been opened.
"Boss, your approach..."
"Shut up!" Chen You slammed his hand on the table, making the metal box vibrate loudly.
He took two deep breaths and forcibly suppressed the urge to smash the broken machine.
Reason told him that if he smashed the machine, the 50,000 gold coins he had already invested would be completely wasted.
Sunk costs can not only fool others, but also fool yourself.
"Fine, you win." Chen You pointed at Hill. "How many people do you need?"
Hill held up two fingers. "Conservatively speaking, twenty people should be enough."
Chen You turned and walked towards the gate of the Supreme Building.
His initial thought was to simply post a bounty and let the players come and click the button themselves.
But as soon as he raised his hand, he stopped.
Li Guoan's warning still echoes in my ears.
The system crashed and rolled back because of his "artistic judgment," and is now in a highly sensitive "defensive state" towards him.
If he were to use his financial power to organize a large-scale gathering of tens of thousands of people, it could very likely trigger a second purge.
Don't talk about experience then, just avoid getting your account banned.
"It's best to keep a low profile," Chen You thought to himself. "Make a fortune quietly."
Chen You pushed open the door of the Supreme Building and walked onto the street.
The streets were deserted, with only a few scattered players haggling over prices at NPC stalls.
Chen You's gaze swept across the room and locked onto a warrior player who was crouching in a corner repairing equipment.
ID above: Half City of Smoke and Sand.
Chen You walked straight over and stood in front of the half-city of smoke and sand.
Bancheng Yansha looked up and saw Chen You's luxurious attire, and was momentarily stunned.
"Hey buddy, what's up?" Bancheng Yansha asked warily.
Without wasting any words, Chen You took out a gold coin from his backpack and threw it at the foot of Bancheng Yansha.
The gold coin bounced twice on the stone pavement, making a crisp sound.
Ban Cheng Yansha's eyes widened instantly.
"Can you do me a favor?" Chen You said calmly.
Ban Chengyansha clenched the gold coins in his hand, stood up abruptly, and straightened his back.
"Boss, just give the order! Who to kill? Which boss to steal? Just say the word, and I, Half-City Smoke and Sand, will get it done for you even if I drop back to level zero today!"
"It's not that complicated." Chen You pointed to the Supreme Tower behind him.
"Call nineteen friends over for me, making a total of twenty people. Each of them should come into the store and press a button for me. After that, each person will receive one gold coin."
Half the city was stunned by the smoke and dust.
He picked at his ear, thinking he had misheard.
"Have someone... press a button? One gold coin per person?"
"Yes." Chen You nodded. "There's only one requirement: keep your mouth shut and call for help privately. Can you gather everyone within ten minutes?"
"Yes! Absolutely!" Bancheng Yansha's voice trembled with excitement.
He immediately opened his friends list and frantically clicked in the air.
"Brothers! We're rich! Hurry to the entrance of the Supreme Tower in Hidden Star City! Don't ask why, you'll regret it if you're late!"
"Yes, yes, right now! A hidden super-rich person is giving away freebies, limited spots available, first come, first served!"
Within five minutes, twenty players had gathered at the entrance of the Supreme Tower.
These players have different professions and varying levels.
They looked at Chen You standing on the steps with eyes full of awe and fervor.
"Boss, everyone's here!" Bancheng Yansha leaned close to Chen You and whispered.
"They're all my brothers who'd risk their lives for me, absolutely reliable! Do you need us to set up any formation?"
"Line up in a row." Chen You waved his hand. "Come in with me."
"Wait! Boss, is this place even allowed to go in? I heard someone tried to force their way in and was immediately carried away."
"It's alright, you can come in if I let you."
Chen You turned around and pushed open the door of the Supreme Building.
Twenty players held their breath and followed quietly behind.
They thought they were about to encounter some epic hidden storyline, or some extremely terrifying NPC.
In the lobby, Hill remained behind the counter, maintaining his professional smile.
Chen You walked to the counter and pointed to the black metal box on the table.
"Line up, one by one." Chen You pointed to the red button on the box. "Everyone come forward, press this button, and then go to the side to collect your coins."
The players looked at each other in bewilderment.
Bancheng Yansha swallowed hard and was the first to step forward.
He looked at the untech, even somewhat rudimentary, iron box, took a deep breath, as if performing some kind of sacred ritual.
He extended his index finger and solemnly pressed the red button.
"bite."
The screen on the metal box flickered.
A line of small text popped up: Adventurer "Half-City Smoke and Sand" has helped you succeed, increasing your current progress by 0.005%.
Half the city was stunned by the smoke and dust.
He glanced at the screen, then at Chen You.
"Boss... is that all?"
"That's it." Chen You handed over a gold coin. "Next."
Bancheng Yansha accepted the gold coins, feeling utterly surreal.
He walked to the side, looked at the gold coins in his hand, and wondered if he was dreaming.
The second player stepped forward and pressed the button.
[Help Successfully Received! Congratulations on obtaining 1 'Gold Coin Fragment'. Collect 10 fragments to exchange for 0.001% progress.]
Chen You took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to draw his sword.
"continue."
The third one, the fourth one...
The prompts on the screen kept updating, pushing Chen You's blood pressure to its limits.
[Successfully triggered! Congratulations on triggering 'Abundant Blessings', progress increased by 0.02%!]
[Help Successfully Received! You'll receive the 'Withdrawal Secrets' guide; reading it will increase your chances of a successful withdrawal!]
[Help successful! You only need 0.0001% to complete the draw!]
The players' expressions changed from tension and anticipation to confusion and bewilderment, and finally evolved into a strange numbness.
They took the gold coins and stood aside, their gazes towards Chen You shifting from those of someone looking at a super-rich man to those of some incomprehensible, higher-dimensional being.
Spend twenty gold coins just to get a bunch of people to line up and press a button on a broken metal box?
Is this the world of the rich?
When the twentieth player pressed the button, the metal box finally emitted a long "beep" sound.
The green progress bar on the screen was finally completely filled.