138: Chapter 138 Players Hold a Celebration? Drop Rate Temporarily Increased

The hype for Holy Light City hasn't died down yet.

The news of Lin Zhe being appointed as the Prince Regent has been pinned on the server for many days. Instead of getting tired of it, players are getting more and more obsessed.

Early in the morning, the world channel exploded.

"Brothers, I propose we set the day of the Prince Regent's appointment as 'Lin Che Day'!"

"Agreed! I'll fight anyone who objects!"

"Big shot Lin Zhe saved solo players, gave out benefits, choked the black-hearted merchants, and even gave the whole server a buff. It would be wrong not to commemorate this day!"

Luofeng Village has already started setting off fireworks! People are also laying out gifts in Holy Light City's square!

In less than half an hour, the words "Lin Che Day" flooded the entire world channel.

No one organized it at all.

The players started it themselves.

Luofeng Village was the first to boil over.

Beside the dirt slope at the village entrance, which was already a favorite check-in spot for players, it was completely packed today. Piles of fireworks, herbs, Blue-tier equipment accessories, and magic core materials were all dumped under the slope by players. Some specifically changed into ordinary cloth clothes that looked most like Lin Zhe, some wore white robes to imitate Ling Xi, and several female players teamed up to dress as Xing Jianwan and Su Ninghua, standing by the dirt slope taking photos, laughing non-stop.

"Does this outfit of mine look like the Prince Regent?"

"Like hell you do! Your temperament is far off!"

"Stop talking nonsense, set off the fireworks first! Today is Lin Che Day!"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Waves of colorful fireworks exploded in the sky, lighting up the sky above Luofeng Village.

On the other side, Holy Light City was even more exaggerated.

On the square outside the Imperial Palace, players were gathered in layers. Someone even spent money to book the entire fountain area, using magic words to spell out a line of glittering golden characters in the air.

"Big shot Lin Zhe is awesome!"

As soon as it rose, cheers erupted around.

Many players simply set up long tables in the square, laying out all the rare materials, Blue-tier equipment, and potions they had farmed, calling it "gifts for Lin Che Day."

There were even players in reality who launched offline celebrations on forums and live-streaming platforms, specifically cosplaying as Lin Zhe's family.

Someone wore the most ordinary hemp clothes, with a faint expression, standing in front of the camera without saying a word. The comment section was crazily spamming "that's the vibe."

Someone held a doll to imitate Lin Chen, with a honey cake in his mouth, saying in a milky voice: "The whole server is free!"

There was also an elf-type female streamer carrying a fake scepter, imitating Lin Yueyao's milky voice shouting: "Increase the drop rate!"

It went straight to the hot search.

The forum's homepage was full of related posts.

《No Grinding Today, Only Lin Che Day

《I Cosplayed the Prince Regent in Reality and Was Watched for Eight Streets》

《The Most Prestigious NPC in the Whole Server, Players Celebrate Spontaneously》

The news spread further and further.

The blessing messages on the world channel were even more ridiculous.

"Happy Lin Che Day!"

"I wish the Prince Regent would always give out benefits!"

"Requesting Lord Lin Chen to increase the drop rate once more!"

"The Lin family is the GOAT!"

One after another, rushing up like a flood.

The official backend soon turned red.

"President Zhou! The blessing messages on the world channel have exceeded fifty million!"

"Broken again! Seventy million!"

"Over a hundred million! It's already over a hundred million!"

The group in the Operations Department stared with eyes wide open.

Zhou Ming stood in front of the backend panel, his mouth grinning from ear to ear.

"Good! Excellent!"

"This hype is even more intense than the official holiday events!"

"No one is allowed to mess around today. If there aren't enough servers, add more. Keep it steady for me!"

In a side hall of Holy Light City, Su Ninghua also received the news.

She put down the scrolls, a hint of surprise in her eyes: "It's truly a first for the players of the entire server to spontaneously set the day of your appointment as a holiday."

Lin Zhe leaned back in his chair, his fingertips lightly tapping the armrest, his expression as calm as ever.

But as his Rule Perception spread, he could clearly feel that throughout the Human Empire, Luofeng Village, and even around the Elf Secret Realm, there were jubilant emotions everywhere.

It wasn't faked.

It was support from the bottom of their hearts.

On the dirt slope in Luofeng Village, Lin Chen was holding a Spirit Honey Cake while watching the players set off fireworks. Lin Yueyao was also sitting nearby, swinging her small feet, her deer-like eyes sparkling.

"Daddy, everyone is so happy today," Lin Yueyao spoke in a milky voice.

Lin Chen also hummed twice: "They're all celebrating Lin Che Day, which shows everyone has good taste."

Listening to the commotion, the corner of Lin Zhe's mouth finally curled into a very faint arc.

The next second.

He raised his hand.

Hum—

Pale golden rule ripples instantly spread out from Holy Light City, sweeping through the entire Human Empire, then connecting to Luofeng Village, the Elf Secret Realm, and various Novice Areas.

A bright red announcement popped up in front of all online players across the server at the same time.

[Server Announcement: Due to the "Lin Che Day" celebration, a server-wide blessing is temporarily issued!]

[All players on the server receive a 24-hour 20% all-item drop rate buff!]

[Registered players in Luofeng Village receive an additional 10% drop rate bonus, totaling 30%!]

[Great Priestess of the Elves Lin Yueyao has opened 1,000 additional slots for the Elf Archer hidden class, limited to exchange through designated celebration tasks during the event!]

[The final right of interpretation for these rules belongs to Lin Zhe!]

Once the announcement came out.

The whole server was dead silent for two seconds.

Then, it completely exploded!

"Holy crap!! Twenty percent drop rate!! For a whole day!!"

"Thirty percent for Falling Maple?! How are the other areas supposed to live!"

"1,000 hidden class slots? Am I seeing this right? People were fighting like crazy for one slot before, and now a thousand are open?"

"Charge! Forget the holiday, grind while celebrating!"

"Whoever sleeps today is a dog!"

The world channel was so lagged that the words couldn't be seen clearly.

The dungeon entrances were instantly packed.

The wild monster farming areas were full of people.

The queue for the Elf Secret Realm entrance stretched outside the teleportation square, the line so long the end couldn't be seen.

Someone had just entered a dungeon and the first monster dropped Blue-tier equipment; they shrieked in the team channel on the spot.

"It dropped! It really dropped! This drop rate is too ridiculous!"

Some solo players formed temporary teams and stayed up all night in the Royal Hunting Ground to farm Tier 3 magic cores. In less than two hours, their backpacks were full, and they couldn't stop smiling.

"I usually can't get this many in a week!"

"Today is practically picking up money!"

"Stop talking, keep grinding!"

Luofeng Village was even more exaggerated.

With the 30% drop rate active, players rushed to dungeons and gathering points like crazy. Herbs, equipment, magic cores, and enchantment materials clattered out. The public warehouse entrance was lined with players storing items, and the warehouse manager NPC was busy beyond belief.

The 1,000 hidden class slots temporarily added by Lin Yueyao pushed the atmosphere to its peak.

As soon as the celebration tasks were released, the front of the task hall was instantly mobbed.

"Don't push! I was here first!"

"The Elf Archer hidden class! Getting it means taking off instantly!"

"Giving it my all today, I have to get a slot even if I grind until dawn!"

Even many high-level players from the main cities were envious and teleported directly to Luofeng Village to camp for tasks.

Seeing that the players' enthusiasm had completely exploded, Zhou Ming couldn't sit still either.

"Launch the event!"

"Lin Che Day exclusive commemorative items, push them out immediately!"

In less than an hour, a batch of Lin Che Day commemorative items was listed in the shop.

There were golden avatar frames, commemorative fireworks, dirt slope commemorative badges, and special light-effect accessories that could display "Happy Lin Che Day" above the head.

The prices weren't high, but the designs hit all the players' excitement points.

As a result, they sold like crazy as soon as they went online.

"Give me ten commemorative fireworks!"

"I must get that avatar frame!"

"I want to buy a real-life version of this badge!"

Backend sales figures skyrocketed.

Thirty million.

Sixty million.

Eighty million.

One hundred million!

The people in the Operations Department almost jumped for joy as they saw the numbers break one hundred million.

Zhou Ming slapped the table and laughed: "We're making a killing! We're really making a killing today!"

"Big shot Lin Zhe is a living advertisement!"

And the players across the server didn't care at all how much the officials made.

They only knew that today was a blast.

There was a holiday to celebrate.

There were buffs to receive.

There were hidden classes to fight for.

And a bunch of commemorative items to show off.

From day to night, the heat on the world channel never dropped; instead, it got crazier as night fell.

In the side hall of Holy Light City, Lin Zhe looked at the constantly rising player Awe Points on the rule panel, his expression calm.

Outside, the lights were bright.

Blessing messages on the world channel were still flooding in one after another.

And the traffic on the distant trade routes and teleportation areas had also increased to several times the usual amount.

Su Ninghua watched the fireworks that still hadn't stopped outside and slowly said, "This move of yours has probably completely won over the hearts of the players across the server again."

Lin Zhe said indifferently, "As long as they're happy."

Just then, his fingertips suddenly paused slightly.

At the edge of his Rule Perception, a slightly unusual fluctuation was coming from the direction of the trade route connecting Holy Light City to Luofeng Village.