182: Chapter 182 Speculating on Surrender Quotas? Scalpers' Accounts Immediately Banned

"More people are heading this way."

Outside the camp, the player in charge of registration had just finished shouting when another string of rebels, dragging their families along, squeezed over.

Ever since Lin Zhe established the surrender policy, the surrender points outside Black Wind Valley had never stopped being busy.

Register, collect travel expenses, exchange for points, and receive potions.

Order was originally quite stable.

But by evening, a quarrel suddenly broke out at the front.

"Why won't you let me in!"

"I came here once yesterday, and your people said the slots were full, telling me to pay five hundred copper coins and come back tomorrow!"

"I paid the money, and you're still not letting me register today!"

A common rebel with a broken dragon horn had bloodshot eyes as he gripped the wooden railing in front of the registration desk, trembling with rage.

Several other rebels nearby also exploded in anger.

"I paid too!"

"They said surrender slots were tight, and if we didn't buy one, we wouldn't get in line!"

"There are even people wearing our rebel broken armor cutting in line to claim rewards!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the players queuing nearby were stunned.

"Slots?"

"You have to spend money to buy a slot to surrender?"

"Who is pulling this off?"

The solo player on duty had a darkened expression and immediately opened the complaint light screen.

Within moments, dozens of reports popped up simultaneously.

On a dirt slope in Luofeng Village, Lin Chen was holding a Spirit Honey Cake while looking at the registration data from the Dragon Domain side when the light screen in front of him suddenly turned bright red.

"Another group looking for death."

The little guy took a bite of the cake and tapped his small hand.

Swish!

The surrender registration backend expanded directly.

Rows of records flickered rapidly.

Some people were repeatedly claiming points.

Some accounts were clearly ordinary players, yet half an hour ago, they had donned rebel identity templates to sneak into the surrender queue.

More absurdly, several speculative merchants had gathered over three hundred alt accounts and solo players specifically to pose as escaped rebels, first scamming for the [Satiety Buff] and points, then using the rewards to exchange for Dragon Crystals.

On the other side, transaction records were also pulled up conveniently.

[Surrender slot, 500 copper coins each, registration included, rewards included]

[Last ten spots today, first come first served]

[Real rebels without slots, get to the back, don't block the way]

Lin Chen's small face instantly turned cold.

"They're even scamming people who are surrendering."

"Ban them all."

Buzz—

In the next second, a bright red server-wide announcement slammed down!

[Server-wide Announcement: Upon investigation, players such as "Cailu Tongtian" and "Surrender Slot Specialist," totaling 7 speculative merchants, collaborated with 327 accounts to pose as surrendering rebels, maliciously defrauding suppression points, Satiety Buffs, and related rewards, and privately scalping "surrender slots" for copper coins, crowding out the registration eligibility of real surrendering rebels. The evidence is conclusive!]

[The punishments are as follows:]

[1: The involved accounts are permanently banned from all server permissions!]

[2: The involved accounts are permanently blacklisted and forbidden from creating new accounts to enter "miracle"!]

[3: Confiscate all illegal gains, including points, Dragon Crystals, potions, and copper coins!]

[4: All defrauded materials and rewards will be returned to the real surrendering rebels!]

[5: Additional compensation of 500 points to each victimized rebel!]

[The final right of interpretation for this punishment belongs to the Archon of Luofeng Village, Lin Chen!]

Once the announcement came out, the entire surrender camp fell silent for a moment.

Then it directly exploded!

"Holy crap! Posing as rebels to scam rewards?"

"They even dared to scalp surrender slots?"

"These scalpers really don't pick their places to seek death!"

In front of the registration desk, red light simultaneously exploded from the players who were still acting pitiful.

[You have been permanently banned]

[You have lost all permissions]

[You have been forbidden from creating a new account]

"What?!"

"Wait! I was just helping to wait in line!"

"Don't ban me! Don't ban me!"

But it was completely useless.

In the next second, even the Dragon Crystals and potions in their backpacks were forcibly drained, and the individuals were kicked offline directly.

They didn't even have time to finish their screams.

The surrounding players burst into wild laughter.

"Go ahead, keep scalping!"

"Five hundred copper coins for a slot, right? Now your accounts are gone!"

"Lord Lin Chen's blade is truly fast!"

On the other side, in front of those cheated real rebels, the compensation panel had already lit up.

[Return of defrauded copper coins]

[Reissue of surrender rewards]

[Additional compensation: 500 points]

The broken-horned rebel from before looked at the panel, his eyes turning red, and he fell to his knees with a thud.

"Thank you... Thank you, Mr. Lin Zhe! Thank you, Lord Lin Chen!"

A group of common rebels behind him also knelt down in unison.

"We thought no one cared!"

"It turns out someone really stands up for us!"

"From now on, whoever dares to work for Qing Yan again is an idiot!"

The world channel was also going crazy.

"Even scamming real rebels, these scalpers didn't die in vain!"

"A permanent ban isn't enough, they're not even allowed to make new accounts, satisfying!"

"Now who would dare to mess with the surrender benefits?"

After Lin Chen finished processing, he didn't stop.

With a swipe of his small hand, another announcement popped up.

[New Server-wide Mechanism: Reporting Rewards]

[Anyone who reports violations such as posing as a surrendering rebel, defrauding benefits, or reselling slots will be rewarded with 500 points after verification!]

[Malicious false accusations will receive the same punishment!]

As soon as this announcement lit up, the players' eyes sparkled.

"500 points?"

"Good heavens, from now on, I'll be the first to report anyone who acts out!"

"Scalpers will probably pee themselves when they see this!"

Over at the surrender camp, the atmosphere stabilized instantly.

Real rebels queued up peacefully, solo players took the initiative to help maintain order, and many rebels who had just received their rewards grit their teeth and volunteered to stay behind as guides.

"I know two other small paths on the west side."

"I also remember the shift change times for Qing Yan's rear camp."

"When it's time for the general offensive, I'll lead the way!"

Atop Wanlong City, Ao Ningshuang looked at the camp below that had regained its stability and smiled coldly: "These little tricks wouldn't last even half a day in the hands of you father and son."

Lin Zhe's gaze was indifferent as he looked toward Black Wind Valley.

Below the camp, more surrendering rebels were still walking this way.

And news of those cleared new routes and new guard posts was constantly being sent up.