211: Chapter 211 Official attempt to ride the wave? Limited edition skin for suppressing the rebellion.

The clanging of pickaxes in the Dragon Domain mines continued to ring out incessantly.

After the five core Dragon Crystal Mines were opened, the server-wide hype simply couldn't be suppressed.

Players were mining, players were sharing screenshots, and players were fighting for the leaderboards.

In the world channel, if it wasn't screenshots of dragon crystals, it was screenshots of the Rebellion Avatar Frame.

"Mined eighty low-grade dragon crystals again today, so sweet!"

"The Dragon Domain is truly a treasure land; Qing Yan died well!"

"Big boss Lin Zhe is awesome! Lord Lin Chen is awesome!"

In the Official Operations Department, Zhou Ming looked at the background hype curve, his eyes almost glowing green with greed.

The number of online players was skyrocketing.

Revenue from Dragon Domain teleports was skyrocketing.

Sales of pickaxes, stamina potions, and enchantment scrolls were skyrocketing.

The views on livestream replays were still growing like crazy.

A planner excitedly slapped the table: "Manager Zhou, we can't let this hype go to waste!"

Another planner immediately pushed forward a light screen: "We can launch a Rebellion-limited skin!"

The light screen unfurled.

[Rebellion-Limited Skin: dragon realm pioneer]

[Price: 99 maple coins]

[Obtain appearance after binding: dragon-patterned battle robe]

[Additional Effect: Permanent Attack Power +1%]

[Limited-time sale, will not return after missing]

Zhou Ming's eyes lit up.

"Permanent Attack +1%?"

"Plus a limited appearance, players will definitely scramble for it."

The planner smiled confidently: "The rebellion just ended, and player emotions are at their peak. With this skin priced at 99 maple coins, if even just one-tenth of the eighty million players buy it, the revenue will explode."

Zhou Ming took a deep breath.

He was tempted.

Extremely tempted.

But in the next second, he looked at the audit column again.

Now, all official events must be sent to Lin Chen for auditing.

Without an audit, it simply cannot go online.

Zhou Ming's mouth twitched, but he still waved his hand: "Submit it for review."

Ten minutes later.

On the earthen slope of Luofeng Village.

Lin Chen sat in a small rattan chair, holding Spirit Honey Cakes in his arms.

Lin Yueyao sat beside him holding Xiao Jin. Xiao Jin's tail flicked back and forth as he stared at that set of dragon-patterned battle robe on the light screen.

"Awoo?"

Xiao Jin tilted his head.

Lin Yueyao blinked: "Brother, does this clothing cost money?"

Lin Chen glanced at the price, and his small face immediately tightened.

"99 maple coins."

"And they tied permanent Attack +1% to a paid skin."

He took a bite of a Spirit Honey Cake and snorted in a milky voice.

"The rebellion was put down by my father."

"The dragon crystals were mined by the players themselves."

"They, on the other hand, want to take benefits and use them as a threshold to fleece the players."

Xiao Jin immediately gave a fierce-cute "Awoo".

Lin Chen nodded: "Xiao Jin also thinks it won't do."

Slap!

He waved his small hand.

The official planning proposal turned red on the spot.

[Audit Rejected]

[Reason for Rejection: Payment threshold not approved]

In the operations meeting room, Zhou Ming looked at the red prompt, and his heart skipped a beat.

Before he could even speak, a new modification plan had already been thrown back.

Lin Chen's voice rang out simultaneously.

"The skin can go online."

"But it cannot be sold."

"Any player who completes three basic daily tasks can claim it for free."

"Keep the permanent Attack +1%."

"No payment thresholds are allowed."

"No limited quantities."

"No gacha mechanics."

The meeting room fell deathly silent instantly.

One planner's face turned pale: "Free? And not limited? Manager Zhou, this is a skin with a permanent attack buff!"

Another planner whispered: "If the entire server claims it, the data maintenance costs won't be low either..."

The veins on Zhou Ming's forehead throbbed.

Of course he was pained.

Something that was originally meant to make money was now being given away for free.

But did he dare to refuse?

He didn't.

The commemorative coin event had already proven it.

When Lin Chen changed things to be free, the officials actually earned more.

More importantly, if Lin Chen said no, then it really was a no.

Zhou Ming immediately squeezed out a smile: "Modify it according to Lord Lin Chen's plan!"

"Launch it immediately!"

Soon, a server-wide announcement boomed out.

[Server Announcement: The Dragon Domain Rebellion-Limited Skin event has officially begun!]

[Players who complete any three basic daily tasks can claim the limited skin: dragon realm pioneer for free!]

[Permanently obtain after binding: Attack Power +1%!]

[No payment threshold for this event, no quantity limits, no gacha!]

[The rules for this event have been audited and approved by the Archon of Luofeng Village, Lin Chen!]

As soon as the announcement came out.

The entire server went quiet for a second.

The next second, it completely exploded.

"Holy crap! Permanent Attack +1%?"

"And it's free?"

"You can get it with just three daily tasks?"

"I knew it, it must have been changed by Lord Lin Chen!"

"If the officials put it out themselves, it would be at least 99 maple coins!"

The task board in Luofeng Village was instantly swamped with players.

The queue at the Holy Light City daily hall stretched all the way outside the plaza.

Fengyu Village, Shiti Village, Blackstone Town—all daily quest points were filled to capacity.

"Kill three wild wolves, turn in the quest!"

"Who took the letter delivery quest? Run fast!"

"Picking ten herbs counts as one daily task, charge!"

Players were grinding daily tasks like crazy.

In less than ten minutes, the first batch of skins arrived.

A crimson-gold light fell upon the players.

What was originally an ordinary cloth armor appearance instantly turned into a rebellion war robe with a dragon-patterned cape.

There were faint dragon scale patterns on the shoulder guards, and a small Black Wind Valley Battle Badge on the chest.

Most crucially, an extra line of permanent buff appeared on the stats panel.

[Attack Power +1%]

"It really added it!"

"Permanent!"

"This appearance is also handsome!"

"Brothers, take photos!"

The world channel was instantly flooded with screenshots.

[Screenshot: dragon realm pioneer Skin]

"Got it for free, looks incredibly cool!"

[Screenshot: Attack Power +1%]

"Long live Lord Lin Chen!"

[Screenshot: Five-man squad all in dragon-patterned battle robes]

"Our squad has collectively changed gear, ready to continue mining!"

One hour after the event went online, the number of claims exceeded twenty million.

Three hours, over fifty million.

Half a day later, the background numbers suddenly jumped to eighty million.

The official technician's voice was trembling: "Manager Zhou! The number of claims has surpassed eighty million!"

"Player activity has risen another fifty percent compared to yesterday!"

"The number of completed daily tasks has increased sevenfold!"

Zhou Ming clutched his chest, just about to feel pained over the costs, when an operations staff member beside him suddenly shouted wildly.

"Manager Zhou! The mall revenue has exploded!"

"Sales of Intermediate Life Potions have tripled!"

"Sales of enchantment scrolls have tripled!"

"Teleport charms, repair coupons, stamina potions—they're all rising!"

"The total revenue... is even higher than the projected earnings from the original plan to sell the skin!"

The meeting room went quiet for a moment.

Zhou Ming suddenly looked up: "How much higher?"

The operator swallowed: "At least twice as high, and it's still rising!"

Zhou Ming was stunned for two seconds.

Then, he laughed.

He laughed louder and louder.

"Hahahaha!"

"Free is good! Free is truly good!"

"Lord Lin Chen indeed sees much further than us!"

Originally, selling the skin would only make one wave of money.

Now, by giving the skin away for free, the players—in order to do daily tasks, travel, grind mobs, repair equipment, and continue mining—have instead boosted the entire mall.

Zhou Ming made a decision on the spot.

"Add more benefits!"

"Send one hundred thousand bottles of Intermediate Life Potions into the Public Warehouse!"

"All players can claim them for free based on their contribution points!"

Soon, a new announcement lit up again.

[Official Additional Benefits: Due to the enthusiasm for the Dragon Domain Rebellion-Limited Skin event exceeding expectations, the officials are adding Intermediate Life Potion × 100,000 to the Public Warehouse!]

[All players can claim them for free based on contribution points!]

The world channel exploded again.

"The officials added more benefits?"

"They must be making a killing!"

"Without Lord Lin Chen, we would have had to spend 99 maple coins to buy this skin!"

"Free skin, free attack buff, and now free potions—so sweet!"

On the earthen slope of Luofeng Village.

Lin Chen looked at the skyrocketing data in the background, and his small face finally showed satisfaction.

"Now this is more like it."

Lin Yueyao held Xiao Jin and nodded with a smile.

Xiao Jin, wearing a miniature dragon-patterned cape sent by a player, gave a milky "Awoo".

Far away in Wanlong City, Lin Zhe also received feedback from the rules.

[Ding! Server-wide player support has risen!]

[Ding! Official compliance has increased!]

[Ding! Host's Power of Rules has increased by 0.5%!]

Lin Zhe's expression was calm as his gaze swept over the players below wearing the dragon realm pioneer skin.

At the mine entrance, the dragon-patterned battle robes formed a continuous sea of color.

Players were queuing while excitedly waving their pickaxes.

The officials wanted to chase the hype.

In the end, the hype still fell back into the hands of the Lin family.