221: Chapter 221 Petition Goes Viral? Is It Really Not in a Hurry?

The video of the Abyss Messenger, Hei Jin, requesting an audience with Lin Zhe was edited into over thirty versions by players.

The titles were each more explosive than the last.

[The Abyss Witch Personally Extends an Olive Branch!]

[Lin Zhe's Next Stop Suspected to be the Abyss!]

[Dark Equipment, Magic Crystal Mines, Abyss Dungeons—Are They All Coming?]

Less than ten minutes after the video was uploaded, the view count absolutely exploded.

The world channel was moving so fast that the words became a blur.

"I beg Great God Lin Zhe to go to the Abyss and suppress the rebellion!"

"We've already enjoyed the Dragon Domain; please arrange for the Abyss as well!"

"Dark-class players are begging on their knees to open the map!"

"Blood Fiends, Curse Masters, and Shadow Hunters are all ready!"

"Regardless of anything else, just hearing about the Abyss dungeon drop rate buff makes my mouth water!"

Outside Wanlong City, players who were about to head to the mines stopped in their tracks.

At the entrance of the Sea Dragon Crystal Palace, players in line were scrolling through petitions while they waited.

In front of the Luofeng Village quest board, some people were even holding up wooden signs for the memes.

[Please, Great God Lin Zhe, Lead an Expedition to the Abyss!]

[The Lin Family Army is Ready to Charge!]

[Abyss Rebellion, Waiting for Me to Farm It!]

The bullet chat in the official livestream was also filled with the same sentence.

"Manager Zhou, take a stand!"

"Official team, hurry up and ask Great God Lin Zhe when he's setting off!"

"Don't play dead, the Abyss hype is here!"

In the operations back-end, Zhou Ming watched the skyrocketing data, his mouth twitching.

He wanted to take a stand too.

But did he dare?

Currently, the pacing of versions, events, and maps all depended on the whims of the Lin father and son.

He didn't have the final say.

Just as the server-wide hype was reaching its peak, a few eye-catching messages suddenly popped up in the world channel.

[Anonymous Truth-Teller]: Don't be stupid, Lin Zhe is intentionally gatekeeping the rewards! There are so many rewards in the Abyss, he just doesn't want players to get them!

[Abyss Must Open]: The Dragon Domain is already stable, so why the delay? He's just afraid of players getting stronger!

[Rewards Swallowed]: Everyone, flood the screen together to force him to open the Abyss! We have to pressure him!

Once these messages appeared, the channel went quiet for a brief moment.

Then, many players frowned.

"Trying to stir up trouble again?"

"When has Great God Lin Zhe ever gatekept rewards?"

"We haven't even finished grinding the Dragon Domain rewards yet, what's the rush?"

But those few accounts continued to spam.

"Don't make excuses! Not going to the Abyss means he doesn't want to give out benefits!"

"If players don't make a scene, there will never be new rewards!"

"Spam it! Force his hand!"

On a dirt slope in Luofeng Village.

Lin Chen sat in a small rattan chair, the red dots on the rule light screen in front of him flashing repeatedly.

Lin Yueyao leaned in while holding Xiao Jin, who let out a fierce little "Awoo."

Lin Chen's small face darkened.

"Force my hand?"

He tapped with his small hand.

Whoosh!

The data chains behind the thirty-plus accounts instantly unfurled.

Remnants of the Batian Alliance.

Remnants of the War Soul Alliance.

And several old accounts that had previously maliciously hoarded goods in the Dragon Crystal market, snatched dungeon entrances from solo players, and scammed newbies.

They had all switched to alternate accounts to stir up trouble.

Lin Chen took a bite of a Spirit Honey Cake and said in a childish voice, "Publicize it."

Boom!

A server-wide announcement dropped directly.

[Server Announcement: Upon investigation, thirty-seven accounts, including 'Anonymous Truth-Teller', 'Abyss Must Open', and 'Rewards Swallowed', have maliciously spread false rumors and incited players to pressure Mr. Lin Zhe. The evidence is conclusive!]

[The accounts involved are all linked to the remnant forces of the Batian Alliance and the War Soul Alliance.]

[Penalty: Permanent ban of all server privileges!]

[Associated dark history is being publicized simultaneously!]

Following the announcement, screenshots were posted directly.

Maliciously PK-ing newbies.

Monopolizing dungeon entrances.

Inflating resource prices.

Scamming players out of copper coins.

Teaming up to block mine entrances.

Piece after piece of evidence appeared.

The world channel exploded instantly.

"I knew it was those bastards stirring up trouble!"

"The Batian Alliance remnants haven't died out yet?"

"The War Soul Alliance is in on it too? These people are like maggots in a toilet!"

"Good ban, Lord Lin Chen!"

Before the players could even finish swearing, a second announcement lit up immediately after.

[Server Announcement: Regarding matters related to the Abyss rebellion suppression, the following clarification is issued.]

[The post-war order of the Dragon Domain has not yet been fully organized. The mining areas, dungeons, training grounds, and player management systems still require stabilization.]

[The Dragon Empress Ao Ningshuang is currently in her prenatal recovery period. The fetal condition of the fourth son, Lin Jin, needs continued stabilization.]

[In the near future, Mr. Lin Zhe will not consider an expedition to the Abyss.]

[Anyone who interferes with the server's rhythm through spamming, rumor-mongering, incitement, or pressuring will be handled with an account ban.]

[Players are encouraged to continue participating in the existing activities and benefits of the Dragon Domain in an orderly manner.]

As soon as the announcement came out, the previous fanaticism was suppressed like a bucket of cold water.

But no one was dissatisfied.

Because the reasons were too solid.

The Dragon Domain had just been pacified.

Ao Ningshuang was still recovering while pregnant.

Lin Jin was the future ultimate World Boss.

Who would dare to rush them at a time like this?

The wind in the world channel shifted instantly.

"Understood, no rush!"

"Prince Lin Jin is more important; the Abyss can wait."

"We haven't even finished grinding the Dragon Domain rewards, what the hell is the rush?"

"Those stirring up trouble deserve to have their accounts banned."

"Brothers, back to the mines! Don't waste that free hour!"

At the entrance of the Wanlong City mines, the players who were just holding up petition signs immediately put them away, shouldered their pickaxes, and ran.

"Go, go, go, let's mine Dragon Crystals!"

At the entrance of the Sea Dragon Crystal Palace, the line started moving again.

"Let's farm the available dungeons first; we can talk about the Abyss later."

On the dirt slope in Luofeng Village, Lin Chen watched the world channel return to stability, and his small face relaxed once more.

Xiao Jin lay in Lin Yueyao's arms and flicked its tail.

Lin Chen picked up a Spirit Honey Cake and took another bite.

"I said there's no rush."

"Then there's no rush."

From a high vantage point in Wanlong City, Lin Zhe also saw the announcement.

He glanced back at the faint glow of the warm soul pendant deep within the Dragon Emperor Palace, his expression calm.

Outside the palace, players were once again flocking to the mines, dungeons, and training grounds.

In the world channel, messages cursing the trouble-making accounts were still scrolling by.

The order of the Dragon Domain had been pressed back onto its original track.