224: Chapter 224 So Jealous I'm Stomping My Feet? Even Single Dogs Need a Buff

After the Dragon Domain marriage system went online, the entire server turned into a massive display of public affection.

At the entrance of the Wanlong City dungeon, a pair of newly registered players wearing Dragon race wedding attire landed on a red gold dragon phoenix.

As soon as the two formed a party, a red-gold halo immediately lit up above their heads.

[Dragon and Phoenix Bring Prosperity: While in a married party, all attributes +5%, drop rate +10%]

Several single players nearby watched with eyes red from envy.

“It's them again!”

“Yesterday I ran the Sea Dragon Crystal Palace with them, and they got two extra pieces of Blue-tier equipment!”

“It's the same with mining today. Married parties have higher drop rates, so they have more Dragon Crystal fragments than I do!”

An assassin player was so jealous he was stomping his feet: “What’s wrong with being single? Don't I deserve a buff?”

The world channel also began to reek of jealousy.

“The marriage party is too good, I’m so jealous.”

“If I can't find a partner, does that mean I can't get stronger?”

“Lord Lin Chen! Look at us single dogs!”

“I strongly demand that single players be given benefits too!”

Soon, the Luofeng Village complaint channel was flooded.

[Petition: Single players want exclusive buffs too!]

[Petition: Don't let the marriage party crush solo wolf players!]

[Petition: I work very hard grinding mobs alone!]

In just half an hour, the number of petitions exceeded ten thousand.

On a small hill in Luofeng Village, Lin Chen sat in a small rattan chair, the light screen in front of him scrolling rapidly.

Lin Yueyao leaned over to look, holding Xiao Jin in her arms.

“Xiao Jin, they say they don't have partners and are very pitiful.”

Xiao Jin held a glowing ball and let out a milky “awoo.”

Lin Chen's small face was serious as he carefully flipped through several pages of petitions.

“Marriage has its own gameplay.”

“Solo players should have their own gameplay as well.”

He took a bite of a Spirit Honey Cake and tapped with his small hand.

Boom!

A server-wide announcement popped up immediately.

[Server Announcement: Archon of Luofeng Village Lin Chen has approved the application for single player benefits!]

[New Single-Exclusive Status: Lone Wolf Power, officially live!]

[Trigger Conditions: Effective when a player is not bound by a marriage contract and is grinding mobs solo, gathering solo, or entering designated dungeons solo!]

[Effect 1: Damage +10% when grinding mobs solo!]

[Effect 2: Solo drop rate +5%!]

[Effect 3: All unmarried players can claim an exclusive avatar frame for free: Single Aristocrat!]

[Single Aristocrat Avatar Frame Attributes: All attributes +1%!]

The announcement faded.

The entire server went quiet for a second.

The next second, the single players collectively exploded with hype!

“Holy crap! He actually did it!”

“Lone Wolf Power! Damage +10%, drop rate +5%!”

“There’s even an avatar frame with all attributes +1%!”

“Long live Lord Lin Chen!”

In the outskirts of Wanlong City, a single warrior player immediately left his party and charged toward a Dragon Lizard monster alone.

He swung his blade down.

Boom!

The damage number was noticeably higher.

[You have triggered Lone Wolf Power]

[Solo damage +10%]

The warrior's eyes lit up.

“Sweet!”

“Solo grinding is taking off too!”

Elsewhere, in a mine cave, a life-profession player swung his pickaxe alone.

Ding!

A low-grade dragon crystal dropped out.

Immediately after, another Dragon Crystal fragment dropped.

[You have triggered Lone Wolf Power]

[Solo drop rate +5%]

He posted the screenshot to the world channel on the spot.

“Singles have their day in the sun too!”

“I’m not getting married! I love being a lone wolf!”

A long queue formed at the Luofeng Village avatar frame claim point.

One by one, single players received the [Single Aristocrat] avatar frame and immediately equipped it.

It was a silver-white frame with a small wolf howling toward the sky in the center, flanked by faint golden patterns.

“Cool!”

“This avatar frame looks even better than I imagined!”

“All attributes +1%, getting something for free feels great!”

The married players weren't angry either.

Many couple players laughed and spammed the world channel.

“Not bad, not bad. Married parties have Dragon and Phoenix Bring Prosperity, and solo grinders have Lone Wolf Power.”

“This balancing act is so stable.”

“From now on, if you want to grind in a duo, get married; if you want to grind solo, be a lone wolf. Everyone gets benefits.”

“The Lin family's rules focus on ensuring no one loses out.”

In the official back-end, Zhou Ming was stunned as he watched the player satisfaction curve surge upward.

“As soon as the single benefits came out, the number of complaints dropped to zero?”

The technician nodded: “Not just zeroed out, the online duration has increased again.”

“The number of times solo dungeons are opened has doubled, and the number of people solo grinding in the wild has skyrocketed.”

Zhou Ming's lip twitched, and then he gave a direct thumbs up.

“Lord Lin Chen's balancing is simply perfect.”

On the hill in Luofeng Village.

Lin Chen looked at the channel that had returned to normal, his small face satisfied.

Lin Yueyao patted Xiao Jin's head and said with a smile, “Big brother is so amazing, everyone is happy now.”

Xiao Jin followed with an “awoo.”

Far away in Wanlong City, Lin Zhe soon received rule feedback.

[Ding! Server-wide player satisfaction has increased!]

[Ding! Player sense of belonging has improved!]

[Ding! The host's Power of Rules has increased slightly!]

Lin Zhe's expression was calm as he looked at the screen filled with “Single Aristocrat” and “Dragon and Phoenix Bring Prosperity.”

Those who were married had marriage benefits.

Those who were single had single benefits.

The popularity of the Dragon Domain and Luofeng Village was once again firmly held at its peak.