36: Chapter 36 The official backs down, offering resources as a gesture of goodwill

The teleportation array in Luofeng Village had just stabilized.

Outside the earthen mound, players from the three villages were still running back and forth across the map, long queues formed at the entrance of the public warehouse, and the dungeon entrance was filled with the shouts of players forming parties.

Right at that moment.

Above the village entrance, three beams of white light bearing the official emblem suddenly descended.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Over a dozen players with uniform account appearances appeared simultaneously.

The leader wore a silver-white operations formal suit, and the ID above his head glowed with a light blue special border.

[Player: Zhou Ming]

[Identity: Official Operations Manager]

[Special Authority: Event Management]

The people following behind him carried boxes of glowing item chests.

Official exclusive fireworks.

Rare forging materials.

High-level potion gift packs.

There were also several commemorative items that were clearly not obtainable by ordinary players.

The players at the village entrance saw this and immediately exploded into a frenzy.

"Holy crap! The official staff are here!"

"They're not here to investigate Big Shot Lin, are they?"

"Investigate my foot! Have you ever seen someone bring gifts for an investigation?"

"Those boxes are practically blinding me!"

As soon as Zhou Ming landed, he first scanned his surroundings.

Players from the three villages were packed densely.

Monster respawns were orderly.

Dungeons, the warehouse, and quests were all operating stably.

Most importantly, the statistical data from the backend was already in his mind.

Triple the revenue.

Triple the activity.

The Novice Area's popularity was ranked first in the entire server.

Under these circumstances, who would dare treat Lin Zhe as a bug?

That wouldn't be fixing a bug.

That would be smashing the God of Wealth's bowl.

Zhou Ming took a deep breath and led his people quickly to the earthen mound, adopting an extremely humble attitude.

"Mr. Lin."

"Archon Lin."

"On behalf of the Official Operations Department, I have come specifically to show our goodwill."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the surrounding players fell silent.

The official side... showing goodwill?

Showing goodwill to an NPC?

Zhou Ming waved his hand, and the boxes behind him opened simultaneously.

Whoosh!

A burst of light shone forth.

"Here are official exclusive items, rare materials, event gift packs, and reserve resources prepared for the Third Beginner District."

"Additionally, the official side has decided to grant Mr. Lin an exclusive honorary title."

Just as he finished speaking, a line of golden text popped up in mid-air.

[Best NPC in the Entire Server]

The golden words hung in the air, flashing for a full three seconds.

The surrounding players' eyes nearly popped out of their heads.

"Best NPC in the Entire Server?"

"The official side is personally issuing a title?"

"I've freaking never seen the official side give an award to an NPC before!"

Zhou Ming had a smile on his face, but his heart was not at ease at all.

He continued, "In addition, the official side is willing to set up exclusive events specifically for Luofeng Village, Fengyu Village, and Shiti Village, with resources, rewards, and promotion all maxed out."

"We only have one small request."

As he said this, his voice lowered slightly.

"We hope that Mr. Lin will not arbitrarily modify major rules that affect the operation of the entire server in the future."

These words were already tactful enough.

To put it bluntly, the official side had yielded.

Not only did they not dare touch Lin Zhe, but they also had to beg him not to mess around.

Lin Zhe stood there with a calm expression, not even lifting an eyelid.

Before he could speak...

Lin Chen, snuggled in Xing Jianwan's arms, spoke up in a milky voice.

"If you want to cooperate, sure."

Zhou Ming's heart tightened, and he immediately looked at Lin Chen.

Lin Chen raised his small hand and began to list conditions, counting them on his fingers.

"First, in the future, the event content for the Novice Area must be shown to me first."

"Only if I agree can they be launched."

"Second, since this is a gesture of goodwill from the official side, all players in the Third Beginner District must be given a set of exclusive commemorative equipment."

"One set for everyone, no exceptions."

Those two sentences spoken in a milky voice sounded like two mandatory system commands in Zhou Ming's ears.

After hearing this, the surrounding players were first stunned, then almost jumped for joy.

"Events are shown to Little Archon Lin first?"

"Isn't that the power of review!"

"And commemorative equipment! Distributed to everyone?"

"Holy crap! He's asking for benefits on our behalf!"

Zhou Ming didn't even hesitate.

"Agreed!"

"The official side agrees to everything!"

He answered so quickly that even the few operations accounts behind him were momentarily stunned.

But Zhou Ming knew very well.

As long as the Lin father and son nodded...

Never mind one set of commemorative equipment...

Even ten sets would be a profit.

Lin Chen nodded his small head in satisfaction.

"Then it's a deal."

Zhou Ming immediately operated on the spot, pulling up the official event contract panel.

[Novice Area Event Review Agreement]

[Event content for the Third Beginner District must first be confirmed by Lin Chen]

[The official side will issue exclusive commemorative equipment to players in the Third Beginner District]

[Contract takes effect immediately]

"Please take a look, Archon Lin."

Lin Chen tapped with his small hand.

Buzz—

The contract was successfully bound instantly.

The next second, a server-wide announcement popped up.

[Official Announcement: To thank the players of the Third Beginner District for their enthusiastic support of "miracle," the official side will issue exclusive commemorative equipment for the Third Beginner District.]

[Official Announcement: In the future, exclusive event content for the Third Beginner District will be communicated and confirmed with the Archon of Luofeng Village first.]

As soon as the announcement came out, the entire server was in an uproar.

The world channel went absolutely crazy.

"What the heck? The official side communicating and confirming with an NPC?"

"No, since when does an NPC have event approval power!"

"Did the official side really bow down?"

"How long has it been since the server opened, and the official side has already softened to Big Shot Lin?"

"I'm convinced, completely convinced. This game must be run by the Lin family!"

The local players of Luofeng Village were so excited their scalps felt numb.

"Big Shot Lin is awesome!"

"Little Archon Lin is awesome!"

"The official side has to ask our village's permission before giving out equipment. Who else has this kind of prestige!"

"If anyone dares to say Big Shot Lin is just an NPC again, I'll be the first to slap them!"

Seeing the announcement sent out, Zhou Ming finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He looked at Lin Zhe, his attitude becoming even more respectful.

"Mr. Lin, we will deliver the resources in batches, and the events for the Third Beginner District will definitely be submitted for review first."

"From now on, the official side will never mess with the parameters of the Novice Area."

Only then did Lin Zhe give him a faint glance.

"Just follow the rules, and it'll be fine."

Only six words.

Zhou Ming nodded immediately: "Understood!"

He knew that this meant he had passed.

And the surrounding players, looking at the Official Operations Manager acting like this in front of Lin Zhe, could no longer suppress the shock in their hearts.

From the very beginning, when they treated Lin Zhe like a wild monster to be hacked...

To now, where even the official side has to bring resources and bow down.

This contrast was too intense.

On the world channel, people soon began to change how they addressed him.

"Don't call him Lin Zhe anymore; call him Big Shot Lin."

"Right, include the 'Big Shot' prefix, otherwise it seems disrespectful."

"Even the official side has softened. What are we still pretending for?"

"If anyone dares to be defiant, look at the Wild Wolf Gang first, and then look at the official side."

On the earthen mound, Lin Chen had already ordered people to carry the boxes sent by the official side to the back of the public warehouse.

Xing Jianwan held him, the corners of her lips curling up slightly.

The surrounding players were still shouting "Big Shot Lin" one after another.

Lin Zhe stood there, the golden patterns of rules beneath his feet flowing slowly.

And deep within the system panel, a new line of authority progress lit up silently.