75: Chapter 75: Harvest Festival Concludes? Officials Voluntarily Delegate Power

After the white light of Prince Silvermoon's character deletion dissipated, bursts of laughter continued at the village entrance.

"The love rival was actually suspended until he quit the game!"

"When it comes to Big Shot Lin, whoever shows up just loses face!"

"The permanent entrance to the Elf Secret Realm is still there, and the Harvest Festival isn't over yet. Let's keep grinding hard today!"

On the earthen slope, Lin Zhe's expression was calm.

Ling Xi stood beside him, her long shoulder-length hair gently lifted by the wind. Beneath the large maple tree at the village entrance, the vines that had previously hung the person had slowly retracted into the soil. But compared to this bit of excitement, a much larger commotion was exploding in the official backend.

As the final day of the Harvest Festival entered the settlement phase, the Operations Department hall had already turned into a chaotic mess.

"It's out!"

"The final revenue is out!"

"The seven-day total revenue for the Third Beginner District of Luofeng Village... My god!"

An operations employee stared at the panel, his voice changing.

Zhou Ming stood up abruptly and snatched the statistics panel.

At the very top, a string of numbers was eye-searingly red.

[Elf Harvest Festival Seven-Day Total Revenue: Equivalent to the sum of all other Novice Areas over the last three months]

Below that was an even more exaggerated line.

[Third Beginner District Player Retention Rate: 99%]

The entire hall went silent for a second.

Immediately after, it simply exploded.

"99% retention?"

"Are you kidding me? In the past, we'd thank the heavens if a server-wide Novice Area event reached 60%!"

"That's not even the most ridiculous part. The one-week revenue of the Third Beginner District tops all other Novice Areas combined for three months!"

"Dungeons, trade routes, secret realms, events, gifting, league warm-ups... they're all linked together!"

Zhou Ming stared fixedly at the data, his hands trembling.

He knew very well that making money wasn't the main point.

The point was that this set of rules was no longer the officials leading the players.

It was the Lin father and son leading all the novice players in the entire server.

How to start events.

How to give rewards.

How to manage order.

Where players are willing to go.

Now, everything revolved around Luofeng Village.

An executive next to him swallowed hard and whispered, "Director Zhou, regarding this... do we need to continue showing our stance?"

Another person added, "We have to. Right now, the order in the Third Beginner District is entirely maintained by Lin Chen's pressure. Plus, with Lin Zhe's efficiency in handling malicious players, the official customer service is almost idle."

"And the biggest problem now is that some troublemakers move to other Novice Areas to cause a stir, then circle back to Luofeng Village to leech off events. Our backend screening is too slow; the Lin family is actually faster than us."

Zhou Ming was silent for a few seconds before making a final decision.

"Prepare the motorcade."

"I'll go personally."

"This time, it's not just about giving gifts."

"Hand over the permissions."

A technical supervisor's expression changed: "Full Server Player Data Viewing Permissions? That's something not even everyone in the Operations Department was allowed to touch before..."

Zhou Ming gave him a cold look.

"Do you think there's any other way right now?"

"Whomever the players follow is who the data should be given to."

"Besides, if Luofeng Village really wanted to check, they'd find a way themselves sooner or later. Rather than waiting for them to be unhappy, it's better if we proactively release it."

Several executives looked at each other, and no one dared to speak up again.

Half an hour later, the official motorcade stopped outside Luofeng Village once more.

This time, the display was even grander than before.

Over a dozen official resource vehicles.

Two Data Crystal transport trucks.

Zhou Ming led the team personally, followed by core accounts from the Operations and Technical Departments.

When the players at the village entrance saw this, they immediately perked up.

"The officials are here again?"

"This time it's not to deliver an event proposal, is it?"

"Looking at this setup, it looks like they're here to pay tribute."

The world channel also started lighting up.

"The official motorcade has returned to Luofeng Village!"

"I bet the Harvest Festival settlement is out!"

"I bet they have to bow down to Big Shot Lin again!"

When Zhou Ming reached the earthen slope, he didn't even say any unnecessary pleasantries and simply bowed first.

"Mr. Lin, Archon Lin."

"I've come to express my gratitude."

Lin Chen lay in Lin Zhe's arms, swinging his small feet.

"Thank us for what?"

Zhou Ming took a deep breath and raised his hand to unfold a massive blue-gold statistics panel.

Buzz—

The data light screen spread out, and the surrounding players all crowded around at once.

[Elf Harvest Festival Final Settlement]

[Total Seven-Day Revenue for Luofeng Village, Fengyu Village, and Shiti Village: Breaks the all-time record for Novice Areas in miracle]

[Comparative Data: Equivalent to the sum of all other Novice Areas over the last three months]

[Peak Player Activity: All-time high]

[Player Retention Rate: 99%]

[Complaint Rate: All-time low]

[Malicious PK Incidents: Cliff-like decline]

The players were stunned at first.

The next second, the whole place was in an uproar.

"Holy crap!"

"It really tops everyone else's three months?"

"99% retention? Doesn't that mean basically everyone who comes stays?"

"Nonsense, with the dungeons, trade routes, secret realms, and events all maxed out here, who would want to leave!"

Zhou Ming looked at Lin Zhe, his tone becoming even more humble.

"The official internal consensus has been reached."

"The value of Luofeng Village to the order and activity of the server's Novice Areas far exceeds that of ordinary events."

"Therefore, we have decided to grant two formal authorizations to Mr. Lin and Archon Lin."

As soon as these words were spoken, the surroundings instantly went quiet.

Even Ling Xi and Xing Jianwan looked over.

Zhou Ming raised his hand, and two technical accounts behind him immediately carried out a deep blue Data Crystal.

In the center of the crystal, dense player characters were flowing.

"The first authorization."

"Full Server Player Data Viewing Permissions."

"From today on, Mr. Lin can view any player's basic account information, level growth, inventory records, malice value, violation history, and archived dark history at any time."

"Whether they are in Luofeng Village or another Novice Area, if there is a problem, they can be locked onto immediately."

As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding players all gasped.

"Full server viewing?"

"Isn't this just official backend access to investigate people?"

"Who would dare to use an alt to cause trouble now!"

Zhou Ming did not stop and continued to speak.

"The second authorization."

"Priority audit rights for all server events."

"From now on, all event drafts aimed at the Novice Areas or even the entire server must first be sent to Luofeng Village for priority audit by Archon Lin."

"Without passing the audit, they cannot go live."

Boom!

This time, not just the players, but even the official technical accounts in the back couldn't help but lower their heads.

This was no longer a partnership.

This was the officials proactively ceding power.

The world channel exploded instantly.

"The officials really delegated power!"

"Events are given to the little Archon Lin to see first? Badass!"

"If any idiot player dares to spread rumors in the future, Big Shot Lin can just flip through your backend!"

"Who would dare to mess around now!"

Lin Chen's eyes lit up, and he clapped his small hands.

"This is good."

"In the future, as soon as bad things pop up, we'll be able to see them directly."

The corner of Xing Jianwan's mouth also curled up slightly.

With this permission, if characters like 'Wildly Slashing a Whole Street' appeared again, they wouldn't even need to waste time digging up their dark history.

Ling Xi said softly, "This way, those who want to take a detour from elsewhere to cause destruction won't be able to hide either."

Zhou Ming nodded immediately.

"That is exactly what we mean."

"The officials are now very clear that Mr. Lin and Archon Lin are the most suitable people to maintain order in the Novice Areas."

"With the permissions in your hands, the effect is better than keeping them in the backend."

Lin Zhe finally looked up at that deep blue Data Crystal.

The system prompt also sounded at this moment.

[Ding! Detected the official proactive delegation of permissions]

[Host obtained: Full server player data viewing]

[Host obtained: Full server event priority audit]

[Power of Rules increased]

A faint golden light pattern flashed through his eyes.

The next second, the Data Crystal slowly rose, turned into a blue-gold stream of light, and merged into Lin Zhe's palm.

With a thought from Lin Zhe.

A new permission interface unfolded directly before his eyes.

[Viewable Targets: All server players]

[Viewable Content: Account info, class, level, inventory, malice value, dark history records, recent behavior trajectory]

He swept his gaze casually, and the information of a nearby spectating player immediately surfaced.

ID, level, class, recent transaction records—all clear as day.

With another thought, the malice value of an alt that had been banned outside the village also popped up.

It was ridiculously fast.

There was no need to verify things bit by bit anymore.

The corner of Lin Zhe's mouth curled up slightly.

This permission came at just the right time.

He looked up at Zhou Ming and only gave a two-word reply.

"Accepted."

Zhou Ming let out a whole sigh of relief.

They accepted.

That meant the officials had taken the right step.

He immediately raised his hand and unfolded an authorization contract.

[Official Special Authorization Contract]

[1: Lin Zhe possesses Full Server Player Data Viewing Permissions]

[2: Lin Chen possesses Full Server Event Priority Audit Rights]

[3: The officials shall not bypass Luofeng Village to launch related events without authorization]

[4: Permissions are effective long-term, unless Lin Zhe voluntarily relinquishes them]

Lin Chen raised his small hand and pressed it down with a 'pa'.

Lin Zhe also left a mark of the Power of Rules.

The golden light vibrated.

The contract officially took effect.

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

[Server-wide Announcement: Through special official authorization, Lin Zhe has obtained Full Server Player Data Viewing Permissions]

[Server-wide Announcement: Through special official authorization, Lin Chen has obtained Full Server Event Priority Audit Rights]

[Server-wide Announcement: From now on, all related events must first be submitted to Luofeng Village for audit]

The entirety of miracle fell silent for a split second.

Then, it completely exploded.

"It's over, I won't even dare to talk trash on an alt anymore!"

"Who would dare cause trouble? Big Shot Lin will just flip through your dark history!"

"This is real backend power!"

"In the Novice Area from now on, behave yourselves. Don't anyone act like a jerk!"

Some small guild members who had intended to find loopholes felt their scalps go numb on the spot.

"Crap, my previous alt scammed people in another village..."

"Shut up! Behave yourself quickly!"

"Whoever dares to stir up trouble now is really looking for death."

The local players of Luofeng Village, however, were all ecstatic.

"Great! This makes things even easier!"

"Whoever spreads rumors or causes trouble, we'll round them all up in one go!"

"Big Shot Lin has truly climbed over the heads of the officials!"

Listening to the surrounding exclamations, Zhou Ming instead showed a bitter smile.

Climbing over the heads of the officials?

Looking at it now, that was indeed the case.

But he had no temper about it at all.

Because the officials were earning too much.

Moreover, the more stable Luofeng Village was, the more peace of mind the officials had.

On the earthen slope, that strand of blue-gold data light in Lin Zhe's palm completely merged into the rules.

He could already feel that his control over the server's novice players had taken another huge step forward.

The wind blew across the slope.

The village entrance was as lively as ever.

But from this moment on, everyone in the server who still wanted to play clever or pull small tricks in the Novice Area had a thorn planted in their hearts.

Lin Zhe could see them.

And he could see them even faster than the officials.

Zhou Ming bowed again, his tone even more respectful than when he arrived.

"Mr. Lin, from now on, all official event proposals will be delivered to Luofeng Village immediately."

"Please... continue to look after the server's Novice Areas."

Lin Zhe didn't say any polite words, simply looking calmly at the crowds of players still lining up to enter the secret realm, the league registration points, and the trade route areas.

"Follow the rules."

Zhou Ming nodded immediately: "Understood."

As soon as he stepped back, Lin Chen was already hugging Lin Zhe's arm, laughing in a milky voice.

"Daddy."

"In the future, whoever doesn't listen, we'll be able to catch them with just one look."

Lin Zhe's gaze was calm as his fingertip gently tapped the newly acquired permission panel.

And at the very bottom of that panel, a new prompt for an event draft had already quietly lit up.