81: Chapter 81: The entire server is waiting for newbies, and people are crowding the village entrance to give gifts.

The first moonlight grass at the village entrance trembled without any wind.

Immediately after, the second, then the third.

The entire medicinal slope seemed to have been gently brushed by something; large patches of grass leaves swayed in unison, and even the old maple tree beside the earthen slope shed a flurry of red leaves.

Lin Zhe raised his eyes.

On the system panel, Lin Yueyao's gestation progress was still stuck at 95%.

But that increasingly dense aura of nature could no longer be suppressed.

Ling Xi's fingertips tightened slightly on the corner of her clothes, her breathing becoming a little lighter.

"She is coming out soon."

Just as these words fell.

Hum—

A pale green notification popped up directly in front of all online players across the server.

[Server-wide Notification: High-tier Elf-type offspring is about to be born]

[Birth Location: Luofeng Village]

The whole server fell silent for a moment.

The next second, the world channel exploded!

"Holy crap! She's about to give birth!"

"Is it Big Shot Lin and Princess Ling Xi's daughter?"

"Quick, quick, quick! Use a Teleportation Talisman!"

"Stop grinding monsters! Go to Luofeng Village to wait for the birth!"

"Wishing the little princess a smooth birth!"

In just a few minutes, the world channel scrolled like crazy.

Blessings, spamming, asking for coordinates, asking for directional talismans, asking for shared teleports—it was complete chaos.

The teleportation array at the village entrance exploded on the spot.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Large patches of white light lit up without pause.

One batch of players had just landed, and the next batch squeezed in.

There were those carrying material boxes, those hugging plush dolls, those holding small blue-grade bows, and even lifestyle players carrying entire baskets of high-grade herbs, running toward the earthen slope the moment they landed.

"Where do we put the congratulatory gifts?"

"I brought a moonlight wood rattle for the little princess!"

"I have a rare crystal that just dropped!"

"Don't crowd, don't crowd! Queue up first!"

In less than half an hour, the entrance to Luofeng Village was packed solid.

The official backend alarms blared wildly.

[Warning: Number of online players in Luofeng Village has surged]

[Warning: Teleportation node load is too high]

[Warning: Risk of regional lag has increased]

Zhou Ming's face turned green.

"Quick! Temporarily open five more shunting servers!"

"Protect the Luofeng Village teleportation array first!"

"If it keeps lagging, the whole server will curse us to death!"

Five servers were thrown in at once, and the white light at the village entrance barely stabilized.

But the flow of people didn't decrease at all.

Instead, it increased.

Because the players discovered that as long as they entered Luofeng Village, even if they just stood at the village entrance waiting for news, they felt like they were witnessing a major event.

Beside the earthen slope, someone soon started shouting proactively.

"Don't just put them anywhere! Pile the congratulatory gifts for the little princess over here!"

"Put materials on the left, toys on the right, and equipment and small accessories in the middle!"

"Who brought flower baskets? Put them in the front so it looks nicer!"

Those who organized first were all solo players.

No one ordered them.

And no one forced them.

But everyone just spontaneously started moving.

Some helped move boxes.

Some organized the congratulatory gifts.

Some specifically took wooden signs to write on them.

"solo player Lao Tao, gifting twenty stalks of high-grade moonlight grass."

"Fengyu Village herb-gathering team, gifting three bottles of rare flower honey."

"Buzzcut Warrior squad, gifting a pair of blue-grade bracers."

"Qing Yu guard team, gifting a box of elf wood-carved toys."

In less than half a day, the congratulatory gifts beside the earthen slope piled up into a small mountain.

Lin Chen lay in Lin Zhe's arms, his eyes shining as he watched.

"Dad, so many people are giving gifts to little sister."

Lin Zhe swept a glance over the lively crowd, his expression calm.

But the gaze of the Luofeng Village players looking toward the earthen slope was more passionate than the last.

They weren't forced to come.

They really wanted to come.

They really wanted to contribute a gift.

They really wanted to be a part of this major joyous event for the whole server.

But just at this moment, the treant patrol on the west side of the border suddenly stopped simultaneously.

Their pale green eyes turned in unison toward outside the forest.

The next second.

Boom!

Vines erupted!

"Ah—!"

Screams exploded violently.

In the bushes at the border, a dozen black figures had just stepped inside the line; before they could even steady their torches, they were plucked out from the shadows by the treants!

The surrounding patrol players were stunned, then immediately rushed over.

"It's those troublemakers again!"

"Who are these bastards?"

The treants swung their vines, slapping them repeatedly.

Those dozen or so people were tied up like zongzi, rolling on the ground and wailing like ghosts and howling like wolves.

A familiar-looking player recognized them at a glance.

"Damn! It's the remnants of those seventeen guilds from before!"

"They still haven't given up!"

The patrol players immediately searched them and found oil bottles, fire starters, and black cloth bags.

With the evidence laid out, everyone's faces turned cold.

They weren't here to steal things.

They were here to set fire to the pile of congratulatory gifts.

The news instantly spread back to the earthen slope.

Lin Chen's little face darkened.

"Burning my little sister's gifts?"

"They are rotten to the core."

He couldn't even be bothered to ask more; he just slapped his little hand down.

Hum—

A server-wide announcement popped up violently.

[Server-wide Announcement: Remnant members of seventeen hostile guilds maliciously infiltrated the Luofeng Village border, intending to burn the little princess's birth gifts; evidence is conclusive]

[Penalty: Permanently revoke access rights to all Novice Areas across the server]

[Penalty: Effective immediately]

The faces of those dozen people instantly turned deathly pale.

"No!"

"Little Archon Lin! Give us a chance!"

"We were wrong! We won't dare to do it again!"

But the golden light had already descended.

The access panels before their eyes turned gray on the spot.

They didn't even have a chance to beg for mercy.

The surrounding players immediately clapped and cheered.

"Serves you right!"

"You wanted to burn the gifts? Your brains are full of sh*t!"

"Permanent ban, well done!"

After dealing with this scum, the atmosphere at the village entrance became even more heated.

Everyone looked at the treants patrolling the border, and their sense of security was maxed out.

"With the treants guarding, no one can come and make trouble!"

"Whoever dares to touch the little princess's gifts today, I'll be the first to hack them to death!"

Just as the whole village was getting rowdier, Zhou Ming again hurriedly brought a team of official accounts and squeezed into the earthen slope.

This time, he didn't beat around the bush and spoke as soon as they met.

"Mr. Lin, Little Archon Lin, the official side would like to request something."

Lin Chen glanced at him.

"Speak."

Zhou Ming took a deep breath, raised his hand, and unfolded a live-streaming permission panel.

"The popularity of the second daughter's birth is too high."

"The whole server is waiting for it now."

"The official side would like to apply to open free server-wide live-streaming permissions for this birth."

"All players can watch for free."

"In addition, the official side promises that all players who watch the live stream will receive a small benefit."

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of the surrounding players lit up.

"Live stream?"

"Free?"

"The official side is finally sensible!"

Zhou Ming quickly added: "Absolutely no fees, no selling tickets, no messy pop-ups; just pure live streaming, letting the whole server witness it."

Lin Chen blinked and looked at Lin Zhe.

Lin Zhe's expression was calm, and he didn't object.

Lin Chen then nodded his little head.

"You can open it."

Zhou Ming was immediately overjoyed.

But before he could breathe a sigh of relief, Lin Chen already added a blow in a milky voice.

"However, you need to add one condition."

"Luofeng Village players who watch the live stream get an extra 1-hour luck buff."

"Other places only get a small benefit, but our village needs a little more."

Zhou Ming's mouth twitched.

But he didn't dare hesitate at all.

"Agreed! I'll write it into the rules immediately!"

Hum—

The new live-streaming permission contract unfolded on the spot; after Lin Chen slapped it, the official live-streaming application was approved instantly.

A server-wide announcement popped up accordingly.

[Server-wide Announcement: Free server-wide live-streaming permission for the second daughter's birth has been granted]

[Watching players can claim a basic small benefit]

[Players from Luofeng Village, Fengyu Village, and Shiti Village who watch the live stream will receive an additional 1-hour luck buff]

The world channel exploded again.

"There's also a live-streaming benefit?"

"Falling Maple players are hogging the good stuff again!"

"I'm so jealous, but I'm still going to watch!"

"Give birth already! I'm already waiting!"

Below the earthen slope, the small mountain of congratulatory gifts kept piling higher and higher.

The white light at the village entrance teleportation array didn't stop.

The treants were still patrolling.

Players were still queuing to give gifts, spamming blessings, and waiting for the live stream.

And Ling Xi stood beside Lin Zhe, her fingertips gently pressing against her lower abdomen, her breathing a little more hurried than before.

That increasingly strong aura of nature had already made the surrounding air become warm.

Lin Zhe lowered his eyes and took a look at the system panel.

The 95% progress bar was slowly glowing.

Not far away, on the small mountain of piled-up congratulatory gifts, a moonlight wood rattle suddenly rang softly on its own.