Chapter 73: First Server-Wide Dungeon Kill, Boss Offers Rewards

The news about the Lord of the Abyss starting a livestream was initially thought to be a joke by global players.

Until a system prompt popped up in the cross-server channel.

"System Prompt: Abyssal Director 'Lord of the Abyss' has started a global livestream. Room Title: Director's Escort Package Special, buy one and get an Abyss Core Fragment."

Global players swarmed into the livestream room en masse.

The number of online viewers soared from zero to one million in less than ten seconds.

It took less than thirty seconds to soar from one million to five million.

In the livestream footage, a pair of purple eyes floated in the center of the sealing array.

There was no face, no body, only a pair of eyes.

In front of those eyes was a price list for the Abyss Protection Packages.

"Basic Edition, fifty thousand gold coins, I will provide remote escort."

"Advanced Edition, five hundred thousand gold coins, I will provide escort with my avatar."

"Top-tier Edition, five million gold coins, I will personally escort you. Buy the Top-tier Edition and receive one Abyss Core Fragment."

The chat exploded instantly.

"Wocao Wuqing: Abyss Core Fragment? What is that thing?"

"Data Emperor: The Abyss Core is the energy core of the Lord of the Abyss. One fragment can make an epic-grade piece of equipment directly ascend to legendary-grade."

"Brick-Moving Expert: Legendary-grade? Isn't that even more powerful than Abyss Crystals?"

"Data Emperor: Ten times more powerful. Epic crystals can only strengthen equipment, but Abyss Core Fragments can cause equipment to evolve. Moreover, after evolution, it will be imbued with the aura of the Lord of the Abyss, which has a deterrent effect on Abyss Monsters."

Before the chat could finish scrolling, the purchase button for the Top-tier Edition package turned gray.

The third batch of one hundred units sold out in one second.

Players who didn't get one were cursing in the chat.

Players who succeeded were showing off their screenshots in the chat.

The purple flames in the eyes of the Lord of the Abyss brightened for a moment.

"Those who didn't get one, don't worry. The fourth batch will be online immediately. This time, I'm releasing five hundred units."

The chat exploded again.

"Yes Little Follower: Five hundred units? Is the Lord of the Abyss's core enough to distribute?"

The Lord of the Abyss was silent for a moment.

"Enough. I have been saving for ten thousand years."

Global players collectively burst into laughter.

Saving core energy for ten thousand years, only to take it out now for a promotion.

Since the Lord of the Abyss became the Abyssal Director, his business acumen has been maxed out.

Five hundred Top-tier Packages went online. They sold out in three seconds.

The sales volume was 2.5 billion gold coins. The Lord of the Abyss's commission was 250 million.

In the cross-server channel, the other Abyssal Lords couldn't sit still anymore.

"Japanese Server Lord of Dark Erosion: Director, can my Dark Erosion Package also be featured in the livestream? I will provide the Core Fragments, and I only want an 8% commission."

"US Server Lord of Despair: I also apply for my Despair Package to be on the livestream. I have plenty of Core Fragments. A 7% commission is fine."

"European Server Lord of Plague: My Plague Package only needs a 5% commission! Director, look at me!"

The Lord of the Abyss replied uniformly in the livestream room.

"Get in line. One by one. Lord of Dark Erosion tomorrow, Lord of Despair the day after tomorrow, Lord of Plague the day after that. The commission is uniformly 10%, no bargaining."

The three Abyssal Lords wilted simultaneously.

The commission didn't go down; it was uniformly raised.

But no one dared to argue.

Because the livestream room belongs to the Lord of the Abyss, the traffic belongs to the Lord of the Abyss, and if you want to be on the livestream, you have to listen to the Lord of the Abyss.

Lin Ye watched those purple eyes in the livestream room expertly shouting "Three, two, one, link up," and his mouth twitched.

He had asked the Lord of the Abyss to start livestreaming to sell goods, originally intending to let it experience the hardships of a working man.

As a result, this Director completely let go of himself.

Posting links was even more proficient than Fatty Wang, and shouting slogans was even smoother than a professional streamer.

Su Qinghan stood beside him and said softly: "It won't become a full-time streamer in the future, will it?"

Lin Ye shook his head: "No. The sealing array will crack in four days. When it comes out, the first thing it does won't be selling goods."

"What is it?"

"Pick a fight with me."

Su Qinghan was silent.

The Lord of the Abyss is currently suppressed by the sealing array, with less than 20% of its power, so it is honestly selling goods.

Four days later, when the sealing array cracks, its power will recover.

Will it still be willing to be the Abyssal Director then?

Sealed by the first inheritor of the Decay Talent ten thousand years ago, and working for the second inheritor ten thousand years later.

Anyone in that position would want to see if they could turn the tables.

Lin Ye closed the livestream room and turned to Fatty Wang.

"Is the activity arrangement for the global server dungeon first clear ready?"

Fatty Wang nodded: "It's arranged. The global Abyssal Lords are all dispatched. Lord of Corrosion will lead Chinese Server players to clear the Corridor of Corrosion. Lord of Shadow will lead Korean Server players to clear the Palace of Shadow. Lord of Despair will lead US Server players to clear the Abyss of Despair. Lord of Nightmare will lead European Server players to clear the Nest of Nightmare."

"What about the BOSS?"

"The BOSS is also arranged. The final BOSS of every dungeon is the Abyssal Lord itself. They will stop when the health is low, letting players finish them off."

Lin Ye nodded. Letting Abyssal Lords be dungeon BOSSes, and stopping at low health to let players finish them off.

Only he could pull off something like this. But the effect was truly good.

Players got the first clear rewards, and the Abyssal Lords farmed satisfaction performance scores. A win-win.

When the activity announcement for the global server dungeon first clear was sent out, global players were collectively boiling with excitement.

"Chinese Server Player Little Warrior: Lord of Corrosion is personally acting as the BOSS? And I can finish him off when he's low health? Is this real or fake?"

"Korean Server Player Park Jung-tae: It's real. The Lord of Shadow is already waiting at the entrance of the Palace of Shadow. I asked it why it was standing still, and it said it was waiting for players to form a team."

"US Server Player Johnson: The Lord of Despair is also waiting at the entrance of the Abyss of Despair. It's even holding a sign in its hand. The sign says 'Players, please enter in an orderly manner, do not crowd'."

"European Server Player Schmidt: The Lord of Nightmare is the most ridiculous. It cleared out all the Abyss Monsters at the entrance of the Nest of Nightmare. It said it was afraid the monsters would scare the players."

Global players were collectively silent. Then they frantically formed teams.

At the entrance of the Corridor of Corrosion, Chinese Server players lined up in a long queue.

The Lord of Corrosion stood at the entrance, holding a sign-in sheet in its hand. Every time a team of players entered, it would put a checkmark on the sign-in sheet.

"Don't run around after going in. I have already cleared out the small monsters. Just walk to the end and fight me."

Players looked at each other. The BOSS personally giving instructions on how to beat it before the fight; this was a first-time experience for all players on the server.

A team of players walked into the Corridor of Corrosion. Indeed, there wasn't a single small monster in the dungeon.

Walking to the end, the avatar of the Lord of Corrosion was already waiting there. When the avatar saw the players enter, it took the initiative to walk to the center of the arena.

"I will stand still. You attack. Stop when my HP is at 5%. Then I will open the treasure chest, and you pick up the rewards."

The players were collectively petrified. The captain asked cautiously.

"You open the chest, and we pick it up?"

"Correct. The system stipulates that first clear rewards must be actively handed over by the BOSS. I open the chest, you pick up the items. This way, the system counts it as your first clear."

The captain was silent for a moment. "Lord of Corrosion, you weren't like this before."

The avatar of the Lord of Corrosion was silent for a few seconds. "The past is the past. Now is now. Hurry up and fight; after you're done, I still have to go to the next dungeon to be the BOSS."

The players stopped talking nonsense and picked up their weapons to start dealing damage.

The avatar of the Lord of Corrosion stood still, and its HP bar dropped chunk by chunk.

When it dropped to 5%, it raised its hand to signal them to stop.

Then it took out a treasure chest from behind it and opened it. Golden light soared from the chest.

Three SS-grade equipment pieces, fifty epic-grade Abyss Crystals, and ten legendary-grade Abyss Cores.

The players were collectively stunned. The first clear reward was five times more than a normal dungeon.

After the captain picked up the rewards, he asked cautiously: "Did you add the extra rewards?"

The avatar of the Lord of Corrosion nodded: "There is player satisfaction in the performance evaluation. If you are satisfied, I get points. If you are not satisfied, I get points deducted. So I gave you a bit more."

When the players walked out of the dungeon, the expressions on their faces were like they were dreaming.

On the forum, screenshots of the first clear rewards flooded the screen.

The Corridor of Corrosion gave five times more, the Palace of Shadow gave six times more, the Abyss of Despair gave eight times more, and the Nest of Nightmare gave ten times more.

The Lord of Nightmare's first clear reward was the most outrageous. In addition to equipment and materials, it also gave an extra Nightmare Core Fragment.

"European Server Player Schmidt: The Lord of Nightmare gave a Nightmare Core Fragment. I asked it why it gave more, and it said it is ranked first in the performance evaluation and needs to maintain the lead."

Under the post, the other Abyssal Lords started to compete internally.

"US Server Lord of Despair: Nightmare gave a Core Fragment? Then next time I will give a Despair Core Fragment. I'll give two."

"Korean Server Lord of Shadow: The six times materials I gave aren't enough? Then next time I will give a Shadow Core Fragment. I'll give two as well."

"Chinese Server Lord of Corrosion: Stop competing. If you keep competing, the players will be dazzled."

"Japanese Server Lord of Dark Erosion: They are already dazzled. I just saw a team of players discussing at the dungeon entrance, saying that the Lord of Nightmare gives more, so they want to cross servers to the European Server to clear the Nest of Nightmare."

The Lord of Nightmare replied to a comment under the post.

"European Server Lord of Nightmare: Welcome to cross-server. I will take as many as come. The first place in performance evaluation is mine."

The other Abyssal Lords were collectively silent. Then they collectively increased the first clear rewards.

The Lord of Despair increased from two Core Fragments to three. The Lord of Shadow increased from six times materials to eight times. The Lord of Corrosion directly announced that the next first clear reward would include an SS-grade piece of equipment.

Global players watched the Abyssal Lords competing frantically and laughed until they doubled over.

Lin Ye sat on the third floor of the Unscrupulous Business Center, watching the reports of the internal competition on the forum, and the corners of his mouth curled up.

Fatty Wang leaned over: "Brother, the Abyssal Lords are now even more proactive than the players."

"Normal. The one ranked first in performance evaluation gets their year-end bonus doubled. The one ranked last gets their bonus canceled. If it were you, you'd be proactive too."

Su Qinghan stood beside him and said softly: "The Lord of Nightmare's Core Fragments are almost gone, right?"

Lin Ye took a look at the data of the Lord of Nightmare. There were three Nightmare Core Fragments left. At this rate of giving away, it could last at most two more times.

He opened the cross-server channel and tagged the Lord of Nightmare.

"Ye: Nightmare, save your Core Fragments. If you give them all away, your Nightmare Domain will be gone."

The Lord of Nightmare replied in a second.

"European Server Lord of Nightmare: If the Domain is gone, I can save up again. If the first place in performance evaluation is gone, it's really gone."

Lin Ye's mouth twitched. For the sake of performance evaluation, it was even willing to give up its Domain. The Abyssal Lords are now even more like workers than the workers themselves.

He closed the cross-server channel, stood up, and walked to the window.

On the Dawn City square, players were forming teams, and others were distributing materials.

At the edge of the Abyss Rift, four Abyssal Speakers stood in a row, like four black walls.

Deep within the rift, the cracks on the sealing array had expanded by another fraction.

The voice of the Lord of the Abyss suddenly rang in his head.

"The sealing array will crack in four days. Four days later, I want to try."

Lin Ye looked at the Abyss Rift.

"Try what?"

"Try to see if I can beat you. If I can't beat you, I'll continue to be the Director. If I can beat you, you sign a contract and work for me."

Lin Ye laughed.

"Fine. See you in four days."