97: Who can bear to have an account deleted with one sword?

"100 gold coins is a bit too little, how about you add a bit more?"

Lin Ye understood the economic power of players, but he was unclear about NPCs.

"Also, as the Chief Advisor of the Privy Council, after this tax strategy is implemented, wouldn't it be reasonable for me to take 50% as an advisor's subsidy?"

Pfft~

The Moon Queen instantly smiled, her beautiful eyes curving into crescent moons with delight: "Alright, no matter how much you want, isn't it fine if I give it to you?"

"That's impossible, I'll only take a maximum of 50%."

Lin Ye refused right on the spot with righteous indignation.

"Actually... being a Chief Advisor isn't easy, there's a lot of work, and people get very tired. This subsidy I'm taking is just compensation for my hard work, but I would never take it all, after all, everything is for our Queen!"

Ultimately,

It wasn't that Lin Ye didn't want it all.

But what if it didn't double after he took it all?

After all, the Kingdom wasn't his territory, but the Queen's.

But a subsidy...

Then that would be very suitable, it would definitely double.

So 50% was a very reasonable number.

"It's settled then, announce it quickly!"

Turning around,

holding the Hellfire Sword,

Lin Ye charged into the Royal Capital.

All players,

kill!

All standing NPCs,

kill!

"Hiss..."

The Moon Queen secretly gasped.

Looking at his murderous methods, after an entire night, how many people would be left tomorrow?

Even if taxes could be collected by then, not much would be received.

Thinking of this,

The Moon Queen immediately soared into the sky, her back against the Blue Moon, light shining brightly...

Proclaiming to the Kingdom!

[Effective immediately, the Moon Shadow Royal Capital, Hermes, enters a period of martial law. All subjects must kneel on both sides of the street and are not allowed to act on their own!]

[Effective immediately, all subjects of the Moon Shadow Kingdom must swear allegiance to the Moon Queen without any hesitation!]

[Effective immediately, all subjects of the Moon Shadow Kingdom must pay 100 gold coins as tax each month, without any arrears!]

Although it said notifying the Kingdom, in reality, with the current influence of the Star Moon Palace, it could only cover the Royal Capital at most.

However,

that was enough.

The Royal Capital was very large.

And the Star Moon Lake inside was just a small area.

In the city,

most residents didn't even know what had happened.

Including players as well.

After all,

those who could abandon all leveling quests and money-making to cause trouble at the Royal Palace gates were only those organized by Sakura Country and the four major guilds.

Most players were still focused on themselves, diligently running quests in the city, leveling up, and earning money.

Now, with the Queen's announcement,

the entire Royal Capital exploded.

"Sibas?"

"Is the Queen crazy, or is Demon Lord crazy?"

"He says pay tax, then I won't pay, so what!"

"And make me kneel?"

"Ah, Sibas~"

"What does this Demon Lord think he is? I won't kneel, can he kill me?"

"Even if he really can kill people, can he kill all the players in the city?"

"Heh, Demon Lord is a Huaxia person after all. Such a decision, dumber than a pig, is simply courting death."

"You'll see, he's about to be attacked by all players and NPCs!"

As a group of South Korea guild players discussed, they actually saw many people choosing to kneel by the roadside.

Not just NPCs,

but also players.

And they were clearly South Korea players.

At this, the South Korea guild members immediately became enraged, rushing forward to pull those people up.

"Sibas brats, who told you to kneel? Get up!!"

The few South Korea players who were pulled up also got anxious.

"Hey, hey, hey, don't touch me, if you want to die, die by yourself, don't drag me into it, alright?!"

"Ah, Aishibas, how could our great South Korea produce such a cowardly person afraid of death?"

"I'm afraid of death? I'm afraid of having my account deleted!"

"Heh, how could dying once delete your account? Don't make excuses for your cowardice."

"Idiot, tens of thousands of people in the neighboring Sakura Country have already been deleted, you're just one more..."

As they spoke,

in the distance under the moonlight, the Hellfire, burning like a grim reaper, was rapidly approaching.

"They're here, they're here, hurry and kneel, Sibas..."

Before he could finish speaking,

Lin Ye's sword swept past the group of standing players.

Puff, puff, puff~

Millions of damage numbers burst forth, followed by the sound of a group of souls screaming in agony within the Hellfire.

The speed of message transmission was still faster than Lin Ye's slaughtering speed.

"One sword, account deleted. Can we not kneel?"

"No!"

"One sword, account deleted. Can we not pay tax?"

"No!"

All players who received the notification had already knelt on the street, holding gold coins in both hands.

100 gold coins, buying your account's level, equipment, and all assets.

Isn't that price a bargain?!

More than a bargain,

it was practically a special offer!

It was divine grace...

No~

This was the Queen's grace.

"Thank you for your benevolence...!"

At the Magic Association,

Chrono looked at the Hellfire burning in the city, a hint of surprise in his eyes, then he couldn't help but laugh.

"Hell Black Flame, that's not something an ordinary person can control. I hope you... go crazy a little later."

"At least... wait until my plan is complete before you go crazy, alright?"

As his voice fell,

Chrono activated a spatial magic array, instantly disappearing from his spot.

......

At the same time,

the events happening in the Moon Shadow Royal Capital quickly became a global hot topic.

"Demon Lord's bizarre killing incident!"

"One sword, account deleted!"

"Death means no resurrection, account characters cannot log in, all equipment and items, including the warehouse, are unmovable... Why?!"

"So, the special ability Hell Black Flame mentioned in the announcement is actually in Demon Lord's hands?"

"Is this the reward for him activating the main quest?"

"I ask the eternal official, is this considered a ban, or normal gameplay?"

"If it's normal gameplay, do you think it's reasonable?"

"Demon!"

"The biggest demon in the world!"

"He kills anyone he sees, without reason. As long as he wants to kill, he kills. He's simply a killing demon king. Is this guy not a world-class BOSS?"

"Excuse me, is the main quest to eliminate Demon Lord?"

"Really!"

"I think he's much stronger than a BOSS, and the rewards must be plentiful, right?"

Most players worldwide were watching the show, but Sakura and South Korea were truly miserable.

"Tens of thousands of high-level players from the four major guilds all died. The total number of deaths is probably over 100,000."

"This... Sakura Country's overall strength will regress by at least one month, or even two months!"

"South Korea is slightly better, but Demon Lord also killed tens of thousands, right?"

"Hey~"

"I heard that this group of people is already crazy, saying that if the eternal official doesn't unban them, they'll sever a finger?"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

"They also want to petition the Blue House and demand that the International Court of Justice arrest Demon Lord~"

......

Sakura Country.

Emergency press conference of the Cabinet.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Noda Masanobu, along with a group of officials, bowed deeply to the camera and apologized.

"Gomen nasai!"

Noda Masanobu gritted his teeth and said:

"This Royal Capital massacre incident was completely unexpected by everyone."

"No one thought that Hell Black Flame, such a terrifying ability that had just been released, could be mastered by a player so quickly."

"In order to seek justice for the players whose accounts were deleted this time, we have decided to unite with South Korea and Beautiful Country to immediately launch an investigation into Demon Lord. If he is indeed found to have cheated, we will severely punish him!"

After he finished speaking,

reporters immediately asked questions.

"Excuse me, Secretary Noda, has this investigation already received Huaxia's consent?"

"Also, if the investigation yields no results, who will compensate the players for their losses?"

"According to the investigation, Demon Lord's slaughter this time led to the deletion of at least 120,000 Sakura players' accounts, with an initial estimated direct loss of over 10 trillion Sakura Yen. Excuse me, will this affect Sakura Country's plan for eternal rise?"

Noda Masanobu's face was ashen, as if he had eaten a fly. Facing the reporters' pressing questions, he could only lower his head and say:

"Gomen nasai, regarding your question, I have no comment for now."

Bang!

Suddenly, a loud bang exploded during the press conference.

Mitsui Satoshi stepped forward resolutely, his expression grave as he questioned:

"Secretary Noda, gentlemen present, apologizing now is meaningless. I just want to ask one thing."

"If..."

"If Demon Lord is the first to cross realms and fully bring his combat power into reality, do any of you have a way to resist?"