444: Chapter 444 Everyone line up to get a cut

Chen You stared at the scrolling text on the screen that read "Invite other Adventurers to assist," and felt his blood pressure skyrocket to the top of his head.

He slowly turned his head and looked at Hill.

"You really have..." Chen You gritted his teeth, "learned all the essence of it."

Hill clasped his hands in front of him, bowed slightly, and wore an impeccable professional smile on his face.

"You flatter me, Boss." Hill said in a humble tone, "This is all thanks to your excellent guidance. I am merely standing on the shoulders of a giant and making a small innovation."

"Of course, there is still a lot of room for improvement."

"You still want to improve?" Chen You laughed in anger.

He pointed at the broken metal box, "If you improve any further, are you going to make me pull people into groups and sign in every day to collect gold coin shards?"

Hill's eyes lit up, as if a door to a new world had been opened.

"Boss, that idea of yours..."

"Shut up!" Chen You slammed the table, making the metal box buzz.

He took two deep breaths, forcibly suppressing the urge to smash this broken machine.

Reason told him that if he smashed the machine, the fifty thousand gold coins he had already invested would truly go down the drain.

Sunk cost is something that can not only set up others but also set up himself.

"Fine, you win." Chen You pointed at Hill, "How many people do you need?"

Hill held up two fingers, "Conservatively estimating, twenty people should be enough."

Chen You turned and walked towards the door of the Supreme Tower.

He had subconsciously wanted to directly issue a bounty and let players come over to click the button themselves.

But just as he raised his hand, he stopped.

Director Li Guoan's warning was still echoing in his ears.

The system had just crashed and rolled back because of the "Artistic Judgment" he created, and the system was currently in a highly sensitive "defensive state" regarding him.

If he used his money power again to cause a large-scale gathering of tens of thousands of people, it was highly likely to trigger a second purge.

By then, let alone experience, he would be lucky not to get banned.

"Better to keep a low profile." Chen You muttered to himself, "Make a fortune in silence."

Chen You pushed open the door of the Supreme Tower and walked out onto the street.

The street was deserted, with only a few scattered players haggling in front of NPC stalls.

Chen You swept his gaze over and locked onto a warrior player crouching in the corner repairing equipment.

ID above head: Half City Smoke and Sand.

Chen You walked straight over and stood in front of Half City Smoke and Sand.

Half City Smoke and Sand looked up and saw Chen You's luxurious outfit, and didn't react for a moment.

"Buddy, what's up?" Half City Smoke and Sand said with a guarded tone.

Chen You didn't waste words, directly taking out a gold coin from his inventory and throwing it at the feet of Half City Smoke and Sand.

The gold coin bounced twice on the stone road, making a crisp sound.

Half City Smoke and Sand's eyes widened instantly.

"Do me a favor." Chen You said in a calm tone.

Half City Smoke and Sand grabbed the gold coin into his palm, stood up abruptly, and straightened his back.

"Boss, just give the order! Who do I kill? Which BOSS are we raiding? As long as you say the word, even if I, Half City Smoke and Sand, drop back to level zero today, I will get it done for you!"

"It's not that complicated." Chen You pointed to the Supreme Tower behind him.

"Help me call nineteen friends over, get a total of twenty people, and have each person come into the shop and help me press a button. After it's done, one gold coin per person."

Half City Smoke and Sand was stunned.

He picked his ear, thinking he had misheard.

"Call people... to press a button? One gold coin each?"

"Yes." Chen You nodded, "There is only one requirement: keep your mouth shut, call people via private chat. Can you gather them within ten minutes?"

"Yes! Definitely!" Half City Smoke and Sand's voice was trembling with excitement.

He immediately opened his friend list, his fingers clicking frantically in the void.

"Brothers! We're going to get rich! Come to the entrance of the Supreme Tower in Cangxing City immediately! Don't ask why, if you come late, you'll regret it!"

"Yes, yes, yes, right now! A hidden super tycoon is handing out benefits, spots are limited, first come, first served!"

In less than five minutes, twenty players had gathered at the entrance of the Supreme Tower.

These players had various classes, and their levels were uneven.

They looked at Chen You standing on the steps, their eyes filled with awe and fanaticism.

"Boss, everyone is here!" Half City Smoke and Sand approached Chen You and lowered his voice.

"They are all my brothers who I've gone through life and death with, absolutely reliable! Do you need us to form any formation?"

"Line up in a row." Chen You waved his hand, "Follow me inside."

"Wait! Boss, is this a place we can enter? I heard that someone who forced their way in was carried away immediately."

"It's fine, if I let you in, you can enter."

Chen You turned and pushed open the door of the Supreme Tower.

Twenty players held their breath and followed behind on tiptoe.

They thought they were about to face some epic hidden plot, or some extremely terrifying NPC.

In the lobby, Hill was still standing behind the counter, maintaining his professional smile.

Chen You walked to the counter and pointed at the black metal box on the desktop.

"Line up, one by one." Chen You pointed at the red button on the box, "Each person steps forward, presses this button, and then goes to the side to collect a gold coin."

The players looked at each other.

Half City Smoke and Sand swallowed his saliva and was the first to step forward.

He looked at the iron box that had no sense of technology, and was even somewhat crude, and took a deep breath, as if performing some kind of sacred ritual.

He extended his index finger and solemnly pressed the red button.

"Ding."

The metal box's screen flickered once.

A line of small text popped up: Adventurer "Half City Smoke and Sand" has successfully assisted you, current progress increased by 0.005%.

Half City Smoke and Sand was stunned.

He looked at the screen, then at Chen You.

"Boss... is that it?"

"That's it." Chen You handed over a gold coin, "Next."

Half City Smoke and Sand took the gold coin, his whole person in a state of extreme unreality.

He walked to the side, looking at the gold coin in his hand, doubting if he was dreaming.

The second player stepped forward and pressed it.

[Assistance successful! Congratulations on obtaining 'Gold Coin Shard' * 1, collect 10 shards to exchange for 0.001% progress.]

Chen You took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the urge to draw his sword.

"Continue."

The third, the fourth...

The prompts on the screen kept refreshing, challenging the limits of Chen You's blood pressure.

[Assistance successful! Congratulations on triggering 'Full of Good Fortune', progress increased by 0.02%!]

[Assistance successful! Obtained 'Withdrawal Cheat Sheet', reading it can increase the critical hit rate of assistance!]

[Assistance successful! Only 0.0001% away from completing the draw!]

The players' expressions changed from nervous and expectant to confused and astonished, and finally evolved into a strange numbness.

They took the gold coins, stood to the side, and the way they looked at Chen You had changed from looking at a super tycoon to looking at some incomprehensible high-dimensional creature.

Spending twenty gold coins just to make a group of people line up and press a button on a broken iron box?

Is this the world of the rich?

When the twentieth player pressed the button, the metal box finally let out a long "Beep——" sound.

The green progress bar on the screen was finally completely filled.