337: List of the National Seal

"Server-wide event?"

It wasn't just Wan Lin who noticed the UI panel; players throughout the entire Xuanhuan World noticed it.

Not everyone had gone to Great River City to activate the System granted by the state-stabilizing seal, but through the players' communication System, everyone could still exchange information.

The group of players who had achieved Golden Core naturally also learned about this matter.

For example, Ye Chun.

He had given himself a pseudonym, "Hua Kai Fu Gui (Blossoming Wealth)," when he was traveling with a hidden identity.

After the version update required players to confirm their nicknames, Ye Chun didn't think much of it and confirmed Hua Kai Fu Gui (Blossoming Wealth).

When he discovered that this nickname couldn't be changed and would accompany him throughout the Xuanhuan World, Ye Chun was completely dumbfounded.

Players could see each other's nicknames above their heads. Although they could be hidden, it was still necessary to display the nickname panel when player identity needed to be confirmed.

More importantly, virtual panels like the player forum and trading System would all display the player's nickname.

This meant that from now on, others would see Ye Chun's name as "Hua Kai Fu Gui (Blossoming Wealth)."

Of course, since he had achieved Golden Core, he could choose a Dao name for himself.

But Ye Chun researched it and found that on the player forum, the Dao name was only displayed after the nickname. For example, Li Changfeng's current nickname was: Li Changfeng (Immortal Master Changfeng).

So, even if Ye Chun chose a cool Dao name, "Hua Kai Fu Gui (Blossoming Wealth)" would still inevitably be displayed.

Ye Chun felt a bit speechless. These past few days, while continuing to experience the life of a bottom-tier player, he had also been researching how to change his nickname on the forum.

Therefore, he discovered the news of the server-wide event almost immediately.

Hua Kai Fu Gui (Blossoming Wealth) still remembered that when the Xuanhuan World first launched, and when the number of players was still very small, there was once a server-wide event, which was also the only server-wide event to date.

That was the "Golden Core Tomb" event.

The event required players to explore the Golden Core Tomb, investigate the Opportunities within it, and ascertain the identity and background of the deceased Golden Core.

At that time, among the player community, let alone Golden Core, there wasn't even an Immortal Foundation. The top combat power was still Soul- Crossing Player, who could follow the Immortal Foundation Outstanding Talents of the Three Great Sects into the tomb for exploration.

But these players also successively died in the tomb, with almost no valuable intelligence being sent back. Other players' various treasures, which they had painstakingly acquired, were also...

Ultimately, the Golden Core Tomb event ended without resolution, and few people managed to obtain the rewards revealed by the Huan Meng official.

This matter was even considered by some media to be a very successful hype by the Xuanhuan World, as the official almost zero-cost rallied a bunch of new players into the Xuanhuan World, and even made professional clubs take the Xuanhuan World seriously for the first time.

In any case, the unresolved end of the Golden Core Tomb event once became a thorn in the hearts of many top and hardcore players.

Long after the event ended, many players still lingered near the Green Emerald Mountains, but the tomb had long been destroyed, leaving no trace whatsoever.

This matter thus became an eternal regret.

And now, with the server-wide event being held once again, while bottom-tier players were ecstatic, top-tier players like Ye Chun were even more fervent.

Ye Chun hadn't yet come to terms with it, still unable to free himself from the knot of what the Xuanhuan World was truly about.

Therefore, the server-wide event was even more important to him. Ye Chun wanted to use this event as an anchor point to re-establish his understanding of the Xuanhuan World.

In simpler terms, Ye Chun wanted to rank high in the server-wide event.

No hardcore player could resist the temptation of ranking high.

This server-wide event primarily had two sections:

Section One: Newcomer Rankings.

This was divided into five major categories: Cultivation Ranking, Yao Beast Slaying Ranking, Territory Expansion Ranking, Exploration Ranking, and Skill Ranking.

These were easy to understand, corresponding to cultivation improvement, slaying Yao Race, expanding Immortal Dynasty territory, exploring various Secret Realms, and improving skill proficiency, respectively.

The newcomer rankings would last for ten years, with final rewards settled after ten years. Each year-end, annual rewards would be distributed based on the current ranking.

For new players, this was a major boon.

A group of newcomers, including Wan Lin, had an excellent impression of the state-stabilizing seal, even thinking it was an existence similar to the Cloud-Swallowing Whale, specifically designed by the official to cultivate them as newcomers.

For Veteran Player, Section Two was important.

Section Two was also a ranking, but it differed from the newcomer section, primarily featuring the following types of rankings:

Demon Body Hunting Ranking: The more and stronger Demon Body-level Yao Beast killed in the North-South Mountains, the higher the ranking points obtained.

Outer Domain Exploration Ranking: Explore new areas beyond the fog. The state-stabilizing seal will judge the importance of the intelligence and determine points accordingly.

Immortal Path Reopening Ranking: Any intelligence related to the Immortal Realm will earn points for this ranking, and if it can strongly promote the reopening of the Immortal Path, even greater points can be obtained.

Artifact Refining Alchemy Ranking: Contributing artifacts and Medicinal Pills to the state-stabilizing seal will earn points based on quality. Talismans, formation diagrams, etc., can also earn points. This is actually a ranking designed for the hundred arts of cultivation.

There were also various other smaller rankings, with many subdivided Domains.

Ye Chun was not interested in these smaller rankings; he only cared about the first ranking: the Demon Body Hunting Ranking.

"A long-awaited climb up the ranks..."

Ye Chun felt his blood begin to boil.

Previously, the Xuanhuan World also had officially designed cultivation rankings, but players could hide themselves, and there were no rewards, so this ranking was meaningless.

But the ranking created by the state-stabilizing seal now was different.

The Demon Body Hunting Ranking offered a complete Rank 4 Cultivation Technique + Rank 4 Magic Treasure + Rank 4 Medicinal Pill, as well as a promise of one intervention from the state-stabilizing seal.

It should be known that the highest quality Magic Treasure currently owned by players was only Rank 5, and the quantity was extremely rare.

A Rank 4 Magic Treasure, this alone was a reward that would make all top players fight tooth and nail for.

Not to mention it came with a Rank 4 Cultivation Technique and precious Rank 4 Medicinal Pills.

The most precious, perhaps, was the promise of one personal intervention from the state-stabilizing seal, a Rank 4 powerhouse.

This meant that if they encountered a Secret Realm of extremely high difficulty, where players' strength was insufficient to overcome obstacles and obtain treasures, they could ask the state-stabilizing seal to act!

Or if they wanted to annihilate a player organization with a Golden Core in charge, they could also ask the state-stabilizing seal to act.

Ye Chun could already imagine that the previous professional clubs, and the various player Sects now, would definitely compete fiercely for the top reward.

But... "To obtain this quest System from the state-stabilizing seal, one must go to Great River City, and one must accept the methods of the state-stabilizing seal..."

Ye Chun instinctively felt there was a trick involved.

The state-stabilizing seal seemed to be posing as the official, thereby controlling the players.

It wasn't even limited to controlling weak new players; it also wanted to control powerful Veteran Player through high rewards that they couldn't help but compete for.

Ye Chun had to admit that the state-stabilizing seal's layout was more ingenious than before, perfectly grasping the psychology of them, the players.

Even if he knew there would be a trick, even if he knew there was the state-stabilizing seal's design involved, he would still plunge headfirst into it.

"So be it."

"At least for now, the state-stabilizing seal hasn't directly intervened again. Let's just treat it as the official."

Ye Chun sighed and decided to head to Great River City.