The promotion of the Goddess Alliance had completely squandered the little money that Li Hong had managed to gather.
With no other choice, Li Hong had to think of another way to earn some money to get by. Otherwise, relying solely on the Box Office revenue wouldn't last long.
"Right, I haven't checked in on The Smiling, Proud Wanderer yet," Li Hong suddenly remembered that he still had a cash cow waiting for him.
Although most of the income from The Smiling, Proud Wanderer would go towards repaying the debt owed to 404, it could still be used for emergencies.
Not to mention, after all this time, the fifty million owed to 404 was nearly paid off.
With that thought in mind, Li Hong focused and activated the Reincarnation Watch, transporting himself into The Smiling, Proud Wanderer.
In fact, The Smiling, Proud Wanderer had already changed significantly. Not only had the world of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer transformed, but also a dozen different Martial Arts Worlds had been merged together by Li Hong in one go.
Now, this Private Server World resembled a chaotic mix of everything imaginable.
As soon as he arrived in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer world, Li Hong was taken aback by the distorted Art Style.
A group of martial artists was recklessly attacking a massive wild boar.
"Come on! This is the Golden BSS Wild Boar King!"
"Drop the artifact!"
Amidst the commotion, no one noticed Li Hong's sudden appearance.
"Is this a dungeon run? Pushing for BSS?" Li Hong pondered thoughtfully while stroking his chin.
It seemed that this world had already fallen into disarray, transforming from a vibrant martial arts setting into something bizarre and strange.
However, this had nothing to do with Li Hong. What he needed to do now was to unlock more pay-to-win features and seize as much as he could.
Stepping out of the mountain pass, Li Hong looked up at the entity above him, known as 404, and asked, "I should have paid off my debt to you by now, right?"
"You have paid it off, but there’s still a little left. Don’t get too excited; the remaining amount is only a few hundred thousand," 404 explained.
Li Hong's expression changed in shock as he hurriedly pressed on, "How is that possible? This is a collection of over ten Martial Arts Worlds; how can there be so little money?"
404 scoffed and continued, "Have you thought about what kind of resources they can extract from this place? The Gold, Silver, and Jewelry are limited, and how much can be circulated when some are buried underground?"
"What the hell, these poor fools," Li Hong said in frustration upon hearing that these people had been drained dry.
All in all, he had only managed to scrape together around fifty million from these ten or so worlds. After repaying his debt to 404, there wouldn’t be much left.
Li Hong had thought this world would be his cash cow, but he never expected it to be drained so quickly.
"Honestly, you’re just being foolish. These worlds are all part of the Martial Arts World. You didn’t even consider the martial arts techniques; how could they be completely drained?" 404 said dismissively.
Li Hong scratched his head and replied with a headache, "But I can’t learn martial arts; those things are useless to me."
"Then I have no solutions for you. You’ll have to figure out how to develop it yourself. Anyway, I believe this world still has potential; it just depends on how you choose to develop it."
Li Hong was well aware of 404's reminder. But he felt helpless; everything had turned into a Pay-to-Win Mobile Game—what else could he do?
"The Smiling, Proud Wanderer... The Return of the Condor Heroes..." he muttered a few phrases as if grasping onto something.
These are all part of the Martial Arts World, and the fact that it has been transformed into a Pay-to-Win Mobile Game for profit is already considered a well-executed development. However, if he wanted to squeeze out more benefits, Li Hong truly couldn't think of a way.
"This tiny place has nothing but a bunch of idle Rogue Characters; there's nothing worthwhile here."
As he pondered, Li Hong grew increasingly irritated. It seemed there was nothing left in this world for him to exploit.
Aside from a group of martial artists among the Rogue Characters, what else could he possibly squeeze?
"Could it be..." Li Hong's eyes widened in disbelief as a daring idea struck him.
Once this thought emerged, Li Hong's gaze sparkled with excitement. How had he not thought of such a brilliant plan before?
Without hesitation, Li Hong quickly opened the Communication App on his Reincarnation Watch and sent out a message to everyone in this Private Server World.
"Attention, attention! The System will soon initiate an update, during which all digital functions will be temporarily disabled. Please do not worry."
Then, this heartless fellow, Li Hong, took advantage of his modification app and began to continuously alter the underlying source code of this world.
...
Under Wu Mountain Ridge, Yang Guo furrowed his brow, completely unaware of what was happening.
In his arms, the curious Baozi looked up and asked, "Guo'er, this update seems to be quite significant."
"Yes, it seems things are about to change again," Yang Guo replied with concern.
Ever since the last transformation into a game world, changes had occurred frequently in this realm, and everyone had grown accustomed to it.
This was the second time such a server-wide announcement had been made. The first time it happened marked the beginning of a great upheaval in the world.
Yang Guo wondered what this world would become after the update. All he knew was that no matter how things changed, he had to protect his wife and child.
With that thought, Yang Guo lowered his head and gently kissed the top of Baozi's dark hair.
"Don't worry, everything will be fine."
"Mm, I believe you," Baozi replied firmly.
Her husband, Yang Guo, was ranked first in the Divine Eagle Region's battle rankings and had even won the cross-server duel championship. With such strength, Baozi felt fearless even in the face of impending chaos.
The only thing that made her anxious was the thought that this upheaval might affect the child she was carrying.
Yang Guo naturally understood what Baozi was worried about. He stroked her head and comforted her, "Don't worry so much. If it's a blessing, it won't turn into a curse; if it's a curse, you can't avoid it."
In the Great Meng Dynasty, Emperor Wanli donned a dazzling golden armor, with a blood-red divine bird phoenix perched on his right shoulder. The shining championship title from the Cross-Server Guild Tournament illuminated the entire hall.
The ministers below knew that His Majesty was in a bad mood and dared not speak, each bowing their heads to the ground in silence.
"The upheaval is upon us again, and my Demon faction's future is uncertain. What skills do you have besides pretending to be deaf and mute?" Wanli shouted coldly at his ministers, his face pale with anger.
"We deserve to die a thousand deaths; we hope Your Majesty will forgive us!"
The ministers all knelt in unison as if they had rehearsed it.
Seeing this, Wanli felt as if he had swallowed a fly. These useless fools, could they do anything other than utter those words?
Knowing that arguing with these people was pointless, Wanli waved his hand and said, "Enough, enough. It is I who have made things difficult for you. But remember this: when the world undergoes great changes again, my Demon must occupy Aotou. I cannot allow other forces to overshadow my Demon."
"......"
Looking at Wanli's serious expression, the ministers were both amused and exasperated. At such a time, he was still concerned about making a name for himself? But he was the emperor, and they had no choice but to hold their noses and agree that His Majesty was wise.
Fortunately, the great changes did not last long. Before long, everyone received a notification that the update was complete.
However, when they saw the contents of the update, they nearly dropped their jaws in disbelief.
"What is... what is this..." Wanli stammered as he stared at the Light Screen projected before him, unable to utter a single coherent sentence.
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