Server-wide announcement! So cool!
The moment this series of announcements appeared, the world channel exploded. New players who were worshipping the gods, old players who didn't understand what was going on, and a bunch of players who were asking "Is it too late to join the Coke Mania Guild now?" swarmed in.
This is the first benefit that Bubble gets after getting the city-building stone!
Fame.
Let’s not talk about the structure of the major clubs in China for now, and just talk about the game Holy Spirit. If we ask most passers-by players to rank the guilds in Holy Spirit.
Leaping Nucleus will undoubtedly be ranked first. Coke Mania, which is more like a travel company than a big guild, will probably be ranked around third or fourth. The second place is Abyss Temple.
But now Bubble doesn’t care about popularity or guild rankings at all.
The moment the city-building stone in his hand disappeared, Bubble directly summoned a mount, and took President Yin and the presidents of the other three guilds all the way back to their own guilds.
Enter the guild gate, dismount...Coke-crazy players also gathered around.
"President Pighead! Where did you build the city?"
McCafé was the first to run to Bubble. She didn’t seem too excited...she was more curious.
This is the same as other players in Coke Mania, because the members of Coke Mania don’t know what the benefits of building a city are
The construction content provided in the stronghold is enough for the construction-oriented players who are keen on playing, but the construction of the city is too complicated.
If it is a game dedicated to building cities, perhaps some players will try it and even be passionate about it.
But the essence of Holy Spirit is still MMORPG. Building a city within this framework is much more difficult than fun.
Therefore, most players in Coke Mania were more curious about their president building a city rather than feeling anticipation, and some players even expressed worry.
Most MMORPGs have a system like stronghold construction, but there has never been such a bold system like city building in an MMORPG.
"Isn't it here?" Bubble is now only concerned about where his city-building stone has gone
After he chose to build a city, the stones disappeared. At first, Bubbles thought that the stronghold of Coke fanaticism would usher in an upgrade, and a lot of spectacular buildings would emerge out of thin air.
But nothing... nothing!
"Here? President Pighead, there are no changes in the base! Did you really choose the base as the place to build the city?" McAfee was also confused by Bubbles' questioning.
She stayed in the base the entire time from the moment she left the bubble until she left until the system announcement was released, but there was no change in the base!
"Wait...let me see."
Bubble calmed himself down and opened the panel of the Coke Mania Base, which displayed the supplies stored in the base and the construction range of the base.
The seed of the stronghold of Coke Mania has been upgraded thirteen times, from the initial construction area of 120 square meters to 700 square meters. After the seed of the stronghold consumed a city-building stone... the construction area is still... 700 square meters.
"What's going on...there are no new options?" Bubble was a little confused. He looked at the interface of stronghold construction carefully. No new options popped up. The only change was that the name of the stronghold was changed from Coke Mania Stronghold to Holy Spirit City.
The three words "Holy Spirit City" in the name told Bubble...his city-building stone did work...it served as a name-changing card.
"President, did you choose the wrong location for the city?" a Coke fanatic asked cautiously.
"There is only one option to upgrade the base seed. How could I choose the wrong one? Could it be... a bug?"
Bubble was so anxious that cold sweat was about to break out on his forehead, and his brows were twisted into a knot.
For him, this city-building stone is not just a personal matter. Bubble doesn't care much about the opinions of the other three guilds. The key is President Yin... Bubble cares very much about the cooperation between him and President Yin this time.
The most important thing is not to embarrass yourself in front of President Yin and give him the opportunity to laugh at you!
So a long-lost pressure swept over the bubbles.
This series of pressures made Bubble want to open the official website to find the official of Holy Spirit and have a good... discussion.
But before Bubble could open the Holy Spirit's official website and look for the Holy Spirit official to write a short essay of more than one million words, a figure in a black robe and a hood instantly attracted the attention of everyone in the guild.
The figure walked to the entrance of the ancient tree, the base of the Coke fanatics, and what caught everyone's attention was her ID and a line of logos under her ID.
"Lost Freya" Freya as an NPC with the suffix "Lost Freya" is already attractive enough, and there is also a functional label below her: "Related to the construction of the Holy Spirit City".
"Holy Spirits, thank you for finding this lost fragment of the Godhead."
Freya pulled down the hood on her head and revealed her true appearance in front of the Coke fanatics.
This lost Freya is very familiar to the players on Brand Island, but also very unfamiliar.
The reason for being familiar is that this Freya has appeared in the CG in the game, the one where she was rescued by Queen May. She will also issue a bunch of tasks on Brand Island to maintain the ecology of Brand Island.
The reason for the unfamiliarity is that the players are confused... 'Whose Freya is this?'
After this lost Freya appeared on Brand Island, this discussion has never stopped on the Holy Spirit Forum. Who wouldn't panic if their Freya got lost
Now when the Coke fanatics saw this Freya... appearing in the base as a city construction consultant, everyone had an accurate guess in their minds.
It is very likely...Freya from the dog planner, or the official Freya prototype.
"Before you use this fragment of the divine power, I have something to say." Freya from Jiangqiao stood in front of everyone calmly.
But the bubbles are not calm!
"There's still a tutorial for beginners? Skip it!"
Bubble was now so anxious that he just wanted to figure out what the city-building system was like. When Freya's dialog box popped up in front of him, his first reaction was to press the skip button.
But when he stretched out his hand to click the button to skip the conversation, Mr. Yin next to him reached out to hold Bubble's arm, but the distance was too far, and Mr. Yin's hands and feet were a little clumsy and he couldn't catch up.
Instead, Sprite, who noticed this, clenched her left hand, and the moment the cold air overflowed from her hand, she froze the arm of the bubble that was trying to click the skip button.
"Sprite, what are you doing?" Bubble was a little confused when he saw the reminder popping up in front of him, 'You are being attacked by player Sprite, you can use self-defense within a limited time'.
This wasn't the first time that Bubbles had been privately PVP'd by Sprite, so he was used to it.
"President Bubble, we still have plenty of time. You can listen to her story." President Yin took the lead in explaining for Sprite, and at the same time turned to the other presidents and the players who came to watch. "Aren't you all curious about how to play the city building system and what benefits it has? Now listen to the story of... Miss Freya who got lost."
Freya of Jiangqiao played the role of a guiding robot very well, and the dim city-building stone that Bubble had held before appeared in her hands.
“Holy Spirit, what you have found is a broken fragment of the Godhead. Inside the fragment is a lifeless city. Your duty is to bring new life to this city. If you want to bring vitality to this city, you need to allow more creatures with divinity to settle in it.”
When Freya said this, the official agent of the Holy Spirit... the initial SR card that every player will be given when drawing a card, the God of the Lake, came online at this time.
She walked into the Coke Fanatic stronghold timidly. This performance was arranged by Jiang Qiao. Jiang Qiao had enough leverage over the God of the Lake, and there seemed to be no harm in living with Jiang Qiao.
So under the enthusiastic gazes of the crowd, the God of the Lake stood on tiptoe and touched the broken fragment of the godhead in Freya's hand.
"The God of the Lake has become a resident of the City of the Holy Spirit."
"The population of Holy Spirit City increased by 10,000, water resources increased by 5,000, the Sacred Lake can be built, the Fragrance Fountain can be built, and the God of the Lake will build a Sacred Fishing Ground in the city in the near future..."
When these two prompts popped up in front of all the players in the Coke Mania Base, most of the players instantly understood how to play the city-building system!
The core gameplay is actually the same as stronghold construction, which is equivalent to doubling the content of the stronghold system. It can also be said to be an extra-large DLC.
It’s just that the NPCs that settle in the Holy Spirit City...such as the gods, can unlock the construction of special terrains for players, as well as increase the population and the generation of various resources.
If when building a stronghold, all players need to do is collect various mineral resources from the mother crystal, then building a city may be about collecting gods from all directions, as well as creatures with divinity.
"It will cost more gods than I thought to repair the fragments of the godhead." Mr. Yin looked at the publicly released data of the Holy Spirit City. The population item has been clearly marked as a necessary indicator for city upgrades.
"Repair?" Bubble was a little confused listening nearby. Logically speaking, shouldn't the normal thinking be to upgrade the city's level
"No, nothing, Bubble...you ask Freya...if there is any other way to recruit gods." Mr. Yin said.
The number of gods in the City of Gods on Kuroshio Island is still too small, and it will take a long time to convince the gods to settle in the Holy Spirit City. Mr. Yin is wondering if there are some additional ways to obtain the gods NPC.
Mr. Yin’s question is also included in the preset options for Freya’s dialogue. You don’t even need to think too much about the bubble, just click on that preset option.
"Holy Spirit, this is the most crucial part. The establishment of your city will officially announce your existence to millions of worlds. This will attract many life forms. They may come here out of admiration for your power, or they may harbor hatred towards you. As the lord of a city, Holy Spirit, are you willing to take this risk?" Freya asked.
"Yes...yes!" Bubble actually didn't hear clearly what Freya said.
But he understood the key point, which is that the city will attract some new NPCs, just like the NPCs refreshed in the talent recruitment market.
It’s just that these NPCs are here to travel the city. Some of them are neutral NPCs, while others are hostile NPCs who come specifically to cause trouble for the Holy Spirit.
No matter what kind of NPC it is, bubbles are welcome. Neutral bubbles can be considered for recruitment, and hostile bubbles can be killed directly as bosses.
For players, having a boss to kill...sometimes it can be much more exciting than having a neutral character to recruit.
"First Holy Spirit City Lord, please accept these three architectural drawings as gifts." After Freya finished the plot cutscene, she took out three legendary architectural drawings and handed them to Bubble.
As soon as Bubble got the blueprint, he shared the attributes in the current channel.
The three blueprints are "City Hall", "Monument of the Gods", and "Star Map Hub".
There is nothing much to say about the Town Hall. It is one of the important buildings in the city. In this building, you can spend population to... buy land
Well... the part that Bubble is most concerned about is that the town hall needs to be built within a range of about 300 meters from the ancient tree of the stronghold, which is equivalent to building it next to Freya's room.
From this point of view, even if the stronghold is upgraded to a city, Freya and others are still the core of the core. After all, the stronghold... or the ancient tree in the city is buried with the city stone.
The Monument of the Gods is just a decorative building that displays the number and names of the gods currently residing in the city.
The last and most important building is the Star Map Hub! It is a key building used to connect various planes of the Star Map.
"Make some shit!" Bubble took the three blueprints and without even thinking twice, he called on the players of his own guild to start working.
Seeing the enthusiastic atmosphere, Mr. Yin did not think of stopping it. After all, the building could be demolished and rebuilt in the end.
Building houses in the city-building system is much simpler than building strongholds. First of all, there are preset houses in the city-building system for players to choose from. Players only need to collect enough materials, and then they can just click and watch the building being built, just like in real-time strategy games.
Of course, some big players can also build them by themselves. The three buildings in Coke Mania are bubbles built by the construction masters of each guild. They are not based on the preset building types of the system, but after completing the minimum requirements of the building drawings, they start self-processing.
The construction of the city hall took some time, but the Star Map Hub was completed very quickly. From the outside, the architectural style of this Star Map Hub has a kind of... Colosseum style.
Mr. Yin could only comment like this. Xiao Yumao was in charge of the construction of the Star Map Hub. Since the Battle of Kuroshio Island, Xiao Yumao had adopted the principle of "Building things must first consider whether they can withstand attacks or not!" as the standard.
Whatever we build is based on the goal of building a defensive fortress.
There may be dangerous monsters in the star map hub, so Xiao Yufe directly created a small arena, and the various defense facilities are so perfect that it can be used as a small copy.
"How about...activating the transmission beacon first?"
The Coke fanatics and the presidents of the major guilds came to the center of the Star Map Hub. In the center there was a round table with dim stars projected on it. This round table was the core part of the Star Map Hub.
Transmit beacon.
"I come!"
Bubble had been looking forward to this day for a long time! He placed his hands on the side of the round table, and an option suddenly appeared in front of Bubble.
「Please select the current city event!
Option Description: City events will determine the tendency of outsiders to visit your city. Level 1 cities can conduct three events at a time.
It’s a new system again. I swiped the bubble and saw several city events listed.
"1. Hunting for the Eternal Thorn (Legendary): Thorn is a wanted criminal on the star map. You have learned of Thorn's whereabouts. If you release this information, bounty hunters on the star map who want to capture Thorn will flock to your city. Requirements: The whereabouts of the Eternal Thorn, two hundred divine power crystals or ten lord-level mother crystals."
"2. The Secret Treasure of the God Eater (Legendary): The creations of the God Eater are extremely sought-after treasures in the star map, but only the best ones are available. To choose this event, you must use a large number of legendary weapons as bargaining chips to attract treasure hunters to your city. Requirements: 25 legendary equipment, two hundred divine power crystals or ten lord-level mother crystals."
"3. None (Ordinary): It is impossible for any city to have accidents every day. Today is also an ordinary day, but for the life forms on the star map, ordinary things have no appeal. Requirements: 200 divine power crystals or 10 lord-level mother crystals."
"4. Climb to the top! Fishing King Contest! (Rare): There is a lake god living in your city. The fishing grounds run by the lake god may attract some fishing enthusiasts on the star map. Requirements: Sacred fishing ground, 200 divine power crystals or 10 lord-level mother crystals."
"5. A card-playing competition full of strong players (rare): Entertainment in the Holy Spirit World is also extremely rare on the star map. Various card games are one of them. Perhaps you can attract a group of outsiders who like Landlord or Mahjong? Requirements: 10 small game wooden tables, 200 divine power crystals or 10 lord-level mother crystals."
"6. Brand Island's fastest legend! Mount Galloping Competition: ..."
"7. No one can escape my aim! Shooting duel: ..."
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There are a lot of events in the event options. If these events are expanded in detail, there are many instructions, including how to hold the event.
Bubble can treat these events as an activity and organize them for the NPCs on the star map. All he has to do is make these activities lively enough to attract many talents on the star map to settle in his city.
So the question is... which events should he choose first
(End of this chapter)