Sacred Souls: Genesis

Chapter 276: Chapter 274: Four Outfits in One (2nd Update) Chapter 276: Chapter 274: Four Outfits in One (2nd Update) “There is no direct conflict of interest between Infighting and Saint Spirit; it’s the boss behind Overlord of the World who blacked us, unrelated to Infighting.”

The Silver Boss knew where Bubble’s resentment was coming from, the hidden proprietor of Overlord of the World had intended to retaliate against Silver Boss for helping Zhao Mingwei with the lawsuit.

As a result, the firepower of Overlord of the World’s behind-the-scenes boss was too fierce, and it covered the other seven major clubs as well, with Dynamic Nucleus and Cola Mania being the hardest hit areas.

“So, what’s the ambition of this game?”

Bubble also began to ponder, reasoning that the ambition of an online game was nothing more than becoming the world’s number one game in popularity or profit, and beyond that, Bubble couldn’t think of any other ambition to strive for.

“Haven’t you noticed that Saint Spirit’s technical prowess is a bit too high?”

When Silver Boss mentioned this, he even glanced at Weiser standing beside him.

Weiser, feeling shy under Silver Boss’s gaze, used her dinner plate to cover her face.

Silver Boss was now level forty-nine, his attire had changed from a street thug of a street fighter into an outfit that made him look like someone who’d be called ‘Sir.’
Although players in Saint Spirit would shape their faces to be as beautiful as possible, and a small portion enjoyed creating visages akin to ancient gods, both Bubble and Silver Boss opted for the most attractive looks.

But there was a significant difference in temperament despite the looks.

Bubble’s character was a bit like a truth-seeking child, and coupled with his youthful in-game appearance, Weiser always saw Bubble like a little kid.

Silver Boss, on the other hand… was mature, stable, and wealthy! The boyfriend prototype of a woman’s dreams who hopes to settle down, and Weiser was that kind of girl who lacks security and longs to be protected by a man.

“High what high!”

Bubble noticed Weiser’s subtle change in expression and slapped the table with his hand to disrupt the odd atmosphere.

“Many online games have a construction system, but to build a base on the wilderness map that’s permanent, subject to monster sieges, and involves the recruitment of NPCs along with other systems interacting with this base play, which online game could do that?” Silver Boss asked.

“Some pixel games I’ve played on the Sky Palace gaming platform can, but for an online game to do that, doesn’t it seem like a boredom-induced endeavor?”

Bubble, prompted by Silver Boss, realized that the construction system in Saint Spirit was indeed terrifying.

Infighting also had a homestead system, but that was merely a collection of furnishings, essentially just neat-looking models instead of actual building blocks.

But Saint Spirit’s construction system was a real one, where the constructed items were not only integrated with the life professions in Saint Spirit like Construction Master, Miner, and Blacksmith, but these professions were also indispensable in base construction.

After constructing a base, there would be monster sieges and NPCs coming to join, among a series of events.

This made players feel that their base was truly ‘alive,’ not just a bunch of inanimate models!

However, having played so many online games, Bubble realized that only Saint Spirit took their construction system so seriously; other game developers were focusing on how to update instances, new equipment, and new professions.

If anyone in the industry was aware of developers investing energy in a system that could affect the game’s environment and potentially waste and misuse map resources, they would likely be cursed as mad by their peers!

Yet it was precisely Saint Spirit’s madcap approach that made the Biland Island DLC’s ratings skyrocket beyond compare.

“So, I believe Inside World also has the potential of Biland Island.”

“That I know, Inside World also allows building bases, but what are we supposed to do with a base there?”

Bubble, bringing his own doubts, came to this ‘omniscient Silver Boss’ for answers.

Inside World didn’t have the brutal monsters of Biland Island; it seemed rather pointless for them to build bases there.

“Do you think Saint Spirit might launch a town-building or city-building system?” Silver Boss’s remark stunned Bubble.

On second thought, Bubble realized it was quite possible; there were already thirty-two NPCs living within the Cola Mania base, amounting to the size of a small village. Including the players, it could pass for a small town.

It was still that kind of town where the local customs were simple and everyone’s combat ability was off the charts.

Once Silver had pointed it out, Gas Bubble became even more determined to take down the New World Plaza area, but as the thought crossed his mind, the live broadcast showed Juan Canyun executing a beautiful turnaround move with a lance, piercing right into Feng Yi’s character’s heart and wiping out his health in an instant!

“Holy hell, it really was a one versus four!”

Gas Bubble was stunned; even as he chatted with Silver, he kept his eyes glued to the live stream.

Before the summer competition, Feng Yi was the strongest rookie in the Conflict League, definitely a top-notch expert; otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to snatch Zhao Mingwei’s starting position. In Gas Bubble’s recollection of past matchups, Juan Canyun had never won a one-on-one fight against Feng Yi.

And now, Juan Canyun had taken down the fully-healed Feng Yi with just a quarter of his health remaining!

This was no longer a case of superior performance, it was the kind of feat that seemed possible only with cheats activated.

But Juan Canyun hadn’t used cheats; relying on his reaction time and physical fitness that were superior to Feng Yi’s, and his combat skills, he had won the match!

Cheers! Even Gas Bubble, the rival boss, couldn’t help but cheer for Juan Canyun.

The young man stood in the arena holding his lance, and all the cheers in the stadium… belonged to him alone!

Today, Juan Canyun had created a miracle, and the audience in the stands all stood up to cheer for this unbelievable moment.

A one-versus-three scenario was already the ultimate moment of showing off that every player dreamt of, and now it was a one-versus-four, with the possibility of a one-versus-five.

If Juan Canyun could take down the fifth player from Monarch’s Reign, he might just go down in the history of Conflict eSports.

“Tell me now, how did you do it?” Unable to contain himself anymore, Gas Bubble slammed his hands on the table and stood up to loudly question Silver, “How did you get this rookie to wipe out the entire Monarch’s Reign team at once?”

Even without Zhao Mingwei, Monarch’s Reign was still one of the four major powerhouses of the Huaguo team, and all of Monarch’s players were top class. Reusing a phrase coined by the fans for Zhao Mingwei, they were all top professional players, so what made it possible for Juan Canyun to one versus four, with a potential one versus five?

“I remember now! Recently Laughing Sir has been coaching this rookie! It couldn’t be that Laughing Sir has some…cheat codes against Monarch’s Reign, right? No, that’s not right…

Having been a club owner for so many years, Gas Bubble knew that while tactics could influence a match in Conflict, what really determined the outcome was the player’s own strength!

Juan Canyun had steamrolled through these four matches purely on strength.

“If he goes to Flower Plaza now to challenge Thorne, he’ll hit Thorne with a spear in every match on average,” Silver revealed a piece of information that left Gas Bubble confused.

“Thorne? Is sparring with him really that effective? Forget it! Your rookie really satisfied my grudge by blowing up Monarch’s Reign! Let’s see who dares to slag us off online now,” said Gas Bubble as he glanced at the live stream’s chat, where people were hailing Juan Canyun’s awesome performance. They were also shouting how Monarch’s Reign really turned lowbrow without Zhao Mingwei and that Zhao Mingwei at least wouldn’t have let this rookie Juan Canyun do a one versus four or such statements.

But Gas Bubble knew…it wasn’t that Monarch’s Reign had become weaker, it was Juan Canyun who had grown stronger!

“Considering how Xiao Wen avenged you, how about giving us the New World Plaza area?” Silver finally revealed his true purpose for coming here.

“Dream on! I’m living in New World Plaza now, and I’m looking forward to showing my Fureya around there!” Gas Bubble shouted.

“Don’t you live in the villa in Binjiang District?” Silver asked puzzled, having visited Gas Bubble’s splendid villa.

“Sold it.” Gas Bubble fell silent for a moment before saying.

“What? That villa would have appreciated in value; there’s no reason why your secretary would have you sell it in such a hurry.”

Who the hell was crazy enough to pay this rookie such a salary! Gas Bubble was so angry that he didn’t answer Silver; instead, he focused on the ongoing live match broadcast.

“Do you think it’s possible to do a one versus five?” Gas Bubble asked Silver, somewhat expectantly.

“That’s the limit. Their next player is the current president of the Spirit Holy Monarch’s Reign Guild, Qi Junzi. Even though she’s a girl, she’s very formidable.”

Silver looked at the health Juan Canyun had left, just a sliver of health… A one versus five was impossible.