CHAPTER 517: CHAPTER 174: PLAYER DIVERSION, LORD EMERGES

The competitive atmosphere in the social circles of the factions is intense. Besides the Human Clan players, a large number of Night Demon Clan and Giant Python Clan players have recently joined.

They, like the Human Clan players, are drawn to the passionate competitiveness.

This is also the first time that the Giant Troll Clan and Night Demon Clan are sincerely eager to learn about combat techniques after combining Life Soul characteristics to enhance their fighting abilities in the Ancient God Arena.

The only thing that bothers these players is that the number of qualifications given out daily by the Ancient God Race is far from sufficient. Being able to play a ranked match once a day is already very good.

Those with bad luck might not get to the Ancient God Arena for several days.

Every day, after clocking out by the shore, players who didn’t enter the arena matchmaking mode would enter the sea region to hunt and grow.

The fourth batch of players are the absolute main force of the Player Corps.

Composed of various big guilds and powerful small groups, they expand alongside the Earth Thought Bully in the region of the Emperor Tomb Mountain Range.

Whenever the Earth Thought Bully wipes out a small faction during its eastward expansion and prepares to devour the faction’s stockpiled resources, players and the Insect Race decisively intercept.

They forcibly join the feast, even serving themselves from the Earth Thought Bully’s bowl.

Especially when a Domain Node appears, it’s a must-fight over.

The objective of these players is clear: beyond absorbing sacrificial power by killing Evil Spirits, their actions also curb the growth of the Earth Thought Bully.

In their eyes, the Earth Thought Bully grows too fast, and they seize any chance to disrupt.

They work in sync with the Insect Race to contain the Black Tide, following the horizontal expansion, occasionally pausing to engage in skirmishes.

On one side is the relentlessly growing Combat Insect Clan.

On the other side are the indomitable Player Clan members, who, even after a temporary defeat, are quick to return to the fray.

Aside from cursing, the Earth Thought Bully has no effective countermeasures.

Besides the four main development modes, there are many other play styles within the Player Corps.

For example, Fishing Faction Players who fish intensively year-round in the sea region and show off their catches in the fishing forum section.

There is daily exchange of fishing experiences in the forum’s sub-sections, including bait usage, fishing gear creation, and fishing techniques. This group is also the main supplier of Spirit Food in the Trading House.

Other faction players produce very little Spirit Food resources, relying entirely on these Fishing Man players to provide large amounts of Spirit Food needed for physical strength replenishment.

Even within the Fishing Faction Players, there’s a clear pecking order.

Though all are sea fishing, there’s fierce comparison in terms of equipment and the level of fish caught.

Every Fishing Faction Player’s forum home page is bound to feature the highest Hunting Level catch, and it must be a group photo with the catch.

Next, there’s the ever-growing group of Exploration Faction players.

The adventurous gene is ingrained in many players.

Climbing the towering peaks to overlook the majestic rivers and mountains... with each step of exploration, they always discover unique joys, a pleasure derived from their quest for the unknown, a unique experience in the eyes of Exploration Faction players.

Exploration Faction players are currently the main producers of the "Enlightenment Information Ball."

Recent updates have provided this group of players with channels to earn additional income, adding even more joy to their journey.

Then there are the Spirit Chef players.

Creating delicious recipes, even researching new dishes not recorded in the recipes, is the pursuit of this group of players.

In the eyes of all players, this small group holds significant meaning.

They add an extra layer of joy to life in the Monster World.

Although Spirit Food made by Spirit Chefs is priced steeply in the Trading House, each usage provides the purchasing players with an extreme experience of both physical and mental satisfaction.

There are many more categories of player styles, such as Gun Merchants and Pharmacists... all factions collectively build the current Player Corps.

Though play styles differ, they all contribute their share to the development of the Player Corps.

Qi Sheng, from behind the scenes, while observing the development of the Player Corps, is also recording player outputs in real-time and gathering directions for updates and optimization.

Recently, he is preparing to make a significant update to the team formation mode.

Currently, solo players remain the largest group in the game, often needing to shout for others during special actions.

He plans to introduce a convenient team formation feature based on player demands.

The feature will mainly address player needs from two directions.

The first feature is publishing team formation needs, where players can post specific requirements and action times in the team formation interface, along with requirements for recruit players.

For example:

[Meet at Emperor Tomb Mountain Range at 8 AM tomorrow to fight Evil Spirits, looking for Stone Statue Players, Main Life Soul Level (X), average Life Soul Level (X).]

Players meeting the criteria can directly join the team through recruitment and engage in communication with the recruiting player.

The second feature is a regional team list.

In case of emergencies, players don’t need to shout in the regional channel, just open the team formation interface, filter activity directions through criteria, and they can accurately find player squads wishing to execute the sudden activity.

In this feature, the squad leader, who activates the team formation mode, can also set filter conditions to screen out players not meeting the criteria.

With the convenient team formation feature, player growth speed can be significantly enhanced.

It will reduce team communication time, precisely target recruitment of desired groups, or accurately find player squads with similar needs.

The specific setting plan is yet to be finalized; Qi Sheng plans to introduce this feature in the next update.

His focus now shifts to the player perspective.