Sacred Souls: Genesis
Chapter 357 - Chapter 357 Chapter 346 Start Sub-conference (1st Update)

Chapter 357: Chapter 346: Start Sub-conference! (1st Update) Chapter 357: Chapter 346: Start Sub-conference! (1st Update) The period of maintenance for the Holy Spirit saw Nuclear Leap hosting a departure ceremony for the Conflict World Championship.

The Conflict World Championship was set to take place one month later, located in Laswe State, Eagle Country.

This departure ceremony wasn’t particularly grand; it simply involved buying a ton of luxurious takeout at the club’s base, and the players and logistic staff enjoyed eating and drinking.

“What to do… I think I’ve developed a Holy Spirit withdrawal syndrome. It’s been almost eleven hours since I last played Holy Spirit, and I feel like I’m dying,” complained Xiao Yumao, a logistics staff member, as she gnawed on a chicken leg.

“Is that Holy Spirit game really that fun? I’ve been drawing for almost half a year and still haven’t qualified,” another voice wondered.

The data analyst from Nuclear Leap seized his chance to join the discussion and vent. He was perhaps one of the few, out of all the players and logistic staff, who hadn’t managed to obtain the test qualification for Holy Spirit despite drawing for it for over half a year.

“Bing Yu, you need to seize the opportunity this time. After the maintenance, Holy Spirit will grant a one-time allocation of 150,000 slots. I’ve heard analysis saying that well-known players and streamers have a high chance of grabbing a test code. Most of the top 10,000 players from the Conflict ladder have obtained their testing qualifications,” Black Pot Cooking Meat said, slinging an arm around the neck of the data analyst named Bing Yu.

“Of course I know that. The algorithm for the Holy Spirit’s play qualification has been analyzed online for a while now. Not just Conflict, top players from other games are also likely to get it, and even the number of PS6 platinum trophies collected can increase your chances of being drawn,” Bing Yu said, shrugging off Black Pot Cooking Meat’s hand. “This time it should be my turn, but speaking of which, are you guys curious about what the boss and Coach Song are discussing?”

Bing Yu’s gaze shifted toward the corner of the ceremony venue, where Mo Shigui and the Silver Director were standing by the floor-to-ceiling windows. They seemed to be talking about something, but they were too far away for the others to hear.

“Talking about guild matters,” Juan Canyun whispered from the side.

“Guild?” Bing Yu, as if reminded of something, immediately asked Juan Canyun, “Little Ask, how many members do we have in our Holy Spirit guild now?”

Juan Canyun shook his head at this question. He hadn’t been involved in guild management at all and was completely clueless about the number of guild members.

“The main guild, Nuclear Leap, has a full roster of 1,000 people. There are also four branch guilds, all with 4,000 members at full capacity. We have roughly 5,000 Holy Spirit players affiliated with us,” Xiao Yumao said with unusual clarity, as someone involved in logistics.

“5,000 players? How many Holy Spirit players are there in total? Is this… what the boss intends?” Bing Yu exclaimed in surprise upon hearing this number. After all, it took a decade for the Conflict game’s official Nuclear Leap guild to establish three branches; the rest were fan-created guilds. Yet for Holy Spirit, which had only 130,000 players, the Silver Director had directly established five core guilds.

“The boss’s intention… Judging from Coach Song’s surprised tone, it seems there’s a plan to expand,” Xiao Yumao said, pricking up her ears and eavesdropping on the conversation between Mo Shigui and the Silver Director.

A moment ago, Mo Shigui asked in disbelief…

“We’re going to open more branches?”

“With 150,000 newbies coming in, we might open another six, seven, eight, or nine branches,” the Silver Director nodded and shared his thoughts.

“What’s the point?” Mo Shigui massaged his temples with a headache, “Though Holy Spirit has a faction system, it hasn’t launched a national war system yet. Even if it eventually does, do you really think the resources needed to operate so many branches can be recouped through the national war system?”

When Holy Spirit first granted large-scale play qualifications, the Silver Director had established three branch guilds and even offered salaries to players in the first guild, promising that those from the other two guilds could join the second branch if they worked hard enough.

This was, in Mo Shigui’s view, a method to recruit talent. Among those legendary professional players currently sitting here, a few were indeed poached by Mo Shigui using this very tactic.

Yet President Yin still doesn’t plan on stopping the establishment of branches… Looking at the current momentum, it’s not about adding just one or two more, but heading towards double digits.

If it were a guild established by fans powered by love, it would be fine–one that doesn’t require the official intervention of Boundless Nucleus. However, the branches that President Yin is establishing are those core guilds with official affiliations. Outstanding players could even receive an employment contract from Boundless Nucleus.

All these, in Mo Shigui’s view… were preparations for a national war system that Holy Spirit might roll out in the future. Every online game has a similar system. The camps on Black Tide Island already have a rudimentary form.

But the problem is… managing so many branches requires huge funds and resources, as well as human support. Can the profits from a national war… really cover the costs?

“Holy Spirit Fund has made me a lot of money, but while I was playing Holy Spirit, I’ve always been pondering one thing,” President Yin said, gazing through the glass window at the cityscape shrouded in neon lights in the distance, where the Huangpu River of the upper city was faintly visible.

“What’s that?”

“Has Zhao shared with you about the abyss hunting in Jiang City’s pedestrian street when Holy Spirit first started testing?” President Yin suddenly asked.

“He mentioned it, and there are videos online… I didn’t have an account at the time, but wasn’t that a beta test of the inner world?” As Mo Shigui heard this, he recalled Zhao Mingwei’s hesitant manner when describing these events, always feeling that Zhao Mingwei was hiding something.

“A test? Hmm… Yes, it was a test, but Holy Spirit’s monster spawning mechanics are different from other games,” President Yin said.

“…” Mo Shigui didn’t respond.

The monster spawning mechanics on Holy Spirit’s Biland Island and Black Tide Island have many similarities with other online games he knew–for instance, creatures on both islands emerge from the ground. However, these creatures each have their distinct living habits. Take the Flame Ash Dragon for example; the hatchlings of the dragon couple have already hatched, and players have observed the dragon couple strolling deep on the island.

This peculiar ecology exists all over Black Tide Island and Biland Island. Nowadays, many large single-player games also depict the monsters’ ecology very realistically, but it’s the first time for an MMO–because it’s unnecessary.

“Sometimes, Holy Spirit spawns various monsters without any pattern, like the sudden arrival of the Obliteration Legion. Although the inner world does have abyss hunting as a reward instance… there’s also the monster siege event on Biland Island,” President Yin said.

“But these monsters are all dealt with by all the players on the server. The significance of you establishing so many branches is to defeat players from other clubs when the national war system is launched in the future,” continued Mo Shigui. He paused for a moment before adding, “Holy Spirit will definitely introduce systems for building cities or even countries in the future. Do you really believe that there will be instances in the future… that require tens of thousands of players to defend?”

“I’m not sure about that either. The Holy Spirit Fund has tripled the revenue of my hotpot restaurants. Whether the extra money invested in the guild construction in Holy Spirit can break even is also unknown. But to be honest, I’m doing all this for peace of mind,” President Yin said, looking at the distant Huangpu River, with the image of the Flame Ash Dragon falling into it still vivid in his mind.

“Peace of mind?”

“Let’s not talk about this anymore. Holy Spirit’s about to open, and our guild is short on funds due to overextension! Plus, our players and Raccoon Live have long streaming contracts to fulfill. Have you all finished eating? Once you’re done, get ready to stream Holy Spirit as soon as it launches!”

President Yin turned his gaze back to the players and logistic staff members who were all eavesdropping on their conversation and shouted out loud.

“The version that goes live with Holy Spirit’s shop will be at the peak of program effects! Go live, go live!”

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