Why the bug I wrote became a core gameplay mechanic?!
Chapter 660 - 643: Coming to Steal Business

Chapter 660: Chapter 643: Coming to Steal Business

"This is the first time I’ve seen a game that can use the body shape of an NPC as a selling point and actually make money from it..."

Chen Tingquan couldn’t help but sigh. Nitiandang always managed to disrupt his understanding in unexpected ways.

But he had to admit, this trick was indeed very effective on whales.

What do whales want in a game like this?

Is it randomly killing other players? Or flashy special effects and big wings?

Actually, both are right, but in summary, there’s only one thing: they want a unique, exclusive experience.

And "Reverse Heaven" does this very well. This server’s one and only, peerlessly beautiful Tao Companion, whether in rarity, functionality, or recognition, far exceeds those flashy big wings.

Amidst everyone’s envious gazes, Instructor Ding flew away on his flying sword.

"Alright, everyone, go back to your own homes. I have to go check out other sects and return to my cultivation."

Many people followed Instructor Ding, flying to the next sect to watch the fun. Most of them had the "Technology Cultivation Supplement Company" group name.

"So this guy came all the way here just to show off, huh?

"What a nouveau riche mentality!"

Chen Tingquan was also a bit amused.

Although a bit envious, they didn’t plan to do anything. After all, such a unique thing was clearly a trap for the wealthy.

Additionally, Instructor Ding had now become the server’s only Level A dealer, getting the lowest discount on Nine Dragon Elixir, which meant he had almost monopolized the market.

Others buying from him was the most cost-effective.

In this situation, who could shake Instructor Ding’s position?

Seizing the Level A dealer position and taking away the server’s only peerlessly beautiful Tao Companion was almost impossible.

...

After making a round of the major sects, Instructor Ding happily brought his Tao Companion back to his cave mansion.

"Oh, it’s a pity we can only have some basic interactions, no extra paid content.

"The laws and regulations are still restricting Nitiandang’s performance!"

Instructor Ding sighed while checking his Nine Dragon Elixir sales.

He had to say, the prospects were bright, and the situation was great!

After becoming a Level A dealer, Instructor Ding’s Nine Dragon Elixir sales system finally filled the last shortfall, completely smoothing out the process.

From now on, as long as he could maintain this purchasing price, he could keep pushing sales higher while ensuring profits at every level.

The qualification for Level A dealers could drop, and to maintain it, one must purchase in large volumes regularly.

But for Instructor Ding, this wasn’t a problem for now. After all, the entire server was hyped up by him, and Nine Dragon Elixir sales were still growing.

This was a growing market, and Instructor Ding was the entire incremental market’s source, making money effortlessly.

But just as he was comfortably lying in his cave mansion, a notification suddenly popped up on the screen.

[Wuxiang Pill Alliance Inner Sect Disciple ’Brother Li’ is about to start the Heavenly Pride assessment, truly a model among us cultivators! Disciples from all sects can go to the Martial Arts Arena to watch!]

Instructor Ding couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow, feeling a sense of crisis.

Someone else was starting the Heavenly Pride assessment?

No doubt, it must be another whale who didn’t regard money as money like him!

After failing his last Heavenly Pride assessment and unfortunately dying from a body explosion, Instructor Ding wanted to challenge again as soon as possible, but it took time to re-cultivate after rebirth.

Without reaching his previous cultivation level, challenging the Heavenly Pride assessment was a wasted effort.

Plus, he had been busy with the Nine Dragon Elixir sales channels recently, delaying his cultivation time.

"It shouldn’t be possible for someone to beat me to it, right?"

Instructor Ding hurriedly left his cave mansion and went to the Martial Arts Arena at Erosion Spirit Heavenly Palace to check.

At the Martial Arts Arena, the player named ’Brother Li’ was already prepared.

He was tall and muscular, even more intimidating than Instructor Ding when he initially challenged.

As one of the Six Major Sects, Wuxiang Pill Alliance was also the strongest in alchemy, giving its disciples a natural advantage with elixirs.

Instructor Ding was not too worried because, although Brother Li challenged a week later, his cultivation had significantly increased, but the Heavenly Pride assessment was dynamic difficulty.

So in terms of difficulty, it shouldn’t differ much from Instructor Ding’s initial challenge, and it wasn’t guaranteed.

Just then, Brother Li hadn’t even started, and he had already swallowed ten Clearing Waste Pills in one go.

Instructor Ding almost laughed out loud when he saw this.

"Idiot, that’s not how you do it!

"I’m waiting for your body to explode and die."

As the first player to step into the trap, Instructor Ding was very clear about the toxicity of Clearing Waste Pills. Taking five was barely within the safe range, while ten was essentially playing with death.

Moreover, this person challenged later, meaning he had accumulated more organ toxicity from taking Nine Dragon Elixir.

Adding the organ toxicity from ten Clearing Waste Pills, there was almost a 100% chance of body explosion and death during the assessment.

Soon, the assessment began.

It was clear Brother Li’s operation was also average, comparable to Instructor Ding or even slightly weaker.

After all, whales being bad at operation fit the stereotype.

However, for the Heavenly Pride assessment, his operation was barely sufficient.

First wave.

Second wave.

Seventh wave...

Wave after wave of monsters came through, and Instructor Ding was just waiting for him to die from body explosion, creating a huge firework, but it never happened.

"What’s going on? It’s already the tenth wave!

"Is this game bugged!"

Even after completing the tenth wave’s Sword Spine Dragon, he hadn’t died from body explosion!

The next second, a server-wide announcement appeared.

[Congratulations Wuxiang Pill Alliance Inner Sect Disciple ’Brother Li’ for successfully passing the Heavenly Pride assessment! Becoming the first ’Heavenly Pride’ among the young generation disciples!]

[The Heavenly Pride List has been published. Please take ’Brother Li’ as an example and continue to strive hard, cultivators!]

The next second, a huge sky screen appeared with a "swish," like a brilliant, flowing waterfall, clearly visible from afar.

Not only in the major sects but also at the Martial Arts Arenas used for sect competitions, this huge leaderboard appeared.

At this moment, the leaderboard displayed the character name ’Brother Li’ and his avatar.

The so-called Heavenly Pride List could accommodate ten players, but currently, there was only Brother Li on the entire server, so he stood out alone.

Instructor Ding’s face turned a bit unpleasant. He couldn’t understand why Brother Li didn’t die from taking so many pills, and he was more upset that the first to top this leaderboard wasn’t himself.

Immediately, he discovered something even harder to accept.

This Heavenly Pride List wouldn’t just appear in the game scene; it would also have a special button on players’ screens. Clicking it would pop up.

In this pop-up, players could view detailed information about the player, including the name of their Cultivation Team and respective side channels!

This ’Brother Li’ also had a Cultivation Team similar to Instructor Ding’s sales channels, called ’Wuxiang Pill Alliance Direct Sales.’

What’s more, clicking it from the leaderboard would directly open the purchase interface.

Instructor Ding did have this purchase interface, but the only problem was, his name wasn’t on this leaderboard, so other players couldn’t easily and quickly click on it.

Instructor Ding’s expression turned serious: "Not good! He’s coming for me!

"He’s here to steal my business!"

He quickly opened the purchase interface and was surprised to find that the other party’s prices were the same as his own.

This Brother Li apparently wasn’t a Level A dealer, but clearly, like Instructor Ding, he wasn’t short of money.

So he could accept selling pills at a loss initially, as long as he could become a Level A dealer, all the money previously lost could be earned back.

"No, I must immediately take on the Heavenly Pride assessment!

"Otherwise, my Technology Cultivation Supplement Company will be completely finished!"

Instructor Ding had some business acumen; otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to establish the Nine Dragon Elixir sales network so quickly.

It was precisely his business acumen that made him realize the current danger.

Although on the surface, Brother Li’s ’Wuxiang Pill Alliance Direct Sales’ didn’t pose much threat, as long as he established his sales channels, achieving Level A dealer might only take a week or two.

And the server could only have one Level A dealer.

If ’Wuxiang Pill Alliance Direct Sales’ sourced more, seizing the Level A dealer, Instructor Ding would automatically downgrade to Level B dealer.

That would be the end!

Moreover, Brother Li currently had two advantages.

First, he had successfully topped the Heavenly Pride List, and the exposure from this list was absurd. For those casual players and those who found it troublesome, being the top of the list and the most convenient purchase channel was enough to change their consumption habits.

Second, he had named his team well, ’Wuxiang Pill Alliance Direct Sales,’ combining it with his status as a Wuxiang Pill Alliance Heavenly Pride disciple, making some naïve players think this was an official channel.

These two advantages were enough to let him replace Instructor Ding in a short time and become the largest Nine Dragon Elixir vendor on the server.

The only way for Instructor Ding to break this situation was to climb to the top of the Heavenly Pride List as quickly as possible and surpass him!

As long as Instructor Ding could become the number one on the list, there would still be hope to maintain his sales channels and Level A dealer status.