Chapter 373: SSR Prepared for Pay-to-Win Players

A Fu was dumbfounded.

"Isn't this just a hollow promise? Trading thousands of Reward Points for a pet fragment with absolutely no value—would any player really be that stupid?" Immediately after, A Fu raised a new doubt, saying, "Master, but even if players buy the pets, they still need to pay out of their own pockets to purify the Pollution Energy. Will the players agree to that?"

Source Equipment are inanimate objects, so there are no such concerns there.

However, 【Source Creature】 are living organisms; every time they evolve, they generate new Pollution Energy, which requires spending Reward Points to purify.

Are the players willing to pay?

If they become dissatisfied, they might very well just abandon the pets, causing the leakage of pollution creatures.

"Why wouldn't they?"

Fang Yi smiled very brightly and said, "What the game sells to players is just a Pet Egg, just like in a raising game. Even if a player captures a young dragon with their own hands, it would still take a massive amount of funds to turn it into a giant dragon, right?"

"It's not just the hatching of the Pet Egg that requires consuming a large amount of expensive materials."

"For a juvenile to evolve into a Mature Stage, it also needs to be constantly fed precious materials. The Reward Points contained within these precious materials are more than enough to purify the Pollution Energy required."

If he asked the players for Reward Points directly, they would certainly harbor resentment.

However,

Fang Yi did not show his face at all, but instead stood from the perspective of the players.

How could raising a pet not cost money? By breaking down the source needed for purification into 【Pet Feed】 that increases fullness, 【Pet Snack】 that improves a pet's mood, and 【Pet Bone Structure】 that enhances the success rate of evolution, once packaged, the players will subconsciously feel that they aren't being fleeced by the Samsara Game, but rather spending money on their pets.

A Fu said weakly, "But... with such a massive consumption of Reward Points, most ordinary players wouldn't be able to afford it, right?"

She only felt a chill all over her body, as if she had fallen into an ice hole.

She hadn't expected that the master had so many wicked schemes hidden in his belly, one after another, and that he even had these crooked tricks.

It's just that,

Even if ordinary players scrimp and save to collect enough pet fragments, they would likely already be bankrupt, and it would be impossible for them to cough up the Reward Points for subsequent pet cultivation.

If you cut the leeks too often, they won't grow back. Fang Yi's smile did not fade; he did not change his stance at all because of the question A Fu raised, as if he had anticipated it long ago.

"Therefore, the Samsara Game very considerately takes the needs of ordinary players into account."

He said, "After the Pet Egg collected from pet fragments is hatched, 【Zombie Baby】 of different qualities will appear."

F-Grade, E-Grade, D-Grade, C-Grade, B-Grade, A-Grade, S-Rank... "There are ten qualities in total. F-Grade is the lowest quality, and the 【Zombie Baby】's various attributes and growth potential are also the lowest. Even after transformation, it won't generate too much Pollution Energy."

"So, ordinary players without money only need to feed their F-Grade Zombie Baby the lowest-level materials."

"In this case, all players can act according to their means and cultivate pets suitable for their own asset levels without any waste!"

From the very beginning, Fang Yi had already made the plan.

The Pet Egg will randomly hatch 【Zombie Baby】 of different qualities. The higher the quality of the pet, the greater the consumption, and vice versa.

SSR,

is reserved for paying players like the Marine Headquarters, Orochimaru, and the Celestial Dragons.

Even though the attribute gap between the lowest F-Grade Zombie Baby and the top-tier SSR Zombie Baby is not as huge as imagined, these top-tier paying players will certainly pursue more powerful strength and higher quality.

It is not just for the pursuit of ultimate power.

What they also pursue is 【Perfect Crafting】!

Fang Yi began planning this long ago, subtly shifting this line of thinking onto the players.

Skill Entry, Insight Pill, Gem Washing Liquid, and now the ten pet qualities are all paving the way for the idea of 【Perfect Crafting】.

Once all the top players in the first tier have engraved the idea of 【Perfect Crafting】 in their hearts, there will be no need for Fang Yi's deliberate guidance; the players will spontaneously hunt pollution monsters frantically, trying every possible way to keep becoming stronger, making their equipment, skills, and pets all approach perfection.

"Master..."

A Fu's lips moved slightly, but she did not speak. Even though she was already used to the master's fleece-shearing methods, she still felt a sense of panic on behalf of the players.

With the three strikes of the Pet System,

even if the players' family fortunes were thick, they would likely be emptied out.

"Speak your mind."

Fang Yi glanced at the white-haired loli and reached out to rub her head.

After completely controlling the Ninja World and the Pirate World, as well as several purified fragments of the Polluted Continent, not only had his own strength skyrocketed, but even A Fu's physique had become robust, and she seemed to have grown quite a bit taller; even the baby fat on her face had faded, making her look like a pretty girl next door.

However, the pity is that her eyes still reveal a sense of silliness.

Now, Fang Yi's combat power, according to the judgment of the Samsara Game, is fifty times that of a Tier 2, max-level Lv. 49 Dark Gold monster.

The Dark Gold Evil God that nearly half the players in the Samsara Game could only barely kill by exhausting all their strength could be easily crushed by Fang Yi with a single finger.

If one were to display a health bar for the players, the current Fang Yi would be a unique 【World-Class Boss】.

The powerful pollution leaders who hold power in the largest factions of the Polluted Continent would likely only be able to trade blows with Fang Yi if they were in the same tier.

This also means,

as long as he continues to maintain this rapid momentum of purifying pollution, the future Fang Yi can fully grow into a life form capable of contending with the Polluted Continent.

However, Fang Yi still did not lower his guard.

Because there is not much time left for him; the birth of the Dark Gold Evil God has already signaled that the continued growth of the players will inevitably collide with the Polluted Continent.

The existence of the Samsara Game will be discovered.

Therefore, Fang Yi needs to take advantage of this period to completely control the Qingguo Guishi world and stabilize the Foundation Stone of the Reincarnation Space.

On the border of Qing Guo,

a funeral procession walked through the desolate mountains and wild ridges, with gloomy, eerie thick fog permeating the surroundings.

"Anya, I give this Glazed Bead to you."

Wu Shilang, who was wrapped in a silk headscarf and looked like a sissy, held a handkerchief and looked at his Little Prince with helpless eyes. The Little Prince, who even complained about the mountain road shaking while sitting in a sedan chair, had actually stooped to follow behind a group of guards he had just recruited into the funeral procession. The most critical thing was,

a pink-haired plebeian little girl actually made the Little Prince get snacks for her to eat.

This is truly an inversion of the natural order!

"Little Prince"

Upon hearing that his Little Prince intended to give the Glazed Bead bestowed by the Qing Emperor to the pink-haired commoner girl, Wu Shilang could not help but speak up.

Who knew that the Little Prince would merely glance at him sideways before continuing to trot happily alongside the pink-haired girl.

"A mere commoner girl, yet the Little Prince, a Noble of Qing Guo of such noble status, is actually being bewitched by her?"

Wu Shilang could only comfort himself by thinking that the Little Prince was accustomed to noble ladies and young misses of prestigious families in the capital, and having suddenly encountered a wild pink-haired girl, he was just seeking something fresh.

Once the novelty wore off, he would no longer be like this.

【Corpse Dragon Glazed Bead (Quest Item)】: The key to opening the Tier 2 map—Underground Imperial Palace of the Corpse Dragon (Lv. 35~49); one must possess this quest item to enter the map.

Note: The Underground Imperial Palace is the dragon eye of a polluted dragon vein, where the corpses of past Qing Emperors are buried; it was originally intended to ensure the long-lasting reign of Qing Guo, but according to rumors from the guards watching the Underground Imperial Palace, corpse Qi has begun to seep out continuously, and some kind of terrifying change has likely occurred.

Anya, who had originally felt that the Little Prince was a bit too clingy, just like the second son,

suddenly widened her amber-like eyes,

and signaled with her eyes for Sister Erza and Sister Kikyo to gather around, her lips moving as she gestured for the two to look at the 【Corpse Dragon Glazed Bead】.

(End of this chapter)