Chapter 374: Weaver Girl

Just as the two hours in Shou Ren Xiao Zhen were about to end, Cheng Shuili and Su Rui simply returned to the vehicle.

Su Rui, very self‑aware, hopped into the car and went straight for the cockpit, as if the meaning of her life lay entirely in that little room. Her devotion to the job made Cheng Shuili click her tongue in amazement, but she said nothing; such a diligent "good servant" is hard to find.

She drove while Cheng Shuili went to handle affairs of the territory.

The medical supplies had just been retrieved; how the medical station should be officially put into operation, and who should manage those supplies.

It looks easy when you look at it, but in practice every rule and regulation is a matter of nuance.

Moreover, these tasks are extremely time‑consuming; after finishing, Cheng Shuili pulled her head out and saw it was already past eight p. m., time to eat and then go to sleep.

She sighed, looked up at the sky, and thought she'd be better off as a hands‑off manager.

Having recruited so many subordinates, if she had to do everything herself, what use would there be in keeping them?

At that moment, Cheng Shuili fully awakened.

She spent a few days categorizing all the faction's affairs and then handed them out en masse to her subordinates.

In an instant, the management of the Black Feather territory was filled with wails of distress.

They had thought that following a strong Lao Da would allow them to relax, but the Lao Da suddenly saw reason, began to tighten management, delegating both authority and responsibility, and everyone felt a thousand‑pound burden drop on their shoulders instantly.

Cheng Shuili had only one remark: "The capable work more; the incapable get replaced."

Under the high‑pressure policy, the entire Black Feather territory miraculously ran at high speed.

Everyone was busy and fulfilled, and the points earned by the warehouse accelerated at a visibly rapid pace.

At this rate, another building upgrade is just a matter of time.

As for Cheng Shuili herself…

She was leisurely sitting in the freshly organized vehicle, sipping hot tea, eating fresh fruit that Zhou Zhuxing had ordered to be delivered, occasionally heading to the training ground to practice sword techniques; one could say her days were extremely relaxed.

Until Saturday.

The annoying system popped up on schedule again, spouting its irritating lines:

【All players! All survivors! Hello everyone! Welcome to Weaver Girl's Saturday Radio!】

【Are you a bit surprised? A bit excited? You think I'm different from the broadcast systems you've seen before, right? Congratulations, keen players! You guessed correctly; my identity is indeed special!】

Cheng Shuili heard this and couldn't help glancing at the regional channel.

The cold sarcasm remained; these people didn't care what the system said, they only knew that whatever the system said, they would curse.

【But there's no reward for guessing correctly~】

The tone of that sentence was downright snide.

Cheng Shuili twitched the corner of her mouth; if this weren't a pre‑Instance announcement, she might have stopped listening.

【Now let me formally introduce myself!】

【Hello everyone! I am the broadcast system Weaver Girl! And among all broadcast systems, I am the most enthusiastic, most dedicated, and kindest!】

【Before announcing the most important matter, congratulations to everyone; surviving the previous Instance shows that your strength and luck surpass those who perished! So Weaver Girl has specially prepared a big gift for you outstanding players—】

Weaver Girl deliberately elongated her tone, and the chatter in the regional channel grew denser.

"Here we go again, every time they promise a big gift, it ends up being a deadly trap."

"I actually want to see what tricks they'll pull this time..."

"No one still trusts the system, right?"

"The guy's voice is pretty pleasant; if he hadn't claimed to be a system, I'd have thought he was a human announcer!"

Cheng Shuili pinched a strawberry, expression flat.

In any case, it won't be anything good.

Things that are good for players never make the system this happy.

That's a kind of truth.

She placed the strawberry in her mouth, savoring the post‑meal dessert.

After the price of energy stones fell, Cheng Shuili crafted a batch of sunrooms and sent them into the territory, handing them all over to Zhou Zhuxing and Huo Po to manage.

In the words of those on the regional channel, these two are planting geniuses with Wood‑Spirit roots. After several harvests of abundant crops in the sunrooms, Cheng Shuili achieved fruit freedom.

Currently the fruit output of Black Feather isn't high, and prices haven't truly dropped, so although some members can eat fruit, they're few.

However, Zhou Zhuxing has already reported to Cheng Shuili; at this development pace, by the week after next, Black Feather should fully achieve fruit freedom and even be able to sell surplus fruit on the regional channel.

That counts as a great thing.

Thinking of this, Cheng Shuili couldn't help squinting, then refocused on Weaver Girl's voice.

【—So, starting this week, the Instance will open Server‑wide Mode! Surprised? Unexpected?】

Weaver Girl's voice carried an almost jubilant cheer, as if announcing some monumental good news.

The regional channel instantly erupted.

"What the heck?! Server‑wide?! What a joke! One region's competition is already intense; now opening server‑wide, how can I even rank?"

"So the leaderboard is merged too? What reward can I get then, I'm speechless; if you don't want to give rewards, are you planning to watch us die?"

"I'm serious, is this because you think we're not dying fast enough?"

Cheng Shuili's chewing of the strawberry paused slightly, her brows subtly furrowing.

Server‑wide?

Starting server‑wide now?

The major regions haven't even merged yet, and now we're seeing server‑wide players inside the Instance?

No matter how you hear it, it's strange; Cheng Shuili herself chewed thoughtfully, listening carefully to Weaver Girl's explanation.

【Don't rush to complain~】

Weaver Girl, as if hearing the players' thoughts, said cheerfully: 【We're not letting just any player join Server‑wide Mode! I've made it clear, this is a "big gift"! Since it's a gift, there's a threshold to obtain it!】

【Everyone has seen the Region Leaderboard, right? All players whose names appear on it can experience our Server‑wide Mode! As for anyone else, to join Server‑wide Mode you must pay a one‑time fee of 1000 Game Coins!】

Are you crazy? Who would spend money to join the instance in all-server mode? And it's so expensive! A whole thousand game coins!

Before you curse, can you at least use your brain? Is this prepared for you? It's prepared for the players around those big shots! Now all instances are team instances; even a big shot can't go solo.

Huh? I've never heard of anything being opened exclusively for big shots. System, aren't you afraid I'll just ram my head into you and die?

Exactly, exactly. Even if those big shots are flowers, flowers need us green leaves to embellish them, right? If a mechanism lacks universality entirely, it has no justification to exist! I'm serious: either you go back and reset the threshold, or don't open this all-server mode at all!

The cursing in the regional channel grew louder; not only what Cheng Shuili saw, but virtually every subregion of every major region was hurling insults!

This is a thousand game coins!

For the vast majority of players still struggling to make ends meet, this is undoubtedly an astronomical figure; the so-called 'big gift' threshold directly shuts them out.

And Zhi Nu, apparently quite pleased with this reaction, chuckled lightly before continuing in her sweetly cloying voice with a hint of mischief:

【It seems everyone is quite excited! However, please calm down~ Although the all-server mode has a high threshold, the rewards are unprecedentedly generous! Not only personal rewards, but they also affect the overall interests of your major region!】

【The points earned in the all-server instance will be added to your major region's total points. At weekly settlement, the major regions ranking highest will receive a week-long buff effect, such as: increased crop growth speed, reduced monster attack intensity, faster injury recovery for players, and even increased odds of rare items dropping from treasure chests, and so on! As for the major regions at the bottom… hehe, naturally they will also receive a corresponding 'punishment'~】

【Therefore, my suggestion is that everyone on the major region leaderboard had best participate in this all-server mode. You wouldn't want to become the sinner of your own major region, would you?】

Cheng Shuili paused, then immediately furrowed her brow.

Displeased.

That was her first reaction.

Isn't this Zhi Nu just engaging in moral blackmail?

What's worse, this tactic turned out surprisingly effective, and the channel's sentiment shifted instantly.

If before it was merely a matter of personal gain or loss, now it has directly risen to the level of collective survival!

Personal strength might guarantee one's own survival, but if the entire major region's environment deteriorates, when the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact.

This… this is forcing the strong to go!

What about the big shots in our region? Hurry up and go! For all of us!

Wuya Dalao! Big shots of Black Feather! We're counting on you!

Those big shots on our leaderboard? Hurry up and join! The time has come for our region to earn glory!

Don't even say it, really don't say it. These rewards are actually pretty good—reducing monster damage and speeding up injury recovery isn't that lifesaving? The crop growth speed boost is kinda useless, but the rest are basically useful! And this is only a small part; Zhi Nu surely hasn't said everything yet, right?

I've already started looking forward to it; this isn't just some subregion honor, it's the honor of the whole major region! Our Long Guo is full of talent—there's no way we'd end up with a punishment, right?

Wuya Dalao must definitely participate! Let players from other major regions feel the oppressive pressure of our number one!

Exactly, exactly. Why not release an all-server leaderboard? As long as there is one, our Wuya will surely be firmly number one!

【Iced Americano, no sugar】: What are you all shouting about? You're standing there talking as if your back doesn't hurt, right? Wuya joining is a favor, not joining is duty! Do you really think being number one means we owe you? If you've got the skill, go climb to number one yourself!

Cheng Shuili looked at that familiar ID and lightly tugged at the corner of her mouth.

Is this just her jumping out to defend her boss because the wind shifted?

But those people in the regional channel aren't buying it.

Is it the Black Feather folks upstairs? You're already protecting her? She's enjoyed the resources and fame of number one; at a critical moment she should bear responsibility.

Exactly, great ability brings great responsibility—isn't that natural? We ordinary folk struggle just to survive; aren't we just hoping the big shots will carry us to victory?

Hehe, moral blackmail played quite skillfully. Those big shots' resources are earned by their own effort; why should they be responsible for you?

Stop arguing, stop arguing; the key now is unity! I believe Wuya Dalao and those on the leaderboard will make a decision.

Right, instead of wrangling here, we should think about how to support the big shots, like chipping in some supplies or something.

Chip in supplies? You're overthinking it—does Black Feather really need your three melons and two dates? I just hope the big shots, out of fellow‑region solidarity, will lend a hand to their brothers……

Sigh, it feels like all the pressure has been dumped onto those on the leaderboard. This system really knows how to play, easily shifting the conflict with barely any effort.

Once the instance opens, we'll see how our region's top combatants choose.

What about the dog system? Is it deliberately leaving us hanging here, hemming and hawing, refusing to continue?

No sooner had that sentence been spoken than Zhi Nu began her declaration again.

【It looks like everyone's discussion is quite heated!】

【However, the introduction to the all-server mode isn't over yet~ To increase fun and give all players a chance to participate, even indirectly, we will simultaneously launch the 'All‑Server Betting' and 'Major Region Cheering' functions!】

【During the instance, all players can use game coins to bet on the major region or player they favor, predicting the instance ranking, performance at key nodes, etc.】

【The betting rewards are generous; who knows, you might even get rich overnight!】

【At the same time, players can also spend a small amount of points or specific supplies to cheer for their major region's competitors. Each cheer will contribute a tiny boost to your major region's total points, and under certain conditions it might even be converted into a temporary weak buff for the competitors!】

【Gather the strength of the whole region, aid the heroes in their triumphant return!】

The regional channel boiled over again, but this time the sounds were far more complex.

You can still cheer? Does that mean we who can't go also get to be of some use?

Come on, this is just another trick to milk money and scam items in the game! A weak benefit? Sounds unreliable.

But it's better than just watching the strong! If cheering actually helps a bit, I'm willing to pull out my little savings.

Betting…… is the apocalypse for gambling dogs? Though it actually sounds kinda interesting.

Is this the point? The point is this system is again dividing us! It's making us support the big shots, as if not supporting were a crime!

Heh! Wasn't this guy's earlier remark aimed at those big shots? It's as if not participating makes you a ten‑evil‑unforgivable sinner. Just now nobody spoke up for the big shots, but now that it's hit home, everyone jumps out?

Whoever has items, whoever has supplies, whoever supports—anyway, it's got nothing to do with me.

What a thick‑skinned person! Zhi Nu said it plainly: the benefits those big shots fought for are shared by the whole major region! You enjoy the perks but contribute nothing, yet you strut around high and mighty—people like you are truly disgusting!