[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-vrmmo-mage-starting-with-a-10-000x-intelligence-":3,"chapter-vrmmo-mage-starting-with-a-10-000x-intelligence--online-game-mage-starting-with-a-10-000x-boost-f-chapter-172":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","MMO Mage: Starting with a 10,000x Intelligence Potion Boost",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2203477,3818,"Chapter 172","online-game-mage-starting-with-a-10-000x-boost-f-chapter-172",172,"\u003Cp>\"Level 40 ordinary players still cannot deal with a Dark Abyss creature alone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Second is the drop rate issue. If one's own Luck stat is high, it doesn't matter, but not all players have high Luck.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"It's good enough if 1 Dark Gem drops from 10 monsters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yet even so, the experience gained was quite substantial.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After all, players' levels had mostly caught up now, and with such a large base of people, the gem income wouldn't be bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Let's accept the quest first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Notification: You have accepted the S-rank quest [Open the Dark Abyss].\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After accepting the quest, Qin Feng handed the quest book to the main city's mayor's secretary and said, \"Help me post a quest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Feng's authority was currently comparable to that of an Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>So the secretary did not refuse; he didn't dare to refuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Moreover, as long as one's authority is high enough, quests between main cities can be interconnected.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This meant that no matter which main city a player was in, they could accept the quest.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Feng stated his requirements.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The secretary remembered them clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Before long, a quest notification was domineeringly pinned to the top of the quest boards in all major cities.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"[Open the Dark Abyss] (S-rank quest)\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Quest Rank: S-rank.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Quest Content: Go to the Dark Abyss to kill abyss creatures and submit the obtained [Dark Gem] to the auction house.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Quest Reward: The auction house will buy them back at a rate of 1,000 gold coins per [Dark Gem]; over 10 gems, 10,000 gold coins; over 100 gems, 100,000 gold coins per gem.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Quest Restrictions: Level 40+ players, players without a guild.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Quest Duration: Long-term.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Feng had specifically tailored this quest for solo players without a guild.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Because the base of solo players was so large; although their quality wasn't great, there were just so many of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This segment could not be abandoned.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And rewarding gold coins was one of Qin Feng's little calculations.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Most players currently couldn't accept this quest, so the [Dark Gems] they dropped naturally couldn't be converted into cash.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In other words, [Dark Gems] were of no use to ordinary players.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>By enticing them with profit and adding layers of incentives, Qin Feng made the players work hard for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was naturally a win-win method.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The players received gold coin rewards, while Qin Feng could take the [Dark Gems] dropped by the players to claim his own rewards.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As for Qin Feng spending money...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Feng's current wealth had accumulated to an exaggerated degree.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>One must know that Qin Feng owned six sets of real estate (houses) plus a street of shops (currently all managed by the bank).\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He also had an auction house in a monopoly position.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>There were also gold mines, banks, and income from teleportation arrays.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Of course, there was now another major source: the Junlin Guild ruled nearly one-third of the territory of the Continent of Gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The region had over 1 billion NPCs and 50 million players under its jurisdiction.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Just from daily tax collection, Qin Feng could collect 1.5 to 1.6 billion gold coins—and that's every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Added to the growth of the bank, the total assets of the bank (all of Qin Feng's assets) added up to an astronomical figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Weekly income was roughly between 5 billion and 8 billion.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This was after having experienced the [Undead Calamity] not long ago; everything was now in a period of rising prosperity.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Once it reached its peak, the weekly income would likely be around 10 billion.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Of course, there were expenses, but they didn't account for much—roughly 1 to 2 billion.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Calculating this way, there was a surplus of about 6 billion.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>So Qin Feng was now unequivocally the richest man!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Almost every player in the China region owed Qin Feng money.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>From the moment they opened their eyes, they were either generating profit for Qin Feng or paying taxes to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This little bit of money was truly just a drop in the bucket.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Feng divided the quest into two versions.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The version for solo players was one way, while the version for guild players was another.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was just that the gold coins were replaced with guild contribution points.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Feng was very thick-skinned.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Guild contribution points were not real gold and silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He didn't even have to pay out of his own pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But he knew that guild players would prefer guild contribution points more.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Because things that money could buy, guild contribution points could also buy.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But things that guild contribution points could buy, money might not necessarily be able to.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Feng opened the guild interface and posted the quest.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"[Open the Dark Abyss] (S-rank quest)\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Quest Rank: S-rank.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Quest Content: Go to the Dark Abyss to kill abyss creatures and submit the obtained [Dark Gem] to the guild warehouse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Quest Reward: The guild warehouse will buy them back at a rate of 100 points per [Dark Gem]; over 10 gems, 1,000 points; over 100 gems, 10,000 points per gem.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Quest Restrictions: Level 40+ players, Junlin Guild players.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Quest Duration: Long-term.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Feng's current level was 107.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>To reach level 108, he needed 8 billion experience points.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>So Qin Feng played it smart and accepted the [Open the Dark Abyss] quest.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For solo players, Qin Feng used a gold coin offensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For guild players who valued guild points more, he adopted the method of guild contribution points.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>No matter which one, it could mobilize the players' enthusiasm.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In short, it was a win-win situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Storm City.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Dai Cheng-hua saw the quest board surrounded by players.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Three layers deep inside and out, he was very curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He caught a player and asked, \"Big brother, what are they looking at?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"What else could they be looking at? Just accepting a quest,\" the player said.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A quest?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>What kind of quest could gather so many players?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It seemed the player saw Dai Cheng-hua's confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The player said, \"I can tell you're not a local, brother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Dai Cheng-hua smiled embarrassedly, \"I just returned from the Tianyu Mountains. I'm from the Frost Main City side. Does it have something to do with this quest?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Hahaha, of course it does,\" the player laughed. \"When this quest first came out, many players accepted it. Most of those who haven't accepted it by now are from out of town.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"What kind of quest is so popular?\" Dai Cheng-hua was even more curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"This quest has a huge gold coin reward!\" The player's eyes lit up when he mentioned gold coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"That's gold coins, and it's valid long-term with no time limit!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Dai Cheng-hua was moved. There was such a good thing!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>One must know that gold coin quests are very hard to get, and even if you get one, the difficulties you have to face are immense.\u003C\u002Fp>",1147,"2026-06-17T06:32:30.542Z","2026-06-17T09:01:34.923Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","b8aea69acc990eea8850bffd447520a5435cf942e890f9c9ef0444ec80bbca90","online-game-mage-starting-with-a-10-000x-boost-f-chapter-173","online-game-mage-starting-with-a-10-000x-boost-f-chapter-171",496,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fonline-game-mage-starting-with-a-10-000x-boost-f-cover.jpg"]