Chapter 166 Theory and Practice

The controversy between Yu Tian Shen Ming and Jian Nan You was a long-standing debate in the online gaming world.

As players, it was basically impossible to confirm the exact rules of equipment drops based on scientific evidence. This would require the game developers to disclose the detailed settings. Of course, this would never be made public, and the system always summarized it with the word "probability." So many players believed that since it was probability, there were ways to minimize it. Yu Tian Shen Ming and Jian Nan You advocated two completely opposite approaches, but each had its own basis.

Yu Tian Shen Ming's approach assumed that equipment would drop 100% of the time. In this case, the more equipment you had, the lower the chance of drawing an item you didn't want to drop. Dropping a piece of trash wouldn't hurt at all.

Jian Nan You's approach, on the other hand, was based on the idea that if you had no equipment, you absolutely could not drop any. From this perspective, the less equipment you had, the closer you were to having no equipment, so the probability of triggering an equipment drop was closer to zero.

The two arguments had been debated for a long time, and each side could cite a lot of examples to prove their point. In the end, everyone chose the side they believed in and followed their preferred method. Currently, the Yu Tian Shen Ming school had more followers, while the Jian Nan You school had fewer.

The two argued about this old problem for a few sentences, then suddenly realized something: players had this debate because they didn't know the game's settings, but since Hong Chen Yi Xiao was an internal game employee…

"Did Hong Chen Yi Xiao ever hint at this to you?" The others quickly asked Bu Xiao.

Bu Xiao, however, already had a look of sudden realization. "No, because he didn't need to. Yin Yue himself believed in this method."

"So, before he dealt with Qian Li, he only equipped the necessary King's Sword?" Han Jia Gongzi asked.

"And another Ring of Leadership, to activate the equipment," Bu Xiao said.

"That's a big enough probability," Han Jia Gongzi nodded, looking at the others. "It's very clear now, isn't it? Hong Chen Yi Xiao understood Yin Yue's habit and also knew your fear of Qian Li, so he deliberately arranged this show. Being forced offline has a high probability of losses, otherwise the officials wouldn't have emphasized it repeatedly. Using this method to drop equipment is indeed much crueler than PK."

"But… Yin Yue didn't remember his bank card number at the time, so he went offline. If he remembered…" Bu Xiao said.

"Remembering wouldn't have helped. If I'm not mistaken, there were definitely no teleport scrolls in the auction house at the time. He just had to sweep them all away beforehand. Teleport scrolls aren't something that people casually put up for consignment," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"What a huge investment!" Zhan Wu Shang exclaimed.

"It's nothing, he can just sell them later, it won't be a big loss," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"Yin Yue…" Everyone muttered the name, not knowing what to say. Originally, this was a guy everyone hated, but now that he had been schemed against by Ye Xiao Wu, whom everyone hated even more, they inexplicably felt a sense of shared misfortune.

"So this guy found Yin Yue early on to try to 'harmonize' his King's Sword?" You Ge said.

"Looks like it."

"Damn it! What does that mean? High-level equipment isn't allowed anymore? If that's the case, then put level restrictions on the equipment! Now there are no level restrictions, and low-level players get high-level equipment and it gets 'harmonized', what the hell is that? Can this game still be played??" Yu Tian Shen Ming jumped up.

Although the origin of the King's Sword hadn't been officially confirmed by Yin Yue, everyone basically accepted the legend now. Back then, a Boss had intruded into Yueye City and slaughtered the city, forcing the system guards to eliminate it, and as a result, it had dropped equipment. That equipment was the King's Sword, and Yin Yue was the lucky one who picked it up. According to Ye Xiao Wu's logic, the King's Sword should also not have appeared under normal game conditions, so he wanted to 'harmonize' it, not just because high-level equipment shouldn't appear in the hands of low-level players. Although people like Han Jia Gongzi understood this, no one here would speak for Ye Xiao Wu. Yu Tian Shen Ming was cursing violently, and everyone listened happily.

While Yu Tian Shen Ming was tired from cursing and drinking, You Ge asked Bu Xiao again, "Yin Yue was tricked by that guy because of the King's Sword, which is understandable, but what about you? Do you have any equipment with an unclear origin?"

"I don't…" Bu Xiao said aggrievedly. His Wind Whisper dagger with the 'Disappear' skill was a legitimate quest reward, and the dagger's attributes were already outdated now, it couldn't possibly be a top-tier equipment like the King's Sword. Apart from that, there was nothing special about his equipment.

"He's probably not just after equipment," Jian Nan You suddenly said at this time. "He contacted us too, and we don't have any special equipment!"

"Your shield!!!" Zhan Wu Shang blurted out. Jian Nan You was a dual-wielding berserker, but he was using a shield. Theoretically, he shouldn't have enough shield proficiency to use it effectively. But the fact was that Jian Nan You's shield defense was indeed remarkable.

Jian Nan You smiled and took out his shield from his pocket. "Actually, this isn't a shield, it's also a sword."

Everyone stared wide-eyed. As Jian Nan You said, this piece of equipment was called the "Guardian Sword", shaped like a shield, but the name and required stats were indeed sword-based. However, in the place where attack power should have been, this sword's attribute was defense power, which was the same as a shield.

"Where did you get it!!!" Zhan Wu Shang quickly asked.

"Dropped by a Boss," Jian Nan You said.

"What Boss?" Zhan Wu Shang continued to press. Parallel World's Bosses were all a matter of chance, there was no such thing as camping. Although he knew that even if he knew what Boss it was, it would probably be difficult to repeat, Zhan Wu Shang wouldn't give up until he saw the Yellow River.

Jian Nan You smiled wryly. "Pirate Jack, ever heard of him? Of Linshui City."

Zhan Wu Shang didn't know, and quickly turned to look at You Ge.

"Pirate Jack? Is that the one who sails between the islands of Linshui City?" You Ge asked.

"Worthy of being You Ge!" Jian Nan You praised.

You Ge shook his head at Zhan Wu Shang. "Don't count on it, this Boss is even more dependent on luck than any other Boss. Think about the terrain of Linshui City, this Boss gets a boat and wanders around the islands. No one knows which island or which location he'll dock at for a while, how are you going to fight him?"

Zhan Wu Shang was very depressed, sighed, and said nothing more.

"Where were we?" Han Jia Gongzi said expressionlessly.

Jian Nan You paused, then continued the previous topic. "That Hong Chen Yi Xiao contacted so many of us, besides Yin Yue's King's Sword, no one else had any equipment that would be his target!"

"If he contacted you, you wouldn't work for free, right?" Han Jia Gongzi suddenly asked. Everyone already knew about this, but to avoid embarrassment, they hadn't asked much, especially since the person involved, Gu Fei, didn't seem to care.

"Uh, 20,000 gold coins per level…" Jian Nan You remembered the agreement at the time.

Everyone gasped. It wasn't easy to get these guys to exclaim, as they were all rich. It was conceivable that without the efficient leveling method and this generous income, 20,000 per level would be enough to make an impulsive guy like Yu Tian Shen Ming flip out.

"20,000 per level," Han Jia Gongzi sneered. "So if you don't kill a single level, doesn't that mean you worked for nothing?"

Jian Nan You was stunned. Although there was a deposit, it was only a small portion. He suddenly realized that the agreement at the time was that they had to fully accept Ye Xiao Wu's command. Although he had asked to know the details of the action beforehand, the real success or failure was still in the hands of this commander. If he was intentionally not wanting to pay the 20,000 gold coins…

"Then what exactly does he mean by doing this?" You Ge asked Han Jia Gongzi.

"This guy has already recruited that group of veterans. With such strong people, theoretically, he doesn't need more outside help. Don't forget, under normal circumstances, there are only six of us. This guy's imagined opponent is probably just the six of us. He wouldn't have expected Jian Nan You's group of seven to join forces with us, and that a guy like Bai Shi Jing Lun would suddenly mix in with us, right?" Han Jia Gongzi said.

Everyone nodded.

"So the only thing these ordinary players he found are doing, in our opinion, is stalling for time," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"Stalling for time? Stalling for time for what?" Everyone asked.

"This requires getting into his idiotic mindset again, You Ge!"

"I can't get into it this time either!" You Ge said with a dark face.

"Knew you couldn't do it…" Han Jia Gongzi scorned, and directly analyzed, "From his point of view, Qian Li's existence in the game is a danger, a time bomb that could explode and cause trouble at any time. His goal isn't just to 'harmonize' Qian Li, don't forget the pile of things he did in Linyin City!"

Everyone nodded.

"And the veterans are all new to the game, so they've been leveling up as fast as possible for a certain period of time. No matter how good they are in real life, level is still the foundation of combat in the game. Judging from the levels when these people acted, his initial plan was probably for these people to reach level 40 before taking action. So before that, there was a vacuum period where he didn't have enough manpower, but he didn't want to let Qian Li, this time bomb, float around outside, so he needed to give Qian Li something to do," Han Jia Gongzi said.

You Ge's eyes lit up. "So, the group of players he gathered who had grudges with Qian Li are actually a group of bait. The purpose is to attract Qian Li's attention, let Qian Li clash with these people, and temporarily not have time to invest in other content in the game. From his point of view, there would be no danger of damaging the game. Then, when the veterans reached the level he wanted, he would take action and completely defuse this bomb?"

"Correct," Han Jia Gongzi nodded approvingly. "You're indeed very suitable for getting into his idiotic mindset."

I'll update 3000 first, there will be another update later ~~~~~