Initially, after the update announcement was released, the old players were puzzled about why no new players had joined the game after the player slots were opened.

Later, they logged off to engage in some informal trading in the game groups.

They coaxed a small number of old players to put some money up for sale.

However, since these old players were specially chosen by Mage Fang Ka, each of them had plenty of free time and were generally not short on money.

So, the willingness to sell coins was meager, and those who were willing mostly did so to try it out, without posting much.

This led the old players to refocus their efforts on the new players.

After all, newbies are easily coaxed and deceived.

Moreover, they couldn't believe with so many players, there wouldn't be any who were short on money in real life.

So they eagerly logged back in, only to find that no new players had entered the game yet.

Eventually, to avoid wasting time, these old players had to choose to gather Magic Potions, earn money and experience running errands.

Unexpectedly, upon returning, they finally spotted the newbies.

After exchanging some instructions with the new players, Fang Ka strode toward the Ancient Castle.

The Merfolk he had selected were still waiting for him in front of the castle to assign tasks.

He needed to guide these Merfolk so they could recognize numbers, familiarize themselves with plaque handling and the Blood Pool Enhancement process.

Once that's all done, he'll be able to free up plenty of time for meditation cultivation, without wasting most of his time on those players anymore.

Soon, he led the batch of Merfolk into the Ancient Castle.

Then he took out the plaques and potions he had prepared.

Afterward, he brought over pen and paper and started writing numbers on the paper.

And taught these Merfolk to recognize them one by one.

These Merfolk were very clever, learning numbers was as simple as eating and drinking for them.

Quickly, they mastered it easily.

Seeing this, Fang Ka was very pleased.

Then he instructed these Merfolk on how to handle the potions and plaques.

After the Merfolk had mastered it, Fang Ka had them demonstrate the process in front of him, which finally put his mind at ease.

Afterward, he led the batch of Merfolk out of the castle and headed toward the Divine Hall.

As he exited the castle, he saw the Iron Black Pot and the Caged Parrot talking to the group of newbies.

But he didn't pay attention; with these seasoned pros around, the newbies could grow a bit faster.

Whether the newbies suffer small losses isn't a big deal.

He hurried toward the Divine Hall with the Merfolk.

Approaching the Divine Hall, he saw Mr. Zhou and Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching coming from afar, each holding three Longswords in their hands.

Judging by where they came from, it was clearly from the Furnace Base.

Fang Ka thought for a moment and figured it out.

It's likely that these two had gone over there to forge weapons earlier, and after forging several, planned to take them to the castle to see if any new players had entered.

If they had, they could start promoting them.

However, their little schemes have nothing to do with him.

He didn't bother with them, directly entering the Divine Hall with the group of Merfolk.

Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching and Mr. Zhou glanced at Fang Ka and the Merfolk's backs and didn't linger, heading straight for the castle.

Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching nudged Mr. Zhou with his shoulder: "Why do you think Mage Fang Ka brought a batch of Merfolk to the Divine Hall?"

Mr. Zhou pondered briefly: "That's really hard to guess... so many possibilities."

"But, I think those new players might have already entered, otherwise Mage Fang Ka would probably still be at the castle instead of running around."

"After all, Mage Fang Ka is crucial for new players activating the game panel. The scheming developers probably won't leave new players bewildered and unable to activate the game panel after entering."

Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement: "Makes sense, seems like the new players are really in, let's hurry; these are our patrons."

Mr. Zhou nodded and they immediately quickened their pace.

When they arrived, they saw the Iron Black Pot and the Caged Parrot showcasing the bows and arrows to the players enthusiastically.

Iron Black Pot even demonstrated personally, shooting an arrow through a distant tree branch, earning cheers from the new players.

Mr. Zhou and Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching exchanged a look and quickly rushed over.

"Hi, brothers, do you want some cool equipment?" Mr. Zhou waved a few Longswords he had at the newbies.

Seeing the glowing eyes of the surrounding new players, Mr. Zhou patted his own breastbone: "Let me introduce myself, Mr. Zhou."

"And this is Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching, we are the exclusive blacksmiths among the players."

"All the armors and weapons of the old players were personally crafted by Grandpa Qian and me."

"I bet you all feel the reality and detail of this game; yes, this game is so real that everything needs us players to handle ourselves."

"Brick firing and tile burning, iron refining and steel casting, you don't understand the hardships we old players went through."

"But you're lucky; we've already solved all kinds of difficulties so you can enjoy ready-made results."

"With just a few coins, you can get cool finished equipment. You're welcome to come find Grandpa Qian and me for custom orders."

Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching waved his Longsword insightfully: "Look at this quality, this appearance, I tell you, only Xiao Zhou and I can create this."

The Iron Black Pot beside them shook his head slightly, but he came to promote bow and arrows and had no conflict of interest with Mr. Zhou and Grandpa Qian.

Additionally, they all got along quite well, so he naturally didn't have much to say.

Everyone came for the purpose of exploiting newbies, naturally working hand in hand.

Witnessing the eager expressions of the newbie players, Mr. Zhou knew his goal had been achieved.

He couldn't help but crack a sinister grin: "Oh, by the way, are you staying at the Merfolk's base because you took a mission related to it?"

Upon hearing Mr. Zhou's words, a player gave a thumbs up: "The old player can actually guess that, really experienced."

"That's right, we took a team mission that requires us to help build beautiful housing for the Merfolk."

"We're currently stuck because none of us have experience in construction. Since the houses need to be beautiful, we're hesitant to build recklessly."

"We're currently planning to log off to gather information before trying to build."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Zhou's eyes lit up.

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