Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 405 Old Stories of the Human Race
"Wow, so if I get three months' worth of bonuses in advance, that's at least sixty yuan!?"

A group of night owls' eyes lit up, but they quickly became curious again: "With such good benefits in our community, aren't you afraid that some players will apply for loans and advance their dividends, and then disappear?"

This is not just some random speculation from a night owl. Because of the explosive popularity of "Ten Continents Chronicle" and the influx of a large number of players, even though Fang Xianyu consciously controlled the gold price on the market (the ratio of real-world currency to virtual currency in the game), the gold price still rose to nearly 1 to 250 (one RMB can buy 250 copper coins).

The gold price has maintained a classic balance similar to that of online games.

In other words, ordinary players can earn in-game currency by working hard – whether through raids or other gameplay activities – and the amount they can convert into RMB is equivalent to a low-level daily wage in real life. With practice or exceptional talent in certain areas, players might earn more, but overall, it's enough for some to make a living this way.

Of course, all of these require upfront investment, and the time and costs involved are not low. Even so, there are still many dedicated studios active in the game, making a living through various gameplay activities such as dungeon runs, resource gathering, alchemy, talisman drawing, and even forging. I've heard of a small town called Longquan Sheyi, which is actually a "business" expanded into the game by a small factory in Longquan County, China, that specializes in producing decorative swords. They've crafted all sorts of strange and wonderful swords for many players and have gained quite a reputation.

Let's get back to the issue of the Haoqi Changcun community's profit sharing. At this gold price ratio, even if we calculate based on the lowest standard profit sharing, the advance payment of three months' profit sharing is equivalent to more than 200 RMB. Add to that the so-called loan benefits, and you can practically rake in nearly 1,000 RMB at once!
but……

"Would you choose a long-term, stable, and continuously growing income, or a one-time payment of a few hundred dollars?"

The kingfisher looked at the owl with an expression as if it were looking at an idiot, and asked.

"Uh... long... long-term stable..." A bunch of night owls scratched their heads awkwardly, but then tried to save face: "But, but there are always those groups who are not very bright, who only care about immediate interests, and who are morally corrupt, right?"

Unexpectedly, Huangzhucao started talking to a bunch of night owls about a gossip from a while ago: "Yeah, it's true! But our Sheyi hasn't encountered it yet! And now games are all real-name registered! It's not like we can't find someone who runs away with the money! In other games, we can't find people because we're too lazy to look, but in this game, we definitely can! Last time, a boss in our Sheyi group wanted to get free equipment, but he only stayed away for less than a day before Huadao and the others reported him to the GM, and then they found out the player's real identity... But they definitely won't tell us, they just gave us a notification from the game's official side, and the player came back to pay the next morning... He explained that something came up at home, but who knows! He pretended to be dead in private chat, and came back to pay as soon as he was warned, who knows what really happened!"

"Oh... but isn't doxxing illegal?"

A bunch of night owls were a little curious.

Huang Zhucao shrugged: "Of course! We didn't dox anyone, we just asked the GM for help, and the game official only issued a warning to ban the account - the equipment was in his inventory, so the ban will be returned and re-auctioned. At most, it just delayed things by a few days, and the workers didn't lose much. The whole thing doesn't even count as doxing! Where did we break the law?"

After finishing the whole melon, the night owl suddenly realized, "Oh, so that's how it is!"

Seeing the group of night owls so enthusiastic, Huang Zhucao became even more talkative, her eyes shining as she continued gossiping: "Hmm! And also, let me tell you, there are also deadbeats in our community! Like that one, that one..."

……

Meanwhile, Yinglong King and other dragons, who had just finished watching the military exercise, were gathered with Fang Xianyu, discussing matters related to the Five-Colored Formation.

Unlike the relaxed and cheerful atmosphere among the players, Fang Xianyu wore a solemn expression, as did the dragons, including Yinglongwang. Even the Quanxian clan, who had joined the group, had an already expressionless face that was now completely still, making the air seem even gloomy. This wasn't because they had argued, but because they were discussing the increasingly unsustainable state of the Five-Colored Array.

Legend has it that in ancient times, Nuwa set up an array of five-colored soil, which opened up countless small worlds to form a maze. The seawater flowing into Guixukou and various extraterrestrial demons were collected into the various small worlds within the maze and then flowed back into Guixukou.

The seawater was easy to manage; it naturally flowed back along with the five-colored array. But the extraterrestrial demons wouldn't obediently follow the seawater back.

If they are just low-level demons without any mind, it's fine; they can return in a daze. But once they become powerful and cultivate into true demons with their own thoughts, those demons will try every means to stay in the various small worlds within the Five-Colored Array, and then try to break out of the array in various ways to invade the Void Realm.

This is why the Quanxian Clan and the Dragon Clan guard the Five-Colored Array. Firstly, to constantly monitor the array's condition, and secondly, to continuously intercept and kill any extraterrestrial demons lingering in the various smaller worlds. Furthermore, not only these two clans, but also ancient powers like the Qingqiu Kingdom, the Wuyan Kingdom, and the Duguang Kingdom have sent members to assist them.

As for the human race...

King Yinglong snorted and said, "Humans are a new race born after the great calamity. They are weak and overthink things, so we have never talked to them about these things, nor do we need their help."

This is in response to Fang Xianyu's earlier question about why they didn't seek cooperation with the human race.

"Don't be fooled by the fact that the human race seems to resemble the ancient gods most closely today. In ancient times, only the shamans resembled the human race in appearance today. The Xiling clan, the Baiguan clan, the Cancong clan... roughly speaking, there were only a dozen or so tribes. But back then, there were hundreds or even thousands of tribes within the Guixu Sea! The oldest tribe, the Nüjiao clan, had many people with dragon bodies and tails. Later, the Nüjiao clan scattered and settled in different places, which led to the existence of the Dragon clan and the Di people."

As Yinglong Wang spoke, he pointed to the patriarch of the Xiling clan standing to the side.

The patriarch of the Xiling clan nodded in agreement: "Indeed, our Xiling clan's ancestor, Lei Zu, was a descendant of the Nujiao clan. If we really want to go by the name, we should respectfully address the goddess Nuwa as our ancestor."

At this point, the Xiling clan chief paused before adding, "However, our Quanxian clan doesn't have many records of the origins of the human race. We only vaguely know that they originated from the ancient Di people who settled on the land and multiplied..."

"Fake!"

King Yinglong retorted without hesitation, saying, "The human race was created by the goddess Nuwa with her own flesh and blood, and was not propagated by the Di people at all!"

Upon hearing this, Fang Xianyu's heart stirred—

Nuwa created humans!