Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 44 Did you break a taboo?
Then, another player typed: "Don't get too emotionally involved, it's just a game! (Sunglasses emoji)"

"Take off your sunglasses if you dare!"

"If you tell me to pick it, I'll just pick it. Wouldn't that make me lose face?! (Sunglasses emoji)"

"I picked it for him, look! (crying emoji)"

Just as players were enthusiastically discussing the composition of the dog-themed game design family, Wang Ergou's private chat suddenly started flashing.

"I'm one of Sister Wang's people. There are some new instructions from the team. I'll send them to you briefly first. You can use your own words to guide the players."

Wang Ergou immediately snapped to attention: "Understood!"

As one of the earliest recruited players, Wang Ergou knew that the players in the game included not only recruited players but also members who later infiltrated the project team. However, the project team consisted of several task groups with different focuses, so they didn't know exactly who each other was in the game.

More importantly, Wang Ergou grew up in Northeast China and had a decent sense of politics. The private message he suddenly received made him realize that this matter might be more important than he had imagined.

Under what circumstances would a game receive such serious attention, to the point that a project team would be established specifically for it?

Under what circumstances did this game task receive such attention from the project team that it was temporarily "assigned a task" to itself?
Is this mission really a "story" fabricated by the dog planners?

In an instant, Wang Ergou's mind was like a tangled ball of yarn, and he didn't even dare to think about it too much.

"You guide everyone by saying that the mission emphasizes protection and that the so-called gods who were sacrificed before were evil spirits. This means that the game's official player base is definitely on the side of justice, and the main goal is to guide players to abide by the law in the game."

"In addition, regarding the task of turning the village into a sect headquarters, you should try to take it on. The team will provide a specific implementation plan and send people to help you implement it."

"And the most important point is that since the village is protected by the Taiyin Sect, which is mainly composed of players, remember, no sacrifices, no head tax, no free trade zone... well, Aunt Wang will call a meeting with you after you log off the game to talk about this temporarily. In short, follow the standard of 'not taking a single needle or thread from the people'."

Wang Ergou felt his scalp tingle as he read the long passages of text. He quickly replied with "Received," then cleared his throat and said in the group chat, "Okay, everyone, let's hear my opinion first!"

Wang Ergou has a great reputation in the gaming community. He's cheerful and generous, and never lets his fans or teammates suffer, so players all give him face: "Brother Gou, you say it!"

"Here's what I think. As everyone knows, this game has a favorability rating, which has a very important impact on game revenue. I don't know if you've ever tried it, but bad behaviors like stealing will either get you locked in a dark room or cause you to lose favorability with NPCs. So I think the overall atmosphere of this game is still positive and uplifting."

One player shared their painful experience: "Indeed, last time I stole a chicken from an NPC, and not only did the NPC chase me for miles, but I was also dragged to apologize by the senior sister. She not only deducted 50 points of my favorability, but also made me pay her back!"

"Hilarious, bro, you bought this chicken for a bit too much!"

"So, the Emperor isn't the player with the lowest NPC favorability across the entire server anymore?"

"It's not like that anymore. I heard it's Brother Gou who is. Huang Gong has a -100% favorability rating towards him. Brother Gou can't even get a chance to win him back!"

"Poor Dog Bro, hahaha!"

Wang Ergou's face darkened when he saw the teasing in the team chat. He said, "Go away! I was only doing it for you guys! Tell me, how great were your wages after the last boss fight? Seriously!"

"Good, good, good, Brother Dog is so generous!"

Wang Ergou said with disdain, "Stop joking around. What I mean is, for this mission, we have to act. Last time I helped an NPC in Taiping Town carry a bucket of water home, and ever since, every time I pass by, she sees me and will take the initiative to greet me and give me food. So what I mean is, please have a higher moral standard in the game. Even if you're acting, act like a good person, at least be a decent human being, okay?"

"What!? Earthlings have discovered that I'm not human!?"

"Wake up, you're just doing something inhuman." "I had no choice before, now I just want to be a good person!"

Wang Ergou ignored the silly player who kept spouting nonsense and continued to deceive everyone according to the instructions: "Then, there's this thing about building the sect's headquarters, which is helping the villagers with construction. I'll volunteer to be in charge. I'll go out in real life and hire someone to come up with a plan or something, and then we'll all share the rewards. Anyway, this task can be shared infinitely, so all the players on the server can share the rewards together. What do you all think?"

"It would be great to have a powerful figure guiding you through the rewards!"

"That's right, that's right, Brother Dog is going to use his money!"

"There are so many rich people in this world, why can't there be one more like me?"

"I'm going to fight you rich people to the death!"

"Finally," Wang Ergou glanced at the message in the private chat and raised his voice, "we're Chinese, we should act like Chinese! What era are we living in? Still having to perform sacrifices and pay taxes? We're all modern Chinese who have gone through nine years of compulsory education. Why are we eyeing the meager earnings of these NPCs who can't even afford meat? Besides, who knows if there are any hidden stats in this game? What if there's some hidden morality or justice stat? That would be a huge loss. If you want to cheat, go to Skyrim and cheat, right? Of course, I'm not discriminating against toxic playstyles. I'm a notorious Skyrim toxic player myself, I've slaughtered the Brotherhood countless times. But this game, 'Ten Continents Chronicles,' well, I can't say, but I just don't think it's suitable..."

"Why do I feel like there's something hidden in Dog Bro's words?"

"Shh, those who understand, understand. I won't explain much to those who don't. It's enough for you to know. Think about it carefully. Don't ask me what's going on. The interests involved are too great. It won't do either of us any good to talk about it. Just pretend you don't know. All I can say is that this is a deep mess, involving many things."

"Sister, you've come to the wrong set. It's probably next door."

"Brothers, I think Dog Bro has a point. The main thing is that this game might actually have hidden stats. I want to ask, what are your spiritual roots?"

"Aren't they all single-elemental roots?"

“Look, I’m the only one with dual spiritual roots.”

"What a coincidence, brother! I also have dual spiritual roots!"

"I... have five spiritual roots..."

"Holy crap, bro, you've broken some cardinal law?!"

"How to say?"

"Here's the thing, after I discovered that I was the only one around with dual spiritual roots, I asked around and guessed that it might be because I stole that chicken before I tested my spiritual roots... You two brothers upstairs, think back and see if you've done anything bad!"

"I sneaked into my senior sister's room and she found out... but I'm a girl!"

"So what if you're a woman? Who knows if you're a lesbian!"

"?"

"Hmm... If I lied to the kid that I was a deity who wanted to take him as a disciple, but he backed out, would that count?"

"Holy crap! You actually broke the law!?"

Please, dear readers, don't let this story die while you're still reading it!! It'll just die from neglect! QAQ
If all else fails, wait a week after I list it on sale before raising it (but I'll be selling it for 10,000 words a day after that! Pfft!!!)

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