Legend of the Pinnacle of Online Games

“No problem!” Lin Hanchuan nodded in agreement.

"Can I have your contact information?" The bearded man still didn't forget to ask for Lin Hanchuan's friend list, offering millions of gold coins without batting an eye—such a generous patron is rare.

"The main thing is that if there's any situation here, I can contact you immediately. And if you need any services from Tianzhi in the future, just send me a message and I'll handle it for you right away."

Lin Hanchuan politely declined, saying, "I will come here ten days from now."

Adding friends is too risky.

The system also did not inform users whether their ID would appear as "Arakawa White Owl" in the friend lists of players from other regions after they added them as friends.

I'll have to ask about it later.

"Alright!" The bearded man nodded with slight regret, but didn't insist any further. Customers all have their own thoughts, and you can't force them to add you as a friend.

It might be the first time we've met.

Once we get to know each other better, we can add each other as friends.

After parting ways with the bearded man and leaving the streets of Rome, Lin Hanchuan specially found a restaurant, booked a private room, and immediately opened his personal panel, muttering to himself, "System, now when I add non-Ninth District players as friends, is the ID displayed in their friend list either Arakawa White Owl or Mysterious Man?"

After confirming entry into the eighth district.

Everything about Lin Hanchuan is monitored by the system.

Just like when he helped Xingchen change his appearance before, as soon as Lin Hanchuan finished speaking, the system's voice immediately rang in his mind, and the text appeared simultaneously on his personal panel.

System: "The other party's friend list shows your ID as 'Mysterious Person.' View the information obtained, the information modified for you, and the social features you enjoy are exactly the same as when you were in District 9."

Furthermore, once you leave Zone 8, all the friends you added in that zone will be automatically deleted from your friend list.

"Understood!" A huge weight was lifted from Lin Hanchuan's heart. In the world of the mortal realm, many things could only be resolved by adding friends, joining groups, and other social means.

If you don't have this function in Zone 8.

Wouldn't that be like playing a censored version of Arrival?

With his worries resolved, Lin Hanchuan opened the Golden City public chat channel while waiting for the food to be served, and lurked to watch people chat.

The Daydreamer Guild, ranked fifth on the Golden City Guild Ranking, is recruiting. Requirements start at level 5 rebirth; exceptions are made for 6-star hidden classes. The guild offers generous benefits, with full-time members receiving an additional monthly stipend.

Has anyone been to Silent Mountain? Is the boss really a level 110 Royal-level mutated Mountain Demon?

[If anyone knows "Jack's Pin," please tell him not to think he can be hidden after scamming my gear and blocking me!]

Where in Golden City can I find a master blacksmith to forge a suit of armor?

……

The messages in the chat channel are incredibly diverse.

However, it was from this pile of chats.

Lin Hanchuan unexpectedly saw the message posted by the "outsider".

[High price offered for intelligence information regarding the ruins of the Golden City!]

Does anyone know what the ruins of the Golden City actually are?

[This is my first time in the Golden City. Are there any kind ladies, preferably hot ones, who would like to give this lost stranger a free tour of the city and perhaps discuss life with me?]

[Recently, Golden City has been packed with people, with visitor numbers even higher than in first-tier cities. Are they all here for the ruins, like me?]

Lin Hanchuan sighed.

It's rare that I was so secretive at the beginning.

Nowadays, people from other places are openly asking about the ruins in chat channels.

However, it seems that not many locals believe in it.

You actually believed that?

[This is outrageous! The Childe family's glory was just bragging. If they really had any ruins, they would have secretly gone and destroyed them themselves long ago. It wouldn't have been your turn.]

Oh my God! Look at these bandwagoners! They'd better go home already!

[No wonder the number of visitors to Golden City has suddenly surged these past few days; it turns out they're all coming for that non-existent ruin.]

Are all outsiders so easily fooled?! A single sentence from the Childe family's Glory attracted a huge crowd. Could he be the Arakawa White Owl of our Golden City?

Go wash up and go to sleep; your dreams will be filled with ruins.

There were many sarcastic comments in the public chat channel.

Perhaps even they, as locals, find it hard to believe that so many outsiders would flock to the City of Gold because of a casual remark about the Childe family's glory.

However, Lin Hanchuan was used to it; that's how players are.

I like to follow trends.

Take everything you hear as gospel.
Once you hear that something good has been found somewhere, a large group of players will travel from afar to get there very quickly.

After all, what if?
Just as I was browsing the chat channel and searching for information, the waiter came to serve the food.

It cost 200,000 gold coins.

Eight dishes and two soups!

"Sir, these are your dishes, everything has been served." The waiter, standing beside the food cart, respectfully asked after presenting the last dish, "Would you like me to assist you?"

The other nine waiters who had just served the dishes were also staring intently at Lin Hanchuan, waiting for his next command.

They have served major clients.

But I've never seen anyone order 20 gold coins worth of food in one go without even blinking.

Instead, they only order the expensive items, not the ones they like.

If you provide good service to such a big client, the tips will be substantial.

"No need, you can all leave!" Lin Hanchuan refused.

"Okay, sir! Enjoy your meal!" Despite being refused, the waiter maintained his signature smile and left.

The door to the private room was gently closed.

Lin Hanchuan's eyes were already fixed on the dishes.

Azure seas and verdant mountains, a galaxy of stars falling like jade mushrooms...

Just from the names of the dishes, you can tell they are quite extraordinary; they are all made from rare and high-quality ingredients.

This is also a benefit brought about by the Golden City becoming the main city. Resources circulate throughout the entire region, and there are hundreds of dimensional worlds that have been opened. As long as you have money, you can buy almost any ingredient.

If it's in Wangyue City, then forget about it.

If Tiandao Restaurant can produce a dish of exceptional quality, that's already quite good.

These rare and exquisite dishes, besides being delicious in color, aroma, and taste, also grant additional attribute points after consumption.

The system restricted him from bringing items back to District 9, but did not restrict him from increasing his attributes by taking everything.

"We can have a big meal now!" Lin Hanchuan readily picked up the Azure Sea and Green Ridge Stew that was closest to him. It was actually made from an eight-star rare and precious Azure Sea Conch, combined with three kinds of five-star rare and precious plants.

Pick up a fork and knife, carefully cut off a piece of conch meat, and put it in your mouth.

Instantly, a delicious meaty aroma filled my mouth, enveloped in a subtle herbal scent, refreshing and invigorating. In a daze, my mind and body seemed to be immersed in the ocean, and my gaze passed over the water's surface, suddenly revealing a lush, verdant mountain peak.

All things revive, and life bursts forth.

"Ding! Congratulations, your health has increased by 10!"

"Ding! Congratulations, your mana has increased by 3!"

"Ding! Congratulations, your Intelligence has increased by 2!"

"..."

After finishing a plate of Azure Sea and Green Mountains Stew, Lin Hanchuan's attributes received a slight increase: Health +200, Mana +20, Strength +3, Intelligence +2, Spirit +1! And there were nine more plates of this dish.

Keep going!
One delicious bite after another entered Lin Hanchuan's mouth, enriching his spiritual world and freeing his thoughts, while the system's message notifications kept ringing in his mind.

"Ding! Congratulations, your mana has increased by 3!"

"Ding! Congratulations, your health has increased by 5!"

"Ding! Congratulations, your health has increased by 10!"

……

"Ding! Congratulations, your stamina has increased by 1!"

……

"Ding! Congratulations, your Strength has increased by 2!"

……

"Ding! Congratulations, your Spirit has increased by 1!"

……

After the storm had passed and the clouds had dispersed.

Lin Hanchuan wiped his mouth with satisfaction, then glanced at the attribute increases on his personal panel—

Health +1200, Mana +800, Strength +24, Stamina +18, Agility +12, Intelligence +28, Spirit +32.

For an average player, the stat boosts from 20 gold coins would be something they would never do.

But for Lin Hanchuan, who is not short of money.

He was very satisfied that he could convert money into permanent combat power.

"very good!"

Eat and drink enough.

He did not forget the stars.

"Waiter!" Lin Hanchuan called out, pointing to the dishes on the table, "The exact same thing, another table!"

The waiter was taken aback.

But after Lin Hanchuan paid 20 gold coins.

I did it right away.

After the dishes were served, Lin Hanchuan told Xingchen to eat as much as she wanted.

NPCs are similar to players; they can increase their combat power by eating delicious food, except they don't receive system notifications.

While waiting for Xingchen to finish eating.

Suddenly there was a noise outside.

It's very noisy.

"My God! It's true! The ruins are actually real!"

"I knew my trip wouldn't have been in vain!"

"Whether we can make a name for ourselves depends on this."

Anyone want to team up?

……

The last time the Childe family's glory was revealed was in this very restaurant, when news of the ruins was leaked.

Therefore, many people from other places come here because of its reputation, hoping to find some relevant information in the restaurant.

Lin Hanchuan didn't say that; it was simply because he saw someone in the chat channel say that this place served many rare and high-quality delicacies.

Unexpectedly, I also heard some follow-up information about the Ild ruins.

"Has the Childe family gone mad? How dare they announce the location of the ruins in the public chat channel?"

Ok?
Location of the ruins?

After capturing the important information, Lin Hanchuan immediately opened the Golden City public chat channel, which was unusually lively, with the number of online users exceeding three million and still growing.

After a quick glance, Lin Hanchuan immediately understood what had just happened—the Glory of the Childe family had announced the location of the ruins in the channel.

Surprisingly, the Childe family's glory still exists.

The naive boy asked, "Brother Glory, is it true?"

The Childe family's glory: "I am honest and upright, I never lie. The ruins are in Wasp Valley. I will take you there after it opens the day after tomorrow!"

Ekaterin: "I've been grinding through Wasp Valley for half a month, how come I've never seen any ruins?"

The Glory of the Childe Family: "If you could just casually find it by clearing the map, what would be the point of me doing an SSS-level hidden quest? The coordinates of the ruins are the quest reward."

Leonardo da Vinci's Egg: "Is it a relic of the gods?"

The Glory of the Childe Family: "We don't know yet. They only say it's a mysterious ruin. We'll find out when we enter."

……

Looking at the speech by the Childe family's glory.

Lin Hanchuan frowned deeply, recalling the Imperial Court's evaluation of the Childe family's glory in his previous life—sharp-tongued, not stupid, and very strong.

Everyone knows the importance of ancient ruins.

The Glory of the Childe family has now not only announced the existence of the ruins, but also their location and the time of entry.

What's even more outrageous is.

He even went so far as to answer questions about the ruins in a public chat channel in front of millions of people, clearly trying to attract attention to the ruins.

"This guy is definitely up to no good!"

Lin Hanchuan muttered to himself.

However, they did not leave the public chat channel.

Until Xingchen finished eating.

Lin Hanchuan closed his personal panel, took Xingchen out of the private room, and went directly to discuss the meal arrangements for the next period with the restaurant owner.

Come all come!

Besides the main questline of the Ruins of Ilder.

Eating delicious food to boost your stats is the most important side quest.

I feel a little guilty if I don't max out the stats.

……

Queen's Road.

Inside the palatial luxury villa.

The Glory of the Childe family held a glass of red wine, swirled it slightly, and grinned as he looked at his personal panel.

"Although I'm a little annoyed by Arakawa Haku, I have to admit that this guy did indeed use public opinion to make himself the biggest 'star' in the city, thereby driving the development of the entire city."

"If I could use this incident to influence public opinion and become a star in District 8, that would be perfect."

The Childe family's glory wants to follow in Lin Hanchuan's footsteps.

Use public opinion to propel yourself to the top! (End of Chapter)