67: Chapter 67 Harvest Festival Begins? Drop Rate Maxed Out!

Before the new caravans outside the village could even approach, Luofeng Village was already boiling like a heated pot.

The trade routes were filled with Elven herbs and Imperial goods.

The queue at the dungeon entrance stretched all the way around the corner.

Life-class players from the three beginner districts were running back and forth with herb baskets, faces beaming with smiles.

Ling Xi stood by the earthen slope, watching the players who proactively made way for the Elven caravans, helped move goods, and would carefully pick up dropped herbs to hand them back. Her gaze grew softer and softer.

She gently tugged on Lin Zhe's sleeve.

“Lin Zhe, I want to hold a Harvest Festival.”

Lin Zhe looked down at her.

Ling Xi's voice was soft but serious.

“It is a traditional festival of the Elf Race.”

“To thank nature, and to thank those who have shown us kindness.”

“These past few days, the players of Luofeng Village have been very kind to the Elven caravans.”

“I want to hold the Harvest Festival here.”

Upon hearing this, the eyes of the people nearby lit up.

Qing Luo almost jumped up in excitement.

“Your Highness, are we really going to hold it?”

Ling Xi nodded.

“Yes.”

“And I want to make sure everyone can get some benefits.”

The corner of Lin Zhe's mouth curled slightly.

“Alright.”

Just as he nodded, Lin Chen sat up straight in Ling Xi's arms.

The little guy waved his hand and spoke in a childish, milky voice.

“Holding it only in Luofeng Village isn't enough.”

“If we're doing it, let's make it a server-wide event for the Third Beginner District!”

Buzz—

A pale gold rule-curtain instantly spread out.

Above Luofeng Village, Fengyu Village, and Shiti Village, giant announcement panels lit up simultaneously.

[Regional Announcement: The Elven Harvest Festival has officially begun]

[Event Scope: Luofeng Village, Fengyu Village, Shiti Village]

[Event Initiator: Elf Princess Ling Xi]

[Event Auditor: Archon of Luofeng Village, Lin Chen]

[Event Duration: Seven Days]

[Event Benefit 1: Success rate for gathering all herbs increased by an additional 20%]

[Event Benefit 2: Drop rate for all wild monsters increased by an additional 15%]

[Event Benefit 3: Gathering and monster hunting have a chance to yield harvest tokens]

[Tokens can be exchanged for: Ling Xi's exclusive Nature Buff, Elf Race exclusive equipment, and free entry attempts for the Elf Secret Realm]

As soon as the announcement came out...

The entire Third Beginner District went silent for a moment.

The next second, it completely exploded!

“Holy crap! Gathering success rate increased by another 20%?”

“Drop rate increased by an extra 15%?!”

“And there are harvest tokens to exchange for Elven gear and Secret Realm entries?”

“Charge!!!”

At the herb gathering points in Luofeng Village, the grasslands of Fengyu Village, and the medicinal slopes near the mining area of Shiti Village, players rushed out like they were crazy.

The world channel was instantly flooded.

“Luofeng Village is holding another event!”

“This time it's the Elven Harvest Festival, the benefits are absolutely insane!”

“Who has a Directional Teleportation Charm? Buying at a high price!”

“I can't stay in the other beginner villages anymore, please let me squeeze into the Falling Maple area!”

In less than half an hour...

The teleportation arrays were the first to give out.

White light flashed frantically at the entrance of Luofeng Village as players squeezed in batch after batch.

“Don't push me!”

“I was here first!”

“Damn it, the teleportation is stuck!”

[Warning: Luofeng Village teleportation array load is too high]

[Warning: Fengyu Village teleportation node is congested]

[Warning: Shiti Village current population exceeds the limit]

The official backend also exploded.

Zhou Ming stared at the data panel, his eyes nearly popping out of his head.

“An influx of over a hundred thousand new players?”

“And it's still rising?”

“Quick! Add servers! Add three more dedicated overflow servers for the beginner districts overnight!”

The technical department was in a frantic scramble.

Half an hour later, three servers were urgently hooked up, and the lag in the beginner districts finally stabilized slightly.

But while the population stabilized...

The hype only grew crazier.

On the very first day of the event, excited shouts could be heard everywhere in the three beginner districts.

“I got a token!”

“I got one too!”

“Quick, go exchange it for the Ling Xi buff!”

A solo player named [Herbalist Old Fang] was squatting on the Moonlight Grass Slope to the west of Fengyu Village, having already dug up dozens of herbs in a row.

He was originally just an ordinary lifestyle player, gathering herbs to make a living.

But today, his state was peaking.

With the gathering success rate maxed out, as he dug down with his shovel, a silver-white light suddenly shone from underground.

Crack!

A fist-sized crystal was unearthed from the soil by him.

Inside the crystal, it looked as if a small moon was locked within.

[Congratulations, you have obtained a rare material: thousand-year moonlight crystal]

[The server's first thousand-year moonlight crystal has been gathered]

Herbalist Old Fang was stunned at first.

The next second, he let out a howl and jumped up.

“I got it!!!”

“A thousand-year moonlight crystal!!!”

In less than ten seconds, this news hit the world channel.

The entire server was instantly in an uproar.

“thousand-year moonlight crystal?”

“Isn't that a god-tier material for life professions!”

“It dropped on the first day?”

Soon, guilds and merchants were frantically private messaging him with offers.

Thirty thousand.

Forty thousand.

In the end, it was directly snatched up by a big merchant from the main city for fifty thousand copper coins.

The moment the transaction succeeded, Herbalist Old Fang felt like he was walking on air.

“I've never seen so much money in my life!”

The eyes of the surrounding players turned red with envy.

“Keep gathering!”

“Anyone who doesn't work hard today is an idiot!”

On the other side, the monster-grinding areas were also seeing crazy drops.

A Warrior got two blue-grade bracers in one morning.

An Archer dropped a blue longbow from hunting wild wolves.

There was even a Solo Mage outside Shiti Village who dropped three Enchantment Scrolls in a row, posting screenshots on the world channel in a frenzy of excitement.

“The Harvest Festival is truly divine!”

“Big Shot Lin is awesome! Princess Ling Xi is awesome!”

“My drop rate today is ridiculously high!”

The cash flow of the three beginner districts was also skyrocketing.

Potions were selling like crazy.

Backpack expansions were selling like crazy.

Gathering tools, blacksmith hammers, teleportation charms, and supply crates—everything was selling like crazy.

The data curve on the official backend shot up like a rocket.

Zhou Ming couldn't even close his mouth as he watched.

“It doubled again!”

“Today's cash flow is triple that of yesterday!”

“Don't hesitate, put the event on the server-wide front page recommendation!”

“Give Luofeng Village free advertising!”

And so, not long after...

A bright red promotion announcement popped up in front of every player on the server.

[Official Recommended Event: Elven Harvest Festival is now live]

[Event Locations: Luofeng Village, Fengyu Village, Shiti Village]

[High drop rates, high gathering, high rewards—the hottest event on the server right now]

This made things even more ridiculous.

Players who were still observing from other maps could no longer sit still.

“Even the officials are advertising it personally?”

“Charge! Go to Luofeng Village right now!”

“If I can't get in today, I'll squeeze in tomorrow!”

On the earthen slope, Lin Zhe watched the crowds, trade routes, grinding zones, and herb points all boiling over together, his expression calm.

Ling Xi stood beside him, her eyes full of light.

“They seem to be really happy.”

Lin Zhe said indifferently, “They've received benefits, so of course they are happy.”

Ling Xi pursed her lips slightly and added in a low voice.

“I am very happy too.”

System prompts then rang out in Lin Zhe's mind.

[Ding! Ling Xi's favorability has increased]

[Second Bond is growing steadily]

Lin Chen was holding a handful of harvest tokens, his little face smiling with satisfaction.

“Dad, everyone made a fortune today.”

Not far away, the world channel was still being flooded with screenshots of thousand-year moonlight crystals and blue gear.

And above the beginner districts, the green curtain of the Harvest Festival remained exceptionally dazzling.