82: Chapter 82: Officials capitalize on the trend, adding extra benefits for those seeking blessings.

Zhou Ming had just put away the live streaming permission contract, and before he could even wipe the sweat from his forehead, the backend notifications popped up like crazy again.

"The popularity of the Second Daughter's birth continues to skyrocket."

"Top server-wide search terms: Luofeng Village, Little Princess, Ling Xi, Lin Zhe."

"Suggestion: Immediately add a theme event to capitalize on the traffic."

Zhou Ming's eyelids twitched.

With this kind of popularity, who wouldn't be envious?

If the official team didn't ride this wave, they would be doing themselves a disservice.

He gritted his teeth, not daring to act recklessly on his own, and immediately clutched a draft of the event proposal, jogging back to the earthen slope.

"Mr. Lin, Little Archon Lin!"

"The official team has urgently put together a new event."

Lin Chen was lying in Lin Zhe's arms, looking at the pile of congratulatory gifts stacked like a small mountain beside the earthen slope, and raised his little face upon hearing this.

"You're here again?"

Zhou Ming gave a dry laugh and hurriedly unfolded the event light screen.

"Event Name: Elf Blessing Week"

"Event Content: Server-wide player drop rate +5%"

"Event Method: Purchase blessing items to increase the duration of the blessing."

"Limited Shop: Moon Leaf Blessing Lantern, Nature Wish Tablet, Elf Wreath Gift Pack."

As soon as the light screen appeared, the few players nearby were stunned.

"Only a 5% increase?"

"And we have to buy items?"

"The official team's true colors are showing already."

Lin Chen's little brows furrowed immediately.

"This is no good."

Zhou Ming's back stiffened: "Please tell us, we will change it immediately."

Lin Chen reached out his little hand and slapped it onto the event light screen.

"First, only a 5% increase for the whole server is too stingy."

"Change it to 10%."

"Second, players in Luofeng Village, Fengyu Village, and Shiti Village should get an additional 5%."

"Third, don't sell any blessing items."

"You want to ride the hype of my little sister and still want to cash grab? Keep dreaming."

The surrounding players fell silent for a moment.

The next second, they all exploded.

"Well said!"

"Little Archon Lin is awesome!"

Zhou Ming's mouth twitched, and he nodded repeatedly: "Cancel! Cancel everything!"

Lin Chen wasn't finished yet.

"Fourth, the blessing buff cannot be bought with money."

"Change it to a quest reward."

"Keep it simple, just collect moonlight grass."

"Each person turns in 10 stalks of moonlight grass to exchange for a 24-hour blessing buff."

"Fifth, the first ten people to turn in enough will be rewarded with 3 free entries to the Elf Secret Realm."

Ling Xi stood nearby, and when she heard the words "moonlight grass," her eyes brightened slightly.

This was the most common herb of the Elf Race and also the one with the most blessing significance.

Using it for a blessing quest was just right.

Zhou Ming didn't dare to waste any more words and nodded frantically: "Change! We'll change it right now!"

The operation accounts behind him were typing so fast their hands were almost a blur, slapping away to modify the rules.

A few seconds later, the new event light screen lit up again.

"Event Name: Elf Blessing Week"

"Event Effect: Server-wide drop rate +10%"

"Additional effect for the three Luofeng Villages: +5% extra drop rate"

"Acquisition Method: Collect 10 stalks of moonlight grass to exchange for a 24-hour blessing buff"

"Extra Reward: The first 10 to complete get 3 free entries to the Elf Secret Realm"

"Note: All paid blessing items canceled"

Zhou Ming spoke cautiously: "Little Archon Lin, does this look okay to you?"

Lin Chen nodded his little head in satisfaction.

"That's more like it."

"Go live."

Hum—

The next second, a server-wide announcement slammed across everyone's screens.

"Server-wide Announcement: The 'Elf Blessing Week' event has officially begun"

"Server-wide player drop rate +10%"

"Players in Luofeng Village, Fengyu Village, and Shiti Village receive an extra +5% drop rate"

"Players can exchange 10 stalks of moonlight grass for a 24-hour blessing buff"

"Extra reward for the first 10 to complete: 3 free entries to the Elf Secret Realm"

"This event has been reviewed and approved by Archon of Luofeng Village, Lin Chen"

Once the announcement came out, the entire server exploded.

"Holy crap! 10% server-wide?"

"And they canceled the paid items?"

"You can get a 24-hour buff just by collecting 10 stalks of moonlight grass, this is too good!"

"There are even secret realm entries for the top ten, charge!"

The situation in Luofeng Village was even more exaggerated.

The gathering points, which were already bustling, were completely packed.

"Where is the Moonlight Grass Slope?"

"Don't ask, just follow the crowd!"

"All life-profession players, don't just stand there, get to work!"

Moonlight Grass Slope, the edge of Red Maple Forest, and the Fengyu Village wetlands were suddenly full of people.

Players crouched down to dig, ran off as soon as they finished, turned in the items, and came back to continue gathering.

In less than ten minutes, someone shouted wildly.

"I've collected enough!"

"Make way! Let me turn mine in first!"

The first person to rush to the exchange point was Lao He.

His hair was a mess, he was clutching ten stalks of moonlight grass in his arms, and he was out of breath from running.

"It's enough! It's enough!"

Qing Luo took the herbs, counted them, and nodded immediately: "Ten stalks, that's correct."

Hum!

A pale green light fell upon him.

"You have obtained a 24-hour blessing buff"

"You have obtained 3 free entries to the Elf Secret Realm"

Lao He let out a howl of excitement on the spot.

"I did it!"

"I'm in the first batch!"

The surrounding players' eyes turned red with envy.

"Go, go, go!"

"I'm still two stalks short!"

"Don't even think about stealing the top ten from me!"

Soon, the second, third, and fourth players appeared one after another.

A long line formed in front of the exchange point.

The world channel was flooded with messages.

"Big Boss Lin Chen is generous!"

"This is what you call an event!"

"The official original plan was indeed stingy, you really have to let Little Archon Lin make the changes!"

"Canceled pay-to-win, free quest rewards, it feels so good!"

Zhou Ming stood on the side, watching the skyrocketing activity data, his mouth nearly crooked from grinning so hard.

No fees?

That's fine.

Once there are more people, other consumption will still skyrocket.

Potions, tools, teleportation, supplies, backpack expansions—everything is selling.

And the players aren't scolding the official team; they are all praising Lin Chen.

This is what you call truly knowing how to run an event.

But just then, a few sour voices appeared in the world channel.

"Why do Falling Maple players get an extra 5%?"

"Isn't the official team being too biased?"

"We're all players, is differential treatment fun?"

As soon as these few sentences appeared, Luofeng Village players immediately retorted.

"So what if they're biased? You come to Falling Maple too!"

"We give gifts, do quests, and keep order every day, what about you?"

"If you're jealous, wait in line to join the village, stop being salty in the channel."

Others even directly threw screenshots of the blue gear they had just dropped onto the channel.

"Elf Secret Pattern Boots"

"Blue Gear"

"See that? Dropped right after using the 15% drop rate buff."

"If you have the ability, go drop one yourself."

Those few who were being salty immediately went silent.

The channel was filled with laughter.

On the earthen slope, Lin Zhe watched the players below frantically gathering, exchanging, and spamming the chat, his expression calm.

The system notification flashed gently.

"Ding! Because the official team has further complied with the audit rules, the host's Power of Rules has slightly increased."

Lin Chen swung his little feet, hugged Lin Zhe's arm, and laughed in his milky voice.

"Daddy."

"They all know now that events are only fun when I change them."

Lin Zhe didn't speak, just scanned the patches of Moonlight Grass Slope outside the village that had been trampled into a mess.

There were too many people.

But the moonlight grass grew even faster.

And beyond the boundary, a little further away, a strange, faintly oppressive aura was silently approaching.