Online Game: My Decay Drives the Entire Server Crazy

Chapter 51: The protection fee package system goes live, causing server-wide frenzy and crashing the servers.The day after Qin Wentian smashed twenty gaming pods, he appeared at the entrance of the Commoner Supermarket with a pair of panda eyes. Fatty Wang was opening the door and was startled by his appearance: ”Guild Leader Qin, did you go coal mining last night?”

Qin Wentian ignored him, walked straight to the counter, and placed a cup of milk tea on the table: ”Brought this for you.”

Fatty Wang froze for a moment, picked up the milk tea, and saw that—hey, it was his favorite brand, and it was still hot. ”You... how did you know I drink this?”

”You dangle that cup of milk tea in front of the supermarket every day; I’m not blind.” Qin Wentian turned and walked to his corner, sat down, and began polishing his white-grade iron sword.

Fatty Wang held the milk tea, feeling a warmth in his heart. This man had changed; he really had changed.

Lin Ye walked downstairs and saw Qin Wentian polishing his sword, a smile tugging at the corner of his mouth: ”Guild Leader Qin, not going to the Novice Village today?”

”I’m going. Once Fatty opens up, I’ll go.” Qin Wentian didn’t even look up. ”I promised a few newbies yesterday that I’d take them to farm elite mobs today.”

Lin Ye nodded, walked behind the counter, and checked the back-end system for the Commoner Supermarket’s revenue data over the past few days. The materials business was growing steadily, and equipment sales were decent, but compared to the period when the Heavenly Temple held a monopoly, the profit was still a long way off. He frowned, thinking about how to expand the business, when Fatty Wang leaned over.

”Brother, I have an idea.” Fatty Wang rubbed his hands together, his eyes sparkling.

”Speak.”

”Let’s set up a protection fee package. Didn’t we try it before? The results were pretty good. It was just too scattered and hadn’t formed a system yet.” Fatty Wang grew more excited as he spoke. ”Look, what are casual players most afraid of right now? They’re afraid of kill-stealing, scams, and being bullied by big guilds. We can provide all-around protection services—monthly cards, quarterly cards, annual cards, and even custom guild packages. Players who pay will enjoy privileges like anti-kill-stealing, anti-scamming, and Enemy Liquidation.”

Lin Ye leaned back in his chair, staring at Fatty Wang for a few seconds. This kid was usually all smiles and jokes; he hadn’t expected him to be quite brainy.

”Tell me the details.”

Fatty Wang pulled a piece of paper from under the counter, covered in dense handwriting. He had clearly been mulling this over for a long time, just waiting for this opportunity. ”Monthly card is 100 gold, basic anti-kill-stealing and anti-scam debuffs; quarterly card is 280 gold, adds a 20% discount on material purchasing services; annual card is 1,000 gold, includes a one-time ’Enemy Liquidation’ service personally performed by you, Brother; custom guild cards start at 10,000 gold, with annual fees for large guilds starting at ten million, enjoying exclusive anti-ambush and resource protection privileges.”

Qin Wentian listened from the side, stopping his sword polishing. He looked up at Fatty Wang with a complex gaze. This kid was even better at business than he had been back in the day. Back then, he only knew how to monopolize, hike prices, and suppress others; Fatty Wang was dealing in service, reputation, and winning people over. The difference was night and day.

Lin Ye picked up the paper and read through it, the curve of his mouth widening. ”It works. Do it according to this plan. You’ll be responsible for the posters, announcements, and slogans. Su Qinghan will handle order verification and after-sales. Qin Wentian—” He turned toward the corner.

Qin Wentian blinked: ”Me? What can I do?”

”You’ll be in charge of interfacing for the custom guild packages. You were the Guild Leader of the Heavenly Temple, so you know many people and are familiar with the situation of the major guilds. You’ll know who needs protection and who’s likely to cause trouble.”

Qin Wentian was silent for a few seconds, then nodded: ”Fine. Leave it to me.”