Chapter 1977: The Sorrow of the Mellon Caravan
Chapter 1977 The Sorrow of Mellon Caravan
In Lin Feng's eyes, it has been five months since World War was launched in public beta, but the entire game world is still in stagnant water. [Wanshu* Bar Update] u.t Niub Novel Network Of course, this is not because the game is not lively, on the contrary, it is very lively, with millions of battles taking place every day. But this is actually not the anger that Lin Feng wants. The anger that Lin Feng wants is commercial. At present, all players are keen on war, which is certainly good and is conducive to the growth of the game. But this is a bit militaristic. Many players have the feeling that the more they fight, the poorer they get, which makes many countries in the game think twice about starting a war. This is not what Lin Feng wants.
Without war, there would be no profit. How does the company make money? It should be noted that the total cost of maintaining the global super servers of World War is up to millions of dollars every day, and this money must be spent every day. If players are always obsessed with instigating war by scrimping on food and clothing, then World War will eventually fail.
Although the Mellon family came this time to snipe the world war, they must admit that their move can teach all players a lesson and teach them how to make money. And caravans will definitely become popular. Once the caravan became popular, the world war really came to life.
"Boss, the risk is too great! If the business practices of the Mellon Caravan are allowed to be allowed in the game, I am afraid it will trigger a chain reaction. The world's financial giants will enter the game one after another, and then it will be really bad!" Ross lost his voice.
Just now, Soros had reached an agreement with Camdessus and Kruger, thinking that everything was under control, but that was when they ignored the biggest and most fatal point - information. Compared with the real world, information in the online world is much easier to obtain. Otherwise, how could the Mellon family earn a large amount of game currency in a short period of time!
"Abby, do you think so too?" Lin Feng asked.
"Boss, I agree with them. This precedent cannot be opened, otherwise a pack of wolves will come in and want to let them out, which will be troublesome." Abby Cohen chose to side with Soros.
Lin Feng shook his head lightly.
"We are all right, but we don't understand - the game, or, we don't understand - World War. If I modify some data through GM rights now, let the 'Mellon Caravan' trade this time Acting bankrupt can certainly repel the Mellon family and deter other financial giants, but have you ever thought about the disastrous consequences if this matter is leaked? The final consequences will be the same. " Lin Feng.
The four of them frowned.
"This game was developed by our company. It shouldn't be difficult to modify the data secretly, right?" Soros asked doubtfully. [Ye*zi] [Yu*you] His proposal is to secretly modify some data to sabotage the operation of the "Mellon Caravan" and deter the financial giants in the world.
"Indeed, secretly modify the data. From a technical level, the outside world will not know. But players will know. Do you know how many game secret books about World War-related monsters, related equipment, etc. are on the market today? According to According to incomplete statistics, there are more than 100,000 game books about World War in the world, and there are hundreds of millions of related posts on the Internet, and countless people are studying World War in this situation every day. The battle is a little unusual, and players will find it and discuss it. I never underestimate the wisdom of players, especially those who are particularly dedicated to the game. The city is in a state of chaos," Lin Feng sighed.
The four major financial masters looked at each other with helplessness. Indeed, under the watchful eye of hundreds of millions of players around the world, any abnormal changes in the game will be made public.
"We don't need to worry, just let the Mellon Caravan do business. We are not familiar with world wars, and neither is Arroyo!" Lin Feng chuckled.
The four major financial masters were stunned. But if you are as smart as them, you will naturally not ask. It would be too embarrassing. Therefore, we still remain silent and continue to wait and see.
At this moment, the "Mellon Caravan" was well prepared and rushing towards the nearest city.
"This world war is really interesting. You can actually feel such primitive business practices in the game. If it weren't for its power, I would really be reluctant to let it go!" Arroyo looked at the game screen and saw his huge figure. The large caravan slowly headed towards the target city. A heartfelt sigh.
Many of Arroyo's staff also sighed. This kind of business, a scene that could only be seen in the Middle Ages, is now happening in front of their eyes, and they feel the same as Arroyo.
But before they could sigh for long, the caravan encountered a robbery.
"I built this mountain and planted this tree! If you want to live forever, leave money to buy the way!" A group of players stopped in front of the caravan and shouted loudly.
"Plunder! Someone dares to plunder my Mellon Caravan. Kill them!" Arroyo flicked the cigar in his hand to the ground and stamped it out with his foot.
Previously, the "Mellon Caravan" had learned its lesson after experiencing a military disaster in the warehouse. This time, the caravan worth 100 million US dollars naturally hired hundreds of players to escort it. [Ye*Zi][Yu*You] The people who were plundered this time were only a few hundred people, but they dared to shout "Mellon's Caravan". Isn't this looking for death?
Under Arroyo's command, the hired players rushed forward and swept away the looting army of more than a hundred people. Although it was a great victory, the escort team still suffered more than ten casualties.
"Haha, you dare to provoke me. Well, according to the rules, give some compensation to the dead and injured." Arroyo warned. The killing just now calmed Arroyo's anger a little.
Then, the "Mellon Caravan" continued on the road. But something happened that made Arroyo almost jump and want to go to Shanghai to strangle Lin Feng. This road takes about three hours in real time. And in these three hours, the "Mellon Caravan" encountered a total of 27 lootings, a full 27 lootings! And it also encountered 3 beast tides! In the end, when the "Mellon Caravan" arrived at the new city, only more than 6 million US dollars of the goods worth 100 million US dollars were left, and the rest of the huge goods had long been lost. Although the prices here are five times, five times cannot make up for the losses of the "Mellon Caravan". Moreover, the guards hired by the "Mellon Caravan" were all killed, and the compensation fee is also very high.
Calculated in this way, the "Mellon Caravan" lost a net of 101 million US dollars on this business trip!
Damn, why are there so many plunderers? How can we do business in such an environment! —— Arroyo was angry. He didn't care about the loss of this little money, but he cared about his face. He spent so much time, but he was almost wiped out in the game. How could he feel embarrassed and face those people from "g23". Especially old Morgan and old DuPont, those old slicks, I am afraid they are sneering at him at home at this moment!
"Write a self-criticism for me and summarize the experience! Give me a new policy before dinner, otherwise you will all get out!" Arroyo angrily threw his sleeves and left. These staff members are really raised in vain.
Many staff members looked at me, I looked at each other, and sighed. This time it's not Arroyo's fault that he was angry, but they were simply too disappointing. The goods worth 100 million US dollars just disappeared, and they lost a lot in the end. Arroyo didn't fire them, which was a great favor. Hurry up, everyone began to summarize their experience and discuss new countermeasures.
"Boss, no wonder you were so calm just now, it turns out that you have a back-up plan!" Soros was very happy. This time, the "Mellon Caravan" was completely wiped out. As Soros had an old grudge, he was naturally very happy.
"No, I didn't take any action at all." Lin Feng shook his head.
The four financial masters were stunned. Without taking action, the "Mellon Caravan" would encounter 27 robberies and 3 beast tides?
"I don't believe it!" Abby absolutely didn't believe it.
"Really not. That's why we and Arroyo didn't really understand the world war." Lin Feng smiled lightly.
"World War is a very real world. The 'Mellon Caravan' is such a large-scale commercial activity. As poor players, they will naturally regard it as an object of plunder. This is the instinctive choice of human nature. After all, this is a game, isn't it!" Lin Feng smiled.
"But how do you get the information of the players?" Kantsu asked.
"This is a game world. Information can basically not be hidden. And the 'Mellon Caravan' is recruiting guards on a large scale. Will there be undercovers among them?" Lin Feng raised his eyebrows.
Everyone is smart, and they understood it after being pointed out by Lin Feng. This time it's not that Arroyo is not careful, but he is not familiar with the rules of the game world and suffered a loss from the rules. He invited so many guards, how many of them really protect the caravan? Although he has formulated a relevant reward and punishment system, rewards are fine, but punishments are not so effective in the game world. What can Arroyo punish the other party? People are in the game world, and they are furious here, and the other party doesn't care. At most, the game character dies once. What kind of reward and punishment is this?
"But what about the beast tide? Three beast tides, this is not normal!" Kruger asked.
"Normal, how can it be abnormal? Don't forget that although the game has entered the 'Bronze Age', monsters are still rampant in the game world. The most important enemy of the player is still the countless monsters on the vast land!" Lin Feng laughed.
At present, the world war, the players only occupy a small piece of land, and the vast land is still the world of monsters. It is very normal to encounter a beast tide. And the large-scale commercial activities of the "Mellon Caravan" will not disturb the monsters. In the world war, the monsters have a little artificial intelligence given by "Nuwa", and they will choose to attack or not attack humans. Obviously, Arroyo is at a disadvantage this time.
"Boss, that's it, I give up!" Soros exclaimed.
"But, Lin, some problems still cannot be solved. At present, there are still several fatal problems. First, the fixed exchange rate requires a lot of funds to guarantee, which is not something that the 'Second Bank' can solve with its 10 billion US dollars. With more than 700 million online games, the daily game output is billions of dollars, or even more. Boss, if the players are bewitched and continue to exchange game coins for cash, I'm afraid..." Abby is worried.
"Abby, don't worry about this. Regarding funds, I have obtained the support of the Rothschild family, and they will provide 50 billion US dollars in funding. With this money, I think there should be no problem with the guarantee." Lin Feng smiled.
In fact, Rothschild did not provide 50 billion US dollars in funds. This money was just Lin Feng's "laundering" of the 200 billion US dollars he got from Japan. Yes, with Rothschild, Lin Feng's large amount of unknown funds has the best explanation. This is the most critical point that Lin Feng is willing to cooperate with Rothschild.
"Secondly, the current system purchases wood, food and other materials from players, and directly purchases them with game coins. If, I mean, if the number of game players exceeds 1 billion, 1.5 billion, or even more in the future. Most players rely on chopping wood and growing food to sell to N every day, and then exchange them for money. In the long run, no matter how much margin we have, it will not be enough to pay." Abby looked gloomy. This is the biggest bug.
"Abby, I have noticed this a long time ago. In fact, from the middle of the game, there will be no more N, that is, all transactions between players in the future will be carried out between players, and the system will not recycle or produce any resources. Everything depends on the original ecosystem to automatically coordinate." Lin Feng.
The four financial masters were stunned. They didn't understand the game terms in Lin Feng's mouth.
"Simply put, in the middle of the game, the rice planted by players or the wood cut down can only be paid back by players, and they cannot be sold to the system for money. The system does not produce any resources, just like a large forest that has been cut down by players. It takes a period of time to grow back into towering trees. If this forest is set on fire by players, the land will no longer have any output and will never recover. Unless players plant it! Not only this, but also the monsters in the game. If the monsters are killed by players, there is no one left, and they will be extinct forever." Lin Feng explained.
Everyone looked at Lin Feng in shock. Although they are not game fans, this setting is really shocking. Players will truly have the right to change the world.
"Haha, this way we can have a relationship with the world environmental protection organization. Have more relationships with these organizations. Although these organizations have no real power, they have great justice!" Lin Feng smiled.
The four financial masters gave Lin Feng a thumbs up sincerely.
At this time, the "Mellon Caravan" protested to the "Second World", questioning the 27 plunders and 3 beast tides they had encountered before. There was something wrong! It was the system that didn't want them to do business! It didn't want players to make money! The so-called game currency exchange was just a gimmick!
Hearing this news, Lin Feng laughed.
"The opportunity for the rapid development of the World War has come!" Lin Feng clapped his hands in joy!
(Three cards ended today, and will continue tomorrow!)