The aftermath of the City Lord Seal incident is still there, and Phoenix City has come up with new tricks, which makes players browsing the forum jealous and excited, but also secretly jealous.

They are all players, with the same starting point, but they are already far ahead.

Why is the gap between people so big?

After this envy, jealousy and hatred passed, everyone came up with a new idea. Since they couldn't catch up with others in a short time, why not go to Phoenix to develop?

In fact, for the vast majority of players, while they're excited about the main quest, they don't see it as having anything to do with them. After all, playing games is more about experiencing a different life, not necessarily about achieving something big. In that case, finding a reliable patron, enjoying the meat while others eat, is also a good option.

What's more, the posts on the forum were very provocative, with words like "the first large-scale event in the gaming world participated in by players" and "you will regret it forever if you miss it", which really touched some people.

"Real OL" is a game of great scale, with a world view and map far beyond the imagination of ordinary people. The experience after entering the game also makes them feel that the official slogan "Take you to experience the world eight hundred years ago" is not exaggerated at all.

In the 29th century, due to the rapid development of science and technology, many jobs could be replaced by machine production, resulting in a large surplus of manpower. Many people basically did not go out and stayed at home every day, either surfing the Internet for entertainment or playing various games.

After the release of "Reality," game consoles were available for purchase with government subsidies, making them incredibly affordable. Almost everyone who could afford them bought one. After playing, they found the game surprisingly good, and many became instantly addicted, refusing to log off until absolutely necessary.

But no matter which society you live in, you must abide by that society's rules. Although they are players, to live a better life in the game, they must obtain the corresponding status.

According to official recommendations, there are two approaches to playing the game. One is to become a "life player," truly immersing yourself in the game, learning relevant skills, and then applying them to achieve whatever you desire. This option is suitable for those who already have a skill. The other is to become a "combat player," earning rewards by engaging in battles and adventures outside the city and completing relatively dangerous missions.

But gamers are probably the most avid gamers in the world. Without complex adventures and combat, what's a game really? Therefore, the latter is far more popular than the former.

Of course, soon after entering the game, they would find that the latter was much more difficult than the former. Many people died a few times and then became obedient and returned to being technicians.

But that didn't stop them from wanting to watch the fun. Being a technician didn't matter where they were, so it made sense to come to Phoenix. As for the battle fanatics, they didn't even hesitate; they saw the invitational tournament and immediately decided to come.

Yang Jia didn't know how much of a response this incident had caused on the Internet. After all, she couldn't go to the forum.

Judging from Bai Ting's smiling face after she came back, the response should be good.

But it wasn't until they arrived at the hotel the next day that Yang Jia realized just how "good" it was. To facilitate the gathering, Bai Ting set the registration address for the competition at the entrance of their hotel. Then she borrowed a table from the staff, made a poster, and placed flyers on the table. That was it.

It was called a flyer, but it actually said to be an invitation letter, so Bai Ting changed the free distribution to a mandatory registration of information, and it did not arouse anyone's suspicion.

The City Lord's Mansion didn't actually require registration, but Bai Ting figured, since they were looking for talent anyway, they might as well register and go all out, so they could target talent in the future. It was a shame there wasn't an option to add friends in this game, otherwise Bai Ting would have wanted to list everyone she saw as having potential.

As for the matter of getting a cell phone, although there is no guarantee that others won't think of it, it is still a little secret within their team, so Bai Ting has no intention of telling anyone else.

Yang Jia and Bai Ting sat side by side behind a table. At first, there weren't many people, but after a while, people started to come in to register. Eventually, a line formed. Although they didn't count, by the end of the day, a third of the thick stack of invitations had been sold.

"...It's really efficient." Yang Jia was speechless.

Bai Ting said modestly, "It's okay. There will be more people coming tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. I think we should also set up a screening process. Otherwise, it would be so embarrassing if all the invitations were sent out before the deadline. Although everyone can still enter, it still feels different."

Yang Jia twitched her lips. Although she had asked an unnecessary question at the time, she had never thought that she could actually send out all ten thousand copies. She thought that if she could get one or two thousand copies, it would be good.

If Bai Ting knew what she was thinking, she would definitely sneer at her.

Young man, do you know how many people there are in Greater China?

This is because at the beginning of the game, in order to protect the development of players, the maps between the three regions have not been connected. After all, if it falls into chaos at the beginning, it will not be beneficial to the project. So after careful discussion, it was decided to let each region develop independently first, and then connect the maps after reaching a certain level.

Moreover, even in the Chinese region, not everyone will come.

Li Bai is famous, a trump card in the Chinese region's extraterrestrial battlefields, but she's not universally loved. With a large territory, there's always competition. The stronger Li Bai becomes, the more resources and benefits her affiliated interest groups gain, inevitably squeezing out others. Therefore, within the Chinese region, there's some dissatisfaction with Li Bai. Those affiliated with those forces will definitely not come.

Instead of taking the time to come and visit, you might as well speed up and promote the development of your own city to catch up with Li Bai as soon as possible.

Furthermore, the Chinese region is vast and rich in resources. Although there are underground rails connecting them, the farther away they are, the more manpower and resources are required for a round trip. Many ordinary people cannot afford the price just to come here for sightseeing.

Therefore, these people have already gone through a natural selection process.

Many people who come here don't necessarily have any particular ideas; they're here for the fun and sightseeing. If you can stay in Phoenix, then stay. If not, go back and do what you were doing before; it won't have much of an impact anyway.

Yang Jia had already begun to imagine the scene when the competition began. Holographic games couldn't be stacked like keyboard online games, so with so many people, the scene would definitely be spectacular.

I was daydreaming when someone stopped at the table.

Yang Jia looked up, his eyes brightening. The man at the table was truly handsome. Not only was his appearance striking, but his aura was also very pleasing. As soon as Yang Jia saw him, one word immediately came to mind: handsome and elegant. So even though he wasted time standing there, no one urged him to leave.

At this moment, the other party was looking at Yang Jia with a smile... Bai Ting beside him asked softly, "Where is Li Bai?"

He called Li Bai's name.

And his tone… Yang Jia couldn't put her finger on it. Although there wasn't any ambiguity, it made her feel that he and Li Bai must have a very close relationship. This was the first time Yang Jia had seen someone who wasn't in awe of Li Bai. She couldn't help but glance at the man before her again.

I don’t know if it’s because I already have some grudge in my heart, but looking at him now, the attractive temperament of the other person has faded a lot.

Bai Ting shrugged, "In the hotel."

The man nodded and turned away. Yang Jia then leaned over to look at the registration book in front of Bai Ting. The last name on it was written with great style: Zheng Yizhao.

"Who is this?" Yang Jia couldn't help but ask. Most importantly, what is his relationship with Li Bai?

Bai Ting thought for a moment before answering, "Colleague."

Yang Jia turned to glance at the person who was about to enter the hotel. True, if he could address her like that, they couldn't be very close. But if she was Li Bai's subordinate, she would definitely be working with Bai Ting and the others, so "colleague" was a good explanation. Perhaps his rank was similar to Li Bai's, or even slightly higher, which was why he didn't need to use a honorific title.

"Isn't he very powerful?" Yang Jia thought for a moment and asked.

Bai Ting nodded in agreement, "Of course, he's almost the leader of us. But he's still a little behind our boss."

Oh... a defeated opponent. After coming to this conclusion, Yang Jia felt a little relieved for some reason. She didn't know Li Bai very well, but Yang Jia always felt that she was someone who was always moving forward. Since Zheng Yizhao was the one she had surpassed, Li Bai would definitely not look back at him.

After relaxing, her thoughts returned to normal. She propped up her chin and thought for a while before saying, "I know without asking, this guy must be very popular among your colleagues, right? Then I know why he's here."

Li Bai had just said yesterday that because everyone else was afraid of her and she wasn't good at handling these matters, even though she had the City Lord Seal, she wasn't planning on being the so-called City Lord. So, someone had to do these things.

This Zheng Yizhao may have come for this very reason.

"How do you know?" Bai Ting asked in surprise after listening to her analysis.

Yang Jia smiled and said, "I just guessed."

As it turned out, her guess was very accurate, because later, when everyone was sitting together for dinner, Li Bai handed the city lord seal to Zheng Yizhao in front of everyone, and also asked the group of people who had followed her to temporarily follow Zheng Yizhao and obey his orders.

Probably, most of the people who followed Li Bai were left alone normally, but now that someone is in charge, they are very happy.

Li Bai then had Yang Jia and Bai Ting take out the phones they'd purchased yesterday and distribute them to everyone. Since Zheng Yizhao was new, Yang Jia offered him his own. The worst that could happen was that they could just come back and buy more. They believed they'd need a lot more phones in the future.

Zheng Yizhao fiddled with the black, elderly-friendly phone for a few moments. Even such a tacky device seemed to possess a unique beauty and charm in his hands. Yang Jia believed that if he really carried it around every day, he might actually start a new trend. Then he looked up and raised an eyebrow at Li Bai. "You always find different angles and breakthroughs."

"This time it wasn't the boss's credit." Bai Ting put her hands on Yang Jia's shoulders and pushed him out. "It was our Yang Jia who thought of it first. The thing you're holding was also given to you by her."

Zheng Yizhao turned his head to look at Yang Jia, and their eyes met in the air. In an instant, it seemed as if electric current and sparks were quickly generated and extinguished, and each of them labeled the other as "coming with bad intentions."

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