Chapter 37: Filming Version 1.x Promo—The Player Resource Crisis

Impossible!

He’s the most approachable leader!

Leaf Zhi decisively tossed this possibility out of his mind and looked at him with a gentle and kind gaze.

“Don’t worry, it’s nothing serious. I just came to tell you some good news.”

“Last night, our plan made a huge breakthrough!”

Leaf Zhi told him about the Player’s ability to provide large amounts of Divine Power.

As expected, Edegar’s expression showed shock and disbelief.

Especially after learning that Leaf Zhi used the Game Console to successfully remove the Faith Power Side Effect from Xiao Ming.

Edegar’s gaze became incomparably resolute.

“Lin, maybe you really are right!”

If Divine Power can get rid of the side effects of Faith Power—

It really is the best choice to achieve the ultimate goal of the Watcher Organization!

In that case,

Even if his workload increased, he could endure it!

Edegar closed his eyes in resignation.

“Go on!”

“As expected of the most powerful and wise Dawn Knight of the Bright Church after the Age of Godfall!”

Leaf Zhi didn’t hesitate to throw out a rainbow compliment, then turned the topic.

“There is indeed one more thing I need your help with.”

Edegar showed an “I knew it” expression.

Leaf Zhi raised a finger that was now only bone.

“Do you know… the Promotional Video?”

Leaf Zhi had always kept an eye on the news circulating online on Blue Star.

He was also roughly aware of the most severe direction of public opinion regarding .

It was nothing more than too little in-game information, and netizens didn’t believe it!

As long as a Promotional Video for  could be released, such doubts would lessen greatly!

After days of continuously transmitting magic power to the Blue Light Cluster—

Leaf Zhi had finally saved up enough to earn the right to upload a 10-minute video to the Official Website.

Even obtaining the video upload function was this difficult.

All he could say was that his cheat still had a lot of potential to develop.

Leaf Zhi carefully explained to Edegar what a Promotional Video was.

Edegar listened, then pondered for two seconds.

“You want to make an image of me and let your Players watch it? I don’t mind.”

“So agreeable?” Leaf Zhi was a bit surprised, “I remember you used to be very resistant to recording-type items?”

After all, once an image spread, how the user treated it—

Wasn’t something the original could control.

Right now, the reputation of  was terrible.

If the first Promotional Video uploaded was found by black fans or rival companies—

Edegar’s figure might appear in a ghost video!

So Leaf Zhi came to seek Edegar’s opinion.

See? He really is a good boss!

Edegar placed the Rune Furnace by the bed, then turned with a calm expression.

“From the three Players you brought, it’s clear Players act strangely and can’t be trusted.”

“It’s hard to guarantee what would happen if an image fell into their hands.”

“But don’t forget, after meeting you, I’ve experienced that treatment long ago.”

He just used to dislike being recorded, but as someone from the Bright Church, he could never avoid social occasions.

Thus, a few images were left behind.

These images, after his betrayal of the Bright Church, became powerful evidence used to hunt him.

Who knows how many hands they passed through and how many people had fun with them.

Aside from accepting it, what else could Edegar do?

Joining the Watchers means being ready for everyone to want your head.

Leaf Zhi coughed awkwardly and changed the topic.

“Since you agreed, let’s go find an open space and start filming! Can you still use Dawn Judgment?”

Dawn Judgment was the signature skill Edegar created at age fourteen.

It was also the origin of his Dawn Knight title.

No need to mention the power—it was definitely cool.

Back then, this kid could become a Knight Commander in the Bright Church right after coming of age—

It was thanks to the support and admiration of his followers.

And the source of that popularity was the effect every time he used Dawn Judgment!

The skill was flashy, had a wide area, and even came with its own holy light special effects!

It would absolutely become a major selling point for their Promotional Video!

Edegar’s gaze was complicated.

“I only have less than a tenth of my strength left, so of course I can’t use it. Didn’t you know?”

Let alone Dawn Judgment, he couldn’t even use high-level skills now.

Leaf Zhi paused for a moment, shocked.

“Last time I saw you, hadn’t you already recovered thirty percent of your power?”

“Some things happened in the meantime.”

“… Oh.”

Leaf Zhi didn’t ask.

Because in their current state, there was no point.

For a moment, silence filled the room.

Leaf Zhi sighed.

Two wounded people, each worse off than the other.

His cultivation was lower than Edegar’s, so he couldn’t see Edegar’s level.

So he always misunderstood the other’s injuries.

Looking at it now, the workload he assigned Edegar really was heavy.

Leaf Zhi felt a bit guilty.

But since the undead have no heart, he only felt pain for 0.1 seconds.

“No problem, just use the flashiest skill you can still perform. Let’s go!”

“Wait!”

Edegar called out.

“What now? I’ll say it first, I don’t accept regrets here!”

Edegar shook his head.

“It’s not regret. Earlier, you told me the purpose of a Promotional Video is to display the scenery of Aeltia.”

“To attract more… Players to become our allies.”

“You want to use this footage to find new Players, right.”

Leaf Zhi nodded.

He still had 164 Divine Power Value, so he did intend to recruit new people.

Three Players were too few.

Relying on them, who knew when they’d be able to leave Sweetwater Town.

The sooner he could get more Players, the better.

Leaf Zhi planned to release the Promotional Video together with a new internal beta recruitment announcement.

See if he could attract a few more new Players!

Edegar understood Leaf Zhi’s approach but had to give a warning.

“The equipment we prepared for Players is almost used up.”

Welcoming new Players doesn’t just consume Divine Power.

Newbie Suits and Task Tools are also major consumables.

As both Minister of Internal Affairs and Finance, Edegar had to let Leaf Zhi know their current finances.

Whether tools or Newbie Suits, they were short on everything.

Especially Newbie Suits.

Edegar had only brought back ten sets.

After the Players got caught in the rain yesterday, six sets were used up in one go!

No telling if there would be more losses in the future.

If they didn’t want new Players arriving in Aeltia to run around naked—

They had to solve this problem first!

Leaf Zhi started to get a headache again.

“You can’t go to Nari Town and rob the rich to help the poor again… Oh right, your strength isn’t enough.”

He’d originally thought Edegar went to Nari Town and looted a farm owner’s warehouse.

But looking at it now—

The other probably only got clothes and tools from a farmer’s house on the outskirts of Nari Town where there were no militia patrols, almost abandoned.

No wonder they didn’t fit.

Edegar, lacking in strength: “…”

He pretended not to hear Leaf Zhi’s last sentence and continued to explain.

“The life of farmers isn’t much better than ours. Ten sets of clothes were the most I could exchange for Red Sun Coins.”

Red Sun Coins were a widely accepted currency under the influence of the God of Light.

The minting rights were with the Bright Church.

“If I took more, their lives would be affected, and no amount of money would make them trade.”