This ti, the closure of the Otherworld lasted a long ti.
One day, two days, three days in a row, no movent at all.
The spatial gate to the Otherworld remained sealed, making it feel like a global lockdown that was driving people insane.
Only at this mont did people finally realize: The Otherworld, which they once thought was a disaster, had already beco an inseparable part of their lives.
For ordinary people who had not successfully awakened, it wasn't a big deal.
But for professionals, it felt as if their souls had been hollowed out.
Taking advantage of this downti, Zhang Yue successfully developed his guild.
From the initial forty-plus mbers, now the entire guild had grown to 361 mbers.
And according to the requirents, nearly 70% of them were elite-level professionals.
The remaining ordinary-level professionals were also highly skilled operation-based players.
If not for this strict requirent, Heavens Hall would probably have grown to hundreds of thousands of mbers by now.
Of course, having more people wasn't necessarily better.
Heavens Hall prioritized quality over quantity.
Besides, if the numbers got too high, Zhang Yue wouldn't be able to afford to support them.
One person costs a hundred thousand, so with over three hundred people, that's more than thirty million a month.
However, Zhang Yue currently possessed assets worth over a billion, converted from the equipnt, gold coins, and resources he had plundered from the Eastern Nation. A few tens of millions were insignificant to such a big boss.
Moreover, every single mber of Heavens Hall was of extrely high value.
According to the guild's rules: mbers had to hand over any equipnt, skill books, or materials they obtained but couldn't use to the guild for handling.
Through these resources, the guild could generate significant revenue each month.
On the fourth day, the Otherworld still hadn't reopened.
Zhang Yue gathered all three hundred-plus mbers of Heavens Hall from all over the world at the guild headquarters in Dragon City.
That evening, a welco banquet was held at the Dragon City Grand Hotel.
During the feast, Wu Haotian, who was sitting at the sa table as Zhang Yue, joked, "Guild leader, I did so calculations. The guild's expenses are over forty million a month. Can you really afford to keep us?"
Zhang Yue pondered for a mont and then said thoughtfully, "Good point. Starting this month, Wu Haotian's salary will be cut in half to save the guild so money."
Wu Haotian: "Brother Yue, nooo!"
Everyone burst into laughter.
At that mont, Ouyang Ling'er was slurping on a crayfish as she said, "With our guild leader's strength, he can make a few million in minutes. It's nothing! Haotian, stop worrying so much!"
After a pause, Ning Tiantian turned to Zhang Yue and said, "Zhang Yue, the guild warehouse still has a lot of unprocessed equipnt. Should Sister Ling'er and I list them all in the auction house later?"
"Don't list them," Zhang Yue said, "There's no fun in making money off our own people."
Wu Haotian was confused, "Then who do we make money from?"
"The servers are rging soon, right? We make money off the little Eastern Nation," Ouyang Ling'er said with a grin, "Before we wipe them out, let's drain them dry first!"
Following up on Ouyang Ling'er's words, Li Yue(Archer in Ch183) added, "And once they're drained dry, don't waste them, throw them into the frying pan until golden brown, coat them in breadcrumbs, sprinkle so cumin, and watch as the Lighthouse Nation and the Cold Nation drool in envy."
Knight Owl was puzzled, "But if we sell them equipnt, wouldn't that just make them stronger?"
Ba Tiandao said, "We fatten them up first, then slaughter them all in one strike."
"Genius! Absolutely genius!"
"Co, let's toast to Heavens Hall leading Dragon Nation to flatten the Eastern Nation!"
Everyone raised their glasses, as professionals around the world anxiously waited.
Finally, on the morning of the fifth day, the entrance to the Otherworld reopened.
When Zhang Yue double-tapped the back of his hand and saw the long-lost spatial gate reappear before him, it felt as if the world had co back to life.
Professionals from all over the world, filled with nervousness, excitent, and anticipation, logged into the Otherworld.
Zhang Yue was among the first to enter.
[Ding~ Welco to the World 17 of the Otherworld: The Source of Magic! Your designated region is the Dragon Nation War Zone. Your current location: The Source of Magic · Dragon Nation Safe Zone · Magic Town]
"World Mission Release."
—Whoosh
As white light descended, Zhang Yue arrived in a small town brimming with magical energy.
At the sa ti, other professionals continued appearing around him.
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[World 17· The Source of Magic]
[Background: When magic blankets the land, everything will be infused with magical power. To seize the magic stones that can extract imnse magic, humans and demon gods have waged war. As a human in Magic Town, you must unite with the town's people to collect magic stones and protect the town...]
[World Mission 1: Kill ten Lord-level Demon Gods and one Boss-level Demon God within the 17th World.]
[World Mission 2: Collect a total of one thousand Tier-3 Magic Stones within the 17th World.]
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The missions and background of this world were still the sa as before.
The professionals around him were all from Dragon Nation, there were no professionals from other countries.
However, upon opening the map, they quickly realized: The entire layout of the Otherworld had changed.
Before the forced shutdown, the map was just a simple world map that could be zood in but not zood out.
Now, when Zhang Yue opened the map, he found that the map of the Source of Magic could be zood out further and further, until it ford a shape resembling a rooster.
This was unmistakably Dragon Nation's world map.
Surrounding it were various other shapes, each corresponding to different nations' world maps.
In total, over 200 nations were distributed around a massive, dark vortex filled with an overwhelming sense of attraction.
That vortex resembled a gaping maw, as if it sought to devour all empires.
As professionals from various countries stared dumbfounded at this updated map—
A system notification rang out—
[Ding~ Attention, professionals: Due to turmoil in the Otherworld, the world map has been updated to include two major territories: National Territory and Death Territory!]
[Professionals are prohibited from stepping into other nations' National Territories. The Death Territory has an extrely high danger level, but it also contains far greater exploration value and resources than National Territories. Professionals from all countries may enter the Death Territory!]
'So that's how it is.'
Simply put, a new shared map had been introduced, one where professionals from any country could enter.
Professionals could choose to stay within their own nation's territory, where they could complete world missions, level up, and grow stronger normally.
However, the resources they could obtain would be limited to that level.
To acquire high-grade, rare resources, they would have to venture into the Death Territory and compete with professionals from around the world.
Understanding this new world layout, Zhang Yue muttered, "It looks like the updated world is going to be even more interesting..."
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