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Shi Lei had increased the prize money for the World of Heroes' first Wulin Tournament.
Originally, the prize money for first place in the Wulin Tournament was 3 million Xia Xia yuan. However, Shi Lei changed the monetary unit of the prize money to USD in order to stimulate the players' enthusiasm for participating in the Wulin Tournament.
In other words, the prize money for first place in the World of Heroes' first Wulin Tournament was 3 million USD. When converted to Xia Xia yuan, it was 24 million USD.
This high prize money did indeed stimulate many players according to Shi Lei's wishes.
However, most of the players who were stimulated were high-end players.
Mid and low-end players were far from comparable to high-end players in terms of personal finances. Whether it was in terms of equipment or leveling speed, they couldn't compare to high-end players.
As the gap between them and high-end players widened, the mid and low-end players gave up on the first Wulin Tournament and focused on helping high-end players earn some money.
As for the School Tournament?
That was also a private area for high-end players. Lijian Province's Super Tycoon Storm even announced that their Harvard University must obtain the title of "King's College."
How could normal players fight against Super Tycoon Storm?
Even some high-end players would be very depressed if they wanted to fight against Super Tycoon Storm.
The Super Tycoon attribute was not only effective in real life, but it also had extraordinary effects in the World of Heroes. It was an all-purpose attribute.
Super Tycoon Storm waved his money in the World of Heroes and recruited a large number of experts, developing a huge force.
Although Storm stayed in the novice area, the World of Heroes was different from normal online games.
There were many ways to level up in the World of Heroes, and there were also many ways to gain combat power. It wasn't necessary to level up by killing monsters.
Some lifestyle players could also gain combat power by focusing on cultivating their lifestyle skills.
For example, a Blacksmith Master level lifestyle player might not have a high level, but if this player chose to join the Imperial Court, he would receive the Imperial Court's protection.
The Imperial Court would send bodyguards with combat power equivalent to the player's lifestyle skills to protect the player.
Super Tycoon Storm stayed in the novice area and followed the martial arts masters of the dojo to learn swordsmanship and inner strength. His level also increased rapidly, and he wasn't much worse than the top players.
Of course, the resources consumed by the Super Tycoon Storm were far greater than the resources consumed by normal players.
The first Wulin Tournament and the School Championship Tournament were basically stages for high-end players. Why would mid-to-low-end players need to participate?
Even if the registration fee was waived, most players might not sign up for the competition.
Shi Lei thought of an even better idea. It was a good idea to let the players sign up for the first Martial World Championship Tournament. It was a good idea to make the players unable to refuse participating in the first Martial World Championship Tournament!
Mu Shuang was wearing a black dress today. It looked simple and elegant. The hem of the dress was just above her knees. Mu Shuang's slender legs were exposed in the air, attracting Shi Lei's attention.
Lingyumo was wearing a set of beige spring sportswear. She still maintained the freshness of a girl-next-door. She noticed Shi Lei's gaze and quietly moved closer to Shi Lei. Her arm leaned against Shi Lei's arm.
Mu Shuang glanced at Lingyumo indifferently and shook her head slightly. He Wanqiu left Shuangqing City and was busy dealing with the album. Mu Shuang and Lingyumo's temporary alliance immediately fell apart.
"Shi Lei, what idea did you come up with?" Mu Shuang asked Shi Lei.
Shi Lei laughed evilly and said with a sneaky look, "Most players don't want to participate in the Martial World Championship Tournament because they want to avoid unnecessary losses.
They don't see any hope of winning, so they don't want to participate in the Martial World Championship Tournament.
What if we give them the hope of winning? "
Mu Shuang frowned and looked at Shi Lei hesitantly. "Shi Lei, do you want to suppress the high-end players?
If that's the case, I have to say that it's a terrible idea!
Although the Hero's World isn't commercially available yet, more than 90% of the transactions in the virtual trading system come from high-end players.
If we suppress the high-end players, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction among the high-end players. They might even boycott the Hero's World.
We … "
"Stop, stop!
Shuangshuang, aren't you thinking too much?
How could I come up with such a stupid idea? "Shi Lei looked at Mu Shuang with a strange expression.
Mu Shuang's face reddened. "Shi Lei, what do you think?"
"Shuangshuang, we can set up a 'victory reward' for the first Martial World Championship Tournament. As long as a player wins a match, they will receive a reward," Shi Lei said with a smile.
The setting of the victory reward was very attractive.
Because if a player wins a match, it meant that at least 50% of the players would receive a reward.
No matter if it was a high-end player or a low-end player, as long as they won a match, they would receive a reward. For the low-end players, this would definitely motivate them to fight.
Even if they were low-end players, what if they met an even lower-end player?
Perhaps according to the previous setting, low-end players would not be able to enter the top 1000. Naturally, they would not need to sign up for the tournament.
However, now that they saw hope, of course they would sign up for the tournament!
"Shi Lei, if I didn't misunderstand, you mean that as long as a player wins a match, they will receive a reward?" Mu Shuang's tone revealed a hint of doubt.
"That's right!" Shi Lei replied with certainty.
"Shi Lei, have you thought about it? The Hero's World currently has more than 14 million players, and the number of active players is around 13 million. According to your suggestion, we estimate that the total number of players who signed up is around 10 million.
Then, do we need to give out rewards to 5 million players? "Mu Shuang asked Shi Lei based on the numbers.
Shi Lei still nodded. "If we only count the first round of rewards, we do need to give out rewards 5 million times.
In the second round, we need to give out rewards 2.5 million times. In the third round, we need to give out rewards 1.25 million times. After that, the odd number of players who do not get a bye will directly receive the victory reward and automatically enter the next round. "
"Shi Lei, are you crazy?"
Mu Shuang stood up and walked over. She sat beside Shi Lei and reached out to touch Shi Lei's forehead. She wanted to see if Shi Lei was hot-headed.
Shi Lei allowed Mu Shuang's small white hand to touch his forehead. He said gently, "Shuangshuang, this victory reward doesn't necessarily have to be real money."
Mu Shuang rolled her eyes at Shi Lei. "If we don't give out real money, will the players buy it?"
"Of course they will!" Shi Lei said confidently, "Our reward is hope!
What real money? That's too vulgar. We need to give low and mid-tier players hope, hope that they can become stronger! "
Mu Shuang didn't say anything, waiting for Shi Lei's explanation.
Shi Lei didn't continue to keep them in suspense. He explained, "Shuangshuang, for every victory reward, I plan to give the players a chance to draw a lottery.
This lottery chance may give them a Legendary-grade weapon, an Epic-grade Unique Quest Scroll, or even a Mythic-grade Unique Item Clue Scroll. They may also receive the favor of a hidden sect, an invitation to become a disciple of a peerless expert, or a treasure map. They may also receive a rare treasure, a super powerful secret martial arts manual, and so on. "
Mu Shuang was quite smart. After hearing Shi Lei's explanation, Mu Shuang immediately understood that Shi Lei was making empty promises. Although Shi Lei made it sound good, it was still unknown whether any of the five million players who won the first round would receive a super grand prize!
"Shi Lei, you're really full of evil tricks!" Mu Shuang snorted, but her tone carried a faint hint of praise.
Shi Lei laughed loudly and said proudly, "How am I evil?
I actually feel that I'm great for giving the players hope!
It's good to have hope. If there's no hope, how boring would life be? "
"I can't outtalk you!"
Mu Shuang was obviously convinced by Shi Lei's "twisted logic." After all, what Shi Lei said made sense. A future without hope was destined to be bleak.
"Shuang Shuang, other than the 'victory reward' system, I have another idea!"
Shi Lei continued with a smile. "I plan to open up a virtual gambling business in the World of Heroes.
The main system in the World of Heroes is very intelligent. It can completely determine whether the players are cheating or not. This way, the risk of players cheating will be eliminated.
Open up a virtual gambling business and let more players participate. The players will definitely like this program. "
"What does the virtual gambling business have to do with the players participating in the competition?" Mu Shuang asked, a little confused.
"Of course it has to do with it!
First, players who sign up through normal channels and pay the registration fee can participate in the virtual gambling business.
As for those who sign up through the event, they have to pay an additional 50 copper coins as the starting fee for the virtual gambling business.
Second, players who sign up through normal channels will receive a virtual lottery number. When the first season of the Martial Arts Tournament ends, the virtual lottery will give out the first season's lucky prize. The first prize will be as high as 1,000,000 copper coins.
Players who sign up for free will have to pay 50 copper coins as the purchasing fee for the virtual lottery ticket if they need it. "Shi Lei pretended to be a philistine.
Mu Shuang listened to Shi Lei's explanation and was slightly stunned. Shi Lei's move directly pulled the players who signed up for the event into the channel of paying players to sign up. Moreover, there was a legitimate reason, a reason that forced players to fork out money.
How could players refuse a virtual gambling business and a virtual lottery system?
"Shi Lei, aren't you worried that the players who sign up for the event will protest?" Mu Shuang reminded him.
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