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[Ascalon isn't good enough? Ascalon isn't good enough? ...]
[Sigh, even as a fan of Yi Shen, I don't want to say another word to you guys. Without Yi Shen, none of you would have gotten this far.]
[No, Mr. Feng, please be the judge today.]
[Yes, Brother Feng really needs to judge this matter; let's determine who's right and who's wrong, and even decide their fate!]
Li Ji, who had just emerged from the rift, did not sense any malice coming from afar.
Now that the rift has been conquered, he has received orders from the commander to stay here and continue guarding the rift until it is officially sealed, in case of any unforeseen circumstances.
So, out of boredom, he continued his live stream.
"You can argue all you want, what does it have to do with me?"
Li Ji watched the various fan groups tearing each other apart with amusement, and suddenly felt like he was back in the days of browsing forums.
But in the past, it was just talk; after all, it was just data.
But now the operators are real, and there's also something like popularity tickets...
Not only Manna and the other three operators who appeared today, but also the fan groups of other operators—such as Silent Texas, Armor, and Ella—are frantically voting for them.
If we're not careful, fans might knock on our door tonight and turn him into a limited edition for the Qingming Festival.
Let's forget about going to the underworld and getting into a prison to fight each other!
"We refuse to belittle any operators in our live stream, okay? Rifts are meant to be used as a countermeasure for selecting operators, especially with such many restrictions."
While waiting for the rift to be sealed, Li Ji still gave the fans of all the operators a heads-up during the live stream:
"Don't yell so loudly now... If any other restrictive rifts appear in the future and your favorite operators can't be deployed, don't blame me for not warning you when the boomerang hits you!"
[Impossible! Marna is the best! How could someone with that kind of damage output not be viable? If he's not viable, then the commander's picks are too targeted. Wanfeng, resign!]
[Moderation! Only focusing on damage output is the most ineffective; true usefulness comes from maximizing utility.]
[It feels like... there's no point in continuing the matches. Are there really maps where Ikari can't play as a vanguard? They're both so strong! Do any of you have Ikari like that?]
[Do you guys have (X)? Except for Brother Feng, nobody else does (?)]
[Sigh, all you guys like is the extra-large size, only we Skadi fans don't fight for it! The medium size has its advantages too.]
[This is ridiculous! Feng, you're always talking about medium, large, and extra-large cups. Can you please rank your team members by level? I've seen many other teams rank themselves; can't you learn from that?]
[Exactly! You're always assigning medium-sized cups to group members, can't you at least assign cups to your own team?!]
"No, I can't queue, I can't queue. If you want the streamer to die, just say so. Look at the state of the live stream right now."
Li Ji shook his head as he looked at the rankings filling the screen. "If someone really comes across the screen and kills the streamer after the rankings are finished, then nobody will be able to watch anything."
[No knife.]
[Who did this?!]
[Hurry, hurry, hurry!] X3427
"This kind of thing is prohibited in this live stream. Whoever has the higher popularity will be the stronger player!"
[? ]
[You're trying to scam me, aren't you!?]
[I'm not seeing you off, brothers. Let's all just give up!]
[Don't even mention it, after this urgent incident is over... Yan's operator roster will definitely be updated, let's see what the official announcement says!]
"Then you guys just wait for the official rankings, just don't knock me out of the rankings."
Li Ji thought to himself...
Since there is an official one.
So in the end, what can happen? It can't just come back to him, right?
Chapter 97: A Brief Peace
Phase Four: Brief Peace (Ending the current riots) has been completed.
[Hidden quest reward: Portable tool. (Can be used to store non-system items belonging to the Doctor.)]
[Congratulations, Doctor! The current invasion phase mission is now complete. The second phase of the invasion prerequisite mission, accumulating sufficient funds, will be unlocked ahead of schedule.]
[Side quest completed: Accumulate operator popularity. For every 200,000 increase in operator popularity, the cost of recruiting an operator decreases by 20%, with a minimum decrease of 100%.] (√)
[The current operator decline percentage is shown below. If you have any questions, please click on the target to view detailed popularity data.]
[Costs reduced by 100%: Millet, Ascalon, Marna, Ines.]
[Cost reduced by 60%: Machete, Silent Texas, Flame Reed.]
[Cost reduced by 40%: Ella, Kirin Yato, Skadi.]
"So many people have been dismissed?"
Compared to the storage space provided by the main quest and the new money-saving quest, the side quests are clearly more attractive to Li Ji.
He thought only the operators who actually participated in the battle could enjoy the rewards from this side quest...
“It’s such a loss.”
Li Ji said in a low voice, feeling a little pained.
I should have scammed a bit more, even if it was just a giveaway or some merchandise, to boost the popularity of the other characters...
That would save him so much money!
But it's too late now, and Li Ji can't turn back time.
This can be described as a "generous" reduction, and it must be more than just this once, right?
Li Ji sighed and immediately jumped to the operator recruitment interface.
The operators mentioned above have also had their fees reduced by a corresponding percentage. The four operators whose fees have been reduced by 100% now have a 'Free Recruitment' button!
"I'm not used to the system being so generous today... which is why I didn't even think to take advantage of it more."
After all, you only need one million popularity points to permanently recruit an operator!
Compared to the previous fixed price of 2000 million, this is simply heaven!
It's practically free!
"Precyth, why didn't you bring out such a good mission sooner!"
[The relationships between this system and operators are all related to popularity. Corresponding missions can only be unlocked after popularity and world progress reach a certain level.]
"Popularity value also needs to be reached... Does that mean if the popularity value is not high enough and there is only a rift, then this task is not available?"
【You can say that. 】
Is there any necessary relationship between these two?
Li Ji pondered for a moment and then asked Precyth this question.
[Insufficient permissions detected for Dr. Wanfeng; access to related information is unavailable.]
"Check Dr. Wanfeng's permissions."
[Highest level... Insufficient permissions detected for Dr. Wanfeng; unable to access operator-related issues.]
"?"
Li Ji suppressed the urge to swear, calmly reassuring himself, "Calm down, Precy is also my wife..."
But this is ridiculous. First, it says the highest level, and then suddenly it says insufficient permissions.
What do you mean? It's obvious you don't want to tell him?
What era are we living in that we're still playing the traditional arrogant card?
Li Ji found it rather amusing.
Although Precyth did not tell Li Ji the entire chain of summoning, he could still guess some things from these details.
Now it seems that this so-called popularity, if we were to use a metaphor... is probably just the anchor point for the operators' existence in this world?
If you simply increase your popularity, you can only get more visits and unlock tokens; the survival of operators is unstable.
Because a water map is ultimately just a water map, it can be replaced by someone else who can come up with a better solution at any time. Moreover, this type of map cannot be closed; it can only be sealed.
But the Crisis Contract is different... Once all the entries are completed, it means that the Crisis Contract rift for that season will be completely closed.
The popularity points gained within the rift will naturally be fixed within the rift once it closes.
And the anchor point brought about by the crisis contract will be forever fixed in the long river of history.
As long as the cracks don't reappear, the anchor points left in the cracks of the Crisis Contract will never disappear.
"What about other kinds, like meat pigeons? Would they have the same effect...?"
Li Ji wasn't quite sure, as no roguelike-related levels had been unlocked yet, and he didn't know if any more missions would be released later.