Chapter 1284: 415. Magic potion goes online
Noland Lee’s issued task had an effect.
The tense atmosphere outside the black hole eased a bit.
Guild players who received the task paused their offensive, maneuvered their spaceships to slowly retreat, and opened up a distance from the opposing side.
It would be better to save the spaceships for attacking the Angel Enterprises Alliance, rather than wasting them on internal conflicts among players.
Watching the players calm down, Noland Lee let out a sigh of relief, but he didn’t relax completely.
Using tasks to quell the restless players was, after all, just a temporary solution and not a cure for the underlying problems.
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From a deeper perspective, if the troublemakers hidden among the player group weren’t rooted out, new contradictions would inevitably erupt sooner or later.
What caused Noland Lee a headache was that players tainted by the Dark Divine Cult couldn’t be identified by in-game methods.
Players could share their character information by displaying their character panels.
However, the profession “Dark Priest” was rather special; it would not appear on a player’s panel.
Noland Lee even felt that compared to the secret profession he had arranged for Golden Dragon in the Sky, “Dark Priest” seemed more like a true hidden profession.
It was hidden to the extent that no one except the player themselves could see it.
Moreover, Noland Lee couldn’t identify the tainted players using the detection methods provided by “Heart of Magic.”
Only Passive Deconstruction was effective.
But here came the problem.
If a player didn’t join the Magic Academy and accept the training tasks, how could Noland Lee passively deconstruct him regularly?
It certainly wouldn’t do to beat them up just for the sake of passive deconstruction.
Noland Lee frowned in contemplation.
“Hiss… wait a moment.”
Noland Lee’s eyes lit up, and a flash of inspiration struck!
Who said he couldn’t inexplicably beat up players?
It was totally possible, no problem at all!
The Dark Divine Cult wanted to cause trouble?
Well then, Noland Lee thought of fabricating something similar to a Dark Priest’s magic avatar to seize the opportunity to attack players.
By doing this, on the one hand, he could normally obtain Passive Deconstruction, and on the other, he could misdirect the blame, making players aware of the Dark Divine Cult’s sinister plots.
“This idea is brilliant~”
Noland Lee grinned, his face splitting into a cheerful smile:
“The players I attack, if their Passive Deconstruction results are normal, then I’ll just throw the blame on the Dark Divine Cult. But if they really are won over by the Dark Divine Cult, then why not just ban their accounts?”
Noland Lee was beginning to feel more and more like the game’s GM.
He suspected that the Plane Core behind “Starry Sea” decided to cooperate more deeply with him upon discovering his ability for Passive Deconstruction.
Noland Lee didn’t think this was a bad thing.
Maybe he really could rely on GM privileges and the power of the players to completely destroy the Metal Creation Group.
“There’s something else I need to do now.”
Noland Lee smoothed out the smile on his lips, gazing at the image within the magic crystal ball in deep thought:
“The disputes between the great guilds have subsided, but this is only temporary. I need to give the guild leaders a heads up, figure out a way to remind them of the Dark Divine Cult’s ongoing conspiracy.
“This is a bit troublesome.
“The guild’s management staff lacks the ability for Passive Deconstruction, unable to identify the Dark Priests lurking among players, so I need to find another way to help the guilds pinpoint the troublemakers.
“Also, I have some concerns. Players are a profit-chasing creature. If they knew that joining the Dark Divine Cult also yields hidden professions, I can’t guarantee that every player would stay loyal to their current faction.”
Noland Lee took a deep breath and furrowed his brow, thinking of a pessimistic future:
“What if quite a few players realize the Dark Divine Cult’s generous rewards and opt to join them willingly? What then for the ‘Starry Sea’ game?”
Noland Lee rubbed the corner of his eyebrows, feeling somewhat frustrated:
“It’s really frustrating. Any game that suffers a source code leak faces a devastating blow. It seems that ‘Starry Sea’ is no exception.”
After pondering for a moment, a brilliant idea popped into Noland Lee’s mind. noveldrama
An absolutely fantastic idea!
Guaranteed to make all players unable to refuse his Passive Deconstruction!
Everyone knew that the bodies of Artificial Angels were comparable to battleships, with exceptional individual fighting strength.
Usually, an adult Artificial Angel often required the participation of three battleships to inflict effective damage.
Noland Lee had learned that the United Bureau and various human cosmic forces would provide players with something called a Brain Chip for a fee.
Brain Chips could enhance a player’s combat abilities for a limited time.
For example, Shooter Type Brain Chips improved the player’s ability to control laser turrets, missiles, and shell turrets, enabling them to better handle emergencies in combat.
It would be quite reasonable for Noland Lee, the ruler of the Magic Academy, to sell such items to players.
He planned to mass-produce magic potions that boosted players’ “Basic Attributes.”
He would add some toxic ingredients to the magic potions.
A low concentration of toxic ingredients could cause minor harm to a player’s body, thereby triggering Passive Deconstruction.
To naturally convince players to accept magic potions with low toxicity, Noland Lee had two plans.
One was to emphasize the concept that “all medicines are three parts poison” in the Wizard’s Textbooks they received, making poisonous magic potions seem natural.
Secondly, Noland Lee wanted to improve the taste of the magic potions, turning the sourness of toxins into the flavor of lemon-flavored Bubbles water, providing players with a pleasing sensory experience.