Chapter 1297: 420. Pole-winding technique_2
In the Space Age, energy is computing power, and computing power is money.
A thousand joules of energy can power a computer to generate one computing power module.
Each computing power module allows a computer to perform one 1024-bit calculation.
In the Calculation and Energy Exchange under the United Bureau, the selling price for 1000 computing power modules is 1 Credit Point.
To encourage individuals with surplus computing power to sell, the Exchange waived the transaction tax for computing power modules.
That is to say, players flying their ships through the air earn a net income of 30 Credit Points per second!
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That’s 108,000 Credit Points after one hour!
Such a high hourly wage is undeniably a money tree.
“Sss… I have a feeling that as soon as this new expansion launches, Credit Points are going to become worthless! Everyone, quickly convert all your Credit Points to cash to avoid devaluation!”
The player leader operated his electronic wallet and said,
“This method of minting money will probably be discovered by other players soon. Should I just reveal it directly on the gaming forum, make it a paid topic, and earn another slice? How does that sound?”
“I have no objections, hehehe, at last we got a taste of the new expansion’s benefits!”
“I also have no objections, but we need to set a higher price for the paid post, so everyone gets a larger share of the profits.”
“I actually think the fee could be a bit lower, after all, a high charge could easily lead to middlemen taking our information and selling it to others.”
The players discussed enthusiastically, reaping the benefits of making money by doing nothing but letting their game run.
This life of making money simply by turning on the autopilot feature on their ship was like a dream come true.
“So awesome~”
“Yeah~ if we could just lie down and earn money every day, that would be great~”
“Right, let’s give this money-making method a name.”
“How about ‘Pole Circling’? You see, doesn’t that missile base’s launch framework look just like a pole?”
“Alright, let’s call it that~~”
The atmosphere in the cockpit was full of joy and harmony. noveldrama
Soon after, a paid tutorial post on how to make money appeared on the gaming forum.
Upon its release, more and more small player teams gave up on assaulting Resource Planets.
They hurriedly returned to United Bureau’s Territory, fitted their ships with thug-type energy raiders, and then rushed back to the battlefield non-stop to join the ranks of the Pole Circlers.
Players executing B-Class and A-Class Tasks had to deal not with the planetary surface’s defensive forces but with the enemy’s Space Stations.
These players also saw the content of the paid post.
After some trials, they discovered that their missions could also generate money!
For a while, players involved in C-Class, B-Class, and A-Class Tasks put their primary objectives on the back burner, all immersed in making money, making money, and nothing but goddamn making money.
(Note: EVE does have this method for minting money, though the principle is different from what is described in this book.)
Noland Lee watched from the shadows as the minor players’ actions unfolded before him, exclaiming, “Good golly!”
He had been worried that the players’ ships were too poorly equipped to cope with the Artificial Angels.
Now he didn’t need to have such concerns.
It wouldn’t be long before the players obsessed with Pole Circling saved enough money to buy Battleships or even purchase Raider ships outright, transforming into elites ready to combat Artificial Angels.
“Good good good, deserving of players to figure out such a way to mint money. Now the overall strength of the players will see a qualitative leap,” Noland thought to himself.
“I need to take advantage of the sharp increase in the game’s currency production, selling high-grade Magical Items in the Academy and thoroughly plundering the players’ Credit Points, then using these Credit Points to buy supplies in bulk from the United Bureau.”
Currently, the Magical Items Noland created were mostly for individual use and seemed somewhat incompatible with vessels like the Interstellar Ships.
This was not a big issue.
Based on his own experiences wandering in space, Noland had summarized some plans, just waiting to intercept the Transport Fleet and return to the Magic Academy to put them into practice.
You wouldn’t think that the Great Guilds would abandon their tasks to intercept Transport Fleets to go circle poles for money, would you?
Noland was somewhat concerned that Great Guilds, unable to resist the temptation of minting money, might neglect their duties and cancel the mission to intercept the Transport Fleets.
He switched to a Spell Mark in his mind to search for the fleets of the Great Guilds.
Found them.
The five Great Guilds undertaking this task each dispatched a fleet of about a hundred players for the mission.
“About a hundred players” referred to the size when they first took on the task.
After the emergence of the Pole Circling money-making method, these five fleets saw significant reductions in their numbers, with each team averaging less than 50 players left.
It seems the Great Guilds couldn’t resist the lure of Pole Circling either.
Luckily, the players who left the fleet were those operating Escort Ships and Cruisers.
The remaining players piloting ships were all Battleships, the benchmark of individual combat power among the current player community.
Overall, the strength of players who came to help Noland intercept the Transport Fleet wasn’t much diminished.
After some consideration, Noland decided to provide these determined players with some juicy incentives, to let them understand that working for him was far more lucrative than circling poles.
With that thought, Noland quickly drafted the task information and sent it to the players who were nearing the warning perimeter of the Transport Fleet.