Chapter 508 - 498: Rich List
Quite a few people present knew about the bounty.
They had gotten word almost as soon as the bounty appeared.
However, they had no intention of following suit.
After all, if they put themselves in that person’s shoes, they’d realize that someone who could create such powerful items couldn’t possibly be an ordinary person.
How could they not be angry after having a bounty placed on their head?
And sure enough, they were right.
The person wasn’t just angry—they were furious.
And so, they’d gone and blacklisted them.
This was a clear message to The Royals: I’m not taking your money, so go play by yourselves.
As for why the person had only blacklisted The Royals, even though the pirates had also posted a bounty, they didn’t bother to investigate.
Some people who’d had friction with The Royals in the past didn’t show it on their faces, but when they saw the guild’s current predicament, they were internally dying of laughter.
Just then, a man in Bright Silver Armor walked over to the vice-leader of The Royals. He smiled, patted the vice-leader’s shoulder, and consoled him in a seemingly gentle tone, "Don’t be angry, Prince. Her Highness, the Seventh Princess is young, after all. It’s normal for her to make mistakes. Everything will be fine once you go back and teach her a good lesson. As for the items... if you really want them, Prince, you could always consider buying from me. It’s just that the price will certainly be a little higher."
At this, the man acted as if he’d misspoken, putting on an apologetic expression. "Oh, listen to me. How could The Royals possibly care about such a small amount of money? I suppose I was overthinking things."
The vice-leader of The Royals was so infuriated by the man’s words that his face turned crimson. After shooting the man a vicious glare, he flicked his sleeves and stormed away.
As for the entourage that followed him, who had been so swaggeringly arrogant upon arrival, their current pathetic state was a perfect mirror to their earlier insolence.
After they had left, a female player in a peach-pink qipao, holding a paper umbrella, approached with a seductive gait. A look of disdain was in her eyes as her red lips parted. "The annoying people are finally gone. The air feels much fresher already."
The two clearly knew each other, and both obviously couldn’t stand anyone from The Royals.
You couldn’t blame them. After all, who would feel comfortable being constantly looked at as if they were a stray dog?
If the person looking down on you was stronger, you could at least console yourself with that fact.
But the current Royals, aside from their status and a few exceptional members, were nothing but a pack of useless freeloaders.
Over time, the general player base’s dissatisfaction with The Royals had grown more and more apparent.
Moira Lynch didn’t linger at the auction house. As the crowd’s enthusiasm reached a fever pitch, she quietly slipped away.
About an hour later, Moira Lynch’s system notified her that she had just received a massive sum of Game Coins.
Her account balance had instantly jumped to ten digits.
"Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands, hundred thousands, millions, ten millions, hundred millions..."
Moira Lynch counted it several times before she could confirm she hadn’t made a mistake. She couldn’t keep the smile off her face.
She glanced at the current exchange rate between Gold Coins and Game Coins. If she converted all these Game Coins into Gold Coins, the amount would increase fivefold.
Moira Lynch couldn’t help but gasp. Her heart hammered in her chest, and she could feel the blood rushing through her veins.
At that moment, only one thought remained in her mind: ’That’s so much money.’
It wasn’t that she hadn’t struck it rich overnight before, but this was the first time she’d ever been *this* rich.
Moira Lynch wondered how she should use so much money,
In Divine Soul, real-money trading was illegal.
But as the saying goes: the higher-ups have policies, and the people have workarounds.
Thanks to the clever maneuvering of the Major Guilds, Game Coins now had real-world purchasing power; the process was just a bit convoluted.
For instance, say you wanted to exchange your Game Coins for actual Gold Coins in the real world.
First, you would need to choose a guild. The choice of guild would depend on your own ability and the amount of Gold Coins you wanted to exchange.
Then, the guild would send someone to negotiate with you. The process required you to use your Game Coins to purchase an item from that guild.
In Divine Soul, a player couldn’t just give another player a large sum of Game Coins. Even if they did, a hefty transaction fee would be imposed.
However, no such restrictions applied to purchasing items. Furthermore, items could be freely gifted between players as long as they were on each other’s friends list.
So, after you acquired the item, the guild would send a different player to purchase that item from you with real-world Gold Coins.
And just like that, the transaction was complete.
This was just one of the methods, and it was the simplest one that Moira Lynch was aware of.
However, if she tried to cash out such a large amount of Game Coins all at once, she would definitely arouse suspicion.
Just as Moira Lynch was racking her brain trying to figure out what to do, the voice of the game system suddenly echoed in her ears.
[Congratulations, Player Moira Lynch! Your wealth has surpassed ninety-nine percent of the players in Divine Soul. You have been ranked ninth on the Rich List. Do you wish to make your identity public?]
"The Rich List?"
Moira Lynch then recalled that, yes, such a ranking did exist.
In addition to the Rich List, there were several other leaderboards, such as the War God List, the Divine Artifact List, the Beauty List, and the Honor List.
Because Moira Lynch was still a total newbie to the game, getting on a leaderboard was something she’d considered a distant, unattainable dream, so she hadn’t paid them much mind.
She never expected she’d get the chance to make it onto one so soon.
"Don’t make my identity public."
’The auction just ended, and now I’m on the Rich List. Do they take everyone for fools? If I made my identity public, it would be the same as openly announcing to the world that I’m the one who crafted the items.’
’Though this will still attract attention.’
’But as long as I don’t actively expose myself, they won’t be able to find me through the Rich List.’
Just as Moira Lynch clicked to keep her identity private, a server-wide announcement boomed throughout the game.
[Congratulations to player ** for ascending to the ninth place on the Rich List! Let’s all give her our most sincere blessings!]
[Congratulations to player ** for ascending to the ninth place on the Rich List! Let’s all give her our most sincere blessings!]
[Congratulations to player ** for ascending to the ninth place on the Rich List! Let’s all give her our most sincere blessings!]
The same announcement, broadcast three times in a row, successfully captured every player’s attention.
But what shocked everyone most was that this player was listed as unaffiliated with any guild.
In other words, she had managed to get on the Rich List entirely through her own power.