Versatile Sword Cultivator

Chapter 114 – Commanding thousands of girls

The entire player base of "Tale of Immortal" was stunned.

How did someone manage to acquire three major stores in the city center?

The first suspect was Lin Jichen.

But after some thought, it seemed impossible.

Although Lin Jichen had a lot of reputation, it wasn't nearly enough to buy three major stores.

Each major store required thousands of reputation points.

Lin Jichen had only cleared a few boss first kills; his reputation couldn't be that high.

Many speculated that some wealthy player had found a shortcut to farming reputation, which led to the acquisition of these three stores.

The more they thought about it, the more plausible it seemed, making all the big capitalists even more envious.

They also wanted to invest!

Spirit Stones were easy to handle; they could just spend more money to acquire them.

But reputation was another matter; there were no shortcuts discovered so far.

They desperately wanted to contact the owner of these three stores to ask about the reputation farming method, but the owner remained anonymous, leaving them with no way to inquire.

Many bosses even spent money to buy loudspeakers, broadcasting across the entire server to ask for contact information, willing to pay a hefty price for the method.

Some even wanted to invest in Lin Jichen's store, just like capital investments in the real world.

Even Wang Jinghao from the Eternal Guild bought a server-wide loudspeaker, publicly stating that as long as the person was willing to cooperate, any terms could be discussed.

Unfortunately, no matter what they tried, the anonymous person remained silent.

Only every hour, the same opening advertisement would be broadcasted across the server.

Everyone understood that this person clearly wasn't short of money.

No one else dared to play with server-wide loudspeakers like this.

Moreover, due to their commotion, Lin Jichen's three stores became incredibly popular.

Especially the auction three days later, which would feature Mysterious Grade equipment.

Wealthy individuals from all four states were preparing to pool their money and head to Fengqu City, hoping to bid on that Mysterious Grade equipment.

As a result, the exchange rate between Spirit Stones and real-world currency spiked significantly.

Everyone was buying Spirit Stones, preparing to attend the auction.

Lin Jichen hadn't expected the promotional effect to be this good and was eagerly anticipating the grand opening tomorrow.

"Mr. Lin, those stores aren't yours, are they?"

Jiang Luoyu suddenly messaged him, indicating she had also heard about the three stores in the city center.

Lin Jichen replied without hesitation, "No."

It was a rare chance to keep his identity hidden; he didn't want everyone to know everything about him, not even Jiang Luoyu.

A bit of low profile was good.

"True, the reputation required for those three stores is too high. Do you know who owns them?" Jiang Luoyu asked.

"I'm not sure either."

Lin Jichen answered somewhat guiltily, worried that this overly smart woman might detect his lie.

"Alright, I'm planning to check them out tomorrow to see what good stuff they have. By the way, I might not have time to clear Corpse King Valley tomorrow, how about we go now? What do you think, Mr. Lin?" Jiang Luoyu invited.

Lin Jichen thought about it; he had to oversee the store's business tomorrow and really wouldn't have time to clear the Secret Realm.

Might as well clear it now, maybe he could even pick up some good equipment to put in the auction house.

"Sure, let's meet at Corpse King Valley."

Lin Jichen headed to Corpse King Valley once more.

When he arrived, Jiang Luoyu and her team were already waiting.

Along with members of the Moon Shadow Guild, although only about half of them were present, there were still four to five thousand people.

Corpse King Valley was a large team Secret Realm, requiring over a hundred people with no upper limit.

The more people, the more monsters inside, and consequently, the more equipment drops.

So, it was a paradise for guilds, where farming equipment was much faster than other Secret Realms and leveling spots.

However, it was also more challenging than other places, testing the leader's command and team coordination.

"Mr. Lin, thank you for coming to lead us through the Secret Realm again. Feel free to state your conditions; Moon Shadow will make it happen."

Jiang Luoyu smiled at Lin Jichen as he arrived, her tone less formal and more friendly.

Lin Jichen had helped the Moon Shadow Guild several times, and they had fought a major battle together yesterday.

Both Su Wanling and other members were starting to see Lin Jichen as one of their own.

Lin Jichen could sense Jiang Luoyu's friendliness and returned a smile, saying, "The conditions are the same as before: follow my commands, and I get all the Sword Cultivator equipment. That's all."

Jiang Luoyu nodded without hesitation and sent Lin Jichen a team invitation.

Once Lin Jichen joined, she immediately handed over the team leader position.

Lin Jichen didn't enter the instance right away but started checking the team members' information.

This time, he wasn't commanding a battle of three or four people but thousands, requiring a completely different strategy.

Unlike Night Cave Ghost Ridge, where there were few monsters that he could easily handle alone.

In Corpse King Valley, the monsters could be described as a tidal wave.

He wasn't powerful enough to fend off an army with a single sword strike, not by a long shot.

This Secret Realm tested team coordination more than individual strength.

"There are too many artifact cultivators and too few healers in the team. We need at least fifty to a hundred more healers," Lin Jichen told Jiang Luoyu.

Jiang Luoyu nodded and immediately called for more people in the guild channel.

Soon, dozens of cute girls holding umbrella swords arrived on the scene.

"Raise your hand if you've learned the 'Purify' skill," Lin Jichen suddenly asked.

"I have!"

"I know it!"

"I've learned it too."

...

Many healer girls raised their hands, and Lin Jichen counted about eighty of them.

"Raise your hand if you're a Body Cultivator with over 8000 HP."

Immediately, dozens of Body Cultivator girls stepped forward.

Lin Jichen instructed them, "Pair up with a healer and move to the front line."

"Huh? Master Lin, you want healers on the front line?" Su Wanling almost thought she misheard.

In team battles, healers usually stayed in the back to heal...

Lin Jichen explained, "Corpse King Valley is different from regular instances. These high-HP Body Cultivators need to block the most damage and control at the front. Purify is crucial, but its range is too short to be effective from the back; they must be at the front."

"But can the healers survive?" Su Wanling questioned.

"That's why I'll assign some other healers specifically to buff the front-line healers. As long as the Body Cultivators can hold the line, the front-line healers won't take much damage, and with other healers supporting them, it'll be enough."

Su Wanling slapped her forehead, realizing she hadn't thought of that.

No wonder Body Cultivators always struggled to tank monsters.

"You keep commanding; I won't interfere anymore," Su Wanling said with an embarrassed smile, no longer doubting Lin Jichen's team command skills.

Lin Jichen continued organizing.

It took him a full half-hour to arrange the formation and assign tasks to each member.

"This should do it. Everyone must follow orders once inside. Remember, if the monster tide breaks through, don't panic. The front line must hold their ground, even if they die in place. Use all your skills before you fall; that's your mission. Understood?"

"Understood~"

Lin Jichen stood before thousands of girls, like a general giving a final pep talk to his army of maidens.

Thousands of girls responded sweetly.

The scene made the male players from nearby guilds green with envy.

This was too satisfying!

The pinnacle of manhood, right here!