With sixty or seventy players suddenly leaving via the Golden Group Chat Card, Qi Xu unexpectedly felt even more bored; he couldn't even find a single person to chat with.
Fortunately, Dongfang Yuan and Battle Wolf 004 were still around for daily sparring and fighting. These two had just finished a dungeon and then participated in the Treasure Map Mystic Realm; even if they went to other zones, they might not necessarily achieve good results.
It was better to just stay in Zone 666 of Region 88 and grab a top 10 spot. After all, the truly capable players had all been sent out. Battle Wolf 004, who was getting beaten up every day, was already regretting his choices—he should have gone out with them.
Stealing skills were cool and all, but they were absolutely useless in combat! Neither the boss nor Sister Yuan were the type to show mercy, so Battle Wolf 004 lived every day in a state of painful joy...
He completely understood the pain Old Nine had gone through a few days ago; he really shouldn't have laughed at him!
Qi Xu hadn't paid attention to the number of people in the chat hall for a long time. He only knew there hadn't been any new server merges recently. But when he looked at the total number of people, it had already reached 11,000, and that was even with sixty or seventy people gone.
"Qiuqiu, what's going on here?"
"Boss, you have to ask yourself that! After the Death Amusement Park dungeon ended, a lot of players came over to join you!"
Qi Xu hadn't expected this kind of effect. Right now, the number of people in the zone didn't really matter, but once guilds were established, zones with more players would obviously have the upper hand!
If they couldn't gather enough people, they wouldn't even be able to open guild dungeons and zone dungeons.
Seeing his Show-off Value, which hadn't moved much in a long time, Qi Xu felt tempted again.
At this point, players who were doing well basically didn't lack food, drink, or clothing, so low-level showing off was completely useless. He had to choose something a bit more high-end.
After thinking for a long time, he started a chain message in the chat hall.
Invincible Black Whirlwind: "Hello everyone! On January 1st of the New Year, my guild will be officially established. I am currently offering a reward for guild name suggestions. As long as your idea is adopted, you will directly receive a reward of 6,666 Survival Coins. I hope everyone will actively participate."
Many newcomers who had arrived in Zone 666 of Region 88 had never even seen Invincible Black Whirlwind speak before.
They didn't expect his first message to be so explosive! Offering a reward was one thing, but 6,666 Survival Coins...
They had never seen so many Survival Coins in their lives, and this guy was just giving it out as a reward.
For a moment, they seriously doubted whether they were all playing the same survival game.
However, this heartfelt doubt didn't affect the reality of everyone's active participation. They all wanted to get their hands on those 6,666 Survival Coins!
It was just coming up with a name! If selected, it was no different from picking up free money!
Dongfang Yuan was the first to reply to the chain. Seeing this name, Qi Xu smiled knowingly. Sister Yuan really hadn't changed her original intentions. Could he maybe rig it for her behind the scenes?
Players who frequently read novels or played similar games before joining this survival game asked curiously, "This game actually has a guild system! Did Whirlwind Big Shot get a Guild Creation Token?"
Everyone was just casually asking and guessing; they didn't expect Qi Xu to actually reply.
Right now, Qi Xu was staring at his rising Show-off Value, grinning happily, so he was naturally willing to boost his presence.
He answered directly, "I haven't gotten it yet. There will be a competition at the end of December. I have to successfully take first place to get this Guild Creation Token."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was dumbfounded. Was Whirlwind Big Shot speaking out in advance to reserve first place? That was too arrogant! But they had to admit, it was so cool! What ordinary person would have this kind of confidence?
Qi Xu had only one goal for this gathering of top players, and that was to absolutely secure first place.
With so many people in the zone, he already had a natural advantage. As for those two competition events... well, he couldn't help it. He was a reincarnated player; he knew the gameplay mechanics far too well.
At a time like this, he needed to be confident so that he could gain a higher approval rating when the top players' gathering began.
After showing off, Qi Xu didn't blush at all anymore. Some things are unfamiliar at first but get easier the second time around. Having postured so many times, he was long used to it.
The timing was perfect.
Just as his Show-off Value was rising most fiercely, his vehicle successfully upgraded!
Qi Xu looked at his vehicle full of anticipation, but his vision was completely covered by an incredibly blinding light. He couldn't look directly at it at all; just opening his eyes would make him cry three pounds of tears!
He instantly understood that Qiuqiu was definitely pulling some fancy stunts again.
Without a second thought, Qi Xu quickly covered his ears with his hands! An ordinary person really couldn't handle Qiuqiu's screaming; every time, his eardrums hovered on the verge of shattering.
But when he actually covered his ears, he realized he had guessed wrong this time. Not only was there no raspy screaming, but Qiuqiu instead asked every player on the entire server in a very affectionate and steady voice.
[Guess who the player triggering the server-wide announcement is this time?]
After arousing everyone's curiosity, Qiuqiu began to laugh maniacally, acting incredibly crazy.
However... the players were already used to it. It was better for it to be a bit crazy; otherwise, it always felt like some trap was being laid. A bit of madness just felt right.
Qi Xu had already put down the hands covering his ears, but Qiuqiu didn't play by the rules, and that raspy, ear-piercing scream returned.
[Congratulations to player Invincible Black Whirlwind from Zone 666 of Region 88 in the China Server for successfully upgrading to a Level 8 vehicle, becoming the first player on the entire server to successfully reach a Level 8 vehicle! This server-wide announcement is specially made to congratulate Invincible Black Whirlwind, and we also wish that every player holding onto their convictions can bloom with their own radiant light on this highway!]
Subsequently, just like the last vehicle upgrade, a virtual light silhouette of Qi Xu appeared again. Although his face was blurred, it was clearly much sharper than the phantom from when he upgraded to Level 7.
There were also countless figures of Qi Xu fighting monsters, with one scene folding over another, densely overlapping and falling onto the same spot repeatedly.
Watching this, Qi Xu actually felt quite emotional. From the confusion at the very beginning of this round of the game, to finding so many like-minded companions, and now, with the team taking shape, they were about to boldly explore the paths he hadn't taken in the previous round of the game!
After the silhouette animation ended, giant fireworks filled the sky. The special effects were so realistic it felt like actual fireworks were going off, seemingly within arm's reach, absolutely stunning.
Finally, the fireworks condensed and froze into a line of text: "Let us congratulate Invincible Black Whirlwind for steadily pocketing the server's top rank once again!"
After all the segments concluded, Qi Xu let out a huge sigh of relief. Even though his skin was already quite thick by now, facing Qiuqiu's various bizarre ideas still often made him feel out of his depth.
"Qiuqiu, all this flashy stuff isn't important. Let me see what the server-wide announcement reward is."
Qiuqiu also breathed a massive sigh of relief. Choosing a server-wide announcement directly without asking the boss this time carried some risk. What if the boss didn't want to show off anymore and planned to take a low-profile route?
Thank goodness.
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