I Don't Agree to the Terms-Chapter 584 - 318: Why haven’t you left yet? (Disdainful face)

"Holy shit, a phase-based world main quest?! We can actually accept it here?" A player, looking at the quest that had just appeared, was completely shocked.

The shock continued to ripple and eventually spread throughout the entire player community in the Adventure King world.

Naturally, this move made it to the forums, quickly topping the charts as the hottest topic, with numerous posts and many forces moving into the Adventure King world, making it the hottest world without peer.

The existence of a world main quest had been known for who knows how many years, but very few people ever got the quest, and even if they did, the difficulty of completing it was extreme.

Unlike this time, where the quest was openly published, everyone could participate, not only were players in on it, but all NPCs were helping too, so the temptation was obviously huge.

Most importantly, there were additional rewards because this behavior also launched an event, amounting to one quest and two sets of rewards, with no need to compete for them, as there would be enough for everyone.

Medium and small forces and ordinary players came over to partake in the bounty, while players from large forces aimed for the lion’s share, ensuring benefits for every niche in the ecosystem.

All the Saint cities were bursting at the seams, especially Gu Shanhai’s Five Elements Sect City, which, due to forum leaks that it was player-built with a big shot overseeing it, was flooded with an absurd number of players.

Gu Shanhai could no longer keep his shops open and had fled.

He could ensure that ten thousand players were sane, but how could he ensure the sanity of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions?

How could Five Elements Sect City accommodate so many players? It had simply become a check-in Holy Land.

However, many came looking for him, too bad he had already vanished.

"Thank goodness I foresaw this earlier. If I hadn’t fled in time, I’d be in big trouble now." Gu Shanhai was also a bit startled, having seen such a mass influx of players for the first time.

The move likely also attracted players who specialized in mid-tier regions.

"Holy Saint, have you counted how many players have come?" Gu Shanhai was now hiding out with the Holy Saint to avoid the storm.

Gu Shanhai wasn’t worried about players wreaking havoc in his five adventure sites because the world main quest wasn’t related to those places. It was all clearly focused on the conditions in the great ruins, and so it was the "First Era" quest system taking the lead to start saving the entire world.

This had a downside too, as it allowed the Adventure King world to be further "corroded" by the "First Era."

But for Gu Shanhai, this didn’t matter at all. As long as the world didn’t end and nobody died, it was just an entity being exploited; neither the ecosystem nor the natives were affected.

Keeping the mindset of "a dead world does not kill a Daoist," Gu Shanhai had enacted a crisis diversion plan. Rather than being torn apart by the great ruins, he preferred to let the "First Era" profit from it; at least everyone would benefit.

"No, the number is too large, and they keep coming. They have started the world-saving on their own. I might not understand it, but it’s clear that the existence behind the players has acted," the Holy Saint wasn’t simple-minded. Counting players? The sheer, ever-increasing number was overwhelming.

"The massive influx of players has already affected the normal order."

"Furthermore, the announcement about the great ruins has caused considerable unrest among adventurers and civilians."

"To guide things back to the old ways would be very difficult."

The Holy Saint also knew that such a bombshell among the natives would be staggeringly explosive.

People were enjoying hotpot and singing, and suddenly they were told that in no more than a year, they could all ascend to heaven together—who could accept that? freeweɓnovel~cѳm

This led to chaos in the order of things; people engaged in vandalism, looting, arson, and hysteria.

Even the captain of the Radiant Adventure Group under the Holy Saint had sought him out a few times to confirm the news. He might believe it to be true but was reluctant to accept it.

"Kill if you have to, there is no need to hesitate. Better make the killings harsh to prevent backstabbing while fighting in the frontlines," Gu Shanhai had no qualms about this. If he were a native, he wouldn’t accept it either.

"That will cause panic," the Holy Saint naturally thought of killing as a simple solution, but now was a tricky time. Gu Shanhai had no forces to worry about, and even if he did, they were all players who couldn’t be counted on, so it was okay for him to talk like this.

People like Rein had already been arranged to leave, the second team had been disbanded, so the Five Elements Sect City had become an empty city. Gu Shanhai even took down the Five Elements Sect sign and brought it with him, not leaving anything for players.

"This is something you Holy Saints are more capable of handling than I am, but in chaotic times, strict laws must be applied. You cannot afford to be lenient right now," Gu Shanhai knew that too many deaths would cause chaos, but to him, there was no need to think so much. Chaos was a sign of not enough deterrence; he had no experience as a wise ruler, but being a tyrant or a foolish ruler was much simpler.

Once enough had died, the rest would fall into line.

The Holy Saints and others knew this too, but unlike Gu Shanhai, they weren’t so free and had more to consider.

"I need to meet with them. Dusk Saint, do as you please." The Holy Saint rose to leave. The captain of the Radiant Adventure Group was seeking him out again, making frequent trips. He had to appease the other party, or hearts would turn away.