Even now, countless low- to mid-level workers in the industry are still relying on this concept to make a living!
Iron Horse and Ice River has proposed a brand new support model: allowing ordinary players to work directly for wealthy players.
This model was clearly written in the God of Wealth's design drafts long before the first studio test, and even before the game's framework was established.
Those who have seen it exclaimed in amazement at the miracle, and some even wondered if the God of Wealth was a precognitive deity.
Although he doesn't set any rules for the players or interfere with any social interactions or conflicts between them, he clearly plans out the future dynamics between them.
173. Dragon Hunter, Line 7
More than a month has passed in the blink of an eye.
After another round of public testing, Dragon Hunter has finally reached its scheduled release date.
On March 1st, Dragon Hunter officially opened the account (Hunter Scroll) registration channel and the download of the game. At the same time, it unlocked the dragon egg generation areas in all regions of the Chaoyang Alliance and unlocked all dragon raising stages for all players.
From this day forward, all players in the Chaoyang Alliance can finally play the full version of "Dragon Hunter"!
There is one more thing that must be mentioned during this period.
Just half a month ago, the Galactic Empire sent a letter to Blue Star Studio—of course, it wasn't in a serious diplomatic capacity, but rather from a Minister of Culture of the Galactic Empire.
The letter was delivered in a private capacity, but a faint emblem of a galaxy and starry flowers was printed in the upper left corner.
It is said that before ascending the throne, the current emperor of the Galactic Empire held the title of "Duke of the Starflower".
After he ascended the throne, the former duchy became the royal domain directly under the emperor's control; the emblem and seal of the star flower naturally became the emperor's private seal, and were still occasionally used in informal occasions.
The Chaoyang Alliance's gateway went through multiple layers of review before finally delivering the email to Blue Star Studio's inbox...
Even though they are "private emails," can the fact that the gateway is opened and inspected be considered an invasion of privacy?
Definitely not.
Despite the solemnity and caution on both sides, the tone of this letter was surprisingly relaxed.
Because it wasn't actually written by His Majesty the Emperor of the Galactic Empire himself, but rather by one of his close advisors after he gave his approval, it only bore a private seal.
Of course, the meaning it wanted to convey was also written very clearly:
His Majesty the Emperor does not wish to regard the ancient dragon species as taboo, just as he did not consider his own name taboo when he ascended the throne.
The concept of "taboo" is something everyone understands.
If the emperor's surname was "Zhu," then the character "Zhu" could not appear in any official documents; if the emperor's name contained the character "Fu," then people were not allowed to paste "Fu" upside down on their doors during festivals.
The emperor of the Galactic Empire was able to abolish so many long-standing customs and practices, which shows that he was a very enlightened emperor.
To put it bluntly:
[Our Emperor doesn't care about taboos; you can use Gu Long's name if you want. Our private correspondence means there's no need to escalate this to a diplomatic level. Do whatever you want!]
Once this letter was delivered, the tight rein on Blue Star Studio was finally lifted.
Diplomatic envoys, auditors, censors, bloggers... none of them can shake the resolve of "Dragon Hunter".
This is the most legitimate authorization from the Galactic Empire, and it is also the successor of the ancient dragon species!
It's like a few ordinary people arguing over some minor conflict of interest, which escalates into a group brawl.
Suddenly, thunder roared, dark clouds rolled in, and a celestial being undergoing tribulation appeared overhead, cleaving the entire land in two with a single wave of his hand!
They are not even on the same level of power; the distinction between right and wrong was made as if the world had been created from nothing.
From then on, no one could bring up the Elder Dragon species in "Dragon Hunter" anymore. In fact, even if someone made a single dissenting comment, they would be careful not to be invited for tea that very night.
The voices on the internet suddenly disappeared, and everyone cowered and hid away.
What are trolls and online trolls? When they're sitting high and mighty watching from the sidelines, they're naturally eager to stir up trouble.
But when such a big thing really happened, everyone's hearts stopped beating, and they wished they could disappear into the cracks between the floor tiles, for fear of being held a grudge by Blue Star Studio.
The "masked hero" was prepared to go to court, and even had a plan in mind: to use the opportunity of being sued by Blue Star to create some big news.
But the authorization from the Galactic Empire almost scared him so much that he wet his pants on the spot.
Once they came to their senses, they immediately began to actively save themselves: they gave up their top lawyers, they gave up appealing their innocence, they gave up making a big fuss, and they definitely couldn't keep their team of reporters!
—What's the point of a lawsuit! He immediately collapsed to the ground, crawling forward, ready to grab the leg of the person in charge of Blue Star and wail... to see if the other side would be merciful and let him off the hook.
Meanwhile, Lanxing's lawyer was not in a hurry to deal with the matter on that side.
Right now, everyone is gathered around the letter with the star-shaped flower mark, gazing up at it expectantly.
"Holy crap, is this really a letter from the emperor next door?!?!"
"It wasn't written by the emperor, but by a member of the royal family. There are supposedly thousands of people next door with the bloodline of the ancient dragon. The emperor is so busy with state affairs, I bet even he doesn't know about this."
"Never mind, rounding it up basically means the emperor knows about our game!!!"
"The more I look at this letter, the more it resembles the legendary 'get-out-of-jail-free card'?"
"Ouch, pinch me! I feel unreal, I think I'm going to faint... Ah, I can't breathe..."
"Oh my god!!! I actually played a game right under the nose of the emperor next door! I have no regrets in this life!!"
Even the old fossil expert, Chief Designer Ming, had never seen an emperor from the interstellar era.