Chapter 541: Chapter 520: All This is for the Pleasure of the Players! _2
His progress naturally lagged behind the first tier players.
The fastest players had already successfully found the Nether Fortress and started to fight the Blaze.
This requires some explanation: the objective of âMy Worldâ is very clearâdefeat the Ender Dragon, enter the Teleportation Gate, and read âThe End Poem.â
Lincoln had failed time and time again, but after experiencing difficult battles and finally killing the Ender Dragon, he went through the Teleportation Gate and read the âThe End Poem.â
As the slow music played, he sat in front of the computer in a daze, reading the slowly scrolling conversation on the screen, and feeling an inner shock.
There were many things he didnât understand at that time, and he still might not fully understand them, but that didnât prevent him from feeling the tenderness and strength behind the words:
âHe dreamt of sunlight and trees, fire and water. He dreamt of creation and destruction. He dreamt of hunting and being hunted. He dreamt of Shelter.â
âDoes he know that we love him, and that the universe is kind?â
âThe universe says, âI love you because you are love.ââ
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At the time, the warm, peaceful, satisfied, and enlightened feeling, as if his entire body was immersed in warm water, lingered for a long time.
So here, he did his best to recreate that experience, hoping that the players in the virtual world would also have a wonderful experience.
Of course, there was a prerequisite for all thisâto reach The End and face the Ender Dragon.
To get to The End, one needs to find the End Portal within the End Stronghold.
To activate the End Portal, you need Eyes of Ender, which are crafted from Blaze Powder and Ender Pearls.
So to get on the path to victory, players must find Blaze Powder and Ender Pearls.
The former requires finding the Nether Fortress in The Nether, killing the monster âBlaze,â and crafting it from the dropped Blaze Rods.
The latter can be obtained by trading with Piglins in The Nether, or by killing Endermen in the main world.
So when players start exploring The Nether and find the Fortress, the main storyline becomes clearer, and the game is not far from being beaten.
However, the Ender Dragon wonât just lie on the ground and let you kill it once you find it.
Not to mention that in the virtual world, Lincoln and Little Chun have greatly strengthened the Ender Dragonâitâs the final boss, after all, and they have to make it challenging!
For all players, it will be a fierce battle.
Moreover, to prevent players from simply brute-forcing their way through with numbers, Lincoln has added a Dynamic Difficulty System to the boss. The more players participating in the battle, the more health the Ender Dragon will have, and the stronger its defense and aggression will become.
When the number of players reaches a certain level, the Ender Dragon will even have special attack skills, and its original skills will be greatly enhanced.
For example, when the number of players reaches 40, the system will actively warn players during the transition phaseâ
âThe Ender Dragon takes a deep breathâŠâ
And then comes a wild firestorm!
Anyway, whether they beat the game or not doesnât affect normal play, and itâs no big deal if players canât defeat it, so Lincoln doesnât hold back in increasing the difficulty.
He even comes up with the excuse: âThe harder the battle, the stronger the sense of achievement after success! This is all for the playersâ enjoyment!â
Thatâs absolutely trueâas long as they can beat the Ender Dragon, it will be an exhilarating experience! Lincoln guarantees it.
Yes, just as long as they can beat it.
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At 4:30 in the afternoon, Deputy Director Solomon of the Capital Museumâs office.
Lincolnâs impression of Camille Victoriaâs teacher was quite different from that of Alex.
Alex had an approachable appearance and personality, and possessed great curiosity, as evidenced when she had attended the Death Racing for fun.
In contrast, the Deputy Director of the Capital Museum was a different story.
He appeared and spoke courteously, nodding in appreciation of Lincolnâs proposal to build the Capital Museum in the virtual world as a philanthropic project.
But when it came to Lincolnâs request to âget hands-on experience,â he was completely impartial and refused.
No matter how much Lincoln promised to be careful, undergo training beforehand, and operate under the supervision of experts, Solomon declined and softly listed various difficulties.
âMany of them are national treasures, and preservation requires great care. They are not easily moved, and there is no precedent for being open to outsiders.â
âEven the most professional people canât guarantee no mistakes, and many experts within the museum have no opportunity to touch these valuable artifacts.â
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Basically, the message was clear: itâs impossible.
Lincoln thought, âIs there absolutely no possibility?â
Solomon shook his head, âThereâs no such precedent.â
âWhat if I donate money?â Lincoln asked again.
Solomon looked somewhat disappointed, and his gaze even conveyed a hint of dissatisfactionâseeing someone blindly throwing money around, it was hard for him to feel much goodwill towards the person.
Even if that person wasnât just an ordinary merchant, but strictly speaking, a scientific research genius and the princessâs classmate, it couldnât change Solomonâs attitude.
The attention and respect given to Lincoln, his unusual security, and his permanent green channel for access were not common knowledge, especially to those who had little to do with him on the fringes of society.
So, Solomon bowed his head and, while pouring tea for Lincoln, was determined to give him a soft rejection: âThe Capital Museum receives an annual financial allocation of over 500 million and doesnât rely on donations.â
Lincoln didnât mind his tone and bluntly asked, âIf I donate 500 million myself, would that be possible?â
Solomon stopped his movements and looked up at Lincoln again.
His first thought that came to mind wasâ
âDoes the world really have such a generous merchant?â
Seeing that Solomon remained silent, Lincoln assumed that the offer was too low and added more: âStill not enough? How about 1 billion?â
For Lincolnâs personal wealth and Cloud Dreamâs market value, 1 billion was just loose change.
Seeing that Solomon still wasnât responding, Lincoln finally became somewhat annoyed.
Since he decided to do this, he had already planned on donations, and the upper limit was much higher than this.
But he had already offered up to 1 billionâwould it kill him to give some sort of reaction?
If Solomon believed he was just a foolish spender, Lincoln would not hesitate to turn around and leave. There were plenty of museums with numerous treasures around the country that he could visit instead!
But Lincoln soon realized that he had misunderstoodâ
He pointed to the already full teacup and reminded Solomon, âMr. Shen, the cup is already full.â
From the moment Lincoln mentioned â500 million,â Solomonâs movements had stopped, and by now he had nearly poured out half the teapot.
Obviously, he was far from indifferent to Lincolnâs offer.