Chapter 679: The Undead Rogue of Deathknell

At this moment, it was not only the Elves, but even the Dwarves were pondering whether they should play a Dwarf or a Gnome, and which class to choose.

Meanwhile, a new batch of assassins had arrived at the shop.

They were assassins rescued from the Kingdom of Stan and nearby nations by the newly established Brotherhood.

"Before the new mystic realm is released, you can try this 'Assassin's Creed' first," Assassin and Irina, along with several other veteran members of the Brotherhood, introduced the game to them.

...

The newly released "official website" contained brief introductions of each race, class, and the leader of every race.

During these few days before the release of "World of Warcraft," it was clear that many players were discussing this topic.

At this time, far away at the Lingyun Academy, beside the walkway of the martial arts arena, lay a stretch of lawn where the grass had just grown high enough to submerge a horse's hooves; many students would rest here whenever the martial arts class concluded.

A few disciples from the Earth House sat on the slope beside the main path.

"Our old class monitor intends to choose the Horde?" Xi Qi, an old player in the same class as Song Qingfeng, looked at the communication jade in surprise, "No way... not a single one in the Horde looks decent!"

"I've never played a new race like the Undead, so I want to give it a try," Nalan Mingxue spoke up in the chat group.

In the past, the most contact they had with the undead was through the Necromancer in "Diablo 2," and even for players of the old shop, their impression of the undead was just those skeleton frames.

But these Forsaken were different; she felt this race was very unique, so she wanted to try it.

"I heard the Royal Guild chose the Alliance?"

Nalan Mingxue: "Yes, they discussed it for a long time before deciding, and the Shengjing Academy chose the Alliance too."

"Alright, alright, if we're going to play, let's do it together, we'll form a Horde guild," Song Qingfeng spoke up in the group, "I'll try playing a Tauren, I haven't tried something like this yet..."

...

"Commander, what shall we choose when the time comes?" a knight from the Golden Gryphon Knights asked.

"Nonsense, Human, Paladin!" Commander Evan said proudly, "The fact that a 'Holy' can be prefixed to this knight means it must be the strongest!"

"Wise commander!" that knight shouted loudly, "I also feel that a knight with the word 'Holy' must be incredibly powerful!"

In his mind, a scene of fighting several foes at once had already emerged.

...

"Do you know why I came to this city?" Just then, a Kobold walked into the shop, his grayish-white mane brushed very smoothly, wearing a distinctive set of silver armor; the moment he stepped inside, his eyes widened as he looked left and right, "Astonishing! Would you believe that the layout of this shop feels even higher-end than the 'Lava Workshop' or the 'Duran Workshop'?"

"Before coming, I made a special inquiry; this shop is an agency of the 'Eastern Continent,' and it's said they're going to release some giant new mystic realm soon, which actually has to do with our Orc race, so we came to take a look." Having said this, he led the Tauren further into the shop.

"Hmm...? Isn't that Mr. De?!" Helen of the Golden Gryphon Knights, who had been sitting in the lounge area discussing classes, suddenly turned her head.

Mr. De was a very famous Orc ranger because wherever he went, he always liked to record his deeds using spell projections; of course, this was still just an amateur project, because...

"No wonder Mr. De hasn't made any spell projections of the new mystic realms from the major workshops these past few days..." Helen said angrily, "So he sneaked off to this place!"

In the distant Orc Kingdom, there were still some people capable of affording projection crystals to receive spell projections, and many enjoyed watching projections sent from the nearby Alchemists' Association during their leisure time; clearly, many people were watching this scene as well.

While Helen was fuming, she saw the Orc head straight for the counter.

Owner Fang was looking down, sipping his cappuccino, when he suddenly noticed someone tapping on the table, and suddenly saw a Shiba Inu head: "Where did this dog..."

"Pfft—!" The Orc beside him and Helen, who was watching this scene, almost tripped and fell flat on the ground.

They desperately wanted to go up and remind Owner Fang: This is a beastman, damn it!

"...bold?" Owner Fang finally reacted, hastily adding two more characters after the word "dog," turning it smoothly into Kobold.

"Two magic crystals per hour to use the computers! Check the small blackboard for the game activation price..." Owner Fang's face twitched; how could this Orc look like this?!

Then he blinked and noticed there was a cow beside him: "..."

But in this way, Fang Qi's task was finally completed.

New Task: The Epoch-Making Masterpiece "World of Warcraft" (Completed)

Task Objectives: 1. Achieve a popularity of over 100,000 for the new shop (Completed)

2. Have foreign race players in the shop (including Elves, Orcs, Dwarves) (Completed)

Task Privileges: Gain permission to obtain the original trailer CG and independently plan and design promotional CGs; gain permission to host minor events

Task Reward: Cultivation Chambers (both movie and game versions) upgraded and merged, gaining 10 days of cultivation privileges in the new Cultivation Chamber.

"World of Warcraft," and unlock the follow-up task.

Fang Qi took a look at this system version of "World of Warcraft" rewarded by the system.

The system version of "World of Warcraft" adopted a time-card system for fees: 15 magic crystals or spiritual crystals for 1,350 minutes (30 magic crystals or spiritual crystals for 2,700 minutes, and so on).

Epoch-Making Masterpiece Follow-up Task 1: A New Chapter, The Burning Crusade (Release time must meet basic release conditions)

Task Objectives: Achieve a popularity of over 500,000 for the new shop, and a popularity of over 300,000 for "World of Warcraft"

Upon completion, the system will upgrade, after which the host can actively obtain the conditions required to update other games with new versions.

After upgrading, the host will possess the right to open subordinate regional branch shops, and the host can dispatch shop employees to manage them.

Task Reward: Yu-Gi-Oh Ring (Special item, equipped attributes: synchronization rate with all game characters +5%, cultivation and skill cultivation obtained in the Cultivation Chamber +20%, compatibility rate with game characters +10%, consumption for complete synchronization reduced by 10%)

The higher the compatibility rate with game characters, the faster one can adapt to that character.

Owner Fang froze: "...There's actually this kind of thing?!"

Clearly, this was a must-do task, but although "World of Warcraft" already had release permission, Owner Fang naturally set the release time for tomorrow early morning.

At the same time, the new shop began the work of recruiting clerks, and naturally more than one, because the non-business hours of the shop needed to be shortened afterward; if not three shifts, a two-shift rotation was absolutely necessary.

As for management, personnel naturally had to be transferred from the old shop; Owner Fang first transferred Li Qin'er from the Yuanyang City shop, and since Xiaoyue was coming over to the new shop, Owner Fang casually asked Li Lanruo to come along as well to add some extra hands to the new shop.

Meanwhile, someone in the shop had already caught wind of the news from Owner Fang's mouth.

"Tomorrow?!"

"Tomorrow 'World of Warcraft' goes on sale?!"

"Heavens! We still haven't finished discussing which faction to choose!" the Elves cried out.

Owner Fang's face turned dark: "How many days have you guys been discussing this?"

...

Because the Dwarves, Elves, Mages, plus a large number of mercenaries and the newly joined mass of assassins gathered together, the number of people the next day was clearly much greater than usual.

In fact, it wasn't just them; there were also many new players who had rushed over upon hearing the news from the outer city.

Mr. De of the Orc race was clearly one of them.

"Oh my god!" Mr. De arrived at the shop entrance almost exactly at eight o'clock, only to find that the outside of the shop was already packed so tightly that not a drop of water could trickle through.

"Why are there so many people?!"

As for the Elves, they had been waiting at Owner Fang's shop entrance since early morning, just short of breaking the door down directly.

"What's going on?!" an Elf looked at the time, "It's still 5 minutes until eight o'clock, why is there no movement inside at all!"

"Owner! Get up and open Warcraft!"

"What are you shouting for?!" A figure was seen hurriedly walking down the stairs inside the shop, his face still bearing traces of sleepiness, clearly having just gotten out of bed.

"The owner really is something." Just as she entered the door, the Elf girl Sera gave Owner Fang a glare.

Before the words could fully leave his mouth, a massive crowd behind them had already surged toward the empty seats.

"Oh—! Quick, grab a spot!" Sera cried out in a sudden flurry. Shifting as swiftly as a nimble rabbit, she covered the distance in a few bounding strides, rushing over to an adjacent seat and planting herself firmly upon it.

"Hmph!" She looked thoroughly practiced in the art.

Only then did she glare back at Boss Fang. "Imagine waking up at eight o'clock every single day. You'll sleep yourself to death!"

She well knew that these elves spent their entire nights in deep cultivation, usually ready to venture out into the world the moment the sky grew pale with dawn.

In the Silvermoon Forest, early morning was always the finest hour for any endeavor, and even the berries plucked at dawn tasted the sweetest.

It was a far cry from this rubbish boss sleeping until eight, letting the sun burn his backside.

Yet several of the elves had clearly not rested well. To choose a faction, they had agonized for days, locked in fierce and passionate debates.

In the end, a portion of the elves decided to choose the Night Elves, while another faction intended to join Sylvanas and the ranks of the Forsaken.

Elves were inherently free spirits; they were entirely willing to test the waters of a better alternative.

"Huh?" Sera suddenly noticed that Boss Fang had taken a seat just one chair away from her. "Aren't you watching the shop?"

Boss Fang gestured toward the counter, where two young women had suddenly materialized. "These are employees I transferred over from the old shop."

"So you're just going to play by yourself?" The elven maiden Sera eyed him with deep disdain.

Helen, seated between the two of them, stole a glance at Boss Fang's monitor at that moment. "Boss, you're playing too?"

"And why shouldn't I be allowed to play?" Boss Fang pulled his leather sofa-chair closer and deftly double-clicked the "W" icon on the desktop.

Utilizing the time it took for the game to load, he casually grabbed a bottle of Sprite and took a sip.

"Boss, what class are you choosing?"

They watched as Boss Fang smoothly selected Undead for his race, entered the ID Midnight Pig Butcher, and chose the Rogue class.

Enter world.

All in one seamless motion.

By this time, Boss Fang had already spawned at the Deathknell starting zone in Azeroth.

Meanwhile, the nearby elves were still utterly obsessed with which face looked prettier—the system version allowed for various adjustments, and the Undead could even alter their level of decay—while complaining that choosing the Forsaken made their faces look withered and gaunt. It was obvious they hadn't truly come to play Warcraft.

For Helen now looked over and saw that Boss Fang... was practically a skeleton.

"..."