Chapter 427 - 177: The Wealth-Scattering Lad Appears, and the Whole Nation Rejoices

With his Experience Bar unlocked, his level reached 141. This not only increased his base Combat Power but also brought other significant changes. Although leveling up had granted him two empty skill slots, only one remained because he had already learned a new skill, occupying the other.

And that skill was—the Disguise Technique!

In addition to the ten Tower Master skills he inherited from the game, he now possessed an eleventh: the Disguise Technique. This was the skill he had learned to keep a low profile when he previously entered the Game World. Having now returned to reality, it still existed in his skill bar.

Not bad!

After a quick glance at his level and the 18 new Defense Tower slots he had unlocked, Shen Fei wasn’t in any rush. For one, Defense Towers were hard to find and difficult to build. For another, even if he managed to fill all 18 slots, he wouldn’t be able to summon them without first inheriting the Floating City. After using an Array Flag—an item that allowed him to Command up to 500 items of the same type—his Defense Tower Summoning capacity was currently capped at 500. To increase this number, he would have to wait to inherit the Floating City.

WHOOSH.

His own level increase made Shen Fei’s thoughts turn to his group of subordinates far away in the Northern Territory of Myanmar. His own Experience Bar was now unlocked, and thanks to the level bonus, his base Combat Power had increased by nearly half. In contrast, his group of Mediators in northern Myanmar—the ones coordinating the Ninth World—were still ordinary people. Although they could occasionally log into the Forum due to certain permissions, their Personal Panels were not yet activated. His recent level-up had brought them to mind.

Over the past three days, the Ninth World had performed beyond all expectations. It hadn’t just made a lot of money; it had gone completely viral, and the dozens of Mediators working behind the scenes as "Room Managers" had contributed greatly. Shen Fei decided to give them all a substantial reward.

He had previously promised them he would help activate their Personal Panels when the time was right. Since the Ninth World was developing so well, it was the perfect opportunity to distribute the Personal Panel Activation Scrolls.

After emerging from the Great Chaos Secret Realm, Shen Fei had 99 Personal Panel Activation Scrolls. He gave some to Sun Yu and Uncle Sun and sold a portion in the Ninth World. Currently, over fifty Scrolls were still listed as a draw to boost its popularity. Since he had over thirty Mediators in the Northern Territory of Myanmar, giving one to each of them meant he had more than enough.

WHOOSH.

Acting the moment the thought occurred to him, Shen Fei opened the Ninth World space without hesitation and got to work. Soon, he contacted the busy "Room Managers."

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"AHHH?!"

"AHHH?!"

"AHHH?!"

In the Northern Territory of Myanmar, inside the Ninth District, the entire staff working tirelessly for the Ninth World erupted in excitement. These were the people who were once Piglets, then became Mediators, and were now Room Managers.

Seeing the scrolls that had appeared in their hands out of nowhere, capable of activating a Personal Panel, some among them burst into tears.

For the past few days, they had all been working in 24-hour shifts, busy managing the now-viral Ninth World. In the trade channel, they rapidly reviewed every message, blocking any posts that were not trade-related or seemed to be pushing the boundaries. At the same time, they quickly coordinated the completion of one trade after another. Their immense effort was the backbone of the massive volume of trades in the Ninth World.

These Room Managers, once treated as Piglets, were all grateful to have such a safe and secure job after the apocalypse. The greatest hope for most of them was to become a player with a Personal Panel.

Before, they had been heartbroken for not inheriting any abilities. But ever since Shen Fei had released the first Personal Panel Activation Scroll, their outlook on the future had been filled with passion and hope.

These Room Managers all worked with such diligence and loyalty for a reason. It wasn’t just because of the promised reward of a Personal Panel Activation Scroll. More importantly, after using the Ninth World to log into the Forum, they discovered and confirmed that Shen Fei was, for all intents and purposes, the strongest person in the entire world.

Their "Commander," Shen Fei, was the most powerful human player on the entire planet. Their loyalty skyrocketed, especially three days ago when Shen Fei stopped keeping a low profile and the Room Managers witnessed his powerful display of single-handedly defending a nation.

Just a few hours ago, everyone discovered that the number of accounts with access to the Ninth World had quadrupled, jumping from around 80 to nearly 400. This instantly caused their workload to explode.

Fortunately, when Shen Fei increased the user limit, he had also given them the authority to instantly Seal accounts. If any player was found breaking the rules, they were given no chance to correct their behavior—their account was sealed immediately! Thanks to this, the new players didn’t dare cause trouble, allowing the staff to barely keep managing the Ninth World.

In their hearts, everyone had held out hope for a Personal Panel Activation Scroll, but they never expected this. The Ninth World had only been open for a little over three days, and Shen Fei had already sent one to every single one of them.