Fantasy Westward Journey: Return to 2005

Chapter 1483 This activity seems difficult, but it is not easy at all (Happy May Day everyone!)
"What's going on? Why does Bianliang City keep saying it can't connect to the server and asks you to try again later?"

"Brother Cheng is going to hold a Spring Festival party in Bianliang City this afternoon, and people from other servers are all lining up now..."

"Turtle, I remember that even if there was a queue, there would at least be a waiting time, right? This one doesn't even show the time?"

"There were too many people. In the early morning, Bianliang City was almost overwhelmed. Just imagine how many people there were."

"Oh my god! I'm a native of Bianliang City, but now I can't even log into the game?"

"Please, brothers from other servers, stop crowding. I'm from Bianliang City. Can you let me go first?"

"At this point, who cares whether you are a native or not? Whoever goes in will be the owner!"

"Push on, push on. Don't let the organizer Cheng Ge, who is the one who organized the event, not get in. That would be really fun~"

Starting from the early morning of the first day of the new year, Fang Yun announced that the Spring Festival Gala would continue in Bianliang City in the afternoon.

The whole night, not counting the time for server maintenance.

Until early morning, the number of people crowding into Bianliang City not only did not decrease, but increased instead.

This resulted in the players behind being unable to even queue up, as all of them were shown with the message "unable to connect to the server".

Players from previous lives are most aware of this kind of hint, as it means that you no longer have the qualifications to even squeeze in.

Fortunately, Fang Yun and his group had anticipated this situation, and all their accounts were logged online in advance.

Otherwise, it might really be as those people said, the event started, but the organizers were blocked outside.

Nine in the morning.

After one night, all the major fantasy forums are still very popular.

There's nothing we can do since it's the Chinese New Year period right now.

Most people are in the most leisurely time of the year, and it doesn't matter if they spend whole nights playing games.

So many people have nothing to do and can just play games to their heart's content, plus the rewards for the Spring Festival Gala hosted by Fang Yun are so generous.

So it is conceivable that this year's fantasy players have completely copied it.

Celebrate the New Year outside the game, and celebrate the New Year even more grandly inside the game!

The most discussed issue in major forums right now is the city of Bianliang, which is impossible to get into.

And what kind of event Qiancheng will hold this afternoon.

After last night’s New Year’s Eve party, no one doubted Qian Cheng’s work anymore.

That’s real money!

Since there is no need to worry about the rewards, the form of the activity is crucial.

Although most people were unable to squeeze into the city of Bianliang, this did not affect their enthusiasm at all.

Anyway, even if I squeeze in, the chances of getting the bonus in the end are slim. It’s better to watch from the other side and see how lively the Bianliang City will be today.

At the same time, inside the Yunxiao Club.

The club hall was empty at this time. Fang Yun went home to sleep last night.

The brother and sister Shouye Mengge stayed in the club.

Meng Ge went upstairs to sleep with Sujiu, while Shouye found a bedroom on the first floor and spent the night there.

It was not until noon that the four people who had been busy all night woke up one after another.

Fang Yun arrived at the club at noon, and when he arrived, Sujiu had already prepared lunch. After he entered the house, the four of them started eating immediately.

Let's finish this 'brunch' together in no time.

Fang Yun picked up a tissue and wiped his mouth, then waved to Shouye. The two of them immediately returned to the hall and sat down in front of the computer.

“Oh my god—”

As soon as he sat down in front of the computer, Shouye glanced at his game screen.

When he saw that his character, who was AFK below the rooftop in Chang'an, was surrounded by countless players, he was immediately shocked!
"Why is Master Shou still idle? Is it possible that he hasn't woken up yet?"

"It's almost 12 o'clock. It's impossible that he's not awake, right?"

"Wake up, Master Beast! Why are you sleeping so late at such a young age? Hurry up and get up!"

"Stop shouting. Master Shou has been idle since early yesterday morning and hasn't moved since then. He must still be sleeping."

"This guy is really bold. So many people are waiting for him, but he can still sleep."

"By the way, where's Brother Cheng? Why haven't I seen him? Could it be that he's really offline?"

"No! My friend Cheng is always online, but I don't know where he is..."

Looking at the players from Bianliang City who were chattering around him, Shouye was in a state of confusion.

He admitted that he slept somewhat soundly last night, mainly because the New Year's Eve party was too tiring and he lost consciousness the moment he fell on the bed.

He never thought that after a night, these players were even more energetic than him. He felt like he hadn't fully recovered yet, but these players surrounded him early, and they wanted to use various postures to wake him up and organize activities.

"How about it? Do you feel the enthusiasm of our Bianliang City players?"

Looking at the Beast Master character who was surrounded by players from Bianliang City in three layers, Fang Yun found it funny and couldn't help but teasing.

Hearing this, Shouye rolled his eyes at him unhappily, "Do you think I don't know what they are so anxious about? If they really couldn't find you, I wouldn't have the chance to do this..."

As he spoke, he clicked his mouse and folded up the stall.

It didn't matter that he closed the stall, but the players from Bianliang City who were originally surrounding him and enjoying themselves suddenly went wild!
"Fuck! Master Beast is awake?!"

"Turtle, it turns out sincerity can really be transmitted through the Internet. Has Master Shou heard the voice of the masses?"

"Is it possible that he just woke up and had a full meal?"

"Why worry about that? Since Master Beast is awake, does that mean the event is about to begin?"

"Hurry up, buddy, I've been waiting in line all night and finally squeezed in, waiting for this moment!"

“+1! I can’t wait either. I want to make 8888!”

Shouye’s sudden closing of the stall alarmed countless people, and after they reacted, everyone suddenly became excited!

Everyone knows that Shouye is never absent from the annual Spring Festival Gala.

And now, since we can't find Qiancheng no matter what, we can keep abreast of the latest situation by observing the movements of Beast Master.

Now that Shouye has closed his stall, if nothing unexpected happens, today’s Spring Festival Gala, which is unique to Bianliang City, will most likely begin soon!

as predicted.

Shouye had just closed his stall when he saw that he was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, he stood in the crowd and suddenly spoke a few words.

"It is now 11:37 noon. In 23 minutes, at 12 o'clock, we will announce the specific content and rules of today's event on the World Channel. Please pay attention and don't miss it."

After sending this message, Shouye no longer lingered there, but directly pressed F1 to return to his master's sect.

After Shouye left, the others looked at each other, and without further ado, they scattered like birds and beasts, each making preparations.

"Speaking of which... Master Cheng, do you really think that your plan will work?"

Inside the club, after announcing the content of the event at 12 o'clock, Shouye frowned slightly and asked Fang Yun in a somewhat unconfident tone.

Hearing this, Fang Yun waved his hand confidently, "Don't worry, the prize is ahead. Even if the rules are complicated, they will try their best to adapt to them."

At this point, he suddenly smiled and continued, "What's more, although the rules of today's event are a bit complicated, it is still very interesting. The key is that it is full of psychological games. I am personally looking forward to it very much!"

"Okay, as long as you have confidence."

Seeing him say this, Shouye felt a little relieved. He nodded and logged into YY to communicate with Abai and others who had been waiting in YY.

Half an hour passed quickly as Fang Yun and his team worked overtime to plan.

11:59pm.

"Is it about to start? Are you sure the event will be announced at 12 o'clock sharp?"

"Of course! Master Shou said it himself, how could it be false?"

"There's only one minute left, and I suddenly feel so excited!"

"I hope today's event isn't too difficult. It would be best if it's all about luck like last night's Lucky Star event!"

"No, no, my luck is too bad. It's better to rely on strength than on luck."

"I'm fine with anything. If I win, I'll just consider it a good fortune. If I don't, I'll just treat it as a joke..."

With only one minute left before Fang Yun announced the rules of the event, many players who had been waiting for a long time couldn't help but discuss it on the world channel, looking a little anxious.

Soon, before they could chat a few more words, a minute passed quickly and finally it was the much-anticipated 12 o'clock!

"Good afternoon everyone, I am your old friend, Qiancheng."

When the time comes, amidst pairs of eyes filled with anticipation and excitement.

Suddenly, a greeting from Qiancheng appeared on the world channel.

Seeing this greeting, all the players who had been waiting in front of their computers for a long time couldn't help but cheer!

Here it comes, the exciting moment is finally here!
Fang Yun did not keep everyone waiting for long. After his speech cooled down, he continued, "I know everyone wants to know the specific rules of this afternoon's event, so I won't waste any more time and will directly announce the specific details of the event!"

"First of all, I'll announce the theme of today's event. I'll name it "Tian Ji Horse Racing"!"

“The activity rules are as follows:
1、本次活动将会将参赛玩家分为七组，10-29级的为「天霸组」，30-49级的为「天猴组」，50-69级的为「精锐组」，70-89级的为「勇武组」，90-109级的为「神威组」，110-129级的为「天科组」，130级以上的则统统归类为「天元组」！”

“Players can register for the competition according to their own level, and they will be automatically assigned to the corresponding group after registration.”

"This event does not support team registration. After all players successfully register, they will enter the matching array and be randomly matched with the other six groups of players."

"Each group can have a maximum of seven players, and all of them have different levels. If there are still players left after the matching, we will continue to match them, with the minimum number of players in a group being three."

"After the groups are formed, everyone will enter the official battle matching phase!"

Fang Yun listed the name and rules of this round of activities in great detail.

The entire Bianliang City World Channel suddenly fell into a strange silence.

Fang Yun was not surprised at all about this, and the reason was very simple.

Even if it were him, he would probably be confused when he saw this rule for the first time.

This is also why he clearly said that the event would start at 1 pm, but announced the rules at 1 o'clock, one hour in advance.

There is no way. The scale of this event is too large, and just like the first two events last night, it requires a large amount of data to be counted in a short period of time, and it is not possible without advance preparation.

As for the event itself.

In fact, anyone who has read the story of "Tian Ji's Horse Racing" will understand it at a glance.

Simply put, this is a fantasy version of Tian Ji's horse racing.

Fang Yun divided the registered players into groups such as Tianba, Tianhou, and Elite according to their levels, and then threw them all into the pool for matching.

'Tianba', 'Tianhou' and the players in the 'elite' group are naturally the so-called 'inferior horses'.

"Brave" and "Mighty" are equivalent to medium horses.

As for the top-quality horses that everyone wants, they are naturally the players from the 'Tian Ke' and 'Tian Yuan' groups.

According to the matching rules, each group will have three inferior horses, two medium horses and two superior horses after the matching is completed.

Of course, unlike the allusions, in Fantasy, even players of the same level have huge differences in strength.

This is also the reason why Fang Yun does not accept free team formation and forces all players to enter the pool for random matching.

Given the nature of these players, if there were no such rule restriction.

Then they can just find the top players in each group, form a team and sweep the team at will.

Of course, part of the reason why Tian Ji's horse racing is so famous is that even if you are very strong, if you are tricked, there is still a possibility of failure.

All in all, the rules of this Tian Ji horse racing event seem a bit complicated at first glance.

But in fact, you can understand it with just a quick glance. It is not difficult in essence. The most important thing is the command.

That’s right, whether this activity can make it to the end does not only depend on the overall strength of the team, but also on whether the command is strong.

If the commander is smart enough and uses the medium or middle-class horses to eat the opponent's high-quality horses, then even if the overall strength is slightly weaker, it is still possible to win the game.

And if the commander is a blockhead, he might end up like King Wei of Qi, who would lose the game despite having the best timing and location.

While thinking about these trivial things, Fang Yun moved his gaze to the world channel, and then he saw that the world channel at this time was no longer as quiet as before, but instead was "boiling"!
"I...I don't think I understand..."

"I don't understand +1..."

"Oh my god! What's the educational background of our fantasy players? Haven't they watched Tian Ji's Horse Racing?"

"Yes, Brother Cheng directly told us the story. If you pay attention, you can find out everything by searching on Baidu."

"To put it simply, it's a race between top, middle and bottom horses. Whether you can make it to the end depends on the order in which your 'horses' fight..."

"Oh my god, this activity looks difficult, but it's actually not easy at all!"

"It's over, it's over... I'm afraid to use my brain. The moment I use my brain, the system crashes. How the hell am I going to play this?"

"Okay, okay, I knew today's event wouldn't be easy, but in the end, Brother Cheng finally came up with a big surprise..."

As Fang Yun expected, for this national PK competition based on the story of Tian Ji's horse racing, many players didn't even understand the rules at first.

But at the same time, players who understand the rules feel a sense of admiration!
Combining historical allusions with game activities, Qian Cheng is simply a genius!
(End of this chapter)