At the same timeâ
[Global Announcement: Player "Faustus" of World Zone No. 616 has occupied the Imperial City of World Zone No. 1213! Obtained "Scepter of Kings (Supreme-grade)" (Unique)! With royal authority in hand, Faustus has become the sovereign of the empire of World Zone No. 1213!]
[Global Announcement: Congratulations to player "Faustus" for becoming the first player to occupy the Imperial City of another World Zone! Special rewards granted: skill book "Voidstep (Epic-grade)"! skill book "Flash (Epic-grade)"! skill book "Codex of Creation (Epic-grade)"! special title "Lord of Worlds" (Unique)!]
Boomâ!
The world announcements rang out three times in succession, like three nuclear bombs detonating in the ears of every player in Stellar.
Faustus!
Faustus again!
He had done it!
By his own strength alone, he had suppressed the entirety of World Zone No. 1213!
He had conquered the Imperial City of the World Zone No. 1213 Empire, becoming the first person in the history of the game to accomplish such a heaven-shaking feat, something never before achieved by anyone!
Especially among the players of World Zone No. 616, there was not a single one who did not erupt in joy upon hearing the announcement.
Lord Faustus had actually wiped out the entirety of World Zone No. 1213!
He had completed a feat beyond the wildest dreams of countless people!
"Faustus, you are my godâ!!!"
"By the gods above, Faustus alone is our War God!"
"Faustus is invincible! Faustus! Invincible!"
"From now on, if anyone dares say one bad word about Lord Faustus, Iâll beat the shit out of them!"
"Holy shit, this is invincibleâtruly, literally invincible!"
"Iâm begging you, just give me one chance to join Doom Guild! Iâm willing to pay five million dollars for it..."
Countless players of World Zone No. 616 trembled with excitement.
...
Inside a certain instanceâ
"Roar! Fuck! Kill these mobs for me! Tear them apart!"
"Priest, stop wasting time healingâput Berserk on me already!"
"Attack! Flatten this entire instance for me!"
"Holy shit, this news is such a morale boost!"
The players who had originally been tormented half to death by the instance felt their blood ignite the instant they heard the announcement, and one by one they hurled themselves at the boss with reckless abandon.
The boss was startled.
It truly could not understand how that group of people, who had been so timid just moments ago, had suddenly gone completely insane.
The priest in the back row gave a bitter smile, shook his head, and swung his staff, casting a Berserk buff onto the front-line warrior.
...
Inside an equipment shopâ
"Karl, this silver-grade light armor looks pretty good... how about we just buy this one?"
A female player was asking her boyfriend for his opinion.
The male player smiled, then pointed at the gleaming gold-grade equipment behind them.
"Whatâs the point of silver-grade? Weâre buying that one!"
The girl rolled her eyes.
"So weâre just not paying back the bank loan we already owe?"
The male player chuckled.
"Of course weâll pay it back. But todayâs a good day..."
"The great lord of our World Zone No. 616 actually crushed World Zone No. 1213! Do you know what that means? Thatâs another world weâre talking about!"
"Itâs simply unbelievable. Your man is in a good mood today! Buying a piece of equipment to celebrate seems only right!"
"Thatâs wonderful! I love Lord Faustus!"
The female player made the decision on the spot.
...
[Ding! You have obtained skill book "Voidstep (Epic-grade)"! Obtained skill book "Flash (Epic-grade)"! Obtained skill book "Codex of Creation (Epic-grade)"! Obtained special title "Lord of Worlds" (Unique)!]
Listening to the system notification, Faustus smiled.
In a sense, occupying the entirety of World Zone No. 1213 was already the greatest reward of all.
But he had not expected the systemâs rewards to be this outrageously overpowered!
Three Epic-grade skill books, plus one unique special title!
He was already a little impatient to take out these rewards and savor them properly.
But there was still one last thing he had to do.
And the importance of that matter far surpassed everything else.
[Ding! Do you wish to spend 1,000,000,000,000 gold coins to change the name of Zone No. 1213?]
"Confirm!"
Daniel clenched his fist inwardly.
[Prompt: Please assign a new name to the former Zone No. 1213.]
Without the slightest hesitation, Faustus said, "Polaris!"
[Ding! Zone name successfully changed!]
[Global Announcement: Player "Faustus" of World Zone No. 616 has officially renamed Zone No. 1213 as "Polaris Zone"!]
Hearing the system announcement, Faustusâs face was full of smiles.
[Global Announcement: "Polaris Zone" has been established! As a special reward, players of this World Zone will receive double experience for three days! May Polaris endure forever!]
The announcement sounded three times in a row.
Every player in Stellar was utterly shaken by this latest wave of world announcements.
"By the gods above! Three full days of double EXPâIâm going to laugh myself awake even in my dreams!"
"Doesnât that mean the players of World Zone No. 616 now have two major zones in their hands?"
"World Zone No. 616 is totally winning by lying flat this time, and Lord Faustus is even more unbeatable than ever! The day Stellarâs ten thousand zones are unified, Iâll be the first to rally under his banner!"
"No doubt about it, itâs already set in stone! Faustus is destinyâs favorite childâevery good thing in the world just chases after him!"
...
With the renaming of Zone No. 1213 complete, Faustus finally began sorting through the spoils of this campaign.
There was a bit of everythingâskill books, titles, special items, all of it.
He took out the title first.
[Lord of Worlds] (Unique)
Effects:
All Polaris Zone playersâ attributes +10% (stackable)
Polaris Zone playersâ EXP gain +100% (non-stackable)
Polaris Zone playersâ monster drop rate +30% (non-stackable)
Description:
As the title of a zoneâs ruler, it grants exceptionally generous buffs to all players of that zone.
Faustusâs eyes lit up after reading it.
The effects of this title only applied to players of Polaris Zone.
There was no need to elaborate on the +10% to all attributes. Everything a player had was built on attribute pointsâand this was an increase to all attributes.
What counted as a god-tier effect?
This was it!
And the EXP bonus and drop-rate bonus were equally among the most essential demands for players.
For Polaris Zone players, killing one monster would yield as much EXP as killing two monsters in another zone.
And with the added 30% drop-rate increase, in the same amount of time, Polaris Zone players would not only get more loot, but better loot as well.
If players from other World Zones saw this, they would probably go red-eyed with envy.
However, for now, the players of Doom Legion still belonged to World Zone No. 616. If they wanted to enjoy these benefits, they would first have to transfer their zone registration over.
Thinking of that, Faustus took out the [Scepter of Kings] again.
Scepter of Kings (Supreme-grade · Unique)
Restriction: Usable only by the Lord of Worlds
Properties: Cannot be equipped, cannot be lost
Authorities:
Royal Authority: The wielder of this scepter may rewrite the laws of a nation and reshape the order of its territories.
Supremacy: As a supreme-grade supreme relic, this scepter allows its holder to command all subjects who have sworn loyalty to the sovereign, and to allocate every resource belonging to the nation.
Sovereignty: The wielder may issue decrees to all subjectsâmissions, rewards, and punishments without limit, regardless of difficulty. The wielder possesses ultimate authority to reward or punish any subject.
Description:
This scepter embodies the authority of a nationâs rule. It is the empireâs most important sacred instrument.