Chapter 17: Every Major Club Scrambles to Recruit! - My Basic Attacks Permanently Increase HP

Lin Tianhao had already noticed what was happening nearby.

But he said nothing, continuing to attack the Yellow Weasel without pause.

After dealing with the streamer, the shadow assassin didn't re-enter stealth. Instead, he stood nearby watching, as if backing Lin Tianhao up.

Eight minutes later...

Ding. "You have slain the novice village's hidden boss, the Enraged Yellow Weasel. EXP +15,495."

Ding. "You have achieved the server's first kill on the Enraged Yellow Weasel. A server-wide announcement will be broadcast. Do you wish to hide your name?"

"No."

"Server Announcement: Congratulations to player Snow Emperor for achieving the server's first kill on the Enraged Yellow Weasel! Special notice to all players — keep up the great work!"

"Holy shit, another first kill? What boss is this Enraged Yellow Weasel? Is it from the main city?"

"No idea. I didn't think there was a boss like that in the novice village."

"Snow Emperor still hasn't appeared on the level rankings. I checked the Level 10 players on the board — he's not there. He's still in the novice village."

Countless players began buzzing with discussion.

At that moment, Brother Hu — the Jiangcheng branch streamer — had just walked out of the Resurrection Altar and heard the system announcement.

He pulled up his own stream replay and immediately froze.

"That was Snow Emperor?"

"Goodness, I'm going to be rich — I actually have footage of Snow Emperor solo-killing a boss."

With that realization, Brother Hu had completely forgotten about being killed.

He quickly edited the clip and uploaded it online.

Title: Snow Emperor Solo-Kills Novice Village Hidden Boss — Absolutely Insane!

The moment the video was posted on the Ragnarok forums, it instantly shot to the top of the trending list.

Most ordinary players just watched for the spectacle. After all, Lin Tianhao's infinite juggling technique was beyond their comprehension — they couldn't tell what made it so remarkable.

It was like an ordinary person watching a nuclear explosion: they'd probably just stare at the mushroom cloud without truly grasping the technical depth behind it.

But in just five short minutes, the video had already appeared on the big screens in the analysis rooms of every major club. Guilds and clubs alike began holding emergency meetings.

Dream Chaser Club!

Zhumu Yanxue logged off and called an emergency meeting.

In the conference room were three analysts, General Manager Li Haitao, and several top-tier Archer players.

"Cousin, I think Snow Emperor must be using some kind of skill that lets him keep launching enemies into the air repeatedly," Li Haitao said, speaking first. He knew absolutely nothing about the game, so naturally he couldn't appreciate the sheer skill behind Lin Tianhao's technique.

"You don't know what you're talking about!" Zhumu Yanxue snapped. "And in the office, call me Boss."

The three analysts were visibly nervous. Ragnarok had only been live for a short time, and they had limited data to work with.

"Boss, the way he draws his bow is wrong — look carefully. His arrows are spinning at high speed in the air. He's definitely using some kind of combat technique."

"What about the rest of you?" Zhumu Yanxue turned to the top Archer players.

One of them said gravely, "Boss, this is definitely a real-world combat technique. I once saw a hunter who used something similar."

"He was able to keep a dummy suspended in the air continuously. According to his explanation, it requires extremely precise prediction."

"The moment you fire the first arrow, you already have to be thinking about where the third and fourth arrows will land. One wrong shot breaks the chain and the juggle ends."

At that, the top Archer player let out a sigh. "After Ragnarok launched, I thought about whether this kind of technique could be applied in-game — but I never imagined someone would already be using it this fluently."

Hearing the explanation, Zhumu Yanxue nodded. "Just as I expected. This game is full-dive virtual reality. Many real-world combat techniques can potentially be replicated inside it."

"In fact, because of stat bonuses, some techniques that are impossible to pull off in reality might actually be achievable in the game."

Li Haitao didn't seem particularly concerned. "Boss, no matter how skilled he is, he's only Level 9, right? Compared to you, he's still far behind."

Zhumu Yanxue shot Li Haitao a cold glance, then turned back to the Archer players.

"If you were to practice this technique, how long would it take?"

Everyone fell silent. After a long pause, the player who had analyzed the footage spoke up: "With dedicated practice — about five years."

"What?!"

Zhumu Yanxue was stunned.

Five years?

"Boss, archery talent varies enormously. Someone with exceptional talent might master it in three months — but that kind of person is one in ten thousand."

"And even then, to reach Snow Emperor's level of fluency in juggling a boss like that... even ten years might not be enough for us."

Zhumu Yanxue's expression darkened. "Understood."

With that, she logged back into the game.

But it wasn't just Dream Chaser Club.

Across Dragon Nation, every major club was frantically analyzing the video.

In the end, they all arrived at the same terrifying conclusion:

Lin Tianhao's gameplay was absurd — utterly, completely absurd. No ordinary person could possibly pull off moves like that.

"Server-Wide Announcement: Dream Chaser Club sincerely invites Snow Emperor to join. Annual salary of 100 million. Other benefits negotiable!"

A server-wide announcement functioned like a global broadcast — everyone could hear it.

Since Lin Tianhao had disabled friend requests and blocked private messages from non-friends, a server-wide broadcast seemed to be the only way to reach him.

And right now, one server-wide broadcast cost ten gold coins!

Never mind that Lin Tianhao had a fair amount of gold — how many players could even replicate his farming method?

But before Dream Chaser Club's broadcast had even faded, another one rang out.

"Server-Wide Announcement: Shura Guild sincerely invites Snow Emperor to join. Annual salary of 110 million. Immediate Vice Guild Master position upon joining. Other benefits negotiable."

"Server-Wide Announcement: Berserker Blade Guild sincerely invites Snow Emperor to join. Annual salary of 110 million. Immediate Vice Guild Master position upon joining. Luxury villa included. Other benefits negotiable."

The rapid-fire server-wide announcements sent the entire internet into a frenzy.

"Holy shit, am I hearing this right? Starting salary of 100 million? Is that even real money? That's got to be Monopoly money!"

"I'm on my knees — a Level 9 player, what has he done to deserve all the major clubs fighting over him like this? Aren't they afraid it's a flash in the pan and they'll be throwing money away?"

"If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense. Snow Emperor's infinite juggling technique — some people couldn't pull it off even given ten years."

"The clubs aren't idiots. If they're willing to pay that price, it's because Snow Emperor is worth it."

Countless people were stunned. Meanwhile, Lin Tianhao was busy looting the corpse to check his rewards.