Preparing for the Martial Arts Tournament

However, players and major guilds in the game could organize online and offline activities on their own.

In his past life, many major guilds and gaming conglomerates knew how to leverage organizing activities to boost their reputation, thereby attracting rogue players to join.

For instance, Shen Feng now wanted to organize a national martial arts tournament spanning the entire Dragon Nation. Organizing such an event would not only help recruit hidden experts into his guild but also allow him to use rewards to help certain players grow rapidly. It was truly killing two birds with one stone.

However, organizing a national-scale martial arts tournament was no easy feat. After all, the current player population in the Dragon Nation was over ten billion. Even if only one-tenth participated, the tournament would still be an incredibly massive undertaking.

"I can only seek help from everyone in the guild and the Human Empire!"

Fortunately, Shen Feng held an extremely high status and authority within the Human Empire. Combined with the coordination of tens of thousands of players from the New Era Guild, the issue shouldn't be too major.

With that in mind, Shen Feng did not hesitate further. He teleported directly back to the New Era Guild headquarters and summoned a group of high-level managers and senior NPCs for a meeting.

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A dozen minutes later, everyone had gathered in the guild's conference room. After a few brief greetings, they all took their seats.

Shen Feng sat in the head seat, looking at the familiar faces below, and directly stated his plan.

"I've called everyone here today for one purpose: I plan to take out some equipment, skill books, and other items to host a nationwide martial arts tournament. This is to attract players to join New Era, while also helping potential domestic players grow quickly."

As soon as he finished speaking, the previously quiet conference room instantly buzzed with excitement.

"What? The Guild Master wants to host a martial arts tournament?"

"Is it like a player PK tournament?"

"Yes, and on a national scale. This is no small investment."

"Our guild doesn't seem to lack members or experts, though."

"Exactly, why is the Guild Master doing this?"

"..."

Most of the people expressed confusion at Shen Feng's decision.

Attracting players to join the New Era Guild?

Any player in the Meta-Universe knew that the New Era Guild offered incredible benefits and treatment. Even members of the Dragon Nation's military had joined. With such benefits and background, not to mention 100% of players wanting to join, at least 99.999% did.

Therefore, with the guild's current influence, attracting players to join didn't require such a hassle.

As for helping other players grow quickly?

Don't be ridiculous. In this era where benefits reigned supreme, who would help others for no reason? Thus, when Shen Feng brought this up, everyone was filled with doubt and confusion.

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"Guild Master! Is there any benefit in this for us?"

At this moment, Vice Guild Master Luo Ru Fan Chen was the first to voice everyone's doubts. The two were close friends in real life, so it was only natural for him to raise the question.

Seeing someone take the lead, the other managers also chimed in one after another.

"That's right, Guild Master. Our guild has hundreds of branches; we don't lack people. If you have too much equipment, you can completely distribute it internally. There's no need to help outsiders."

"Yes, yes. Selling it internally would at least earn you some gold coins."

"Indeed, there are many wealthy tycoons in our guild. Anyone with a business mind would immediately contact us to buy the gear."

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Aside from the majority of players who didn't understand, a group of NPCs also expressed doubts about this decision. Of course, despite their doubts, if their Guild Master insisted, they would support him unconditionally. After all, their current status and strength were all bestowed by Shen Feng; they simply felt it wasn't worth it for him.

But they didn't know that after Shen Feng swept up all the equipment in the Demon Realm, the amount of gear in his hands had long surpassed their expectations. Even if he gave every guild member a set, there would still be plenty left over.

Furthermore, they knew nothing about the impending crisis, so it was normal for them to think this way.

After all, once the game merged with reality, no matter how strong he was alone, he could only protect one area. If the overall strength of the Dragon Nation was elevated, the corresponding casualties would be minimized.

Shen Feng's philosophy had always been: with great power comes great responsibility. Now that he possessed the power, he wouldn't limit himself to nurturing his own guild; he wanted to help the entire Dragon Nation become strong. Of course, this help wasn't a free handout; they had to achieve a certain rank in his tournament to receive his support.

Thinking of this, Shen Feng continued, "I have contemplated the martial arts tournament for a long time, and it must be held. As for your doubts, I cannot explain them for now. In short, it is beneficial for nurturing top-tier talents for our nation."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the meeting room was stunned.

Their Guild Master was actually planning at a national level.

What was vision? This was vision.

Below, someone immediately felt that they were no longer on the same level as Shen Feng.

At this moment, a military representative suddenly stood up and said, "I support the Guild Master! Originally, everything we have was brought to us by the Guild Master. What is there for us to doubt?"

At the same time, Xiao Yanyan also stood up and said, "I support you too, Guild Master. You big guys only think about yourselves. Look at the Guild Master's vision, then look at yourselves."

"Indeed, indeed."

"I support this! Just assign us whatever needs to be done next, Guild Master."

"Supported!"

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Hearing everyone's reactions, those who had some doubts, like Luo Ru Fan Chen, felt a bit embarrassed. He smiled and said, "Haha, we were short-sighted. Our vision was too narrow."

"Yes, yes! The Guild Master holds the nation in his heart; he is our role model."

"We leave the arrangements to the Guild Master. Just tell us what you need us to do."

Everyone chimed in once more, and the atmosphere in the meeting room became lively again.

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"Alright then! It's settled."

Shen Feng waved his hand to signal everyone to quiet down.

"Running the tournament indeed requires your help. I have a detailed plan here; you can take a look."

With that, Shen Feng sent the plan from his mind as a document to the guild management group. As for the NPCs, he would have the players relay it to them later.

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