Chapter Sixty-Two: Rated S, The Twelve Branches Frontline Gaming Club

"This player is quite interesting." Feng Ling's voice, neither loud nor soft, silenced the department's noisy skepticism.

Ye Yu had no idea he was being observed, nor that his entire permanent team had come under scrutiny because of him. Without question, Ye Yu was the focus of these observations. At this moment, Ye Yu had essentially completed his initial phase, and the design was clearly intended to allow the team's core controllers to help maximize his damage output, fundamentally changing the well-rounded but unremarkable String class.

Suddenly, a notification window appeared before Ye Yu.

"Talent Tree Level Assessment, Phase One, S+."

Ye Yu was slightly stunned, then recalled that the talent tree did have phase ratings, with the AI confirming his level. Because Ye Yu's first phase design pushed both individual skills and overall stats to the limits of the String class, the assessment naturally reached S+.

Yet Ye Yu couldn't quite understand this rating. Although he had reached the utmost boundaries of the String class, his design required every aspect to be at the edge of the limit to achieve S+. So he was perplexed as to why his evaluation was so high.

However, Ye Yu simply shrugged, deciding not to dwell on it. For now, his goal was to reach level 40. Tonight, he would clash with "Three Years Short," and this talent tree rating brought an entirely new dynamic to the impending confrontation. The outcome was impossible to predict.

Within "Divine Ruin," the current craze revolved around Ye Yu's server—Xuan Tian.

At present, only the Xuan Tian server had unlocked the talent tree system, and soon the new player servers would follow, but the veteran servers would not have this feature for now. In some ways, this was a live test, relying on player feedback to decide whether to fully integrate the system.

From the Xuan Tian server's results, the approval rating had reached 98%. The "Divine Ruin" team was naturally pleased with this data.

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Divine Ruin, Xuan Tian

The entire server was ablaze with activity. Now, entering Xuan Tian required queuing, and even players who purchased Divine Ruin's VIP privileges couldn't immediately access the server—there were queues for VIPs as well.

Huang Hong crossed his arms over his chest, a faint, ambiguous smile on his lips. "Third Brother, since we unlocked the Ancient World map, our server's player count has been rising steadily. In just a few hours, online numbers have claimed three-fifths of the new player servers. The level of excitement is honestly a bit frightening."

"Now, with the talent tree open, Xuan Tian's popularity has shot up several notches."

Ye Yu shook his head slightly. "Divine Ruin wants players to directly test whether this feature is worth promoting. Their own conclusions, no matter how perfect, can't match the efficacy of firsthand player experience. In a sense, our new player server has become a guinea pig testing environment, but that's also an advantage..."

"Advantage?" Qu Zheng looked at Ye Yu, puzzled, his brows furrowed. "We're their guinea pigs for testing, and that's an advantage?"

Ye Yu nodded, gazing up at the azure sky. His dark eyes seemed to pierce the heavens, as if colliding with a hidden god's perspective. They narrowed slightly, a cold gleam flashing deep within.

"Advantage, because ninety percent of the talent tree's features will be retained and promoted. Our early testing makes us the first players to master the talent tree's techniques. Even though the official parameters are clear, the real skills depend on us.

That means we have a greater advantage than veteran players. When this feature rolls out, we'll have the clout to shake the foundations of the old mainstream."

Huang Hong clearly understood Ye Yu's meaning. If things continued this way, it was undoubtedly a good development.

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Within the guild channel of Purple Void Mirage, the chatter was lively. Many pointed fingers at Ye Yu's six-person team; if not for them, the server wouldn't have changed so drastically, nor would they have gained the unique Ancient World map.

The Xuan Tian server was steadily climbing to the top of Divine Ruin's hot search rankings.

The force behind this surge was the mysterious fixed team that had become legendary among players, and the discoverers of the Ancient World map—the guild leader of Purple Void Mirage, Liang Ye.

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Meanwhile, China Mythology was buzzing with excitement, all because Xuan Tian's popularity had skyrocketed in just one hour. With rising online numbers, Feng Ling had to increase server capacity. Merging servers was out of the question, as new player servers would never catch up with Xuan Tian's pace, risking player loss—a scenario they wished to avoid.

"The first day's rating for the new player server has reached a high score of 9.3. In our industry, that's an excellent quality rating, all based on player feedback."

Beside Feng Ling stood an employee in a research uniform, holding a report with a serious expression, presenting the data.

"Regarding Xuan Tian's report, I'll emphasize its points and share the current attention from gaming clubs."

Hearing Feng Ling's calm yet impatient tone, the employee's face grew grave as he glanced at his report.

"Twelve of the country's top gaming clubs are already trying to recruit professional players from Xuan Tian. The online forums are abuzz with the Ancient World team's fixed squad, but it seems no club has offered an invitation yet."

"There are thirty-two top clubs nationwide, and twelve have begun searching Xuan Tian for suitable professionals. The rest are likely to follow suit."

Feng Ling's lips curled into a subtle smile as he gazed at the distant electronic screen, his eyes shining with a distinctive light.

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