If not for the mission requiring them to accumulate 3.2 million Reputation before noon tomorrow, the current returns from the Divine Might Tower were already close to perfect.
But if they wanted to obtain the SSS-rank hidden class advancement certificate, they still had to find another way to increase the profits.
Ning Xi analyzed the situation, "There are two main problems right now."
"First, the chance of monsters dropping Reputation is too low, and the amount of Reputation gained is also too small."
"Second, each ticket costs 10 copper coins. It's basically the same as paying to buy monsters to kill."
As the lord of the Divine Might Tower, Ning Xi could check all kinds of detailed operational data through the territory information panel at any time.
Looking at the data, she said, "Aside from players from Chaotic World, Genesis, and Blood Dance Guild, who are relatively consistent..."
"Most other players kill a few or a dozen monsters in the tower, realize they either get no Reputation at all or only earn 1 point after a long time, then just give up and leave."
"Even though those three guilds are stable, they only make up about one-fifth of the total players. We still have to rely mainly on solo players."
"In other words, our biggest problem right now is that we can't keep people here."
Ning Xi closed the panel and said, "Brother Lin Mo, how about setting the ticket price to zero? The system still guarantees us a 5-copper commission per ticket, so we'll just cover that cost ourselves."
"We'll keep players around until we've earned enough Reputation before noon tomorrow, then raise the ticket price back afterward."
Lin Mo shook his head, "Once the ticket price drops, players will get used to entering for free. It'll be much harder to raise the price later."
"Even if you only raise it to 5 copper coins, just enough to cover the guaranteed commission, people still won't accept it."
Although he had never managed a territory in his previous life, he had seen plenty of lords ruin their own territories that way.
So he knew exactly what mistakes to avoid.
After all, the Divine Might Tower wasn't just for getting the SSS-rank hidden class advancement certificate for the Yama Hall.
Looking ahead, even after obtaining the certificate, Ning Xi would still need the Divine Might Tower to generate a steady stream of Reputation.
There would be countless uses for Reputation in the future.
The Divine Might Tower was only Level 1, yet its daily maintenance cost already reached 10,000 gold.
If they couldn't recover that cost through ticket sales, it would be the same as buying Reputation at an outrageous price.
That might be manageable for three or five days, but in the long run, neither Lin Mo nor Ning Xi could afford it.
Even a top-tier rich second-generation heir like Wang Junjie probably wouldn't last a month before going broke.
"Then what should we do?", Ning Xi couldn't think of any good solution.
Lin Mo recalled his previous life.
Although he had never been able to own a territory, he had once planned to open a small shop in the main city to earn some extra money.
Because of that, he had actually paid a powerful lord who owned three S-rank territories to learn business and management techniques.
Drawing on what he had learned back then, Lin Mo came up with an idea.
"Add an achievement reward system."
"We'll provide the rewards ourselves."
"When a player personally kills 100 monsters in the Divine Might Tower, refund 30% of the ticket cost."
"At 500 kills, let them choose either a D-rank skill book or a D-rank magic scroll."
"At 1,000 kills, they can choose a C-rank skill book or a C-rank magic scroll."
"At 2,000 kills, reward them with a Tier 4 piece of equipment."
"None of these rewards will have a time limit. As long as they eventually reach the required total, they can claim them."
Ning Xi's eyes lit up, "That's a great idea!"
"This way, even if not everyone sticks around long enough to reach the milestones, it'll definitely motivate them to stay in the Divine Might Tower much longer!"
Of course, even if players really did reach those milestones, Lin Mo could easily afford the rewards.
His warehouse had accumulated countless resources over the years, including D-rank through S-rank skill books and magic scrolls.
They had originally been saved for building up the guild's strength in the future.
But if necessary, there was no problem putting them to use now.
Without another word, Ning Xi immediately added the achievement reward announcement to the Divine Might Tower's information page.
As expected, once the achievement rewards were introduced, the players currently farming monsters inside the tower immediately became energized.
"Is this achievement reward real? Kill 500 monsters and you get a D-rank skill book?"
"Holy crap! A D-rank skill book is worth over two thousand yuan on the market!"
"At 1,000 kills, there's even a C-rank skill book that's worth even more!"
"Tier 4 equipment! I want Tier 4 equipment!"
"There's not even a time limit! These rewards are so generous!"
"I was about to quit, but now I'm fired up! I'm pulling an all-nighter! I'm going for every reward!"
"More tickets! I'm buying another five hundred!"
During the first hour, the number of players inside the Divine Might Tower had never exceeded 50,000, staying between 47,000 and 48,000.
But after the achievement reward system was introduced, it took less than ten minutes for the player count to reach 100,000.
Ning Xi's Reputation income immediately doubled.
She was now receiving five to six hundred Reputation every minute on average.
Looking at Lin Mo with admiration, Ning Xi said, "Brother Lin Mo, you're really good at business."
Lin Mo replied, "Keep it low-key."
Unfortunately, the first floor of the Divine Might Tower could hold no more than 100,000 players at once.
Many players were still gathered outside, unable to get in.
If there weren't a player limit, Ning Xi's income would be even higher.
That problem would probably have to wait until the Divine Might Tower reached Level 2.
At the moment, only the first floor was open.
Once it reached Level 2, the second floor would unlock.
Assuming each floor could also hold up to 100,000 players, activating the second floor would double the tower's maximum capacity.
At the same time, Ning Xi's Reputation income would increase fourfold.
That was because not only would the number of players double, but after the Divine Might Tower reached Level 2, the lord's Reputation commission would also increase from 10% to 20%.
Combined with her Hundredfold Reputation talent, every 1 point of Reputation earned by a player inside the tower would grant Ning Xi 20 Reputation.
Looking at the tower's current income of 500 to 600 Reputation per minute, Ning Xi calculated, "At this rate, we'll still be short by several hundred thousand Reputation before noon tomorrow."
"Several hundred thousand isn't a big problem," Lin Mo said, "I'll take you to farm a few more bosses, and that'll be enough."
So there was no need to spend much time managing the Divine Might Tower. They simply let it continue operating on its own.
Lin Mo took Ning Xi with him and began another trip across the entire Inferno City, hunting bosses.
Everything they were doing now was for tomorrow's reward settlement, to obtain the SSS-rank hidden class advancement certificate.
That SSS-rank hidden class was already as good as his.