Chapter 300
Chapter 301 The Dungeon That Changed the Balance
With this dungeon built, especially a challenge-tier dungeon, Dreamscape Star was guaranteed to boom. Traffic would surge. Professionals would pour in. The economy would take off.
But one thing made Willow extremely unhappy.
Joanna had achieved another significant accomplishment.
In Willow’s eyes, the Demon God sending demons to invade his planet was a controlled event. Anyone could take credit for it. That part didn’t matter.
But Joanna taking credit? That was a problem.
Before he even arrived, he already knew about Joanna being a “founding shareholder p>
She was an academy freshman.
A top student.
Current president of the Public Relations Club.
Helen, a level 97, mythic-tier summoner who leveled up after killing a god, mentored Joanna.
She was a once-in-a-generation prodigy, with insane backing.
Because she completed a Mythic-tier quest and helped develop Dreamscape Star, Joanna received independent ownership rights to the Blackveil Mountains from the Space Alliance.
Being an early founder meant Joanna owned part of Dreamscape Star’s governance rights, even if it was only 1 p>
When other professional earned merits, Willow could casually reward them. Maybe some gear. Maybe resources. The system could automatically distribute rewards based on the taxes that Dreamscape Star paid to the central system. Simple. Clean.
But when Joanna earned merits, everything changed.
The system would grant her real territory. Real governance authority:
This was the planet she had discovered and developed.
If her level were high enough, the title of Starlord would already belong to Joanna.
Just like when one is building a company from zero. Joanna invested in technology and discovery rights. Willow invested with management control and became the CEO.
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No matter how much other people contributed, they were still employees. Give them a performance bonus, and that was it.
But when Joanna made major contributions, her tech shares increased. The “old shareholders”-the Space Alliance-would increase Joanna’s shares directly. They didn’t even need Willow’s approval.
If this continued, who would have real control over the company?
As Joanna gained control over more rights, Dreamscape Star would slowly shift into regional governance zones.
Would Willow be happy about that?
Of course not. He didn’t give Joanna extra rewards. He didn’t contact her. He didn’t even want to meet her.
What a joke!
I’m a Level 83 professional. Why would I meet a Level 40 professional?
Am I out of my mind?
Why didn’t she come to meet me?
“Damn it. Her background is way too strong. That’s not confidence-that’s backing.” Willow muttered. Caught between frustration and humiliation, he chose silent resentment. He didn’t dare to move against Joanna.
knew the new Starlord kept complaining about her “overpowered background,” she en feel proud.
ransmigrating, her life had been brutal. Unknown father. Her mother’s 98th child. Raised foster center. She awakened at sixteen-only to be betrayed. Then, in the final month of Grade 12, she rose like a supernova.
Now, she had gone from being completely alone to having an unshakable backing.
She had finally made it.
Joanna was no longer a nameless rookie drifting through the galaxy. She had taken root.
Back then, even some second-gen professionals could bully her. Now, even a Level 83 Starlord had to think twice before provoking her.
The difference was a world away.
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Starlight Palace.
Joanna waved at Nighthowl.
She comforted him. It consumed 10 billion affinity auras at one time.
This time, Nighthowl’s distortion dropped to just 9 p>
After finishing, she explained things to Caspian.
“I can only gain affinity aura by hunting monsters. That’s how I help clear your distortion before system cleanup p>
She paused. “But the number of monsters is limited. The further we progress, the harder it becomes to split the gains evenly. I also need to study what happens when distortion is completely cleared. If nothing major changes, then in the future, everyone will exchange affinity aura usage based on their contribution p>
She smiled slightly. “Of course, you carried the hardest this time. So I prepared another reward for you p>
Joanna reached into her inventory and pulled out an incredibly beautiful lyre.
It stood about 6.5 feet tall. Its entire body resembled pure crystal, clear, radiant, and flawless. Parts of it were trimmed with metal, like streams of starlight flowing through a galaxy.
st glance, it looked otherwordly, stood out among most of the instruments.
as not a normal Diamond-tier weapon. It was Epic-tier gear.
pheus Lyre (Epic Tier p>
“Stats: Spirit +300,000, Spell Power +1000%, Sound Skill Range +1000%
“Special Effects:
“Abyss Resonance-Eardrum Break: Sound waves shatter enemy eardrums, causing stun and loss of balance.
“Dawnlight Break- Soul Wake: Removes sound-based mind control. If the target isn’t controlled, greatly boosts Spirit and team morale.
“Muse’s Kiss-Healing Melody: Music heals allies over time.
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“Nether Descent-Spirit Command: Enemies with lower Spirit stats have a chance to be mind- controlled.
“Sacred String Barrier-Evil Ward: Creates a sonic barrier that blocks corrupted or dark energy attacks.
“(Note: This Epic-tier artifact is a unique drop from the raid boss Orpheus. Legend states Orpheus once used this lyre to escape the song of a Demigod-level Siren, whose voice could enthrall entire civilizations p>
The stats were insane.
And the price? Just as insane.
Epic-tier gear costs about 100x more than Diamond-tier.
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