Chapter 32 Reputation Points Star Territory? Never heard of it.

It's no wonder Lin Nanxing thought that way; the fire lizard from last time had left her with quite a bit of trauma.

Lin Qiulan wiped the sweat from her forehead, hesitating to speak, "That's not it..."

Lin Nanxing breathed a sigh of relief, relieved that it wasn't a beast tide, and squatted back down next to the coriander spirit.

Seeing her oblivious expression, Lin Qiulan sighed with a troubled expression: "Actually, it's not a big deal. You opened up the application process for formal residents today, and quite a few people didn't manage to get a spot..."

Lin Nanxing frowned and asked, "Did they bother you?"

Lin Qiulan nodded, and said nervously, "In just the past hour, more than ten groups of people have come to me asking if I can add more spots."

She lowered her voice, "I heard that some players are even offering 5,000 game points just to buy a residency permit."

As Star Territory's reputation grew, the number of players coming to spend money increased daily. Apart from the initial group of players who witnessed the establishment of the territory and knew Lin Nanxing's true identity, most of the later players only recognized Lin Qiulan, who was often busy at the front desk.

When they encountered problems, they would often turn to Lin Qiulan for solutions.

Lin Nanxing was happy to have some peace and quiet, but this was tough on Lin Qiulan, because so many people had come looking for her today; otherwise, she wouldn't have bothered Lin Nanxing.

Lin Nanxing raised an eyebrow, brought up the Lord's information panel, and a pale blue light screen unfolded, displaying a glaring red notification: [The number of official residents has reached the set limit: 150/150]

In fact, Lin Nanxing had set restrictions on becoming a formal resident. Only players who had lived in the Star Territory for more than five days were eligible to apply to become formal residents.

Currently, the territory has 24 eight-person rooms and 8 apartment rooms in the Star Hotel, which can accommodate a maximum of 200 people. The Star Hotel requires daily reservations.

According to Lin Nanxing's plan, the guest turnover rate should be very high, and there won't be too many people who can meet the condition of staying for five consecutive days.

Unexpectedly, the venue filled up so quickly; this result was actually beyond Lin Nanxing's expectations.

But the reality is that these rooms are basically occupied by the same group of people who have been trying to get a bed for a long time and are unwilling to leave.

This has led to newcomers being unable to find accommodation, obtain official resident status, or enjoy the benefits, which has resulted in today's disputes.

It's no wonder Lin Qiulan was alarmed. As an employee of the Star Territory, she naturally received the news faster than others. Taking advantage of her position, her relatives and friends successfully became official residents of the territory.

However, she did not expect that Nanxing only opened up 150 slots, and many of the people who asked her to open up resident slots were people of higher rank than those around her.

For a territory to establish itself in a world overrun by monsters, it needs citizens with high combat power. Lin Qiulan was worried that her actions might affect the territory.

Lin Nanxing naturally noticed Lin Qiulan's subtle actions from the residents' information, but she wasn't angry. Instead, she comforted the still uneasy Lin Qiulan, "Okay, Sister Lan, don't be so nervous, it's nothing serious."

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, Lin Qiulan understood her meaning. She breathed a sigh of relief, and her gratitude towards Lin Nanxing reached its peak.

The limit of 150 people was set by Lin Nanxing. She could naturally open up more slots, but she doesn't plan to do so at the moment.

Lin Nanxing's system is a lord management system, and the conditions for each upgrade are not set arbitrarily.

Since the system only requires 100 official residents to upgrade to a town, there must be a reason for it. Even if the territory could accommodate a thousand people at once, Lin Nanxing would not do that; too much of a good thing is bad.

"Although the current number of permanent residents in the territory meets the standard, there are actually not many high-level players. If we rashly expand the recruitment, the proportion of high-level players will be diluted even further."

Lin Nanxing explained to Lin Qiulan, "This might slow down the territory upgrade process, so we can't open this door casually."

So, was it still her who dragged the territory down? Lin Qiulan's expression betrayed her guilt. "Nanxing..."

Seeing Lin Qiulan's expression, Lin Nanxing suddenly changed the subject: "How about this, Sister Lan, you go and tell them that the Xingxing Hotel will add a floor, and the territory will add another four-story dormitory building tomorrow, specifically to accommodate those who haven't yet obtained formal resident status."

"Really?" Lin Qiulan's eyes lit up, and she immediately followed Lin Nanxing's train of thought. "This will alleviate the current housing pressure. The newly built dormitory building can provide 40 more eight-person rooms, which should appease those guests who have objections."

Currently, the average daily income from Star Territory is around 50,000. Just from the savings accumulated in the past few days, Lin Nanxing has more than 400,000 in his balance.

Now that there are fresh food supermarkets, even after deducting the daily expenses of farmland, the profits can be increased even further.

For Lin Nanxing, spending 50,000 yuan to buy a new dormitory building was a piece of cake.

Having found a solution, Lin Qiulan left happily, while Lin Nanxing's gaze fell upon the upgrade requirements on the information panel.

To upgrade a village to a town, the following conditions must be met:

[1. Economy: Has 5 stable sources of income (4/5, currently: swimming pool, bubble tea shop, hotel, fresh food supermarket)]

2. Population: Permanent residents ≥ 100 (Completed, Current: 157/100)

[3. Special: The territory has 10 high-level players (0/10)]

Lin Nanxing looked at the third condition for upgrading to a town, and found that his progress in having advanced players was still zero, which gave him a headache.

She asked the system early in the morning what the definition of a high-level player was. The system replied that only players at level 50 or above were considered high-level players.

Lin Nanxing counted all the players living in the territory, and only five people met the requirements: Shu Yi, Xu Yongfeng's four-person demon-hunting team, and others.

Shu Yi, as one of the earliest players to spend money in the Star Territory, has a close relationship with the territory. Xu Yongfeng, on the other hand, will not leave because his younger brother Xu Yongyuan has settled there. The other three are all members of Xu Yongfeng's team, so naturally they will not leave either.

These people are currently out of town and didn't manage to snag a permanent resident spot, but Lin Nanxing will give them special treatment and reserve a spot for them. However, the remaining five spots have left her in a dilemma.

Advanced players are always the most sought-after in any town, and their treatment may not be worse than in the Star Territory. What can she offer here to attract them?

Night had fallen, and the outside world was shrouded in darkness. Starry Territory remained brightly lit under the streetlights, and the players, who maintained regular schedules, had all fallen asleep. Only at the edge of the barrier were there still many monsters attacking.

Bang--

With a muffled thud, the heavy club struck a mutated wolf attempting to break through the barrier with pinpoint accuracy. A clear cracking sound came from the club, and the wolf howled as it flew backward.

With just one strike, the Lv.15 monster vanished into the air as a digital object.

"It seems my skills have improved quite a bit again." Lin Nanxing shook his slightly numb wrist, extremely satisfied with the bone stick in his hand.

Since returning from taking over the Clover Brigade, and thanks to Shu Yi's reminder, Lin Nanxing has been practicing with his bone stick at the edge of the barrier for an hour every night without fail.

This not only enhances combat capabilities but also reduces the defensive pressure on the territory, and avoids the need to go out and endure the scorching heat—a triple benefit.

Not far away, the branches of the banyan tree danced in the night breeze, and Lin Nanxing's one-hour training session was almost over.

The carnivorous plant had somehow moved behind her, its serrated petals opening and closing as if expressing its displeasure.

What's wrong with you?

The carnivorous plant shook its large head in dissatisfaction, then turned its gaze to the still-struggling banyan tree.

Lin Nanxing understood what he meant and asked in surprise, "Do you think you're too bored?"

It's rare to find someone in the world who complains about having nothing to do.

After being reminded by Big Mouth, Lin Nanxing realized that it was true. Big Banyan was responsible for guarding the territory, the Clover were responsible for planting crops, and only Big Mouth was useless.

But seeing that Big Mouth was only level 30, Lin Nanxing racked his brains and finally came up with a job that could utilize Big Mouth.

"Big Mouth, why don't you go explore the surroundings for me? You can use your space to see if there's anything interesting around and bring it back to me."

Before the words were finished, a system notification suddenly sounded in my mind:

[Triggering a hidden quest: The Explorer's Footprints]

[Mission Objective: Thoroughly explore the environment within a 10-kilometer radius of the territory]

Current progress: 2/10

[Reward: Reputation Points +1]

Reputation points? Lin Nanxing raised an eyebrow in surprise; this was the first time the system had mentioned this attribute.

She quickly brought up her personal panel and, sure enough, found a brand new reputation bar in the corner, followed by a small "0".

Although Lin Nanxing was a complete novice when it came to games, she knew that the conditions for triggering hidden quests were very difficult, but the rewards would be very generous.

Although she didn't know the exact purpose of reputation points, her intuition told her that it was likely related to later territory upgrades.

So, Big Mouth took on this simple yet important task.

*

While Lin Nanxing was still worrying about the lack of high-level players in his territory, the hunting team that Shu Yi had joined was facing its final battle.

After more than ten days of fierce fighting, this hastily assembled team finally succeeded in killing the level 60 giant mutated chicken king. However, when they sorted out their loot, what dropped out surprised them.

"Jelly, chicken, eggs, beef!" Hu Ba stared wide-eyed, rummaging through the fallen items in disbelief.

Besides the usual weapons and equipment, there were also a lot of fresh ingredients scattered around. You have to understand that in the ten years since the apocalypse, no one has ever gotten food while killing monsters.

"What's going on? Has this monster mutated? Does it mean that the higher the level, the better the loot?"

This idea was immediately rejected by everyone. "Impossible. We just killed a level 55 Lava Giant Lizard in our town last month, and it only dropped regular materials."

“I think I know what’s going on,” Shu Yi suddenly said.

Everyone turned their attention to Shu Yi, who had been silent all along. Suddenly, they remembered that this person had taken out milk tea a few days ago. Could it be that the strange encounter was still there?

Ten days have passed since they hunted down that level 65 monster.

For ten days, everyone was busy reviewing the situation, replenishing supplies, and planning the next round of hunting, and they didn't have time to ask Shu Yi about the origin of those five cups of iced milk tea.

Having finished resting, Hu Ba planted his weapon in the sand and was about to ask a question when Shu Yi raised his hand first and spoke up.

“I bought the milk tea in a place called ‘Star Territory’.” His voice wasn’t loud, but it was enough to silence everyone instantly. “A few days ago, I became an official resident there.”

Those present were somewhat confused upon hearing about this territory: "Star Territory? Never heard of it."