Chapter 47 Reputation Gacha Machine Cherry Bomb

Lin Nanxing's relaxed mood, which had just been lifted by a hearty meal, vanished instantly upon seeing the demanding upgrade requirements for the next stage.

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

1. Establish Diplomatic Relations: Establish formal friendly relations with at least three territories of similar size (township level) (0/3)

[2. Prosperity: Five or more commercial shops independently opened and continuously operated by territory residents (0/5)]

3. Reputation: The territory's overall reputation value reaches 20 points (Current reputation: 1/20)

[4. Special: Successfully defended against and resolved five medium-sized or larger external attacks (including but not limited to beast tides and attacks from hostile forces) (1/5)]

Lin Nanxing frowned deeply. Upgrading to a city was more than twice as difficult as upgrading to a town.

The standards for establishing a formal friendly relationship are too vague. What level of relationship is required to qualify?

As for the three towns closest to the Star Territory—Yunpei Town, Chixia Town, and Fuguang Town—she had absolutely no contact with them.

In Chixia Town, the high-level player Hu Ba, whom I had previously encountered, is the younger brother of the town's mayor. He lived in the territory for a long time and had a very good impression of it. This could be a good starting point to establish relations with his brother, who is the town mayor.

Fuguang Town is a delicate matter. Both Wang Qian and Wei Feiyang, two high-level players, were recruited from there. They snatched people away before even officially interacting with them. The town mayor probably won't have a very good impression of Xingxing Territory.

Needless to say, she has taken so many residents from Yunpei Town, and even more high-level players. Although she had some dealings with the children of the management, whether it can rise to a formal friendly level is still unknown.

The first item alone left her somewhat bewildered, let alone the other three.

Cultivating five self-operated shops, increasing the elusive reputation value, and successfully repelling five medium-sized attacks—each more difficult than the last.

Speaking of reputation points, Lin Nanxing was even more helpless. So far, the only reputation point she had was obtained by Da Zui exploring the surrounding environment.

"System," she asked in her mind, "how exactly do I acquire these reputation points, and what are they used for?"

[The host has met the requirements for unlocking the reputation feature. Would you like to spend 10,000 game coins to unlock it?]

"It takes 10,000 points to activate the skill?" Lin Nanxing suddenly had a bad feeling.

But no matter how ominous the situation, the money still had to be spent. Sure enough, after unlocking it, Lin Nanxing saw a dazzling and ornate gashapon machine.

[Reputation Gacha Machine: 1 reputation point can be exchanged for 1 gacha chance; a rare item is guaranteed after 5 gacha pulls!]

Lin Nanxing's lips twitched as he looked at the conspicuous "five consecutive draws" button.

She even did a five-pull spree! It wasn't easy for her to get this much reputation.

Lin Nanxing inwardly complained, but his hands moved without hesitation. He spent his only 1 point of reputation, and the gashapon machine immediately emitted a dazzling light.

After a burst of cheerful music, a gashapon ball was ejected and appeared out of thin air in Lin Nanxing's hand.

She paused, looking at the ball in her hand that resembled a Kinder Surprise egg, and tried to twist it open.

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained: Special Magical Plant - Exploding Cherry Tree (Excellent)]

[Note: The cherries that grow after planting can be used as a weapon, with a power comparable to a level 40 monster self-destructing.]

Fruit ripening period: 3 days

Lin Nanxing had just finished reading the instructions when, in the next second, a fruit tree as tall as a person appeared out of thin air in the room.

As soon as the fruit tree hit the ground, it seemed to have a mind of its own, running to the styrofoam box next to the bed, pushing aside the two glowing mushrooms that were still spouting water mist, and forcefully taking root inside.

Lin Nanxing stared in disbelief at its actions, never expecting the reputation system to give such a "surprise".

Is this a cherry bomb?

The combat power of a single cherry is equivalent to the self-destruction power of a level 40 monster. If she had a hundred of them, wouldn't she be able to do whatever she wanted?

Having drawn such a useful magical plant in just one draw, Lin Nanxing suddenly developed an unprecedented interest in collecting reputation points.

"System, how do I acquire reputation points? Aren't you going to give me some guidance?"

[Sorry, host, there are no related settings in this system. Please explore the reputation value system on your own.]

"Then what's the point of having this game system?"

The system remained silent for nearly a minute. Considering that its host was a complete novice who knew nothing about games, it resigned itself to going easy on the game.

[Host, Reputation Points are a hidden core indicator that measures a territory's fame, influence, and overall strength in the world. They require completing special events to unlock, and issuing such events is outside the scope of this system's permissions.]

Lin Nanxing understood the system's hint: anything that could increase fame, influence, and overall strength could potentially earn him reputation points.

Having gotten the answer she wanted, she stopped pressuring the system. She took a mop from the bathroom and prepared to tidy up her "Water Curtain Cave" house.

[Host, actually, there's a room cleaning service available for order in the store.] As if to make up for the earlier refusal, the system suddenly spoke up, offering a considerate reminder.

"Hmph, at least you're still somewhat useful."

[...] The system wiped away the cold sweat from the code generated by the data simulation.

After spending a thousand points, Lin Nanxing's little house was completely transformed. Even the grease in the kitchen from cooking was gone. She changed into her outdoor clothes and, with the glowing mushroom that was about to be squeezed out of the foam box, prepared to go out.

In just one hour, the original glowing mushroom split off into a new one. Lin Nanxing asked the system and found that only the original glowing mushroom had the ability to split. The others that split off, although they had the ability to illuminate and shield, could not differentiate.

She kept one blossom to continue using as a humidifier. Before leaving, she didn't forget the new member. Turning to the cherry sapling swaying on the windowsill, she asked, "Bao Bao, do you want to come with me to the farmland? The soil there is more spacious and more suitable for your growth."

The cherry tree didn't react at all to being called "Baobao." Instead, it curled up its leaves as if it wanted to bury itself in the flowerpot.

Lin Nanxing immediately understood what was going on and couldn't help but chuckle: "Alright, alright, so you're socially awkward. I won't force you. Just stay home and bear the fruit."

Lin Nanxing placed a whole bottle of growth accelerator next to the cherry tree so that it could use it at any time.

Holding two glowing mushrooms, she ran into Shu Yi, who was returning from an outing, just as she stepped out of the apartment building.

The handsome man still carried the longbow he never parted with, his steps steady.

"What a coincidence, Shu Yi," Lin Nanxing greeted with a smile. "You're still out in this weather?"

Shu Yan stopped and his gaze lingered for a moment on the glowing object in her arms. He nodded and said, "I just had breakfast."

Lin Nanxing noticed his gaze, remembered the chocolate from yesterday, and on a whim, handed over the glowing mushroom in her hand.

"Here, this is for you." She smiled brightly, her eyes showing no trace of yesterday's gloom. "Consider it a return gift for the chocolates you gave me yesterday. Put them in your room tonight; they'll both provide light and humidify the air. They're quite practical."

Shu Yi didn't refuse, naturally taking the glowing mushroom she handed him, and casually said, "Let's add each other as friends."

After the communication function of Star Territory was launched, in addition to the public channel, private channels also appeared, similar to the old chat software, where only friends could communicate privately.

Lin Nanxing was originally planning how to ask Shu Yi to add him as a friend, but unexpectedly, it was Shu Yi who took the initiative first.

Shu Yi didn't miss the surprised look on Lin Nanxing's face. His ears slowly turned red as he said slowly, "It's okay if it's inconvenient. We're close by, face to face..."

Before Shu Yi could finish speaking, a message popped up on his system interface.

[Player Lin Nanxing has requested to become your friend. Have you accepted?]

The two successfully became friends. When saying goodbye, Shu Yi specifically said, "During the Eternal Night, the number of monsters active outside will also decrease. After I figure out the distribution of the surrounding swamps, you can also try to go out for a walk."

The distribution of swamps? Isn't that something that's already on the map? Lin Nanxing didn't voice his doubts, but simply smiled and agreed.

After the territory expanded, it took Lin Nanxing a full ten minutes just to walk from the apartment building to the farm.

She specifically designated a new plot of land to house the unusually active glowing mushrooms. At the current rate of reproduction, she estimated that the plot of land wouldn't be enough in less than a month.

As she walked along the ridges of the field carrying the glowing mushroom, she discovered that the sly coriander spirit hadn't noticed her arrival. It was comfortably soaking most of its body in a small cup of milk tea that it had somehow gotten its hands on.

She looked like she was soaking in a hot spring, even more comfortable than Lin Nanxing.

In stark contrast to its languidness are its clover siblings, who are lined up and diligently fanning their leaves, harvesting the ripe crops.

After Lin Nanxing calmly finished planting the glowing mushrooms and left the area illuminated by them, the coriander spirit suddenly sensed her presence.

Startled, it jumped out of the milk tea cup, frantically shaking off the water, waving its leaves in a pretentious manner, and gesturing at the clover plants as if it were a serious supervisor.

Lin Nanxing suppressed a laugh and didn't expose its clumsy performance.

She turned to an employee who was resting nearby and asked, "With the sudden arrival of eternal night, were the crops affected?"

"Don't worry, boss. I've been here since the eternal night came yesterday. It's strange, but these crops seem completely unaffected by the eternal night. They're growing just as well as before."

Even so, just to be on the safe side, Lin Nanxing still purchased a large lighting fixture from the system store.

When the soft artificial sunlight shines over the farmland, all the plants instinctively stretch out a little more towards the light source.

After settling the glowing mushrooms and carefully inspecting the farmland to confirm that all crops were indeed growing safely, Lin Nanxing breathed a slight sigh of relief.

*

Lin Qiulan had been working in Star Territory for almost two months, and today was the most leisurely day she had ever experienced. After receiving a few familiar official residents, no one else visited the water park.

She gazed out the window at the eternal night and the bubbling swamp faintly visible in the distance, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Sister Lan, what's wrong? Why do you look so worried?" Lin Nanxing had just walked in when she saw her looking so anxious.