Chapter 68 Spring Hunting Activities

Before Shu Yi could respond, Lin Nanxing called out through the barrier, "Gentlemen, what are you looking for outside in this heat?"

Hearing someone call her name, a friendly-looking man looked up, held up a tender green plant in his hand, and said cheerfully, "Little girl, we're digging for wild vegetables. We found them here yesterday. There are so many growing along this swamp, and they taste incredibly fresh!"

Lin Nanxing recognized the man who answered as a regular resident of the swamp fishing spot, a fishing enthusiast who usually spent his days fishing by the swamp. If there were any changes, he would indeed be the first to notice.

"Hey girl, do you want some? There are plenty here, I'll pick some for you."

"Thank you, Uncle, but I'm not very good at cooking, so I'll pass." Hearing his words, Lin Nanxing looked closely and discovered that several kinds of wild vegetables she had never seen before were growing in the damp soil at the edge of the swamp.

She looked puzzled. She had never redeemed seeds for these plants in the system shop. Wasn't it said that no plants had grown naturally in this world for a full ten years? Where did these wild vegetables come from?

A startling thought flashed through her mind, and she looked sharply at Shu Yi. The moment their eyes met, they both saw the same shock in each other's eyes.

The game is changing!

Lin Nanxing hurriedly called out to the system in his mind, but the system, which was always responsive, seemed to be asleep at this moment and did not respond at all.

*

The Star Territory has recently made a big move. Before the winter night has ended, uniformly distributed watchtowers have begun to appear around the territory's barrier, with one tower almost every five steps.

At the same time, the territory issued a large-scale recruitment order, urgently seeking archers skilled in ranged attacks, in preparation for the upcoming spring beast tide.

Just as the residents of the territory were discussing these defensive measures, a pinned announcement was sent to the public channel.

[Spring Hunt Begins - Protecting Our Homeland]

Winter is coming to an end, and all things are beginning to revive.

To enhance the overall combat strength of the territory and prepare for the challenges of spring, the territory is holding a "Spring Hunt".

During the event, you can earn contribution points by successfully hunting monsters. Accumulated contribution points can be exchanged for exclusive rare rewards.

Please refer to the attachment for details.

May you all be like a full moon, like a shooting star, working together to protect our homeland.

The announcement included a file that showed the specific calculation method for contribution points.

Contribution calculation method:

Hunting a Lv.1-Lv.5 monster = 2 contribution points

A level 6-10 monster = 5 contribution points

A level 11-20 monster = 15 contribution points

A level 21-35 monster = 50 contribution points

A level 36+ monster = 100 contribution points

Note:

The loot from hunting monsters belongs to the individual; territory records only the number of monsters hunted.

Contribution points cannot be transferred to others, but can be earned by forming a team.

Contribution points redemption method:

5 free water park tickets = 100 contribution points (can be redeemed for 1000 visits)

Popular Food Gift Pack = 700 Contribution Points (can be redeemed 1000 times)

Customized weapon from the forge = 1000 contribution points (can be redeemed 50 times)

......

One-year usage right of basic farmland = 3000 contribution points (can be redeemed 20 times)

One year of free use of a shop in the commercial area = 5000 contribution points (can be redeemed 5 times)

Two-year residency rights in a commercial apartment = 10,000 contribution points (can be redeemed 5 times)

As soon as the announcement was released, the public channel immediately began to flood with chat.

Holy crap! Five free water park vouchers for only 100 contribution points? I could break even with just one trip with my daughter!

[They even have custom-made weapons from the blacksmith's workshop!!! These would cost tens of thousands on the market now, but here they only cost 1,000 contribution points. You just need to kill 20 level 16 monsters. What a bargain!]

[The annual right to use a basic farmland only costs 3,000 contribution points. If I could exchange it for a farmland, would all the harvest be mine?]

Certainly, the territory has always been very generous.

[A two-year leasehold right for a commercial property means you don't have to pay rent for two whole years, which can save at least 240,000 yuan. Wow, the land company is really generous.]

[The person upstairs didn't even look at the exchange conditions for the apartment. Level 30 monsters aren't easy to hunt; most players need to team up to do it, right?]

What's there to mock? It's not like no one can do it. At worst, you can team up to earn contribution points and then live together. The conditions are fixed, but people are flexible.

The group chat started flooded with messages, and all the players who saw the contribution point redemption table were immediately filled with fighting spirit.

Even some casual players who were content to stay in their territories and wait for them to defend themselves are starting to consider whether to go out and hunt monsters when spring arrives.

There's no other reason than that they gave away too much territory.

Dealing with Lv.1 monsters is as easy as cutting vegetables for most players, and even then, you get 2 contribution points. Little by little, it adds up to a lot, which is basically like taking advantage of the territory.

Every reward in the contribution points redemption list, from entertainment and consumption to settling down and starting a business, precisely addresses the needs of different groups of people. It's clear that Territory has really brought out all its best resources this time.

*

The eternal night ended rather abruptly.

That morning, Lin Nanxing was still dreaming in bed when he was woken up by deafening cheers outside the window.

She groggily pushed open the window and was almost blinded by the long-awaited sunlight.

"The sun is out?" She rubbed her eyes, not quite realizing it yet.

Shu Yi's communicator rang at that moment: [Are you awake? The beast tide has arrived ahead of schedule.]

After reading the message, Lin Nanxing's lingering sleepiness vanished instantly. "I'm coming right now!"

When Lin Nanxing rushed to the watchtower, the area below was already in chaos, but not in a panicked way; it was a lively kind of chaos.

With the incentive of contribution points and the long-awaited sunshine, the players were as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood. They were all in high spirits and ran towards the edge of the barrier with their weapons.

"Make way, make way!" A tank player, dressed in a heat-resistant suit and carrying a giant hammer, squeezed through the crowd. "I haven't seen the sun in months, my body's practically rusting. Perfect, I'll test my skills against these monsters!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the player passed through the barrier and ran towards the area where the monsters gathered, smashing one monster at a time.

When Lin Nanxing climbed to the top of the watchtower, Shu Yi was there adjusting his bowstring.

Seeing her approach, he casually handed her a pair of binoculars: "You've come at the right time, take a look at this scene."

A dark mass of beasts surged in from the horizon, but under the early spring sun, these originally ferocious monsters did not look so terrifying.

Before those poor monsters could even get close to the barrier, they were intercepted and killed by the excited players in the distance. Lin Nanxing looked through his binoculars and saw countless data points dissipating in the distance, which at first glance looked like fog.

Shu Yi, who was standing nearby, was organizing the archers to attack. As the rain of arrows fell, Lin Nanxing even heard someone humming a tune.

"Looks like everyone's in a good mood." Shu Yi shot an arrow through a shadow wolf that was trying to climb the barrier, then turned back and smiled at her.

Nanxing smirked smugly: "I contributed a lot of good stuff to this beast tide. Now, hunting monsters can earn game currency, collect materials, and accumulate contribution points, so of course they are very motivated."

She paused, her tone tinged with pain: "Not to mention I even spent 100,000 points to activate the system's real-time ranking function."

As she said, at this moment, each resident's system interface displays a constantly changing contribution ranking.

All monster-hunting achievements will be automatically converted into contribution points and updated in real time on the leaderboard.

Once you're in the game world, rankings are a regular occurrence. Even if it's not for contribution points, but just for the vanity of ranking, many people still rush to the forefront.

As Lin Nanxing spoke, he opened the system interface, where the total contribution data for the Spring Hunt activity was rapidly increasing.

On the individual ranking list, most of the top-ranked archers are those with geographical advantages, with Shu Yi's name at the very top, his contribution far ahead of others.

She closed the interface with satisfaction. "These 100,000 points were well spent. At this rate, the beast tide in the spring is nothing to fear."

The spring beast tides come and go quickly, usually with three or four waves of intense attacks a day. In just one day, one of Lin Nanxing's territory upgrade tasks was completed.

As the last batch of monsters scattered under the setting sun at the end of the day, the combat players in Star Territory reluctantly returned to the city.

Today's battle is completely different from the past. The territory's barrier has a damage reflection function and a powerful defensive capability. Even if you are temporarily outmatched by the monsters you are fighting, as long as you retreat into the barrier in time, you will not be in any danger.

Players only need to unleash their stamina to the fullest, without any worries.

The edge of the barrier became lively before sunset.

As they removed their protective suits, which were stained with monster blood, they excitedly shared their day's results: "That three-star Wind Pattern Leopard almost escaped today, thanks to Old Zhang shooting it in the hind leg with an arrow!"

"How many contribution points have you accumulated? I'm almost ready to exchange them for a water park pass."

"Then you're a bit lame. I've already collected two sets."

After a quick rinse, the tired but excited crowd dispersed, each seeking their own way to relax.

Some groups headed straight to the restaurant, while others took their families to the water park; long queues formed again outside the milk tea shops.

While others are still holed up underground, struggling to regain their strength in a stifling environment, the nights in the Starry Territory are exceptionally comforting.

The most bustling place in the territory right now is a massage parlor that opened less than a month ago, and its origins are anything but simple.

The shop owner was originally an old doctor in Dongyang Town who was skilled in meridian therapy. After his unreliable town mayor, Yuan Chengping, led the whole town to relocate, he opened this shop on the commercial street. Unexpectedly, it became very popular as soon as it opened.

The master craftsman also took on several apprentices and developed a relaxation technique specifically for combat professions.

"Master Li, the usual, focus on massaging my shoulders." An archer familiarly lay down on the massage bed. "I drew the bow too hard today, my right shoulder is a bit sore."

"Alright." The old doctor skillfully pressed on his shoulders and neck. "You guys did a great job today. I see that everyone's data on the contribution leaderboard is pretty good."

Despite his advanced age, the old doctor had specifically chosen the tank role when he selected his profession. His grip strength was extraordinary, making the archer grimace. Even so, the archer didn't forget to answer the old doctor's question: "That's right, Captain Shu Yi alone got almost two thousand contribution points... Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch!"

"It's good that it hurts. Where there's flow, there's no pain. You should massage it more often." The old doctor quickly stopped the fleeing customer and continued his work expressionlessly.

In the well-soundproofed room next door, a faint scent of herbs filled the air. Several young people were enjoying moxibustion. Outside the window, the streetlights bathed the commercial street in a warm golden light, and all the shops were lit up.

At this moment, the combat players who had just experienced a life-or-death battle finally relaxed completely in this peaceful atmosphere.