Chapter 12: The Twelfth Day of Making Games at the Qingqiu Experience Center
Tiger Three is a member of the Tiger Clan. The Fox Clan and the Tiger Clan have always been on good terms. This time, after receiving an invitation from the Fox Clan, the Tiger Clan Chief sent Tiger Three to attend.
"Please don't take offense, Chief Qingqiu. A distinguished guest has arrived in our clan, and the chief was unable to leave, so he had to send me instead. This is an apology gift that the chief instructed me to bring; please accept it, Chief Qingqiu." Hu San spoke neither humbly nor arrogantly, and his words were measured.
In his youth, he had traveled with an unnamed cultivator for a while, gaining more experience in human relationships than his clansmen. This was the reason why the clan elders sent him to Qingqiu this time.
However, since the invitation was for the clan chief, and the person who came was just an ordinary clansman, the proper etiquette could not be omitted, and three valuable gifts were presented.
If it weren't for that distinguished guest, it should have been the clan chief who came here. But thinking of the three-foot-long sword in the distinguished guest's hand, Tiger Three shuddered. Perhaps it was a good thing that he could take this opportunity to escape.
Qing Jiu was unaware of the reason behind it all. She was very confident in this publicity plan. Although it wasn't the Tiger Clan Chief who came to cooperate, Tiger Three's arrival would still be enough to send the message back.
It was just a matter of going around in circles; no clan leader could refuse Fairy Yuanyi's game.
"I understand. I will accept the seeds sent by the Tiger Clan. The grand ceremony begins tomorrow. You can play around in Qingqiu for a while first."
Play? What's there to play in Qingqiu? It's even more remote than the stone mountains of their tiger clan. At least stones can grow moss, but this land of the fox clan is barren.
Of course, he couldn't say these things to the Qingqiu clan chief. Hu San bowed again and then left the clan chief's cave with the little fox named Qing Shui.
Qingshui was quite happy to receive guests. Recently, many visitors had come to the clan, and every guest was astonished to see Qingqiu now. Last time, she saw a snake clan member so shocked that his tail stood straight up on the ground like a stick.
It's so much fun!
One step, two steps, three steps, and the show begins.
"Where is this?!" The tiger clan guest opened his mouth in shock; the huge tiger's mouth could fit two Qing Shui (a type of Chinese liquor).
Before him lay a profusion of flowers and lush green grass, a sight vastly different from anything he had ever seen or heard when he visited Qingqiu before. The spiritual energy was so abundant that even the pores of his body seemed to open up.
Is this still the remote and impoverished Qingqiu? Where was he sent? Or has he fallen under an illusion?
Qingshui proudly wagged her tail: "This is Qingqiu. The clan chief and Little Ginseng taught us how to farm and beautify the environment, so Qingqiu has become more beautiful now." She had also planted a lot of land, and she deserves some credit for this place.
"Farming?" Hu San thought of the news that the fox clan had been exchanging seeds extensively recently.
But that's impossible. A celestial being once perished here, and the resentment is extremely strong. The fox clan can live here because they are his descendants. Outsiders who visit them will feel unwell, and those delicate flowers and plants absolutely cannot grow here.
Tiger Three casually plucked a wild grass, muddy as it was, and stuffed it into his mouth. Qing Shui couldn't stop him in time and could only watch as the tiger's sharp teeth chewed and ground the grass.
Yes, it is indeed a real wild grass, not an illusion.
Hu San was extremely curious. What had happened in Qingqiu that caused such a dramatic change?
"Hey, little fox Qingqiu, what happened? How did you become like this?"
Tiger Three asked casually, never expecting that a cub that couldn't even properly transform into human form could tell him any crucial information.
But Qing Shui had already memorized the standard answer: "Qingqiu has achieved its current state thanks to the guidance of Fairy Yuanyi."
Immortal Yuanyi, Hu San couldn't recall any such enlightened master nearby for a moment. Could she also be a wandering cultivator traveling around?
It wasn't until Qingshui whispered that it was the one from Wuzhuang Temple that Hu San realized that Zhen Yuanzi's sickly sister actually had such abilities.
However, since the Great Immortal Zhen Yuanzi is behind Qingqiu, the Tiger Clan cannot seize this land. Tiger Three took a deep breath; this spiritual energy is comparable to a small blessed land, not to mention the spiritual flowers and herbs by the roadside.
If only the Tiger Clan's Stone Mountain could look like this. It's a pity that Tiger Mountain didn't try to please that fairy like Qingqiu did, otherwise the Tiger Clan could have gotten a share of the spoils.
"However, Fairy Yuanyi is concerned about all living beings and has decided to teach everyone the secret of changing their clan's territory at tomorrow's grand gathering."
Qing Shui's words immediately excited Hu San again. His eyes widened: "You mean the method to transform Qingqiu into this? Our Tiger Clan can use it too!"
"Of course, Fairy Yuanyi said that all races can use this method to 'plant more flowers and trees, increase cultivation and get rich'."
Qingshui repeated the words taught in his clan: "We, the Qingqiu clan, are moved by the magnanimity of Fairy Yuanyi and have decided to let our distinguished guests from all clans be the first to experience the secret of the transformation. Tiger clan guest, would you like to go now?"
"I want to go! Of course I want to go, take me there now."
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So Qingshui led Hu San to a square shed.
"Experience an internet cafe?" Hu San looked at the newly carved words on the stone tablet. What was an internet cafe?
"That's right, this is where the clan chief arranged for the distinguished guests from all clans to experience tomorrow's grand event in advance. It only requires a little bit of spiritual energy to use."
The Qingqiu clan already knows that formations need to be combined with spiritual power to achieve their maximum effect, but their cultivation is limited, and the amount of spiritual power they can inject into the game is already at its maximum.
Therefore, in order to accumulate spiritual power, the foxes of Qingqiu decided to obtain spiritual power from the distinguished guests attending the event, allowing them to experience Qingqiu in advance. After considering the opinions of Fairy Yuanyi, a brand-new internet cafe was born.
"From now on, Qingqiu will be the demonstration site. Any race that wants to run the game can come to Qingqiu to experience it first." Qingshui was extremely proud. This was because Fairy Yuanyi valued Qingqiu.
Tiger Three surveyed the shed, which was quite large for a fox, but it was too big for his original form to fit inside. He could only enter the room in human form.
Inside the room were two rows of wooden tables and stools. A formation diagram floated on the table, and various races, including the snake, cat, and rabbit clans, had gathered before it. Their eyes were fixed on the screen as if under a spell, completely oblivious to his arrival.
The tiger clan is known for its ferocity; even smaller demon clans tremble at the sight of them. But at this moment, no one paid any attention to Tiger Three.
Something unusual must be going on. Hu San paused in his forward stride: "What's wrong with them?" Could it be that Qingqiu is trying to dominate this area by relying on the Great Immortal Zhen Yuanzi?
He had noticed that many of the demons obsessed with formations were clan leaders, far more powerful than Qing Jiu. To trap all these beasts within the fox clan and then annex their entire tribe—Qing Qiu truly harbored great ambitions.
Qingshui, of course, was unaware of Hu San's conspiracy theory. She replied matter-of-factly, "They're playing Farm Battle. We Qingqiu learned how to farm through Farm Battle."
"However, we in Qingqiu chose the immersive illusion array mode, but it seems that the distinguished guests who come to Qingqiu cannot accept this mode. Later, Fairy Yuanyi modified the screen mode and established an internet cafe."
Who would dare fall into an illusionary formation in someone else's lair? What if your clan leader swallowed them whole? Demon blood is a highly nutritious substance. But are these demons truly not trapped in an illusion?
Tiger Three felt as if they had fallen into a dragon's den and a tiger's lair, with an abyss ahead.
"Honored guest, would you like to experience the illusion array mode or the screen mode? Playing the game will give you a preview of tomorrow's grand event theme~" Qing Shui was calculating in his heart how much spiritual power the tiger clan's honored guest could contribute to the array. Such a big guy could definitely ripen those thirty fields in the east.
"Experience the secrets of Qingqiu ahead of time." These two words returned to Hu San's mind. To obtain the secrets to Qingqiu's improvement, even if it meant facing mountains of knives and seas of fire, or dragon's dens and tiger's dens, Hu San would not hesitate to go.
Tiger Mountain gritted his teeth. It was just a little risk, right? He'd do it. After all, there were still so many leaders here; Qingqiu wouldn't be foolish enough to make enemies of all the tribes.
"...Screen mode is fine." Even a tiger needs to have some sense of danger. Sitting in front of a screen, you can sense danger and run away in time. But if you get trapped in an illusion, you'll be left with no one to turn to for help.
Qing Shui had anticipated this: "Alright, then just input your spiritual energy into the screen to activate the game. I'll go help the next guest now. Have a pleasant time."
After guiding Tiger Three to power on the device, the little fox left without looking back, leaving Tiger Three completely bewildered. Fortunately, there was only one game on the screen, which, after activation, displayed the message "Please enter your name."
After carefully filling out Tiger Three's form, a little ginseng appeared on the screen: "Are you the Tiger Three I've been waiting for? Come and build the farm with me!"
I'm a tiger, how could I know how to farm?
After playing for a while, Tiger Three recharged his account to buy seeds. These were rare seeds, and they only cost 50 spirit stones, which was a great deal.
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Yuan Yi had just received news that representatives from all ethnic groups within a radius of ten thousand miles had arrived in Qingqiu.
Qing Jiu also opportunely noted that the visiting representatives were very receptive to the game and spent a lot of money on it, adding another step to the total spending in just one day. Tomorrow's Qingqiu Grand Gathering is sure to be a great success.
After confirming that there were no problems with Qingqiu, Yuan Yi decided to go and discuss the live broadcast issue with her brother again.
After all, it was Zhen Yuanzi who suggested that she had a friend who could help with the promotion, so now she has to ask about the progress of the promotion and whether the live streaming formation she created has been delivered to her friend.
Yuan Yi skillfully opened the game chat interface. At this time, her brother was still in the game, so sending a voice message was not as fast as using the newly loaded chat interface.
Zhen Yuanzi replied quickly: "Fellow Daoist Hongyun has replied. The formation has been removed, and we will help with the publicity."
Yuan Yi then realized that the friend her brother had mentioned was actually the legendary Hong Yun.
This was a well-known figure in the ancient legends, and Yuan Yi was very interested, so he continued to ask, "Is Fellow Daoist Hongyun your brother's friend? What kind of person is he exactly? Does he like playing games?"
Hongyun is known for his good interpersonal relationships. If we could cooperate long-term to help promote the game, wouldn't that save us a lot of money on advertising?
This time, Zhen Yuanzi replied after a long time: "...The double-petaled flower with a human face failed to mutate and its grade dropped."
This is the third time.
Those few words sent a chill down Yuan Yi's spine. She quickly closed the chat window and began simulating tomorrow's live broadcast.
In any game, there are lucky and unlucky players. Although I did adjust the mutation probability a bit low and lost a lot of rarity due to failed mutations, it's just a game.
Surely my brother won't quit the game to have an offline encounter with her? He hasn't left the game for three days straight because of this mutated flower.
Yuan Yi quietly added a safety net mechanism to the hybridization system, guaranteeing success once out of a hundred mutations. That probability should be acceptable, right?
A note from the author:
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Yuan Yi: My brother felt the game had too few gameplay options, so I let him play the beta version early and unlocked his play restrictions. I'm such a good sister! [heart emoji]
Zhen Yuanzi [Collecting Materials] [Hybrid Variety] [1.69% Success Rate] [Recharge] [Shake for Great Luck] [Mutation Failure] [Rank Reduction] [Deep Breath]: Yuan Yi is still just a child.
[Repeat the above steps ten times] [Major failure] [doge emoji]
Zhen Yuanzi: Where's my knife? [Angry]
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