Chapter 148 (End of Text)
Rewards of your choice.
From the moment Shu Mo realized that the system was maintaining the balance of the game, she should have thought that this reward was related to her.
It anticipated the first-place result and used this method to solve this difficult problem.
The management system is more sophisticated than it and hides itself well. The Doomsday Game could not find the reason for the decrease in mortality, but it knew that it was all because an uninvited guest broke into its world.
Unable to find it, and unable to kill it, it finally chose to give up the reward.
He gave her an extremely broad authority, allowing her to return to her own world.
Leaving here and escaping the threat of death is what every player dreams of.
It takes it for granted.
Besides, she didn't belong here in the first place.
In this way, it can eliminate this destabilizing factor without violating the rules of the game and get the game back on track.
A strange light flashed across the screen in front of him, as if he was secretly excited.
Shu Mo sighed softly in his heart.
Mo Bai still knows more about the Doomsday Game than she does.
So, he guessed this result in advance.
She suddenly remembered the pitiful blue bubble in the evaluation system that she had been delaying again and again and had not yet resolved.
The voice in the bubble was very familiar to her, it was Mo Bai's inner voice.
That day, Feng Long seemed to go find Shu Mo when he was away.
She wanted to take him away from here.
"It's not that there's no way to break the contract with a summoned beast. It just requires a price, a huge price - but the dragon clan can help solve it."
"The Clan will accept you, and I can take you home."
When Shu Mo heard Mo Bai's voice, he refused without hesitation, and even had a slight aversion.
"This is my home," he said.
The bubble burst with a "pop".
Before it broke, she seemed to see the warm light of a fireplace.
——Because she gave him a home, so now it's his turn to take her home, right?
The giant dragon didn't move, and for the first time, it exuded a sad aura. Shu Mo raised his hand and touched the big head in front of him.
"But I said, that's not what I want."
The dragon stirred and raised his eyes in confusion.
This kind of conversation had already taken place once, but he thought at the time...
Shu Mo patted him on the shoulder to reassure him, then glanced around with a slightly hesitant look.
She had only one reward, but more than one wish.
At this moment, the system started to operate sluggishly, as if realizing that something was wrong, and it made some creaking sounds in an attempt to stop it. But after a few seconds, it still succumbed to the rules of nature and the pop-up window popped up reluctantly.
【Unlock new achievements! 】
【Achievement conditions: 1. Directly or indirectly save 100,000 people√
2. Gain the gratitude of more than 95% of the world's population√】
[All conditions have been met (2/2)]
[Congratulations to the player for unlocking the SSS-level title "Savior"! 】
【Title reward: a wish.
(Note: This must be done within the rules of the game, please do not use it to break the rules)]
[Equip immediately? 】
Shu Mo: “????”
When she saw the reward line, her whole body had crashed. When the last question popped up, she nodded without thinking: "Okay, okay."
The next second, Mo Bai, who was still immersed in sadness, felt his eyes blinded by a ray of holy light.
Dragon: “…”
Shu Mo, who had the three characters "Savior" written on them in 3D with colorful surround effects above his head, said: "... Damn."
Aaaaaaaaaaah! ! !
She was so embarrassed that she crawled on the ground and quickly put the title away using the fastest hand speed of her life.
But it was too late.
The players around her looked at her with increasingly complicated expressions.
Shu Mo: “…”
She remained calm and forced herself back to the previous atmosphere. Just as she was about to speak, she found that Feng Long was standing beside her without her noticing.
Everyone was looking at the boss and her summoned beast, but another dragon slipped away quietly, transformed into a human form without anyone noticing, and joined the crowd to watch the excitement with interest.
She crossed her arms, and when she noticed Shu Mo's gaze, she simply walked closer and spoke openly, "Boss, can you tell me what you plan to do with the reward?"
Shu Mo: “…”
Why do I always feel like she's just watching the fun and not minding the trouble?
Could she really not guess, or did she just not care?
I don’t care… Shu Mo paused and asked, “Why did you help me these days?”
She looked into Feng Long's eyes and then added, "For a long time, I actually thought that monsters and the system were 'one and the same'."
——Together they pose a threat to the player.
But after getting to know Mo Bai and more and more monsters, she gradually discovered that this was not the case.
Super S-level monsters are not controlled by the system, so they show different personalities, hobbies, and living habits.
Unlike lower-level monsters, they don't always hate humans. On the contrary, they are sometimes willing to get close to them.
Knowing that monsters have different natures, looking at those low-level monsters and seeing them showing exactly the same aggressiveness, watching them wandering around the gathering places set up by the system day after day, watching them go through the cycle of life and death but can only do the same thing over and over again, you will feel that it seems to be a harsher treatment than the players.
The nature is suppressed, put into the same mold, and placed into the established framework.
From generation to generation, there is no escape.
As "living things", they seem to have even less than humans.
Shu Mo couldn't simply regard them as programs, because in this world, humans were also just pieces of data.
Everyone is the same.
Feng Long didn't seem to expect her to ask back, but he still thought about it carefully and said, "Boss, I have also performed my duties well these days."
"Because customers are too busy, they come and go and rarely stay, so every store is deserted. People have nothing to do. As an HR, I naturally have to care about the physical and mental health of my employees. So I went around asking people how their work experience is here. After getting feedback, I can make timely modifications."
She explained in a serious tone.
Shu Mo was both amused and confused, thinking that she was quite dedicated to her work even though she was only earning a salary of dozens of red bean buns.
She tilted her head and asked, "And then, what did everyone say?"
"They say..."
Feng Long looked into her smiling eyes and paused.
At this moment, countless images seemed to flash before my eyes.
The wind dragon is the fastest monster in the world.
Therefore, she could confidently say that she had been to more places than any other player or monster in the world.
She had seen many, many landscapes, but they were all boring.
She had met many, many of their kind, but their lives were even more monotonous than the unchanging snow scene around them.
In the dark seabed, in the deserted caves, in the sunlightless jungle, on the snow-capped mountains where few people go, she saw honey, spider silk, bones, and fishing nets flowing all over the ground... and her fellow creatures were slowly falling into the countless traps that they had spent ten years weaving, bored and depressed.
They are waiting for humans to pull them out.
Or, kill it.
Then, she came to the hot springs.
What were the employees doing during the interview?
…
Staff dormitory.
The young man in the mushroom-patterned jacket huddled in the bathroom, hugged his knees with his arms, and squatted under the shower. The hot water dripped from the shower head, filling the entire bathroom with steam, but it seemed to be avoiding him alone.
There were layers of small mushrooms around him. The boy lowered his head and poked the brown cap of one of the mushrooms with his fingertips, muttering, "It's much warmer here than in the forest, right?"
…
Commercial street.
"One thousand two hundred and thirteen, one thousand two hundred and fourteen..."
Amidst the commotion outside, the shop assistant lay at the front desk, counting sunflower seeds without a care in the world.
Because there were no customers, she counted an unusually large number today. After she finished counting one more bag, she looked around and said, "Hey, where's my can of melon seeds?"
"Here." A long tentacle stretched out to a shelf not far away, found a transparent glass jar, took it back, and placed it on the table in front of her. She also adjusted the angle of the scattered goods on the shelf and arranged them neatly.
"Thank you." The salesgirl gathered the melon seeds with her hands, put them into the jar with a look of cherishment, and closed the jar.
She opened a new bag and secretly stuffed two melon seeds into her mouth. Then she continued to count incoherently, "One thousand three hundred and thirty-four..."
…
Mixed bathing area.
The lifeguard sister sat on a high chair by the swimming pool, looking at the empty swimming pool in front of her, holding her chin and yawning in boredom.
There were really no guests, so she suddenly stood up and jumped into the swimming pool.
Her long, silky golden hair was revealed under the slipped swimming cap and fluttered on the water.
She lay on the water, closed her eyes, as if she was back in the familiar sea.
The sea was dark and deep, the clouds blocked the moonlight, and the cold wind was howling, causing huge waves.
But it's different.
The water ripples beneath me, caressing my body warmly.
She opened her eyes and saw the dim sunlight shining through the roof.
…
——Then, how did they answer her?
…
Feng Long looked at Shu Mo and said firmly, "They said, this is what life is like."
"..." Shu Mo was slightly stunned.
She said it again, this time, but in answer to Shu Mo's question: "So I will help you, and it's because you let me know that life is like this."
During the ten days of the event, all employees of Nuannuan Hot Spring were on duty, regardless of race.
They have seen this kind of life, so no matter what, they are unwilling to go back to their old life.
Feng Long suddenly smiled, "Boss, I have answered your question, now you can answer mine. How do you plan to use the reward?"
Shu Mo was silent for a while. At that moment, the lights of thousands of houses that she saw when she looked up when she fell to the ground flashed before her eyes.
That was her world.
After a few seconds, she spoke again.
“There are no limits on the self-selected rewards, so the reward I want is for the doomsday game to end, for all players to complete the game and return to their past lives.”
There was an uproar.
Black Dragon seemed not to hear her. He closed his eyes quietly and leaned his head on her shoulder lovingly. Fenglong smiled and took advantage of the opportunity to stuff another red bean bun into his mouth.
The sky above my head seemed to be splitting open.
It kept flashing, but could only spit out a few words helplessly.
[The request meets the conditions. 】
【Give...】
The electronic sound echoed heavily on the earth.
But Shu Mo spoke first and interrupted it: "Also, all monsters and the Doomsday Game are untied."
She looked up at the sky: "-This is my wish."
Title rewards are different from activity rewards and are restricted by game rules, so they can only be placed after the latter.
Now that the game is over, the rules certainly no longer exist.
But before it starts executing the event rewards, the game system still exists, so her last wish can still be heard.
The system made a "hissing" sound and said slowly.
[The request meets the conditions. 】
[To be executed.] 】
[The reward will be redeemed after 60 seconds, and the countdown will start. 】
【60!59! ……】
Shu Mo's heart finally settled down.
She clenched her fists and found that her palms were sweaty.
"Game over?"
"How could it end so easily?"
The players around came to their senses, still in disbelief.
After the shock, there was ecstasy.
Some summoners subconsciously paid attention to Shu Mo's last words, "Unbind, what does that mean?"
"It means that the disappearance of the game will not affect the monsters. It also means that they are no longer subject to the forced control of the game." Shu Mo said.
They will not have any natural malice towards humans, nor will they possess those wonderful skills. Only the nature of the original setting is retained.
It’s like Bai Rongrong still likes to bask in the sun, but can no longer teleport, nor can she recover her mana from it.
"It's equivalent to a more special animal..." Gu Xiao asked.
She touched the snow rabbit on her shoulder.
The tamed summoned beasts were docile and cute, and were like family members to her, accompanying her through these long and difficult ten years. Hearing that they didn't have to separate, Gu Xiao felt happy from the bottom of his heart.
A slimy slime rolled leisurely by. Momo followed its gaze and opened her mouth, "Then I want to raise one as a pet!"
"No!" Xu Ruixi said firmly.
She looked down and saw her daughter's pitiful eyes. Her heart twitched, and her voice became a little weak when she spoke again, "Can't you consider something else... like snow rabbits or something like that? As long as they don't leave slime all over the furniture..."
She likes monsters, but that doesn't mean she likes doing housework!
Xu Yao next to him was a little absent-minded.
She recalled the day she first came to the hot springs and the deer-shaped monster she accidentally encountered on the hiking trail.
She thought at the time that perhaps it was not the other party that scared her, but she was the one who disturbed it.
No longer controlled by the system to force it to approach the player, will it be able to run freely in forests far away from human habitation?
"Does that mean that a goblin or something will suddenly emerge from the concrete underground of the city in the future, and that when you walk on the street at night after get off work, you might even see a skeleton leader rattling past you?" Fu Yiming had a strange expression on his face.
But I also vaguely felt that it was somewhat interesting.
"I don't think so." Shu Mo had thought about this question before making the wish, "...because monsters cannot reproduce."
Sooner or later, they will disappear one by one as civilization is rebuilt.
It's just that it has existed for a little longer than the game.
At the end, she suddenly felt a little sorry.
"That's enough." Fenglong smiled.
The receptionist who was running the store appeared out of nowhere. She had obviously listened to the whole thing quietly. At this time, she raised her hand high and said, "I have stored enough nuts and melon seeds to last through the winter!"
She was excited about the first real winter of her life.
Then, when the stored nuts are consumed——
Feng Long looked at the snow-covered hills in the distance and whispered, "Spring is coming."
They haven't seen spring yet.
...I'm really looking forward to it.
*
As the last sound of the countdown fell, a huge sky screen broadcast the final announcement from "Apocalypse of Extreme Cold" to the whole world.
With the concerted efforts of all players and the outstanding performance of "some" players, the clearance conditions were met ahead of schedule and the game was declared terminated.
The world will gradually return to its original state within a year. Players have a whole year to say goodbye to the past, adjust their physical and mental state, and prepare to welcome that strange yet familiar new world.
During this period, the game-related parts will be "uninstalled" from the world one by one, but the remaining parts will continue to run until the uninstallation is complete.
At the same time, for the consideration of players, extreme weather and some programs that curb the growth of plants and animals will be uninstalled first, and territory facilities such as city walls and residential areas will be left for last.
It is the last bit of "gentleness" of the system.
Before leaving, it left an uninstall progress meter on the skylight, showing that 74.66% of the content was still waiting to be cleared.
Shu Mo guessed that the 20% that was accidentally "forgotten" were the traces of the monsters.
When this progress chart reaches zero... everything will really be over.
She looked toward the distant horizon.
Tomorrow, a new sun will rise.
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Every day after that day, players...people, would almost always discover some new changes.
For example, items in a backpack disappear without you noticing.
For example, flower petals that are blown away by the wind and fall into the palm of your hand.
For example, sunrise and sunset are no longer at the same time every day.
The days are short and the nights are long, but every day, the time of dawn is quietly coming earlier.
For example, the weather is getting warmer day by day.
When I habitually wear thick winter clothes to go out, a thin layer of sweat seeps out of my neck...
They collected every little change with great interest.
And from these quietly happening changes, I can feel the approach of spring.
The same goes for elite monsters.
I don’t know if it’s because they are special in nature, or if it’s a privilege reserved by the system for elite monsters, but after the game was declared over, the original super S-level monsters unexpectedly discovered that they actually retained the ability to transform into human form.
So, the hot spring resumed normal business the next day after the event ended.
The worldwide advertising was so effective that the employees began to get busy again before they could even recover from the joy.
"Ah, this is exactly the familiar feeling I want." Gu Xiao sighed in the midst of his busy schedule.
I always feel that I need to be busy to feel at ease!
Perhaps the players considered that the game would soon be over and the points would be useless, so they began to engage in revenge spending. The hot spring's turnover was rising steadily, so Shu Mo even asked the management system: "When the game is over, can I still use the points I earned now?"
It won’t just sit there in the account and become a pile of waste paper, right?
"Also, after the game ends, players' spending will no longer be settled in points. How am I going to continue running the business?"
The system responded quickly: [Host, don’t worry. The points between the business account and the Doomsday Game account are not interchangeable. Points are used instead only for convenience. When the real-world monetary system is re-established, the settlement currency of the game will also be changed. The points currently in the account will also be converted into the new currency unit, and the purchasing power will remain unchanged. 】
Shu Mo felt relieved after hearing this.
Then, he became suspicious again.
It's rare that its attitude in answering questions is so correct and its wording is so intelligent that it makes people feel uncomfortable.
Once suspicion arose, Shu Mo thought about it carefully and slowly realized that something was wrong.
So far, this guy is not so much unintelligent as he is not proactive in his work attitude.
He would shut up after answering her questions, run away after completing her requirements, and leave work on time, never doing anything extra. He was far from being as diligent as the systems in the novels she had read that pushed their hosts to complete tasks.
Shu Mo: “…”
So you are lying down too!
system:【……】
Sweating all over.
After witnessing how the host killed its peers, it suddenly felt a sense of crisis.
Who would have thought that after just one minute of hard work, it would be exposed so quickly.
Is this the fate of salted fish?
The page of the business system was open in front of Shu Mo, and his suspicious eyes moved up and down, as if they were directly scanning it, burning.
The system's righteous words: [The simulation management system has a legitimate origin and is designed to provide re-employment opportunities for hosts who have died due to work problems or accidents and to change their environment. It is absolutely different from those systems that maliciously create natural disasters and cause massive casualties, host. 】
We firmly draw a clear line between ourselves and the latter and express strong condemnation.
It's a serious system.
Shu Mo: “…”
This guy’s main goal is to help office workers who died suddenly find jobs again?
Why do I always feel that to some extent, its nature is even more evil than the natural disaster game...
But, considering that this guy saved her life and accidentally led her to the path she liked, Shu Mo thought about it and decided to just make do with it.
How can I leave?
Anyway, two salted fish put together can't make any waves.
At most, we can just lie down peacefully together.
*
Guests come in droves.
Travelers from all over the world travel thousands of miles to Nuannuan Hot Spring, and the rooms are fully booked every day. Even if Shumo expands again, the demand still cannot meet the supply.
Many people couldn't wait and simply stayed in the homestay area.
When the customer base expands to hundreds of millions of people around the world, you will see the amazing sight of rich people running everywhere.
When signing his name on another lease, a pop-up window suddenly popped up in front of Shu Mo.
[It has been detected that the current area has met the conditions for territory upgrade! 】
【1. Permanent population>1000 people (√)】
[(Note: Those who have lived in the area or plan to live in the area for more than three months in the future are recorded as permanent residents)]
【2. The transaction volume in the region in the past month> 100,000 points (√)】
[If both conditions are met, the system will automatically issue the Lord Contract. Please check it carefully, area owner. 】
[Obtained: Lord Contract*1]
Shu Mo was a little dumbfounded.
It turns out that the Lord's Contract can be obtained in this way?
Although the Doomsday Game System has killed itself, some of the programs it left behind have not been completely uninstalled, and the territory pack is one of them.
Even though a person is dead, his soul still exists, so the lord contract was automatically given to her.
Shu Mo clicked it and found that it still worked.
[Congratulations on becoming a regional lord! 】
[Player identity changed!] 】
[Obtain lord authority!] [Click to view details]
[You can rename your territory! 】
[(Current default name: Shu Mo's Territory)]
[Note: The name you change will be displayed to all players who enter the territory by default, and will be displayed to all lords by default after the teleportation array is opened. 】
【You can now build territory facilities! [Click to enter the Lord Mall]】
【You can view territory information now! 】
[Note: The territory information page includes the personal page of registered residents, strength rankings (general ranking and occupational rankings), tax adjustments, public facilities list, blacklist and other functions. Please actively explore. 】
The long page that pops up is enough to prove how complicated this gameplay system is.
Shu Mo opened his mouth into a round O shape.
It was as if I saw what those infrastructure players were doing when I was the operating player.
She first changed the name of the territory to "Nuannuan Hot Spring", and then excitedly opened the Lord's Mall.
The [city walls], [market], [residential houses], [shops], [bulletin boards], [teleportation array], [town hall], etc. that I had seen when I was strolling around Guangming Town were all listed.
In addition, there are some buildings in Guangming Town that have not been unlocked. I don’t know whether Xu Hai thinks the cost-effectiveness is not high, or the price is too expensive, or it is simply because Shu Mo didn’t see it.
For example, the [Central Fountain], [Residential Recreation Center], [Underground Shelter], and [Training Target Range] and so on.
Different buildings are marked with different uses. You can directly purchase them according to different levels, or you can upgrade them step by step from the basic level after purchase.
【Name: Market (Primary)】
[Description: A market for trading that promotes the flow of materials and information within the territory. It is one of the important places for residents to communicate and do business. You can generate funds from this by charging stall rental, imposing taxes on transactions, etc. The primary level can accommodate 50 stalls. 】
[Upgrade conditions: Spend 1,000,000 points/spend 500,000 points and meet the "total market transaction volume in the past 12 months> 1,000,000 points" condition to upgrade. 】
For example, at the bazaar, it is too expensive to directly spend 1 million points to upgrade, but if you wait for a year, you can save 500,000 points immediately. The total transaction volume demand that follows is equivalent to completing less than 3,000 points of transactions per day on average, which can be easily achieved for a small town.
The system is clearly intentionally slowing down the pace of lords' upgrades.
Shu Mo flipped through the pages with great interest. Although she had no need to pay for anything at the market, she still found it very interesting.
【Name: Training Range (Primary)】
[Description: An open training ground with simple training facilities such as aiming targets and wooden stakes, which can accommodate 30 people to train at the same time. 】
【Name：Central Fountain】
[Description: After placement, it can effectively improve the territory environment and enhance the mood of residents. 】
——Yes, the lord system can actually measure the mood of the residents.
I don’t know how the system quantifies this vague number.
According to the "Lord's Guide" distributed along with the contract, the system will even conduct an overall assessment of the territory every year to evaluate the "work" done by the lord in the past year.
If the residents' mood value always remains in the excellent range (70+), the lord will have the opportunity to obtain a discount card in the next year, upgrade facilities at a discounted price, and build the territory better and faster.
At the same time, personal strength will also be improved.
This explains very well why the lords' levels can steadily rise even though they are usually busy with work and have no time to exercise.
When Shu Mo read this, he couldn't help but click on the mood value column in the territory page of Nuannuan Hot Spring.
[Current territory residents’ mood value: 99 (excellent)]
Shu Mo: Sure enough~
After flipping through it briefly and fully satisfying his curiosity, Shu Mo clicked the buy button and bought the two items he had casually put into the shopping cart before.
[Obtained: [Teleportation Array]*1]
[Obtained: [Notice Board]*1]
[Put in backpack]
Without the contribution point bonus during the event, the transmission frequency of each town has recently returned to once every three hours, which is far from meeting the needs of players around the world.
Nearby places such as Qingshui Town and Longyan Town have begun to take on part of the transmission tasks. Enthusiastic players even travel thousands of miles to reach the hot springs, spending two or three days.
Because there were so many people, we had someone to accompany us along the way, so it was safe.
Once the teleportation array is opened in Nuannuan Hot Spring, some of the pressure can be relieved.
In addition, there has always been a lack of a means of communication in the hot spring, and the appearance of the bulletin board is just in time.
In the future, when players want to exchange information, they don’t have to shout in the restaurant, they can just pay to advertise on the bulletin board.
To this end, Shu Mo even transferred an employee there to be responsible for reviewing the content posted on the bulletin board.
Green surfing is everyone’s responsibility.
The bulletin board is placed next to the main road, not far from the main building. It is very convenient here with people coming and going and well connected.
The teleportation array is placed on one side of the park entrance, on the route that the Arctic Fox bus must take every time it comes from Guangming Town.
The two buildings are expensive, but because they are paid from player accounts, the transfer is very smooth.
——On the tenth day before the end of the event, Shu Mo exchanged all his contribution points for the in-game hard currency ore, and sold a portion of them. The points in his account immediately became considerable.
Even if all the teleportation costs previously promised to the lords were reimbursed, there would still be a lot left.
She originally thought that in the last year, these points would just be put aside for fun, but unexpectedly, a lord status suddenly emerged, and the points accumulated in the player account suddenly had a place to be put to good use.
Shu Mo was very happy.
After doing all this, she had nothing else to buy for the time being, so she closed the mall directly.
He completely ignored the system's repeated reminders that "new lords must have" the three-piece set of city walls, residential houses, and markets.
When it comes to defense, what city wall can compare to the barrier?
In terms of living conditions, the houses in the B&B area can be customized with furniture and have 24-hour electricity and water supply. Aren’t they much better than the system houses?
Want a shop? Hot springs has a commercial street with a wider variety of items.
Want a market? The weekend market is fun and interesting, with fresh flowers, barbecues, fruits and vegetables, and homemade snacks by players, all of which are not available in town.
Elite players from all the major territories have now gathered here, spending lavishly and being quite "generous" in sharing materials.
The players seemed to have reached a tacit understanding that in the last year, they would play it completely as a game.
They felt a little weird at the thought that life would soon return to normal.
In the future, when you walk in the city and look up, you won’t see so many stars.
In short, Nuannuan Hot Spring crushed the lord system in all aspects. Although she had newly obtained the status of lord, the bonus to Shu Mo was limited, so she was not that excited at all.
Thinking back to when the system decided to use the Lord Contract as an activity reward, Shu Mo thought it was a big deal because of the crazy reactions of the surrounding players. But now that she has it, she feels that it is just so-so.
Before closing the page, she thought about it, opened another page, and adjusted the settings on it.
Finally click OK.
A moment later——
All the players participating in the Nuannuan Hot Springs activity heard a "ding" sound in their ears and a reminder popped up in front of them.
[The current area has been upgraded to a territory! 】
[Lord: Shu Mo]
[Click to view the basic information and rankings of "Nuannuan Hot Spring"]
Among them, the reminders faced by all residents of the homestay area and their relatives, as well as guests staying in the hot spring rooms are slightly different.
[Congratulations, you have met the requirements. Would you like to become a resident of "Nuannuan Hot Spring"? 】
【Click to register】
[Note: After registration, you can use the public facilities in the territory [click to view the facility list]]
[Current territory tax situation list]
Many people were originally residents of other towns, and even if they come to live in B&Bs, they have not yet given up their resident status. Now I found out that Nuannuan Hot Spring has become a territory, out of curiosity I registered it.
The new identity replaced the original one, and the place of residence in their player personal information column was quietly changed to "Nuannuan Hot Spring".
Then he checked the welfare benefits available to residents.
When they found the teleportation array in the list of facilities, they cheered.
Many people had already heard the noise and noticed the teleportation array not far away, and hurriedly called their friends to go and see.
"Great, it will be more convenient to come here next time."
They are happy from the bottom of their hearts.
The lord has 100% control over the territory, so many lords will intentionally hide some important facilities.
Such information gap exists in any territory. Even if the existence of the teleportation array is not concealed from ordinary players, it will at least be placed in a more concealed location such as the town hall.
Shu Mo is the first person to be so careless as to place the teleportation array where everyone can see it.
Some people are careful and pay attention to the tax part below and become a little nervous.
Although we now know that the game will be completely ended in a year, everyone is more relaxed and spends money more lavishly, but all the money is spent on things they think are worthwhile. No one wants their cost of living to increase unnecessarily.
But when you click on it, you will see that behind the columns such as property tax, transaction tax, etc., there are all "0".
Everyone relaxed at once.
Shu Mo chose to make this column public just to put their minds at ease.
The lords levied taxes because they lacked other means of income, and taxes were the bulk of their revenue.
But she still has many options, and there is no need to make money in this way.
In addition, many territories will forcibly recruit high-level players to form guard teams, set volunteer service hours, and take turns guarding the city.
This is also one of the responsibilities of residents.
Most of the time, high-level players have no complaints, after all, the people living in the city are their relatives and friends. But you can only get a meager subsidy when defending the city. Not only does it slow down your leveling speed, but you also have almost no income during these few days. In a year, you will lose a lot of money.
And it's also very boring to just stand on the city wall all day.
But Nuannuan Hot Spring does not require residents to voluntarily assume guard duties.
The guards that Shu Mo hired at a high salary patrolled everywhere every day, making their presence felt and making people feel at ease.
Not to mention, there is a top-level protective shield above the head.
The players living here didn't think much about it at first, but now that Nuannuan Hot Spring has suddenly become a territory, the gap between them and the territories they lived in in the past has become very obvious.
There is no need to pay taxes or "forced military service", the security is beyond doubt, the territory is rich in resources, has complete facilities, and the quality of the residents is extremely high. In addition, according to the notice, residents can get discounts for using the bulletin board and teleportation array, and can have fresh food delivered to their doorsteps. The benefits are unambiguous...
What kind of fairyland is this? ?
The residents of the homestay area were already enviable enough, and now they have the official certification of being residents of the territory. When they walk on the road, they stand up straighter.
The matter of Nuannuan Hot Spring becoming a territory has become the latest hot topic.
The players did not ignore that the announcement also mentioned something about the leaderboard.
The ranking list symbolizes the top combat forces in the territory and proves the strength of the territory to a great extent. Therefore, the first thing many players do when they arrive in a new territory is to check the ranking list.
There are many players who are interested in the leaderboard.
There are even many people who secretly believe that they should have a place on the list.
After all, Nuannuan Hot Spring is a new territory with only a few thousand residents. It is not even as big as Guangming Town. How many powerful people can there be?
They didn't have a chance in their original territory, but here they might have a chance.
For most players, having their names appear on the battle power rankings is a matter of great honor. Many elite players will even haggle over the changes in the rankings of one or two people.
Of course, those who think so don’t understand hot springs.
If you stay a little longer, you will realize that the quality of the residents here is extremely high - how can ordinary people be able to afford the high accommodation fees and stay in the hot springs for a long time?
Especially recently, more and more high-level players have moved here, and many of them are even on the world rankings. They couldn't even make the list in their own town, let alone in the hot springs.
Regular customers scoffed at the new residents' naive ideas.
There just happened to be a group of regular customers gathered in the bar.
They have lived here for a long time and have formed their own small group. They also think they are familiar with the faces that often appear here. When the territory information was released, they happened to gather together and took the opportunity to discuss it familiarly.
"Who do you think will be in the top ten?"
"Haha, anyway, Lao Zhang must be here."
Lao Zhang was one of the players present, who had moved here from Fengxi Town. He shook his head and smiled when he heard this, and said modestly, "It's not certain. There are too many newcomers recently."
As he spoke, he whispered a few names.
Such as the top three swordsmen in xx town, the former sharpshooter in yy town, and so and so from zz town.
He was well-informed, and the group of people listened attentively, slapping their thighs.
"That sharpshooter seemed to be ranked 34th in the world before?"
"Then I guess he will definitely be in the top three."
"Hey, haven't you heard about it? It seems that a top ten boss is preparing to move in recently. I wonder which town he is from..."
"The top ten, then there are only..."
"I had the honor of meeting that person before."
"Oh, this ranking is quite lively. I guess there are many familiar faces among them."
To know so much about the world's bigwigs, these people themselves are obviously extraordinary. When they talk about having met someone, although their tone is low-key, it is not difficult to hear a sense of boasting.
The game is about to end, but the players' habit of comparison remains.
After all, in the past ten years, if we couldn't compare academic achievements or work, then the only thing we could compare were things like rank and connections, right?
Even if you rank lower, you will still feel proud if you can know the top ten players.
After making their predictions with confidence, they joked with each other and clicked on the ranking page.
The next second, the smile froze.
The names on the list surprised them.
Where does this familiar face come from? ? ?
Not to mention the top ten...even among the top fifty, there is not a single one I recognize! !
The swordsman from xx town, the shooter from yy town, so-and-so from zz town...these names that were predicted to be in the top ten never appeared at all.
High on the list is the name that was watched by players all over the world for a full ten days some time ago.
[1. Shu Mo: *** (hidden)]
"The boss is number one, this is not surprising..."
During the event, Shu Mo killed countless summoned beasts, and some even speculated that she had reached the level cap of the Doomsday Game—of course, assuming there was one.
Whether to make the rankings public or not is entirely the lord's decision. Shu Mo has now chosen to make it semi-public and hide his own level, which made many curious players feel a little disappointed.
But starting from the second place, the list becomes strange.
[2. Mo Bai: *** (hidden)]
I don't know how many big guys asked at this moment: "Who is Mo Bai?"
It’s okay if it’s the boss, but where did this guy come from? ?
An employee who was in charge of collecting cups passed by and poked his head over. "Mo Bai? He's the front desk guy at the main building. Haven't you seen him? He's also in charge of cooking oden."
Players: “…”
Of course I have seen it.
But... none of the top ten players in the world are on the list, and the oden guy is ranked second. Do you think this is reasonable? ?
The employee added weakly, "It's not the oden boy, it's the manager."
Yes, someone got secretly promoted again.
But that’s not the point right now.
The players looked down one by one, and then they saw the store clerk, the cashier, the lifeguard at the swimming pool, the performing stars at the water park... and so on, familiar faces in the non-typical sense.
Shu Mo chose to hide everyone's strength. The entire list from 1 to 100 was filled with asterisks, like a top-secret file. In addition, all the names were of hot spring employees. The players were distracted and thought they were inside some mysterious organization.
...and enjoying their services.
How could they have such honor? !
At this moment, a glass of wine was gently placed in front of him.
The group of elite players sitting in a circle at the bar were in a daze. When they came to their senses and saw the employees standing beside them, they almost jumped up from their seats, "No, no, no, no, thank you, we can do it ourselves!!"
The human employee was also startled, "???"
After understanding why these big guys reacted this way, he was a little dazed.
He is really just an ordinary player at level 30 or so...
But who could tell him why he saw the otaku guy who loved cosplaying as mushrooms and lived across the street from him on the list?
…He took a picture of his mushroom cap yesterday! !
The bartender seemed calm while serving drinks, but he was screaming like a groundhog inside.
*
[Completed: Welfare mission "The best hot spring street in the world"! 】
[Task requirements: Collect at least 10,000 reviews (10,000/10,000); ensure that the favorable review rate is no less than 99.99% (currently 99.99%, completed)]
A few days after the event ended, Shu Mo popped the last bubble and finally accumulated 10,000 reviews.
But there was not much joy on her face.
……nonsense.
No one in the world would be happy to see 99.99% completion rate! !
This is more painful than being killed by a shark.
There are a total of 10,000 reviews, and a 99.99% favorable rating means 9,999 favorable reviews.
Just one thing missing.
Shu Mo looked depressedly at the blue bubble that she had popped several times, listened to several times, and then stubbornly recovered.
Then Youyou sighed and her eyes first moved to the reward she had won.
The evaluation system does not disappear just because the task is completed. It still exists. And this task reward is probably a stage-by-stage evaluation of her work?
In any case, she has met the system's requirements.
【Rewards:】
The coded reward finally revealed its mystery.
[Reward: Ice and Snow Kingdom*1]
In the thumbnail, a magnificent castle carved out of ice stands in the sun.
Shu Mo was stunned for a moment.
*
Nuannuan Hot Springs is holding a celebration event!
With the spread of the employees, the news swept through the hot springs like a whirlwind.
There was even a large notice on the newly erected bulletin board.
"What kind of celebration is this..."
The players looked closer out of curiosity, then paused for a moment and asked uncertainly, "New Year?"
"Yes!" The employee next to me, wearing a pink uniform, handed over a leaflet with a sincere smile, "There will be different activities on New Year's Eve, such as making dumplings, writing Spring Festival couplets, cutting window paper-cuts, etc. You are welcome to join us! On the first day of the Lunar New Year, a limited park will be open in the hot spring."
The player took the leaflet, touched the words celebrating the Chinese New Year, and murmured, "I almost forgot that the New Year is coming soon..."
It's like they no longer distinguish between weekends and weekdays since some time ago.
Players have long forgotten whether it is January or July. Without the four seasons, the various festivals that emerged would no longer have any meaning to celebrate.
...But now, Nuannuan Hot Spring has taken the lead in welcoming the arrival of the New Year.
New year.
The player clutched the leaflet tightly and said, "I will definitely come!"
*
The whole hot spring is busy preparing for the New Year activities.
Shu Mo bought a lot of red lanterns and directed his employees and himself to hang the lanterns all over the hot spring, connecting them with bright small string lights.
The hotel rooms are also decorated with gold ingots, fiery red money trees, Spring Festival couplets at the entrance, and window grilles with patterns of various professions and common monsters, in an effort to ensure that every guest can experience the festive atmosphere.
In addition, restaurants have also begun to offer seasonal meals. Yuanxiao, rice cakes, spring rolls, etc. are available at almost every meal.
Even the packaging of shopping items has turned bright red.
When guests check in at the front desk, they will receive a small red envelope. When they open it, they will find pendants with Spring Festival-related elements inside. It is very suitable whether it is decorated at home or hung on weapons and armor.
Shu Mo tempted all employees with year-end bonuses and worked overtime with them, and finally completed all the arrangements on New Year's Eve.
After Gu Xiao pasted the last blessing character, he sat down on the ground tiredly, "Boss, why did you suddenly think of celebrating the New Year?"
"The boss is very thoughtful. How come we forgot about this before?" Liu Xueruo was a little annoyed.
But fortunately, counting the days, I didn’t miss the New Year.
Shu Mo put his hands on his hips and admired his own achievements.
In the past few days, many Monster employees have also participated in the decoration, and now they are watching with her with their arms around her shoulders.
Shu Mo turned his head and looked around, then retracted his gaze and smiled, "Isn't the Spring Festival a festival to celebrate the arrival of spring?"
Winter is over.
Even though it is so long, even though so many people are buried in this winter and cannot wait for the flowers to bloom.
But it finally passed.
Shu Mo didn't say anything more, she was not an eyewitness to everything. But I still feel that such a lively celebration is really necessary to completely cut off the past and allow everyone to welcome the new life in the future.
Liu Xueruo stared blankly at the red scene in front of her, and suddenly felt her heart surging.
It's like everything really has to start over again.
…
That night, the square in front of the main building was filled with round tables. Employees and customers sat together without distinction. From time to time, they burst into laughter, and when they raised their glasses, there seemed to be tears in their eyes.
Bright and warm red is everywhere. The trees along the roadside are hung with decorations, and the sky is full of bright lights and beautiful scenery.
There is a bright moon hanging high above my head. It was the moon from ten years ago.
The dumplings made by everyone during the day were put into the pot and served on the table one after another. In addition to the common pork and cabbage fillings, three-fresh vegetarian fillings, celery and meat fillings, there were also various fillings that the players put in for fun pranks.
From time to time, someone would get caught and let out a scream that was not really angry, which made the atmosphere even more heated.
Shu Mo walked to the table carrying a plate of hot dumplings. At her table were all old people who had joined the hot spring shortly after it opened, including Gu Xiao, Liu Xueruo, Liu Yan, Yao Yonghui, Xie Qingyun... and of course, Mo Bai.
The mimicry sat obediently at her feet, and the white fluff turned into a soft scarf, which was wrapped around her neck again and again, making Shu Mo feel a little hot, and part of it was given to Mo Bai as a hat.
Team Jiang Qing was sitting at a table not far away, and next to them were Team Song Wei, Zhao Yu, Chen Hui and their families.
The children gathered together to fold paper, their faces still stained with ink from writing couplets during the day.
Xie Qiong's family was also invited, and the title above Grandma Xie's head shone stubbornly in the night. Shu Mo went to wish her a happy new year wearing gloves during the day, leading a mimetic beast wearing four-legged gloves, and Mo Bai wearing a scarf, holding a hat of white fluff in his arms.
The family of four, neatly gathered together, are all warmed by Grandma Xie’s craftsmanship.
Tonight, even the cuckoo chickens were having a particularly good meal.
Shu Mo looked around before sitting down and smiled from the bottom of his heart.
very nice.
It’s the New Year only when everyone is together.
Seeing her approaching, Mo Bai reached out and took the plate from her hand and placed it on the round table in front of him.
Shu Mo took advantage of the posture of bending over when he sat down and said to him: "This dinner tonight is unusual..."
She seemed to have some deeper meaning. Mo Bai paused and then became serious: "Is this the company's annual meeting?"
Shu Mo: “…”
No, how come you are even more of a social animal than me?
She was at a loss for words, "No, this is a reunion dinner."
After saying that, she glanced at him and added casually, "It's called a reunion dinner only when the whole family eats together."
Year after year, we share the spring breeze.
Mo Bai's eyes seemed to brighten up little by little.
Like a handful of burning fire, it is enough to dispel the cold night.
Shu Mo thought about that "bad review" for a long time.
It is not just a simple voice from the heart. The blue bubble that has not disappeared represents "there is a wish that has not been fulfilled."
But what is his wish?
Shu Mo looked into Mo Bai's eyes and finally confirmed it.
From the beginning to the end, it seemed that all he really wanted was a home.
【Total number of reviews collected: 10,000】
[Currently has 10,000 positive reviews]
[Currently has 0 negative reviews]
[Current favorable rating: 100%]
The blue bubble burst and finally jumped to a number that would make people with obsessive-compulsive disorder ecstatic.
Shu Mo raised the corners of his lips slightly.
The world's best hot spring town with 100% positive reviews...
Only in this way can it be truly worthy of the name.
*
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, a new park with limited business hours opened.
Shu Mo demolished the pyramid and built a "Kingdom of Ice and Snow" on the snowy field.
As the name suggests, all facilities are carved out of ice, and in the center is a huge castle made of ice bricks. The sunlight shines through, refracting bright light that sparkles like tiny diamonds in the air.
Ice, snow, cold.
The various elements that once brought countless nightmares to people have now become a dream kingdom.
Visitors ran and had fun in it, with no fear in their eyes.
Regular customers line up to buy tickets and enter the park first. Several loudspeakers were installed under the street lights on all sides. As the guests walked in, soothing and soft music began to play repeatedly in their ears.
The moment they heard the music, their eyes met and they smiled reflexively.
There are stunning ice sculptures displayed all around.
As the sun shone, water gradually seeped out of the surface of the ice, but was quickly condensed by the cold air that came again.
Shining on people, it brings real warmth.
In that "exclusive BGM", the guests heard a familiar voice.
"Welcome everyone to Nuan Nuan Hot Springs."
“This is a relaxed, comfortable area where you can have fun and relax.”
There was a smile in the woman's voice. She spoke slowly and calmly.
"The weather is fine today. Please remember to replenish water in time during your trip."
"On behalf of all the staff of Nuannuan Hot Spring, I wish you a pleasant journey."
(End of text)
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