As the New Year drew to a close, guests gradually returned to the inn, bringing life back to the once quiet place. An Ge gazed at the vibrant inn with a sense of wonder when a familiar voice suddenly echoed in her mind.
"Master, Xiao Qi is back." The next second, a white kitten appeared in An Ge's arms.
Before An Ge could even feel happy, she was stunned by Xiao Qi's transformation.
"Xiao Qi, why did you change color after leveling up? But you look much smarter now than before, and you look pretty good too."
"Hehe, I can transform into different forms now! I'm not some little kitten anymore, I'm a little white tiger!" Xiao Qi proudly puffed out her chest.
An Ge examined it for a long time, but couldn't see any resemblance to a white tiger. Seeing Xiao Qi's smug little eyes, she couldn't bear to discourage it. "Xiao Qi is really amazing."
Then Ange noticed a suspicious blush appearing on Xiaoqi's white cat face.
Looking at Xiao Qi like this, An Ge was somewhat surprised. If Xiao Qi was more lively than before when it first transformed, it now undoubtedly had more emotions. If An Ge didn't know its identity, she would have thought Xiao Qi was a demon.
"I can now use some of the White Tiger's skills, and I can help my master fight in the future."
"You can use the skills of transformed demon beasts?" If you transform into another demon beast, wouldn't that mean...?
Xiao Qi shook her head. "Right now, I can only transform into a white tiger. I can't transform into a demon beast like Hu Jiu. Besides, he can only use some relatively simple skills at the moment."
An Ge nodded knowingly. One upgrade had brought such a big change to Xiao Qi; if it upgraded again, it might become even more powerful.
"Oh right, I haven't checked the ranking rewards yet." Now that Xiaoqi has leveled up, she can finally see the rewards.
Ange opened the rewards section and clicked on the gift pack.
"The host may choose two of the following three rewards."
Reward 1: Energy Points, providing a large amount of energy for the Chosen One.
Reward 2: Inn Teleportation Array, which allows you to teleport to the inn from any location.
Reward 3: One Summoning Ticket, which can summon a specified target to your side. Each Summoning Ticket grants one summoning opportunity.
"I'll choose reward two and reward three." An Ge made her choice without hesitation. She wasn't in a hurry to improve her strength, so reward one wouldn't be very useful.
Ange clicked on the "Inn Teleportation Array" for details.
"A teleportation point can be set up at the inn, allowing you to teleport back to the inn from anywhere. There is only one teleportation opportunity per month, and setting up a teleportation array requires 100,000 points. Would you like to set it up?"
An Ge stared at the string of zeros, feeling as if her heart was bleeding. Although she now earned tens of thousands of points every day, her expenses were also increasing.
"Set it up!" An Ge gritted her teeth and set the teleportation array in a hidden corner of the inn's back garden.
"Setup complete! Enable teleportation? Each teleportation costs 10,000 points."
An Ge's lips twitched. "Don't turn it on!"
“Every time I think I’m a rich woman, reality always tells me clearly that I’m actually in debt.” With her current income, she can’t just open a teleportation array whenever she wants.
Despite her complaints, An Ge was quite satisfied with the reward. With the inn's teleportation array, she could escape danger simply by activating it. For her, this was undoubtedly an extremely important life-saving item.
"If the reward for eighth place is this good, I wonder what the rewards for the top three will be?"
The inn is already quite well-known, so there's no need to go to great lengths to attract guests. However, the inn has limited capacity, and it's impossible for everyone who knows about the inn to stay. Even with rapid upgrades, this is the best that can be achieved.
An Ge was anxious for a moment, but quickly calmed down.
"I shouldn't focus too much on rankings. A single reward can make me lose my composure. The inn is already doing very well; I should just continue developing at my own pace."
Although she coveted the rewards for being in the top three, she knew that one couldn't force things. There were so many powerful beings in the myriad realms, and she wasn't the favored daughter of the Heavenly Dao; making it into the top ten was already an unexpected achievement.
An Ge opened the reputation shop and was startled to see her reputation points skyrocketing.
"What happened?" The inn's reputation has increased, and the population of this era is limited. The reputation value has been stable for a while. Logically, such a sudden change should not have occurred.
Xiao Qi licked its paws and explained, "Actually, reputation points not only represent people's recognition of the inn, but also their level of respect and gratitude towards it. If someone's relationship with the inn is one of aspiration, they might provide 1 reputation point. When they show respect or admiration for the inn, they'll provide even more."
"So, if what I do makes more people grateful, the reputation points they give back to the inn will be higher?"
"That's right. However, it's not easy to go from admiration to respect. The fact that the inn is respected by so many people shows that everyone is grateful to the owner."
Hearing Xiao Qi's explanation, An Ge gained a deeper understanding of reputation. In her view, she had only done what she could, and she didn't understand why the people respected her so much.
"I don't think I did anything?" An Ge asked, voicing her doubts.
"Master, just do as you please."
An Ge nodded. Even knowing how to increase reputation, she had no intention of changing her development direction. She wasn't the host of an infrastructure or conquest system. While changing people's lives was certainly a good thing, the ultimate goal was still the development of the inn.
Ange has emptied the reputation shop again, but she doesn't know how much luck she has.
Seeing the huge pile of lottery tickets in the reward area, An Ge's heart stirred with excitement. Whether she was lucky or unlucky, she'd soon find out.
"Congratulations, host, you have received the following rewards: a basic farmland (green), a climate controller (red), a foundry blueprint (green), a comfortable bed (white), an automatic dishwasher (white), a fleeing dwarf (purple), an arena (red), a delicious brewing recipe (green), a dimensional tracking symbol (red), and a cookbook (green). You have drawn ten consecutive prizes and will receive an additional reward: the Nine Heavens Sword Manual (God)."
Compared to last time, this time there's been significant improvement; at least there are no gray items. But what's with the fleeing dwarf?
Ange clicked on the introduction with trembling hands.
Climate Controller (Red): Can temporarily control weather changes and has a limited range of applications.
The fleeing dwarf (purple): A master blacksmith of the dwarf race, being hunted down, becoming a reward at least saves his life.
Arena (Red): With enough money, you can revive an unlimited number of times and enjoy the thrill of being brutally beaten.
Dimensional Tracker (Red): Allows for cross-dimensional tracking and positioning. You'd better not have any malicious intentions.
Nine Heavens Sword Technique (Divine): See the grade? No need for further explanation, just practice it.
An Ge's lips twitched. The reward was good, but the description seemed a bit off.
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