“Then I will go ask again,” sensing Lu Fengmian’s disdain, the system said cautiously.
“Ask, and while you’re at it, ask why Qing Shi was judged guilty, what crime did she commit?”
“Oh, and what about the issue of me being unable to contact you inside the game, is that resolved?” Lu Fengmian felt there were too many things going on, causing her to almost forget about that matter.
“Alright, Host,” the system obediently responded, then immediately sent a message to the divine realm.
“Regarding the issue of being unable to contact me inside the game, the upper god said it has been fixed, it will not happen next time,” after sending the message, the system replied to Lu Fengmian’s next question.
“That’s good then,” Lu Fengmian let out a slight sigh of relief.
However, the system’s subsequent words almost made her choke on her breath once more.
“By the way, Host, let me tell you some good news.”
“Out with it,” Lu Fengmian did not believe it could possibly have any good news.
“The upper god said that since things have come to this, another task has been added for you.”
Hearing such nonsense as adding another task, Lu Fengmian felt the urge to strangle it.
Yet she suppressed her temper, letting it finish speaking.
“The upper god said that half of the Liufeng World was created by you, and Qing Shi awakened because of you. Right now, the Liufeng World is extremely unstable, so the new task is for you to assist in stabilizing the Liufeng World.”
“However, because the mistake regarding the land of exile was caused by the divine realm, the system will unlock more permissions to assist the Host in completing the task, and the rewards during the task process will also be tripled.”
“Furthermore, the final reward is that once both tasks succeed, all charges against Qing Shi can be wiped clean in one stroke, and you may choose the world you ultimately wish to remain in between the two worlds.”
“What do Qing Shi’s charges have to do with me? The instability of the Liufeng World was not caused by me either, I merely created a game, I am not their god.”
Lu Fengmian truly could not understand why she should increase the difficulty of her own life for the sake of the Liufeng World and Qing Shi.
The system seemed to have anticipated its host’s thoughts, letting out a chuckling laugh, “The upper god said that you do not have the right to refuse, unless you wish to die right now.”
Lu Fengmian was completely speechless.
Truly such a dog.
If it were when she had just been resurrected, she might have chosen to die directly and be done with it.
Yet right now, she indeed did not think that way anymore, for she was far too curious about Qing Shi, and equally curious about everything that had happened in that world.
Sure enough, the old saying was right, one should not possess overly strong curiosity.
She was truly helpless, not wanting to die, so what else could she do besides agreeing?
“Fine, fine, fine, so annoying,” Lu Fengmian agreed, almost gritting her teeth.
“Host, do not be so unhappy, the upper god said you will not regret it, you have to trust the upper god,” the system advised her to take a broader view.
“Besides, you can also find ways to utilize these players to assist you in completing tasks, the upper god said they only need to play the game properly and won’t face danger, isn’t this the perfect set of tools?”
“Of course, we won’t let them work for nothing either, after all, we aren’t hiring black-market labor. The higher a player’s level in the game, the more their soul will be tempered, and when translated back to their own world, their mental power will increase. Increasing mental power allows them to control even more formidable combat mechs.”
The system was still listing benefits to Lu Fengmian.
Listening to it, Lu Fengmian actually formed other thoughts and conclusions.
Very well, it seemed this upper god knew quite a lot.
This made her increasingly certain that all of this was premeditated long ago.
However, it was obvious that even if she questioned this silly system right now, she probably would not get any answers, since it truly knew nothing.
Therefore, Lu Fengmian did not ask any further.
After finishing communications with the system, the system went off to send messages to its superiors.
Lu Fengmian, on the other hand, logged into the game production system.
She turned the events encountered today into a side quest and published it out.
Meanwhile, inside the game world, those players who were located around the town where Lu Fengmian’s game world was set all received a notification regarding the activation of a side quest.
[Game player Sleep Well Tonight triggered a hidden side quest: Rescue the missing children of Suning Town.]
Following that was a detailed quest description, but because it was a hidden side quest, there was no clear quest guidance.
A single glance made it obvious that completing it would not be easy, yet players glanced at the quest rewards, which consisted of a free cosmetic set, quite different from the one given at the start, and crafted with great exquisite detail.
Furthermore, Lu Fengmian had added weapon rewards during the quest process, as well as some health-restoring pills and a horse that could be used for travel.
These items were extremely useful in the early stages.
Relying on herself alone to search would certainly make it difficult to find the truth, so why not use these handy players?
Of course, to treat everyone equally, Lu Fengmian checked other maps to see if anyone had triggered hidden elements (contacted people of the Liufeng World).
Upon checking, she actually found some, with almost every map having them.
The overlap between the game world and the Liufeng World was quite extensive.
In just a few days, so many people had already made contact with real people.
It appeared these tool players were indeed quite useful.
Since it was said there would be no danger, Lu Fengmian would certainly not stand on ceremony.
After all, everyone knew that these gamers were the absolute best at grinding.
Naturally, a few points that allowed for microtransactions had to be added in as well, in order to retain pay-to-win players.
After all, she needed to earn money too!
However, doing so meant she had to spend a considerable amount of time conducting research once again.
Lu Fengmian spent three whole days reorganizing the storyline and quests.
She slightly trimmed down some overly tedious quests, speeding up the players’ leveling pace while maintaining the main line, for leveling up faster meant they could work better for her.
She was unsure whether things like NPCs would cause harm to people in that world, so it seemed necessary to run an experiment.
If possible, Lu Fengmian planned to add companions into the game system who could be summoned to assist in combat.
In addition, Lu Fengmian unlocked exploration gameplay, which would give more players time to make contact with those real people.
Lu Fengmian thought for three whole days, feeling as though she was going bald.
Ultimately, it was the recurring pain in her body that pulled her out of this non-stop state of working without sleep or rest.
“No, no, former bad habits must be changed, forgetting everything else as soon as overtime starts,” after taking her medicine, Lu Fengmian consumed some nutrient fluid to let her body recover its energy.
There was nothing delicious in this world, or rather, nothing delicious for lower-class people, who could only consume nutrient fluid to keep themselves alive.
Living was truly quite boring.
Lu Fengmian checked the galactic network once again.
Without checking, she would not have known, but checking gave her a shock. What on earth had these players done over the course of three days?
They had actually completely wiped out that evil spirit lair around Suning Town.
“Host, it is naturally because the rewards you gave were far too generous, so every single one of them went crazy completing this quest.”
“Their current levels shouldn’t be very high, right?” Lu Fengmian was caught between tears and laughter.
“Not high, but Host, you forgot that players can use human wave tactics. They can revive infinitely, because the cost of resurrection set by the Host is not high, reviving only lowers equipment durability rather than dropping equipment directly.”
Lu Fengmian let out a laugh, thinking that made sense, as players were naturally adept at team battles.
“What about other places?”
“More or less the same, races with fewer people have slightly slower progress, but not by much.”
Lu Fengmian nodded, going to check the progress in other regions herself.
Overall, everything was acceptable.
Lu Fengmian looked at the players’ faith points once again. During the quest process in each location, players would come into contact with local deities, which was also one of Lu Fengmian’s plans.
Establishing the concept of faith among players, if someone truly believed, that would be even better.
Surprisingly, it was quite good, with progress proceeding decently well.
Lu Fengmian originally wanted to go to the discussion forum to check feedback again.
Suddenly, she recalled something: she had not logged into the game for three days.
Would Qing Shi be unhappy again?
At the thought of her being unhappy, Lu Fengmian’s scalp felt numb.
In the end, she did not check player feedback first, choosing to log into the game instead.
The moment she logged into the game, she happened to be at the exact spot where she had logged off last time.
Opening her eyes, she immediately met Qing Shi’s resentment-filled eyes.
For no reason at all, Lu Fengmian felt a sudden wave of guilt.