Chapter 326: Game-Based Nation Building?

Merely the Reinforcement and Forging, along with the overwhelming Otherworld Shop, were already enough to keep the players occupied, leaving them no energy to fuss over other matters.

Why would they be willing to give up the Combat Power Value System, which could rapidly increase their strength, and instead pour most of their energy into purifying the world and increasing their Reputation Value?

"Of course, because of... power!"

Fang Yi smiled at the corners of his mouth and waved his hand through the air in front of him.

A light screen appeared abruptly, inside which the territories of various game families were constantly changing.

"For example, the Family Territory..."

Fang Yi's gaze landed within the Kirigakure Family Territory and he said, "The Samsara Game has lifted the restrictions on the rules; players can build houses, cultivate farmland, and raise wild beasts within their territory."

What is planted in the farmland are not ordinary crops, but herbs that emit a faint water-attribute aura, which can be used to manufacture water-attribute potions.

The various wild beasts raised can also continuously produce low-level equipment to distribute to the civilians and ninja in Kirigakure who have not yet become players.

It is not just Kirigakure; most factions in the Ninja World and the Pirate World have cultivated expensive Life Professions, all to ensure logistical strength.

"It's just that the Family Territory has too many limitations after all. Every expansion requires a massive amount of Reward Points, and being able to accommodate several thousand, or even tens of thousands of people, is the limit."

Fang Yi laughed happily and said, "So, what if we turn the family into a village?"

"A town, a prefecture, or even a country?"

"As long as the players work hard enough to hunt pollution, I can even let them found a country and truly rule a certain territory."

To say nothing else,

the emergence of the Family System has already changed the combat methods of the Pirate World and the Ninja World.

In the past, Whitebeard could destroy an entire island with his bare hands, and Kaido could destroy a country by relying on brute force.

Sasori of the Red Sand's Puppetry also had a track record of destroying countries.

But now, even the most powerful person in the Ninja World, Orochimaru, would be beaten black and blue by the defensive weapons on the city walls if he tried to destroy a small faction like the Frost Ninja Village single-handedly.

He would pay a very heavy price.

"Why was the concept of countries in the Ninja World and the Pirate World ignored in the past?"

Fang Yi looked at the white-haired loli, who was full of confusion, and laughed, "It is because even if you accumulate more wealth, it will be easily plundered by those who possess military force."

Especially in the resource-rich Pirate World,

no matter how wealthy a country is, as long as a top-tier expert like Kaido flicks a finger, even the country would be destroyed.

Therefore, most powerhouses hold a disdainful attitude toward countries.

Big Mom's country only exists to satisfy her appetite and the wish for all races to live together in harmony.

"However, the towns and countries bestowed by the Samsara Game are not such fragile things."

The Family Territory has already let the players taste the sweetness; various functions like weapon manufacturing, breeding, Animal Husbandry, and so on can completely save a large amount of Reward Points.

A single family can raise a small army of hundreds of people.

And as long as they don't actively court death, for an enemy to destroy a family, they must at least have the same scale, rather than just anyone being able to blow the family up.

This gives them sufficient motivation for self-production.

"The ruling power of a country means a continuous source of troops, a large amount of constantly regenerating game resources, and manpower that can produce and manufacture assets for the players..."

Fang Yi rubbed the white-haired loli's head and asked, "Tell me, will the players be tempted?"

"Tempted!"

Never mind the players, even A Fu was very tempted.

Fang Yi's intention is to break the original structure of most worlds.

A vast country possesses massive origins, yet because of the concerns and worries of the World Consciousness, these assets and origins are wasted in vain.

Like Alabasta, guarding a large amount of origins in vain, yet unable to even give birth to a decent powerhouse,

it was easily played in the palm of the hand by the Sand Crocodile.

Since that is the case,

then let the Samsara Game bestow a ladder to climb to the peak for these wasted origins and locked-down countries.

The group followed Jiu Shu away from the Graveyard and returned to the Yizhuang on the edge of Renjia Zhen.

【You have entered the Daoist faction 【Jiu Shu's Yizhuang】, Reputation Status: Neutral】 Prompt: Under neutral reputation, players are in a neutral state with this faction, have certain restrictions, and can conduct basic communication and accept routine quests.

Jiu Shu brought the group to the backyard and said, "Since your goal is also to bury Ren Laotaiye, if you have nowhere to go, you can stay at the Yizhuang first."

"Xuepao Daoren has already snatched the coffin, and Ren Laotaiye becoming an evil corpse is unavoidable."

"However, at the Extreme Yin Time three days from now, the evil corpse will need to absorb the blood of its closest kin to strengthen its power. It will definitely return to Ren Jia Zhuang and find Renfu then. We only need to lie in ambush in advance to wipe out both Xuepao Daoren and the evil corpse."

Hearing Jiu Shu's words, the group felt slightly more at ease.

Their Main Quest is to eliminate the evil corpse; if they fail to complete it, they will suffer punishment from the Samsara Game, with various items, skills, equipment, and even their four-dimensional attributes being deducted.

The backyard is very spacious, the Family Housing is clean, and the doors are all open.

As soon as Tanjiro walked into one of the rooms, a prompt appeared before his eyes.

【Do you wish to check into this building? Two hundred Reward Points will be deducted daily.】

【Yizhuang Family Housing】: After checking in, you gain the 【Qingjing Lv. 1】 status, and the cultivation speed of Daoist-type skills +1.

"So expensive."

Coming from a small place, Tanjiro was completely unwilling to take out these Reward Points as accommodation fees.

It was not until the game prompted that the Breathing Technique was classified as a branch of Daoist-type skills that he painfully chose a room.

Clare, Nohara Rin, and the others chose rooms in the corner, which had no status bonuses and only cost five Reward Points per day.

After a night of rest,

Tanjiro only felt refreshed; even though he had just slept, he had actually gained new insights into Water Breathing.

This feeling was like having a sudden breakthrough.

His gaze landed on the Family Housing on the far right; it required two thousand Reward Points per day and came with the 【Qingjing Lv. 3】 status bonus, which would likely yield him even greater gains for his Breathing Technique.

But it was truly too expensive.

Tanjiro arrived at the front hall of the Yizhuang and saw a figure wiping down a coffin; he took the initiative to step forward and greet him: "Are you the disciple Jiu Shu mentioned? I am very grateful for the Yizhuang's hospitality. Is there anything I can help with?"

【Qiusheng Lv. 7 (Daoist Disciple)】: Jiu Shu's apprentice.

Qiusheng, with his handsome features, saw the somewhat guileless Tanjiro, rolled his eyes, and said: "You are Master's guests, so I shouldn't really let you do any work, but since you've offered, go ahead and help Master wipe all these coffins clean."

As the words fell,

a line of black text appeared.

【Side Quest Activated】: Help the lazy Qiusheng clean the Yin energy off the coffins.

Quest Reward: 200 Reward Points, Qiusheng's favor +5 "Then leave it to me!"

Tanjiro was simply a natural-born workaholic; without a word, he took the Fly Whisk from Qiusheng's hand and began wiping down the dozens of coffins.

After a bout of busyness, the quest was completed,

and the players gathered together to exchange what had happened.

Clare said: "I followed Jiu Shu on a trip to Renjia Zhen and triggered many Side Quests, all related to vengeful spirits and fierce ghosts; eliminating them allows one to obtain Reward Points."

She had not accepted any of them, to avoid complications.

Nohara Rin smiled gently and said: "I also went to Renjia Zhen, but I went alone and did not trigger the Side Quests that Sister Clare mentioned."

"It seems that certain conditions must be met in order to accept Side Quests."

After pondering, the group reached a general conclusion.

Reputation Value.

As an expert who eliminates demons and defends the Dao, protecting the safety of Renjia Zhen, Jiu Shu naturally had a very high Reputation Value, which is why Clare, who followed Jiu Shu, was able to trigger Side Quests.

As for the players, their Reputation was too low, so some commissions would simply not be entrusted to them.

"No wonder everyone is rushing into the quest worlds."

Kuina took a breath, her eyes determined as she said: "It really is a good place to become strong quickly; although it is fraught with danger, the rewards are extremely generous. I must become stronger!"

To become the strongest female Sword Master.

I cannot be looked down upon by that lost little brother Zoro! Tanjiro scratched his head and said: "Everyone, I also have a new discovery..."

(End of this chapter)