"How could the players be so easily fooled?" the guide spirit lamented.
"Do you think I'm someone who can be fooled with just one meal?" Ren Yifei said lazily, resting his chin on his hand. "I only went to the trouble of finding out about my little hobby, and I couldn't bear to embarrass him, so I made the trip."
"Of course, if it doesn't taste good, I'll turn against you."
After arranging a dinner meeting in just a few words, Ren Yifei realized he had wasted a full fifteen minutes after closing the call. Time really flew by.
"Are there any other rewards?" If not, he closed the window.
"No... wait a minute!"
"Hmm?" Ren Yifei looked over.
If the guiding spirit had a physical body, it would have jumped up: "Player, you've entered the Star Ranking! You've only been in the game for a little over a month, and you've already entered the Star Ranking!"
It took Saman a year to enter the Stars Ranking, nearly two years for Wei Zhen Liunian Tianxi, and even the most recognized talented players took at least eight months, or even more.
"What kind of god are you, player?!" The guiding spirit's mechanism was about to explode with excitement.
Ren Yifei thought for a moment and asked, "Are there any special benefits to entering the Star Ranking?"
"No, no." Isn't this honor enough?
So it's just an honor? Ren Yifei shook his head: "There's no real reward, not even some money?" He turned to look at his balance and found that it had increased quite a bit, probably because the video had been discovered in the last four or five days.
With the 10,000 yuan he had just received, he could just afford to buy the rest of the wasteland. Ren Yifei didn't hesitate at all and clicked to confirm the purchase.
Two hundred and twenty thousand were swiped away in one go, and his balance plummeted to four figures. But he breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, this land was all his private property. He no longer had to worry about anyone foolish enough to provoke him.
"Spring flowers and autumn moon, summer lotus and winter snow, all are beautiful seasons."
He can live freely according to his own wishes, without so many demands and social rules.
"By the way, I heard that other people's ghost cards are released and they live normal lives?" Ren Yifei remembered this.
He previously thought that keeping the Joker card frozen inside the deck was fine, like putting it to sleep. But since many people enjoy raising Joker cards, does that mean Joker cards also need a life of their own?
If that's the case, he would consider buying a small town right here in this wilderness. They could build houses and live however they like. If they wished, they could make friends and start families.
As long as you don't ask him to be a mediator, anything is fine.
"Yes, does the player want to decorate houses for the ghost cards?" The guiding spirit perked up. It had long found its host's concrete house an eyesore, and if it could take this opportunity to build a manor or something...
"Why do we need to furnish the house? Can't we just give them money and let them find a place to build it themselves?" Ren Yifei asked in surprise. Seriously, players are responsible for their own ghost cards' clothing, shelter, and transportation?
Ren Yifei, the award-winning actor who can't even manage his own life, is starting to consider backing down.
The guiding spirit immediately understood its host's intention: to throw the ghost card out and fend for itself? This host is too easygoing.
Should it let the ghost cards find their own place and take care of their own lives? Thinking about the ghost cards' favorability ratings, it hesitated: Maybe?
"Everything else is fine, but what about the Star Goddess?" That's a huge ship, and this place is just a wasteland.
Ren Yifei was silent for a moment, then said, "Take out the map and let me see it."
The guide sprite brings out the map and zooms in on the location of the East Star Region.
The Eastern Star Region is a complete continent connected to the Sea of No Return. The wasteland that the guiding spirit specifically highlighted is only the size of a soybean on the map, located in the heart of the continent, and not near the sea.
This is troublesome. Does he have to buy land all the way to the seaside?
"How long will this take?" I wondered.
The guide spirit didn't understand its host's meaning, but it had already found the optimal solution and started to boast: "Player, I consulted the main system and it said that we can move the wasteland, but we need to pay a relocation fee."
"Relocate?" Ren Yifei thought he had misheard. Move the entire wasteland together?
"Yes, the relocation fee is 30,000. That can move the wasteland to a coastal area, turn it into a delta, and then the player can buy a coastline, which will be enough."
In the future, its host will be able to enjoy both the rugged beauty of the wilderness and stroll along the coast.
With money, you really can do whatever you want.
Ren Yifei was tempted, but after checking his bank balance, he thought, "I'll wait a while." He had just bought the land; even a landlord doesn't have much surplus grain.
After that, he released all the ghost cards except for the Star Goddess.
"That's it." Ren Yifei explained the situation. He gave them money so they could find a place they liked on this land and furnish their own house or something.
His job is simply to transfer the money; he doesn't care about anything else.
"That's good. I used to grow vegetables and raise chickens and ducks. I was busy all day long and I was happy. Now I don't have to do anything, and I feel lost." Grandma Chunzhi has already decided what kind of house to build.
She plans to build a small farmhouse, raise some chickens and ducks, and also raise a piglet. She'll also grow two vegetable gardens in the backyard—that'll be all she needs. After raising the chickens and ducks and growing the vegetables, she can even give some to Ren Yifei.
"There." He Gui was the second to choose a location; he chose that grove of trees.
Crane Gui, whose true nature is half-plant, has always been close to plant groups, so it is not surprising that he chose the grove.
"I want a big tree!" Crane Gui made his second request, and the spirits released a batch of thousand-year-old ornamental trees, with prices starting at tens of thousands.
Ren Yifei thought for a moment and nodded: "But we'll have to wait a few days."
This chubby baby wearing a bib looked exactly like a miniature version of He Jun, but Ren Yifei did not treat him with any special treatment because of this.
He Jun is He Jun, and He Gui is He Gui; they are not the same person and cannot be compared.
As for 'taking care of a friend's son,' forget it; I don't know how to raise children.
The remaining options are the puppeteer and the fallen angel. The fallen angel is easy to deal with; he wants to build an underground castle. After so many years of living in darkness, he's not used to living in the light.
The puppeteer made an unreasonable request to settle near Ren Yifei's cement house, but was instead banished to the edge of the wasteland.
"Alright, I'll transfer the money to you all once it arrives in a few days," Ren Yifei said, indicating that he would treat everyone equally. The ghost card holders then dispersed. They could tell that Ren Yifei wasn't the type to get involved in other people's business.
After everyone had left, Ren Yifei sat in front of the courtyard, contemplating for the first time the possibility of recruiting an assistant or housekeeper.
If it were just him alone, of course there would be no need for this. But as the number of ghost cards increases, there needs to be a system in place.
"Player, are you going to check the video now?" the guide spirit asked, filled with anticipation. It couldn't wait to see the player's surprised expression.
However, Ren Yifei simply shook his head indifferently: "Give me two beef burgers, with mashed potatoes and a vegetable salad. Oh, and double Angus beef patties, with sauce, but no pickles."
Guide Spirit: "Huh?"
The instigator was enjoying a delicious beef burger, but at that moment, the desolate corner went mad because of him.
The Star Ranking, which had been quiet for almost half a month, suddenly saw a surge of newcomers, with 79 new names appearing at once, driving many people who were watching the Star Ranking crazy.
"Who is that? Black Rabbit? Never heard of it!" The veteran players found it strange. This came out of nowhere. Where did it come from?
Because only the top 100 are publicly available, and only individuals after the top 100 know their own ranking, they were unaware that Black Rabbit was already close to the top 100.
Moreover, Black Rabbit has been in the game for less than two months at most, and apart from a few who have a lot of information, other veteran players really don't know anything about it.
These veteran players only play in high-level matches; they don't care about mid-level or low-level matches, so they were unaware of the recently emerged "Disguise Black Rabbit" strategy. Now that they're being completely crushed, they've finally realized the problem and sent someone to investigate.
Did they just get incredibly lucky without making a sound?
Upon investigation, they nearly jumped out of bed: "You only started playing a month ago? Are you kidding me? This isn't funny."
However, that is the reality. Black Rabbit's name was on the Potential Star List a month and a half ago, ranked 157th, neither high nor low, not enough to warrant attention, nor enough to be looked down upon.
Yet this very person accomplished the impossible task of breaking into the Star Ranking in just one and a half months.
There isn't much information available in reality; the most direct way is to watch his walkthrough videos.
There are only two videos of Black Rabbit completing the game so far, which is pitifully few. However, considering the time the other person entered the game, it seems pretty good. With a 50% chance of getting a grand slam, what more could you ask for?
Players began watching the videos with a critical eye.
"Hmm...Eh?...Oh!" My knees are a little itchy.
"He's a faker?" These players shamelessly became interested. "Does he have a steady partner? Why not build a harem? We can be a little more lenient on the gender requirement."
Various self-introductions, comparable to blind date resumes, were sent to the Black Rabbit mailbox at lightning speed.
Face? What does face matter in the face of life? Forget about it.
Saman had long known that people in the Desolate Corner would become fanatical and crazy once they started chasing stars, but he never expected it to be this crazy.
Less than an hour after Black Rabbit's sudden appearance on the Star Ranking, the number of views on his two previously posted videos exploded.
Some clicked to watch, some paid to leave comments and likes, some downloaded the app, and many even gave tips.
A barrage of gifts rained down, and in the blink of an eye, the number of clicks jumped to three digits. In less than an hour, 100,000 yuan was in hand.
He also saw many die-hard fans of Tianxi, enthusiastically congratulating the new master on entering the Star Ranking.
That's so realistic. "I'm only following the number one person in the disguise style. I don't care who it is specifically." This sentence is a true reflection of this group of people.
Nian Tianxi was right to regard Black Rabbit as an enemy; after Black Rabbit parachuted into the Star Ranking, at least one-third of his resources were lost.
This is even before Black Rabbit released the videos of 'isolated island' and 'unknown'.
"We need to be careful he doesn't get desperate and do something rash."
"Ugh." Ren Yifei choked on the double-patty hamburger. He gulped down a bottle of water to suppress the itch rising in his throat.
He suddenly felt like sneezing, and he wondered who was talking to him.
All letters from strangers were blocked. The only two people who could contact him were Ah Jin and Samantha, who didn't want to disturb the money tree. Samantha thought he was resting and didn't bother him.
Ren Yifei's world was quiet and peaceful, consisting only of this boundless wilderness and the hidden animals within it.
The wilderness was a bit colder than when they first arrived. Ren Yifei left some food for the birds to survive the winter, then yawned and went to sleep.
With this bad habit of eating and then sleeping, it's no wonder he has gastritis at such a young age.
With his eyes closed, Ren Yifei appeared in his consciousness space. The white-haired ghost lay lazily on the ground, legs crossed, holding a new book in his hand, the Scarlet Witch's book: "Truly persistent, repeating despair over and over again, just for a prophecy whose existence is unknown. No wonder you would willingly unlock the seal for him."
Ren Yifei walked over and sat down: "You're here?"
"Eroticism says that a special person has appeared in your life."
"Nonsense." Ren Yifei snatched the book from his hand and saw him off, "You should go now."
"Don't get angry. It's not good to deceive yourself. I'm waiting for the day you slap yourself in the face. On that day, please be sure to call me to come and watch the show."
"roll."
The guiding spirit watched its host fall asleep instantly and silently turned off its screen. Although the host seemed to do it all with ease and effort, the guiding spirit wasn't stupid. It knew that behind every miracle lay untold hard work and ded
ication.
"You've worked hard, please get some rest."
It wants to find a powerful, godlike host to show off to, hehehehe!
Author's Note: Afei: Double beef burgers~~ So satisfying.