Chapter 24 System, Upgrade, New Features (Part 1)
"Hmm?"
Su Ran's expression slightly froze.
Originally, with the increase in Internet Cafe customers in recent days, and the earliest batch of players, like Wu Lei and others, progressing further and further in the game.
Completing the popularity value task given by the system was actually just a matter of these two days.
It was just that because the Internet Cafe now had such a large group of new customers, this matter was slightly brought forward, which was not unexpected.
As for unlocking new games, it was also within Su Ran's expectations.
Of course, he just didn't expect the new game to be "stardew valley," a simulation management farming game.
Su Ran had, of course, played it before.
But it seemed like the style gap with monster hunter was a bit too wide, wasn't it?
And in his impression, this game didn't seem to have a power-up version, did it?
He wondered what the experience of this game would be like in the virtual reality version.
Was the system implying a drastic modification?
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And besides the new game about to be launched.
What surprised Su Ran even more was naturally the long string of subsequent prompts from the system.
"It actually added so many new functions at once?"
"Does that mean I was still in the novice trial period before?!"
"No wonder I couldn't even call out the system panel!"
"By the way, what about now?"
Thinking of this, Su Ran tried to call out the system panel.
As a result, a semi-illusory screen immediately appeared before his eyes.
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Internet Cafe Name: Nine Heavens Internet Cafe
Host (Boss): Su Ran
Internet Cafe Scale: Level 1
Internet Cafe Construction: Level 1
Internet Cafe Renown: Level 1
Overall Authority Level: Level 1
Unlocked Functions: Task List, Game Achievement Game Store, System Personal Game Store, Internet Cafe Construction (click to view details)
Current Main Quest Activated: Please upgrade the host's authority level to Level 2
Progress to Next Authority Level: 0%
(Hint: Increasing Internet Cafe scale, construction, and renown can all accelerate authority upgrade progress)
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"It's really there!"
Su Ran's eyes lit up, and his spirit was invigorated.
He took a look.
"Main quest?"
"But this time, upgrading authority doesn't seem so simple!"
The system page was quite concise and clear.
However, there were suddenly many new things, so he still had to take time to sort them out.
Su Ran estimated that this was also related to the new functions the system had opened.
So he simply began to study them one by one at this time.
First was the newly opened Task List.
Su Ran used his mind to click on "Task List" on the system panel, and another task page immediately popped up.
On the page, he could see that there were currently more than twenty tasks released:
Task (03): Receive twenty different customers. Time: Unlimited. Reward: Contribution points + 100
Task (04): Internet Cafe popularity value reaches 3000. Time: Unlimited. Reward: Twenty computers.
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Task (08): "monster hunter" main body clear count reaches 100. Time: Unlimited. Reward: One random new game.
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Task (12): Expand the Internet Cafe storefront once. Time: Unlimited. Reward: One hundred computers.
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Su Ran generally looked at them. Some tasks were quite simple, while others had relatively strict conditions.
At the bottom of the page, there was also a note: [Tasks will be automatically added over time and according to actual circumstances. Please pay attention to check. Limited-time tasks will occasionally appear with generous rewards. It is recommended to complete them as soon as possible.]
"Hmm… this task system doesn't seem special, it's just that there seem to be a lot of tasks released at once!"
"Is this the rhythm for me to grind, grind, grind?"
Su Ran muttered a few words casually, then closed the task page, and then clicked on the second new function unlocked by the system.
[Game Achievement Game Store]
As soon as the Game Store page popped up, it was like opening an online shop.
Currently, the Game Store only had one dedicated area open: monster hunter.
But there were a lot of items sold inside.
The cheaper ones were mostly impractical items, like toy figurines, some unique ornamental objects.
The expensive ones were weapons, armor, talismans, jewels, even Palicoes, dragon eggs of various monsters, and even skill books for weapon moves like Foresight Slash and Helm Breaker were sold.
Su Ran briefly browsed through them, but his face showed confusion: "I can get all these things by playing, so why would I buy them?"
But then he thought.
Oh, right, this Game Achievement Game Store should be open to all players.
Things he could easily get, other players might not be able to.
"So, this is a backdoor intentionally opened by the system for players?"
"Created a pay-to-win system?"
However, Su Ran was clearly completely mistaken, as the system suddenly explained.
[Host, let me correct you. Although the Game Store is open to all players, the items purchased inside are not sent into the game world, but to the real world.]
"Pfft…"
Su Ran was just drinking water at this moment, but when he heard this, he spat it out halfway through, his eyes widening.
"What did you say?"
"Items bought in the Game Store are sent to the real world?"
"Weapons? Armor? Skill moves? Even living creatures are all brought out of the game?"
"Isn't this a virtual game world?"
Su Ran was a bit bewildered.
Well, he had to admit, the system's black technology indeed exceeded his imagination.
However, at this moment, Su Ran also noticed something else. Although all items in the Game Store had numerical prices next to them, they didn't seem to be priced in gold coins, nor in game currency from the game, but in something called achievement points.
After asking the system, he learned.
The only way to obtain these achievement points was by playing the game.
For example, in the "monster hunter" world, killing monsters was the main way to gain achievement points, but not the only way. Things like crafting new equipment, combining items, researching monster ecology, etc., as long as one played and explored in the game world, there were various ways to gain achievement points.
Just like when Su Ran killed the Extinction Dragon flawlessly while wearing novice gloves, the achievement points he gained were ten times more than what was normally obtained from killing the Extinction Dragon.
Of course, despite this, don't think that achievement points are easy to get.
Su Ran checked, and he had played until now, not far from completing the game, but his achievement points were only around 3000.
And he had just carefully browsed the prices of the items.
For example, a Taichi Sword crafted from Extinction Dragon materials, the Extinction Blade, would require ten thousand achievement points to bring it back to the real world.
Various armor sets, good ones, ranged from tens of thousands.
As for skill books for various weapon moves, such as Foresight Slash for the Taichi Sword, the required achievement points were even more exaggerated, needing one hundred thousand points.
It felt like if he didn't prepare a few more livers, he really might not be able to afford it.
However, Su Ran finally had a general understanding of this Game Achievement Game Store.
Just as he was about to close it, the system reminded him again.
[Currently, the Game Achievement Game Store you are browsing is for your personal use only. To implement it in the game, you need to upgrade the computer system.]
[Would you like to upgrade now?]
Su Ran was startled and subconsciously nodded: "Yes."
Unexpectedly, the next moment, all the computers in the Internet Cafe went black, and all players were forcibly kicked out of the game. Then, a line of small text popped up on the screen.
[System upgrading...]
Everyone was dumbfounded.
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