Building a sect from scratch.

The Rongyu City that everyone was talking about was located on an empty plot of land not far from the former site of the Taiyi Ziwei Sect. Of course, the so-called "city" was just like the original Chang'an City, an empty wasteland.

The reason we chose this location is that several players from the "I Love Farming Community" game chose to replicate the successful model of Chang'an City, planning to locate the city closer to the instance to facilitate the development of the city.

After the limited-time battlefield, the two newly opened dungeons are less than three miles from the teleportation array set up after landing in Rongyu City. Although it is not as close as the distance between Chang'an City and [Hantan Cave], it is still a distance that can be reached in a few minutes, which is acceptable.

but……

"Why is this lightning so terrifying? How long will it last? Or will it stay like this forever?"

A retired farmer looked at the distant lightning and thunder with some worry and complained, "I just feel that this place is not suitable. If it continues like this, the people will not be able to sleep soundly!"

"It seems like this will remain the same from now on. Apparently, it's to increase the difficulty of the dungeons? Those two dungeons also have random lightning strikes that might hit players, but our Rongyu City won't be affected," a female player with the ID [Lou Yuanqin], sporting a neat high ponytail, reassured her. "Don't worry at all! That cloud is called a calamity cloud, and it generally won't come this way. The lightning strikes falling from the calamity cloud won't randomly hit outside! Besides, Senior Sister and the others said that a barrier has been set up in that area to prevent ordinary people from accidentally entering. Anyone below the Golden Core stage, unless they're a master of formations, simply can't break the barrier! There won't be any danger!"

The retired farmer muttered, rather indignantly, "That voice sounded really loud too!"

Lou Yuanqin added, "It's alright. In the future, we can install soundproofing arrays in our houses. The effect will be much better than the soundproofing measures on our Blue Star! This long-lasting thundercloud looks quite impressive. It can be considered a masterpiece of nature and a natural wonder. In the future, it can be used as a tourist attraction to boost the tourism economy of Rongyu City! On Blue Star, there is no opportunity to get so close to such exaggerated lightning without worrying about safety!"

Upon hearing this, the retired farmer smacked his lips, then realized what was going on: "Oh my, I almost forgot, this is a world of cultivation! You know what, it's quite awe-inspiring!"

"That's exactly what I was thinking!"

As the two were chatting, they suddenly heard someone shouting at them from afar: "Hey! You two! Hello! Are you from the farming community? Do you have any quests to accept in your community? Show some love to newbies!"

Before the retired farmer could react, Lou Yuanqin, who had already done her homework, quickly stepped forward and replied, "Yes, yes! The main problem right now is the shortage of timber, specifically hematite! Our community offers two dollars per tree, and there's also an experience bonus; submitting one tree earns 200 experience points!"

Upon hearing this, the player looked somewhat disappointed: "Huh? Only 200 experience points!" [Lou Yuanqin] explained helplessly: "But we pay more! Outside, a piece of red ironwood only gives one dollar! Besides, the experience amount for this task isn't up to us; it's set by the system. The maximum is 200 points, and there's nothing we can do about it!"

The player pursed his lips and said, "Okay, okay! So where do I get the quest? I'm only level 3, that's terrible, I need to level up quickly!"

"I can do it right here, just wait a moment..."

As she spoke, Lou Yuanqin brought up the game system panel and began to operate it.

As one of the most important managers of Rongyu City, Lou Yuanqin has operational authority over Rongyu City second only to the city lord. The so-called "experience quota" was a patch that was applied not long ago along with a minor update that did not require server shutdown. It was only mentioned in the game's update log, and no one had paid much attention to it yet.

This patch allocates a certain amount of experience points to each guild on a regular basis for issuing quests. Only players appointed as administrators by the guild lord can use this feature. While the issued quests can be edited, the experience rewards are very limited. The highest experience reward for a single quest is only 200 points, far lower than the various ordinary quests players receive within their guilds, and even less than the rewards from running dungeons. Therefore, guilds are hesitant to create overly complex quests—and nobody does them.

However, some communities use this as an experience "subsidy," distributing it to their members through a "task-carding" method. Since task completion depends entirely on the player's skill, some communities deliberately type random gibberish, allowing members to instantly gain experience points—200 points may seem small, but every little bit helps, right?
Of course, each player can only repeat this method 10 times, which amounts to only 2000 experience points. Currently, the highest-level players are already around level 30, so 2000 experience points are barely enough to fill a gap in their teeth. Therefore, this kind of "subsidy" isn't very cost-effective. Unless it's used to help new players level up in the community, it would be better to simply set up tasks and let low-level new players serve as cheap labor to contribute to the community!
The player accepted the quest and immediately seized the opportunity, grinning and saying ingratiatingly, "Thank you, beautiful and kind sister! Can we be friends?"

Lou Yuanqin had no objections and quickly added the newbie player as a friend before saying goodbye.

The retired farmer, on the contrary, seemed somewhat shocked, his eyes wide like saucers. He tugged at Lou Yuanqin's sleeve and asked in a low voice, "Isn't he a man? Why is he calling you 'sister'?!"

After being selected for the mission, Lou Yuanqin spent a lot of time learning about these things. Since she also played other games and had some understanding of the social dynamics within them, she patiently explained to her superior: "This...this is game slang, similar to calling a policeman 'cops.' It means that in the game, to create a sense of closeness and friendliness, both men and women can call each other 'sister' or 'brother,' it's just a personal preference! Men are called 'male sisters,' and women are called 'female brothers,' it's all the same!"

The retired farmer instinctively reached for his waist, only to find nothing—no pockets, no cigarettes. Feeling a dry taste in his mouth, he sighed, "You young people really know how to have fun..."

...(End of chapter)