Chapter 133: The First Harem Candidate
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**[Sunflower Seeds (Special Item)]**
*Usage*: Requires **Farmland**. Plant the seeds in farmland and tend to them carefully.
*Effect*: When matured, each sunny day produces one unit of **Sunshine**. Sunshine can be exchanged for other crops at the coordinates (514, 213) from **Crazy Dave** in Oran City. Additionally, it can absorb and grant experience points.
*Note*: A good seed spreads far and wide.
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As Su Yu left his territory this time, his primary mission was Tina's main storyline quest. But he had another plan in mind—one that involved recruiting **Crazy Dave**. Not to the harem, mind you, but to his territory. [LoL😂]
**Crazy Dave** might look like an ordinary farmer, inconspicuous and lacking any prestige among NPCs. However, to Su Yu, he was invaluable—a god-tier NPC, unmatched even by legendary characters.
In the later stages of the game, experience gains for civilian players become scarce. About 60% of their experience points will come from **Sunshine**, the product of **Sunflowers**. Most civilian players will eventually flock to Crazy Dave to exchange Sunshine for Sunflower seeds. If Su Yu could bring Crazy Dave into his territory, it would make his domain the go-to hub for players, rivaling even the main cities!
By establishing **transport gates** to major cities, Su Yu could charge a transit fee, securing a substantial income to support the city's ongoing operations. Beyond Sunflowers, Crazy Dave's other plants—**Nut Walls**, **Pea Shooters**, and **Cherry Bombs**—would be invaluable for city defense, providing additional protection to his territory.
With this in mind, Su Yu set out determined to use his wealth and persuasive powers to convince Crazy Dave to join him. Otherwise, if Oran City officials recognized Crazy Dave's true worth, recruiting him would become next to impossible.
After about ten minutes, Su Yu arrived at Oran City's eastern gate. His territory's construction was progressing smoothly with the assistance of **Snow Leopard** and **Wind Dragon**, so he wasn't concerned about overseeing every detail. According to Snow Leopard's private messages, the **City Hall** was already under construction, led by the old carpenter Brook, and would be completed in about four hours.
Deciding to return to his territory once the City Hall was ready, Su Yu intended to focus on Oran City's quests in the meantime. Riding his mare, Tima, he made his way through the city's bustling streets, heading toward Tina. He hadn't visited her in nearly a month of game time, and if he delayed much longer, she might just lose her patience entirely.
If she hit him with the classic combo—indifference, dropping favorability, and refusing to give quests three times in a row—he'd be left with no choice but to face the consequences.
While trotting through Oran City, Su Yu decided to use his free moments to post a recruitment ad for his guild. Opening the in-game forum, he noticed that the hottest topic was the first-person experience video of his recent battle. Another post had over 10,000 replies—a "petition" from players demanding that Su Yu release the first-person video of **Queen Elijah** riding with him. They insisted he must have recorded it and were frustrated by his refusal to share.
Some players even found a "noble" justification: "The game's resources belong to all players. We ordinary folks also deserve the experience—Nemesis shouldn't hog it all for himself!" Comments like these left Su Yu speechless, as they revealed just how many players shared the same thirst for an inside view of the experience.
In addition to the first-person video, there was widespread chatter about Su Yu's territory construction. Many big-name streamers had jumped on the trend, streaming live from his domain, showcasing the grand development in real time.
For most players, the daily grind consisted of monotonous monster-hunting and task completion. Watching Su Yu's unique city-building gameplay was a refreshing change. The high degree of freedom in urban planning, with customizable buildings like **Taverns** and **Farmland**, caught viewers' attention. Although Taverns and Farmland had limits on certain functions at the village level, players eagerly shared their own territory-building ideas in the livestreams, and the hype around each stream exploded!
Seeing the perfect opportunity, Su Yu posted on the official forum: "[Yellow Turbans Guild] is recruiting! Join us in building the future and earn 20 psionic coins per hour—limited to the first 800 recruits, so act fast!"
In the post, Su Yu detailed the benefits of joining the guild:
1. **Guild contributions** can be exchanged for equipment from the level 10 [Wolf King of Howling Moon] and high-quality skill books.
2. **Direct guidance** from Su Yu on guild channels, with tips on clearing dungeons and mastering tasks.
3. **Generous compensation** of 20 psionic coins per hour for guild-related tasks.
4. The **pride** and **accomplishment** of helping transform a village into the most vibrant city in the game.
And more perks followed. While only the first three benefits were substantial, the rest were mostly enticing fluff.
The forum buzzed with excitement within minutes of his post going live, generating thousands of replies in under five minutes.
"Nemesis posted again!"
"Every time Nemesis posts, it's big news—this time won't be an exception!"
"An excellent-quality green skill book? Nemesis, do you know how rare green skills are at this stage? Owning one gets you into the elite ranks of major guilds!"
"20 psionic coins per hour? That's 66 coins for an hour of work!"
"An 8-hour workday means 15,000 a month?!"
"Forget it, I'm logging in right now!"
"Ugh, I'm only level 9! Feels like I just lost a fortune!"
"Nemesis is just throwing money left and right—how is he so loaded?"
"Probably from the first-person video, right? That video already has over two million views, earning at least nine million yuan! Argh, the jealousy is real!"
Su Yu was scrolling through the flood of replies when one comment caught his eye, leaving him momentarily stunned.
What's going on?
The first-person experience video surpassed two million views? And in only half a day? That's unbelievable!
With this on his mind, Su Yu decided to temporarily abandon his tasks and headed to the game's official site to investigate.
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(End of this chapter)