After Wu Lei left, Su Ran continued to guide several players who came for advice and distributed redeemed items to some players.
Not long after, it was closing time for the Internet Cafe.
Players began to get up one after another, with expressions of reluctance.
"How was your progress today?"
"Sigh, don't even mention it. I haven't beaten a single new monster. I'm stuck on the progress. It feels like it's getting harder and harder!"
"I feel the same way. Before, when I watched Lord Wu and them play, I thought it was quite simple, but after trying it myself, I realized it's not like that at all!"
"It started off pretty smoothly, but I don't know if it's because I was eager to catch up with the game's progress. I just felt more and more frustrated and my state got worse and worse as I played later on!"
"Hmm, so I switched games this afternoon and played Stardew Valley for a bit."
"No way, you all say Stardew Valley is good, but I tried it and found I still couldn't get into it. Scavenging, farming, fishing—I have no interest at all!"
"Me too, monster hunter is still more exciting and fun!"
The players discussed topics from the game as they left the Internet Cafe.
Soon, only Su Ran was left in the Internet Cafe.
Su Ran couldn't help but call up the system task list.
[Popularity reaches 5000. Reward: 100 Contribution Points]
[Receive thirty different guests. Reward: 100 Contribution Points]
[Accumulated Gold Coin income reaches 2000. Reward: Twenty Computers]
After clicking to submit the tasks, twenty more computers instantly appeared in the Internet Cafe.
At the same time, several new tasks popped up in the task list.
Su Ran glanced at them; most were follow-ups to the tasks just completed, such as receiving a certain number of guests, popularity points, gold coin income, and so on.
Only this time, all the task rewards were Contribution Points, and there seemed to be no new computer rewards.
Afterward, Su Ran opened the construction page and began arranging the computers.
After planning and arranging the new computers and scanning the Internet Cafe again, he couldn't help but shake his head.
"No wonder, it looks like even if there are new computers, there's no room for them!"
At this time, apart from his counter and the central lounge area, the Internet Cafe was basically full everywhere else. Any extra computers would probably only block the corridors.
Su Ran pondered for a moment, temporarily putting that problem aside.
Instead, he opened his personal mall, bought two more notebooks, and began writing game guides.
Along the way, he would occasionally pick up a watering can and a shovel and go outside the door.
At this time, although the crops outside the door still looked like tender seedlings, upon closer inspection, one could feel their vitality growing stronger and stronger. In the dark night, they even seemed to glow faintly, already poised and ready.
Just waiting for the new day to arrive.
Su Ran smiled slightly, a hint of anticipation appearing in his eyes.
......
The next day, early in the morning.
Zhou Yang was rushing towards the Internet Cafe. Eager to play, he was already calculating in his mind.
"If I speed up my progress today, I might be able to fight the Extinction Dragon by noon or afternoon, and then it's the Three Ancient Dragons!"
"Among the other players, Wu Lei, who has the fastest progress, has only just beaten one of them. It feels like I'm about to catch up!"
"I'm really a gaming genius, damn it. I knew I shouldn't have wasted time playing that Stardew Valley!"
The more Zhou Yang thought about it, the more excited he became. He was already a little impatient, so he pushed off the ground, sped up, and saw that he had already reached the end of the Commercial Street, with that familiar alley close at hand.
"Huh?"
"Isn't that His Highness?"
He saw Liu Chengfeng standing with his hands behind his back outside the alley, directing several servants who were carrying large and small bags of things.
Most of those items were sealed in burlap sacks, and he didn't know what they were, but they looked quite numerous and heavy.
"Is he planning to move them to the Internet Cafe?" Zhou Yang wondered.
He then saw some players who had arrived early also curiously gather around.
"Your Highness, what are you doing?"
"Yeah, what are all these things?"
Liu Chengfeng glanced at the crowd, his eyes narrowing slightly, and he uttered two words: "Ingredients!"
"Ingredients?"
"That's right!"
Liu Chengfeng explained with a smile, "Did you forget? Yesterday, the boss planted vegetables in front of the Internet Cafe, so I was worried the boss had nothing to eat, and I sent people to deliver some!"
Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly realized, belatedly.
"Oh, right, why didn't I think of that? If we make the boss happy, maybe he'll teach us some even more powerful game techniques!"
"Your Highness, your actions are a bit too fast!"
"Yeah, if we're sending, we should all send together!"
"Your Highness, your behavior, if it were in a game, would be secretly grinding for favorability and hogging the good stuff!"
The players complained one after another.
"Everyone, don't misunderstand. How could I, Liu Chengfeng, be that kind of person!"
Liu Chengfeng said with a righteous expression, "Think about it, the boss is so engrossed in planting vegetables that not only does he open late, but he also has to go out to water them from time to time, which affects everyone's time to ask him for advice and collect game items. What I'm doing is entirely for the benefit of all players!"
Upon hearing this, everyone thought about it and felt there was indeed some truth to it.
"Is that so!"
"So that's it!"
"Then it seems we've wronged His Highness!"
Seeing the players he had fooled, a hint of cunning appeared in Liu Chengfeng's eyes.
"The boss planting vegetables like this definitely means food is scarce!"
"But with his current potted planting method, it would be a miracle if they survived."
Currently, food is scarce in the city, and most of the food available on the market is not of good quality. However, the ingredients Liu Chengfeng brought this time were all of the highest quality.
Although he spoke righteously, deep down, he had some other intentions.
What if the boss, in his happiness, really taught him some secret technique? Wouldn't he instantly soar to greatness?
Thinking this, Liu Chengfeng could no longer resist joining the other players and walking into the alley, leading the way, already prepared to receive the boss's gratitude.
However.
The moment he could vaguely see the Internet Cafe's front door from a distance, he just felt a blur before his eyes, and then his steps were halted by the sight before him.
"This…"
What were clearly just empty vegetable pots yesterday were now tightly packed together, forming a continuous green ocean, a blooming vegetable garden, already laden with colorful crop fruits.
Golden rice, bright red and plump tomatoes, crisp green cucumbers with yellow flowers, deep purple eggplants, tender and luscious strawberries…
A fragrant aroma could even be smelled from a distance.
Although Liu Chengfeng didn't recognize any of the crops, his eyes were still filled with disbelief.
He remembered that these crops were clearly just planted by the boss yesterday, and now, this looked like a scene of abundant harvest.
But… only one day had passed, just one day!
How was this possible?
Liu Chengfeng was completely stunned at this moment!