Chapter 2: 002
【002】 Territory: Qingyun Village
The “Rabbit’s Enemy” title was incredibly powerful, and for a long time afterward, the rabbits kept relentlessly chasing after her.
As a result, because of the frantic running, Gu Qing’s stamina gradually began to run low.
This wasn’t going to work.
Realizing that if she kept running, her stamina would definitely run out, Gu Qing asked the system for help.
【999, do you have any suggested solutions? I can’t just keep running forever.】
Gu Qing had considered stopping to eliminate all the rabbits, but when she turned around and saw the never-ending swarm, any courage she had quickly faded.
999 System: 【Host, even though I have now integrated with the game subsystem, I still need to follow the rules of the Doomsday Game system. So, I can assist you, but I cannot provide direct solutions.】
Gu Qing, based on her years of experience working with the 999 system, quickly understood.
【What’s the hint?】
999 System: 【There’s something in your backpack that can solve your current situation.】
Backpack?
At this moment, Gu Qing’s backpack only contained some unwanted skill cards and… the Lord’s Token.
It seemed that the territory obtained after using the Lord’s Token might have some special effects.
With an idea in mind, Gu Qing quickly began searching for a suitable location. After running for so long, the surrounding environment had noticeably changed from the wilderness she was in earlier.
There were more trees, and more mountains.
The presence of these two factors at least guaranteed a source of food.
Of course, there also had to be water.
Thinking of this, Gu Qing looked at the map in the top right corner of her game interface.
【999, search for the most suitable place nearby to establish a territory based on the map.】
999 System: 【Host, the game map currently only shows the areas the host has already passed through. The data is insufficient to search further.】
【999, is this what you meant when you said I could live the peaceful life I’ve always dreamed of after getting the golden finger?】
Gu Qing said sarcastically. From just a few simple words, she could tell how flawed the design of the Doomsday Game system was. Its purpose seemed clear: it wanted the survivors to rely on themselves to survive in this world, and to some extent, it was about natural selection for the survivors.
If she wanted to live the kind of peaceful life she imagined in this world… She must have been naive.
999 System: 【Host, you have more experience than many, and with the golden finger, you will certainly live happily until the end.】
Gu Qing: 【Experience? It’s all just cannon fodder experience! I’m great at seeking death! Survival… heh.】
She never survived to the end in any mission world.
999 System: 【…Host, you’re being modest. Not all cannon fodder dies as gracefully as you did in the mission worlds.】
Gu Qing snorted. It was only normal to live well if she had to be cannon fodder. There was no way she was going to die tragically—she would never let that happen in this lifetime.
Not wanting to argue further with the 999 system, she began to explore her surroundings. As she moved, the map in the top-right corner of her screen began to expand.
Seeing this, the 999 system quickly searched the area for a suitable location.
Soon, the 999 system gave a suggestion.
【Host, there is a suitable territory 100 meters southwest. It’s near a mountain and a water source, with a large flat area. Most importantly, there may be minerals nearby.】
Gu Qing listened and immediately changed direction, running towards the indicated spot. Upon arriving, she took out the Lord’s Token.
【Host, would you like to use the Lord’s Token?】
【Yes.】
The moment Gu Qing confirmed, the token emitted a dazzling light and flew out of her hand.
When the light faded, a small enclosure appeared at the location she had chosen, with a small house about 10 square meters in the center.
A territory… just like this?
At least the red-eyed rabbits were kept outside the territory.
【Host, please name your village. Once named, it will appear on the map and may attract refugees.】
【Qingyun[efn_note]”Qingyun” (青云) can be translated as “Azure Cloud” or “Green Cloud,” It often symbolizes rising to great heights or achieving success, as the phrase “平步青云” (to rise to the azure clouds) conveys the idea of rapid advancement or success.[/efn_note]!】 Qingyun, soaring upwards! This small territory will be the foundation of her dream vacation life in this world.
【Congratulations, Host, you are now the lord of Qingyun Village.】
【System Announcement: Doomsday Calendar, January 1st, Gu Qing established the village: Qingyun Village.】
As the announcement ended, Gu Qing quickly noticed changes on her game screen.
The page, which previously had only two areas, now had an additional section.
【Territory: Qingyun Village (Level 0 Village) 【Upgrade】】
【Reputation: 0】
【Population: 1/10】
【Tax Rate: 10% (can be adjusted by the lord in real-time)】
【Resources: Rabbit Meat•1013, Rabbit Fur•1013, Carrots•2026】
【Buildings: Village Affairs Center, Fence】
The simple page provided Gu Qing with little information, and the system had no intention of explaining it. She would have to slowly figure it out herself.
“Bang, bang, bang…”
The sound of something hitting the fence was particularly clear at this moment. Gu Qing looked and found that the group of rabbits was aggressively attacking the fence.
Her page also displayed that the fence was being damaged, but since it hadn’t reached a dangerous state, the system didn’t send a warning.
Seeing this, Gu Qing raised an eyebrow.
After being chased so miserably for so long, it was time for revenge.
With a skill card in hand, standing behind the fence, Gu Qing directly began to slaughter the rabbits. All that remained in her mind were the system prompts.
【Congratulations, Host, by killing a red-eyed rabbit, you’ve obtained Carrots2, Rabbit Meat1, Rabbit Fur1, now in your backpack.】
【Congratulations, Host, by killing a red-eyed rabbit, you’ve obtained Carrots2, Rabbit Meat1, Rabbit Fur1, now in your backpack.】
【……】
She didn’t even know how long she had been killing, but the number of red-eyed rabbits kept decreasing.
【Experience 1000, level-up requirements met, would you like to level up to lv.2?】
【Congratulations, Host, you’ve earned the ‘God of Killing Rabbits’ title. Rabbits will now avoid you.】
After confirming the level-up, Gu Qing’s gaze shifted to the “God of Killing Rabbits” title.
She glanced at her backpack on the panel. The initial backpack had 20 slots. The first slot was filled with various unused skill cards, and the second slot contained the Rabbit Meat and Rabbit Fur she had just obtained. The corresponding two backpack slots were full, with 999 items each, and two more slots had been opened, clearly indicating 999 as the backpack limit.
Based on the timing of this title, could it be that killing a certain number of low-level monsters would cause them to fear you?
As Gu Qing pondered, she indeed saw that the rabbits outside the fence had stopped attacking and were instead huddling together, preparing to flee.
Now that the prey was within reach, how could Gu Qing let them escape?
She immediately chased after them with the skill card in hand.
With a few more screams, the remaining rabbits turned into white light and disappeared into the air.
Quite environmentally friendly.
As usual, Gu Qing listened to the system’s prompts about what she had earned, but soon she noticed something different this time.
【Congratulations, Host, by killing the red-eyed rabbit mini-boss, you’ve obtained Carrots4, Rabbit Meat2, Rabbit Fur2, Building Blueprint1】
Building Blueprint?
Gu Qing quickly opened her backpack and saw the building blueprint. She clicked on it, and a prompt box popped up in front of her.
【Residential Building Blueprint: Requires Wood100, Stone100】
【Friendly Reminder: Insufficient materials】
Gu Qing stared at the words “Insufficient materials” for a long time in silence.
999 System: 【Host, keep going, you can do it.】
Damn!
Gu Qing ignored 999 and went straight to the forest not far from the village, armed with a skill card.
Using the chain attack and swordsmanship in her skill card, after using them twice, she managed to turn a tree into wood.
【Congratulations, Host, by chopping trees, you’ve obtained Wood10, Tree Seeds1】
After chopping several trees, Gu Qing received another system prompt.
【Congratulations, Host, you have mastered the Gathering Skill.】
After this notification, Gu Qing noticed that her attribute points had increased by two.
Looking at her attributes, she thought for a moment and then decided to allocate the two attribute points to her constitution.
After applying them, Gu Qing didn’t feel much of a change, but when she continued gathering wood and stone, she noticed that the cooldown time for using her skill card had changed.
Before, the cooldown time after using the skill card was 30 seconds, but now it only took 25 seconds. As a result, her gathering speed had increased slightly.
Attribute points were a great thing.
Recalling the two attribute points she had received, Gu Qing made a reasonable guess.
That is, attribute points were rare, and personal attributes were fixed. To change them, one could only rely on special attribute point rewards. Currently, the only special attribute point rewards she had received were related to skills.
The last one was for an attack skill, and this time it was for a gathering skill. What other skills could there be?
Gu Qing decided to try more when she had the time.
However, the most important thing right now was to build the residential house.
Currently, there was only one building in Qingyun Village, which was the Village Affairs Center. Inside, there was only a large screen and empty windows. It looked more like a task hall than a residence.
Because of the increase in her attribute points, Gu Qing’s gathering speed had drastically improved.
After gathering over 100 pieces of wood, Gu Qing immediately began collecting stone.
Collecting stone was similar to gathering wood, she just had to find a rock, chop it, and it would turn into stone.
Similarly, she collected over 100 pieces of stone.
Once she finished gathering, the sky began to darken, and Gu Qing started hearing the sounds of wolves howling. The sound was intense, and she didn’t dare stay in the forest any longer. She quickly returned to the area of Qingyun Village.
As soon as she entered the village area, Gu Qing immediately opened the building blueprint.
This time, the prompt that appeared was:
【Build Residential House: Requires Wood100, Stone100. Do you wish to build?】
【Yes.】
In the next moment, a small house with stone walls and a wooden roof appeared.
Gu Qing entered the house and saw a basic one-bedroom, one-living room, and one-bathroom layout.
Looking at the furniture that was all in place, Gu Qing felt for the first time that the doomsday game system had actually done something right.
The next moment, Gu Qing lay down on the bed to rest.
There was a lot to do tomorrow!
Meanwhile, not far from Qingyun Village, many refugees saw the newly appeared territory “Qingyun Village” on the map and immediately became excited, their eyes filled with eager light.
There was now a newly formed territory nearby, and if they could reach it, it would be like having a shelter.
Most importantly, Qingyun Village was the closest territory to them right now.
Qingyun Village—they were going there!