Pokémon, but cultural invasion.

Strange Tree, feeling bewildered, began to try it out.

Players need to use a grappling hook to grab valuable minerals within a specified time, and can only advance to the next level once they reach a certain amount.

Shallow mineral deposits are mostly of low value, while deep mineral deposits are scattered and difficult to obtain.

Qi Shu failed on the third attempt because he couldn't identify which minerals were valuable; he would only know once he caught them.

Mining profits are tied to the depth of the ore layer, and the Pokémon following you will directly affect the speed at which the grappling hook is retrieved.

The deeper you explore, the greater the rewards for each "job".

Using challenging mini-games as a job? You're really something, going to any lengths to boost daily active users.

She then tried other jobs in town: street cleaning was like playing Candy Crush, restaurant server was like playing Snake, handing out flyers was like playing Connect Four...

"Who knows how many mini-games Izumi has crammed into it, yet he's still incredibly enthusiastic about it in such a strange place."

"Is this what you call working? Isn't it just pure enjoyment?"

"My goal is to save up one million by working in Night City!"

Excited comments flooded the screen, and Daigo was caught up in the enthusiastic atmosphere, his focus still being on [Gold Miner].

Keep digging deeper and unlocking new ores as you progress through the levels – that sounds really interesting.

He had Metagross install the Gear Platform and pre-download the game, just two hours before its official release.

Meanwhile, Qishu in the live stream had already toured the town and was starting to think about how to develop it.

A new mayor starts with ten million Skycoins and needs to plan various buildings to bring the city to life.

Roads are the foundation of a city, its lifeblood.

The cobblestone streets in Night City are currently severely impacting transportation and commuting efficiency.

She tried dragging the road, and a pre-built pale blue phantom appeared on the screen. The price of one road block was 3000 Skycoins.

Although the city was built by hand, the construction was simplified, with one road encompassing all the power transmission, sewers, water pipes, and so on.

Players do not need to deal with complex power grid systems.

"Alright, the first step to becoming a top-tier city is building a top-tier dojo."

Qishu found the gym in the building list, dragged it to the center of the map, and zoomed in to the top—"So expensive!"

Ten million isn't enough; Skycoin hasn't experienced the inflation of real-world currencies.

She strongly suspects that the game is embezzling funds.

"We also need to build other buildings; ten million can only build the lowest-level dojo."

"The buildings in this game can be upgraded, right? That would save some money. The breeding house probably isn't cheap either."

"The streamer should build some paid buildings first, as the initial funds are completely insufficient."

The much-anticipated construction environment has piqued the interest of simulation game enthusiasts, who are now offering their suggestions and strategies.

In the Pokémon world, the most important building in a city is the Gym, followed by the Breeding House, which has a higher priority than anything else.

Every year, countless people embark on the path of becoming trainers, and dojos are an essential stop along the way, serving as the heart of major cities.

The breeding house, on the other hand, is closely related to every ordinary person.

Young people who don't want to become trainers will choose to go to the breeding center if they don't meet a suitable partner in the wild.

Pokémon are not only family members who accompany you throughout your life, but also assistants at work.

The construction industry needs strong builders; agriculture needs mud donkeys and digging rabbits to help with labor and plowing; the best partners for education are wind chimes to soothe students and owls to monitor their little tricks.

No matter what profession you're in, the right partner can make all the difference.

This is also the secret to the comfortable life and good mood of humans in the Pokémon world.

You would be happy if you had a Pokémon that could significantly reduce your workload and working hours, accompany you to and from get off work every day, and massage your shoulders when you're tired.

Especially Psychic-type Pokémon, which are skilled in using psychic abilities and telepathy, are often spoiled by their own Pokémon and become useless.

Kiju pre-built the gym and breeding house, and then planned the roads.

She wants to develop her career in the tourism industry, and train stations, high-speed rail stations, airports, and various transportation hubs are all good options.

Unfortunately, she only had enough money for the train station, so she could only painstakingly plan the roads, hoping to avoid traffic jams.

Some people also travel by riding Pokémon, so there are special lanes along the roads.

Industrial and residential areas are located at opposite ends of the city.

With the advice and suggestions of the witty commenters, Qishu spent more than an hour manually creating the city.

The ten million was spent cleanly, but the blue phantom that was pre-constructed was incredibly shabby.

Qishu sighed.

"It looks like a defective post-war reconstruction."

Poverty and shabby conditions meant that urban planning lacked aesthetic appeal due to limited funding.

The Pokémon Center is incredibly basic, with only one Nurse Joy and one Blissey.

As the dojo owner, her dojo is far inferior to that of the one in Kouichi City, resembling a dilapidated dojo that lacks the funds for repairs.

"It was created by everyone working together, so let's leave it as it is and improve it when we have more money."

Qi Shu clicked "Confirm," and instantly the entire town's construction teams sprang into action, with even construction teams from other cities coming to help.

Looking at the expanding Night City, a very real problem arises.

The main residents of the city are NPCs, followed by players.

Night City currently holds no appeal for ordinary NPCs, and its population growth rate cannot keep up with its expansion rate.

The facilities you build with money in this game won't be given to NPCs, the breeding house needs a breeder to oversee it, and other industries are also in short supply of talent.

Otherwise, the city built with all the funds will just be an empty shell.

Qi Shu understood that she had overreached and messed things up. If she had upgraded step by step and gradually attracted nearby residents, she wouldn't have had this kind of problem.

However, she also has her own reasons for being confident.

"Fans who have been waiting in the live stream, are you ready to log in to the game? Of course, don't worry if you can't get a spot in Night City, you can visit other people's cities first."

Night City currently has limited capacity, but Qishu is not worried.

Once the city is running normally, why worry about not making money?

With so many players helping, the city's prosperity is only a matter of time.

Just after 6 p.m., Qishu's city entry applications were overwhelmed, with tens of thousands of applications appearing in the list within two or three seconds.

"How come the place is full? Are you all working so fast?"

What does "【Please wait for city expansion】" mean?

"I didn't manage to grab one, could you please build a few more residential and industrial areas, streamer?"

Qi Shu stared at the screen; the way players logged in to this game was quite interesting.

They didn't just appear out of thin air in the square; they arrived by various means of transportation.

Ships, trains, and buses.

They also have their own identities.

For example, if the account's previous occupation was researcher, then it meant that Night City had recruited talent from other places.

If it is an illegal profession, it will be randomly assigned various labels such as "illegal immigrant" or "prison break".

For this group of humanoid creatures, haphazardly coordinated colors in their clothing are a minor issue; being poorly clothed is the norm.

Undoubtedly a destroyer of the city's appearance.

It takes time for players to arrive in Night City by transportation. While the loading is in progress, Qishu opens the only bank in town.

She discovered during construction that gym leaders were allowed to take out loans from banks.

In the construction panel, the cost of a small bank is 20,000 coins, with a loan limit of 200,000.

The construction cost for a large bank is 70,000, and the credit line is 1 million.

Bank decision-makers, powered by AI, will determine whether to lend and the interest rate for loans based on a city's creditworthiness and potential.

The city must pay interest to the bank every month and repay the loan within the stipulated period, otherwise it will be declared bankrupt or its assets will be used to offset the debt.

Qi Shu's thinking is unconventional. If he doesn't have enough money, he'll just build more banks and get loans.

Twenty thousand becomes two hundred thousand, seventy thousand becomes one million.

Forget about bankruptcy risks; all she saw was the electricity meter running backwards!

Unfortunately, the types of large banks in the game are limited, and you can't build them indefinitely.

With a wave of her hand, more than ten banks opened for business.

As for interest?

There are always more ways than difficulties.

As long as she attracts enough residents, Qi Shu doesn't believe she can't raise the money to pay off her debts!

Moreover, with such a large number of players who are her fans, as long as she plays normally and all industries prosper, paying off her loan will be a piece of cake.

Fans complained that there weren't enough spots, so she just kept expanding the pool.

Then the viewers in the live stream witnessed a bizarre scene.

In a small, even somewhat impoverished city, there are more than a dozen magnificent bank buildings.

They immediately became unsettled.

"Hey streamer, don't mess around! I'm counting on playing this game tonight!"

"Don't let the first city be destroyed by you."

"Our Night City (choking up)...what will it become?"

Chapter 137 I Don't Understand

The bustling players walked off the platform, their IDs stacked together above their heads, moving like thousands of dancing worms.

Qi Shu glanced at it and then switched the scene, worried that it might scare viewers with trypophobia into fainting.

This time, the number of players logging in reached several thousand, while the number of ordinary citizens residing in Night City was only slightly over ten thousand.

In the blink of an eye, players dressed in various styles and behaving strangely can be seen everywhere on the streets.

After a brief period of chaos, the crowd dispersed and proceeded to their respective workplaces to begin their new jobs, following their respective tutorial tasks.

The talent pool has been greatly expanded, including Pokémon Centers, police stations, breeding centers, detective agencies, and law firms.

This is crucial for Night City.

Perhaps due to a problem with the game mechanics, the NPC Officer Jenny sometimes seems quite silly.

For example, if someone steals in front of Officer Jenny, a warning bar will appear above her head, floating left and right. An arrest will only be made when the bar is full.

In the same situation, players would probably be banging the arrest button until it's smoking.

Of course, there are also players who ignore the quest guides and just wander around the streets.

They would ask NPCs on the street all sorts of questions, rummage through bushes in parks or trash cans in alleys, and the bolder ones would even break into people's homes and ransack them.

Because I haven't mastered the [lock picking] skill, I can only enter some unlocked houses.

The unlucky ones bumped into Officer Jenny as soon as they stepped out, becoming the first beneficiaries of the newly built prison.

From a top-down perspective, players can see the chat bubbles between themselves and NPCs.

Some games involve making NPCs contemplate the barber paradox, attempting to test the AI's intelligence; others involve flirting with well-modeled NPCs and heading straight to Love and Night City; still others involve testing freedom by jumping up and down, climbing telephone poles, and crawling through sewers.

The whole scene was a chaotic mess of demons.

Qishu is busy using borrowed money to expand and fill this new city with flesh and blood.

But she couldn't resist the viewers in the live stream, who strongly demanded to see the conversations between players and NPCs from a god-like perspective.

So I took a few moments to look at it.