After a series of wails and howls, the players gradually calmed down.
The more this is the case, the more important it is to maintain gentlemanly conduct and not act recklessly, otherwise, Lily's favorability might drop from positive to negative.
These are lessons learned with blood.
On the first day of the server, many uninformed players thought Above the Stars was like other games, where they would rush to stick close to any beautiful NPC they saw.
As a result, these players were all beaten up without exception, and the NPCs' favorability towards them instantly changed from [Ordinary] to [Looking at them like trash].
Some players only harassed passerby NPCs, and even if they were disliked, it didn't affect their continued gameplay.
Some players were miserable; they provoked NPCs similar to the "Riverwood Chicken God" in positioning, and as soon as they appeared, everyone in the entire Novice Village would jump out to hit them, forcing them to delete their accounts and start over to play normally.
After experiencing these incidents, players all began to pay serious attention to the favorability value.
At this moment, there was a group of players in the live stream discussing how high Lily's favorability was towards the players present.
[It should have been a normal 0 at first, but after what just happened, it's probably over 20 now.]
[If only 20 favorability points make her act like this towards players, wouldn't 80 or 90 points make her soar?]
[Haha, I'm just guessing; maybe the favorability is more than 20.]
[Are there any players on site who have learned reconnaissance skills? Check it out.]
Excavation Princess and the others exchanged glances.
Reconnaissance skills in the game are not acquired at the start; players need to actively learn them, and they really hadn't encountered such skills from the server's opening until now.
However, this problem was quickly resolved.
While they were exchanging glances, players continued to arrive one after another.
Among them, a female player named Calamity Dragon was particularly conspicuous.
Although she had a very domineering name, her appearance, hairstyle, and accessories all exuded a cute style.
That slightly curly pink bob was so normal among the various explosion heads, Saiyan heads, and starfish heads that it was almost abnormal.
"I'm here, I'm here! I thought I was late, but it turns out I arrived at just the right time!"
"Wait, you know reconnaissance skills?"
"Lucky, lucky." Calamity Dragon laughed.
"Go, go, go, get to the front row, let me see quickly!"
Calamity Dragon was thus pushed to the front.
At this moment, the entire world seemed to stop, and all observers were waiting for Calamity Dragon's reconnaissance results.
Whoosh!
Calamity Dragon cast a reconnaissance skill.
Then, she shared the reconnoitered information with Excavation Princess, who then posted it on the live stream.
[Name]: Lily
[Template]:?
[Main Profession]:?
[Sub Profession]:?
[Health]:?
[Attributes]:?
[Skills]:?
[Talents]:?
[Favorability]: Cherished as a Treasure (82)
[Danger Level]: Red
As soon as this result came out, everyone except Lily was stunned.
[How…how much? Am I seeing things?]
[You're not mistaken, 82, it really is 82! Even if you don't recognize these two numbers, you should understand what 'Cherished as a Treasure' means, right? It means Sister Lily loves and values us like treasures!]
[Go away, go away, Sister Lily values Excavation Princess and them, not you entertainment seekers watching the show in the live stream.]
[I hate it, why wasn't I at the Abandoned Cooling Plant? I want to enjoy Lily's love too!]
[It must be fake, how could it be so high? This is 82, you know! A bit more and it'll be 'intimate'! It's impossible for it to rise this high just by helping Lily once; it's a BUG, it must be a BUG!]
Players in the live stream began to argue fiercely about whether this was a BUG or not.
The faction that believed it wasn't a BUG had very strong arguments, and they naturally gained the upper hand in the dispute.
[Are you guys stupid? Sister Lily is inherently a kind-hearted person, and she doesn't know we can revive. Think about it, for a kind person like her to personally witness us die for her, how could her favorability not skyrocket?]
[Oh my god, that makes sense! If an NPC could die for me, my favorability towards him would also skyrocket!]
[Lily, my treasure, how can you be so cute?]
[Gross.]
Looking at the players' discussions and the reconnaissance data displayed on the live stream, Lily couldn't help but secretly give a thumbs up.
This reconnaissance skill is truly accurate at judging people!
If you ask her if she dislikes players, she certainly doesn't.
If you ask her if she cherishes players as treasures, isn't that obvious? Players help her complete quests, praise her, and give her gold coins; if she doesn't consider these players "treasures," then what would she consider treasures?
She only regretted now that she didn't have enough treasures to help her ascend on the spot.
Thinking of this, she suddenly said, "What's wrong with you all? Why aren't you moving?"
This puzzled voice immediately made Excavation Princess and the others react.
Now was not the time to be fighting in the live stream; Lily was still standing in front of them.
"It's like this," Excavation Princess quickly explained, "We just discussed it, and we can't accept this money."
"Oh, right, right, can't accept it, really can't."
"Sister Lily, don't worry about us, hurry and take care of your own injuries."
A group of players echoed.
Lily frowned: "No, you must accept this money, or I'll get angry!"
If you don't accept it, how will I tell Martin that I was a step late and the majority of the money was snatched by you?
If I don't say that, how can I put the majority of the money I got from Brother Dabiao into my own pocket?
Lily had already thought it through; the [Debt Repayment] quest only asked her to collect as much debt as possible, but it didn't specify how much "much" was. So, she could just pin the blame on the players and then give Martin a small amount to send him away.
"This…"
Excavation Princess and the others clearly hadn't expected Lily's attitude to be so resolute.
After repeatedly declining without success, they could only silently accept Lily's intentions.
Having taken this money, from now on, they would be good Lily protectors!
Excavation Princess even prepared to write an article in the community.
That's right.
Lily was very satisfied with the players' reaction.
She eliminated her enemy, gained money, experience, and a lot of popularity; the players gained the emotional value she provided. Everyone had a bright future!
"I should have accompanied you to bury your deceased companions, letting their souls return Above the Stars, but..." Lily clutched her chest and sighed, "The commotion here will soon attract others' attention. For safety, you should leave with me first."
Patrick Star quickly asked, "Then where should we find you if we need something?"
Lily stopped, but didn't look back.
"The first time I met you, I said that some things would not benefit you if you knew them, but you still came closer."
She paused, as if brewing emotion, and after a long while, she continued:
"I hope the next time I see you, you are as safe and sound as you are now."
Lily left.
Under the setting sun, her back appeared both lonely and imbued with a sense of strength that commanded respect.
The players were momentarily lost in thought.
It wasn't until Lily disappeared that Calamity Dragon scratched her head and asked, "Does Lily mean she agrees to us finding her?"
Patrick Star nodded: "It seems she was pestered to no end and had no choice but to accept."
"Yay!"
The surrounding players cheered.
Persistent pestering might be shameless, but it really works! Now they can continue to raise her favorability!
"Let's go, we should leave too."
The players left in small groups, abandoning the utterly dead Brother Dabiao, laughing and joking.
They felt like they had truly won big today.
They not only gained Lily's favor but also received far more experience rewards after defeating Brother Dabiao than from brick-moving. Some lucky players even picked up weapons, which was incredibly satisfying.
Even Black Tiger Afu, the battle-crazed player who was completely unconcerned with Lily's appearance or identity, was now beaming with joy.
Good, good, next time he would continue to follow Excavation Princess and the others to cling to Lily's leg!