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Originally, the Star Forest’s reputation value was close to 6,000.

Ever since Qiyu had been summoned to the Royal City of Ophelia last time, the reputation value had been rising slowly.

But just a moment ago, the instant Elder Roland spoke those words, Jin Qian watched as the number next to “Star Forest” instantly jumped from 6,000 to a figure starting with 7!

It spiked sharply at first—such a sudden surge—but then began rising in increments of tens.7,100, 7,200, 7,300……Jin Qian’s heart was pounding wildly.

As he watched the number rise rapidly, he heard the crowd beneath the float murmuring.

“Forest of Stars? What kind of place is that? I’ve never even heard of it.”

“If it can produce such a powerful mage, it must be some kind of legendary magical shelter, right?”

“This Mage Qiyu is incredible. I’ve seen Life Blessing magic before, but never anything this powerful.”

“It’s such a shame my mom is sick and couldn’t come out tonight. Otherwise, I’d have wanted to see if this blessing could cure her.”

“This mage’s blessing magic has such a wide range—the float is going to make several laps. Why don’t I walk you home now and bring your aunt out?”

“……” Elder Roland continued to speak into Qiyu’s ear using her mental power: “When you cast the Bless spell, tone it down a bit— don’t make such a big commotion.”

“Why?” Qiyu didn’t quite understand. He hadn’t yet mastered mental transmission, so he asked in a low voice, “Wasn’t this supposed to be a benefit the mages association was offering the public?”

Since it’s a benefit, and they’re giving it out anyway, why not do it properly?

Elder Roland choked on her words.

She certainly couldn’t say that the intermediate-level mages responsible for casting Blesses in previous years simply didn’t have the ability to do so. To pull off a spectacle like the one just now, the mages association would have to send a high-level Life-element mage every year to oversee things for a month.

That’s no easy task.

But she couldn’t blame the young mage standing before her: he’d been invited here by accident in the first place.

Besides, he’d already said he’d be returning to the Star Forest tomorrow.

Roland looked into the child’s clear eyes and sighed. “All right, if you want to play, go ahead. After all, it’s a good deed that benefits others.”

If it were anyone else, one might worry about attracting trouble for possessing such a precious talent—fearing that those with ulterior motives might covet his gift and set their sights on him.

But this one?

Never mind that his origins are a mystery; even the Star Forest’s exact location remains unknown to all but a select few, despite the mages association’s many powerful members.

Given the commotion he’d caused in the Royal City of Ophelia, who would dare set their sights on him?

Do you really want to be boiled like dumplings by the magic saint?

Qiyu had no idea that so many thoughts had flashed through the mind of this Elder of the Mages Association in an instant.

He simply thought the other party had changed her mind again, and asked to confirm: “You really won’t interfere with me anymore? I’m on my own?”

Once she figured it out, Elder Roland became more open-minded.

She said with a smile: “Mm-hmm, go ahead and cast as you please—just keep an eye on your mana and don’t overexert yourself.”

After all, the people backing him would protect him. Young man, what’s wrong with being a little reckless?

Qiyu felt at ease.

Elder Roland sat back down, leaving him standing alone on the high platform.

The residents of Gold Hole City gazed at him, cheering his name:

“Lord Qiyu!”

“Lord Qiyu!”

A wave of fervent emotion surged toward him, and Qiyu’s eyes sparkled.

A green glow radiated from the staff in his hand, and magical energy showered down upon everyone.

He immediately noticed that the bouquet of flowers he held in his arms had been touched by this magic; tender shoots sprouted from the stems, and new buds began to form.

“Oh!”

“These are flowers blessed by the Mage’s magic—I’m going to take good care of them when I get home!”

“Lord Qiyu isn’t just handsome—his magic is fascinating, too.”

The residents of Gold Hole City were in a frenzy, and the Zone 01 regional chat channel was going wild.

Jin Qian wasn’t the only player keeping an eye on the reputation rankings.

Eager observers had been refreshing the reputation rankings ever since they saw Jin Qian and the game’s top players head out together for an exploration that morning.

However, throughout the entire day, the rise in reputation points had been relatively gradual, which everyone found rather strange—after all, when this leaderboard first appeared, the announcement stated that even after the gaming big shot had unlocked three locations, his reputation points were still only in the hundreds.

And seeing how difficult it was to farm these points…

But just a moment ago.

【Cockroach Taste Is So Weird: Hey everyone, come check out the reputation scores!】

Players clicked to check and found that the number, which had been just over 6,000 all day, had suddenly jumped to 7,000.

And it was still rising rapidly!

When they opened the detailed contribution list, as expected, one particular ID was way ahead of the rest.

Clearly, the top player had pulled another stunt, and the regional chat started frantically tagging the only person in the group with both connections and money.

【Liver Emperor: @Need A Little Money To Save Me.】

【Cockroach Taste Is So Weird: @Need A Little Money To Save Me, where’s the person? Where’s the person? Why are they going live at the most critical moment?】

【Traveler in the Misty Rain of Jiangnan: @Need A Little Money To Save Me, urgent urgent urgent urgent urgent urgent.】

【Irritable Brother: Even our Jiangnan big shot is so frantic he’s breaking character @Need A Little Money To Save Me】

After much calling and waiting, Money finally made an appearance:

【Need A Little Money To Save Me: (Video)】

【Need A Little Money To Save Me: (Video)】

【Need A Little Money To Save Me: Holy crap, I’m speechless—the game’s boss is literally the God of Spring incarnate!】

【Need A Little Money To Save Me: It’s true professionalism that I’m still recording videos for everyone at a time like this. Just these two, though. Next, I’m going to focus on watching the boss perform his miracles!】

The two videos posted by Jin Qian show Qiyu casting “Blessing of Life” and, in the second one, “Blessing of Plant Growth.”

Although the survival panel is often criticized by players for being insufficiently functional, every feature it does include is exceptionally well-designed.

Take these two videos posted by Jin Qian, for example.

It looks like he filmed from a low angle to the right of Qiyu, capturing only the mage’s elegant, towering silhouette.

With his staff held high, a sacred white halo rises from his body and spreads out—

The shot then pans out, focusing on the indigenous people below.

Even from quite a distance, the details remain clearly visible.

In the footage, the indigenous people’s attire, expressions, and every change are all laid bare before the players’ eyes.

【“Cockroach Taste Is So Weird”: Holy crap, I can actually see someone looking way younger with the naked eye—does the Survival Panel have a beauty filter now?】

【Liver Emperor: It’s not a beauty filter—it’s magic. At 46 seconds, there’s an old man on the right whose hair has turned black.】

【Reaching for the Moon: All those expressions—from joy to shock to ecstasy—can’t be faked. This gaming pro… no wonder Jin Qian calls this a miracle.】

There’s no comparison—how could there be?

This master is practically capable of reversing the aging process.

The only downside to this video is that it can’t capture the voices of those indigenous people.

But judging by the ecstatic expressions on their faces, it’s not hard to guess what they’d be shouting.

With magic like this, it would be unreasonable if his reputation didn’t skyrocket, wouldn’t it?

Compared to the “Blessing of Life” in the first video, the growth magic in the second video seems far more ordinary. But purely from a viewing perspective, for players in Server 01, the second video is clearly more entertaining.

A flash of inspiration—the branches sprout anew, and a myriad of flowers bloom in competition.

【I’m Lily: Is the God of Spring Festival meant to portray the God of Spring? If I were one of the natives down there, I’d think the God of Spring had truly descended.】

【Cockroach Taste Is So Weird: So cool! I can’t even imagine how glorious it must be for that gaming pro standing on the high platform right now!】

【Be A Good Person: With his reputation skyrocketing like this, it probably won’t be long before the whole city is chanting his name.】

【Reaching for the Moon in the High Heavens: Thanks to that gaming pro—I feel a little more confident about my upcoming exploration.】

【I Am Domineering: @My Fate is Determined By Me, Not The Heavens—we’re all out exploring, so why isn’t your situation like this?】

Player Reaction: …

Wow, they’re even rubbing salt in the wound!

That’s why unfollowing and taking a dig back is the most devastating move.

My Fate is Determined By Me, Not The Heavens—aside from that one time he went off the rails—rarely comes out to face adversity, and right now he’s just playing dead.

He’d watched those two videos, too.

The hatred in his heart was so intense it felt like his blood was about to drip.

He couldn’t bear to imagine just how glorious *I Love Survival Game* must be right now—this was supposed to be the storyline he’d envisioned for himself in the Native Realm!

Jealousy burned fiercely within him. At this moment, besides hating Qiyu, he even found himself resenting the Survival Game itself a little.

If they placed him in Server 01, why did they have to include *I Love Survival Game* as well?

Since they’d given him a second chance at life, why didn’t they give him a class as powerful and game-breaking as the Mage?

Was he reborn just to watch others reach the top, to serve as a mere backdrop witnessing *I Love Survival Game*’s glory and dominance?

How could he possibly accept that?

The Survival Panel suddenly glowed, illuminating his bloodshot eyes, accompanied by a server-wide announcement:

【Congratulations to Star Forest in Server 01 for becoming the first region to surpass 10,000 reputation points. All players in the server will receive 1 “prestige blind box.”】

Qiyu also heard this announcement.

He was both surprised and delighted—had the reputation points really surpassed 10,000 that quickly?

Gold Hole City, I love you!

But the surprises weren’t over yet.

A little while after the previous announcement, another server-wide announcement appeared:

【Congratulations to player “I Love Survival Game” for becoming the first player on the server to accumulate over 10,000 in personal reputation. The system awards “Silver Exploration Chest” x1.】

“The boss is awesome!” Jin Qian couldn’t help but cheer.

This earned him a sidelong glance from Leslie.

However, Leslie just thought Jin Qian’s praise was a bit too blunt and crude; he didn’t suspect anything in particular. He assumed Jin Qian was marveling at the two Bless spells cast earlier.

They were indeed mind-blowing.

Server 01 Regional Channel: 

【Cockroach Taste Is So Weird: Game God is awesome! Game God, you’re my dad!】

【Liver Emperor: Game God has brought so many perks to our server—calling him “Dad” is totally out of line.】

【Be A Good Person: I’m here! From this “prestige blind box,” I got a party scroll!】

【The More I Involution The Bitterer My Life Becomes: ??? You’re a shill too, right? I got Emergency Rations x1.】

【Irritable Brother: I got a map. If I get an Exploration Blueprint next time, I’ll use it to find this spot on the map.】

【Reaching for the Moon: I got 1 Random Backpack Expansion Card, which adds one backpack slot. Looks like the rewards from this prestige blind box are all related to external exploration.】

【Little Old Me: I wonder what kind of rewards the top player got from their exploration chests.】

【Irritable Brother: I’ve noticed you’re always curious about other people’s stuff, @Little Old Me. I’m also a bit curious—just how many valuable items are actually in your inventory?】

【Little Old Me: …My bad, I won’t say another word.】

【Little Old Me: I’m going to lie low.】