I manifested the Shushan game

Chapter 3: Nothing has changed, yet it's different!

Xiaoyu then introduced the middle-aged man: "Mr. Zhao, this is Chen Han, the current head of our Chen family, a descendant of the family."

"So it's Patriarch Chen." Zhao Kang immediately greeted him warmly.

Although it's a bit strange to still use terms like "head of the family" in modern society, after witnessing the other person's display of skill, I actually find them rather mysterious.

"Hello, Mr. Zhao," Chen Han replied with a smile, welcoming him to visit the Chen family.

Afterwards, he also looked at the construction plaque for the sect's headquarters in the warehouse to check the conditions:
1、1万钱财(3.2万/1万)。2、10点声望值（12/10）。

My reputation points increased by 12.

He was just thinking about how to gain reputation, and now he's getting an unexpected surprise.

Showing off one's divine abilities in front of others—isn't that something the Emei Sect in the world of Shushan often does?

I never expected that his move would be so effective.

After careful counting, Mr. Zhao and his group totaled 13 people: one little girl and 12 adults. This means that, apart from the little girl, the 12 adults provided some reputation.

As for why the little girl couldn't provide prestige, it's probably because she's too young and lacks the relevant knowledge and discernment.

Thinking of this, Chen Han deliberately flipped his hand and put the stone back into the warehouse in front of Zhao Kang and the others.

Knowing that this would grant reputation, I naturally wanted to grind for more reputation.

After all, if a game has this kind of setting, there will definitely be many places where reputation can be used in the future.

Just like in-game purchases, once they've set it up to require spending money, they'll do everything they can to get you to spend money.

Unfortunately, he did not gain prestige this time.

It seems there are limits to the amount of reputation a single person can gain, and there's no loophole to exploit one person relentlessly.

He was speechless. The game system didn't seem to care about being rigorous when it treated the little dog as a canine demon, but now it was suddenly being rigorous.

Suddenly I felt like I was facing a hypocrite.

Zhao Kang and his group were once again drawn to his presence and couldn't help but search him thoroughly, trying to find out where the stone had been hidden.

Normally, these kinds of performances don't actually make the stones disappear; they just hide them somewhere on the person's body.

The other person was wearing a simple T-shirt and jeans, and it seemed there was nowhere on their body to hide.

Xiaoyu had already started searching her senior brother's body. She really wanted to know where he had hidden the stone, but there was nowhere to hide it. Suddenly, she looked at a certain spot on her senior brother's body and remembered a scene from a TV series where someone hid a grenade in their crotch.

Senior brother, are you hiding a stone in your crotch?

But the curve doesn't look right.

Thinking about it, she felt a little ashamed and quickly looked at Zhao Kang and the others: "Mr. Zhao, I will take you to check in first, and then take you to the vegetable garden to choose some ingredients for dinner. Tomorrow I can take you to tour the entire ancient building complex."

The Chen family's ancient architectural complex offers a combination of accommodation, rural experiences, dining, and sightseeing, which are essential features for rural tourism. Whether it can attract tourists depends on focusing on its core offerings.

For example, the Chen Family Ancient Architectural Complex is a collection of ancient buildings. These ancient buildings are the core, and the Chen family adds some cultural depth and mystical elements to this core.

Therefore, the Chen family also created a long tour route with old photos and story introductions.

Zhao Kang and his group saw it as they walked by. The story was about the origins of the Chen family, a Taoist lineage, and the Demon-Slaying Celestial Venerable.

The title of a Taoist lineage family is mysterious to ordinary people.

Under normal circumstances, ordinary people wouldn't think much of this kind of story, since many tourist attractions try to embellish their image by associating themselves with the Demon-Subduing Celestial.

Modern atheism is the mainstream.

But after witnessing the young patriarch's display of skill, Zhao Kang and the others inexplicably felt that the Chen family was not simple.

"So that's what kind of background he has. No wonder," Zhao Kang remarked.

The photos are several old photos from decades ago, taken by the Chen family in organizing young men from the surrounding villages to fight bandits. It is said that a young lady from the county helped take the photos.

Here, Xiaoyu also told Zhao Kang and the others that the Chen family's tradition of organizing young men to fight bandits and resist rebel soldiers can be traced back 1000 years.

It was at this time that Zhao Kang and his group learned that the Chen family had a genuine lineage of martial arts skills.

This made me think of the skill that the young family head had displayed. Could it be that he had real skills, which was why they were so fast that they couldn't see through his tricks?
Even the way he looked at Xiaoyu changed.

Since this girl's videos on Douyin are all about sword dancing and various martial arts styles, she's clearly not an ordinary person.

The more Zhao Kang and his group thought about it, the more they couldn't help but take out their phones to take pictures and share the stories. They even posted them on their WeChat Moments with the caption: "I was fortunate enough to visit the mysterious Chen family today. I really learned a lot."

Chen Han had already returned to the main residence area of ​​the Chen family. This area was inhabited by members of the Chen family. When he was a child, this place was very lively. However, now the young people have all gone out to work, and only some elderly people remain.

As the head of the family, he has a large courtyard with an attic, which is larger than a typical detached villa.

Once he reached the courtyard and lay down on the recliner, he once again took out the sect's headquarters construction plaque.

Now that the conditions for use have been met, he also wants to know what will happen after the Chen family's ancient building complex is renovated.

[Do you want to use the sect's residence construction token to renovate the current Chen family's ancient building complex?] Chen Han directly selected yes.

The next moment, he saw the sect's headquarters construction plaque in his hand light up. To his astonishment, it transformed into a beam of light and shot upwards, then spread out in the sky, forming a light curtain that enveloped the entire Chen family's ancient architectural complex.

Chen Han was utterly shocked.

He truly hadn't expected such a commotion; it seemed like something out of a fantasy world was about to unfold.

There's no way to explain this.

"Xiao Han, what do you want to eat tonight?" A thin middle-aged man walked in and asked.

Chen Han looked at his uncle who came in without noticing anything unusual and couldn't help but say, "Uncle, look up."

Chen Lin looked up in confusion: "Two sparrows flew by."

"..." Chen Han didn't care whether any sparrows flew by. He had obtained an important piece of information: his uncle could not see the light that enveloped the Chen family's ancient building complex.

He left the courtyard immediately.

Upon seeing this, Chen Lin immediately called out, "Xiao Han, you haven't said what you're having for dinner yet."

"Uncle, something a little lighter is fine," Chen Han replied. Afterwards, he met several clansmen and visited Zhao Kang and the other tourists. They were already enjoying picking vegetables in the Chen family's vegetable garden and could no longer see the radiance.

It seems only he can see it.

Back in the courtyard, he observed the light that enveloped the Chen family's ancient buildings. The light lasted for a long time, even until his uncle called for dinner.

When Chen Han arrived at his uncle's place, his uncle had already prepared three dishes and a soup, all of which were very light.

After Chen Lin saw him sit down, he asked, "Xiao Han, you've been eating bland food all the time. Have you been feeling unwell lately? You look a little pale."

"Uncle, it's nothing," Chen Han quickly said, trying to cover it up.

Because of lung cancer, he only has one month to live. If he doesn't survive, he'll just tough it out himself and doesn't want others to worry.

As he spoke, he began to eat.

It was just him and his uncle at the dinner table. His uncle had never remarried or had children because of a broken heart when he was young. So, he felt that he should find a time to talk to his uncle and ask him to get married.

My uncle should still be able to have children at his age; otherwise, if he hadn't survived, their lineage would have faced the crisis of extinction.

Chen Lin suddenly said, "Xiao Han, you're the only son in our lineage. You should settle down and start a family soon. I think Xiao Yu is quite good. She's been helping you so much. Why don't you marry her? Your uncle will talk to her for you."

"..." Chen Han really wasn't in the mood to talk about this right now, having been checkmated first.

He ate his food silently, but suddenly felt a sharp pain in his lungs. He quickly told his uncle and returned to his residence.

He locked the door, and when he got to the bathroom, he couldn't hold it in any longer and vomited a mouthful of blood.

The pain that followed was even more intense. He almost trembled as he found the painkillers, stuffed them into his mouth with difficulty, and swallowed them forcefully.

In the late stages of cancer, cancer cells will cause trouble from time to time, making people suffer unbearably. In his case, he could only relieve the pain with painkillers. Every time this happened, he was also accompanied by a complete lack of energy and weakness.

It seemed that he had exhausted himself today, and the outburst was even more intense. He struggled to climb into bed, curled up, and fainted in a daze.

When Chen Han regained consciousness, he vaguely heard some ethereal prompts in his mind:
[Congratulations! The construction of your sect's headquarters has been completed, transforming the Chen family's ancient architectural complex. You now have your own sect headquarters, and sect headquarters information is now available!]

Chen Han opened his eyes and immediately took out his phone to check the time.

It's 6 a.m., and the night has passed.

Then, he looked at his room in surprise, as if the whole room had changed.

Although the furnishings and layout remain unchanged, it seems as if it has been washed clean, with all the old and dusty things gone, and a unique, rustic charm has emerged.

Is this the "rustic" attribute with +2?
He thought of something and hurriedly left the room, looking around the ancient building complex. Although the buildings were still the same as before, and some places were old and cracked, there was a sense that all the dust had been removed.

If he was a worn-out, almost-dead old man before, then now this old man has suddenly transformed into a wise and venerable immortal.

It evokes a sense of rustic beauty and is highly visually appealing.

This should be the +2 attribute for visual appeal.

With this added attribute, there is a very intuitive and strong contrast, making it hard to believe that it is the same place. The entire ancient building complex is completely different.

Just then, he saw his uncle walk out with a puzzled look on his face. Upon seeing him, he said, "Xiao Han, do you feel that something around you is different?"

Chen Han understood what his uncle meant and said with a smile, "Uncle, isn't everything still the same? Nothing has changed. What's different?"

Chen Lin nodded, but muttered to himself, "Yeah, nothing has changed, so why does it feel different?"

On the other side, Zhao Kang and the other tourists also woke up one after another.

Zhao Kang came to visit with his wife. After they got up, they were about to wash up when his wife suddenly said, "Hey, why does the room suddenly feel a little different? The layout is the same, but it seems to look more beautiful and more aesthetically pleasing."

"You feel this way too?" Zhao Kang was very surprised. He had felt the same way when he woke up earlier, and he thought he was just imagining things.

(End of this chapter)