Chương 326: Territory System

Roland was first surprised, then the details of the statue seemed familiar.

If she remembered correctly, this magical oak statue was carved when the beaver beast girls were still in the group, right?

At that time, the group's trade was temporarily blocked, plunging it into an economic crisis.

Roland chose to emulate capitalists on Earth by paying salaries using group tokens, without laying off any employees.

It was precisely because of this act that the beaver girls were grateful and used their wood-gnawing skills to carve an oak statue for Roland.

Later, when the group acquired a larger and more beautiful statue, this wooden carving was collected by the succubus of Pink Harbor at a high price.

Unexpectedly, this oak statue was used as a tourist attraction by the succubi.

Even more unexpectedly, this thing actually caused the system to react.

The system chimed with a notification sound the moment the statue was first seen.

Then, a yellow exclamation mark appeared in Roland's field of vision.

The exclamation mark is hung directly on the head of the wooden carving, fitting perfectly between the two upright fox ears, which is rather comical.

Guys who frequently play online games know that this is a quest notification icon, and Roland decisively chose to step forward to unlock it.

It's currently morning, and most tourists haven't come out yet, so there aren't many people around the wood carving.

Wearing a veil, Roland approached the wooden base with the succubus maid without attracting attention.

"Miss Roland, this wooden base is new; it must have been moved from the collection room just a few days ago."

The succubus maid craned her neck to examine the connection point and drew her conclusion.

Roland simply nodded in response, extending her finger to gently touch the base.

She didn't touch the wood carving itself directly, so as not to make her actions too conspicuous in the eyes of passersby.

Fortunately, the system's judgment range was very lenient. The moment Roland's fingertip touched the base tile, the system interface automatically unfolded in front of Roland's eyes.

【Beep beep~ Beep beep~】 [Congratulations on activating the multi-territory system! The new territory "Pink Harbor" is now active. The current maximum number of territories that can be logged into simultaneously is 2/2.] Upbeat music and a glittering pop-up window appeared together, and Roland stood there stunned for several seconds before she reacted.

Territory system?

Holy crap, so this unserious game has a territory system?

She had never heard of it before. She remembered that on a player forum on Earth, it was a bishoujo game that could only be played by girls aged 18 and above.

Roland's surprise didn't last long; her attention quickly shifted to the newly appeared system interface.

Next to the icon of the system's core skill, "King of Joy," a small arrow has appeared in the sidebar.

After Roland clicked to expand the content with her mind, the information on it was very concise.

[Territory Limit: 2/2 (Upgrading core skills can increase the territory limit)] [Current Territories: Newbeam Street - Roland Group (Happiness: 58%), Old Port Area - Pink Harbor (Happiness: 114. 514%)] At the bottom of the territory interface, there are also helpful tips for beginners.

[New Player Tip: Landing a territory requires a core hub, and the territory's area will expand as prosperity increases. Each territory is calculated separately, so players should manage their territories carefully.] Looking at the bright words "Pink Harbor" on the panel, Roland's doubts of the past few days were finally resolved.

It turns out that the system's unexplained religious income really did come from Pink Harbor.

However, unlike what I had imagined, this faith did not simply come from the worship of his own succubus, but from the entire Pink Harbor.

Due to the accidental actions of the succubi, the wooden carving that had once received offerings from the beast girls was placed in the center of the square.

This wood carving was directly used as the core hub by the system, resulting in Pink Harbor being directly designated as Roland's territory.

So now Pink Harbor can provide her with faith points, just like the Roland Group.

"Wow, that's impressive."

Roland withdrew her touch base with a broad smile, looked up at the lifelike wooden carving, and couldn't suppress the upward curve of her lips.

However, many questions also arose in her mind.

For example, Pink Harbor is followed by "over 100% happiness".

The "Happiness Level" metric is a special mechanism newly added to the system after Roland upgraded her core skill to "King of Happiness".

In Roland's understanding, this means that the happier the people in the territory live, the more faith points will be collected.

At first, Roland thought that the upper limit of this thing was 100%, but the appearance of the new territory "Pink Harbor" shattered her assumptions.

It's hard to imagine what a happiness level of 114. 514% means; one would probably be so happy they'd be practically screaming.

Roland felt something and looked up at the road in the distance.

The nobles, wealthy merchants, and tourists passing by on the road truly looked ecstatic, their faces showing the satisfaction and weakness after indulging in lust, with beautiful succubi nestled beside them, swaying as they walked past Roland.

Roland: "..."

"Not a buddy? The fun factor can be increased like this?"

Roland thought to herself, but this idea seemed to have been highly approved by the system, which unusually popped up a window on its own.

"Players, please refer to the beginner's guide. Immersing your people in a vortex of lust is also an effective way to increase enjoyment, so make good use of it!"

The system seemed very happy, and even its rigid and dull voice became somewhat lively.

"The tourists and succubi within the Pink Harbor area are not particularly devout to the players."

"But their pleasure makes up for that."

"Therefore, the rate of collecting Faith Points is in no way inferior to that of the Roland Group."

With each sentence the system spoke, its tone rose one notch, giving the impression that it was encouraging Roland to develop a pink industry within the group.

But Roland was not easily fooled and glanced at the system interface with disdain.

"A stupid system. Where do all these nobles come from in the world? They do nothing but seek pleasure all day long. If this kind of system is implemented within the group, it's like killing the goose that lays the golden eggs."

"Moreover, corrupting people's hearts with pleasure... doesn't that sound familiar?"

As Roland finished her internal monologue, she suddenly paused, narrowed her eyes, and cast a dangerous glance at the system.

"Wait a minute... System, you wouldn't actually be...?"

"Please rest assured, player—this system is absolutely not that kind of evil, lewd, or shameless god-raising system."

The system sensed Roland's suspicion and hurriedly popped up a new window, half-acting cute and half-flattering, changing the theme to a pink bow.

oh?

Oh my god.

What's the difference between this and admitting it?

Roland's lips twitched as she watched. If it weren't for the succubus maid standing beside her, she probably would have verbally complained.

Although she didn't say it, the rich expressions on her face still caught the succubus maid's attention.

"Miss Roland, what's wrong with you? Why do you look like an incompetent wife who's caught her husband cheating on her with his lesbian lover while dressed as a woman?"

"Ahem, it's nothing, I was just thinking about something happy."

Roland selectively ignored the succubus's unique metaphor, grabbed the maid's sleeve, turned and left the wooden carving, heading towards the main building of the Pink Harbor Clubhouse.

Now that our objective has been achieved, let's go upstairs and check out the work of the great succubus Ivy.