Two days later.
"Ding, Instance Game 1.0 update complete."
"The Inner World has opened. Each Player may stay for a maximum of 12 hours per day. Exceeding this time will result in Players being forcibly returned to the real world."
Then, an option for the Inner World appeared on all Players' panels.
At this moment, all Players worldwide, as if by prior agreement, clicked this button. A magic circle appeared under their feet, and then they found themselves in the Game Main City of the Inner World.
Opening their eyes, a massive clock tower stood before them, its chimes ringing out on the hour.
The surrounding architecture was a blend of ancient styles, sci-fi, and fantasy, creating a peculiar sensation.
Looking up at the sky, they could see a magnificent starry night. With no haze, the Players could see it very clearly.
The city was brightly lit, and the streets were bustling with people, heads constantly moving.
At this moment, 95% of the world's Players were gathered here; the remaining Players had not arrived due to various reasons.
Fang Xinhan had changed into his signature outfit before entering. His block-shaped head was a very recognizable mark in the crowd.
Fang Xinhan looked around and found that there were quite a few people dressed strangely.
Some were wearing heavy armor, like knights out of the Middle Ages.
Some were wearing bulletproof vests, camouflage pants, and helmets, holding guns, like anti-terrorist elites.
Others had simply entered in cosplay outfits. One might have thought it was a super-large anime convention.
However, there were also some truly eye-watering outfits.
For example, a burly man was wearing a JK short skirt with a school bag on his back, constantly muttering "Onii-chan, Onii-chan" and similar phrases.
A normal-looking man nearby, seeing this display, immediately threw up.
"Ugh~ Ugh~"
The man in the JK skirt immediately helped him up.
"Onii-chan, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell somewhere?"
The vomiting man turned his head to look, and as a result, he started throwing up even more violently.
"You ugh~ get ugh~ away ugh~ from ugh~ me ugh~."
That man's attire was so destructive that several other Players on the scene also threw up.
Fang Xinhan immediately kept his distance, leaving that area and entering a place that looked like a shop.
After Fang Xinhan entered, he found many people inside. After navigating through the sea of people, Fang Xinhan arrived before an NPC who looked like an old man.
"Brave Player, do you wish to claim your own island?"
Fang Xinhan immediately understood that this was the NPC for every Player to claim and expand their island.
Fang Xinhan was not in a hurry to claim it. After all, everyone would get one. For now, Fang Xinhan had to explore the Game Main City first.
Actually, Fang Xinhan realized that this Game Main City was very similar to the Minecraft server he played in the previous world. But it was only similar, as that world's server supported Krypton Gold .
Fang Xinhan walked out of the crowd and entered a large building that looked like a bank. Inside the building, Fang Xinhan saw many NPCs who were responsible for assisting Players with commercial lease businesses.
"So, it's a real estate office."
Fang Xinhan inquired and found it a bit expensive: 20 gold coins per square meter per month. Fang Xinhan had originally wanted to rent a larger space, but he didn't have much gold.
"If I rent 100 square meters, the monthly cost would be 2000 gold coins. My current money is only enough for two months."
Of course, these storefronts could also be bought directly, but that would cost 2 million gold coins, which Fang Xinhan couldn't afford at all right now. However, the Management Bureau or other national organizations should be able to buy their own storefront.
Fang Xinhan had originally thought of renting a larger store to sell items from Minecraft to earn some gold coins, and then purchase some extraordinary items that could be converted into energy, but now he was truly conflicted.
"Forget it, I'll buy it first."
Fang Xinhan steeled his resolve and bought it first. He picked and chose and finally found a small empty plot that was just right. He leased it directly.
Currently, all Players were exploring the Game Main City, and not many people had come to rent shops. Not many people like Fang Xinhan had come to rent shops either, so Fang Xinhan chose a place with relatively high Player traffic.
Fang Xinhan left the real estate office and headed to his rented location. Passing through the bustling crowd, Fang Xinhan finally arrived at the small empty plot.
The 10x10 land area was neither big nor small.
Fang Xinhan stepped onto the empty plot he had leased. There was nothing there; it seemed he had to build it himself.
However, this didn't stump Fang Xinhan. He picked up his Building Staff, and with his backpack full of quartz, he began to build. In a short while, a white matchbox-like building was constructed.
However, Fang Xinhan's actions completely stunned the Players who were wandering outside.
"Who can tell me how a matchbox suddenly appeared here? It wasn't here just now."
"I just saw it. A guy with a block head was holding something like a staff, and with one wave, the house was built."
"Tch, that's just a trick. After leasing a shop, you can choose the building type with gold coins. That guy probably just had a chuunibyou moment and put on that show."
"Damn it, what's wrong with chuunibyou? Can you say that wasn't cool?"
The crowd chattered away, while Fang Xinhan began the interior decoration. Since the space wasn't very large, Fang Xinhan simply roughly divided it into several areas.
After an hour of renovation, it finally looked somewhat like a shop.
"The interior decoration is done. Next is the exterior."
Fang Xinhan walked out of the matchbox, picked up his Netherite Pickaxe, and started hammering away, then replaced it with a wooden door and hung up a signboard.
Then he opened a few holes in the wall not far away and installed glass.
"Mission accomplished."
All the Players came over to look at the only building on the scene. Their eyes were filled with curiosity.
However, when they saw the signboard outside Fang Xinhan's shop, they all understood.
"Liang Bu Liao Props Shop? The owner's tone is quite boastful."
"I bet he'll go out of business in a few days."
That's right, 'Liang Bu Liao Props Shop' was Fang Xinhan's shop name, meaning 'cannot go cold' or 'will not die out'.
After a while, Fang Xinhan hung another sign on the door that read 'Resting'.
Everyone had originally wanted to go in and look, but since it wasn't open, they just looked and left.
Seeing that most of the people outside had left, Fang Xinhan went out to see if there was anything that needed improvement from the outside.
Fang Xinhan looked around after stepping out. All good, no problems. Next, it was time to claim his island and make potions.
That's right, Fang Xinhan's first type of product would be potions, various magical potions from Minecraft.
For example, Fire Resistance Potions, Water Breathing Potions, Night Vision Potions, and other functional potions that, if used well during instance missions, could even save lives.
As Fang Xinhan was envisioning the future, a familiar voice entered his ears.
"Brother Liang Liang, you're actually opening a shop here."
Fang Xinhan turned around and saw Li Gang. He was wearing a uniform, and upon closer inspection, it even had the Management Bureau's logo.
"Brother Li, why are you here?"
Fang Xinhan hadn't expected to meet Li Gang here.
However, Li Gang just pointed to the side, where a group of people were designing and building a structure.
"You're our neighbor at the Management Bureau now. We might be frequenting your shop often from now on."
(PS: It's time to fight the 50-meter-tall Kraken. Which Ultraman should I use?)(｡ò ∀ ó｡)