First, if she gave them to players too easily, they might forget her kindness in a few days. Only by dangling them for a while longer, and making players pay something in return, could players truly feel the weight of her "kindness."
Second, she wanted to balance the players' strength. Now she was both afraid that players would suffer and become disheartened by the Wildfire Gang's attacks, and afraid that players would drive a Land Rover, quickly defeat the Wildfire Gang, and then run off to other places without her.
After checking her new gains, Lily opened the Star Wanderer Community.
As she expected, the game suddenly notified her that the faction quest was completed because the players had retreated from the battered stronghold.
Although the stronghold they had painstakingly built was gone, the players were all in good spirits and didn't grieve for a moment over the destruction of the stronghold.
Lily, being in the Wildfire Gang faction, had a faction quest, and the players who were against the Wildfire Gang also had a quest to destroy the Wildfire Gang.
Afterward, statistics showed that, except for the few players who were killed without doing anything, all other players who participated in the battle tonight profited. Players who earned a lot leveled up 2 levels in one go, and those who earned less still gained a pure 200-300 experience.
The Abandoned Cooling Plant district was now a paradise of joy.
"So exhilarating, I had a blast killing tonight!"
"Patric is truly amazing, he can continuously dodge the boss's attacks just by his positioning!"
"What's so amazing about that? He got hit several times, didn't he? He could have dodged them if he just ran one more step!"
"Gah, it's a keyboard warrior! Everyone retreat quickly!"
"You guys are truly born to be like this, smearing feces on your weapons, ugh!"
Besides these players, the remaining players were praising Lily.
"Half the credit for repelling the Wildfire Gang's attack today goes to Lily. If Lily hadn't risked her life to send us a warning, we probably would have been routed the moment we engaged them."
"This is Lily! The players' strongest backing! It's not too late to join the Lotus Sect now!"
"I can't take it anymore, some female characters in other games aren't even as good to me as Lily."
"Are you talking about a certain hardcore game that doesn't pander to otaku?"
"I'm not, I didn't."
What puzzled Lily was that she didn't see Excavation Princess, the Lotus Sect's top general, in the community.
"Where is she?"
After searching the community for a while, she finally learned that Excavation Princess had gone to visit the neighboring area.
The cause of the matter was that a few days ago, Sister Qin Nu's fans mocked the players in the Abandoned Cooling Plant, saying that they had fawned over Lily for a long time, but apart from psychological comfort and being killed by Lily for a quick restart, they hadn't gained any substantial benefits.
This remark infuriated some of Lily's supporters.
Even if you're right, you can't say it out loud.
And it sounds as if you guys got substantial benefits from praising that Qin Nu!
But after tonight, the situation completely reversed.
Who said there were no benefits to fawning over Lily?
Not only were there benefits, but they were huge!
A group of pranksters seized the opportunity and directly stormed into the community sub-forum of the novice village where Qin Nu was located.
"Believe in Lily, gain eternal life."
"Come out and get beaten!"
"The strong must mercilessly humiliate the weak!"
By the time Excavation Princess arrived at the scene, the community was already in chaos. Unexpectedly, this time Excavation Princess didn't add fuel to the fire; instead, she jumped out and actively tried to quell the dispute.
"Stop arguing, stop arguing. To each their own. Whether you like Lily or not, it's all fine."
This attitude completely bewildered the others. You're not Excavation Princess at all, tell us who you are!
The Calamity Dragon, who was watching the show from the side, was also surprised and quickly reached out to touch Excavation Princess's forehead.
"You don't have a fever, do you?"