Financial Independence through Cracked Apps-Chapter 66: Version Update 2.0

After heading upstairs, Lin Shen immediately tore open the package and laid its contents out on the coffee table one by one.

A Sony A7M4 camera body, an NP-FZ100 battery, a charger, a memory card, a shoulder strap, a body cap, and the instruction manual.

Of course, this also included the separately purchased 50mm F1.8 lens and a camera tripod.

Lin Shen inspected everything, and after confirming there was no external damage, he began to assemble the camera.

He inserted the battery and SD card, attached the lens, then powered it on to set the language, time zone, date, and other settings.

After taking care of all that, Lin Shen placed the camera on the table, a sense of accomplishment welling up inside him.

’From now on, I guess you could call me a rookie photographer, right?’

Filled with anticipation, Lin Shen took out his phone, snapped a photo of his new camera, and then opened the [Camera and Album] app.

The mission that had lain dormant for several days was now finally complete.

[Upgrade Mission: Please purchase a camera and begin your photography career (Completed).]

[Reward: Camera and Album Lv. 1 → Lv. 2]

[Photography skill increased by 20%-30%]

[Reward Item: Double Camera Rebate x1]

[Upgrade Mission: Please take a photo with the theme of "sunset." The system will evaluate and grant rewards based on how well it fits the theme.]

[Construction Bank: Your account ending in 7946 received a deposit of 60,000 RMB at 16:32 on August 11. Current balance: 490,000.]

’A rebate?’

Lin Shen had somewhat expected this reward, but he hadn’t been completely sure there would be a rebate, which was why he’d set the camera’s price range at around thirty thousand.

If he had known beforehand, he definitely would have bought a more expensive one.

"Still, getting an extra sixty thousand out of nowhere isn’t bad."

Lin Shen deeply understood the principle that contentment brings happiness.

The missions for [Camera and Album] involved taking photos, which was a bit like [GoGo Maps].

Perhaps the missions for both apps could be completed at the same time.

Sunset, tranquil and peaceful.

Connecting these two keywords, only one place came to mind.

A park!

Lin Shen picked up his camera and adjusted the shooting parameters. Then he went downstairs, got into the Jaguar XFL he had just acquired, and drove out of the residential complex.

After all, the sunset wouldn’t last long. If he missed it, he’d have to wait until tomorrow.

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6:30 PM

Luqing Park.

The sun was setting, and the evening breeze began to stir.

The deep orange twilight cast a gentle filter over everything in sight, draping it like a golden veil.

Lin Shen parked his car and walked into the park, the ground at his feet a messy, mottled pattern of fragmented golden light and shadows.

He held the camera, searching for a suitable scene, but hesitated every time he raised it.

’If the mission reward is based on a score, I should probably put more thought into it.’

Lin Shen decided to venture deeper into the park to have a look.

Since entry to Luqing Park was free, there were many elderly couples strolling together, and even high school students from nearby who had just gotten out of class.

As Lin Shen walked along the winding path, a fresh fragrance filled the air, and a sense of calm washed over him.

According to some studies, spending twenty minutes in nature each day can significantly lower the body’s stress hormone levels.

It’s equivalent to a session of light exercise.

This is the origin of the "twenty-minute park effect."

Lin Shen experienced its effects firsthand, and it was true.

Not only did his body and mind feel relaxed and at ease, but even the fatigue in his brain was slowly dissipating.

PHEW—!

Lin Shen took a deep breath and walked over to the side of the lake.

A gentle breeze skimmed across the lake, where the shimmering surface met a sky half-dyed red by the evening glow, sending ripples across the water.

On a bench by the lake, an old couple sat hand in hand, gazing into the distance with kind faces.

Lin Shen felt this was a good scene, so he raised his camera, planning to take a photo using the sunset as a backdrop.

At that moment, however, a happy family of three suddenly entered the frame. The little girl held her parents’ hands, her smile incredibly radiant.

As if by coincidence, a pair of high school sweethearts also walked past.

The boy held a basketball in his right hand and tightly grasped the girl’s right hand with his left. Her ponytail bounced playfully, the tips of her hair glinting with a soft arc of light in the sunset.

CLICK—!

The moment Lin Shen pressed the shutter, even he felt it was incredible.

Because the photo in the camera was just too beautiful!

With the sunset and the lake as the background, the overlapping figures, from front to back, were the high school sweethearts, the family of three, and the elderly couple on the bench.

They happened to encompass youth, middle age, and old age—humanity’s journey into the "sunset" of life, merging as one with the true twilight in the background.

[Upgrade Mission: Please take a photo with the theme of "sunset" (Completed).]

[Reward: Camera and Album Lv. 2 → Lv. 3]

[Photography skill increased by 30%-40%]

[Basic Reward: Random Attribute Point x1]

[Upgrade Mission: Please take a photo with the theme of "youth"]

[Evaluation: The photo does not contrive a dramatic scene. Instead, it poetically reconstructs an everyday moment, elevating the sunset from a mere natural landscape to a metaphor for life.]

[System Score: S (200%)]

[Final Reward Settlement: Assignable Attribute Points x2 (Please open the "Personal Panel" to allocate)]

’Attribute points I can assign freely?’

’This is a great reward!’

Lin Shen’s heart leaped with joy. He took out his phone and immediately opened his personal panel in the [Sports Health] app.

Then, without a second thought, he allocated both points to "Kidney Power."

’Hesitating even for a second would be a sign of disrespect!’

[Constitution: 71/71 (Healthy+)]

[Spirit: 72/72 (Calm+)]

[Kidney Power: 74 (72+2) / 74 (72+2) (Virile+)]

[Height: 180cm; Weight: 78kg]

Looking at his personal panel, Lin Shen was very satisfied with his current physical condition.

He mused to himself for a moment, then closed [Sports Health] and casually opened [GoGo Maps].

Sure enough, its mission was also complete.

[Upgrade Mission: Check in at a location in Modu that you consider the most tranquil and peaceful (Completed).]

[Reward: GoGo Maps Lv. 9 → Lv. 10]

[Industrial Fund accumulated per Red Point passed increased from 50,000 → 55,000. Current accumulation: 1,180,000]

[Congratulations on successfully reaching Lv. 10! "GoGo Maps" is beginning a version update.]

[Updating to Version 2.0...]

’An update?’

Lin Shen couldn’t help but be a little surprised.

’So a cracked app can get updates too!’

’Looks like reaching level 10 was the trigger. I wonder if there will be new content.’

Lin Shen found a bench and sat down to wait for the [GoGo Maps] update to finish.

DING—!

[GoGo Maps Version 2.0 will continue to serve you!]

[Update Announcement:]

[1. The Industrial Fund accumulated per Red Point passed has been increased from 55,000 → 110,000. Current accumulation: 1,180,000]

[2. The "Industrial Fund" will be officially renamed the "Startup Fund." It can be used not only to acquire industries, but also to issue employee wages, pay back taxes, and cover costs.]

[3. Industry Analysis has been upgraded to: Industry Planning.]

[1. Entering keywords will automatically gather relevant industry information.]

[2. When using the "Startup Fund" to acquire an industry, it will automatically plan for optimal cost expenditure, risk avoidance, and future revenue prediction.]

[3. Resource integration for owned industries.]

[Reward Item: Super Scratch Card x1]

[Upgrade Mission: Check in at an already acquired property.]