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[Esteemed Reserve Player, the following events have influenced your current rating]
[Completion of Main Quest: Slight increase in rating]
[Completion of Side Quests: End Killing with Killing, Companionship, One Shining Light is Enough: Significant increase in rating]
[Defeated Ghost Legion Commander Xiao Shan, Overturning Sea General of the Rebels: Significant increase in rating]
[Your final rating is: S+]
[Reward: 10 Free Attribute points, Points]
……
Returning to the familiar room, Ye Shuangluo sat on the soft bed and casually picked up the phone he had left on the table before leaving.
“Only three hours have passed in the Main World.”
He tossed the phone aside and leaned back on the bed.
He knew there were still many things to do, but right now, he just wanted to sleep for a while.
……
“Sharing the snow, we grow old together.”
The incessant ringing of his phone woke Ye Shuangluo from his deep sleep, making him quite annoyed. Of all times, why call when he was sleeping?
He picked up the phone and saw that it was his “Uncle” calling.
Coincidentally, just as he picked up the phone, the call ended, and his Feixin app was flooded with messages.
Uncle: Xiao Shuang, I heard something happened at your school. Are you okay?
Uncle: Xiao Shuang, your aunt and I haven’t seen you in a long time. We miss you. Come over for dinner this weekend.
Uncle: I’ll have your aunt make your favorite spicy crayfish.
Uncle: Smiley face.JPG
Ye Shuangluo read the messages with a blank expression. He wanted to laugh but couldn’t.
First of all, that’s my house you’re living in. Secondly, it’s your son and daughter who like spicy crayfish.
Ye Shuangluo is allergic to seafood, a trait he inherited from his father. Yet, spicy crayfish often appeared on their dining table.
The reason was simple: his uncle and aunt used to bring their twins over to freeload when he was a child.
He was speechless. His dear uncle Jiang Yiming was still as hypocritical as ever, pretending to care deeply for him while looking down on him.
It was truly nauseating.
Regarding this invitation to dinner, Ye Shuangluo’s evaluation was: A weasel paying respects to a chicken, up to no good.
Who knows what they were eyeing this time? Ye Shuangluo thought for a long time but couldn’t figure out what else he had that they could take.
Since he was already awake, he decided not to go back to sleep. He picked up his phone and opened a few short video apps.
As expected, the internet was in an uproar.
He scrolled through several videos, all discussing the same event.
Doomsday theories, conspiracy theories, spiritual revival theories…
He even saw videos of himself and the Lion Masked youth (or girl) slaughtering goblins.
The video quality was so clear that you could even see a few pimples on the face of a female student lying on the ground.
Ye Shuangluo checked out the other videos by this blogger and was surprised to find that, besides the videos of him and the Lion Masked youth (or girl), videos from other places had also been uploaded.
And the most crucial part was that these videos were bloody and violent, yet they hadn’t been taken down.
Ye Shuangluo glanced at the blogger’s name: “Ordinary Observer.”
Observer, huh? The name fits.
He put down his phone, sat in front of his computer, and opened a browser. The trending topics were all about this event.
The top trending topic was: “The Dark Side of the World, Superhumans Actually Exist.”
On the forums he frequented, there were photos of him and several other players. Some had basic disguises like masks, while others had no disguise at all.
It seemed like things had really blown up.
Ye Shuangluo checked the time. It had been eight or nine hours since he dealt with those goblins.
He had swaggered back home, so logically, someone should have come looking for him.
But he had slept through the night, and still, no one had come.
He shook his head, too lazy to wonder why no one had come. It was better this way; he enjoyed the peace.
He reopened the system panel and discovered two system messages he had missed after receiving his rating rewards.
[Obtained World Essence, additional rewards available]
[Congratulations, you have earned the title: Kylin Marquis, Legend Level +1]
Ye Shuangluo thought for a moment and remembered that he had opened a Treasure Chest and got a useless Skill Book.
The system had said that the Skill Book contained World Essence and could be recycled, giving him a useful skill in return.
He hadn’t expected that not only did he get a useful skill, but there were also additional rewards after leaving.
This World Essence seemed quite valuable.
[You can choose two of the following rewards]
[1. 200,000 Points]
[2. 3 Free Attribute points]
[3. Challenge Task Card]
[4. Bloody Hunt Arrow]
[5. Random Green Quality Equipment]
First, he ruled out the first and fifth options. Points were useful, but they couldn’t compare to the other rewards.
As for the Green Quality Equipment, if it were a choice, he might hesitate, but random? No thanks.
The second option was a must. Who could refuse Free Attribute points?
Ye Shuangluo quickly chose the 3 Free Attribute points, then had to decide between options 3 and 4.
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[Challenge Task Card]
[Type: Special Item]
[Effect: Upon entering a Trial (Derivative) World, automatically activates a challenge task with generous rewards]
[PS: The challenge task is extremely difficult and carries penalties for failure. Choose wisely.]
[Evaluation: For the brave, this is the best item. For the cowardly, it belongs in the storage.]
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[Bloody Hunt Arrow]
[Type: Special Item]
[Effect: Input a player’s ID, and it will cross worlds to lock onto the player. The next time they enter a Derivative (Trial) World, you will accompany them.]
[Evaluation: Some players with secondary professions might be able to crack its formula and mass-produce it.]
……
After reading the detailed information on the two items, Ye Shuangluo chose the Challenge Task Card without hesitation.
The Bloody Hunt Arrow had a great effect, but it wasn’t very useful to him.
He hadn’t made any enemies with other players yet, so he didn’t need it to lock onto and hunt anyone.
After selecting his two rewards, he opened the other system message he had missed.
[Kylin Marquis]
[After you left, the Immortal was furious, but unable to vent his anger on you, he took it out on everyone in the capital.
The “Jade” accompanying him transformed into a demon dragon, and a poisonous mist enveloped the entire capital.
At the critical moment, the King of the Rebels arrived at the capital and personally drove away the Immortal.
After this battle, the Rebel forces grew stronger and successfully seized the world a year later.
The King of the Rebels was crowned Emperor, later known as the Northern Moon Emperor.
After the Rebels seized the world, your name was celebrated as one of the Seven Generals of the Rebels.
During the rewards and recognition, due to your outstanding contributions in the battle at the capital, you were posthumously awarded the title of Kylin Marquis.
The Northern Moon Emperor regretted not being able to meet you for the rest of his life.
The history books describe you as: A celestial demon star descending to the Mortal Dust.
After settling mortal affairs, you tread the moonlit path back.]
……
“Seven Generals? What kind of status does that traitor have to be on par with me? He became a traitor, so why hasn’t he been removed?”
Casually complaining, Ye Shuangluo rested his chin on his hand and said helplessly:
“Actually, I regret it too. Oh well, if we’re both heroes, there’s no need to meet.”
Ye Shuangluo shrugged. He did feel a bit regretful about not meeting his temporary superior.
There were many rumors about the King of the Rebels among the people, but according to Su Zhan, the King was knowledgeable, decisive in killing, and skilled in both literature and martial arts.
In the popular rumors, there were celestial phenomena at his birth, with a lunar eclipse and a sky full of stars, which is how he got his name.
So, was his name Xiao Tiangou?
Ye Shuangluo couldn’t help but smile. It was good that the King of the Rebels was crowned Emperor in the end.
No matter how poorly he did, he could never do worse than that 200-year-old old emperor.
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