[S-rank Side Quest: Zatuk Siege, completed.] [You have received rewards: 2,700 Zatuk City Reputation, 1,000 Sanctuary Reputation, 1,300 Zatuk City Merit.]
He was only a hair's breadth from reaching the reward cap.
"It's because I killed the Demon Lord, so the evaluation was very high. But most of the demons in the siege escaped, and I didn't contribute much to the actual defense, so I didn't get the reward cap."
In truth, Bai Pu felt this was very unscientific.
To contribute in the defensive battle and kill the Demon Lord at the same time, unless Bai Pu could go full Warriors mode, leap down from Zatuk City's walls, slaughter his way through the entire demon camp, and kill Demon Lord Saramak while surrounded by demons on every side.
That difficulty was ten times higher than luring Saramak out and then killing him!
A'Gai really wasn't very smart after all.
Bai Pu did not dwell on it too much. Taking down the Scarlet Fortress and killing the Demon Lord had already given him a fairly substantial amount of reputation and Merit points.
Including the two Demon Dungeons he had swept through last night, Bai Pu's current reputation was already:
Zatuk City, Revered.
Sanctuary (the entire human faction), Respected.
Bai Pu's Merit points had accumulated to 6,582—even the great feat of killing Demon Lord Saramak alone had directly earned him nearly five thousand Merit points.
The plump city lord, Rashid III, had also enfeoffed Bai Pu as a count.
In truth, the title came second. What Bai Pu genuinely liked was that count seal!
[Zatuk Count Seal: Proof of identity for a high-ranking noble of Zatuk City. All Attributes +80, Health Points +18,000. This bonus does not stack with the bonus effects of other identity-proof-type items.]
The [Imperial Baron Emblem] Bai Pu