"Number 11273 completed a Rank B Side Mission and received 30,000 Exchange Points."
When that system notification rang in Fang Li's mind, he found it somewhat amusing.
"I never expected to complete the Side Mission of reaching the top three in this way."
Originally, in order to complete that Side Mission and enter the top three, Fang Li had intended to use the Tree Diagram Designer login ID he had obtained before to tamper with things.
Most research in Academy City borrowed the Tree Diagram Designer's computing power, and most research specialists placed absolute faith in data calculated by that supercomputer.
Therefore, in order to enter the top three, Fang Li had planned to manipulate things through the Tree Diagram Designer's login ID at an appropriate time, allowing Academy City's research institutions to produce results showing that his ability was strong enough to rank among the top three, thereby changing his ranking.
But now, because of Kakine Teitoku's death, Academy City had directly raised Fang Li's ranking.
"This should have been the decision of the remaining directors on the General Council, right?"
That was Fang Li's guess.
Others might not have known what Fang Li had done, but the General Council certainly did.
Those directors knew full well that Fang Li had not only killed Kakine Teitoku, but had also brazenly killed all seven directors who had moved against Sylvia, yet had not been held accountable.
Because that had been the Chairman's decision.
The General Council could be said to rule Academy City with an iron fist, but when it came to the Chairman's orders, they had no choice but to obey respectfully.
Otherwise, their positions might be revoked at any moment, and they might not even be able to protect their lives.
Under those circumstances, since the Chairman had