Just the moment Su Yu finished off the Village Chief of Sheep Village, the system prompt sounded:
"Detected that you are the first player to clear the Level 5 Dungeon. You are specially rewarded with 1 point of World Reputation. A server-wide announcement will be made shortly. Would you like to remain anonymous?"
The reward is actually 'World Reputation'?! Su Yu was startled.
The rewards given for clearing a dungeon first were randomized. Equipment, pet eggs, mounts, and potions could all possibly appear.
The reward given this time was "World Reputation."
World Reputation was an extremely precious resource, produced only by Main Quests.
So-called World Reputation, plainly put, was a manifestation of a player's standing in the game world.
If a player's World Reputation was 0 and their level wasn't high either, no NPC in this world would take that player seriously;
If a player's World Reputation reached 1, various small factions in the world would look at the player in a new light;
If a player's World Reputation reached 10, major factions across the world—including top-tier ones like the Silver Pine Spire and the Elemental Dome—would view the player with great favor;
If a player's World Reputation reached 50, even Princess Alijeh of the Empire would treat the player with utmost respect.
This was the implicit benefit of World Reputation.
Moreover, World Reputation could also be exchanged for many good things.
For example, Su Yu now possessed 1 point of World Reputation. He could take this 1 point of reputation to exchange for a baron's peerage, recruit an NPC private army of under 10 people, and receive a certain amount of stipend issued by the Empire every year.
Besides peerage, he could also use World Reputation to exchange for precious equipment, rare pet eggs, and mounts.
It could be said to be an exceptionally good reward!
Yet just as Su Yu was considering whether to use the World Reputation to exchange for a peerage, the system's inquiry interrupted his thoughts: "May I ask if the player chooses to remain anonymous?"
"Not anonymous."
After all, Evolution was a game created by the Singer Civilization, so privacy protection was naturally airtight.
As long as Su Yu didn't say anything, let alone Blue Star's top hacker teams, not even the Skrulls would ever hope to find his real-world identity.
Therefore, within the game, there was completely no need to engage in hiding-one's-head-and-tail behavior like "anonymity."
Server-wide Announcement: Player Kexing has successfully cleared the Level Five-Player Dungeon "Green Grassland". As the first player to clear the Level 5 Dungeon, he is specially rewarded with 1 point of World Reputation as encouragement! We hope everyone will catch up and write your own chapter in "Evolution"!
Server-wide Announcement: Player Kexing has successfully cleared the Level Five-Player Dungeon "Green Grassland". As the first player to clear the Level 5 Dungeon, he is specially rewarded with 1 point of World Reputation as encouragement! We hope everyone will catch up and write your own chapter in "Evolution"!
Server-wide Announcement: Player Kexing
The system announcement rang out a full three times.
Furthermore, the announcement resounded in the form of a voice directly in the ears of every single online player.
Consequently, whether in the leveling zones, the bustling plazas, or outside the warehouse doors where hawking cries endlessly filled the air, players simultaneously quieted down to listen to the system's broadcast.
Once the three announcements concluded, a towering wave of sound instantly swept through every area where players gathered.
"Are you kidding me! Laozi entered the game the exact moment the servers opened, and I'm only level 3!"
"The big shots in our guild grinded wildly in the wild monster zone for 12 hours straight, and until logging off he was only level 4!"
"Did you guys notice! There's only one person in the announcement! That means he soloed the dungeon?!"
"Soloed the dungeon? Stop bragging! I can't even beat wild monsters of the same level!"
"It's definitely hacks! Trash game already has hacks this early! Let's all quit the game together; boycott hacks starting with me!"
"You quit if you want, but this is my first time playing a game with 100% realism."
"Don't assume that just because you can't do it, others can't either. Kexing might actually be a big shot."
The players discussed heatedly.
From online plazas to offline forums, everywhere was saturated with the name "Kexing."
Everyone was extremely curious about what kind of big shot this was.
Not only leveling up fast, but also being able to solo a dungeon—wasn't this simply too overpowered!
Yet just as the players' discussions reached their peak, a young male voice abruptly appeared in the ears of all players:
"Cough cough, hello everyone! I am Kexing."
This was the chance for a "server-wide loud-speaker" gifted by the system after Su Yu achieved the dungeon first clear.
Through this "loud-speaker," Su Yu could transmit what he wanted to say into the ears of every online player.
Even offline players could log on later to listen to the playback.
This kind of "server-wide loud-speaker" opportunity in the past life had almost entirely become a place for major guilds to advertise, which was why the competition among major guilds for dungeon first kills was so fierce—all to contend for this opportunity.
The reason why Skycutter Sword in the past life was able to lead an ordinary studio through brambles and thorns to eventually become the third-largest guild in the country, even crushing the capital-backed Shepherd Cloud Guild where Su Yu had been, was inextricably linked to the credit of this "server-wide loud-speaker."
And right now, Su Yu was utilizing this exact opportunity.
Riding the momentum of the "loud-speaker," Su Yu continued speaking: "The reason I was able to level up to Level 5 quickly and also solo the dungeon is because I completed a hidden quest, and a high-level NPC happened to pass by and casually gave me a buff."
"Depending on this buff, I could easily level up and clear the dungeon without much trouble."
Hearing Su Yu's words, quite a few players felt relieved:
"Oh! So a hidden quest gave a buff, no wonder!"
"I knew it, how could a player possibly solo a five-player dungeon?"
"Tch! There's nothing to brag about either; I could do it too if I went!"
"You really couldn't do it if you went. Can you even find a hidden quest?"
"This—"
Unlike the players' sense of relief, Su Yu's words, when heard by Skycutter Sword, carried an entirely different flavor.
Hearing Su Yu's voice and knowing he had missed a prime opportunity to advertise his guild, Skycutter Sword was already somewhat heartbroken.
Now hearing Su Yu say this, he couldn't help cursing inwardly:
"I really believe your ghost stories!"
"When you swept through the Level 3 monster zone you said it was 'a buff added by a passing high-level NPC'; when you killed the Blood Empire scum 1v100 you also said it was 'a buff added by a passing high-level NPC'; now you actually still say it's 'a buff added by a passing high-level NPC'?"
"Is this high-level NPC your pet? He keeps following you around just to give you buffs?"
Skycutter Sword's face turned livid, almost holding back internal injuries.
Qing Li, who was beside him, halted the dagger in her hand and asked, "Boss, what's wrong?"
"Nothing." Skycutter Sword shook his head, exhaling lightly: "Let's continue, finish up today's online leveling time."
"Alright."
Yet right beside their ears, Su Yu's voice hadn't stopped and was still continuing:
"Because of this high-level NPC, I learned some information in the game that nobody else knows, and now I'm sharing this information with everyone."
"As long as a player's level reaches Level 50, you will obtain an earth-shattering reward!"
"I cannot specify what this reward specifically is, but I can use my reputation to guarantee that this reward is no less than a set of school district housing in a Tier-3 city."
"Therefore, strive to raise your levels! Everyone."
Thanks to Look at me for the 100 book coin tip!
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