Rankings Revealed

Names and player IDs could not be hidden on the rankings, but professions could? Wasn't that a bit like taking off your pants to fart? Ling Chu chose not to hide hers.

Ling Chu found that the System Panel indeed had a new rankings feature. She opened it to take a look.

[666th District Bounty Ranking]

1. Ling Chu, Sin Value: 60 points, Profession: Ghost Pirate/Bounty Hunter, Bounty: 200 Sea Shells

2. Invincible and Handsome, Sin Value: 30 points, Profession: Pirate, Bounty: 100 Sea Shells

3. Black Spade K, Sin Value: 30 points, Profession: Hidden, Bounty: 100 Sea Shells

4. Little Girl Stepping on Mushrooms, Sin Value: 30 points, Profession: Doll Master/Pirate, Bounty: 100 Sea Shells

5. Zhen Qingshan, Sin Value: 20 points, Profession: Fangshi/Pirate, Bounty: 66 Sea Shells

9. Stay Away From Gambling, Drugs, and Vice, Sin Value: 20 points, Profession: Gambler/Pirate, Bounty: 66 Sea Shells

10. Fugitive Bald Qiang, Sin Value: 20 points, Profession: Pirate, Bounty: 66 Sea Shells

In the Bounty Ranking, everyone except Black Spade K, who had hidden his profession, was a pirate without exception.

If killing one person added ten points of Sin Value, everyone on the ranking had killed at least two players. It was difficult to encounter players during normal sailing. Ling Chu guessed that they had either encountered an island or, like her, killed someone during a Public Challenge.

Someone she knew, Stay Away From Gambling, Drugs, and Vice, was also on the ranking. So he had a Special Profession too. No wonder he had something like a Gambler's Coin.

Ling Chu tapped to open the other two rankings.

[666th District Justice Ranking]

1. Ling Chu, Justice Points: 30, Profession: Ghost Pirate/Bounty Hunter

2. Star River Enters Dream, Justice Points: 20, Profession: Wandering Swordsman/Pirate Hunter

3. The World Is Not Worth It, Justice Points: 20, Profession: Pirate Hunter

4. Lingering Wind and Fading Moon, Justice Points: 10, Profession: Alchemist/Pirate Hunter

10. Brave the World, Justice Points: 10, Profession: Beast Tamer/Pirate Hunter

[666th District Wealth Ranking]

1. Ling Chu, Wealth Points: 103

2. Invincible and Handsome, Wealth Points: 56

3. Black Spade K, Wealth Points: 55

4. A Silly Bird, Wealth Points: 51

5. Stay Away From Gambling, Drugs, and Vice, Wealth Points: 49

10. Wang Duoyu, Wealth Points: 42

As soon as the rankings were announced, the Public Channel exploded.

[Public Channel]

"Am I seeing this wrong? How are the Rank Ones on all three rankings the same person?"

"You're not seeing things. What kind of monster is she? How can she have both Justice Points and Sin Value?"

"It's only been three days, and she has sixty points of Sin Value. That's equivalent to killing six people. What kind of murderous fiend is she?"

"She probably got all that Wealth Value by killing and robbing people too."

As the Rank One on all three rankings, Ling Chu unsurprisingly became the hot topic of conversation.

Ling Chu had not expected to become Rank One on all three rankings either, but when she saw someone calling her a murderous fiend, the corner of her mouth twitched despite herself.

Of those sixty points of Sin Value, thirty had come from Missing Teeth. Killing someone with Justice Points added a corresponding amount of Sin Value.

Besides, she had acted in self-defense every time.

Although she had little morality and not much class, she was not the kind of person who killed indiscriminately for the pleasure of it. The label of murderous fiend was a little hard to shake off once it had been stuck on her.

Justice Points could only be obtained by killing players with Sin Value. In principle, they were even harder to obtain, so the numbers on the Justice Ranking were not high.

All thirty of her Justice Points were thanks to Sanfuye. If he had not been unlucky enough to encounter her, that guy might even have made it onto the Sin Value Ranking.

As for the Wealth Ranking, it was no surprise that she was on it. After all, she was the first player to own an island. The resources worth five hundred Iron Ore had instantly opened up a gap between her and ordinary players.

What surprised her a little was that quite a few players on the rankings had Special Professions. Fangshi, Doll Master, Wandering Swordsman, Beast Tamer, and so on—she had never even heard of them. It seemed that the others had encountered their own opportunities as well.

The other players on the Justice Ranking all had Pirate Hunter as their second profession, without exception. The profession clearly had a natural enmity with pirates. Ling Chu guessed that perhaps it could only be advanced by specifically killing pirates.

[Congratulations on becoming Rank One on the Sin Value Ranking. You have obtained the title: "Desperado."]

[Title Effect: When Health Points fall below 20%, all attributes are doubled.]

[Non-permanent title. The title will disappear if you fall off the ranking.]

[Congratulations on becoming Rank One on the Justice Ranking. You have obtained the title: "Hate Evil Like an Enemy."]

[Title Effect: When fighting players with Sin Value, Strength, Constitution, and Agility each increase by 2 points.]

[Non-permanent title. The title will disappear if you fall off the ranking.]

[Congratulations on becoming Rank One on the Wealth Ranking. You have obtained the title: "Rich and Powerful."]

[Title Effect: While equipped, items purchased from the Shop cost 30% less.]

[Non-permanent title. The title will disappear if you fall off the ranking.]

[Congratulations on becoming Rank One on the Sin Value, Justice, and Wealth Rankings simultaneously. You have obtained the hidden title: "Come Here."]

[Title Effect: When fighting players with Sin Value or Justice Points, Strength, Constitution, and Agility each increase by 5 points; when Health Points fall below 20%, all attributes are doubled; Charisma +10.]

[While this title is equipped, all players within five hundred kilometers of sea who possess radar devices and maps will see your coordinates. Stealth-type skills cannot be used.]

[Permanent title. It will disappear only when the player dies.]

Ling Chu's heart gave a hard jolt when she saw the effect of the final title.

The effect of this title was way too overpowered. It was practically the strongest title in the game, wasn't it?

All attributes increased by five points, then doubled when Health Points fell below 20%. Those numbers were absolutely heaven-defying.

However, it came with a side effect: while equipped, nearby players would be able to see her coordinates.

No wonder the title was called "Come Here." It was blatantly telling every other player, I'm right here. If you've got what it takes, come and hit me.

What an arrogant title. Ling Chu liked it.

This title would be a powerful weapon at a critical moment, but there was no need to equip it normally.

Ling Chu replaced her "Ocean Scavenger" title with "Rich and Powerful," then opened the newly available Shop feature.

There were only three items in the Shop.

The Public Channel Megaphone, Bounty Order, and Island Locator Card.

The megaphone increased the number of times one could chat in the Public Channel. It cost one Sea Shell per bundle, with ten in a bundle.

Ling Chu carefully read the item descriptions for the Bounty Order and Island Locator Card.

[Bounty Order]

[Instructions: Enter a player ID to add a bounty to that player. (Can only be used on players with Sin Value.)]

[The rich sure are extravagant!]

[Price: 1 Sea Shell per card]

[Island Locator Card]

[Quality: Common]

[Locates a random island. It has a very high chance of locating a Level 1 island and a very low chance of locating a Level 2 island.]

[Price: 100 Sea Shells per card]

There was also a line of tiny text at the very bottom.

[Shop items will refresh after the next disaster. Buy now while supplies last!]

Ling Chu had a total of three hundred Sea Shells. The system had rewarded her two hundred for killing Sanfuye, and she had later opened another hundred from the Treasure Chest.

She skipped the megaphones entirely. She did not like chatting in the Public Channel, and the ten free messages per day were enough for her. She still had ten megaphones stored in her warehouse that she had not used.

The Bounty Orders were cheap, so she bought ten. She bought two Island Locator Cards as well, for a total of 210 Sea Shells. After the 30% discount from her title, the price was 147 Sea Shells.

While Ling Chu was immersed in shopping, she suddenly received three system notifications in succession.

[Wang Duoyu used a Bounty Order on you, adding a bounty of 50 Sea Shells.]

[Invincible and Handsome used a Bounty Order on you, adding bounty items: 1 Flawless White Pearl and 20 Dim Pearls.]

[Wasabi used a Bounty Order on you, adding bounty items: 10 Eggplants, 10 Green Beans, 10 Potatoes, and 10 Mangoes.]