Garrison spoke urgently, afraid Xu Jingming would act on impulse:
"And most importantly, if you use leverage but ultimately fail the mission,
you'll face a penalty of up to tens of millions of Spark Value, depending on the leverage multiplier!
That isn't a small amount.
I suggest you start by trying twofold or threefold leverage first. That would be safer."
"With extra rewards come corresponding penalties. That's perfectly reasonable."
Xu Jingming merely smiled, his expression unchanged. "No need to persuade me. I'm still choosing tenfold leverage."
Garrison opened his mouth, wanting to persuade him further.
But when he saw the confidence on Xu Jingming's face, he ultimately swallowed his words.
"All right, as you wish, Your Highness."
He operated the light screen and set the mission leverage to tenfold.
Whoosh—!!
The instant the mission confirmation was completed,
a dazzling golden pillar of light shot into the sky from within Spark Hall.
It swiftly expanded high in the air, transforming into a massive Holographic Projection screen.
The screen clearly displayed:
Executor: Xu Jingming Mission: First Link (Kill one hundred Alien Race Eternal Gods within 10 years) Progress: 0% Countdown: 9 years, 364 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes...
Xu Jingming's mission progress had actually been publicly displayed in the sky!
"Hm?" Xu Jingming raised an eyebrow slightly and looked at Garrison, the guide beside him.
A helpless bitter smile appeared on Garrison's face as he hurriedly explained:
"Your Highness, tenfold leverage is an exceptionally rare special case even in the history of the Spark Project.
According to the rules, the progress of such ultra-high-leverage missions is automatically made public.
Until the entire Chain Mission has been completed.
This is also meant to encourage those who come after, while serving as a form of public oversight."
"I see."
Xu Jingming nodded,