Hogg's perfect evolution was clearly the Civilization Ladder's reward for his earlier performance.
Even setting everything else aside, the +2 weight that "Maniacal Laughter" granted within the Civilization Ladder already held tremendous strategic value.
That was +2 weight within the Civilization Ladder!
Even Transdimensional Tier beings only had a weight rating of +1.
That alone gave Hogg a weight advantage over those Transdimensional Tier beings.
It was downright terrifying.
As for the additional immunity to Hastur's power of desire, that was an even greater trump card.
Their earlier battle had made Hastur's terrifying power all too clear.
And that was precisely why Hastur had been so fearless.
The Civilization Ladder had clearly recognized this as well.
This ability's appearance was plainly no accident. The Civilization Ladder had deliberately granted it.
That only made Yu Yuan even more curious about the Civilization Ladder.
What exactly was it?
Why did it possess such a clear awareness and ability to guide them?
Was it some kind of collective consciousness? Or a system running on predetermined programming?
No one could answer those questions. He could only bury them deep in his heart.
Yu Yuan turned his attention to the final reward.
Sure enough, a new [Exclusive Player] section had appeared on the [Civilization Overview] page of the Virtual Light Screen.
It contained only one name—Hogg.
There was also a line of explanatory text in small print.
[Exclusive Player]—Like a "Subsidiary Player," only a being who has made a significant contribution within the Civilization Ladder may be incorporated into it. Possesses access to part of the player template, but can only exist under a "Primary Player."
Yu Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly. This was rather interesting.
It seemed Hogg had truly risen to a whole new level.
Yu Yuan then looked at the