Three consecutive mandatory pop-ups flooded the screen. Every Star Lord and member of the Starfolk registered on the Heavenly Net platform could see the message.
[Mail] [Subject: Human Planet Rankings Feature.] [To further the Blue Star Lineage's development, the human civilization rankings feature is now available. See the attachment for details.]
Upon receiving the news, the Star Lords logged in to check it. After reading the attachment, understanding dawned on them.
The rankings were simple: all first-level Star Lords of the Human Race would be placed on a single leaderboard and ranked according to their battle records.
Star Lords would compete one-on-one, with their two camps fighting on a randomly generated battlefield. A Crystal Tower stood in the center, and whoever occupied it for three days would win.
Battles used a matchmaking system. The Lineage Central AI would arrange balanced matches to prevent planets with vastly different combat strength from facing each other.
The AI would evaluate both sides' combat strength. This data would remain hidden, inaccessible to either side.
Each season would last a hundred years, after which the final standings would be determined and different rewards awarded according to rank.
The rewards consisted of energy points, along with one point of fortune and merit power.
Everyone understood energy points, but what did this one point of fortune power mean?
As they continued reading, they understood, and shock and wild delight swept through them.
``` [For each victory, the Star Lord receives one point of fortune power. Fortune power can increase a planet's fortune, make its Starfolk luckier, improve their talents, and grant more priority selection rights.]
[Fortune power can be traded and transferred to Star Lords or Starfolk. Starfolk can enjoy its blessings individually, or as a group organized into a faction, lineage, or sect, strengthening