When Bruno woke up, Chris was awarding medals to the players.
"Thank you for your bravery, warrior Knife-in-the-Butt... In battle, you were the first to charge the enemy lines. Not only did you earn the Vanguard distinction, you also slew more than a dozen enemies and broke their formation.
...I hereby award you the Medal of Valor, First Class."
As Chris spoke, he raised his hand and pinned a shield-shaped medal engraved with a lion to the player's chest, under the eyes of the other players and mercenaries.
Knife-in-the-Butt looked down at the gleaming gold medal on his chest, excitement written all over his face.
+Medal of Valor, First Class (Knife-in-the-Butt) Description: Awarded for slaying more than a dozen enemies outside Bich Town without dying, breaking their formation and crushing their defenses. Effects: The bearer may seek an audience with the king at any time, establish a warband, receive a territory, and... Note: Players may spend 10,000 in real-world currency to purchase an identical piece of game merchandise.+
Knife-in-the-Butt ran a finger over the coin-sized medal, lifted it, and gently weighed it in his hand before examining its warm, subdued luster.
Wow, this is real gold. Even if it isn't 24-karat, it's still 99.9 percent pure, and the craftsmanship is good, too. I can get this for ten thousand in real life?
If that's really true, I've hit the jackpot!
Gold was extremely expensive in the twenty-fifth century. Ten thousand could buy only a little gold dust at most, while this piece weighed a full six grams!
Knife-in-the-Butt immediately stood still and logged out, opened the official website, spent ten thousand on the medal merchandise, then logged back in. Stroking the medal, he grinned from ear to ear.
What a bargain.
Knife-in-the-Butt was a longtime player of Hundred