Chapter 254 Battle Record System, A New Direction

"With the annexation of the Building Area this time, we have gained another batch of attribute point rewards. I intend to take a portion and distribute it to you and your core members based on the performance of each floor and the upcoming training results."

As his voice faded, the Third Floor corridor became so quiet that one could hear the heavy, ragged breathing one after another.

When attribute points were distributed after the annexation of the Taoyuan Residential Area last time, the old guard had already tasted the benefits; it was a tangible surge in combat power.

Lu Jiaming, standing in the back, clenched his fists tightly.

He had just brought the surviving players from The Mansion into Jinghai University. Although he had managed to secure a Leader position, the pressure was suffocating.

Anyone from the group around him could easily suppress him in terms of combat power.

Here, he, the former overlord of The Mansion, was nothing to look at.

Who would complain about having too much combat power? What Lu Jiaming lacked most right now was an opportunity to overtake his rivals.

Su Ze took in everyone's reactions and held up three fingers.

"Three hundred points."

"These three hundred points will serve as floor team rewards, distributed to the top three floors that perform best in the upcoming simulated drills and actual combat."

"First place, one hundred and twenty points. Second place, one hundred points. Third place, eighty points."

"As for how to distribute them among the core members on your floors, you Leaders decide that yourselves. I won't interfere. However, you are not allowed to embezzle even a single point. If I find out..."

"Rest assured, Boss! We absolutely won't!" Wang Meng and the others looked solemn and quickly promised.

"Hmm. Additionally, I will bring out another three hundred points as individual rewards for the Leaders."

"These will be distributed to the top five best-performing Leaders."

"First place, one hundred points. Second place, eighty points. Third place, sixty points. Fourth place, forty points. Fifth place, twenty points."

The sound of breathing in the corridor instantly grew a few decibels heavier.

One hundred points!

Added directly to one person!

This was enough to cause a qualitative leap in anyone's strength.

Qiao Yunfeng lowered his head, his fingers cracking as he clenched them.

His sister, Qiao Yunge, was one of Su Ze's women; this relationship was known to everyone in the faction.

But he didn't want to spend his whole life getting by with the title of "brother-in-law."

He wanted to prove himself, and he was determined to win the one hundred points for first place.

On the other side, Liu Yuanfang, the only female Leader in the team, was also calculating rapidly.

If it were the previous round of the Survival Game fighting zombies, which relied purely on Stamina, strength, and speed...

Women were naturally at a disadvantage in this regard and couldn't compete with men like Wang Meng and his crew at all.

But now it was different.

In the next round against the Supernatural Entity, the most core attributes were intelligence and spirit.

There wasn't much difference between men and women in these two areas!

Liu Yuanfang looked up, her gaze sweeping over Wang Meng and Qiao Yunfeng, and her mind became active.

She could definitely compete for this ranking.

Just as everyone was eager to get started, Chen Xueming raised his hand with a bitter face.

"Boss, this isn't fair."

Chen Xueming pointed at himself, then toward the Ninth Floor upstairs.

"The people under my command are all researchers and producers. It's fine for us to practice in the simulation factory to save our lives, but you want us to compete with Wang Meng and the others in output and battle records?"

"Isn't that just making everyone on the Ninth Floor tag along for nothing?"

The other Leaders held back their laughter upon hearing this.

Su Ze nodded.

"You're right, which is why I haven't finished yet."

He lowered his hand and turned his gaze to Chen Xueming.

"There are another two hundred points."

"These two hundred points aren't based on the number of monsters killed; they are reserved specifically for non-combat sequences and special contributions."

"Formulating tactical plans, developing new equipment, analyzing advanced blueprints, and even efficient scheduling and management of logistics supplies."

"Whoever comes up with good things, or whose proposals are adopted, or whoever makes a significant contribution—these two hundred points will be distributed to them. Of course, it might not go to just one person. If no one performs well, no one will get anything. The results are up to me."

The bitter expression on Chen Xueming's face vanished instantly, and he straightened his back.

"Got it! Boss, you should have said so earlier! When it comes to this stuff, the Ninth Floor has never been afraid of anyone!"

After explaining the entire reward mechanism, Su Ze retracted his casual expression, and his tone became serious.

"The reward plan is set. Next, I want to talk about something more important."

Seeing this, the Leaders put away their smiles and stood up straight.

"Starting tomorrow, I will no longer personally handle large-scale supply collection alone."

As soon as these words were spoken, the corridor immediately erupted into chaos.

Wang Meng was stunned in place.

For the past few days, the mode at Jinghai University had been very fixed.

In the morning, everyone would set out to clear out monsters and practice skills.

In the afternoon, it was free time; players would go kill monsters to earn copper coins themselves, then purchase better supplies from the shop or from Su Ze.

But now...?

Su Ze raised his hand and pressed it down, signaling them to be quiet.

"Do the math yourselves."

"In the morning, everyone fights monsters with their lives, and all the spoils go to the public treasury. In the afternoon, you still have to run out to earn copper coins, and then turn around and give those copper coins to me in exchange for bread and water."

Su Ze looked at the group of Leaders.

"For a short time, to survive, everyone thinks this life is not bad, after all, so many people died before."

"But what about in the long run?"

"Working non-stop like this every day, who can stand it? Once everyone comes to their senses, they will subconsciously feel that they are being exploited by me every day."

"What I want to cultivate is an army capable of fighting tough battles, not a group of laborers counting every few copper coins to buy rations."

The Leaders looked at each other, and upon careful consideration, it was indeed the truth.

Su Ze continued to put forward his considerations.

"Furthermore, ordinary copper coins don't have much meaning to me anymore."

He stepped forward two paces and looked directly at everyone.

"Therefore, the rules must change."

"I am going to establish a brand new Battle Merit system and reward system."

Su Ze reached out and pointed to the vast campus and the Building Area outside.

"Divide the territory by zones. Each floor will be responsible for clearing its own area and expanding outward."

"Besides the morning clearing missions, in the afternoon, you will lead your teams out to scavenge, and at night, allocate some time for collective training to improve strength."

"Ordinary supplies found, such as food, water, and basic materials, can be retained by your own floor and distributed internally based on contribution."

"High-level goods found, such as top-grade crystal cores, special blueprints, and rare equipment, must be handed over to me."

"Handing over good items will earn you Battle Merit points."

Su Ze emphasized his tone.

"Battle Merit points can be exchanged for attribute points, high-level equipment, usage rights for special buildings, and even spots for promotion to higher positions!"

When these words were dropped, all the Leaders felt their scalps tingle.

Decentralization.

This was a complete and thorough decentralization of power!

Before, they only led people to fight, and supplies were all coordinated by Su Ze.

Now, they had become figures with real power who truly controlled the allocation of resources in their respective areas.

The ordinary players below would no longer have to bitterly scrape together copper coins to buy their lives; as long as they were willing to work hard, they could internally digest the good supplies they found or exchange them for Battle Merit points that could change their destiny.

The enthusiasm of the entire faction would definitely be completely ignited by this new system.

Lu Jiaming's breathing was rapid, and his eyes were frighteningly bright.

His opportunity had come!

As a former Leader who had commanded a faction, he understood this kind of management all too well.

"Boss, this method is brilliant!" Wang Meng slapped his thigh, "We should have done this a long time ago! Guarding those few copper coins every day, people were about to go crazy!"

Chen Xueming's brain turned the fastest, and he immediately picked up the conversation.

"Boss, since we are going to implement a Battle Merit system, we must have a strict set of accounting standards."

"What level of blueprints are worth how many Battle Merit points, what quality of materials can be exchanged for how many attribute points—all of this must be quantified."

Su Ze snapped his fingers.

"Correct. So this job is handed to you. Pull up a list overnight tonight; I want to see the preliminary Battle Merit exchange table tomorrow morning."

Chen Xueming nodded heavily and immediately accepted the task.

This was a good job; if done well, it would maintain the faction's operations for a long time to come. It could be said... the reward this time was secure.

"Of course, others can also draft this, or if you have different ideas, you can bring them up. Let's pool our wisdom, and tell me collectively tomorrow."