Chapter 267 Reward Distribution

Su Ze stood on the high platform, his fingers swiping across the virtual panel, projecting the reward list directly into mid-air.

"First place, 120 free attribute points. Second place, 100 points. Third place, 80 points."

"Of course, I know that for most players, it's hard to get many of these attribute points, so..."

Su Ze slapped the talisman paper onto the table in front of him.

"This thing is called an Evil-Breaking Talisman, a fine-quality, one-time consumable. Its power is much greater than those broken wooden swords you have in your hands, and at critical moments, it can directly insta-kill most ordinary Supernatural Entities."

The breathing of the players in the venue instantly grew heavy.

They had all seen this item in the limited section of the Survival Mall, costing a full 1,000 copper coins per sheet.

At this stage, ordinary players couldn't afford it at all; only the Leaders and their few confidants had the strength to do so.

And now, they actually had a chance to obtain this item capable of insta-killing a Supernatural Entity?

In the current situation, that was equivalent to having an extra life!

"First place gets 240 sheets. Second place, 160 sheets. Third place, 100 sheets."

Su Ze waved his hand, and three stacks of talisman paper were tossed directly to Wang Meng and the other two.

"How to distribute them and who to give them to is up to you three Leaders, but each person can hold at most one."

"Also, for other players who didn't get one, it's not like there's no chance; I still have some here," Su Ze said calmly. "In the future, you will be able to purchase them using combat merit points."

Limiting it to one per person ensured fairness.

At the same time, limiting each person to holding only one would make them cherish the Evil-Breaking Talisman, preventing them from acting recklessly and wasting it.

Finally, it would maintain its scarcity, motivating players to work harder to earn combat merit points to exchange for them.

Before they could thank him, Su Ze continued speaking.

"Additionally, the first-place team is rewarded with 10 million copper coins! Second place, 9 million! Third place, 8 million! Plus free food supply for the next three days."

At this, the members of the entire Third Floor, Ninth Floor, and Eighth Floor had their eyes light up completely.

A large amount of copper coins, combined with the life-saving Evil-Breaking Talisman and sustained living standards—this level of rewards pushed their morale to the peak.

Wang Meng held the talisman paper, his mouth grinning so wide his molars were exposed, as he bowed repeatedly to Su Ze.

"The Boss is generous! Brothers of the Third Floor, why aren't you thanking the Boss!"

"Thank you, Boss!"

The players' excited shouts made the entire training grounds hum with noise.

Chen Xueming and Xu Feng also quickly led their subordinates to express their thanks.

These were tangible benefits; the team's strength would definitely jump up a notch thanks to this wave of rewards.

After distributing the rewards for the top three, the atmosphere in the training grounds reached its peak.

Su Ze, however, did not join in the laughter.

He turned his head and swept his gaze toward the few formations on the side that hadn't placed.

The players, who had been extremely excited just a moment ago, immediately fell silent upon noticing Su Ze's gaze.

The entire venue quickly quieted down.

Lu Jiaming, Zhuang Yi, and the other bottom-ranked Leaders were so nervous they didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

"As for you few."

Su Ze's voice was not loud, nor did he intentionally raise it, but to the ears of these Leaders, it carried an extremely strong sense of oppression.

"Starting this afternoon, practice the simulations until you're half-dead."

"Don't feel aggrieved. If you had encountered a real horde of Supernatural Entities today, the people in your formations wouldn't even have bone fragments left; you would all be dead."

Cold sweat streamed down Lu Jiaming's cheeks from his forehead.

Zhuang Yi was also full of shame, his head bowed, not daring to look up at all.

The other bottom-ranked Leaders nodded repeatedly in agreement, afraid that Su Ze would dismiss them in the next second.

In truth, Su Ze knew clearly that these people had only been training for three days at most.

Being able to hold out for over ten minutes under the impact of a horde of Supernatural Entities without a total collapse was already considered quite good.

Especially the group of female players led by Liu Yuanfang; they even gave him a pleasant surprise.

And Qiao Yunfeng's adaptability and Learning ability were also much stronger than before.

But while he was satisfied internally, he absolutely couldn't show it on the surface.

In fact, most players were like springs; if you didn't apply enough pressure, they would dare to slack off.

Only when a knife was held to their throats would they desperately strive to improve themselves.

"That's enough," Su Ze said, withdrawing his gaze. "The simulation assessment ends here."

"Next, let's talk about serious business."

He turned his head and looked at Jiang Yuwan, who was standing to his side and behind him.

"Yuwan, make the announcement."

Jiang Yuwan opened the folder in her hand, stepped forward, and spoke into the microphone.

"Effective immediately, the Jinghai University faction will officially implement the Merit System."

Her voice was crisp, and her articulation was clear.

"The ways to obtain combat merit points are as follows:"

"First, killing monsters wandering in and around the campus; combat achievements will be calculated based on the monster's level."

"Second, going out to search for supplies. Handing in rare items, high-quality blueprints, or special supplies urgently needed by the faction can be exchanged for a large amount of combat merit points."

"Third, providing effective intelligence. This includes, but is not limited to, the locations of high-level monsters, the movements of other factions, and other players with suspicious behavior, etc."

"Fourth, making significant contributions in faction defense battles or collective missions."

After finishing reading the ways to obtain points, Jiang Yuwan paused for a moment, leaving time for the people below to digest the information.

The players pricked up their ears, afraid of missing a single word.

"combat merit points can not only be used to exchange for food, water, and weapons in the internal warehouse, but more importantly, it is the sole standard for your promotion."

Jiang Yuwan turned the page.

"Each floor will establish positions such as Squad Leader, Regional Captain, etc. As long as your combat merit points meet the corresponding standards, anyone can apply for promotion."

"As for the challenge you are most concerned about—challenging a Leader..."

The breathing of the tens of thousands of people in the venue instantly hitched.

This was the main event.

"The assessment for challenging a Leader does not just look at individual martial prowess."

Jiang Yuwan looked at the ten formations below.

"Each floor has different functions, and therefore different assessment standards."

"For example, the Third Floor is biased toward combat; challengers need to meet martial prowess requirements and defeat the current Leader in actual combat."

"The Ninth Floor is biased toward research and production; challengers need to produce higher-quality inventions or blueprints, or compete in production efficiency."

"The Eighth Floor is biased toward overall management; challengers need to submit a better floor management plan and receive the support of more than half of the floor's players via combat achievement point votes."

"Specific detailed assessment rules for each floor will be released on the Public Channel after the meeting."

As soon as these rules were announced, the crowd below immediately erupted in discussion.

"Damn! These rules are amazing! We don't have to rely solely on fighting and risking our lives anymore!"

"No kidding, if it were all about martial prowess, us researchers on the Ninth Floor would never become Leaders in eight lifetimes!"

"This is so reasonable! I used to study management; now I finally have a chance to get ahead!"

The players were so excited their faces turned red.

Originally, they thought challenging a Leader was a pipe dream; after all, the strength of those ten Leaders was right there, and ordinary people couldn't beat them at all.

But now that the assessment standards had been refined, many people saw hope.

Even if they couldn't challenge a Leader at this stage, just becoming a Squad Leader would increase their benefits several-fold!

On the high platform.

Su Ze looked at the passionate players below, his gaze inadvertently crossing the crowd and landing on Li Xinran, who was not far away.

Li Xinran was standing on the edge of the Fourth Floor's area.

Sensing Su Ze looking over, she shuddered violently, her hands tightly gripping the hem of her clothes, her heart beating so fast it felt like it was about to jump out of her throat.

Three days ago, she had been severely reprimanded by Su Ze for overstepping her bounds, but in the end, Su Ze had still given her a chance.

And to make amends, she had stayed up for two full nights, writing this differentiated assessment plan and submitting it to Su Ze.

Now, her plan had been read out in public, unchanged.

What did this mean?

It meant that Su Ze recognized her!

Li Xinran's expression seemed as arrogant as ever, but the excitement in her heart was hard to suppress.

Su Ze withdrew his gaze and took the microphone again.

"This time, the simulation training also has combat achievement point rewards..."