Chapter 269 Individual Leader Rewards

"Quiet." Jiang Yuwan tapped the microphone.

The noisy venue quickly fell silent.

"In addition to team supplies and attributes, the top three formations in this ranking will each receive extra combat merit points."

Jiang Yuwan opened her notebook. "First place, Third Floor, fifty combat merit points per person. Second place, Eighth Floor, thirty points per person. Third place, Ninth Floor, ten points per person."

Another collective gasp of breath went through the crowd.

Before they could finish celebrating, Jiang Yuwan threw out the main event.

"Next, I will announce the exchange rate for combat merit points. The detailed rules will be posted in the corridors of each floor after the meeting."

"High-end daily necessities: one box of frozen beef, ten combat merit points; one box of cola, six combat merit points."

"Skill books: fine quality, thirty points; rare quality, sixty points; perfect quality, one hundred points."

"Blueprints: blueprints for defensive structures like turrets and gates are priced the same as skill books of the same quality. As for various basic construction materials, they can be exchanged at a 30% discount compared to materials of the same quality."

"Note: Currently, you can only gain one combat achievement point by killing a Level 3 or higher Supernatural Entity."

At this point, Jiang Yuwan's tone deepened. "All exchanged skill books are strictly prohibited from being taught privately. Once discovered, both the teacher and the learner will be stripped of all supplies and directly expelled from the Jinghai University faction!"

This statement hit like a bomb, and the entire training ground erupted.

"Only one point for killing a Level 3? Doesn't that mean we have to kill fifty Level 3s just to trade for one fine quality skill book?"

"This is too damn hard! Are fifty Level 3 Supernatural Entities easy to deal with? If things go wrong, we might lose our lives!"

Many people complained inwardly, feeling that the threshold for exchange was too high.

But soon, someone in the crowd reacted.

"If you think it's difficult, don't exchange! If good things were as easy to pick up as cabbage, who would still risk their lives?"

"Exactly, and... there aren't any Supernatural Entities lower than Level 3 appearing now anyway. Even if you say you can kill Lv.2 Zombies, where would you find them?"

"Also, are you guys stupid?" Guo Fei shouted at the top of his lungs in the crowd.

"The Spirit Guarding Incantation and Soul-Shaking Roar that Boss taught us before are rare quality skills! According to this exchange table, that's a full one hundred and twenty combat merit points! Boss didn't charge a single cent and taught them to us for free!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire venue went silent for a second.

Immediately after, gasps of realization echoed one after another.

Everyone knew how to do the math.

One hundred and twenty combat merit points would require killing one hundred and twenty Level 3 Supernatural Entities.

For an average player, they might not be able to save up that much in their entire life.

Yet Su Ze gave it away for free.

Not only did he give away the skills for free, but he also opened the Simulation Training Ground for them to practice without limit, so they didn't have to go outside and die in real combat.

With all these benefits, the probability of them surviving had increased by who knows how many times!

"Boss is truly incredible to us!"

"If this were anywhere else, you want to learn skills? You want to use a Simulation Training Ground? Keep dreaming! Aren't Taoyuan Residential Area and The Mansion examples of that?"

"That's right, just for this, if anyone dares to disrespect Boss in the future, I'll be the first to chop him up!"

Zhou Kai's people, hidden among the various floors, started shouting.

For a moment, the players' gratitude spread through the formations like a virus.

The complaints about combat merit points being hard to earn instantly turned into fanatical support for Su Ze.

Su Ze stood on the high platform, taking in the reactions of everyone below.

This was exactly the effect he wanted.

"Alright." Su Ze took the microphone. His voice wasn't loud, but it clearly reached everyone's ears. "Ordinary members, get back to your respective floors and rest. Do whatever you need to do this afternoon. The ten Leaders, stay."

Tens of thousands of people felt like they had been granted amnesty and lined up to exit the training ground in an orderly fashion.

In less than ten minutes, the huge venue was empty.

Only the ten Leaders remained, standing alone below the high platform.

Su Ze walked down from the high platform, with Jiang Yuwan and An Lan following behind.

"The team rewards have been distributed. Next, let's settle your individual accounts." Su Ze stopped in front of the ten people and pulled up the system panel.

"The top five Leaders in individual performance will receive extra free attribute points as a reward."

The ten Leaders immediately straightened their backs.

Chen Xueming even pushed up his glasses, full of anticipation. Since the Ninth Floor just took third place, surely he could at least snag a top-three individual reward, right?

Su Ze scanned them and read out the list directly.

"First place, Wang Meng, one hundred points."

"Second place, Xu Feng, eighty points."

"Third place, Qiao Yunfeng, sixty points."

"Fourth place, Liu Yuanfang, forty points."

"Fifth place, Zhuang Yi, twenty points."

As soon as his voice fell, the air suddenly went quiet.

No one had any objections to Wang Meng and Xu Feng taking the top two spots.

But third place was actually Qiao Yunfeng?

Chen Xueming froze. He pointed at his own nose, completely confused. "Boss, this... isn't right, is it? We on the Ninth Floor just took third place in the team rankings. I, the Leader, didn't even make it into the top five?"

Qiao Yunfeng and Liu Yuanfang also looked at each other.

Especially Zhuang Yi; he was completely stunned. The team he led was the weakest in the entire venue, battered by the Supernatural Entities, and barely held together at the end. How could he get fifth place?

Su Ze looked at Chen Xueming and chuckled.

"What? You feel aggrieved?"

Chen Xueming hurriedly waved his hands. "I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare. I just don't quite understand."

"If you don't understand, let me do the math for you." Su Ze stopped smiling. "What did you rely on to get third place in the team rankings for the Ninth Floor? You relied on the fact that all your members have high intelligence and spirit attributes, which naturally counter the Supernatural Entities."

"This is an advantage because their stats are specialized to the right points. What the hell does that have to do with your command as a Leader?"

"Just now, when the Supernatural Entities charged at your faces, did you organize any effective counterattacks?"

These rhetorical questions hit home, and Chen Xueming was rendered speechless.

Thinking back carefully, it really was like that.

He hadn't really organized or commanded anything just now; it was all thanks to his subordinates holding the line.

"Boss is right to reprimand me." Chen Xueming took the opportunity to back down and chuckled. "Actually, I originally thought I was definitely at the bottom. Being able to snag third place as a team is already a stroke of luck from my ancestors."

He was straightforward; he knew he wasn't good at fighting, so he hadn't really taken them seriously three days ago.

So... it was better to stop while he was ahead.

Su Ze ignored him and turned to look at Qiao Yunfeng and Liu Yuanfang.

"The teams you two led, while not as well-founded as the Third Floor and Eighth Floor, executed tactics very decisively. Qiao Yunfeng is good at Learning and imitation, while Liu Yuanfang knows how to play to strengths and avoid weaknesses. Third and fourth place are well-deserved."

Upon hearing this, both of them nodded repeatedly, their faces full of joy.

Finally, Su Ze's gaze fell on Zhuang Yi.

Zhuang Yi was so nervous that his palms were sweating.

"As for Zhuang Yi." Su Ze's tone softened slightly. "Although you are about the same as the other remaining Leaders, the people you have under you are all ordinary people brought out from Taoyuan Residential Area, with the thinnest foundation..."

"If anyone else had led them, they would have collapsed long ago. That you could achieve this step is not bad."

"As a newcomer, this fifth place is yours to take."

Hearing these words, Zhuang Yi's eyes turned red.

He bowed deeply, his voice trembling. "Thank you, Boss! I will definitely not let you down!"

The other Leaders who didn't get a ranking, including Lu Jiaming, were also convinced.

Su Ze's judgment... was very accurate.

Next, Su Ze tapped his fingers, distributing the attribute points to the five people respectively.

The five who received the attribute points were overjoyed, while those who didn't could only grit their teeth, swearing to work hard to improve themselves in the future.

Chen Xueming stood on the side, watching others receive rewards, but he wasn't actually panicking.

His mind was calculating rapidly.

He wasn't good at fighting, but when it came to establishing systems, production, and research, who among these Leaders could compare to him?

In these three days, to get that exchange table and the detailed rules for the Merit System, he had stayed up for several nights, losing a large handful of hair.

Although Li Xinran had proposed the core suggestion of "differentiated assessment," Jiang Yuwan was responsible for overall coordination and organization, and Su Meier assisted in finalizing the prices of supplies.

But those women were all the Boss's bed partners!

Their credit would eventually be the Boss's credit, right?

Setting them aside, he was definitely the one who put in the most hard labor in this system!

Chen Xueming rubbed his hands together, looking at Su Ze with eager eyes.

The Boss had always been fair in rewarding and punishing. Surely he had to leave a share for him for this comprehensive contribution, right?

Even getting thirty or fifty attribute points would not be a loss...