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Cheng Zhen, who had suddenly received a Good Person Card, had a face full of questions.

When he took the Good Person Card and looked at it, he was even more surprised.

[Item: Good Person Card]

[Effect: Carrying this card, when being pointed at with a gun, there is a 20% chance to make the opponent's gun barrel shift (only effective once; probability can be increased to 100% when Kindness Value exceeds 100)]

[Remark: Should good people be pointed at with guns?]

"What are you two doing...?" Cheng Zhen hadn't expected to still be receiving protection fees even after leaving the dungeon.

Han Meimei explained, "Big Boss Cheng, for me, this item only has a one-fifth chance, but for you, it's different."

Who knows how 'Kindness Value' is judged? Could it be that only a peerless saintly mother could reach 100?

Han Meimei felt she was just an ordinary person and probably wouldn't meet that standard.

But Cheng Zhen was different.

It wasn't that he looked like a saintly mother.

It was mainly because he accumulated merit!

Although she wasn't sure if merit would affect the Kindness Value judged by the system, what if it did?

Both students were genuinely grateful to Cheng Zhen for helping them get their titles, and they were determined to take revenge—oh no, to repay the big boss.

"Thanks."

Cheng Zhen put away the card, thanked them, and waved goodbye.

When he was in the dungeon, he only wanted to earn some points, but he didn't expect to encounter such gratefulness, which made him feel happy.

It was just a pity that his good mood was slightly affected after he entered the forum...

The cause was a ranking list called the 'New Talent Rankings'.

The New Talent Rankings, as its name suggested, was a ranking specifically for newcomers who had 'completed five dungeons or fewer'.

This ranking was automatically compiled by the Endless Game and ranked each newcomer based on the points they obtained within the dungeons.

Everyone's performance, skills, combat power, and other abilities in the dungeons varied, so it was naturally difficult to judge who was superior.

But if only points were considered, it could be said to be simple, crude, and intuitive.

The ranking list had a total of one thousand spots, ranked according to newcomers' dungeon records and point performance. While it was updated in real-time every year, there was also a historical ranking available to view the past records of the big bosses.

Currently, the highest historical record was created by Zhuge Yao, the founder of the guild [Carefree Journey], who obtained 1350 points within five dungeons, leaving the second place far behind.

And this year's highest record was 1081 points, achieved by a newcomer named Huangfu Dong.

This newcomer ranking was quite popular, firstly because all major guilds wanted to recruit excellent fresh blood from the list, and secondly...

It was to use the New Talent Rankings to gain recognition.

The top few names on the list were highlighted, along with the guild names, so you can imagine the publicity.

Therefore, under the ranking list, there were often people from various guilds, like they were looking for a son-in-law, trying to persuade—oh no, recruit—newcomers to join them.

If it were just fair competition, that would be fine, but many guilds, for benefits, would disregard their dignity and always resort to underhanded tactics, which was annoying.

Originally, Cheng Zhen had no interest in joining a large guild.

Hadn't he been a workhorse for a company enough in his previous life? He had superpowers, so why would he still work!

But he was still inexplicably affected.

The cause was a guild that was vigorously promoting their Prince.

They had created a reputation for the guild leader's son as a super genius, wanting to push Huangfu Dong down and place their own guild at the top of the rankings.

That Prince's start was quite good, accumulating 240 points in his first two games, which was more than Huangfu Dong's score from his first two dungeons.

Because there was some friction and old grudges between the Prince's guild and Huangfu Dong's guild, the atmosphere between them was not very friendly.

The former had previously cleared a high-difficulty beginner dungeon and bought internet trolls to create momentum for himself, attempting to step on Huangfu Dong's face to rise to power.

How could Huangfu Dong's guild not be angry at being treated this way? The two sides clashed, posting thousands of angry replies on the forum.

Since that Prince's current points were indeed relatively high, the side that was being stepped on felt a bit weak in their rebuttal.

But no one expected that a newcomer with 250 points would suddenly appear, astonishing everyone and coincidentally ending the debate.

The side that was being stepped on laughed at the Prince, saying, "Is that all? Is that all, is that all, is that all?"

"Your two dungeons combined didn't even get as many points as someone else's one dungeon, and you're still boasting about being a super genius? Let's see how you'll boast about your next few dungeons!"

This scene was like Pan Feng fighting Hua Xiong, only to be instantly killed by a passing foot soldier.

Generally speaking, to rank high on the New Talent Rankings, people would usually use scoring items like [MVP Double Card] and [Star Rating Bonus Card].

(Note: The ranking only counts points obtained within dungeons; trade points and beginner points are not included.)

However, there is a prerequisite for using these items: the item bar can only be activated after entering the first dungeon.

This means that no one can get bonus cards or similar items to enter a dungeon before entering their first dungeon, and beginner points are not enough to buy them.

Furthermore, only Raiders who have completed five dungeons can use the [Team-up Card] to form a team, so it's impossible for veterans to carry new players for points.

This has always been the mode, until... Cheng Zhen appeared.

Damn, 250 points in the first dungeon?

Did he use a cheat?

Everyone found it unbelievable and couldn't understand how Cheng Zhen did it.

At first, everyone just thought, "What kind of newcomer is so awesome? He's bound to achieve great things in the future!"

However, the Prince, who was mocked because of Cheng Zhen, was displeased.

Not only because he lost face, but also because both he and Cheng Zhen cleared the dungeon called the Sacrifice Mountain Child.

(The ranking list displays the name of the cleared dungeon.)

The Prince originally thought he was incredibly awesome for clearing the beginner's graveyard, but then Cheng Zhen also cleared the Sacrifice Mountain Child, and his score from one dungeon was more than his score from two dungeons. Compared like this, those earlier boastful posts could literally make one die of embarrassment.

— Laughed till I'm numb, boasted for so long but couldn't even match half of what someone else got.

— He must have used a double card, otherwise, how could he get such a high score!

— Where would he get a double card for the first dungeon? That newcomer definitely has a problem, I suggest a thorough investigation!

— Where did the idiot upstairs come from? You don't actually think the Endless Game has cheats and bugs, do you? If there really were cheats, please sell me one, I'd buy it even if it meant losing everything, okay?

What was originally a small discussion gradually involved more and more people.

Baldy was still showing off his blue title, but after being drawn into the discussion, he immediately felt something was wrong.

Wasn't that awesome newcomer who raked in 250 points his own big boss?

Baldy couldn't stand it with his temper, and immediately started a rant of dozens of replies, earning himself a 24-hour mute.

The ban couldn't stop the verbal war; more and more people joined the argument, including Baldy's online friends, the guild whose face was stepped on, and many innocent passersby who were kicked for no reason.

As soon as Cheng Zhen entered the forum, he saw that post, his face a black question mark.

He felt like he was walking along just fine, and then was inexplicably bitten by a mad dog.

He was even more innocent than boneless chicken strips.

However...

This persistently high popularity didn't seem like a bad thing?

Cheng Zhen, who had just registered his account, looked at himself on the New Talent Rankings (New User XSWL10086) and suddenly had an idea.

Thus, a new post suddenly appeared, attracting everyone's attention.

[Earn 250 points! MVP teaches you how to clear the only four-star beginner dungeon 'Sacrifice Mountain Child']

Everyone was greatly surprised when they saw it.

They all clicked into the post, and then were completely speechless.

The first floor only had three lines of text:

— Typing...

— Business owners welcome to private message me for advertising!

— With the encouragement of commercial orders, typing is more motivating ~

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