97: Chapter 97 Plans Can't Keep Up with Changes

"That's true." Tao Shuishui finally understood.

Soon, the four of them arrived on the fifth floor of the mansion. It was quite strange... the interior of the mansion was almost identical to the one in Xinning City.

"I almost thought I was back in Ning City." Gu Na looked around in disbelief.

Tao Shuishui was also shocked. "It seems that woman from the Trading Center put quite a bit of thought into this. I just don't know what kind of scheme she's cooking up."

Clearly, Tao Shuishui's mind was starting to run wild again, drifting toward those kinds of thoughts.

Mu Cheng naturally wouldn't let that happen; he stepped forward and gave her a light knock on the head.

"You talk too much. Let's talk about the hero board first!"

After saying that, he plopped down on the sofa. Although it didn't hurt, Tao Shuishui felt particularly aggrieved, but she could only obediently shut her mouth.

"Mm-hmm, let's talk about the hero board first!" Gu Na also sat on the sofa.

Of course, she knew Tao Shuishui's big mouth very well, so she understood Mu Cheng's reason for hitting her just by thinking about it.

"You just need to register for the hero board. It feels similar to point rankings in a game; it's determined by the number of zombies and wild animals you kill," Tao Mumu said as she sat on the sofa, studying the high-tech bracelet.

"This ranking list is quite interesting. Not just here... it can be used all over the world," Gu Na added after researching it a bit.

Mu Cheng also took a look. "You only get contribution points for zombies above the Seventh Order. That first-place person is five times ahead of the others. That can't be real, can it?"

Killing a Seventh Order earns 1 contribution point, an Eighth Order earns 2 points, and a Ninth Order earns 4 points.

There were no names on the list, nor descriptions of strength—only a title and a simple ranking based on contribution points.

First Place: Yun, 10,086 points

Second Place: Hong, 1,996 points

Third Place: Ning, 1,950 points

Fourth Place: Ling: 688 points

...

"Over ten thousand points... if the ranking is really based on contribution points, the first person's strength must be absolutely insane." Gu Na glanced at it, also feeling it seemed a bit fake.

Tao Mumu checked the news again, and she was instantly shocked. It took a long time before she managed to utter a sentence.

"...She is Auntie. I really didn't expect her strength to be at the Ninth Order Peak."

"The Guardian of Dongfang City... that makes sense. Back then, Auntie easily defeated a Ninth Order when she took action. It's not surprising she's at the Ninth Order Peak," Gu Na said after clicking on the news to take a look.

Despite saying that, she still couldn't hide... that indescribable sense of wonder.

"Kid, feeling discouraged? Didn't expect that, did you? Your little girlfriend's background is so powerful," Peppa suddenly chimed in with some banter.

Mu Cheng felt quite uneasy in his heart and said, "You don't need to tell me. I knew long ago."

He was just being stubborn; in fact, he was more shocked than anyone. His mother-in-law's strength was actually at the ceiling level.

And she was also known as... the Guardian of Dongfang City.

"Alright, alright, have you guys forgotten the main business?" Peppa suddenly reminded them.

Gu Na didn't think too much about it. "Mm-hmm, business first. Let's register as heroes first."

"With this high-tech bracelet, we can use it to understand this world better. It would be so much more convenient if we could trade directly through it in the future." Tao Mumu also began the registration process.

It was actually quite simple; you just had to register a title.

"What should my name be? This is really a headache." Tao Shuishui hesitated to commit, clearly suffering from decision paralysis.

"I don't understand you guys... mine will be Zero!" Mu Cheng said after finishing his registration.

Gu Na didn't really care about this. "I'll just use the name of my bloodline. Goddess of Life sounds good too."

"Mumu Ling then! Little sister, you should be called Shuishui Ling. That way, people will know we're sisters just by hearing it." Tao Mumu also completed her registration.

Tao Shuishui: "Fine! Shuishui Ling it is."

"For the zombie sweep in three days, have all the ladies register and get ready to get to work," Mu Cheng said while looking at the news.

Peppa: "You brat, do you still think this is Ning City? Even if there's a zombie sweep, it probably won't be Menglou Pavilion's turn."

"What do you mean by that?" Mu Cheng was instantly bewildered.

Gu Na was also quite puzzled and guessed, "No way! Is the strength in big cities so insane that it's reached this point?"

"Mm-hmm, it's exactly as Sister Na said. We won't have the chance to go," Tao Mumu nodded and replied.

Big cities have many talents and people speak eloquently; naturally, it wouldn't be the turn of a small, newly arrived power like Menglou Pavilion to get a piece of the pie.

"What a hassle... big cities have so many rules. But there must be a way, right?" Tao Shuishui became more impatient the more she looked.

"Of course there is, and it's quite simple and crude. Although we can't go to Skeleton Island, we can go to Trader challenges and secret realms," Tao Mumu said after looking through the info.

As of now, contribution points can only be obtained through these three methods.

"In that case, does Menglou Pavilion have to register as well?" Mu Cheng asked, truly confused.

"Mm-hmm, this... works too?" Tao Mumu was a bit stunned.

Gu Na said speechlessly, "I say, Mumu, can you finish your sentences?"

"Power points and individual points are separate. There are many ways to get contribution points; you could say it's like topping up money in a game," Tao Mumu explained without going into too much detail.

While individuals are different from powers, a power also has rank divisions and requires contribution points to expand recruitment.

"You're talking about resources, right? And if I'm not mistaken, whether it's a power or an individual, you must reach a certain amount of points before you can get a piece of the pie at Skeleton Island," Peppa suddenly chimed in.

Tao Mumu: "Mm-hmm, that's it. Power points are quite easy to get, but individual points are quite troublesome."

"Also, to go to Skeleton Island, someone in the power must have individual points reaching B-rank, which is one thousand points."

The individual hero board is also divided into ranks: D-rank is ten points, C-rank is one hundred points, B-rank is one thousand points, and A-rank is ten thousand points.

As for the highest S-rank, you need to exceed ten thousand points and reach the top one hundred on the hero board.

"Fine! It seems we can only start with small dungeons." Mu Cheng took a brief look and began to study it.

Soon, Tao Mumu re-registered Menglou Pavilion and had all five hundred ladies join.

"Secret realms also have difficulty levels. Why does it feel a bit like playing a game and running dungeons?" Gu Na said while researching.

Tao Mumu agreed. "Yeah, this apocalypse is looking more and more like its name."

Transcendent Martial Arts are skills, armor is equipment... and so on. Now there are even secret realms.

It really was becoming more and more like a game.

Peppa: "You can understand them as game dungeons, but these secret realms are indeed real places."

"This also has a certain connection to the Trader Space; otherwise, it would be impossible for you to enter secret realms through the high-tech bracelet."

Upon hearing this, Mu Cheng asked somewhat skeptically, "Are you sure we enter through the high-tech bracelet?"

"Mm-hmm, to be precise, through the Trader," Tao Mumu nodded and replied.