59: All eyes were on them!

Lin Yuan turned around to face his three stunned teammates.

"We... we..."

Shi Lei stammered, looking at Lin Yuan with eyes full of admiration.

"We won?"

Liu Yan's lips moved, but she couldn't utter a single word.

What she thought of as "full support" was fighting side-by-side.

She didn't expect Lin Yuan's "full support" to be having them act as cheerleaders.

No.

They weren't even cheerleaders.

They were just responsible for digging pits and closing doors.

Su Wanqing silently walked to Lin Yuan's side. The chill around her had receded, but her expression remained icy.

She looked at Lin Yuan, her gaze complex.

"What did you mean by that last sentence?"

Su Mingzhe's last words, "I lost," and his eerily calm attitude afterward.

Lin Yuan's reply was equally calm.

"Nothing."

He shrugged.

"A loser trying to save face before he dies, that's all."

Lin Yuan's heart, however, was not as relaxed as his outward appearance suggested.

Su Mingzhe's last look was off.

It wasn't the look a loser should have.

Forget it.

Lin Yuan shook his head. If he couldn't figure it out, he wouldn't think about it for now.

Right now, there was something more important.

He turned his head to look at Mo Chen, who hadn't spoken much.

"Mo Chen."

"How many contribution points do we have now?" Lin Yuan rubbed his hands, an expectant expression on his face.

This question pulled everyone back from their thoughts.

Oh right!

contribution points!

They had taken out three top-tier teams!

Mo Chen looked at the number on his terminal, his fingers trembling slightly.

"We..."

His voice held a slight tremor.

"Our Jiangcheng Branch Bureau, current total contribution points..."

"Thirty-four thousand three hundred!"

"..."

The valley fell into dead silence once more.

"Thi... thirty thousand?!"

Shi Lei's eyes almost popped out. He counted on his fingers for a long time before finally giving up.

Liu Yan was also stunned.

She looked at the ranking board.

The "Jiangcheng Branch Bureau," which was originally ranked fourth from the bottom with 1500 contribution points.

Had directly rushed to... first place!

"[First Place: Jiangcheng Branch Bureau, contribution points: 34300]"

"[Second Place: Modu Branch Bureau, contribution points: 23100]"

"[Third Place: Yaodu Branch Bureau, contribution points: 21500]"

Su Wanqing looked at the number, an expression of disbelief flashing in her eyes.

She had imagined the best possible outcome.

That Lin Yuan would unleash his power, and they would break into the top sixteen.

But now... "Thirty-four thousand three hundred contribution points..."

Lin Yuan stroked his chin, asking Mo Chen with a serious expression.

"How much money can these contribution points be exchanged for?"

"Or, converting them into contribution points would also work."

"..."

The joyful expression that had just emerged on Su Wanqing's face froze.

This guy!

Besides money and electricity, could his brain hold anything else?!

Mo Chen was also stumped by the question.

He was stunned for a long time before finally answering weakly.

"The contribution points from the hidden dragon ranking Grand Competition are for honor, they... they cannot be directly exchanged for money."

"Oh."

Lin Yuan's face immediately showed an expression of disinterest.

"All that effort for nothing."

He sighed, looking deeply distressed.

"We made such a big fuss, but in the end, we got no money."

"A loss, a huge loss."

He muttered as he walked to the center of the valley, preparing to pull out his thunderfall battle staff.

Liu Yan, Shi Lei, and Su Wanqing were already numb.

They didn't even have the energy to complain.

Just then.

"[Attention all participants.]"

"[Time's up.]"

"[The Hunting contribution points Match officially ends.]"

"[Final rankings have been generated, all participants are being teleported back to the assembly plaza.]"

"Buzz—"

Before anyone could react.

Beams of pure white teleportation light descended from the sky, enveloping everyone.

In the last second before the light flared, Lin Yuan, with quick eyes and hands, grabbed his thunderfall battle staff.

"My staff!"

The light flashed.

The entire valley returned to silence, leaving behind only a mess... At Tian Shu Port, Central Assembly Plaza.

Lights flickered.

The figures of teams reappeared in their respective teleportation arrays.

Some people were dejected, clearly eliminated early.

Others were in high spirits, clearly satisfied with their results.

The entire plaza was noisy.

People gathered in small groups, discussing the just-concluded competition.

"Did you see that last part? Beijing First Team, Bingzhu City, Iron Wall Branch Bureau, the contribution points of the three teams instantly dropped by half!"

"I saw it! It was terrifying! Who the hell did that?"

"Who else could it be? It must be the Jiangcheng Branch Bureau! Their contribution points surged by over twenty thousand in an instant!"

"Jiangcheng Branch Bureau? Impossible! Don't they only have one C-rank Peak and three C-rank Intermediate, plus a D-rank just to make up the numbers..."

Before this person could finish speaking.

Teleportation Array No. 73 lit up.

The figures of Lin Yuan and his four teammates appeared in the plaza.

In an instant.

Everyone's gaze focused on them.

"What's going on?"

Shi Lei was startled by the commotion and quietly asked Liu Yan.

"Why... why are they looking at us like that?"

Liu Yan didn't answer.

She clenched her fists, forcing herself to stand tall.

But she could feel that her palms were completely sweaty.

Su Wanqing still maintained her icy demeanor, but her hands, placed at her sides, were also slightly clenched.

Only Lin Yuan.

He looked around, completely ignoring the gazes that could kill.

His attention was quickly drawn to something else.

He looked up at the high platform directly in front of the plaza.

Captain Qin Zhan was standing there.

The expression on the B-rank Expert's face at this moment was incredibly rich.

Lin Yuan grinned at him.

Then, under everyone's gaze, he started walking towards the high platform.

What did he want to do?!

This thought popped into everyone's mind.

Was he going to challenge the chief supervisor as well?!

Lin Yuan stopped only when he reached the foot of the high platform.

He looked up at Captain Qin Zhan, a genuinely sincere smile on his face.

"Captain Qin."

"Are you doing well?"