60: I put in 99% effort, so getting 90,000 points isn't unreasonable, is it?

Captain Qin Zhan's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

His temples throbbed.

This scoundrel! He was definitely doing it on purpose!

Captain Qin Zhan took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled.

He was a B-rank Expert! The chief person in charge of this Grand Competition!

He couldn't lose his composure!

"Agent Lin Yuan."

Captain Qin Zhan's voice was squeezed out from between his teeth, but his demeanor still maintained its authority.

"Return to your team!"

"Yes, sir!"

Lin Yuan gave another salute with a crisp 'clap', then turned and, with a swaggering gait, walked back to his own team's formation.

The entire square was silent.

This guy... really isn't afraid of death at all!

"Cough."

Lin Yuan returned to the team and nudged Shi Lei next to him with his elbow.

"See that? Captain Qin Zhan's face turned green."

Shi Lei suppressed a laugh, nodding vigorously, his face full of admiration.

Liu Yan silently rolled her eyes.

Su Wanqing glanced at him from the corner of her eye and spoke coldly.

"If you say one more word, my face will turn green too."

"..."

Lin Yuan shrank his neck, no longer daring to be so smug.

On the high platform.

Captain Qin Zhan's gaze swept across the entire venue.

He forcibly shifted his attention away from Lin Yuan's punchable face.

"Silence!"

An authoritative voice echoed throughout the square.

The crowd, which had been whispering, quieted down.

"Now, I announce that the 'hidden dragon ranking' Grand Competition, Team Points Tournament..."

"Is officially over!"

As his voice fell.

In the square, some cheered, some sighed.

"Next, we will announce the top sixteen teams in the final ranking!"

Everyone's hearts were in their throats.

Whether or not they could make it into the top sixteen not only related to honor but also to tangible resources and rewards!

Captain Qin Zhan picked up his terminal and began to read.

"Sixteenth place, Bingzhu City, with a total of 9800 contribution points!"

Whoosh!

A stir went through the crowd.

"Bingzhu City is only ranked sixteenth?"

"What did you expect? They were wiped out by the Jiangcheng Branch Bureau, their points were directly cut in half; it's a miracle they weren't directly eliminated!"

"Tsk tsk, how tragic. They were originally a favorite to win, but ended up being a stepping stone for the Jiangcheng Branch Bureau."

Xiang Mang, below the high platform, had a ashen face. Feeling the gazes from around him, his fists clenched, making a creaking sound.

Captain Qin Zhan ignored the discussions below and continued to read.

"Fifteenth place, Beijing First Team, with a total of 10500 contribution points!"

Boom—!

At this, the entire square erupted!

"Beijing First Team?! Last year's runner-up, only ranked fifteenth?!"

"What else could happen? Like Bingzhu City, they were all wiped out by the Jiangcheng Branch Bureau! What a huge joke!"

"I heard that three teams were wiped out by a D-rank named Lin Yuan alone! Do you think this is possible?"

"Whether it's possible or not, the fact is, three favorites to win all became points for the Jiangcheng Branch Bureau!"

Everyone's gaze, without prior agreement, turned towards the direction of Formation 73.

Towards Lin Yuan, who looked innocent, as if he knew nothing.

Su Mingzhe stood at the other end of the crowd, staring intently at Lin Yuan.

Captain Qin Zhan's gaze also subtly swept over Lin Yuan, and then he continued to announce.

"Fourteenth place, Yaodu Branch Bureau..."

"..."

"Third place, Zhenhai Military Region, with a total of 24500 contribution points!"

"Second place, Modu Branch Bureau, with a total of 26100 contribution points!"

As each name was read out, the atmosphere in the square became increasingly tense.

Now, only the first place remained to be announced.

Although everyone already knew the result.

They still wanted to hear that name with their own ears.

Captain Qin Zhan paused, seemingly building up emotion.

He raised his head, his gaze like a torch, directly shooting towards the five members of the Jiangcheng Branch Bureau!

"First place..."

He drew out his voice.

"Jiangcheng Branch Bureau! Total contribution points, thirty-four thousand three hundred!"

Dead silence.

Three seconds of dead silence.

Then.

A roar like a mountain tsunami!

"Holy crap! It really is the Jiangcheng Branch Bureau!"

"Thirty-four thousand three hundred contribution points! How many teams did they rob?!"

"One D-rank, three C-rank Intermediate, one C-rank Peak... How did they do this with this configuration?!"

Shi Lei was flushed with excitement.

Liu Yan's body trembled slightly, not from fear, but from excitement!

She did it!

No, they did it!

Amidst everyone's doubts and ridicule, they took first place!

Su Wanqing's face also rarely showed a hint of a smile.

Only Lin Yuan.

He rubbed his hands, asking Mo Chen next to him with an expectant look.

"What was the reward for first place again?"

Mo Chen: "..."

Su Wanqing's smile froze on her face.

On the high platform.

Captain Qin Zhan seemed to have anticipated his reaction, his mouth twitched, and he continued to announce loudly.

"Now, I announce the reward for the first place in the team competition!"

"Jiangcheng Branch Bureau, each member will receive twenty thousand Dragon Shield Bureau contribution points!"

Twenty thousand contribution points?!

Lin Yuan's eyes lit up!

The little abacus in his heart began to clatter.

Twenty thousand contribution points, he's rich!

At this moment, Captain Qin Zhan's voice rang out again.

"In addition to this!"

"Jiangcheng Branch Bureau, in the next year, all resource allocations will be doubled!"

When this reward was announced, the sound that rang out from the crowd was no longer an uproar, but gasps of cold air!

All the heads of the branch bureaus looked at the Jiangcheng Branch Bureau with eyes full of envy, jealousy, and hatred!

Every resource of the Dragon Shield Bureau was a strategic material!

Elixirs, weapons, cultivation techniques, intelligence... doubled!

This meant that the Jiangcheng Branch Bureau would have development potential far exceeding that of branch bureaus of the same level in the coming year!

This was a reward that could change the future direction of a branch bureau!

"Resources doubled..."

Lin Yuan stroked his chin.

This also sounds very impressive.

However, it's not as tangible as contribution points.

"The award ceremony for the team competition will be held together after the individual competition ends."

Captain Qin Zhan announced.

"Now, everyone is dismissed to rest!"

"Tomorrow at nine in the morning, gather here for the 'hidden dragon ranking'..."

"Individual Competition!"

Individual Competition!

These three words made everyone, who had just relaxed, tense up again.

If the team competition tested cooperation and tactics.

Then the individual competition was the ultimate stage to truly test individual strength!

And also... the only path to the "heavenly thunder fragment"!

Lin Yuan's eyes burst forth with a light even more fervent than when he heard about the twenty thousand contribution points!

"Alright, dismissed!"

After Captain Qin Zhan finished speaking, he walked off the high platform without looking back.

He was afraid that if he looked at Lin Yuan one more time, he wouldn't be able to resist drawing his sword on the spot.

The crowd gradually dispersed.

"Brother Lin! We're rich! Twenty thousand contribution points!" Shi Lei excitedly gave Lin Yuan a bear hug.

Lin Yuan was almost choked by him. After breaking free, he looked at Su Wanqing seriously: "Wait, I don't think this distribution method is very reasonable."

"Hmm?" Su Wanqing's face grew cold.

"Look, in this competition, I contributed at least ninety-nine percent of the effort, didn't I?" Lin Yuan counted on his fingers, calculating righteously, "You guys were responsible for digging pits and closing doors, which was also hard work. So, out of the total team reward of one hundred thousand points, I'll take ninety thousand, and the remaining ten thousand you four can split, how about that? I'm always fair."

Before he finished speaking, a chill emanated from beside him.

Su Wanqing glanced at him expressionlessly, then lightly tapped her foot on the ground.

"Crack—"

Lin Yuan only felt a chill under his feet. Looking down, his feet, including his shoes, were frozen in place by a layer of ice.

He tried to lift his feet, but they didn't budge.

"Hiss—" Lin Yuan gasped, his face instantly filled with smiles, "Heroine, spare me! I was wrong! I was just kidding! Team honor! Team honor is the most important!"

Only then did Su Wanqing snort coldly: "Dare to talk nonsense again, and you won't need to participate in the individual competition."