Chapter 385: Who Will Rise (2/2)
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Instead of replying, I looked for her on the plaza and spotted her in no time. The beautiful Light Wanderer was sitting cross-legged at a secluded corner at the wall. I didn’t know why she bothered with her level of features and legs. It was impossible to miss a beauty like her.
I ran up to her and leaned against the wall. Then, I glanced sideways and watched Lin Yixin as she worked.
”What are you doing?”
”Spectating.”
”Hmph!”
Lin Yixin shot me a look before asking, ”Are all your skills Rank 10 already?”
I nodded. ”Yep, even the ones I picked up just recently.”
”Hmm, one of my skills is still at Rank 9 unfortunately. It’s quite the hassle…”
”What skill is that?”
”I’m not telling.”
”Fuck!”
Suddenly, a system announcement resounded across the entire Sky City—
Ding~!
System Announcement: All players, please be informed that the number of fourth-promotion players in the China servers has exceeded 100, officially kickstarting the ”Who Will Rise” tournament which will be hosted by the CGL officials. Players are required to register as 5-man parties, and the tournament will be carried out online until 32 teams are decided. The final phase of the competition will be held offline. The tournament offers huge monetary reward, and the MVP of the champion team will be included in the CGL Hall of Fame. On top of that, the tournament rewards CGL points and can affect Hall of Famers’ rankings!
Lin Yixin and I blurted in surprise, ”Who Will Rise?”
It was yet another 5-man party competition. It looked like the ranking of the best players in China would be refreshed very soon. Countless experts were grinding levels like mad as of late, so I was sure that many of those low-key but powerful players would surface very soon. Moreover, this was a golden opportunity to have one’s ID carved into the CGL Hall of Fame, and in the world of gaming, a CGL Hall of Famer was the equivalent of a god to gamers. Just imagine all the money you could make from ads after becoming a CGL Hall of Famer!
In fact, I had received a call from an advertisement company called ”The World Media” a couple days ago. They offered me a hundred thousand RMB contract to shoot an advertisement for them. After some consideration, I decided to turn down the offer because one, it was incredibly troublesome and two, I could kill a boss and sell a Purple Gold–grade item to get the same amount of money but faster. Unlike me, Candlelight Shadow’s advertisements were all over the goddamned country. He was the spokesperson of China’s world of gaming after all.
However, ”Who Will Rise” was a tournament meant to shake up the players at the top. If someone could beat Candlelight Shadow in the tournament, then his position as the number one player of China would definitely be destabilized. Moreover, Candlelight Shadow was currently placed 7th on the CGL Hall of Fame. If I could beat him, I was sure that the gap between our rankings would be reduced drastically.
My excitement grew a hundredfold in an instant. I plunged the Heaven-stealing Sword into the wall next to me, clenched my fist and laughed fiercely. ”Very good, the CGL rankings are finally going to be reshuffled. I will defeat Candlelight Shadow this time!”
Lin Yixin also rose to her feet and stared at me with a smile. ”Nice. This is my chance to enter the CGL Hall of Fame!”
I turned to her in confusion. ”Huh? Weren’t you famous as heck during the later stages of Spirit of Grief? I thought CGL officials already offered to include you in the CGL Hall of Fame at the time? Didn’t you turn down the offer yourself?”
Lin Yixin smiled. ”I turned it down because I didn’t care about the fame at the time!”
”And now?”
She shot me a long look before answering, ”If even someone like you can be a CGL Hall of Famer, then I can’t not join anymore. It would be incredibly embarrassing to fall behind someone like you.”
”Hmph hmph!”
I chuckled a little before asking, ”Yiyi, do you want to join Ancient Swords Dreaming Souls temporarily and form a party with me? With the two of us, Beiming Xue, and Legendary Brave in one party, there’s practically no one we couldn’t beat!”
Lin Yixin bit her lips as her expression alternated between hopeful and hesitant. After looking back and forth between me and the floor for a while, she finally said, ”No, it’s better if I don’t join you. I don’t want my guild members to think that you’ve kidnapped me or something, and the prizes are too huge for me to neglect the wellbeing of my guild members. Qingqing, Purple Marquis, everyone…”
”...”
I supposed that we wouldn’t be fighting together this time. Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls might encounter Snowy Cathaya in ”Who Will Rise”, but who said this had to be a bad thing?
I brought up the official forums, and as expected, the announcement of the tournament was already posted. The headline had bright red font that was impossible to miss: ”Who Will Rise, the collaboration tournament between the Heavenblessed officials and the CGL officials will begin in 3 days!”
Immediately after the headline was a list of the prizes. They were as incredible as I expected them to be!
1st place: All party members get a chance at a lucky draw. The best prize a player can get is a Spirit-grade item. Level +4, Luck +3, 2000000 RMB.
2nd place: All party members get a chance at a lucky draw. The best prize a player can get is a Purple Gold–grade item. Level +3, Luck +2, 500000 RMB.
3rd~4th place: All party members get a chance at a lucky draw. The best prize a player can get is a Purple Gold–gradeitem. Level +2, Luck +2, 200000 RMB.
5th~8th place: All party members get a chance at a lucky draw. The best prize a player can get is a Dark Gold–grade item. Level +1, Luck +1, 100000 RMB.
9th~16th place: All party members get a chance at a lucky draw. The best prize a player can get is a Dark Gold–grade item. Level +1, 50000 RMB.
17th~32th place: All party members get a chance at a lucky draw. The best prize a player can get is a Dark Gold–grade item. Level +1, 20000 RMB.
……
It was impossible not to gasp in admiration at these prizes. Seriously, the Heavenblessed officials had too much money to spare. A competition that offered prize money to the winner was always welcome!
They even promised to cover travel expenses for the Top 32 teams who qualified for the LAN. Even if you screwed up there, you would still win the minimum prize of 20k RMB. How nice!