Chapter 94

"Silver instance? Are you sure you didn't make a mistake?" After hearing Su Peng's words, Ning Cai raised her head and glanced at him.

It wasn't surprising that Ning Cai was astonished. Most of the instances reported by the Dark Owl Team to the company were silver instances. The discovery of each instance relied on the team members working together, consolidating intelligence, and planning for at least half a month to successfully develop one. Su Peng, although known as a solo player, was actually a small-time newcomer. How could he possibly have the ability to develop a silver instance in just a few days?

"That's right, it's a silver instance." Su Peng nodded, feeling a bit strange about Ning Cai's reaction. "It's a task I've been following for a while, and I'm in the final stages now. Why, does your expression seem very surprised?"

Ning Cai couldn't help but sigh. "Do you know how much effort we put into a silver instance? Never mind, tell me what instance it is. Don't mistake the pre-task or other level instances for the silver instance itself."

Su Peng nodded and explained the task of the Ancient Sword Manor to Ning Cai.

After listening, Ning Cai closed her eyes and thought for a moment before opening them again. She looked at Su Peng as if she had never seen him before. "It seems you're not wrong. If what you say is true, this task is indeed a silver instance, and the star rating won't be low."

"Hey, don't look at me like that. It makes me think you have some lingering feelings for me," Su Peng said, seeing that no one was around.

"Go to hell! Didn't I tell you not to show that you know me within the company?" Ning Cai whispered, looking around. Fortunately, no one was passing by.

She glared at Su Peng with her beautiful eyes and said, "I need to verify this. Do you have time now? Let's log in and you can show me the task voucher."

This request was reasonable, and Su Peng agreed. Ning Cai led the way to a login area.

"Log in, and wait for me at the West Gate of Jiangning County." Ning Cai told Su Peng and then logged into the game herself.

Su Peng logged in next to her and went to the West Gate of Jiangning County. Soon, he saw Ning Cai's character approaching in the game.

"You look really good in traditional attire," Su Peng whistled. At the West Gate of Jiangning County, Ning Cai was wearing a colorful traditional costume that made her look fashionable and elegant, with a hairstyle and a face as beautiful as a movie star, making her even more charming than in real life.

"Cut the nonsense, where's the task voucher?" Ning Cai's character rolled her eyes at Su Peng. She was harsher to him than to other Dark Owl Team members.

"Here it is." Su Peng said, showing Ning Cai the blood letter from Xie An and the document from the Jiangning County government that allowed him to gather evidence on his own. He then added, "I also have a witness, a victim of the Ancient Sword Manor massacre. His sister died in the slaughter over a decade ago. He can be called upon at a critical moment and is a capable fighter. He asked me to issue something like a Jianghu Order to gather righteous heroes to attack the Ancient Sword Manor."

Ning Cai didn't speak, carefully examining the blood letter and the voucher from the Jiangning County government. After a while, she sighed. "I don't know if it's your luck, but you stumbled upon such a task. To complete this task, you really need to issue a Jianghu Order."

"Huh? Why's that?" Su Peng asked, feeling a bit puzzled.

"Don't you know about Jianghu Reputation?" Ning Cai glanced at Su Peng, who nodded. "I know about this attribute, but what does it have to do with the Jianghu Order?"

"It's a shame you've been playing for so long and still don't understand this." Ning Cai gave Su Peng a disdainful look but still explained, "Jianghu Reputation is very useful. If your Jianghu Reputation is high, the Jianghu friends you make in the game will often send you messages about various events happening nearby. If your Jianghu Reputation is high enough, you can even get tasks directly from your Jianghu friends without any effort."

"Really?" Su Peng was surprised. His Jianghu Reputation wasn't high, only increasing a bit when he met Fu Ziyi, Ouyang Qing, and Ling Xiaoyu. It was now just over a hundred points. He thought it was a useless attribute, but it turned out to be so powerful.

"Actually, it's understandable that you don't know... Even in the company, only a few people know about this. However, someone gave us a lesson about six months ago," Ning Cai said, then asked, "Do you know Zhao Qiu? The one you met."

Su Peng nodded. Ning Cai continued, "He joined the company about ten months ago and was assigned to the Dark Owl Team after his probationary period. For the first three months, his performance was average, and I didn't pay much attention to him. But in the fourth month, his performance skyrocketed, reporting over 800 to 900 points each month and completing them. It shocked the entire Dark Owl Team and even caused a stir in the company. We didn't know his secret, but after persistent questioning, he finally revealed that he spent the first three months completing team tasks while also boosting his Jianghu Reputation. By the third month, his Jianghu Reputation had exceeded 20,000."

"According to the game, he was already a well-known hero in the Jianghu. NPCs in Jiangning County and Suzhou City would often send him messages for help, boosting his reputation. This way, he could receive a large number of tasks each month without much effort... He kept boosting his reputation, not only meeting the points requirement but also rapidly growing his character. In the past two months, even NPCs outside the Jianghu have started paying him to resolve issues."

Ning Cai explained, and Su Peng was amazed. "I didn't expect him to be so talented and insightful... After his success, did anyone try to emulate him?"

"Some did, but the success rate was low." Ning Cai sighed. "At the time, there weren't many famous heroes around Jiangning County, so the task opportunities were evenly distributed. Zhao Qiu took advantage of this to boost his Jianghu Reputation. But after everyone knew this method, the tasks became scarce... Moreover, boosting Jianghu Reputation isn't just about completing more instances. You need to know how to operate, understand the game and the Jianghu, and have strong skills. Zhao Qiu was very talented and did all these well. He could have joined the Dragon Tooth Team or the Dark Owl Team, so he had strong skills, which is why he succeeded. Later, only Peng Zhen managed to emulate him successfully..."

"Oh, right, there was another half-successful emulator, Liu Feng... But the Jianghu people in Jiangning County already knew Zhao Qiu and Peng Zhen, so NPCs would always seek their help. As a result, Liu Feng's rise was very slow, and he couldn't even meet the points requirement for a solo player." Ning Cai explained the situation to Su Peng.

"The Jianghu Reputation tasks around Jiangning County have been monopolized by Zhao Qiu and Peng Zhen. To boost your reputation, you'd have to go to other cities, or you could try the silver tasks you submitted."

Ning Cai changed the topic back to the beginning.

"Huh? Can silver tasks boost Jianghu Reputation?" Su Peng asked, intrigued.

"Other silver tasks might not, but yours, which involves eliminating a cult and breaking the Ancient Sword Manor's massacre of innocent people, will definitely boost your Jianghu Reputation. The Jianghu is a place where everyone rises through blood and flesh. If someone can take down the Ancient Sword Manor, their reputation will surge in a short time. With the Dark Owl Team's support, creating another Zhao Qiu would be normal."

Ning Cai looked at the two vouchers in her hand and said.

"If there's such an opportunity, it shouldn't go to someone else. Ha, the reputation from the task I submitted should naturally fall on me, right?" Su Peng smiled at Ning Cai.

Ning Cai gave him a sharp look. "I'm afraid you'll get too deep into it..."

"I'm not afraid. I'm already in too deep." Su Peng made a tender expression and looked at Ning Cai with affection.

"Go to hell!" Ning Cai spat, giving Su Peng a light kick with her toe. "Alright, I'll keep the vouchers. Remember to come early tomorrow morning. I'll have a meeting with the relevant people to decide how to handle the task you reported."

Su Peng nodded, and Ning Cai quickly left with the vouchers. Su Peng found a quiet place and logged out of the game.

After exiting the game pod, Su Peng found that Ning Cai hadn't logged out yet. Knowing she had some in-game matters to handle, he didn't wait for her and went to the cafeteria for a meal.

After eating, Su Peng felt his phone vibrate. He took it out and saw a group message from Ning Cai using the company's internal software, informing the Dark Owl Team to prepare for a meeting the next morning.

Knowing the matter was settled, Su Peng felt relieved and returned to his room to continue his own business.

...

The next morning, Su Peng arrived at the Dark Owl Team's login room at 7:30 and found that most people were already there.

As he walked over, Su Peng noticed that the Dark Owl Team colleagues gathered around turned to look at him.

"What's going on?" Su Peng asked, feeling a bit puzzled by their gazes.

"Su Peng, you're amazing! You quietly discovered a silver task!" Qin Xiaoyue, who was usually lively, was the first to speak. With her words, the others also congratulated Su Peng, and some even clapped.

"It's not that big a deal..." Su Peng laughed, feeling like he was in a sales office after a big deal.

"Su Peng, based on the task you reported, I estimate it will be below five stars. A five-star silver task is worth 500 base points, with an additional 50 points for each additional star. I'll estimate it at 750 points for now. Since you developed it alone, I'll add 750 points to your performance for this month."

Ning Cai told Su Peng, then turned and wrote 750/900 next to his name on the blackboard behind her.

Su Peng smiled and looked at the others, noticing that most of their expressions were normal, except for Liu Feng, who seemed a bit unhappy.

After the applause and congratulations died down, Ning Cai, holding a notebook, said, "Next, we'll assign the task. We shouldn't waste such a good opportunity..."

"Team Leader, who will get the reputation from this task?"

Just as Ning Cai was assigning the task, Liu Feng suddenly interrupted, asking... (To be continued. Please search for Piaotian Literature for faster updates and better quality!)

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