Chapter 10

The spider boss was defeated, and to Zhao Feng's surprise, there was no grand drop as he had imagined. Apart from a pile of gold coins, there was only a black, spherical object!

The gold coins were collected into his inventory, totaling 213. This time, Genesis was not as stingy. Adding the silver coins from the ordinary black-shelled spiders he had killed earlier, his total income from this dungeon exceeded 300 gold coins!

Earning 300 gold coins in less than an hour, without any experience gain, Zhao Feng reluctantly accepted it.

The black sphere was finally put into his inventory. Before he could check the information on the sphere, a system announcement echoed in his ears: "Congratulations to player Ghost Shadow for successfully completing the Hell-level Cloud Demon Cave dungeon. A personal reputation reward of 5000 points is granted!"

The sudden system announcement left Zhao Feng momentarily stunned.

A system announcement is different from a system notification.

A system notification is for individual players, while a system announcement is for the entire game zone! This meant that all players in China Online now knew he had completed the Hell-level Cloud Demon Cave dungeon!

Did the game not send a notification to him first before making the announcement?

This question had just arisen when Zhao Feng suddenly slapped his forehead. He remembered that he had been distracted by the system notification sound earlier and had turned it off.

When he checked, the top message indeed said that he had completed the Hell-level dungeon and asked if he wanted to hide his name for the system announcement.

He had been picking up gold coins and took more than a minute to make a choice, so the system defaulted to displaying his name.

An announcement is just an announcement, it's not a big deal.

His vision went dark and then white as his body was teleported out of the cave by the system. He did not rush to find the village chief to turn in the quest but continued to check the system notifications he had blocked.

There were many notifications, over 200, and after reading them, he understood why he had not gained any experience.

Killing black-shelled spiders gave no experience, only reputation! Killing one black-shelled spider added 100 reputation points!

He had killed 200 of them, earning a total of 20,000 reputation points!

Killing the boss directly gave him 3000 reputation points, plus the reward for completing the dungeon, totaling 28,000 reputation points! Adding his previous reputation, he now had 29,100 points! Nearly 30,000!

What am I supposed to do with so much reputation?

The specific uses of reputation were not explained on the Genesis official website; players had to discover them in the game.

Based on his previous gaming experience, reputation was only needed when obtaining a guild charter and preparing to establish a guild. However, he had always been single and never thought about forming a guild, so the reputation was useless!

Well, having it is better than not having it. Zhao Feng's gaze shifted to the black sphere.

Unknown item: contaminated by dark energy, properties unknown, equipment conditions unknown.

What the heck! After all the effort and brainpower spent on the boss, he only got this useless thing?

Zhao Feng spat out a mouthful of blood.

Fine, I'll just go to sleep.

The battle had not been long, but it had drained him. His head was a bit dizzy, and he thought his health was more important. Since the village chief had not mentioned a deadline for the quest, he decided to sleep first.

With that thought, Zhao Feng chose to log out on the spot. After logging out, he lay down in the game pod and fell asleep.

While Zhao Feng was sleeping, the Chinese forum of Genesis exploded!

Although Zhao Feng had not encountered other players in the newbie village, it did not mean there were no night owls in the game!

There were many, but not in the newbie village, rather in the game areas outside the newbie village!

Although Genesis had only been released for a month, its charm had captivated everyone who entered. Many people wanted to make a name for themselves, and staying up late to level up was common.

Grinding was tedious, so browsing the forum during breaks was a wise choice.

This night was destined to be a restless one.

First, the official auction announcement appeared on the forum, listing six bronze items for sale, causing a frenzy.

Bronze items were the mainstream, but they were extremely rare, so many people were eager to bid on them. Many wealthy players were constantly raising their bids, and some even started borrowing money to buy these items.

Within ten minutes of the items being listed, after Bai Shitong spent money to pin his post, Leiting Hall also acted foolishly, pinning a message:

Leiting Hall solemnly declares: Player Ghost Shadow used despicable means to kill Leiting Hall members, looted their equipment, and sold it. Leiting Hall now publicly offers a bounty on Ghost Shadow. Those who provide valid coordinates will be rewarded 1000 gold coins, and those who can kill him once will be rewarded 40,000 gold coins!

Additionally: The bronze items Ghost Shadow is auctioning on the official auction house belong to Leiting Hall. Any auctioneer will become an enemy of Leiting Hall. Please be cautious!

This message from Leiting Hall immediately caused a huge stir!

The official auction house had not revealed the seller's information, so no one knew who was selling the items. Leiting Hall indirectly exposed the seller.

Ghost Shadow, some veteran players recognized this name and showed a look of realization.

Although not very famous in previous virtual games, anyone who knew this name knew he was a true gaming expert, extremely powerful!

Only someone with such strength would dare to provoke a massive force like Leiting Hall.

Speaking of which, Leiting Hall was not a good group. Being looted of six bronze items must have hurt them a lot!

While veteran players gloated, they also marveled at the game's charm. Many experts from previous games were now active on the forum, creating a vibrant and thriving gaming community.

Veteran players viewed the conflict between Leiting Hall and Ghost Shadow as a farce, while new players were eager to join in.

A thousand gold coins for providing coordinates? Forty thousand gold coins for a kill?

If four people teamed up and split the reward, that would be 10,000 gold coins each!

An average white-collar worker's monthly salary wasn't even that high!

Just as many confident players began rallying their friends to take action, the system announcement about the Cloud Demon Cave dungeon stunned everyone!

Someone had actually completed the Hell-level Cloud Demon Cave dungeon!

A dungeon that had made countless heroes bow in defeat, jokingly called the Underworld, and only entered by those who had lost their minds, had been completed?

At first, everyone was shocked, but then they became intensely curious! Curious about how Ghost Shadow had completed the dungeon!

No one believed he had done it through sheer strength. They thought he must have discovered some secret or hidden door.

Thus, many players who had failed in the Hell-level Cloud Demon Cave left messages on the forum, hoping Ghost Shadow would share his secrets or hidden doors to satisfy their curiosity.

Among these players were some true experts, who, while curious, were also deeply concerned.

The Hell-level Cloud Demon Cave dungeon, whether completed through secrets or brute force, clearly demonstrated Ghost Shadow's exceptional abilities!

Were secrets and hidden doors so easy to find? If so, why had all the experts who entered failed?

If he had indeed found a secret or hidden door, it meant his insight was superior to theirs!

As experts, when they realized someone had surpassed them in a certain ability, they naturally felt uneasy!

When Bai Shitong pinned another message ten minutes later, the entire forum exploded!

World's first!

After confirmation, none of the strongest game zones—America, Britain, Germany, France, Russia, Japan, South Korea, India, and others—had anyone complete the Hell-level newbie village dungeon!

World's first! No one expected that China would produce a world-first so soon after the game's release!

At that moment, Ghost Shadow became a hero in the hearts of countless players, a source of pride for China!

Those who had planned to earn some living expenses by targeting Ghost Shadow quickly abandoned their plans.

Regardless of their own strength, it would be despicable to attack someone who had brought glory to the country!

Some passionate gamers even went to Leiting Hall's post to curse and accuse them of their past misdeeds in other games!

Of course, they used anonymous accounts!

Though anonymous, their posts received countless likes, and more people joined in to accuse Leiting Hall.

With hundreds of thousands of accusations, Leiting Hall's attempts to defend themselves were drowned out by the flood of criticism!

Though Leiting Hall knew most of the hundreds of thousands of posts were just following the trend or trolling, the overwhelming public opinion forced them to delete the post, which had been up for less than half an hour, to prevent further damage to their reputation!

Leiting Hall's action delighted countless players. It was a victory for the underdogs and the people!

The facts proved: the power of the masses is infinite! Free criticism is a tidal wave that even a massive force like Leiting Hall must retreat from!

Lying in the game pod, Zhao Feng was unaware that he had become a world-first, a hero in the hearts of countless Chinese players, and that the masses had saved him from a disaster.

Though he was strong, if hundreds or thousands of players attacked him in waves, he would have to retreat!

The Chinese forum was abuzz, and the impact of this event was far-reaching!

In the HSD rich neighborhood in the United States, a handsome blonde man with blue eyes shouted into his smart phone: "WHAT? Someone in China completed the Hell-level newbie village dungeon? SHIT! There must be a bug in the Chinese server!"

In Japan, a man kicked away a newly seduced pure actress and roared into the video phone: "Bakayarou! A Chinese pig can complete that dungeon? You have five days to get someone to complete it, no matter what means or resources you use! Fail, and you will commit seppuku!"

In South Korea, a man so handsome that people bowed to him frowned: "Post a message on the forum saying Ghost Shadow is a descendant of the Korean people!"

The butler in front of him hesitated: "Sir, we have no evidence. Genesis runs autonomously, and all player data is confidential. We can't get it."

The man shook his head lightly, his eyes flashing with intelligence: "Because we can't get it, no one else can either, so no one can refute it!"

The butler's eyes shone with admiration. No wonder the young master, at 30, became the heir of Siyang Company. His wisdom surpasses even a man of nearly 60!

Not just these three countries, but many others around the world paid attention to this news.

Genesis is an international game, and although the borders will not open for some time, the information age means competition began as soon as the game launched, not waiting for the borders to open!

Thus, the previously neglected Hell-level newbie village dungeon saw a resurgence. At any moment, someone was entering, and many experts, for their country's honor, reset their characters and re-leveled to 10 to attempt the dungeon!

That restless night, the name Ghost Shadow spread rapidly across the world! Of course, the Genesis game world!

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