Chapter 15: Reputation, Newcomers

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Fu Chen was no stranger to the world and certainly not the type to make a fuss over trivial matters. Yet, when he saw the clear prompt stating “Gained 21 Reputation Points,” he was stunned into silence.

Earning 21 reputation points from a single demon-slaying mission—if he had mentioned that in his previous life, others would have thought he was dreaming.

He recalled how, back then, he often teamed up with Yang Siyao and sometimes other companions. After an hour of hard work on a demon-slaying mission, the reward was only 2 reputation points.

Everyone had grown accustomed to and accepted this reality.

But in this life, the same mission yielded ten times the reward of his past life, no wonder Fu Chen was shocked.

After Qin Yumo submitted her mission, hearing no response, she turned and caught Fu Chen lost in thought.

“What's wrong, Hong Chen? Is something off?” she asked, puzzled.

Fu Chen shook his head with a self-deprecating smile. “Nothing, just envious of the mission rewards. I feel like grinding nonstop.”

Glancing at the mission rewards, Qin Yumo asked, “What’s reputation for? Only 21 points, that sounds so little.”

Hearing that, Fu Chen felt a bit wronged—21 points for an hour's work is little?

Reputation, for newcomers stepping into the Perfect Continent, is the threshold for accepting cultivation missions.

Without enough reputation points, even if your level is sufficient, you cannot accept cultivation tasks to advance your realm.

Without the proper realm, you cannot unlock career awakenings or choose preferred professions to learn more skills.

Unfortunately, Fu Chen couldn’t reveal what he knew; Qin Yumo would have to discover it gradually on her own.

Thinking it over, he replied, “Not sure, but before, after all that hard work, missions gave only one point. Rarity makes it precious—this time, 21 points for a demon-slaying mission is a bit intoxicating.”

Qin Yumo smiled without doubt. “That’s simple—just take the mission again.”

“No need.” Fu Chen laughed, refusing politely; after all, his reputation was enough for now.

Turning to the sentinel, he asked, “Senior, are there any other missions?”

The sentinel answered, “Near Xiayin Village, many archer revenants have appeared lately. Are you willing to eliminate them to prevent future troubles?”

Hearing this, the two readily agreed and accepted the new mission, “Eliminate the Threat.”

Mission objective: Defeat archer revenants (0/20)

Mission reward: 195 cultivation points, 96 spirit essence, 300 gold coins.

After leaving the sentinel, Fu Chen and Qin Yumo inquired with others in the village.

They received two more missions from the herbalist and the blacksmith: “Dragon Leech’s Tear” and “Mountain Burrowing Weasel.”

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On the way, Qin Yumo sighed, “We’re already level 7—why are there still so few missions?”

“Who knows? Maybe because we’re too weak,” Fu Chen joked.

Soon, they arrived by the lake, finding the territory of the archer revenants next to the haunted gravefires.

[HP 480/480; Level 6; Archer Revenant; Gold Rank; Accuracy 86%, Evasion 4%]

These monsters wandered with bows, clearly ranged attackers.

In his previous life, Fu Chen hated these most—they seemed especially cunning and sly.

If they saw you as easy prey, they would chase and attack relentlessly; if not, they would retreat while attacking.

In short, they gave him endless trouble.

“I’ll be the main attacker, you support!”

Fu Chen instructed without hesitation, drawing his bow and nocking an arrow to begin the hunt.

His arrow struck the monster just as Qin Yumo’s “Tornado” followed swiftly.

Their coordination was now seamless—arrow shot, spell cast.

Conversely, as the spell hit, the arrow would follow immediately.

Their attacks came in continuous waves.

Under their combined assault, the archer revenant was thoroughly suppressed.

After three or four rounds, the monster was decisively slain on the spot, not even managing to flee.

This mission went smoothly and without danger; the only sensation was exhilarating, a thrilling kill!

Qin Yumo recalled how she had once fought monsters alone and was killed carelessly—this was a world apart.

She thought, “I used to watch friends play and wanted to team up with the pros; now I finally understand.”

With one monster after another falling, their cultivation points steadily increased.

After an hour, they completed all three missions.

Moreover, they collected all five trial skill books that could only be learned at level 6.

The only downside was that Fu Chen’s cultivation progress reached only 50%; even after submitting missions, he couldn’t level up.

Before leveling, aside from the sentinel’s demon-slaying mission, no other tasks were available.

Fu Chen planned to keep hunting monsters here until he leveled up, then return to submit missions.

Just as he was about to tell Qin Yumo, she suddenly looked surprised. “Oh, someone just added me as a friend.”

Fu Chen glanced at the region map showing the time: midnight (23:05).

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He knew clearly—the second wave of newcomers had officially entered the Perfect Continent.

The time prompt feature was added after the second login to the Perfect Continent.

As time passed, the Perfect Continent would gradually integrate and unify with Blue Star in many aspects.

At that moment, Qin Yumo suddenly asked, “Hong Chen, can I invite a friend to join our party?”

“Of course!” Fu Chen answered without hesitation.

Soon, a level 1 newcomer named “Zero Hour” joined their party.

Almost simultaneously, a bright, lively female voice came through the team channel.

“Yumo, I’m officially in! I have to tell you, there are so many people here—it’s scary!”

“Why are you only level 7? Hmm, who’s this Half-Love Hong Chen? Also, what should I do next?”

Qin Yumo chuckled teasingly, “You’re asking me so many questions at once—how am I supposed to answer?”

After a pause, she continued, “What do you mean only level 7? You’ll see how hard it is to level up once you try. Hong Chen is a friend I met here; he’s pretty impressive.”

Turning to Fu Chen, she introduced, “Zero Hour is my bestie; she’s a bit lively, don’t mind her.”

“Impressive? How impressive? Can a pro help me rank up?” Zero Hour asked eagerly.

Qin Yumo smiled wryly. “Enough already. This isn’t a mobile game where you just rank up; start by taking missions.”

Then, Qin Yumo began carefully explaining her leveling process from the previous day.

Seeing this, Fu Chen knew the two women would chat for a while and returned to hunting monsters.

With the second wave of newcomers entering the Perfect Continent, their numbers would only increase.

Fu Chen now wanted to quietly level up, preserving the early advantage he had seized.

If others caught up in level, future missions would no longer be this comfortable.

Beside him, Qin Yumo actively followed, assisting in attacks.

About fifteen minutes later, Qin Yumo’s cultivation level broke through again, reaching level 8.

At that moment, the team channel carried Zero Hour’s frustrated and reluctant voice.

“Yumo, there are too many people here; I can’t even get any monsters. What should I do?”