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Chapter 132 4 Karma Points

Chapter 132 Forty Thousand Karma Points

"If nothing unexpected happens, this core anchor point should be mine."

Inside the Awakening Space, Ye Junlin quietly awaited the final settlement, a smile he couldn't hide appearing on his face.

At the same time, he was silently making calculations in his mind.

"The strategy for defeating the Corpse King is divided into two stages: the initial preparation and the final attack."

"During the sweep phase, I undoubtedly made the highest contribution. Of the five Ferocious-rank ghouls, I directly killed four of them. Moreover, thanks to the Iron Witch Wings, I was able to quickly locate the ghouls. I couldn't have killed fewer ghouls below the Ferocious-rank than anyone else!"

"As for the strategy phase, even if someone is incredibly lucky and kills many of the zombies controlled by the Zombie King, in the final head-on battle, no one else can even come close to a fraction of my damage output!"

With the support of the Overlimit Essence and the Floating Heavy Cannon, Ye Junlin was confident that his output ability was unmatched.

Originally, the only person to worry about was Lin Wanyue, but for some reason, she didn't show up at the end. I wonder what she was doing.

Without this biggest competitor, it would be even more impossible for others to catch up.

"Stable."

Ye Junlin thought to himself with a smug satisfaction.

He was already secretly pleased to have escaped death, but now that he had the core anchor in his hands, how could he not be overjoyed?

No one understands the value of the core anchor point better than him.

Anchor points are tools used to locate oneself within the space of awareness.

The top thirty players will receive a standard [Location Anchor Point], which allows an Awakened from another world to enter via a [Directional Deep Dive Scroll] and permanently mark the world where the anchor point is located.

Therefore, the value of a [location anchor] depends on the value of the world it marks. In some worlds with scarce resources and harsh living environments, no one would want it even if it were given away for free, since you would also have to pay a [directional deep-sea diving scroll] which is also quite valuable.

However, the Shiki world is a world with a level of 7, is a modern world, and has connections with ancient gods, making it extremely promising for exploration. The price of a [Location] anchor point is guaranteed to be at least hundreds of millions! Reaching two or three hundred million is not impossible!
This is the value of just one spot, while the [Advanced Anchor Point] obtained by the top ten can be reused three times, which is equivalent to three [Location Anchor Points]!
As for the top three anchor points, not only are they used more often, but most importantly, they can be automatically restored over time!

The anchor points for third and second place can be used five and ten times respectively, and an additional spot can be added every year!
As for the [Core Anchor Point], although it can only be used ten times, one more spot can be added every quarter. The rate at which anchor points are added is twice as fast as the other two combined!
This is why those who hold the [Core Anchor Point] are called the "Lords" of this world. If the anchor point slots are only given to "their own people," then over time, the holders of the [Core Anchor Point] will have increasingly stronger control over this world.

"Even without considering the subsequent development revenue, just holding this anchor point can bring me a large sum of money every year!"

Thinking of this, Ye Junlin couldn't help but smile.

This amount of money is definitely not small, even for their family.

Just as he was happily envisioning the future, a notification sound rang in his ear at the perfect moment.

[World Quest walkthrough complete, contribution tallying in progress]

Ye Junlin's eyes lit up immediately! He looked ahead expectantly.

Immediately, a notification appeared.

[Statistics complete: Your contribution is 3.1%]

[Ranked third in contribution]

Ye Junlin: "?"

He rubbed his eyes, staring at the data in front of him in disbelief.

How many?

3.1%???

Are you sure it's not 31%?
But no matter how he looked at it, even if he stared so hard his eyes almost popped out, the number displayed in front of him did not change at all.

That's 3.1%!

"This is definitely wrong, isn't it?!"

"Lin Wanyue? Even if she somehow managed to accumulate a large number of contribution points, who is the other person???"

Ye Junlin collapsed, clutching his head in despair. He racked his brains but couldn't figure out who could possibly be ahead of him!

"Am I incredibly unlucky, and some lucky person stole my chicken?"

Thinking of this, Ye Junlin's expression turned ugly.

In past guides, this has indeed happened: some lucky players have discovered a quest related to a world quest during their exploration, and upon completion, they have gained a large amount of contribution points.

"But even so, that doesn't seem right, does it? My contribution is only 3.1%!"

"So, someone's contribution is dozens of times greater than mine?!"

Ye Junlin couldn't believe it at all.

In a daze, he returned to Earth.

As soon as he landed in the square, he saw his gang of underlings surrounding him.

"Brother Ye, congratulations!"

"Brother Ye, what does the core anchor point look like? Show it to us so we can learn something!"

"I want to take a picture and post it on WeChat Moments to show off!"

Meanwhile, a group of reporters eagerly crowded around.

"Young Master Ye, congratulations on completing the world quest. Could you tell us how you did it?" "Young Master Ye, did you obtain the core anchor point?"

"Young Master Ye"

Listening to the chatter of his underlings and the group of reporters beside him, Ye Junlin's face darkened even more. He pushed the crowd aside and walked out silently.

His reaction stunned everyone. Wei Shan was the first to react and cautiously asked, "Brother Ye, did that girl from the Lin family steal him away?"

Ye Junlin's face darkened, and he snorted, "Let's go ask."

He was very unwilling and wanted to know what methods Lin Wanyue had used!
Upon hearing this, his henchmen were immediately dumbfounded. They wisely stopped the reporters to prevent them from further ruining their boss's mood, while simultaneously trying to find out more about Lin Wanyue.

However, after a series of inquiries, the information that came back made Ye Junlin's eyes widen in disbelief.

"What did you say??? Lin Wanyue was killed by the Yakuza?"

"Who else could it be!"

Ye Junlin was completely dumbfounded.

Not only him, but his underlings were also dumbfounded. Who else could this be?

The group began to privately chat with representatives of forces that might surpass Ye Junlin.

But the answers they received were all disappointing. These people were far from surpassing Ye Junlin, and their contribution rates were ridiculously low, with the vast majority not even reaching one percent!
Fortunately, after ten minutes, we finally got some answers.

Zhang Qingshan ranked second.

It turned out that after Ye Junlin and the others were teleported away, the remaining people discovered that as the sea of blood receded, many offspring of the Corpse Prince rushed up. After killing them all, they gained a large amount of contribution points.

This made Ye Junlin extremely annoyed. Of course, he was aware that these creatures could generate contribution points, but at the time, he just wanted to get away as soon as possible and stay away from the terrifying Dark Night King, fearing that the other party might suddenly launch an attack.

Unexpectedly, I missed such an opportunity.

However, he didn't seem to care much.

Because the second and third place winners generate anchor points at the same speed, they only have five more initial anchor points, and there is no essential difference.

What he really cares about is who has taken the core anchor point!
"According to Zhang Qingshan, his contribution was only 3.3%, which is slightly higher than mine."

"Where did the rest of the money go???"

Ye Junlin was completely baffled, and his other underlings were also scratching their heads in confusion.

Just as everyone was deep in thought, Anya timidly said, "Do you think it's possible that the Dark Night King is actually an Awakened One?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the scene fell into a deathly silence. Everyone looked at each other, frozen in place.

Is the Dark King an Awakened One?
That makes sense, but...
After a long silence, a few dry laughs broke the quiet atmosphere.

"How could that be? There's no such thing as an Awakened One that strong." Wei Shanqiang laughed.

Seeing Ye Junlin's expression, the others echoed his sentiments.

Ye Junlin stood there, his expression shifting between light and dark as he pondered for a long time before finally saying with a somewhat grim look, "It shouldn't be. I've seen some data on top-tier Awakened individuals, and even SSS-level Awakened individuals aren't this monstrous."

He paused, seemingly trying to convince himself, and then added firmly, "Definitely not!"

He immediately shook his head and laughed, "Alright, I don't want to think about it anymore. Anyway, once the government officials summarize the intelligence, they'll know who it is."

"As for the Dark Night King, he is not worth worrying about. After we have the anchor point, we can invite other awakened ones to enter the world of corpse demons, which is as high as level 7. There should be quite a few ferocious-rank or even general-rank awakened ones interested in it."

"No matter how strong the Dark Night King is, he is ultimately just a boss of a native world."

Everyone agreed and wisely dropped the topic.

They walked towards the assembly building, where everyone would report on the progress and results of their mission. At that time, they would naturally find out who the mysterious person who stole the core anchor point was.

Meanwhile, within the Awakening Space.

Chu Xiu was looking at the panel that had appeared in front of him, a smile he couldn't hide on his face.

[World Quest walkthrough complete, contribution tallying in progress]

[Statistics complete: Your contribution is 82.2%]

[Rewards being settled]

[Settlement Completed]

[Item Obtained: 41100 Causality Points]

[Item Obtained: Perfect-Grade Hand of Deprivation *4]

[Item Obtained: 4 Directional Deep Dive Scrolls]

[Your contribution ranking is first, you have received the item: Core Anchor Point]

[Your contribution exceeds 50%, you will receive an additional item reward: Proof of the Past (Forbidden)]

You have received the gift of the Boundless Blood Pool.