The Professional Rankings, in twelve volumes, each bearing the name of my lord.

A person can only stay in Glory City for one month a year.

So, if Song Gua and the bandit cadres really bought an experience book every day, it would cost them 4,500 reputation points.

Song Gua roughly calculated that with the current number of clones, he was afraid he wouldn't have enough reputation.

Fortunately, I still have two divine tablets, but one of them is a soul cultivation illusion. I can't clear it yet because I need the tools related to soul power manipulation.

I obtained the divine stele from Qin Zheng and immediately went to clear the illusion realm as soon as it opened.

Even if you don't have enough reputation, it doesn't matter. I only need to use my reputation to buy two things: a graduation artifact and an experience book.

The graduation artifacts are expensive; even with Song Gua, it takes a long time to accumulate them.

I'm only level 30-something now, so there's no rush.

Let's level up first.

Nine people a day, nine experience books, each book with a 20% feedback rate from all members, that's roughly equivalent to all clones consuming about two experience books a day, and the nine people who bought the experience books are equivalent to three books.

What does it mean to consume three experience books in a day?

No one, regardless of their power or influence, would be so extravagant!

Those who are rich and powerful, or those who are famous on the list, can only enjoy one or two experience books a day during the month they spend in Glory City each year.

If he wants more, his own reputation is definitely not enough, unless he embezzles public funds from his faction.

Upgrading is a lifelong process; trying to achieve too much too quickly is too costly.

Currently, Song Gua and his clones are all in their early thirties.

At this level, you need experience books, each book grants 3% experience.

Based on this calculation, the cadres can reach level 40 in three months, while the other clones will be one or two months behind.

In fact, it will be faster, since the bandits are still leveling up every day and have gained a lot of experience through normal channels.

Therefore, Song Gua estimated that in two or three months, all the bandits would reach level 40!

What does this mean?

When I first met Wang Miao, he was only level 41!

Although Wang Miao received training from above after arriving in the capital and his leveling up accelerated, it still couldn't compare to the bandits' leveling speed.

They seized a huge amount of second-tier resources from the Shi family's warehouse.

Once everyone reaches level 40, they can all equip themselves with level 40 gear, resulting in another leap in combat power!

"Red Dragon, White Dragon, Fortune, East Wind, West Wind, South Wind, Chief 10,000, Chief 1st Strike, Come out and buy experience books!"

Song Gua found a secluded spot in Glory City and released all the officials.

I transferred 500 reputation points to each of them and urged them to buy experience books from the reputation shop.

As the feedback came in, Song Gua also discovered a small detail.

Hey!

I almost forgot, the experience feedback I received from this main body is 50%!

According to the calculations above, Song Gua is not actually equivalent to three books a day, but rather five and a half books a day!

"I'm so awesome."

The value of being confused has increased once again.

The Song hexagram must modify its outward level to prevent it from becoming too outrageous.

He had played with Tong Zhan and the others for so long that he knew these supernovas and potential kings hadn't started using experience books yet.

Although they didn't say it explicitly, they hinted that it was related to the Rookie of the Year Challenge.

After the competition is over, the forces behind them will distribute experience books to them.

However, it's impossible to get more than ten books a day; one or two a day is the limit. Moreover, it's impossible to have a lifetime supply; at most, it can be given until the third job advancement.

This is a talent that a major power is focusing on cultivating; others probably don't receive this treatment.

Song Gua decided to keep his outward rank consistent with Tong Zhan's.

Don't worry about where my resources come from or who's training me. Am I obligated to spread the word?

If you doubt me, I'll just say, "Tong Zhanxing is good, so I can be good too. How can I, a rookie king, be worse than him, who only got fifth place?"

In the Ganges, perhaps?

Moreover, the foreshadowing that the Song hexagram had laid long ago regarding "where the resources came from" is about to surface.

After the cadres bought the skill books, Song Gua released more than four hundred clones, and the bandits headed to the arena together.

It's early October now, and there are still three months left in the year.

Song Gua divided his remaining clones into three groups, sending them into Glory City in three batches so that they could keep an eye on the randomly spawning star beasts.

After a Star Beast is defeated, its reputation will be distributed among the participants based on their contributions during the battle.

Powerful factions will require their subordinates to keep a portion for themselves and hand over the rest to their superiors.

The Song hexagram is different.

I have to be all!

Therefore, the Star Beasts will definitely try to seize it.

However, the Star Beasts themselves are very difficult to challenge, and the forces gathered in Glory City are the top forces in the China region. The difficulty of competing for them is far greater than that of fighting for wild BOSSes outside the city.

In the short term, people may not be able to get their hands on the items because they are unfamiliar with the process.

Furthermore, Song Gua now requires that clones be used with caution when self-destructing.

It's very simple.

Second job advancement, S-rank professional, blew it up, what a waste.

It's not just about losing a combatant, but also losing someone to earn reputation points.

This is also why it's rare to see other factions having self-destruct teams.

Training a professional is so difficult; if you're going to use someone as a bomb, why don't I just use a bomb directly?

In the long run, the bandits still have a huge advantage in the struggle for the star beasts.

Because teleportation is not possible within the Glory City territory, the bandits' mobility is too abnormal due to Song Gua's ability to create clones.

……

Yanzu returned to Wang Miao's side.

Wang Miao and his team members are looking for a reasonably priced hotel—in Huaxia Glory City, hotels are often named "XX Inn" to blend in with the local customs.

The group members are complaining.

"None of them are cheap. The Hidden Dragon Inn, opened by the Long clan, claims to be five-star, but it costs 20 reputation points per night. They're robbing people of their reputation! They might as well call it the Qianlong Inn, and make it a place for the emperor!"

Wang Miao explained.

"The commercial landscape of Glory City is a battleground for all major powers."

Even federal officials have a place here.

However, they also have to bear the risks. Maintaining these shops requires paying reputation, and if they are invaded and destroyed by the Abyss, rebuilding them would be extremely costly.

Even so, considering the risk-reward ratio, it's worthwhile, after all, even if our human race loses every time, the Abyss invasion only happens once every four years.

As they walked, Xiao Chen from the group pointed ahead and exclaimed in surprise.

"Bandits! So many bandits!"

Everyone looked ahead.

Ahead of the main road of Glory City, hundreds of bandits wearing mahjong hoods and various colored robes were marching in a grand procession.

Some of them had their arms around each other's shoulders.

Some rode on the necks of other bandits.

Some used skills or talents to fly in the sky, carrying other bandits on their backs.

Leading the way was a bandit wearing a dice-shaped headgear, and the other bandits all followed his lead.

Wherever the bandits went, passersby had to give way. You couldn't refuse, because there were too many of them, and they blocked the road. If you didn't move, they would just push you aside.

They sang as they moved forward.

"Hey! Paying respects at the mountain peak at night~ Whose hand is that, arm in arm~ If you're feeling bold, just follow them~~"

If you're going to do something, do it all the time!

Hey! Paying respects at the mountain peak at night~ uttering incoherent ramblings~ joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness all kept hidden in one's heart~~

Forget emotions, forget the Way, forget the seasons…

Xiao Chen and the others were stunned.

"Bandits have come to Glory City too? What are they doing?"

Yanzu smiled.

"How about a team building activity?"