Chapter 151 Participation Award

The prizes for ranks 100th to 51st were basically just participation awards. Besides the limited edition T-shirt, everything else could be bought directly with RMB and wasn't even that expensive. Ten double experience cards and 200,000 game coins were worth a little over two hundred RMB. For whale-level players, that was less than what they spent on recharging each month.

The prizes for ranks 50th to 31st were obviously more valuable. Two pieces of Fine equipment above level 30 could be sold for at least 300,000 game coins in the auction house (after two weeks, the inflated prices in the auction house had eased somewhat). And the 2,000 skill points couldn't be bought with money.

Looking at ranks 30th to 11th... the value of 3,000 skill points was basically the same as before, but the key was the Perfect equipment. If Fine equipment could still be measured in money, Perfect equipment was priceless. Because equipment of that level almost always had the characteristic of being bound after equipping, the Perfect equipment in the auction house was all outrageously expensive, and there was very little of it.

What's more, the rewarded equipment could be chosen by type, given that the stats were random. In other words, there would never be a case where a sniper got a melee weapon or a fighter got a submachine gun. It could also avoid the equipment overlapping with a powerful piece of equipment that the player already had. Therefore, as long as one made it into the top 30, their strength would definitely improve qualitatively.

In summary, it was easy to see that Dream Inc. knew very well which rewards were more valuable to players and understood how to grasp their psychology.

The vast majority of casual players participating in this competition were aiming for the top 30. They also understood that it was probably difficult to break into the top 10 (of course, there were also those who lacked self-awareness, who thought they were invincible even though they were terrible; there was never a shortage of idiots in this world). Setting their sights on the top 100 seemed a bit self-deprecating, while aiming for the top 50 and striving for the top 30 seemed like a more reliable goal.

But in reality, this goal was also extremely difficult to achieve... because of the existence of professional players.

To use swimming as an example, casual players were like amateur enthusiasts who went swimming two or three times a week at most; while professional players were like professional athletes who trained all year round and were always preparing for competitions.

When the two met, the result was obvious: casual players would lose at least eight out of ten matches.

However, this didn't mean that the top 100 would definitely be monopolized by professional players. After all, there would be a few exceptionally talented individuals among the casual players, such as Feng BuJue...

Also, in the preliminary rounds, it was very possible for two professional players to meet very early on, causing one of them to be eliminated early. Considering that the number of participants in this competition was expected to exceed six figures, it was hard to say how many professional players would be left when the number of eliminated players reached over a thousand. After taking into account the huge base number difference and various random factors, it wouldn't be easy for professional players to enter the top 100 either.

In short, casual players still had a chance to compete for the top 100, but the professional players with absolute strength were probably much more confident in breaking into the top 30.

As for the top 10...

[Players who rank 10th-4th will randomly receive 3 skill cards corresponding to their highest-level specialization, 4 random skill cards of other specializations, and 5,000 skill points.]

When Feng BuJue looked at the prizes for the 10th to 4th place, his brain instinctively calculated the figures in an instant... A player's skill bar had a total of twelve slots. Taking himself as an example, he had been playing since the closed beta and was already level 29 (he couldn't get rewards from the sandbox, so he wasn't level 30 yet). Currently, he only had nine skills in his skill bar. If he removed the [Moon Step] and [Rankyaku] skills he got for free from R2, and the [Stinky Chicken "Bomb"] which was a useless skill that would disappear after one use, he only had six skills. And one of them was a title skill that didn't take up a skill slot.

And the reward for entering the top 10 would directly give him 7 skill cards, three of which would prioritize the strongest specialization. Compared to equipment, these skills were obviously a more comprehensive and long-lasting strengthening. What's more, he would get 5,000 skill points, and if the player added some more skill points, it would be enough to buy Perfect equipment in the Thriller Box.

Seeing this, Jue-Ge was already excited, but next, there were three even more incredible items.

[The third place in the Peak Tournament will receive a random Legendary equipment corresponding to their level, and 10,000 skill points.]

[The second place in the Peak Tournament will receive a random Legendary equipment (type selectable) corresponding to their level, and 20,000 skill points.]

[The champion of the Peak Tournament will receive a mysterious gift from Dream Inc.]

"There are millions of Thriller Paradise players, and the number of people who can sign up for this competition is estimated to be over 100,000. Even if there are only 100,000, the guys who can get into the top three out of 100,000 can be said to be monsters... and this kind of reward is simply helping monsters to install stronger wings and fangs." Feng BuJue stared at those few lines for two minutes before reciting, "Speaking of... what the hell is this mysterious gift? It's quite intriguing..." He snorted as he read this, "Hmph... this game company really knows how to play, the value of each prize tier has almost doubled since the top 100, but when it comes to the champion tier, they actually give a vague explanation like 'mysterious gift'..."

Feng BuJue stretched his back in the computer chair: "This is the so-called 'having the inevitable in the un-inevitable'. Having no move is better than having a move, having no form is better than having form, having no desire is better than having desire, having no sound is better than having sound... The prize whose content cannot be known is the most attractive, the most priceless." He really wanted to applaud Dream Inc.'s plan, "Brilliant, truly damn brilliant!"

"Meow~" At this time, Asass suddenly jumped onto the computer desk, scratched the monitor, and meowed.

"Oh? It seems you also agree with my opinion, master." Feng BuJue teased Asass.

The tabby cat still showed an aloof expression, glanced at Feng BuJue, meowed twice, and then gently touched the monitor with the pads of its front paws.

"What? You think I can get into the top 10?" Feng BuJue picked up Asass to prevent it from scratching the LCD screen, "Heh... then I'll sign up after I reach level 30. This is an opportunity, and I really want to try... to see how much I'm really worth."

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At the same time, in the game world, in Shiva's conference room.

The four strongest players in [Gods Studio]: [Shiva], [Vishnu], [Brahma], and [Yama], were gathered together.

"He accepted my friend request, but soon switched to the sleep mode channel, and never replied to my messages afterward. He hasn't been online at all today." Shiva was discussing Feng BuJue with his comrades, "But I'm basically sure that the anonymous second place on the combat power ranking that was updated this morning is this 'Madness Doesn't觉'."

"Hmm... If he hasn't logged into the game since the ranking was updated, then the system will default to using an anonymous method to cover his name on the list, so that makes sense." Vishnu added.

Brahma said in a rough voice, "Ha... Why bother thinking so much, it's very simple in my opinion. Originally, boss was in second place, now he beat boss, so naturally he took the spot."

Yama propped his chin with one hand, fiddling with the tuft of blue bangs in front of his forehead, and pondered, "Don't you find it strange? Originally, there was no name for him on the combat power ranking. The anonymous guys in the top twenty, you can guess who they are, there's definitely no him. Therefore, before that scenario started, he was at least outside the top twenty.

If you say, he was lucky enough to win that killing game, relying on the boost he got from that scenario to skyrocket to second place, it's barely plausible... But from boss's description, this person's combat strength was already at the top level before the scenario ended."

Vishnu added from the side, "And he's also cunning and resourceful, you can say he's both civil and martial..."

"Hmm... I'm also very puzzled about this." Shiva's face was buried in the shadows of his long hair, lost in thought, "Although he did give some ambiguous explanations before I 'died', I didn't understand what he was saying at all. This kid is full of tricks and unpredictable... Instead of trying to figure out his words, it's better not to believe them at all and rely on your own reasoning." He paused for a moment and continued, "In my opinion, the only reasonable explanation is that he greatly improved his strength during the scenario through some means, perhaps a hidden mission, or perhaps he picked up a very strong skill or item."

"That makes sense..." Yama nodded in agreement, "His actions such as capturing Robin alive, provoking the God's Web, and acquiring Mr. Freeze's equipment... all show that he has a high utilization rate of scenario resources."

Shiva continued, "So, he killed Zhao YingWang and defeated me... and Seven Kills is obviously no match for him either (when Shiva died in the scenario, he didn't know that Seven Kills had acquired the Batman suit, so he judged that Feng BuJue could easily win)." He sighed, "Such a strong player suddenly appeared the day before the Peak Tournament news was announced... It's really not a pleasant thing."

Brahma laughed, "Boss, he's already agreed to add you as a friend, hasn't he? This shows that this person can be won over. His guild... what's it called, 'Hell's Frontline', I've never even heard of it, it's probably just a casual player's small guild, we can just let them all join our Gods."

Vishnu immediately said, "The big guy has finally learned to use his brain."

"Who are you talking about?" Brahma replied.

Vishnu smiled, ignored him, and followed his previous words, "As the saying goes, it's easy to get a thousand pieces of gold, but hard to find a general. This person is intelligent and brave, a rare talent. If he can come to Gods, we'll have a hidden trump card when we fight against Order in the future." He pointed at Brahma and continued, "I think the big guy's takeover plan is feasible. Even if Hell's Frontline is full of newbies, we should tolerate it for the sake of this Feng BuJue, and recruit them all."

Shiva said in a deep voice, "I understand all of this... but..." He hesitated, the line in his heart was "I suspect this person has mental problems."

"Forget it..." Shiva still swallowed those unreliable words back, and said with a serious face, "After he goes online and replies to my message, I'll talk to him personally."