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Chapter 914: Sunlight Secret Realm (Part 13)
Chapter 914: Sunlight Secret Realm (Part 13)
Binghongcha looked up at a scroll unfurled on the altar wall.
The scroll was roughly 50 centimeters wide and a meter long. Small characters were written on it, each emitting a soft, milky yellow glow.
As he focused on the scroll, he noticed that the first line of small characters was written in Chinese, reading: "1st Place, Su Yu, 2245 Shell Coins."
Several other players gathered around to take a look.
Upon seeing the small characters, they immediately understood that this was a record, similar to a leaderboard in a game.
Apart from Su Yu, all the names below were written in Skrull script.
2nd Place: Charles Sunlight, 1203 Shell Coins.
3rd Place: Grizzly Bear Reila, 784 Shell Coins...
The list included the names of all the adventurers involved.
However, while the top few had a significant number of Shell Coins, the last 30 names all had "0" next to them.
This leaderboard was incredibly useful.
Through it, Su Yu and his companions could clearly see who the other participants in the secret realm were, especially the Skrulls they were most concerned about.
"1, 2, 3... 16." Yunzhong Mudi silently counted the names on the leaderboard, his brow slowly furrowing.
At the end, he said, "This time, 16 Skrulls have entered, more than the last time."
"Um-hmm." Old Li nodded, pointing to a name on the leaderboard. "This Charles Sunlight is likely the leader of the Skrulls. The other Skrulls clearly trust him and are willing to pool their rewards for him to keep. Otherwise, he wouldn't have accumulated so many Red Shell Coins in just half a day."
Old Meng agreed, "He must be the leader of the Skr.. After., given, his, the name 'Sunlight' suggests he's from the royal family."
Su Yu stroked his chin and said, "But I think this 'Sunlight' is not the leader of all the Skrulls. Only the Sunlight clan trusts him."
Su Yu pointed to the lower part of the leaderboard.
There were several other Skrulls listed, each with between 100 to 150 Shell Coins.
"These are likely Skrulls from other countries. They don't trust Charles Sunlight and keep their Red Shell Coins for themselves."
"That makes sense." Yunzhong Mudi nodded.
This leaderboard revealed a lot. For example, they now knew that the Skrulls were not united, which was good news for the Earthlings.
At the very bottom of the leaderboard, one name caught everyone's attention.
This name was a different color from the others.
While the other names glowed with a milky yellow light, this one was blood red.
Additionally, a blood-red skull was marked next to his name.
"It seems this fellow is dead," Su Yu said somberly.
"Likely so," Old Meng sighed slightly. "The secret realm is full of dangers. For example, Jenny's map marks many areas where second- and third-tier magical beasts are active. If a first-tier adventurer wanders into one of these areas and is chased by a second-tier magical beast, the chances of death are high."
"Looks like we need to be cautious," Su Yu looked at all the players. "Fisherman has warned us multiple times not to fish at night, saying it's extremely dangerous. For our own safety, let's avoid fishing at night. We'll observe the situation tomorrow before making any moves."
"Agreed," everyone nodded.
At that moment, Avril, who had been silent, spoke up, "I... I have a question."
"What is it?" Su Yu and the others turned to her.
"Here's the thing,"
Avril pointed at the name "Charles Sunfire" and asked in confusion, "I want to know how they managed to catch fish. After we entered the secret realm, if not for Chief Ke hunting a first-stage Brown Snow Beast, we wouldn't have had enough money to rent a boat for fishing. Everyone should be working hard to earn more money. How did these Skrulls manage to get a boat and fish in the lake?"
Hearing Avril's question, many people were taken aback.
That's right! How did the Skrulls get a boat?
It's impossible to earn money so quickly by working. Could they have gone hunting and caught high-value beasts?
"Cough, cough." At this moment, Yun Zhongmudi cleared his throat and said, "When we were at the dock, I talked to some other adventurers and learned a bit about this. Actually, they didn't go hunting; it was the secret realm's compensation mechanism that helped them."
"Compensation mechanism?"
"Yes." Yun Zhongmudi explained, "Some adventurers enter the secret realm later. If they come in with nothing, like we did, they wouldn't stand a chance against us. So, when they first enter the secret realm, it directly gives them 100 to 200 Red Shell Coins as startup capital, as compensation for entering later."
"Oh, I see." Everyone nodded in understanding.
Hearing Yun Zhongmudi's explanation, Su Yu couldn't help but think about the previous secret realm. The last time, the secret realm also had a compensation mechanism. True Red-Eyed Black dragon and Fujiwara Chihana entered the secret realm later, so the realm gave them extra points. In the end, they managed to secure the third and fourth places.
Everyone starts on the same starting line, so they must work even harder.
...
While they were studying the leaderboard, three other adventurers arrived at the altar with a small cart full of fish to offer as sacrifices. Seeing Su Yu and his group, their eyes showed clear wariness. Su Yu and his companions didn't intend to bother with them.
After trying and failing to peel the leaderboard scroll from the wall, they pushed the cart back and returned to discuss the remaining matters.
...
By the time the main group returned to the base, it was already 7 PM, and Zhong Feng had also returned from the dock. Since everyone had gathered, the meeting officially began at 7 PM.
Of course, it wasn't just a meeting. The round table in the room was filled with food, and everyone ate and talked simultaneously.
Old Meng and his team had earned a good amount of money digging herbs in the afternoon, so the food on the table was no longer black bread but white bread, along with some ham and jerky. Eating well today would help them work harder tomorrow.
Zhong Feng had also heard the entire story from Old Li regarding the events at the altar.
Su Yu was the one to lead the meeting.
Taking small bites of his bread, Su Yu addressed everyone, "Alright, let's start the meeting."
"Sure." Everyone focused their attention on Su Yu.
"Let's start with the hunting team." Su Yu looked at Old Meng, "Old Meng, how much did you earn from hunting this time?"
"Chief Ke, we earned 3,150 Shell Coins from this hunt and the herbs we collected," Old Meng replied. "Based on my estimate, if we go hunting again tomorrow morning, our earnings should cover the entire cost of the secret realm."
The money from hunting not only had to pay the fishermen's wages but also rent five more boats. Due to high demand, the rental prices for fishing boats had skyrocketed, and the cost of renting a small boat was even twice as much as the medium-sized boat Su Yu's group had rented.
So, Old Meng and his team needed to go hunting one more time to earn enough Shell Coins to rent the boats.
(End of Chapter)
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