Jiang Kai thought for a moment and asked, "Sir, can I ask about the current points ranking?"
The officer smiled slightly and nodded, "Some call me 'Officer,' some call me 'Senior,' but you're the first to call me 'Uncle.' Do I really look that old?"
"My name is Xia Tao, and I'm responsible for guiding newcomers at River City's Login Gate No. 18. You can call me Brother Xia."
Jiang Kai nodded and corrected himself, "Alright, Brother Xia, could you tell me about the current rankings?"
"Sure, it's not a secret anyway, and it'll be announced soon." Xia Tao agreed.
He lightly tapped his watch, and a beam of light projected from it, forming an image above everyone's heads.
Each login gate only awards five newcomer rewards, so the ranking only shows the top five.
First place on the points leaderboard, Huang Wei, took 95 hours and 11 minutes, ranked first, earned 10 points, killed two Six-Clawed Golden Monkeys, and one Shadowless Wolf, earning an additional 15 points, for a total score of 25 points.
Second place, Ji Lixing, took 107 hours and 47 minutes, ranked second, earned 9 points, killed three Chameleon Land Snakes, earning an additional 6 points, for a total score of 15 points.
Third place, Deng Chang, took 117 hours and 29 minutes, ranked fourth, earned 7 points, killed three Chameleon Land Snakes, earning an additional 6 points, for a total score of 13 points.
Fourth place, Huang Xiaomin, took 114 hours and 52 minutes, ranked third, earned 8 points, killed two Chameleon Land Snakes, earning an additional 4 points, for a total score of 12 points.
Fifth place, Jiang Lili, took 123 hours and 18 minutes, ranked sixth, earned 5 points, killed one Chameleon Land Snake, earning an additional 2 points, for a total score of 7 points.
After seeing the rankings, Jiang Kai couldn't help but look at Huang Wei.
That guy was standing with his arms crossed, frowning, and looking at him coldly.
His expression was somewhat arrogant and somewhat sinister.
Jiang Kai and Huang Wei had a history. Huang Wei had once ambushed him with a metal baseball bat, intending to seriously harm him. Unexpectedly, they met again in China City.
Even though Jiang Kai hadn't had a major conflict with the Huang family back then, the Huang family had said they'd settle the score later.
Not long after, Huang Hao's father went on a business trip, probably because he had important matters to attend to, and didn't escalate the situation.
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Who would have thought that a backstabbing coward would rank first!
Jiang Kai snorted coldly at Huang Wei and then said to Xia Tao, "Brother Xia, you might need to rearrange this ranking. We're taking the top three!"
As soon as he said this, the expressions of the people around changed slightly.
"That kid says he's taking the top three?"
"Only the first ten arrivals get time bonuses. Do they think they can rewrite the leaderboard just by killing beasts?"
"I find that this batch of newcomers likes to boast."
Xia Tao's brows furrowed together.
"Young man, take a good look. Huang Wei, who ranks first, has 25 points!"
"Do you know what his profession is? The strongest combat profession, Martial Apprentice!"
"I've looked into it. Among nearly ten thousand newcomers participating in the Newcomer Trial in China, his points rank fifth!"
"He can receive a Grade B reward. Our Login Gate No. 18 hasn't had anyone receive a Grade B reward in six years."
Jiang Kai glanced at the arrogant Huang Wei. He only knew that this guy liked to bully the weak, and his father was even more twisted, harboring sinister thoughts towards his own fifteen-year-old sister!
As Jiang Kai had once told Ying, there wasn't a single decent person in that family!
Jiang Kai snorted coldly, "His profession has nothing to do with me. Brother Xia, calculate our points."
Saying this, Jiang Kai turned to look at Zhu and Nuannuan.
The two of them took out their spoils and opened their cards.
Yuan Zhu's spoils were eight Shadowless Wolves.
Nuannuan had seven Shadowless Wolves.
Seeing their spoils, the scene immediately became chaotic.
"Wow, so many Shadowless Wolves!"
"Did they both encounter a large wolf pack?"
Xia Tao was shocked as he looked at the pile of Shadowless Wolf corpses in front of him. When he looked at Yuan Zhu and Su Nuannuan, his expression had already changed drastically.
"This, this is... did you both encounter wolf packs?"
Su Nuannuan quickly explained, "Because we acted together, all we hunted were Shadowless Wolves."
It would have been better if she hadn't said anything. With this explanation, the onlookers' faces showed even more disbelief.
"Teaming up? It's impossible for newcomers to survive if they team up. She must be lying!"
Everyone here had come through the Newcomer Trial, and they had always been repeatedly warned not to team up in the trial area!
As a result, Su Nuannuan's words seriously challenged their long-held belief.
Xia Tao hurriedly asked, "Teaming up... girl, are you saying the three of you teamed up to take down a wolf den?!"
"Fifteen Shadowless Wolves, enough to kill you dozens of times!"
Yuan Zhu shook his head, "Brother Xia, that's not it."
Hearing Yuan Zhu say this, Xia Tao finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Thankfully, it wasn't as he had guessed, or he really wouldn't have believed it.
Perhaps there was some hidden truth, like they had hunted lone wolves multiple times and slowly accumulated so many.
Yuan Zhu seemed rather regretful and continued, "It wasn't 15. We killed a total of 21 Shadowless Wolves, but unfortunately, a dozen or so got away! ... Hey, Kai, aren't you going to show your spoils? Don't you want the reward?"
Xia Tao felt like he had been struck by lightning.
The tall guy's "not it" wasn't denying they had taken down a wolf den, but denying the kill count!
They had hunted 21, and more than a dozen got away. The original wolf pack had over thirty! That wasn't just a large wolf pack; it was a super wolf pack!
He hurriedly looked at the young man called "Kai."
It would have been better if he hadn't looked. When he saw Jiang Kai, Xia Tao's eyes almost popped out.
Jiang Kai was looking down, searching through something in his hands. Upon closer inspection, he was flipping through a thick stack of cards quickly!
No wonder he hadn't shown his spoils yet; he was searching for the Shadowless Wolf cards among a large stack of corpse cards!
"What, what do you have in your hand?" Xia Tao asked in horror.
Jiang Kai raised his head, looking helpless, "There are too few Shadowless Wolves, hard to find. Forget it, I'll just take them all out."
Over a hundred Chameleon Land Snake corpses piled into a large heap!
Three Long-Necked Human-Faced Beast corpses, each with a black hole on its face, showing signs of dissection.
One Venomous Wild Boar, though its hair had been plucked clean.
Six Shadowless Wolf corpses, five of which were smaller, and the last one, a materialized Shadowless Wolf, was over three meters long, with strikingly vivid blue fur!
After displaying the spoils, the entire place fell silent. Even those so-called veterans were wide-eyed, looking incredulously at the pile of beast corpses in front of the three.
"Am I dreaming? That blue one... is it the Shadowless Wolf King! My god, what a joke, a newcomer can kill the Shadowless Wolf King?!"
"The Wolf King usually leads the largest wolf pack in the trial area. They slaughtered the Shadowless Wolf King's pack!"
"Is that guy really participating in the Newcomer Trial? Why do I feel like he's just farming monsters..."
Huang Wei's expression was especially exaggerated. Looking at Jiang Kai's spoils, his mind buzzed.
These veterans might have forgotten the difficulty of the Newcomer Trial area over time, but he had just passed through it, so he knew even more how unbelievable Jiang Kai's spoils were!