"Brother Xia, how about we tally up the points first?" Jiang Kai suggested, seeing Xia Tao still in shock.

Xia Tao slowly turned his head, looking at Jiang Kai and the others in disbelief, his eye muscles twitching involuntarily. "Did you guys really kill all of these?"

"Of course, we did. Otherwise, how would we have the body cards?" Jiang Kai found the question absurd.

"Brother Xia, aren't we about to get the rewards? Let's hurry up," Jiang Kai urged.

Xia Tao, bound by duty, had to suppress his shock and began to inventory the group's items.

The Serpentine Walker was worth 2 points, the Long-Necked Human-Faced Beast 8 points, and the Shadowless Wolf 5 points.

After calculating, Yuan Zhu earned 40 points, Su Nuannuan 35 points, and Jiang Kai 243 points.

Once the scores were recorded, the leaderboard changed as expected.

Jiang Kai ranked first, Yuan Zhu second, Su Nuannuan third, Huang Wei fourth, and Ji Lixing fifth.

"Over two hundred points..." The onlookers gasped in disbelief, repeatedly exclaiming Jiang Kai's score.

"Brother Xia, can this score get me a Grade A reward?" Jiang Kai asked.

Xia Tao quickly replied, "Yes, definitely. With this score, you should get a special reward."

"A special reward?"

"Yes, over 20 points is a Grade B reward, 50 points is Grade A, and in the thirty years since the Newcomer Trial appeared in the China region, scores over 50 are rare, deserving the best rewards."

Yuan Zhu listened carefully and felt a bit unwilling when he heard he could only get a Grade B reward.

"Brother Xia, can I ask if there's any score for killing players?"

Xia Tao remained silent, so his assistant answered, "Killing players? You mean other newcomers? Since it's discouraged for newcomers to kill each other, there's no reward for that."

Yuan Zhu shook his head, "Not killing each other, but other players... you know, the stowaways."

One wave had not settled before another arose!

When Yuan Zhu mentioned stowaways, everyone present was instantly petrified, looking at the three like they were monsters.

"He, he can't mean they killed a stowaway!" A man in a doctor's coat turned his head but kept his eyes on the three, asking his companion.

"How would I know!" His companion, also staring at the three, replied irritably, "You ask me, who should I ask?"

Xia Tao felt numb from the shocking information.

He slowly turned his head, looking at Yuan Zhu in shock, "Did you kill a stowaway?"

"Brother Xia, I'm just asking if there's a score for it."

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Xia Tao sighed in relief, "There's no previous record for this, but it's considered an enemy kill, so there should be points, though the exact amount is unclear."

"If there are points, I'd estimate at least 20."

"Oh, then we all killed stowaways!" Yuan Zhu immediately changed his tune.

"All, all of you?!"

"Yes! I killed three, here are their watches and weapons!" Yuan Zhu quickly produced evidence.

Jiang Kai thought about it; since his points were already enough for the best reward, he decided to stay silent.

Su Nuannuan looked at Xia Tao. She had killed four stowaways, and if each was worth 20 points, she could also get a special reward.

The rewards from the Newcomer Trial, even at Grade B, could yield top-notch equipment of the first-tier, eighth-grade quality.

In the Calling, many pieces of equipment had no grade, like the large number of weapons Jiang Kai and the others had seized, which were ungraded.

The official rewards given to newcomers by China were rare and excellent on the market, not to mention the special rewards.

It's said that the special reward is a first-tier, sixth-grade piece of equipment, which could be used for a long time!

Xia Tao looked at the three blankly, finally fixing his gaze on Jiang Kai, "How many did you kill?"

"Uh... is there anything better than the special reward?" Jiang Kai asked first.

Xia Tao shook his head.

"Oh, then I didn't kill any," Jiang Kai said promptly.

He planned to sell those watches and weapons for money; if similar items flooded the market, prices would drop. It was better to keep quiet and sell them slowly.

Xia Tao, an old hand, guessed what was going on from Jiang Kai's question.

This guy must have killed some too, and judging by the number of beasts he killed, he might have killed the most!

Xia Tao gradually regained his composure. Regardless, he still had to do his job of reception and tallying.

Just then, several figures swiftly approached from the west gate of China City, arriving in front of Xia Tao in no time.

Seeing the newcomers, Xia Tao immediately saluted, "Officer!"

The newcomers were three men in military uniforms, one with a square face, tall and with a composed demeanor.

Su Nuannuan's eyes widened when she saw the man, "Brother Lu Jun!"

The newcomer was Lu Jun, a trusted aide of Wei Ying.

Lu Jun smiled slightly at Su Nuannuan, then looked at Jiang Kai and Yuan Zhu, frowning.

"Are there three of you?"

In the research institute, they always thought Nuannuan was just with Jiang Kai, and only now did he realize there was a big guy too.

Of course, Jiang Kai and the others didn't know why he asked this and didn't know how to respond.

Coming back to his senses, Lu Jun smiled slightly at Jiang Kai, "You must be Jiang Kai."

"You know me?" Jiang Kai looked at the man in front of him curiously.

"I didn't before, but after this Newcomer Trial, I remember you!" Lu Jun said with a smile.

Then he looked at Xia Tao, "Old Xia, it's been approved above, killing stowaways is worth 20 points for level four, 30 points for level five, so all three of them can get the special reward!"

"All of them? That girl didn't say she killed stowaways."

Lu Jun smiled, looking at Nuannuan, "Aren't you going to show them?"

Nuannuan obediently took out four watches...

The crowd was already in shock; indeed, this girl had also killed stowaways, and four of them!

"Old Xia, hand out the rewards," Lu Jun said calmly.

Seeing Lu Jun say this, Xia Tao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

This matter was beyond what he, as a receptionist, could handle. Now that someone from above had stepped in, he just had to follow orders.

"Our River City finally has special rewards, and three at once! This hasn't been seen in any of the twenty-three Login Gates nationwide!" Xia Tao said proudly.

Lu Jun smiled slightly, "Indeed!"

"I've already transferred the rewards from headquarters. Originally, the special reward was a first-tier, sixth-grade piece of equipment with special effects, but given Jiang Kai's outstanding performance, we've decided to give him a first-tier item."

"Yuan Zhu and Su Nuannuan will receive the standard first-tier, sixth-grade equipment," Lu Jun said, "Old Xia, distribute them according to rank."

"Yes!" Xia Tao obeyed, immediately announcing the results to everyone present.

"According to the points ranking, Jiang Kai is first, Yuan Zhu second, Su Nuannuan third, all three receive the special reward."

"Huang Wei is fourth, receiving a Grade B reward, Ji Lixing fifth, receiving a Grade C reward."

As Xia Tao announced the rewards, a pair of eyes in the crowd turned red.

Originally, he was first, and his score could rank fifth nationwide, but suddenly he was fourth!

Even worse, Jiang Kai got a first-tier, fifth-grade piece of equipment, while he could only get first-tier, eighth-grade trash!

Just as Xia Tao finished announcing the rankings, someone suddenly shouted, "Unfair! I think it's unfair!"

Everyone turned to look, and the speaker was Huang Wei, who ranked fourth.

Huang Wei stepped out of the crowd, walking towards Jiang Kai, "I don't believe a newcomer can achieve so many kills, it's completely illogical!"

"You didn't even verify properly, and you just gave him points so easily?"

Lu Jun frowned slightly. He had an impression of this Huang Wei, who had performed well, but he didn't know why he suddenly spoke out.

"I know this Jiang Kai, he lives in a shantytown in River City, in a ten-square-meter doghouse. The Fearless One's watch on his wrist was bought with money his sister earned working at our house, buying outdated goods!"

"When his sister worked as a servant at our house, she could only eat leftovers! His brother worked at a recycling plant, doing the dirtiest, hardest waste recycling work, then at night, he transported garbage outside the city, and worked as a night watchman, doing three jobs a day, living worse than a dog, yet still couldn't afford to feed their family!"

"I saw with my own eyes his brother picking food from other people's trash cans! The garbage we threw away, his brother picked up and ate, and he ate it with relish!"

Lu Jun frowned slightly; this was information they hadn't gathered, so he decided to listen further.

"Does someone like him have money to buy good Class Change materials?"

"Without money for Class Change materials, how could he kill so many beasts? Among you, there are soldiers, there are butchers, do you think it's possible?"

"Special reward? Does he deserve it?"

"Jiang Kai, if you have the guts, tell everyone if there's any falsehood in what I said!" Huang Wei glared at Jiang Kai.

Su Nuannuan looked at Jiang Kai in shock.

She suddenly understood why this guy was always so concerned about the price of weapons.

Looking at Jiang Kai, Su Nuannuan was suddenly frightened by his expression. Even in life-and-death situations, she had never seen Jiang Kai's eyes emit such killing intent!