Endless Extraction in a Game-Like World-Chapter 11: First To Level 2! Farming Reputation Points!

"This was unexpected," Caelus said with a laugh.

He actually managed to gain 2 Reputation Points as soon as the reputation system unlocked.

Reputation was a permanent stat. It had everything to do with the town and standing within the hierarchy. Being the person with the highest reputation came with significant benefits.

One day, the Origin Network would issue a specific quest to the person with the highest reputation.

If that person fulfilled the condition, they could become the Town Leader.

It was exciting, to say the least.

"I heard that there was also a reputation bonus upon reaching Level 2 for the first time."

Caelus abruptly stood up from the tree trunk.

He summoned his system and marked this location on his visible map. The visible map consisted only of the places he had visited before. The rest of the world was covered in a grey fog of war. He decided to let the meat here cook slowly while he went out to hunt down a boar.

With that plan in mind, Caelus left the clearing and ventured into the foggy area.

As soon as he entered the dense mist, a boar lunged at him.

"Damn, were they eagerly waiting for me to come back?" Caelus didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

But just as quickly, Caelus thrust his hand forward and shouted.

"Fireball."

Whish!

An orange flame formed out of existence around Caelus’s hand. It shot directly toward the boar that had jumped him.

Boom!

An explosion rang out, and the boar fell to the ground with smoke rising from its charred hide.

[System: You have killed a Level 1 Boar.]

[System: You have received +13 EXP, 10 Origin Credits.]

Ding!

[System: You have successfully leveled up.]

[Level: 1 -> 2]

[Combat Score: 6.50 -> 8.50]

[Level: 2 (1/500)]

[System: You have obtained +1 Reputation Point.]

Mythical power of the domain surged around Caelus. his muscles twitched and strengthened, his skin tightened, his cellular activity was increased and he felt his body going lighter than before.

The combat score of 2 gave him a qualitative transformation, just like his D-Rank Body Enhancement Talent.

"The threshold for levelling up has increased." Caelus nodded.

The most increment in the threshold comes at level 2, 10, 15 and 20.

Because these were a turning point for a normal player in the domain.

From ordinary to extraordinary one could say.

"But at the same time, my total combat score has reached 8.5."

With his extracted stats and his equipment, he had a combat score of 8.5 at just the ripe Level of 2.

This alone was enough to allow him to enter the Special Class in Fortis-01 High.

But it didn’t matter much to him in the end.

He had no intention of revealing his SSS-Rank Talent. It was better not to cause too much commotion.

That was why he hid his name as well.

He didn’t want the people in this server knowing that Player 555 was him.

He would make sure that he was stronger than the rest first. Only then would he reveal himself.

Or rather till he found a talent strong enough to hide his true Extraction Talent.

Afterward, he went over and began extracting the boar.

[System: Extraction Successful.]

[System: You have obtained 10kg of Fresh Boar Meat.]

"I will take that."

Caelus was sure that he would not receive any more essence from the common Level 1 boars anymore because he was above them in terms of level.

If you used a lower ranking potion on a transcended being, will it make a difference to their injuries? The answer was no. The same could be applied here. The essence of a lower level fierce beast wasn’t strong enough to strengthen his current combat score.

It was now time to move deeper into the forest where higher-level enemies were more prominent.

With that decided, Caelus went back to his camp.

There was still a lot more meat to cook and put up for trade.

He had listed the trade for 30 Origin Credits per 10kg of meat.

He only asked 20 from Aron and his group because it was uncooked.

Cooked meat meant he should take 10 more credits for the labor and utility!

Right now, the entire world chat was going wild.

[Maru: Just who is this guy? He is farming reputation points.]

[Ren: Whose group is he in? Expert 555, would you like to join my party?]

[Lara: We already have you, Ren. But having that expert would make us overall stronger. I don’t mind him joining.]

[Sarah: Please expert, take me into your party!]

[Alex: Player Ren is actually inviting him to join his party?]

[Marcus: Why wouldn’t he? Look at his presence. He is invincible right now. He is most likely someone from an influential family or something.]

[Lucy: Please take me into your party too! I can cook very well!]

[Marcus: By the way, did anyone here buy the meat the expert put in the trading system?]

[Alex: I did. It is a bit expensive, but who else can easily get me 10kg of meat? This can last us for the remaining hours we have here.]

[Ren: I have bought some too.]

"Huh? People already bought it?"

Caelus swiftly opened up the trade system.

He had added almost 40kg of meat.

From the looks of it, all of it had already been purchased.

He checked his stats again.

[Name: Caelus Kross]

[Race: Human]

[Class: None]

[Talent: Endless Extraction (SSS-Rank), Body Enhancement (D-Rank), Dexterity (C-Rank), Weapon Manifestation (D-Rank), Fire Manipulation (D-Rank)]

[HP: 100/100]

[Mana: 92/100]

[Rank: Iron I]

[Level: 2 (1/500)]

[Physique: E-Rank] 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

[Combat Score: 8.5]

[Origin Credits: 240]

[Reputation: 3]

[Skill: Fireball (Common, 1-Star)]

Just then, a server notification rang out once again.

[System: Three hours have passed.]

[System: Wealth Leaderboard is unlocked.]

[1. Player 555]

[2. Player 180 (Ren)]

[3. Player 10 (Lara)]

[4. Player 21 (Marcus)]

[5. Player 36 (Kate)]

[6. Player 132 (Lily)]

[7. Player 501 (Liam)]

[8. Player 301 (Alex)]

[9. Player 254 (John)]

[10. Player 67 (Sarah)]

[System: Since Player 555 is the top-ranked individual on the Wealth Leaderboard during its unlock, Player 555 has received +1 Reputation Point.]

"That is four now." Caelus’s expression turned speechless.

"At this rate, will others even get any reputation points?"

Caelus sighed.

He continued cooking and putting up more meat for Origin Credits.

Origin Credits didn’t have much use here in the tutorial phase, but once he got out and gained access to the trade network in the real world, he could use them to exchange for goods.

Origin Credits were the currency for both this world and the real world.

They could be converted into the form of a digital card using a medium from the Ascension Domain known as the Loader Chip.

The Loader Chip was easily obtainable in the Domain from chests and drops. You could load Origin Credits into the chip depending on its storage size and then use it in real life. These chips could then be turned over to the bank and used as real money.

As of now, he had 240 Origin Credits.

A normal person’s monthly salary for a low-income wage was 250 Origin Credits. He had already nearly reached that threshold, and it had only been three hours since the Domain opened.