The Abyssal Garden: No Room for the Idle-Chapter 111 - 108: Homemade Rankings... and New Mode

At that moment.

Atop the casino in Pure Land, there sat a man... This man, dressed in a white robe, sported a faint smile on his face—a smile that was utterly terrifying.

Below him, all the abnormalities trembled as they knelt on the ground!

They had never imagined that the master behind the casino would actually come in person, and had been sitting there since the beginning, without showing anger or intent to kill. He did nothing but scrutinize the flag.

He slowly finally shifted his gaze towards the crowd:

"What are all of you kneeling for, wasn't it all done by that guy named Su Buxian?" he murmured to himself, "I'm a reasonable person, I only deal with the initiator."

He chuckled lightly, "Rise."

...

Some of the abnormalities steadied their minds and stood up.

"Ah, you really stood up," he said, slightly surprised, as he threw a long chain from his hand, which pierced through the chest of the abnormality and then pulled it in front of him.

All abnormalities showed fear in their eyes, but no one dared to intervene.

He held the other's neck with his hand, gazing into its fearful, agonized eyes.

"Let me ask you a simple question; if you can answer it, I won't kill you."

He still had a smile on his face: "Who am I..."

The abnormality trembled but dared not struggle, its neck choked so it could barely breathe, yet still managed to utter, "You... are the Young Master, offspring of the Ash Spirit King... the master of the casino..."

He revealed a shocked expression: "It seems you know, then why would you dare to do such a thing?"

"...It was all Brother Su... ah no, Su Buxian... I... would sacrifice my life and loyalty for the Young Master, never betraying him."

"Is that so? Let's see."

The young man let out a bizarre laugh, reached into the abnormality's chest with his hand, his palm directly entering the crevice in the abnormality's internal organs, blood surged massively, and the abnormality was in excruciating pain.

Screams echoed in the ears of every abnormality!

After about twenty seconds,

The young man pushed the fallen corpse aside, throwing the heart and lungs on the ground, he slowly wiped the blood from his hands:

"I am... the master of this casino, and you all are mere stray dogs let in," as he spoke, he continued, "Stray dogs taking advantage of the master's absence, daring to break the rules, becoming disobedient, must be punished...

He suddenly paused, revealing a look of aggrievement; "You wouldn't blame me, would you?"

All the abnormalities trembled as they shook their heads.

"That's good, that's good..."

The young man patted his chest, taking a long breath.

Watching the young man's actions, all the abnormalities dared not even breathe heavily.

He was inherently brutal, truly unpredictable, one could never know what cruel acts he might commit next.

Yet the young man also lost interest in this group of abnormalities, he took down a small wooden flag next to him, reading the script with considerable interest:

"So you call him Su Buxian, huh..."

His smile carried a hint of eeriness: "I'll remember this name, and I'll take this flag too."

"But rest assured, soon both it and he himself will be in my collection..."

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Su Buxian, currently mentioned, was sitting in an upscale restaurant, facing Night Guard...

The two often met at the club, and this time they had specifically arranged to meet offline mainly because Night Guard needed to pass some information to Su Qi.

Now that they were here,

Su Qi didn't hold back, ordering several signature dishes from the menu—his appetite had grown considerably lately.

Night Guard, holding a tablet, paused slightly:

"Brother Su, look... Paradise has already published the list of potential players, the list of players currently at level 20, and the list with an overall rating above 80."

Night Guard shook his head, "But this is just a list, and currently, rankings are not determined."

Su Qi wiped his mouth with a napkin, "Does it mention my name?"

"There is, but only above the level 20 list, the other two lists couldn't record it."

With the help of Paradise's power to fetch data, insufficient authorization naturally couldn't cross the threshold of hidden rating records, which is why no rankings had been determined so far.

Su Qi knew the reason, but he wasn't the only exception.

While eating, Ye Shou flipped through his tablet and chatted with Su Qi:

"By the way, Brother Su, there's a huge ruckus on the forums now."

"A ruckus? What's there to fuss about?"

"Since Paradise has yet to release any rankings, someone made their own list and had netizens vote... but since fans of major star players don't acknowledge each other, it sparked arguments."

Listening to these words, Su Qi commented, "This almost sounds like fan culture."

Ye Shou wasn't surprised, "Normal. Before the Reputation System was launched, many uploaded videos from their instances, and it was already viral... After the Reputation System's launch, the players' intentions grew stronger and the hype skyrocketed, turning many players into star players."

He paused,

"Including those super rookies I mentioned before, who actually have quite a reputation. Of course, everyone's main focus is on strength, and although clubs help build their careers, star players who can't keep up definitely won't last long."

Interest piqued, Su Qi asked, "I'd like to know who these star players causing all the fuss are on this fan-made list."

"Let me check."

Ye Shou looked at the tablet, "One is called 'Handsome Young Man'... this guy is really charming, the comment section is full of people calling him 'bro' and 'hubby'."

"The female players are this crazy?"

"No, it's mostly male players."

"???"

"The second is 'Tangxin,' a female player who likes to use a clip-on voice. She seems to have some skill but is better at marketing. Facing various monsters, she often pretends to shiver, eliciting sympathy and protection from others... the comment section is full of people calling her 'mama'."

No wonder there was an uproar.

A fan-made list... This was just a fan fest.

"By the way, Brother Su, your ID is also on the fan-made list, ranked 8987th with 5 votes."

Su Qi mumbled to himself, "These 5 fans seem to have good taste."

"One of the votes is from me."

"Not bad, I'll give you a supporting award."

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Su Qi didn't really care about such entertainment-based lists.

Reputation was something, whether in instances or among the player community.

He, Su Buxian, never pushed for it!

About half an hour later.

Ye Shou went back to continue grinding instances. He wanted to quickly reach level 20 and even paid for someone to accompany him to achieve a perfect score in challenging instances... After all, scoring below 60 meant no draws for prizes, and both Experience and Game Coins were reduced to a tenth.

Even barely passing wasn't enough, as lottery items and high scores had a big gap, much like a certain penguin's free pool versus the premium pool.

Su Qi also took a cab home, reviewed some material, and then logged into the game.

As soon as he entered his Personal Space,

he received an email from the system.

[Please Note]

[Level 20 players can enter the new mode: Endless Slaughter]

[In this mode, player death carries no penalty, and Spiritual Ability Points can be accumulated]

[After ending the instance, this mode will enter a cooldown period, during which it cannot be entered again]

[Attention!]

[Spiritual Ability Points are extremely precious! They are fundamental for class change, Ascension, Profession traits, and more!]

[Players, please handle with care!]