Chapter 91: Dominating the Top of Two Rankings!
[Anonymous — Name: Anonymous, Name: Anonymous, Male, Reputation: 20,545]
[Anonymous — Name: Anonymous, Name: Anonymous, Female, Reputation: 1,722]
[Ma Yanfei — Name: Eat Soft Rice On Time, Male, Reputation: 1,700]
[Sun Xing — Name: Eat a Big Carrot, Male, Reputation: 1,639]
[Zhao Hanyan — Name: Smoky Clouds Fade, Female, Reputation: 1,637]
[Qiao Muyan — Name: Bridge Over Water, Female, Reputation: 1,600]
[Cheng Canrong — Name: Canrong Technology Co., Ltd., Male, Reputation: 1,581]
[Feng Yanhui — Name: Flames and Order Entwined, Male, Reputation: 1,573]
[Wu Ruoming — Name: Dingtong Holdings Co., Ltd., Male, Reputation: 1,558]
[Deng Yewen — Name: Ruimin Biomedical Co., Ltd., Female, Reputation: 1,530]
This leaderboard started becoming a platform for advertising.
Because “fame points” could be increased by raising goodwill with NPCs, and most of the time, this was done through money or seduction.
And truth be told, many NPCs do fall for it!
Third Leaderboard: Wealth Leaderboard.
[Yan Hongda — Name: Dedicated Gold Coin Account, Male, Gold: 2.98 million]
[Anonymous — Name: Anonymous, Female, Gold: 2.66 million]
[Zhang Yao — Name: Gold Coin Merchant, Male, Gold: 2.49 million]
[Tao Jingwei — Name: Fortune Rolls In, Male, Gold: 2.40 million]
[Xie Zijin — Name: Manages Family’s Finances, Male, Gold: 2.31 million]
[Lu Xiuhui — Name: Travel the World Network Tech Co., Ltd., Female, Gold: 1.49 million]
[Fang Liangchou — Name: Zhengmao Network Tech Co., Ltd., Male, Gold: 1.45 million]
[Chang Yangxian — Name: Wind and Work Studio, Male, Gold: 1.29 million]
[Meng Bi — Name: Earning While Standing, Male, Gold: 1.24 million]
[Anonymous — Name: Anonymous, Male, Gold: 1.21 million]
After looking through the three leaderboards, Ye Qiu let out a sigh.
“So many familiar names.”
In his previous life, when the leaderboards first appeared, the rankings were pretty much . Those players were so high up that Ye Qiu couldn’t even dream of reaching them.
“I can’t even remember who I pushed out of the top ten,” he muttered.
But now, in this life, Ye Qiu had made it into both the Level Leaderboard and the Fame Leaderboard!
What’s more, the gap between him and those below was massive, especially on the Fame Leaderboard.
He estimated that it would take at least a year before anyone could catch up!
In the beginning, sure, players could use wealth or beauty to build favor. But as time went on, those methods offered diminishing returns. They were mere drops in the ocean.
Only by participating in quests, battling monsters, and being involved in major events could players earn significant fame!
The importance of fame would become more and more apparent over time.
The fact that it was listed alongside the Level and Wealth Leaderboards proved its significance.
“…Still can’t remember,” Ye Qiu shook his head.
He really couldn’t figure out which poor soul he’d bumped off the list.
But that didn’t matter.
The emergence of these rankings would trigger a new wave of rapid level-rushing competitions!
The rankings would shift constantly, changing every single day!
“As for the guy ranked #1 on the Wealth Leaderboard, Yan Hongda, he’s probably from the official dev team,” Ye Qiu speculated, looking at familiar names and connecting them to past memories.
“The one in 9th place, Meng Bi, people thought he was backed by a company or studio. But two and a half years later, during the Player City Event, he spent billions of gold coins and took a plot of land all by himself, becoming a one-man City Lord. That’s when everyone realized that he was a solo player!
“On the Level Leaderboard, the well-known ones are Feng Yanhui and Zhao Mingyuan. One is a hero-like player on par with Ning Qianjun; the other will become an infamous disaster in the future!
“Oh, and Qiao Muyan is quite famous too. During the National War Event, she led the Hanxia nation’s players in storming the Wamin Island City, slaying Orochi, and killing Shuten-dōji. Sadly, she got lost in Takamagahara afterward and was never heard from again…”
Looking at all the names across the three leaderboards, Ye Qiu felt a mix of familiarity and unfamiliarity.
As for the anonymous entries?
They were only temporarily using aliases.
Because once the game descended into the real world, almost no one chose to remain anonymous anymore.
In the chaotic apocalypse that followed, reputation and fame became your biggest assets for survival.
The appearance of the leaderboards stirred up not only the entire Trial City, but also the real world.
All players were shaken! The forums exploded!
“These Level and Fame rankings have to be fake!”
“Holy crap! Is the #1 guy even human?!”
“I swear, the one topping both lists is the SAME PERSON!”
“How the hell is his level that high?!”
“It has to be a system error!”
“Maybe he’s using cheats!”
“Don’t worry, as long as he’s not modding the client skin, the devs won’t ban him.”
“LMAO, you noobs really think it’s a bug or cheat?”
“Relax, it’s just banter, no need to take it seriously!”
“With how realistic this game is, there’s no way it’s a bug, and cheating is almost impossible!”
“But… the gap is just too huge!”
“I asked a foreign friend, and their top-ranked player is only level 12. That god at the top is level 20! And his fame? Absolutely ridiculous!”
“Someone tell me the name of this god. I want to be his sidekick!”
“Back of the line, I haven’t even had a chance to lick his boots yet!”
“Everyone, hurry up and level!”
“Tsk tsk, the Wealth Leaderboard is full of monsters too!”
Most players focused on the Level Leaderboard.
The other two lists got less attention, except for the jaw-dropping #1 fame value, which stunned nearly everyone.
Zhao Mingyuan stared at the leaderboards, his expression shifting from dark to cloudy.
“I underestimated how many hidden experts were out there…”
Just from the Level Leaderboard alone, he recognized at least half the names were backed by frightening real-world power.
But when his gaze fell on the anonymous #1 player, his face finally showed real shock.
“Damn it! This makes no freaking sense!”
He racked his brain, but couldn’t figure out how.
Everyone started on equal footing, and yet in just 20 days of game time, someone had already pulled this far ahead!
“Big bro, the rankings are out!” His younger sister, Zhao Hanyan, logged in.
Her expression was a mix of amazement and disbelief.