221 Ranked Fifth
I didn’t regret doing this even now. I gained lots more than what the system would give me. At least just having Hilary on my side didn’t cause me any problems to recruit an army for her with just one word.
[Bro, I need half of the camps you are training for me] as the system was taking its time to calculate the end result of my performance. [Please send them to Albany city, the one with big mega gate]
[Sure brother, I’ll send the word to those working with them] he sent before adding, [I might take a few hours to gather them before sending them to you. They will take half a day to arrive]
[Thanks bro] I sent before closing the chat and waited for the final result from the system.
As soon as I closed the chat with him, the system finished its calculations and sent me these messages.
[Your score is now ready]
[Your actions in this quest are outstanding!]
[Congratulations! You already conquered three cities at the end of the quest]
[Congratulations! You conquered twenty-three cities throughout the course of the quest]
[Your final evaluation is: Exceptional]
[You have a ranking over the entire world in this quest]
[Congratulations! Your ranking is fifth over the entire world in this quest]
[Your rewards are being calculated]
[Please wait for more instructions]
Fifth? That was something new for me. I never thought there was a ranking over the entire world in these quests.
It was good that the system considered my efforts to claim lots of cities. Even though I gave up on many things, I didn’t end up losing my efforts.
“I got such a bad evaluation!! F*ck!!!” Just as I waited, I heard this loud shout and curse just metres beside me.
It was that chick. I looked at her without feeling any sympathy towards her.
“What? Did you run all the way after that dragon while ignoring the quest?” I asked in mockery and she snorted.
“Loser,” Karoline laughed at her while the jumper only shook his head.
“I already spread out my forces to get control over many cities,” she bellowed back, “but I ended up coming in sixth place! There is some bastard who kicked me out of the top five!!”
I looked at her as I blinked twice before praying the final list of this quest ranking wouldn’t come up at all.
“You got screwed up with someone else, hahaha, you deserve that b*tch!” Karoline didn’t shut her mouth up. Luckily for me, there was no final list to be displayed.
“You should have not come here. You should have stayed back there,” even the jumper spoke.
“Don’t worry,” yet Hilary said without care, “a list will be provided after the end of the reward assessment. I’ll see who is that bastard to get my own place this time and seek my revenge from him.”
Damn! Why the hell did I feel this cold at my back? I looked at my chariot… yes, it was wise to move away now and fake my ignorance about any of this.
“Where are you going?”
Damn you jumper! Why the hell did you speak right now?!! ρꪖꪕᦔꪖꪕꪫꪣꫀꪶ
“Are you going to rest?” Karoline asked, and her face turned all red as she said this.
“Oh, resting is the best thing,” Hilary jumped at this chance and held my arm, “let’s have a rest babe, let’s all have a rest together.”
“I won’t go to rest,” I freed my arm from her, “I’m going to have a walk around the city.”
“Then I’ll come with you,” Karoline said and I just wanted to shout at her to shut up.
“I’ll come as well,” as expected! Hilary wouldn’t let Karoline have any moment of peace with me without butting in.
“You three have things to do,” I said while starting to walk again, “just go and do whatever you have to do.”
“Something is fishy about you,” just before I could walk one metre away, that bastard said this, “I bet my mask that you are hiding something.”
“Hiding? What the hell man!”
“Yes, he is,” Karoline looked at me then at Hilary, “are you two…”
Babe! Not even you!
“I’d love to say we are dating behind your back but I have nothing to do with that,” Hilary raised both hands in the air before she jumped in the air, “damn! The final rewards are here. Let me check that bastard who took my place!”
I moved my eyes around like a thief who got busted in theft. I didn’t know what this ranking thing was all about.
Yet the next streak of messages just told me the reason why Hilary acted in such a way.
[Your rewards are here]
[You gained one free slot to receive god blessing]
[You gained ten million coins]
[You gained five dark gold gears with stats enough to rival the common black graded items]
[You gained the right to turn any building to one of the special building for free]
[You can check the list of special buildings later on]
[You got the fifth rank over the entire world]
[You are now considered one of the top five, the best candidates to reach paragon of your race at the end of the apocalypse]
[You got a right to participate in the top five tournament one month from now between you and the other four paragon candidates]
[You got the right to select one city from your territory and appoint it as your base]
[Having a base city will allow your forces to gain extra bonus stats whenever they are inside your territory]
[Your forces must be in a linked territory with your base city to gain such boost]
[You gained the right to check the final list of top hundred winners]
[Only top ten can enjoy such treatment]
[You can select anyone and add as a friend if you want]
Just as I read these messages, I heard a blood curdling shout from my side. Damn! That chick must have checked the list and read my name there.