Chapter 433 - 249: The Monopolizer Badge’s Treatment

When Zhong Ling and Shen Xuan added Zhong Yi as a friend, they both noticed the two badges in front of his name.

The two badges in front of Zhong Yi's name were magnificent.

Their own names, in contrast, were bare, without a single emblem.

Although Zhong Ling and Shen Xuan's understanding of the Virtual Source Network was still incomplete, they had learned from public documents that the badges in front of a name were a form of status symbol, representing immense honor.

Zhong Ling and Shen Xuan were not the least bit surprised that Zhong Yi could obtain such honors.

In their hearts, Zhong Yi was the strongest among his peers.

Both Zhong Ling and Shen Xuan looked up to Zhong Yi as a role model, a goal to strive toward.

An identical thought secretly formed in both Shen Xuan's and Zhong Ling's minds: 'We have to get badges on the Virtual Source Network for our names, too. Otherwise, whether as a Servant or a companion, following Zhong Yi around like this will just embarrass him.'

Having come into contact with this platform that faced myriad worlds, the hearts of Zhong Ling and Shen Xuan were filled with boundless ambition.

The pair didn't stay in Zhong Yi's reception room long, soon leaving to study the public documents available on the Virtual Source Network.

Zhong Yi was relaxing on the sofa in the lounge, about to pour himself a glass of juice, when he received a message from a staff member of this Soul Fighting Bar.

Instead of leaving the lounge to go to the Soul Fighting Bar, Zhong Yi granted the staff member access.

This staff member from the Soul Fighting Bar represented the Wanyu Soul Fighting Company. Zhong Yi figured the man was contacting him.

'It's most likely because of the Second Level Secret Realm Monopolizer Badge I just got!'

Things unfolded just as Zhong Yi expected. When the staff member entered Zhong Yi's reception room and saw him, he reacted like a humble mouse that had just stumbled upon a field of pumpkins!

If the Soul Fighting Bar staff member's attitude had been respectfully deferential after learning Zhong Yi was a Zhenxing C Level Talent, his current attitude could only be described as terrified and sycophantic.

On the Virtual Source Network, once a Talent applied for a private Soul Fighting Room in a Soul Fighting Bar, the staff there would act as the liaison for all of that Talent's business with the Wanyu Soul Fighting Company.

Xu Nan had never been summoned to the Wanyu Soul Fighting Company Headquarters before.

Just a day ago, Xu Nan had been on his usual shift at the Soul Fighting Bar, looking as pleased as punch.

The Soul Fighting Bar he managed had suddenly gained two Zhenxing C Level Talents.

In an instant, the reputation of his Soul Fighting Bar had skyrocketed.

On the Virtual Source Network, the ID numbers for Soul Fighting Bars were twelve digits long.

This meant there were a total of one hundred billion Soul Fighting Bars!

Previously, the Soul Fighting Bar Xu Nan managed had only been ranked in the upper-middle tier.

But now, this Soul Fighting Bar could be ranked among the very top.

When he was summoned by headquarters, Xu Nan figured his summons was most likely related to these two Zhenxing C Level Talents.

But he never expected Zhong Yi to give him such a massive surprise!

Zhong Yi had only just been certified as a Zhenxing C Level Talent, and just a few days later, he had already obtained the Secret Realm Monopolizer Badge.

Good heavens!

'Just what kind of Talent is this!?'

This was one of only two exclusive badges in the Second Level Secret Realm opened by the Wanyu Gambling Company.

These two exclusive badges were the Second Level Secret Realm Monopolizer Badge and the Second Level Secret Realm Annihilator Badge!

To obtain the Second Level Secret Realm Monopolizer Badge, one had to achieve the highest score ever recorded in the Wanyu Gambling Company's Second Level Secret Realm since it first opened.

Only the single highest scorer could receive such a prestigious honor.

To obtain the Second Level Secret Realm Annihilator Badge, on the other hand, one needed to kill the most people during the exploration of the Second Level Secret Realm.

Both were exclusive badges, but if one were to truly compare them, in any Level of Secret Realm, the Monopolizer Badge was more valuable than the Annihilator Badge.

Because one could rack up a high kill count by only killing the weak.

But to get the most points, one had to ensure they killed all the powerful experts in the Secret Realm who had also accumulated a large number of points.

Xu Nan remembered that this Second Level Secret Realm Monopolizer Badge was previously held by a B Level Talent.

That B Level Talent's power seemed to have just recently reached the Fifth Level.

That B Level Talent had also snatched the Second Level Secret Realm Monopolizer Badge from someone else, breaking a record that had stood for nearly 3,000 years!

But that B Level Talent had only held the Second Level Secret Realm Monopolizer Badge for a few decades before someone else snatched it away.

The value of this kind of Secret Realm Monopolizer Badge was more than ten times that of a Zhenxing C Level Talent Badge.

As long as the young man before him didn't fall in his own world, he was destined to become a great figure on the Virtual Source Network in the future.

With such astonishing Talent, the young man must surely have a profound background in his own world.

The chances of him falling were probably slim.

If before, Xu Nan had only wanted to get on Zhong Yi's good side, now he was willing to get on all fours and be a fawning lapdog for Zhong Yi's amusement, if that's what he wanted.

"Lord Zhong Yi, your Talent is truly the greatest I have ever encountered since becoming a manager at a Soul Fighting Bar on the Virtual Source Network."

"You only just became a Zhenxing C Level Talent and survived the mad scramble by all the major factions to recruit you, and now you've immediately gone and broken a Virtual Source Network record that challengers from countless worlds have failed to surpass."

"The Wanyu Soul Fighting Company specifically summoned me to a meeting at headquarters because of your achievement."

"As the owner of the Second Level Secret Realm Monopolizer Badge, the Wanyu Soul Fighting Company will provide you with one Heart of the Secret Realm and 1,000 Divine Origin Value, free of charge, every month from now on."

"You can freely choose the attribute of the Heart of the Secret Realm. Do you know which attribute you'd like?"

"I can help you submit the application right away. After it's submitted, headquarters will quickly arrange for someone to deliver the Heart of the Secret Realm to you."

A surprised expression appeared on Zhong Yi's face when he heard Xu Nan's words.

'1,000 Divine Origin Value and a Heart of the Secret Realm every month? To think this Second Level Secret Realm Monopolizer Badge I stumbled upon comes with such amazing benefits. A Heart of the Secret Realm generally costs around 300 Divine Origin Value. In other words, the Wanyu Soul Fighting Company will be giving me 1,300 Divine Origin Value every month. That adds up to 15,600 Divine Origin Value per year.'

This stable income couldn't help but remind Zhong Yi of the support the Xin Xia Federation provided to its Celestial Destiny Seekers.

The level of this support was immense!

Zhong Yi didn't choose an attribute for the Heart of the Secret Realm right away. Instead, he asked Xu Nan,

"If I accept this monthly provision of Divine Origin Value and the Heart of the Secret Realm from the Wanyu Soul Fighting Company, are there any obligations I need to fulfill?"

Zhong Yi was cautious about resources that suddenly fell into his hands like this.

Hearing this, Xu Nan hurriedly said,

"My lord, these are rewards provided free of charge by the Wanyu Source Material Company to badge holders."

"You don't have to do anything, just accept these resources every month with peace of mind."

"You should know that there are Four Major Companies on our Virtual Source Network."

"Now that you've obtained this Monopolizer Badge, I imagine the Four Major Companies will be sending you invitations very soon."

"No matter which company you choose to join, you'll immediately be made a manager."

"Even though you are still a C Level Talent, you can already enjoy the treatment that only B Level Talents are entitled to!"

Xu Nan paused for a moment before continuing with a smile.

"In fact, even those B Level Talents feel it's a great honor when they are invited by the Four Major Companies to become managers."

Xu Nan fully expected the Four Major Companies to extend invitations to Zhong Yi.

He had already heard some rumors during the meeting at headquarters.

But he had no idea what kind of position or title they would offer Zhong Yi, nor did he know what kind of terms they would propose.

Therefore, Xu Nan only revealed this much and didn't elaborate.

'If I speak carelessly and get something wrong, won't I leave him with the impression that I'm unreliable?'