Chapter 132: Ferryman of Impermanence

Chapter 132: Chapter 132: Ferryman of Impermanence

The rewards hadn’t been distributed yet, but the small group chat was already buzzing about who had received A-level and S-Class Evaluations.

They guessed back and forth, until Frostleaf finally just came out and admitted it: "I got an A-level Evaluation, not S-Class. But I can’t hold it in anymore—is there even any doubt about who got the S-Class? Who else could it be but Blacktiger Ford?"

The group went quiet for a moment after that message. Finally, Bluebird chimed in and tagged Seraphina Sinclair.

[Bluebird]: @Blacktiger Ford, Master, was it you?

’What’s the point of talking about this?’

Seraphina Sinclair ignored the question. Scrolling up a bit, she saw that all three people with A-level ranks were in the group. She had only managed to get an S-Class Evaluation because of her runes. ’How did these three manage it?’

She remembered clearly that very few people in the group had bought Fire Drawing Runes from her. Frostleaf, in particular, had definitely never bought a thing from Seraphina Sinclair.

’It seems the top-ranked people all have their own trump cards.’

’If only they would all just obediently sell their trump cards to me.’

’I’m so nice, really.’

Seraphina Sinclair was almost moved by her own noble character. Even when just fantasizing, her first thought was to *buy*, not to *rob*.

From a certain point of view, she was just too magnanimous!

Seraphina Sinclair’s grand reverie was interrupted by a panel that suddenly popped up in front of her.

The rewards had arrived.

[Survivor Blacktiger Ford, your S-Class Evaluation rewards are as follows: Black Fog Coins: 1,500]

1,500?!

Seraphina Sinclair shot to her feet.

It wasn’t that she’d never seen money before, but this was a lot! Especially compared to the 10 Black Fog Coins she got as an incentive reward.

She continued reading.

[Random Item Supply Box: 1, Advanced Survival Pack: 3, Advanced Medical Kit: 3.]

That wasn’t all. There was also an extra reward for a hidden mission.

[Hidden mission "A Companion’s Redemption" detected as complete. S-Class extra reward issued: Special Title: "Ferryman of Impermanence (Silver)"]

’Just a title?’

’That’s not much, and there isn’t even an equipment box.’

’The novice instance gave one, but the official instance didn’t...?’

’How strange.’

Grumbling to herself, Seraphina Sinclair casually opened the Random Item Supply Box.

A flash of white light later, the box vanished, leaving a pure white ball of light lying quietly on the ground.

’This must be the item from the box.’

Seraphina Sinclair picked it up and inspected the item’s details.

[Micro Light Protection]

[Description: A condensed halo of soft light that seems to have a life of its own. It radiates a comforting warmth, like the first and last lamp in the dead of night. A single-use consumable. Upon active use, it instantly forms an "Absolute Guardian" halo shield around the user that lasts for 3 seconds. While the shield is active, it can completely block one fatal attack of any kind (fatality is determined based on the user’s current life status). If no fatal attack is received within 3 seconds, the shield will dissipate on its own.]

[Usage Restriction: None]

[Cooldown Time: None]

[Note: May this faint light buy you the chance for one more breath.] ℴ

Seraphina Sinclair clutched the warm orb of [Micro Light Protection], feeling the comforting power contained within.

’A one-time absolute defense...’

’This is a top-tier life-saving item! Its value probably far exceeds that of an ordinary D-level or even C-level piece of equipment.’

’For once, the system was actually generous.’

’No...’ Seraphina Sinclair shook her head.

’This came from a random item box. It’s just my good luck.’

Seraphina Sinclair carefully stored the ball of light in the most conspicuous and easily accessible spot within her Silver Moon Earrings.

Aside from that, there was the title.

The title Seraphina Sinclair currently had equipped was "Pioneer," which granted +5 to all attribute points.

’Whether or not to switch will depend on what this new title does.’

[Ferryman of Impermanence (Silver)]

[Description: You walk the line between life and death, wielding a sliver of faint light. You have witnessed countless ends and have also granted new possibilities to those who should not have perished. In your eyes, life and death are no longer absolute boundaries, but rather, bargaining chips.]

[Equip Effect: Slightly increases Intimidation against negative energy beings such as Spirits, the Undead, and resentful spirits. When facing such creatures, your attacks will carry a faint "Intimidation" effect, with a certain chance to cause them to be briefly stunned or become fearful.]

’Just some Intimidation and a chance to stun?’

’That’s the only debuff?’

No wonder Seraphina Sinclair looked down on it. +5 to All Attributes was far better than this title’s effect!

Seraphina Sinclair’s lip twitched. ’This is almost like getting nothing at all.’

She frowned, only then noticing the quality grade after the title’s name.

’Silver?’

’If that’s the case, then there must be Bronze and Gold as well.’

The title from the novice instance was Family’s Blessing, and that was a Legendary Title.

Later, the title from the leaderboard was Pioneer, and its grade was "Epic".

That being said, Seraphina Sinclair thought of a common quality ranking from games: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Dark Gold, Purple Gold, Epic, Legend.

’It even lines up perfectly with this world’s F-S ranking system.’

’So... where does a Legendary Achievement fit in?’

’Why is the Legendary Title I have worse than an Epic one?’

Seraphina Sinclair couldn’t figure it out for the time being. Overall, though, this round of rewards seemed inferior to the last.

Last time, she had gotten Legendary Equipment with Legendary Traits!

’This special item...’

If not for her good luck, Seraphina Sinclair thought, this batch of rewards would have been truly pathetic.

"Looks like instance rewards also have different tiers," she mused. "Or maybe instances just don’t award Legendary Equipment? Was the novice instance the exception?"

Seraphina Sinclair stood up and put her thoughts aside. She would find out the answers to these things eventually; there was no point in thinking about it now.

But if she had a choice, she certainly hoped instances would drop Legendary Equipment.

Feeling a little disappointed, Seraphina Sinclair’s gaze fell upon the three Advanced Survival Packs.

The contents were the same as last time: ten Luxury Meal Tickets, ten bottles of mineral water, and three Expansion Crystals!

There was also one Random Attribute Potion.

Seraphina Sinclair tilted her head back and drank them. The three attribute potions gave her a total of Strength +2 and Constitution +1.

She opened her personal panel to check her latest Evaluation.

[Name]: Seraphina Sinclair

[Zone]: Drakonia, Third Major Zone, Zone 888

[Intelligence]: 20

[Strength]: 26

[Constitution]: 20

[Speed]: 21

[Evaluation]: You are no longer a fledgling struggling to survive, but a predator beginning to show its fangs. In the Black Fog, your name is quietly starting to spread.

The corners of Seraphina Sinclair’s mouth lifted slightly. This Evaluation was truly a pleasant sight.

Also worth mentioning was that her Constitution had increased by another point on its own. It was truly a case of good things coming in pairs!

Then there were the meal tickets...

Seraphina Sinclair pulled one out and flicked it. She hadn’t even finished the thirty she got last time, and now they’d given her more.

She did a quick calculation in her head and suddenly realized that even if she used a meal ticket for every meal, these thirty meal tickets would last her ten days!

And the interval between instances was only seven days.

In other words, if she could get the highest Evaluation every time, she would never run out of meal tickets!