Reach level 20, Cultivator?
The Alpha orb kept breaking, and system notifications continued to appear on Lein and Nita's system panels.
[Congratulations, Sovereign level increased to 17. +100 Empty Attribute]
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[Congratulations, Sovereign level increased to 18. +100 Empty Attribute]
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[Congratulations, Sovereign level increased to 19. +100 Empty Attribute]
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[Congratulations, Sovereign level increased to 20. +100 Empty Attribute]
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[A Sovereign level has reached the Tier-1 limit. Please proceed with promotion.]
A different notification appeared on their system panels. They no longer received experience points after reaching level 20, the maximum level for Tier-1 Sovereigns.
Their levels had reached 20, but many Alpha orbs remained.
[Alpha Orb]
- Remaining energy: 37,213
The remaining energy continued to deplete rapidly.
"Brother... what if we share these with old man Takulani and Efan?" Nita suggested.
"No... we've already discussed this. We must be cautious about the abilities we possess. Understand?" Lein replied firmly, ensuring Nita wouldn't face trouble later.
Nita was a bit disheartened, but her brother was right. Revealing to others that they had many Alpha Orbs would invite the greed and suspicion of others.
With nothing else to do in the core of Rock Island, Lein and Nita left and returned to Lein's floating island.
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Upon returning to the main island, Lein checked the promotion requirements.
[Tier-2 Promotion Mission]
- Silver Badge - Sacred Human Race (Cultivator)
- 100,000 Energy Crystals
- Level 20 Monster Heart - Commander Rank
"Cultivator??..." Lein was curious about the mention of a cultivator in the Sacred Human Race.
Could the old man and the middle-aged man with a crown he encountered during his Tier-1 promotion be cultivators? But why did the crowned man know about the system?
Lein was a bit worried. Wasn't the system supposed to be a secret, only possessed by chosen individuals? At least that's what the novels he read suggested.
"Nita, is the Nature Elf Race in your promotion mission also a Cultivator?" Lein asked Nita beside him.
Nita nodded; she also didn't know what was going on.
"Let's not take the promotion mission for now. Let's finish the Void Monster Invasion Event first."
Lein adjusted his priorities. He then checked the leaderboard.
[Event Ranking]
- 1. William Anderson - 211,400
- 2. Bai Qi - 208,129
- 3. Vladmir Nova - 200,488
- 4. Kim Un - 193,331
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- 9. Wiko Suryo - 167,684
- 10. Elena - 167,076
The event had only been running for three hours, and people's points had already surpassed 200,000.
Lein glanced at his points and could only smile wryly. He hadn't focused on killing monsters for the past three hours; he was busy reaching the void monster island, which was over 1,000 by 1,000 meters in size, to harvest Alpha Orbs with abundant remaining energy.
- 34. Lein - 89,087
- 38. Cute Cat - 86,361
Seeing that his kill points were only half of the 10th rank, he didn't feel disheartened. After reaching level 20, his confidence had been restored.
[STATUS]
- Name: Lein
- Level: 20 (1%)
- Attributes: STR 632, AGI 520, INT 479, RES 408
- Profession: Swordsman
- Skills: (Divine Slash Shadow), (Sky Shattering Slash), (Area of Light)
- Equipment: (Divine Sword), (Windlau Shoes), (Heart Cloak), (Adhesive Gloves), (Green Flame Helmet)
- Talent: (Infinity Duplicate SSS)
- Features: Market, Chat, Friends
Raising from level 10 to 20 gave a total of 1,000 empty attribute points. Additionally, all his equipment had been upgraded to white grade, providing a +5% attack bonus.
Materials were not a problem for Lein. He still had many unopened empty silver chests. These numerous silver chests were the reason Lein was so confident in establishing the World Market Alliance organization.
Lein and Nita didn't linger. After a short rest, they would chase points and destroy every passing stone island.
"Feel this!"
A young woman drew her bow with all her strength, aiming at a black flying monster bird.
Swoosh... swoosh...
The arrow shot through the air and struck the monster bird right in the forehead, causing its head to explode. The contents of its head scattered like pieces of gravel.
Not far from the woman, a young man wielding a glowing sword danced among many monsters. Each swing of his sword resulted in a monster being cleaved in half.
Gruuuu... gru...
A tree monster at the back of the horde grew furious, shaking all its branches and leaves. The falling leaves hovered in the air, then flew like thousands of bees towards the young man with the glowing sword.
Each time a leaf struck a werewolf warrior or an ant soldier, it exploded with great force, creating a blast radius of up to 10 meters. Imagine the devastation if thousands of leaves exploded simultaneously.
Sensing the impending danger, the young man glanced around, spotting the thousands of leaves moving towards him.
"Hmmm, I thought you'd stay idle until all your minions were dead," Lein said calmly.
He then gripped his sword with both hands, swinging it from behind. A brilliant light emanated from the golden sword, extending up to 100 meters. Without hesitation, the young man swung it forward, cutting through the incoming leaves.
Swoosh... whoosh... crack...
The sword light sliced through the thousands of leaves, piercing through the monster horde and eventually reaching the tree monster at the back.
Rghhh...
The tree monster looked resigned, its eyes vacant. The last thought it had was how a human could possess such immense power.
"Your sword light is indeed very powerful," said Nita from a distance, praising her brother Lein's sword technique.
They continued attacking the void monster islands until the evening. Their points surged to 800,000, placing them in the top 20.
"Phew..."
"Nita, let's take a break," said Lein, slashing the last remaining monster.
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As usual, Lein and Nita had set up a small camp outside the main city. They enjoyed being outside the city, as it felt like living in nature. Green grass covered the ground, and there were several trees, including some fruit trees.
Nita had planted several fruit trees and flowers around the island. Even though they were no longer on Earth, Nita still fulfilled her childhood dream of becoming a princess.
"Brother, Old Man Takulani and Efan's island will arrive tomorrow," Nita began, wanting to discuss the World Market Alliance. She continued, "I've instructed them to sell items under the World Market Alliance name in the system shop. They are only selling basic items there."
"Besides that, I've asked them to recruit members who want to join. If they wish to trade luxury items, they should come to our island."
Nita continued talking about the alliance situation and explained it to Lein.
"Good job, Nita. Everything is going according to plan. I hope this city will become more lively," Lein approved of all Nita's actions. The core ideas of the alliance were still Lein's. Due to his age, Lein was more mature, and Nita had always respected her older brother since they were young.