Chapter 1660: Chain Mission! I Choose Tenfold Leverage!

"150,000 Starfire Points?"

Looking at the number just credited to his account, Xu Jingming felt suddenly curious:

"Just how valuable are these Starfire Points?"

The guide, Garrison, stood nearby and immediately smiled to explain:

"Your Highness, the purchasing power of Starfire Points.

Roughly equivalent to the internal credits of your Eternal Star Alliance.

But here, members of the Starfire Program receive ten times the reward in Starfire Points

for completing the same task as they would at the Academy."

He paused, his tone tinged with clear envy:

"This is the second core benefit of being a Starfire Program member—exceptionally high task rewards.

It allows you to rapidly accumulate Starfire Points, exchange them for resources, and quickly convert them into strength."

Xu Jingming immediately understood.

This was a snowball effect!

The stronger you become, the faster you complete tasks, the more you earn.

Grow stronger, then earn more Starfire Points.

If this ratio holds true,

Ye Li's 7.236 million Starfire Points would equal 7.23 million Academy credits!

The Starfire Rank updates once a year.

That means, through the Starfire Program,

Ye Li earned over seven million Starfire Points in a single year—equivalent to over seven million Academy credits!

Recall how Colter had agonized over transferring just five million credits to him back at the Academy.

Here, with enough tasks completed, he could earn it all back in less than a year!

That would be impossible at the Starfall Academy.

"And it doesn't end there."

Garrison continued:

"The Starfire Program grants access to the highest-tier resource repository.

Simply put, any rare item available within human territory—

no matter how scarce—will have a quota here.

As long as you have enough Starfire Points, nothing is unobtainable."

Xu Jingming's eyes lit up.

The other day at the auction, that drop of demon blood diluted ten thousandfold—

why had it sparked such fierce competition?

Wasn't it because Immortal Stage cultivators normally never had access to resources of that caliber?

But here, as long as you have enough Starfire Points, you can buy any rare resource!

"Now I don't have to worry about finding rare resources anymore," Xu Jingming thought, delighted.

His Purple Nightmare Demon Body still needed to absorb demonic blood.

With this channel available, he no longer had to fear lacking rare demonic blood.

"Additionally, all new members of the Starfire Program

must complete a novice task before gaining permission to freely accept missions."

Garrison continued with a smile:

"But don't worry—this so-called novice task is more like a beginner's bonus.

The reward is several times higher than a regular task, a special favor for newcomers."

"What exactly is the task?" Xu Jingming asked curiously.

It was somewhat like the mission bonus he received when first entering the Starfall Academy.

"It's a chain task, requiring completion of at least five stages."

Garrison waved his hand, and a light screen unfolded before them:

"Upon full completion, rewards are distributed based on a comprehensive score—up to three million Starfire Points maximum."

Information scrolled across the screen, displaying two task types.

"The chain task has two primary directions.

One focuses mostly on missions in the Outer Domains, the other primarily within human territory.

Each chain task combines both, differing only in emphasis.

Your Highness, which path do you choose?"

"The one with more Outer Domain missions," Xu Jingming said without hesitation.

He was about to head to the Second Combat Zone with Lin Qianxue anyway.

It made sense to complete the task en route.

"Directly choose the Outer Domain route?"

"Bold move, newbie."

"Every Starfire Program member is a prime target for alien races. Aren't you afraid of being ambushed so early?"

"..."

The surrounding prodigies reacted with surprise at his choice.

Members of the Starfire Program are key targets for human cultivation cultivation.

They are also threats that must be eradicated in the eyes of the alien races.

Many newcomers, for safety, always choose mission routes within human territory first.

Only after growing stronger do they venture into the Outer Battlefields.

It is indeed rare to find someone like Xu Jingming, who heads straight for the Outer Battlefields upon entry.

"Your Highness, are you certain you've chosen the Outer Battlefield focus route?"

Garrison also confirmed, somewhat surprised.

"Certain." Xu Jingming nodded.

"Good."

Garrison no longer asked further, operated the light screen, and soon spoke:

"Your Highness, you have been assigned the 'Outer Cleansing' series of linked missions."

The light screen refreshed, displaying the specific requirements of the first mission.

"First link of the linked mission: Within one hundred years, kill ten alien Immortal Gods in the Outer Battlefields."

"Kill ten Immortal Gods just to start, when even a single Immortal First Stage is the target?"

Xu Jingming felt a surge of emotion.

No wonder this was a Starfire Program mission—it assumed members already possessed combat power beyond their rank.

"Newcomer missions support leverage adjustment. Your Highness, would you like to increase the leverage?"

Garrison quickly asked again.

"Leverage?" Xu Jingming raised an eyebrow.

"Yes."

Garrison explained:

"If you find the mission too easy, you may apply to increase the leverage multiplier.

For example, selecting double leverage changes the objective to:

Kill twenty alien Immortal Gods within fifty years.

And so on, up to a maximum of tenfold leverage.

That is, kill one hundred Immortal Gods within ten years.

Correspondingly, your final Starfire Points reward will be multiplied by the same leverage factor.

Of course, if a leveraged mission fails, you will incur a penalty of up to three million Starfire Points."

The prodigies watching nearby all wore knowing smiles.

"Here it comes, the classic moment."

"Let's see what he picks."

"Sigh, I picked triple leverage back then—and couldn't finish it!"

"..."

Those who joined the Starfire Program were all human prodigies.

Prodigies all had their pride.

If the newcomer mission seemed too easy, just crank up the leverage!

But how easy were Starfire Program missions to complete?

Many prodigies, after increasing the leverage, utterly failed their missions.

Yet, after hearing this, Xu Jingming's eyes lit up.

"There's such a good deal? Then I choose tenfold leverage!"

Tenfold leverage—if completed—he could earn up to thirty million Starfire Points!

With his current strength, he felt such a mission should be easy to accomplish.

"Tenfold? He actually dares to pick that!"

"Kill a hundred Immortal Gods in ten years? Does he even know what the Outer Battlefields are like?"

"Newcomer, still too full of himself."

"Let's wait and watch the show."

"..."

The surrounding prodigies burst into laughter.

Tenfold leverage?

Even Michael wouldn't dare pick that!

Newcomer, still naive, unaware of the heavens' height and earth's depth.

Garrison was startled and hurriedly advised:

"Your Highness, please reconsider!

This is only the first link of the linked mission—the subsequent missions will grow increasingly difficult.

If you start with tenfold leverage now,

the difficulty of later links will stack to an utterly terrifying level!"