Chapter 529: Too Sneaky

Don't bother with Wen-jie… A new federation is missing. How is the ranking still the same?

Finally, a smart person showed up and saw the problem with this ranking.

Cheng Shuili didn't say a word from start to finish, her eyes fixed on the text on the ranking.

She could confirm Qin Wen was on the list, but exactly where was still unclear, and…

Cheng Shuili really hoped Qin Wen's ranking could be a bit higher, to give her a surprise, and also give Dong Da Qu a surprise.

【4th place: Gang Xin (Bei Da Qu-Iron Curtain), mileage score 2654, wealth score 3567, instance performance score 3012, total 9233】

Gang Xin Dalao is badass!

Sorry, we Bei Da Qu easily snatched this great fourth-place score!

Heh, it's not even top three, what's there to be happy about? Fourth place is just the leftovers of the awards, is it even worth showing off?

Gang Xin Dalao exceeded three thousand in two categories, one score even two thousand six, total even over nine thousand! What monster must be ahead to beat Gang Xin Dalao?

Nine thousand three is indeed awesome, but fourth is fourth, talking as if they got first.

Exactly, didn't even make top three, what's there to brag about?

Just wait and see, top three will definitely have our Xi Da Qu's Bai Tou Ying!

Nan Da Qu requests to battle! Our Sheng Yan Lao Da may be only fifth, but top three will definitely have our people!

Laughing to death, have you guys forgotten Dong Da Qu?

Five people? You mean Dong Da Qu will sweep the top three? Dream on.

How is it impossible? The power ranking has Dong Da Qu in first!

Power ranking is power ranking, personal ranking is personal ranking. Just because a faction is strong doesn't mean its leader's personal strength ranks high.

That's right, Gang Xin is that strong yet only fourth; I want to see what immortals are in the top three.

That's right, isn't the leader of the New Federation not on this list either? Shows the two actually have no direct relation.

That's right……

Amidst the chorus of agreement, the third-place information slowly appeared.

【3rd place: Qing Qing de yi ge wen (Dong Da Qu), mileage score 3887, wealth score 3012, instance performance score 3766, total.】

??????

What the heck????

Qing Qing de yi ge wen? How is this name so familiar?

From Dong Da Qu? Another one from Dong Da Qu?

Points! Over a thousand higher than Gang Xin!

Wait wait, look at her instance score! 3766! It's currently the highest instance score!

Mileage score 3887 is also the highest! What divine data is this?

So she's currently first in both categories? Then why is she only third??

Because her wealth score is only 3012, it's pulling her down.

3012 and that's called 'only'?? You call this 'only'??

Wait, you noticed this person has no faction listed! They have no faction, yet they broke into the top three on their own!

Damn really! A lone player! They're a solo!

A Dong Da Qu lone player with no faction used their own strength to reach third overall in the server?

Hasn't anyone recognized them yet? This is the person who helped rescue people with Wuya Dalao in the last instance!

Ah, I see! So it's her!

In the World Channel's chorus of emotion, Cheng Shuili precisely spotted an interesting comment.

"Have you noticed? The faction leaders' wealth scores are pretty high, but the ranked players without factions seem to rely on mileage and instance scores. Why is that? Does joining a faction make you rich?"

"I'm an internal member of a mid-tier faction in Nan Da Qu. Every time before rankings are posted, our boss tells us to concentrate resources on him, so we can get a better ranking, which greatly benefits our faction and also brings rewards."

"I thought this was some secret, but whenever our boss tells us to do this, they do it sneakily."

"No, how are you guys still cheating like this!"

"So… the so-called wealth score is actually just a show of factional depth?"

"I get it, if Qing Qing de yi ge wen had a faction, their ranking could be even higher!"

Just then, second place was announced!

【2nd place: Handsome White Eagle (Xi Da Qu-Freedom Wing), mileage score 3366, wealth score 4877, instance performance score 2891, total.】

With Qin Wen's astonishingly high score up front, when second place was announced, the World Channel fell silent for a moment.

Not because this score isn't impressive, but because…

"What the heck is this wealth score???"

"4877??? That's 1310 points higher than Gang Xin???"

"Freedom Wing must have dumped their entire faction's stash onto this one person, right?"

"Mileage score 3366, instance score 2891, both lower than Qing Qing de yi ge wen's, yet the total overtook…"

"Is this the power of factions?"

"Too sneaky! This isn't a personal strength ranking, it's a faction wealth ranking!"

"Zhi Nu!! Where's the fairness? This is just sneaky—how is there even such a move?"

"Exactly! What kind of personal strength ranking is this? Might as well rename it to faction wealth ranking."

"I get it now—so-called personal strength just means counting how many people stand behind you."

"Qing Qing de yi ge wen is so wronged! Two first-place scores, yet they're pushed down by someone with a high wealth score! Although I'm not from Dong Da Qu, who wouldn't be angry about this?"

"Hold on, don't rush to curse—although White Eagle's mileage and instance scores are lower than Qing Qing de yi ge wen's, they're still 3366 and 2891, which is already strong, right?"

Strong is strong, but without the wealth points bonus, even at his best he'd only be just over nine thousand points—could he get eleven thousand?

Don't be jealous upstairs—being able to become the leader of Freedom Wings is itself a kind of strength.

Exactly, you think anyone can make the whole faction willingly hand over resources?

But that's too exaggerated—Qin Wen's instance points and mileage points are both higher than his, yet he lost on wealth points.

So that person's guess is right—lone wolves lose out, and their losses are in wealth points.

If Qin Wen also had faction backing, it's really hard to say who would be second.

Laughable, you Dong Da Qu folks can't afford to lose, right?

Who can't afford to lose? We're just stating the facts!

The fact is, White Eagle is second, Qin Wen third—what's there to argue about?

Stop arguing, stop arguing—first place hasn't come out yet!

First place is definitely Wu Ya—do we even need to think?

That's not necessarily true—what if Wu Ya's wealth points aren't as good as White Eagle's?

Wu Ya is the leader of Black Feather, and Black Feather is first in the power rankings. That aside, Wu Ya also has a one-of-a-kind safe zone for the entire Human Camp worldwide—how could his wealth points be low?