LWGP - Chapter 22
Chapter 22: A Surprise
When the rewards dropped, the crowd that had just run back after seeing the large monster defeated was dumbfounded.
But Wang Jiu noticed that many of the special forces soldiers weren't surprised, especially their captain, Qi Dong.
She understood.
The country's institutions were indeed beginning to process and adapt to these changes.
But with so much loot… it was all strange. Not everything was weapons and treasure chests.
Her first priority was, of course, the weapons and the treasure chest. Although a lot of items had dropped, there were only three weapons and one chest.
The treasure chest was a simple wooden box, but its carvings exuded a sense of mystery. Wang Jiu took it immediately. The weapons were plain to see; after all, this was still the low-level stage, so one couldn't expect anything too fancy.
Rookie's Dagger.
Rookie's Short Knife.
Chieftain's Bane.
Heh! The first two had the exact same attributes as her dagger, just with a different design. But this third one was interesting—its name had a bit of a story to it.
Right under everyone's watchful eyes, Wang Jiu took the simple yet elegant, slender Western-style longsword.
Chieftain's Bane.
Attributes: Strength +2, Agility +1
Weight: 8kg
There were disparities even among grey-grade equipment. The Rookie's Dagger was the worst, but this sword had significantly better attributes.
There was a huge difference between one attribute point and three.
System: "You have 75% participation and are the primary owner of the kill. You have first distribution rights and can choose any loot you want. The others can only receive what you allocate. If you don't allocate, the items will be automatically distributed according to participation quotas. However, before the final distribution, you can make one last adjustment."
Hmm, a boss and her workers?
Wang Jiu found that after taking the sword and the treasure chest, the system prompt showed she had already claimed 70% of the total value.
A very high value percentage.
Was there anything left worth taking?
Wang Jiu narrowed her eyes and deliberately chose the system's auto-distribution. Sure enough, the next second, she saw two names listed on the system page.
Xiao Li and Qi Dong. They had received the dagger and the short knife, respectively, along with some miscellaneous items. The information was noted on the page, making it clear at a glance.
However, the five people who had slacked off were not among them.
It seemed to be because their participation was zero.
But this distribution result…
The point wasn't how it was distributed, but why the items were all… huh? Daily necessities?
"Mr. Xiao, you get the dagger, a box of condoms, and a case of bricks. Mr. Qi, you get the short knife, a bolt of cotton cloth, and a bag of rice. Do you need to trade?"
The other two had no authority to view the specific information or attributes of the items she had taken directly. What they saw now were the remaining items that had already been distributed.
Xiao Li's face was expressionless. "I'd like to trade, but I doubt this gentleman would agree."
Qi Dong: "Yes, I certainly would not."
Xiao Li: "…"
Wang Jiu: "It's fine. It's all manual labor. The working people love glory."
She said this with a perfectly calm expression, her tone especially gentle, intellectual, and soothing as a spring breeze.
Even a tough, iron-willed man like Qi Dong couldn't hold back a laugh.
Condoms and bricks? What the hell kind of manual labor was that!
There were many people around, including the Chief Purser and the flight attendants. Under everyone's strange gazes, Xiao Li's face flushed red, and he snorted, "I'm not like Wang Peng and the others! And if I'm not mistaken, you took the sanitary pads, didn't you!"
He launched a counterattack.
Wang Jiu smiled. "The day-and-night combo pack. It's great, suits me perfectly. Better than you two getting them, right?"
Actually, no.
When she saw the words "sanitary pads," she had inwardly rejected them.
But could she let anyone know that?
Of course not.
As long as she wasn't embarrassed, the embarrassment was on them.
Sure enough, both Qi Dong and Xiao Li looked slightly uncomfortable. Wang Jiu then very naturally stored the large pack of sanitary pads in her inventory.
She was thinking that the fact a terrifying mini-boss dropped such items would undoubtedly reduce the average person's fear of these supernatural phenomena. Look at their expressions, it was as if they were saying—The fuck? That's it?
Actually, there had been many copper coins on the ground before. After the system distribution, the coins were also collected and allocated according to quotas. There were forty copper coins in total, and Wang Jiu got thirty. However, copper coins didn't take up inventory space; they were a currency statistic. Wang Jiu saw that her copper coin column noted 31, while the silver and gold coin counts next to it were both 0.
She now had 31 copper coins, though she didn't yet know what they were for.
Everyone was a level 1 rookie with only five inventory slots opened. If she put the Rookie's Dagger inside, she would only have one slot left.
But she kept the dagger out to save space, as there might be other loot to come.
Xiao Li was surprised to see Wang Jiu walking back into the plane, but he quickly realized why. The goblin corpses!
He exchanged a look with Qi Dong and was the first to run up.
Qi Dong didn't rush. He had arrived later, and although he had benefited from his effective damage against the mini-boss and had been carried to victory, the goblin corpses on the plane had nothing to do with him. He glanced at the five slackers and saw that although their eyes were greedy, none of them adopted a petty attitude to make demands. It wasn't necessarily that their character was impeccable.
Nine times out of ten, it was because they were utterly terrified of that woman.
With a sigh, Qi Dong contacted his superior. Oh, it wasn't actually his former superior anymore. Ever since this game appeared, all the soldiers like him who had passed the initial newbie test had been secretly reassigned to another unit.
They had received far more data about the game than Wang Jiu, as it was a collection of information reported by many people—the result of the state machinery being activated, after all.
Now, he was just reporting what he had just obtained.
He didn't mention what Wang Jiu and Xiao Li got. That was his personal code of ethics. Fortunately, his superiors never forced these things—depending on the situation. When this game truly launched, the military personnel would be a small group; it would be impossible to get everyone's data, and doing so could easily attract trouble and enemies.
Most importantly, a soldier's character was crucial. If they violated their own morals and betrayed their teammates from the very beginning, how could they be expected to love their country and its people in the future?
At least… that was the attitude of the leader of his current unit. He couldn't speak for other departments.
"You're saying you were carried through this dungeon and received a six-star overall reward?"
"Yes, and I received an attribute point," Qi Dong said, still a little excited.
His superior took this very seriously. "The first batch of tutorial instances has just opened. Most people are still struggling to pass their newbie instance. Three chances determine everything. Those who can pass on the first try are already elites. For this person to lead a wilderness invasion instance… she's very formidable."
Qi Dong agreed, but he also felt that passing on the first try didn't necessarily make one an elite.
"There are also those who get carried. My personal performance this time was only two stars."
His tone was a bit subtle, and his superior got the hint, sighing. "Stay calm. The future is long. Regardless of how you got it, that one attribute point and the Rookie's Dagger you received will be crucial resources for you in the early stages. You should know that only a very small number of you have managed to obtain attribute points so far. I can already feel it. The technology and conventional weapons we rely on for survival are undergoing changes we don't want to see… Perhaps the rice and cotton cloth in your hands are also a type of resource?"
Qi Dong was startled.
If that was true, was the apocalypse coming?
Wang Jiu had killed quite a few goblins. She unlocked them one by one. Although she wasn't impatient, she still asked the system if there was a one-click collection function. She also asked if she had to unlock the corpses of all monsters after a fight, whether they were minions or mini-bosses.
She was actually in a bit of a hurry, even though the person coming to pick her up probably hadn't arrived yet.
System: "The game has not fully launched yet. This is the pioneer phase, so things are a bit more unadorned. Once it launches, these functions will come online."
Hmm, "unadorned" was a very tactful word choice.
You might as well just say the game hasn't even gone through a full closed beta.
Wang Jiu: "That's fine, I can accept collecting them one by one. But what I'm more curious about is—why does every goblin I unlock drop one copper coin and one brick?"
That was the main point.
System: "That's random and depends on your luck. Don't be hasty, maybe the next one will be better."
Wang Jiu was in the middle of unlocking the next one. Ding. Great, there it was.
A single brick. It didn't even give a copper coin.
As Wang Jiu narrowed her eyes, the System said: "These are just the lowest-level monsters. What kind of rewards are you expecting? Stay calm, life is full of surprises." Just as it finished speaking, Wang Jiu saw Xiao Li, who was also unlocking a goblin corpse nearby, find two copper coins and a piece of high-quality cured meat.
Xiao Li sensed that Wang Jiu's gaze was a little dangerous. He glanced at the brick in her hand and silently shuffled several steps to the side.
The System was as quiet as if it had died.
But soon, Xiao Li shuffled back, asking tentatively, "Director Wang, I just got an attribute point. I was thinking about how to allocate it when I noticed a change in my experience bar. How about yours? Of course, you don't have to say, but I was hoping for your guidance."
Young Master Xiao had always been extremely arrogant. Among people like Wang Peng, he had the best background and the highest aptitude. This arrogance was a product of his environment, but it wasn't permanent. In their circle, being pragmatic and admiring the strong were common mindsets.
He acknowledged Wang Jiu's strength and composure, and he knew the world was about to undergo a massive change. Being able to get an attribute point by following her was a stroke of luck, and it was also likely a type of resource—an expert resource. He could absolutely try to get her guidance, because she had clearly obtained attribute points before; otherwise, she wouldn't be so powerful.
However, it was only because Xiao Li mentioned it that Wang Jiu paid attention to her own experience.
She had received so many things that she hadn't had time to look. Now that she was reminded, she realized her experience bar was full.
"I don't have any special experience. I'm just figuring things out as I go."
"But my thinking is that the crises in the initial stage are hard to predict. You should use it on the cutting edge during a perilous time."
As for some long-term build, she didn't think a few attribute points could determine one's path. Whether one became strength-based or agility-based would depend on the future. Equipment and skills were also major factors. Surviving the early game was the most important thing.
For example, during the danger on the plane, agility was undoubtedly the most useful, but a normal person's first priority would still be strength.
Personal aptitude, available resources, and circumstances were all different; there was no one-size-fits-all answer.
Xiao Li seemed lost in thought. He thanked her and continued unlocking goblin corpses.
Wang Jiu didn't care whether he took her advice or not. She opened her own attribute panel and looked at it carefully.
ID: 564344744.
Level: 1 (Experience Bar—100%, with 15 surplus experience points that can be applied to level 2 after leveling up. Do you wish to level up?)
Attributes (Current available attribute points: 2)
HP: 4
Strength: 4
Agility: 4
Stamina: 2
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