Chapter 684 - 438: Authority 3

At the same time, a purplish-black light screen materialized before his eyes.

However, this light screen seemed to be experiencing some kind of interference, as flickers of red light appeared on it.

It then began to fluctuate violently before finally stabilizing a few seconds later.

[Reader ID: [1051] △]

[Authority: Bronze △]

[Worlds Experienced: (Shadow of the End) △]

[Book Tickets: 1 E-Level Book Ticket, 1 D-Level Book Ticket, 1 B-Level Book Ticket, 1 A-Level Book Ticket, 1 S-Level Book Ticket. △]

[Royalty: 80,280 △]

[Items: Yin-Controlling Body Crystal, Eight-headed Spirit]

"Hm?"

Hu Qi’s expression faltered as his gaze swept over the lines of text.

The crimson, triangular runes were a little too conspicuous amidst the purple text.

’This must be because of the Crimson modification panel.’

’I didn’t expect Crimson to have this kind of ability.’

’In all likelihood, I should be able to modify my personal information by spending Modification Points.’

However, Hu Qi didn’t immediately attempt any modifications.

Instead, he began to browse the content on the screen.

Even though he had only completed one trial mission, his rewards were surprisingly abundant.

Other official Readers would likely be aghast if they knew.

Under normal circumstances, a Reader could expect to earn, at most, around a thousand in Royalty from a single novel world.

The only exception would be for those who experienced extremely difficult novel worlds.

The novel worlds within the Reincarnation Bookstore are divided into ten Levels.

They are ranked from low to high, from One-Star to Ten-Star.

One-Star to Three-Star worlds are considered Basic Level Novel Worlds.

[Energy Threshold] 0-3,000 standard units.

[Features] Stable Physical Laws, sparse Extraordinary Elements.

For example, a One-Star World: A world with purely physical laws (e.g., modern urban settings, historical dramas, hard sci-fi).

A Two-Star World: A world with minor Mutations (e.g., Wuxia/Jianghu, zombie apocalypses, spy thrillers with superpowers).

A Three-Star World: A stable, low-magic world (e.g., emergence of Daoist arts, Superpower awakenings, interstellar colonization).

These include ordinary worlds, as well as those that are just beginning to involve a hint of Extraordinary Power.

Examples include ancient martial arts, modern zombie outbreaks, and urban martial arts stories.

Four-Star to Six-Star worlds are known as Intermediate Novel Worlds.

[Energy Threshold] 3,001-20,000 standard units.

[Traits] Tide of the Extraordinary.

These include high-fantasy martial arts, mystic fantasy, and Cultivation worlds.

The Extraordinary Systems in these worlds are more developed and powerful.

Seven-Star to Nine-Star worlds are considered Advanced Novel Worlds.

[Energy Threshold] 20,001–100,000 standard units.

[Traits] Strong Power of Rules.

Power reaching the True God Level may appear in these worlds.

They touch upon the threshold of immortality.

For example, the world he was in before, where the sun died and was trapped in an endless cycle of Reincarnation.

In the Reincarnation Bookstore, that would be considered a Seven-Star Novel World.

As for the final category, Ten-Star Worlds, there was no information available.

The Energy Threshold is a value calculated by the Reincarnation Bookstore, based on a world’s various aspects, including the concentration of Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy, its Extraordinary System, and the strength of the world’s origin.

The higher the Energy Threshold, the more dangerous and powerful the world.

But Hu Qi had only experienced a Trial World. Strictly speaking, it should have been roughly equivalent to a Five-Star Intermediate Novel World.

That said, the difficulty of its main storyline couldn’t compare to that of a true Five-Star world.

If it weren’t for Hu Qi, the number of surviving Intern Readers wouldn’t have been so low.

In reality, the Trial World, as the first world a Reader experiences, contained quite a few benefits.

With proper planning, even an ordinary Intern Reader could obtain a large amount of Royalty.

For instance, the rewards for missions to hunt Yin Beasts and Slaughterers were stackable.

In the *Shadow of the End*, it could be said that Hu Qi had completely farmed the world dry.

Not only had he wiped out nearly all the Slaughterers and Yin Beasts in Shenmu City, but he had also killed the sole King Level entity, the Eight-headed Serpent, which was how he obtained such bountiful rewards.

His gaze shifted down, landing on the Items section.

[Yin-Controlling Body Crystal (Crush to obtain the Yin-Controlling Body, the same Physique as the novel’s protagonist, Hakawa Yuuma. This Physique allows the user to absorb Yin Energy from the deaths of living creatures to increase their own power.)]

[Eight-headed Spirit (Formed from the lingering resentment of the Eight-headed Serpent after its death. Can be tamed.)]

These two rewards could be used in conjunction with one another.

These were arguably the best rewards from the *Shadow of the End* world.

The Eight-headed Serpent’s power was comparable to the Refining God stage. Even as a mere Eight-headed Spirit, once tamed, it could grant its master the combat power of a peak Qi Dao Grandmaster.

For an ordinary Reader, this would be a massive power boost.

But to Hu Qi, it was dispensable.

He glanced over his personal information one more time.

His gaze finally settled on the Authority section.

[Authority: Bronze △]

’As things stand, modifying my Authority will undoubtedly bring the greatest benefits.’

’After all, my goal here isn’t to complete missions, earn Royalty, and increase my personal strength like an ordinary Reader.’

’Therefore, modifying and raising my Authority is the most important thing.’

’Only by obtaining higher Authority can I learn more about the Reincarnation Bookstore.’

’And now, with Crimson, I can undoubtedly save a massive amount of time on raising my Authority.’

"Crimson! Upgrade my Authority from Bronze Level to Golden Level!"

HUMMM!

In an instant, the text in the Authority section blurred.

At the same time.

...

「Outside.」

Suddenly, a soft white light emanated from Hu Qi’s body without any warning.

At first, the others just assumed Hu Qi had redeemed some special item or was undergoing some sort of physical enhancement.

Such things were not uncommon in the Reincarnation Bookstore.

But in the next second, the unexpected happened!

"SWOOSH!"

In an instant, the white light flared with astonishing intensity, completely enveloping Hu Qi.

Immediately after, Hu Qi’s body shot up from the ground, moving as fast as a meteor streaking backward into the sky.

Leaving a long trail of light in its wake, he shot straight up toward the Silver Authority area above!

This scene plunged the entire plaza into a deathly silence.

All the Readers tilted their heads back, their bodies frozen in place.

If one could see through the mist shrouding their faces, one would undoubtedly find them all wearing expressions of utter shock and disbelief, as if they had just seen a ghost.

"Hiss... Wh-what’s going on?!"