Richest Man in the Lighthouse: "By the way, how were the rewards you all received?"
Richest Man in the Lighthouse: "They should be pretty decent, right?"
Seemingly eager to steer away from the previous topic, Tony quickly changed the subject before anyone could reply.
Ordinary Group Leader: "Rewards... I honestly have no idea why I got this thing!"
Ordinary Group Leader: "If it were the original version that could be cleaned by wiping it, fine. But the key issue is that this one is permanently fixed."
Ordinary Group Leader: "I don't have the habit of equipping myself with a permanent negative debuff."
Thinking about her reward, Su Yunqing couldn't help but complain bitterly.
In truth, she hadn't held high expectations for this mission's rewards in the first place. After all, aside from serving as a battery to replenish energy for Uncle Jiu and the others, she hadn't done much else.
Even though she had killed quite a few invading creatures, those invaders only looked massive on the outside; they weren't particularly strong.
So she was already prepared for mediocre rewards.
Yet out of all the things the system could have given, why did it have to be this thing!
Ordinary Group Leader: "Item Info.jpg"
Su Yunqing posted her reward's information to the group, and everyone clicked to take a look.
Immediately, rather peculiar expressions appeared on their faces.
[Item Name: Angel Halo (Black)]
[Item Info: A halo belonging to a fallen angel from another world. The source of an angel's identity and power, holding widespread influence over the angel themselves. Under the influence of an unknown force, it has gradually turned dark and fallen.]
[Equip Effect: Adds negative debuffs upon wearing, including but not limited to: Laziness, Wickedness, Deceit, Bad Luck, Disheveled Appearance, and Severe Addiction to Electronic Devices.]
[Note: Wonder which lucky unlucky bastard got this.]
Ordinary Group Leader: "Is that note mocking me?"
Ordinary Group Leader: "It's definitely mocking me!"
Ordinary Group Leader: "Shiba Inu frantically typing.jpg"
Ordinary Group Leader: "This is supposed to be a reward, so why is it messing with my mental state!"
Ordinary Group Leader: "And Gabriel's version can clearly be wiped clean! Setting aside the fact that this one can't even be wiped, it doesn't have a single positive buff—it's entirely negative!"
Ordinary Group Leader: "Trash chat group, ptui!"
After uploading the reward's details, the more Su Yunqing looked at it, the angrier she felt, unleashing a furious rant in the chat group.
Fallen Angel: "Isn't the description of these negative debuffs a bit too exaggerated?"
The corner of Gabriel's mouth twitched slightly. Although she had no idea why something of hers had been given to the group leader as a reward, was that description for real?
Laziness, wickedness, deceit, bad luck... That was a demon, right? That had to be a demon!
Richest Man in the Lighthouse: "On this matter alone, I think it's spot on. In fact, it might even be an understatement."
Richest Man in the Lighthouse: "If we're talking about your world, I genuinely believe you were born in the wrong place."
Richest Man in the Lighthouse: "If you had been born in the Demon Realm, you'd be natural Demon King material."
Cook Daigu Into Soup: "Probably on par with Demon King Satan."
In a world where failing to do homework was considered a heinous demonic crime, and where a real demon behaved like the pure, uncorrupted Gabriel from before her fall, he could hardly imagine just how bad the worst demon in their Demon Realm could possibly be.
Size-Shift Anywhere: "Your existence has truly flipped my understanding of angels and demons upside down."
Kasumigaoka Utaha: "Now I can't even take demons in light novels seriously anymore."
Fallen Angel: "..."
Seeing everyone's unanimous agreement, Gabriel was momentarily at a loss for words.
After a brief pause, she reached up and took off the halo floating above her head. Looking at the angel halo that had turned pitch black once more despite having just been wiped clean earlier, Gabriel finally gave up on cleaning it and plopped it back onto her head.
Since it would just turn black again anyway, what was the point of wiping it?
Black is black.
An indifferent expression settled over Gabriel's face.
Ordinary Group Leader: "What about the rest of you? What did you get?"
Ordinary Group Leader: "No matter how bad, surely it can't be worse than mine, right?"
Richest Man in the Lighthouse: "Correct."
Kasumigaoka Utaha: "Indeed."
Size-Shift Anywhere: "Yup."
Ordinary Group Leader: "..."
There was really no need to agree with me so earnestly.
Richest Man in the Lighthouse: "Mine was points, so it can't be too bad."
Kasumigaoka Utaha: "I received a skill book suited for me. The same goes for Umaru and Saeko."
Cook Daigu Into Soup: "For me, it was a transformation form called Corona Mode. I haven't tested the specific effects yet, but it should be similar to Power Type."
Ninth Prince of Da Qin: "Corona Mode?"
Ninth Prince of Da Qin: "Cosmos?"
Ordinary Group Leader: "Why not Zero?"
Ordinary Group Leader: "Doesn't Zero have a Corona Mode too?"
Ordinary Group Leader: "Whatever, it doesn't really matter right now."
Ordinary Group Leader: "What about you? What did you get?"
Ninth Prince of Da Qin: "Just points."
Not just Ying Zinian and Tony Stark—many members who participated in the mission received points as their reward.
Madara Uchiha, Marquis Voban, Aizen, and Minato Namikaze all received points. Meanwhile, members like Angel Yan, Bai Xuan, Morgana, Momonga, Loki, and Shiba Inu Thor received enhancement chances, albeit with differing success rates.
Presumably, the chat group simply didn't know what else to give them.
Rewards that were truly top-tier weren't justified by this mission's difficulty, while mediocre rewards were entirely useless to them.
Giving out points or enhancement chances directly was the most straightforward solution.
As for someone like Shendu, his needs were obvious; the chat group rewarded him directly with a Heavenly Flame.
Although it was the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame—ranked second-to-last—its ranking didn't matter to Shendu. As long as it was a Heavenly Flame, it served its purpose.
What was amusing, however, was Momonga's reward this time.
When asked at first, Momonga was reluctant to share. Only under the pressure of everyone's relentless curiosity did he reluctantly reveal it.
It couldn't be said to be better than Su Yunqing's reward; rather, they were neck and neck, only Momonga's was infinitely more socially embarrassing.
[Item Name: Five Elements Visceral Enhancement Pill — Water]
[Item Info: An elixir crafted by a Golden Core Elder of the Acacia Sect from an unknown Xianxia world. Divided into five types corresponding to Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth, each strengthening specific internal organs.]
[Item Effect: Heart corresponds to Fire, Lungs to Metal, Spleen to Earth, Liver to Wood, and Kidneys to Water. The potency of this pill is exceptionally strong. If consumed without reaching a sufficient realm of cultivation, the user's heart will be consumed by raging lust, resulting in a fate worse than death.]
[Note: Unless you are severely deficient, please consume with caution!]
Richest Man in the Lighthouse: "Cough cough, everyone understands. After all, you have a succubus right beside you. Totally understandable."
Richest Man in the Lighthouse: "No need to feel embarrassed."
Richest Man in the Lighthouse: "After all, your warrior class level is low, so it's completely normal that you can't keep up."
Richest Man in the Lighthouse: "I can't offer you much advice on this front either. After all, I'm naturally gifted and have never needed to take such things."
Momonga: "..."
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