The Abyssal Garden: No Room for the Idle

As a result of the Heavenly Destiny People, Lin Jiang was quite forthcoming with Su Qi, the newcomer, speaking openly and exhaustively.

And indeed, what he said was correct.

Rules are the current means of maintaining balance.

Su Qi looked over the area under jurisdiction.

In this district, there were many Abyss believers and quite a few adventurers.

It was not uncommon to find a Divine Son, yet everyone was governed by the rules, despite the layers of hostile glares and the dangerous aura of murderous intent.

But there was no fighting.

They were all playing their roles, and by performing and completing the rules they could earn ascension points.

To obtain a higher status and gain more powerful Identity abilities.

"Let's go."

"We also have people here," Lin Jiang patted Su Qi on the shoulder as he stepped forward to walk on.

"Anyway, let's meet up with them first, and of course, be careful..." Lin Jiang said gravely, looking towards the Abyss believers, "here, there's always trouble as long as it's within the rules."

They had to pass through this jurisdiction, and the rule here was to choose the one meal in the designated restaurant that didn't contain coriander.

"It seems that whether it's the waitstaff or the cooks in the restaurant, they are all assigned by individuals holding Identity Cards."

Su Qi observed the scene: "And... almost all of them are Abyss believers."

Which was normal, given that it was an area under the dominion of the Abyss Demon, naturally, the central duties were controlled by them.

"Moreover, identity points need to be collected here too..."

"How much?"

"Five points," Lin Jiang said quietly, "don't underestimate these five points. Usually, a person with an E-Level identity just barely earns three points after completing a single identity mission."

"While it takes a hundred points to advance from E-Level to D-Level, and although the points earned increase as one's status improves, the requirements for promotion after that escalate rapidly."

"And more importantly..."

Lin Jiang paused:

"You'll soon discover that everywhere you go requires points, just like ordering food now, and failing a mission also results in a deduction of points, including penalties for breaking rules, which can also be avoided by using points... Of course, the amount is not small."

"Enough to make a person's status fall back to the original level, so it's often the case that expenses exceed income, and it's not that simple."

Su Qi, listening to Lin Jiang's advice, snapped his fingers subtly: "Understood."

However, Lin Jiang's meaning was quite clear.

First, points are hard to obtain, and second, there are many ways to spend them, often leading to more going out than coming in.

To advance one's status from E-Level to S-Level and become a Councilman was not an easy thing at all.

Looking at the current situation...

There were genuinely less than fifty people who had become Councilmen. Amidst the fierce competition of a large number of people who arrived alongside the Heavenly Destiny People and the Venerables, only a handful had attained such status.

This already showed how difficult it was to become a Councilman and that those who were elevated... were likely all top-notch individuals.

At this moment, he was not the only person listening to all this; he asked softly, "How do you two see this?"

Xiao Ou paused and did not immediately respond.

After all, it had decided to honor the bet with Su Qi.

After seeing Su Qi confront the God of Anxiety, it was not only shocked but realized that it was truly an opportunity, for it had to admit... it was impossible for it to complete its mission alone. Therefore, before entering the city, Xiao Ou made a choice.

It would honor the bet and cooperate with Su Qi; of course, this was a polite way to put it. To be accurate... it meant selling itself, and it was now forced to join The Hustlers Sect, even calling someone Sect Hierarch.

Although its nature was innocent, it also knew... this would bind the Fantasy Country and the power of the Fantasy Stone to The Hustlers Sect.

But this was the only thing it could do.

And after it had signed the contract on the Book of Knowledge, Su Qi also revealed the existence of Luo Shenfu to it, though not divulging Luo Shenfu's true identity.

It merely thought of him as the Grandpa inside the ring, which... made Su Buxian's various strengths seem reasonable.

"I think..."

Xiao Ou pondered at that moment:

"If points are the foundation here, then we must do our utmost to collect points through various channels."

Luo Shenfu contemplated: "This is like our sequence path; points correspond to Spiritual Energy, identity corresponds to different levels of Strength..."

"And have you noticed?"

"There are many jurisdictions, but... there are also many vacant places. Only by becoming a Councilman can you control a jurisdiction. If you want to establish yourself here, you must become one of the Councilmen and gain your own area of control."

Luo Shenfu added: "Other Divine Sons, or various top forces, are probably all... vying for this same opportunity."

This was what everyone was competing for currently; everything centered around points. And by becoming a Councilman and gaining a jurisdiction, major powers, Divine Sons, and even the children of the Divine Race would secure it firmly in their hands.

However, for each force to acquire one jurisdiction was already extremely challenging.

Currently, only the Gods Palace and the Abyss had obtained jurisdictions into double digits, with the Abyss holding even more, up to fifty, covering nearly half.

"But don't worry, I'll help you, to complete various Profession tasks."

Xiao Ou was quite enthusiastic at the moment, after all, it had already bound itself to Su Buxian; helping him was indeed helping itself.

"Also, go and rendezvous with the other members of The Hustlers Sect quickly. Getting to Councilman... actually means getting a base, which is linked with power and background."

Xiao Ou was quite confident: "The Hustlers Sect must be vast, after all, to contend with beings like the God of Anxiety."