Life Game In Other World
Chapter 1270: Epic Rating (Long - , Requesting Monthly Tickets)

Chapter 1270: Chapter 1270: Epic Rating (Long Chapter, Requesting Monthly Tickets)

[Settling main quest evaluation...]

[Main quest evaluation: Epic (7)]

[Congratulations on completing the main quest]

[Other evaluation settlements are in progress, please wait...]

Epic...

Somewhat unexpected.

After the upgrade of the mission system, the star rating was changed to level rating, divided into Gold, Epic, Legend, and Perfect levels.

These levels are scored out of ten points: 1 to 4 points mean mission failure and no evaluation settlement, 5 to 6 points correspond to Gold, 7 to 8 points to Epic, 9 points to Legend, and 10 points to Perfect.

Previously, the star rating ranged from one to five stars. Based on the old system’s rules, He Ao assumed he’d be starting at five points, but now he directly received seven points for Epic. This generosity caught him off guard.

This time, the main quest was to break through the Siege of Order.

This mission was both easy and difficult to understand—it had no riddles, but the challenge lay in breaking stagnant thought patterns.

Previously, system missions revolved around a single city, but this time, the mission involved coordination between multiple cities.

The so-called Siege of Order was, in fact, straightforward: a coup-style annihilation action by the Order Church against the Christos faction in Dawn City.

The actual core of the operation was not in the starting map, Minte City, but in Dawn City. However, limited by prior experience, it was easy for one’s mindset to be trapped within the confines of a single city.

Once this barrier was broken, subsequent operations became much smoother.

Nonetheless, the system’s mission hints were all in the title—’Siege of Order.’ It was immediately apparent that the Order Church was scheming, so tracing their activities made it easy to find clues.

The mission’s requirements were simple: break through the Siege of Order.

As long as the Order Church’s objective failed, the mission would be considered completed.

One major challenge of this copy world was navigating spatial traversal—it required time.

In previous single-city missions, relying on the copy world character could cover all scenarios, from start to finish, without missing any key points.

However, in this copy world, map-switching and spatial transitions required time. When Suote traveled from the Northern Gate to Dawn City, he lost control over critical nodes during his journey.

This added to the mission’s difficulty.

But the existence of character cards allowed He Ao to ’transcend space’ to a certain extent, remaining omnipresent.

While Suote was on the move, other character roles could be relied upon to ’stand in’ and handle critical nodes that Suote couldn’t manage.

From this perspective, the upgrade of character card functionality—enabling simultaneous use of two character roles and removing restrictions tied to the copy world character—seemed to complement the mission system upgrade.

Effective use of character cards provided He Ao with more ways to tackle the conflicts and problems involving multiple cities.

And with multiple characters in play, He Ao could relatively easily complete the mission.

The Order Church’s entire operation was actually simple: eliminate Christos and his faction, then install their own supported candidate into power.

By accomplishing this goal, the old agent could ensure ’restoration and rectification’ and guarantee his ritual’s completion.

Incidentally, Dawn City had figures capable of stabilizing its situation, such as the Angel Corps Commander stationed there.

From the protective barrier around the Glorious Palace, the commander clearly had a backup plan. He might return slightly late but likely had a method to do so.

Therefore, the easiest way to resolve the Siege of Order was for He Ao to stall opposing forces and defuse the pressure of annihilation.

By finally arriving in Dawn City and safeguarding Christos, everything could be settled upon the commander’s return.

With the help of that orange radiant barrier, completing this mission wasn’t too difficult.

Once the commander returned, the old agent was unlikely to engage in a ’bloody battle’ with a commander who had survived countless eras.

Under the protection of the God of Order, the agent could rely on divine strength to extricate himself, plotting for another attempt or altering his ritual plan.

In such a scenario, the commander might also avoid going all-out against the Order Church.

He was likely to engage in conflict, assess the Church’s capabilities, and reach some sort of agreement.

For instance, an agreement might stipulate that the mayor of Dawn City couldn’t be overthrown—such an act would tarnish the commander’s reputation and disrupt the city’s originally stable operations, leaving seeds for future unrest.

However, Christos could step down naturally at the end of his term, which was already approaching.

Christos had explicitly told He Ao that the commander didn’t care who served as mayor, but the rules mustn’t be broken.

The Order Church and the Consortium Alliance might also pay a certain price for this outcome.

After both sides made sacrifices, a form of peaceful ’agreement’ could be reached.

This likely aligned with the commander’s original plan—using fate to guide Suote to Dawn City to buy more time.

Gray Stone Palace was also happy to see such a resolution. Even if the Order Church and Dawn City ultimately reached a ’ceasefire,’ the seeds of discord were sown, allowing them to exploit the tension to drain both sides’ resources.

This method might complete the mission, but it wouldn’t resolve Dawn City’s crisis—it merely postponed it.

This approach would likely be rated the base score of 5 points, a ’Gold’ evaluation.

But He Ao outright defeated the God of Order’s avatar, entirely dismantling the Siege of Order.

The system directly added two points, elevating the rating from Gold to Epic, skipping an entire level of evaluation. This suggests He Ao’s subsequent arrangements might also have taken effect.

Gray Stone Palace likely couldn’t resist the temptation and struck against the Order Church after all.

Of course, knowing the Order Church’s final outcome was easy.

He Ao gazed downward.

[Settling side quest evaluation...]

[Side quest evaluation: Epic (7.5)]

Also Epic, but with 7.5 points—0.5 points higher than the main quest evaluation.

Why?

He Ao paused slightly.

Based on past experience, side quests rated He Ao’s impact and damage to the copy world’s opposing forces.

This time, the opposing forces to be tackled were few: the two major consortiums in Minte City, Stars Pharma attacking the Northern Gate, and other consortiums collaborating with the Order Church.

And the biggest culprit—the Order Church itself.

Considering He Ao’s understanding of the system and the mission’s intensity, just dealing with the two consortiums wouldn’t fetch more than 4 points. Adding Stars Pharma and the other consortiums, perhaps slightly over 5 points could be earned.

In light of the main quest evaluation precedent and the system’s traditionally stingy nature, He Ao estimated uprooting the Order Church would score around 6 to 7 points.

Yet the system generously awarded 7.5 points—this unusual generosity didn’t sit right.

Hmm...

He Ao rewound his thoughts. The new scoring system might not perfectly correspond to the previous star ratings, and involving so many consortiums likely led to higher scores from their influence.

The total score was still slightly inflated.

Then He Ao suddenly froze, realizing where the extra points had come from.

Gray Stone Palace.

Although Gray Stone Palace ultimately chose to assist He Ao, their cooperation stemmed solely from self-interest—they initially schemed against both Suote and Christos.

He Ao’s strategy caused considerable losses for them during their confrontation with the Order Church.

If the system factored in these losses as ’impact,’ then awarding such high scores seemed reasonable.

Hmm...

Whether this was true would become clear shortly.

He Ao thoughtfully nodded and gazed downward.

[Settling hidden quest evaluation...]

[Hidden quest evaluation: Perfect (10)]

[Generating comprehensive evaluation interface, please wait.]

Perfect score!

Though somewhat anticipated, He Ao still felt a sense of relief—this validated that his strategy had no major flaws.

As he focused on the display, a faint purple evaluation frame materialized in He Ao’s field of view.

[Main quest evaluation:

You found the path to reversal in desperate straits, salvaging order amidst upheaval.

You inspired displaced people with hope, lit the way forward for Explorers lost in despair, helped chaotic cities rediscover faith, and enabled brave warriors to escape their plight.

Warfire is your mantle, blaze is your hunting rifle. You safeguarded light amidst eternal night, confronting darkness itself.

The arrogant despot became a soul beneath your blade, and the scheming monarch a pawn beneath your chessboard.

Heroes from past and present heed your command, and deceitful pretenders spiral into dead ends under your hand.

The heart of one man, the heart of millions.

Angels became your prey, while divine beings fell into your trap.

Ancient immortals marveled at your strategy and courage.

You protected the final glimmer amidst devouring darkness, igniting the hope of miracles in unparalleled despair.

You seized runaway fate and pulled it back under your guidance.

Firelight illumines ancient city-states, lighting one torch after another.

Underneath Dawn’s first rays sings an eternal hymn, chronicling the path you walked through the world.

When history’s wheels press through eternal roads, the stories of heroes are sung throughout timeless legends.

Civilization will carve your footprints into its poetic chronicles.]

[Main quest evaluation: Epic (7)]

[Main quest settlement: Exchange Stars ★★★★★★]

Miracle, fate, history.

Epic evaluation.

Originally scarce keywords now seemed to become foundational. Following the system upgrade, copy world difficulty had clearly increased, but the rewards and evaluations also improved.

Hopefully, the system won’t just spin flowery phrases.

He Ao quickly skimmed the flamboyant text below and focused on the displayed Exchange Stars.

One, two, three, four, five, six—six of them!

Previously, earning five-star ratings for a main quest only netted He Ao four Exchange Stars; for a four-and-a-half star rating, he had just two and a half. Now, with a seven-point Epic rating, he had six Exchange Stars.

This unexpected generosity truly surprised him.

Curious about how Exchange Stars were determined, He Ao considered the possibility of score reductions, or maybe the same level yielded consistent stars. Only the next copy world would reveal more.

Still, with missions becoming harder, the cost of redeeming character cards and abilities had also increased markedly.

He Ao shifted his focus to the side quest evaluation.

[Side quest evaluation:

Some sing and revel every night; some shiver in the piercing cold. Some feast on rare delicacies; some endure hunger in threadbare clothes.

Some discard sumptuous meals; some gather scraps to swallow filth.

Minte City’s flames hid beneath thick ash, a towering mountain formed by countless unjust deaths’ remains.

Some gazed upward, yearning to ascend the bloody steps to stand atop the mountain’s peak.

Others looked downward, clutching the ashes underfoot and finding smoldering sparks buried within.

The choices in this world appear right and wrong, yet also ambiguous.

Some sacrifice themselves for justice; others reveal their greed through desires.

Minte City’s packaged meat reaches far beyond its limits, as do the sparks beneath the ashes within the Northern Gate.

Endless snow-covered landscapes cannot stifle humanity’s flames. You stood before the mountain of ash and gently exhaled.

When the ash rose, surging radiance burned into roaring torches.

Some panicked, some extolled, others cursed.

Snowstorms swept the skies, endeavoring to extinguish humanity’s fires.

You stood firm, slicing the snowstorm with your sword and scattering the clouds with sheer force.

From the Northern Country to the Southern Country, from Minte to Kay, from Ains to Dawn, countless heard songs of your valor, birthing countless tales.

Pretenders claiming order perished amid chaos born of their own claimed order, as scheming monarchs suffered backlash from overlapping conspiracies.

Sparks hidden within the ashes saw distant flames, kindling themselves into one among many torches.

You stood in the dark, gazing at the world’s flames as their radiant blaze repelled the night.

History crafts itself into poetic chronicles, while fate dances at your fingertips.

As the scrolls of time unfurl with new Chapters, civilization’s march presses forward toward its inevitable future.]

[Side quest evaluation: Epic (7.5)]

[Side quest settlement: Exchange Stars ★★★★★☆]

’Scheming monarch,’ surely refers to the president in Gray Stone Palace?

Indeed, Gray Stone Palace was accounted for, earning such high points.

Like the previous copy world, this side quest emphasized influence on the entire Consortium Alliance rather than specific factions.

In the previous Yilan City quest, driving back two major consortiums revealed their limitations, while resolving the Siege of Order now displayed their inherent ’helplessness.’

Even after mobilizing numerous mercenary corps and receiving coordination from the God of Order, the allied consortium forces still failed to eliminate Christos.

The entire Federation witnessed this.

While a dozen to twenty smaller cities couldn’t rival the strength of Dawn City individually, collectively, they were barely comparable.

Some previously ’neutral’ figures might now start shifting their positions.

He Ao scanned the task evaluation and settled his gaze on the final count of Exchange Stars.

Five and a half—half less than the main quest.

Though the side quest scored 0.5 higher than the main quest, the corresponding Exchange Stars were less by half.

Previously, side quests under star ratings earned one star fewer than main quests, but five-star quests losing one star compared to six-star quests losing half wasn’t proportional.

Clearly, side quests now carried increased significance.

He Ao gazed downward once more, shifting focus to the hidden mission evaluation.