Life Game In Other World
Chapter 1271: Quest Reward (A large - asking for monthly passes)

Chapter 1271: Chapter 1271: Quest Reward (A large Chapter asking for monthly passes)

[Hidden Mission Evaluation:

The young man didn’t know whether his family was harmonious, nor whether his parents truly loved each other—or him.

He had once heard that to love someone, you could feel it.

Perhaps he had felt it.

But before he had the chance to confirm it, during his youth, the opportunity was forever lost.

There was a period when he felt confused, like a lone figure wandering through a desolate wasteland.

Until he received guidance from that person, leading him onto the path toward the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Most of his life was spent investigating the truth of what happened back then.

During this process, he encountered countless events and countless people.

From south to north, east to west, he saw the world as it truly was.

He wasn’t a hero, nor did he wish to be one—he just wanted to do his job well.

He meticulously searched for every fragment of leftover clues, from youth into middle age.

Persistent yet lost.

He didn’t know what he was pursuing, nor what he should be pursuing.

He didn’t harbor grand ideals; he just wanted to do his work well and find traces of his parents.

When the flames of heroism rose, he stood to the side.

The fire illuminated his cheeks; he stuck to his duties and pushed the flames forward.

He didn’t know how long those raging flames would burn, what outcome they’d bring, or why he acted as he did.

Perhaps, only when the fire burned through the darkness would everything he sought finally burst forth.

When the Order Church sent their message, he chose to refuse.

That fire finally roared to life, lighting up the night and sketching the outlines of shapes hidden within the darkness.

He knew the darkness was coming to swallow everything, but he did not regret.]

[Hidden Mission Evaluation: Perfect (10)]

[Hidden Mission Settlement Exchange Stars: ★★★★★★★★]

An intangible power melted into He Ao’s body, enriching and growing his soul.

He gazed at the words in his field of view, silent for a moment.

Suote had neither an illustrious family background nor deep insights into world politics.

He simply put all his effort into doing what he was supposed to do—investigating cults when required, catching criminals, uncovering truths behind cases.

He merely did what a Federal Bureau of Investigation employee ought to do, but few within the Bureau reached his level.

Because of this, he earned the notice of the Gray Stone Palace, becoming one of its vital "sharp blades."

In truth, he knew that the Gray Stone Palace couldn’t truly accommodate him; that ancient palace might not allow a diligent investigator to exist within it.

But Suote didn’t care about this.

The things he sought had already been clearly stated in the system evaluation.

He wanted to uncover the truth behind his parents’ disappearance—where they had gone and why.

This was his constant pursuit.

When Wistain was killed, He Ao had already gathered most of the truth. However, the ultimate resolution awaited his final meeting with the veteran agent.

From the veteran agent’s words, it was confirmed that the agent had ultimately permitted—and even orchestrated—the events leading to Suote’s parents’ deaths.

This answered the question.

But merely obtaining this resolution wouldn’t earn a perfect evaluation.

Suote’s core desire was not limited to this. As a child, he wanted to investigate his parents’ truths.

Yet also, as an orphan, his life lacked an emotional fullness.

He was an ordinary person, with his own emotions and desires. When working for gangs under threat of life, unable to find reliance, he had once hidden in a corner and resented his father for abandoning him—though this resentment was fleeting, it had always been buried deep within him.

He knew his father loved his mother, that his father’s investigation into her truth consumed him. But he didn’t know whether his father truly loved him.

He wasn’t as independent and strong as he appeared.

Sometimes, he wondered whether his father had simply abandoned him out of disdain, viewing him as a burden.

Perhaps his father had started a new family, with new children, who had taken his place.

Although the trust fund left by his father later restored some confidence, when the full truth was revealed, he still didn’t know the answer.

He was always searching for the truth, but he also feared it.

Thus, when chatting with the leader of the Starlight Worshipers, He Ao had intentionally steered the conversation toward topics about Suote’s father.

From this, he learned what his father had done over the years—that his father had always loved him and tried to protect him in every way. Only then was the knot that had bound the young man’s heart for thirty years completely unraveled.

This was the second layer of emotion, hidden in his heart.

But in reality, Suote carried a third layer of buried emotion.

This emotion was briefly mentioned in the mission evaluation, buried deepest of all.

That was, why did Suote help "K"?

Some of his actions—like pushing the Federal Bureau of Investigation to examine the foundations—were within the scope of his duties, but also a bit beyond them.

The things he did represented rare moments of actively "overstepping," going beyond his sense of responsibility.

Burning within him was a flame—resentment toward a world that caused his parents’ disappearance and left him an orphan.

This mindset accounted for part of his behavior, while the other part stemmed from his desire for recognition, his craving for the world to see him, for him to accomplish something.

The quiet child in the classroom was not without the hidden wish to stand on stage as the center of attention.

In his earlier life, he had no one to rely upon—his grandparents had passed away early—and though the veteran agent guided him, he knew the agent had his own motives.

Without genuine family support, solitary and self-reliant, he tried not to provoke conflicts, hidden his emotions, and climbed step by step while holding onto his principles.

But did he long to stand under the spotlight?

The truth was, he did.

As a child, when his parents were still alive, he was the smartest among his peers, surrounded by admiration.

After losing his family, he lost this too.

So Suote’s third layer of emotional desire was actually quite simple: to ignite flames in the most resplendent fashion and change the world.

A little selfish, a little driven by vanity, occasionally tinged with insecurity—but fundamentally guided by justice and responsibility.

This was Suote.

From the system’s evaluation, though it wasn’t stated outright, He Ao estimated that completing the first layer of emotion might earn an epic rating. Completing the second layer would likely lead to a legendary one. Only by fulfilling the third layer could you achieve perfection.

And to secure a perfect evaluation, He Ao would have to eradicate the embodiment of the God of Order—only then could Suote’s third layer of emotion be fully resolved.

That meant the main task needed to be excellently executed; the two were intertwined.

However,

He Ao looked at the number of exchange stars below.

One, two, three···five, six, seven···eight?

Eight exchange stars?

What?

What¿

Wasn’t the hidden mission rated as the lowest weighted?

Before, a main task with full stars yielded only four stars for a hidden task.

But now, the system’s seven-point epic rank had six stars, and a ten-point perfect hidden rank earned eight stars?

He Ao felt his previous assumptions had been challenged.

The system upgrades hadn’t highlighted enhancements for hidden tasks.

Could the system have altered its proportions during the upgrade?

Hmm···

Maybe not.

He Ao gazed at the "perfect" evaluation in his field of view.

It could be that the system allocated exchange stars according to levels and not scores?

At this thought, he suddenly recalled a line from the system upgrade notes regarding "task evaluations changing from star-based ranks to tier-based rankings,’ with ’varied rewards corresponding to different levels.’"

The heart of task evaluation lay in the tiers—"gold, epic, legend, perfect"—implying that rewards were tier-based.

Scores determined tiers, and tiers determined rewards.

However, scores and rewards might not have a direct relationship. Rewards for different levels could be discontinuous.

Thus, for the same tier, hidden tasks might still grant fewer exchange stars compared to main tasks.

It’s just that this time the hidden task evaluation was very high, resulting in more exchange stars.

But it’s not definitive yet.

Next time, when the evaluation improves, it will become clear.

He Ao’s gaze swept downward across the final evaluation page.

[Your Comprehensive Task Evaluation: Epic (7.5)]

[Your Comprehensive Task Settlement Exchange Stars: ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★☆]

Still epic—clearly, main task weight remains significant.

He Ao looked down at the row of stars.

Such a large number—how do you even count them?

As He Ao’s thoughts shifted, the words in his field of view slowly changed.

[Your Comprehensive Task Settlement Exchange Stars: ★×19.5]

Wow, it even auto-simplifies.

19.5, without relying on achievement bonuses—a double-digit score, almost twenty exchange stars.

Previously, a full-star evaluation yielded only nine exchange stars, and achievements boosted it to seventeen.

With the system upgrade, the rewards do seem to have increased.

Of course, the difficulty has also undeniably escalated.

This time, it wasn’t just the power of divine descent; he directly confronted the angel-tier embodiment of a god.

Essentially, he had no capacity to resist—there was an oppressive feeling of utter helplessness that was suffocating.

If not for his friends, he might have been left behind entirely.

However, the angel-tier embodiment of the God of Order indeed seemed peculiar—it didn’t exhibit the "divine" cold aloofness typical of gods; it felt more "human," or perhaps like someone pretending to be human?

He Ao gathered his thoughts and kept reading.

Following the regular procedure, the next step would be achievements and rewards.

[Congratulations on earning your first perfect evaluation. You’ve earned the achievement, "Perfect Player."]

[Perfect Player: Activates probabilistically. When a player achieves a perfect evaluation for the first time, task settlement rewards undergo a perfect upgrade, addressing reward deficiencies.]

[Congratulations on achieving epic ratings for both your upgraded main task evaluation and your side task evaluation, as well as a comprehensive evaluation achieving epic. You’ve earned the achievement, "Eternal Chant."]

[Eternal Chant: When players create deeds in the Copy World that are worthy of a place in history, activates probabilistically. Rewards may include items with wide-reaching impacts.]

Two achievements—quite good for the first system upgrade. The system unexpectedly displayed generosity for once.

Perhaps achieving epic ratings right out of the gate exceeded the system’s expectations, prompting a special achievement reward.

[Calculating your task rewards...]

Text in his field of view rapidly shifted.

[This mission’s reward: Incomplete Angel-tier item]

[Due to all evaluations in this task receiving five stars, congratulations on triggering the Cosmic Invincible Eternal Super Scary Twisted Frenzy Ultra Divine Invincible Awesome Charge Unstoppable Heavenly Earthly Unmatched Slaughter Infinite Super Super Super Invincible Big Big Big Big Critical Hit]

Wow, they’ve changed the phrasing.

You can tell the system’s running out of ideas.

[Upgrading your rewards...]

[Congratulations on triggering the achievement "Defier of Gods" effect.]

[Defier of Gods: Activates probabilistically during reward upgrades. Rewards may refresh items associated with "Divine Beings."]

[Congratulations on triggering the "Eternal Chant" effect.]

[Re-upgrading your rewards...]

The trigger for Defier of Gods didn’t surprise He Ao.

Even though the system claimed achievement effects were random, situations fulfilling the achievement conditions increased their trigger probability—the more fitting, the higher the chance.

The requirements for "Defier of Gods" involve undermining divine plans. Previously, He Ao disrupted their schemes from afar. This time, facing the embodiment of the God of Order, he perfectly met its activation conditions.

[Choose one of the following three rewards:]

[1. Rule Crown:

In ancient legends, earthly monarchs were chosen servants of the gods.

The anointed king stood atop a high platform, praying to the gods with blood and life. An eternal river descended from Heaven and flowed across the Firmament.

The most blessed individuals followed the river to the gods’ Heaven, while the abandoned took crystal crowns from the river.

These crowned individuals became divine servants, earthly kings.

The wearer of the Rule Crown gained the power to govern nations; their words became law for their subjects, their actions the measure of their Kingdom.

All who recognized them as King received Grace from the gods.

The divine Grace accompanied them always; the Crown’s power remained ever-present.

Under eternal radiance, the monarch’s life and strength became eternal.

The Kingdom lay beneath their feet—the land granted by the gods. Wherever their subjects roamed marked the Kingdom’s borders.

Within the Kingdom, disrespectful barbarians faced divine punishment.

Within the Kingdom, even mountains, rivers, rains, and snows obeyed the monarch’s will.

Within the Kingdom, the brave souls of warriors remained embedded in the land.

This Kingdom was a divine gift, the eternal domain of the king.

Note: The Crown’s wearer can never remove it—unless they perish completely.

Note: The gods’ gaze will forever watch over the Crown’s owner. Though an earthly king, they remain enslaved to the divine.

Note: All subjects within the Kingdom may worship only one faith—that of the great gods. Bloody rituals must inaugurate every new year. The monarch must fulfill divine wills, launching campaigns against unfaithful barbarians and pagan races. All lives lacking divine reverence are enemies of the Kingdom.]

Three notes directly associated with the gods... Is the first reward already this intense?