Rebirth Of The Noble Mage Behind The Scenes
Chapter 166 Red Name

Chapter 166: Chapter 166 Red Name

Apart from the Professional Players from Silver Blue Esports, members from several other big esports clubs, including White Light Esports, are famously known.

The Elf managed to bring in three bosses who needed to brush up on their race, and it was actually thanks to the connections made during their previous tenure as the original team captain at the club.

Afterwards, the Last Dragon Descendant brushed up on a few instances of Magic Time. After helping the last unlucky boss successfully brush up on the rare race [Feathered], he himself barely managed to reach Level Ten.

Level Ten is a watershed between ordinary people and Official Professionals. The Experience required for a player to rise from Level Nine to Level Ten is several times that of climbing from Level Eight to Level Nine.

Looking at his nickname that was so red it was turning purple, the Elf happily gave himself a slash.

Unlike intentionally killing non-hostile NPCs, intentionally killing other un-identified players without affecting NPCs will only result in a red name, instead of causing a camp shift.

Red names will gradually disappear over time, although if the player dies midway, the red name will be immediately cleared, while also incurring a punitive deduction of half the current level’s experience and drop all non-bound items they carry.

Using a Resurrection Crystal, in exchange for quickly leveling up to Level Ten on the first day of the game, can take a series of tasks for Official Professionals and earn 15,000 cash.

For the Last Dragon Descendant, who is well familiar with the game’s world background, this is a choice where benefits outweigh the disadvantages.

After reviving, the Elf flipped through the system prompt page and noticed an achievement.

[System Prompt: Congratulations, you have achieved the ’Killer of Over 1024 Level 1 Players’, unlocking the title: [Newbie Terminator]]

[You unlocked the Achievement System]

[You unlocked the Title System]

[Title/Achievement System exists independently of the player character, even if the player rebuilds the character, the unlocked titles and achievements will not disappear, please explore boldly——]

There are individual achievements for brushing up Level 1 players?

The Last Dragon Descendant felt suspicious.

Although it’s just a title without attributes, aren’t the planners afraid that some achievement-hungry players will intentionally camp and kill new players just for the title?

Also, the bosses mentioned that rebuilding a character up to fifty times seems to unlock a special title: [Reincarnator], which increases MP by 350.

Tsk, it always feels like the planners are encouraging the harassment of newcomers to sell Resurrection Crystals and reincarnation numbers.

.........

Meanwhile, due to the limitation on resurrection numbers, the Mysterious Era game forum has exploded.

I have a friend: "Only five resurrection chances!? A Resurrection Crystal costs 648 in the shop?! Are the planners mad about money?"

Lost Youth: "What the hell are you thinking above? The shop sells Resurrection Crystals for 888 each, 648 is the reincarnation price!"

Broken Tendril: "You still have to pay to activate spell prompts, the planners have no shame!"

I have a friend: "Resurrection has limited numbers? Damn, I’ve already died twice! What happens if I use up all my chances?"

Planner’s Family Package: "Been there, you either spend six hundred forty-eight to reincarnate or you go back to the character creation black room to idle, no other way."

I have a friend: "Damn!"

Dark Soul: "The one thing I can’t understand, why is there a limit purchase of one Resurrection Crystal per person!? Are they looking down on us whales?"

Planner’s Family Package: "It’s simple, this is a plot by the game planners to force players to spend money!"

"Think about it, who dies more easily, low-level players or high-level players? Die a few more times and you’ll have to reincarnate again, and after reincarnation facing those dangers you’ll keep dying, it’s a vicious cycle."

Dark Soul: "That’s such a scam! Aren’t the planners afraid players will quit?"

Planner’s Family Package: "As the only game that can be played using sleep time, and also has a thinking acceleration system, it virtually extends the player’s lifespan twelve times, planners really aren’t afraid no one will play...

Moreover, even if you truly quit, remember the 199 you spent buying the plastic virtual helmet that can only be used for playing Mysterious Era?"

Dark Soul: "Holy shit!"

Godslayer: "Damn game designers acting so snobby, I can’t stand it! Everyone, let’s unite and boycott! We demand the removal of the game’s resurrection limit! Otherwise, we’ll stop playing!"

I Have a Friend: "..."

Dark Soul: "..."

...

As the controversy in the Blue Star gaming forum intensified, the natives of Unival also began to sense some changes.

Even though the lack of a hundredfold experience reward made it impossible for players to impact high-tier Professionals in the short term, the NPCs living at the lower levels sharply noticed changes in their lives.

In the Royal Capital of Gloria Empire, Palosia.

Lenny is a young pickpocket.

Just like all the commoners in the Lower City District of Palosia, he didn’t have a surname, nor did he need one.

Unlike his peers, fellow pickpockets and thugs, Lenny’s gaze was always sharper.

Like the snow eagles in the sky or the grey kudus on the plains, he had this innate talent to discern ’prey’ with low risk and high reward from the bustling crowds in the streets of the capital, based on their clothing, gait, and demeanor.

This ability always led him to significant gains, earning him the respected title of ’Sharp-eyed Lenny’ amongst his peers.

That day, while wandering the bustling street corners looking for ’prey’, Lenny astutely noticed that there were many new faces in the city.

Most of them wore grey and brown-yellow linen robes, apparently refugees who had fled from somewhere.

However, these people seemed somewhat foolish...

Moreover, many refugees displayed an odd enthusiasm, always asking the locals in the Lower City District if they needed help, and even offering to help without demanding a fee.

"Maybe a nearby village was struck by a disaster... But, aren’t there too many refugees?"

While curiously observing these strange ’refugees’, Lenny suddenly noticed that one of the refugees had an unusually bulging coin pouch at their waist.

He would never mistake it; the shape protruding through the fabric of the money pouch was definitely coins, not something filler like stones.

Even if they were only copper coins, having such a bulging pouch definitely made it a worthy target.

Most importantly, Lenny could tell that this refugee wasn’t even an Official Professional, making the chances of them detecting his thievery extremely slim.

So, skillfully pretending to wander aimlessly, Lenny naturally approached what he saw as an "ordinary refugee".

...

Xing Yu was an average beta tester player.

When he was born in the forest, he was lucky enough to find an ancient stone slab, which he then sold for 12 silver and 70 copper at an NPC’s shop.

As he was searching for beginner tasks on the bustling streets of this thriving city, a panel floating beside him suddenly flashed a message:

[System Notification: You have been pickpocketed by [Lenny], but your keen Perception has detected it.]

[Your money has decreased by 12 silver and 72 copper.]

Simultaneously, an NPC level eleven who brushed past him suddenly turned into a hostile red name!

"Red name?"

Xing Yu was stunned.