Clown Game-Chapter 59 - 50 Rewards

Chapter 59: Chapter 50 Rewards

Chapter 59 -50 Rewards

“You said you were new here!” Chen Xiao said.

He understood the other person’s point and couldn’t refute it, so he grudgingly tried to deflect with something else to make the other person feel uncomfortable.

But the man with glasses seemed unconcerned, his lips curling up slightly.

“Yes, I arrived just last week, and I’m leaving tomorrow. This is just the simplest word game. So what? The gulf between us is enough to bring such word games out into the open,” he said.

“Like I said, I don’t care about any C-level rewards. But you do.”

The man with glasses was saying this just as time finally ran out.

His phone’s system alert sounded.

System Notification: Due to your violation of the rules by failing to make a color choice, you have been eliminated.

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Chen Xiao stared at the other man with dead fish eyes.

And so, Chen Xiao was victorious, becoming the final, and sole, winner of this “Elite Rumble.”

But he felt no excitement whatsoever.

Because even though he had won,

He had also lost.

So now he was waiting for the man with glasses to make his next move.

It was unlikely this guy participated in an “Elite Rumble” that meant nothing to him without a reason.

Indeed, the man slowly straightened up, looking more formal as if it was only just now that he was about to do something meaningful.

He pulled a card from his pocket. Its material was unidentifiable, but it was very durable, solid black, with a very simple crow silhouette on it.

“I’ll reserve a spot for you, but you need to be quick about it, you know, our pace… well… it’s pretty fast,” said the man with glasses as he stood up.

“Oh, and by the way, I promise the next time we meet, I’ll play a fair game with you.”

Having said that, he pushed up his glasses and left the room.

Chen Xiao’s mouth twitched slightly as he thought: “What’s all this about; acting all high and mighty like some final boss. And he’s not even that tall.”

Uh…

Indeed, the “man with glasses” was quite short, a little over 1.6 meters.

Chen Xiao silently mocked him for a moment before looking down at the card.

The man had said nothing about what the card represented, not even his own name.

But Chen Xiao knew that when the time was right, he would find out.

“Is this why you came here?” he muttered softly.

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At this moment, the system alert sounded once again.

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Elite Rumble—Cognitive Mode

D-level

Winner

Foundation Field Operative

Chen Xiao

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Simultaneously, a new message appeared on his phone screen.

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The world isn’t fair; elites deserve better.

——In honor of all “Elite Rumble” winners.

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Below this message, two words were flashing.

“Reward”

Chen Xiao raised an eyebrow: “Is this all there is to the reward page? Shouldn’t it be plastered with congratulatory messages on a red backdrop, with a few festive tunes playing?”

He said this, but with no one around, the satisfaction from the sarcasm diminished significantly.

So, he just clicked on it.

“Come on… let’s see what this ‘better treatment’ is all about?”

After clicking the “Reward button,” another line of text appeared.

“As you are the sole winner of this Elite Rumble, the system has converted all rewards for this game into an equivalent single item. You may choose from:

1. Obtain a weapon

2. Obtain protective gear

3. Obtain serum or medication

4. “Receive an equal value in prize money.”

Chen Xiao nodded. He knew this would be the outcome; the Foundation couldn’t possibly hand over a whole bunch of C-tier items to the winner. Like now, they gave Chen Xiao six or seven bottles of C-tier serum all at once. If he shouted out and sold them or traded them, a bunch of people would start using mismatched items for their abilities in the D-tier zone, quickly completing a bunch of D-tier missions and advancing to C-tier. A few days later, they’d just die in one of the missions. That would be a joke, wouldn’t it?

So, as the saying goes on the phone, only the elite deserve better treatment.

If it was a single item of equal value, naturally it wouldn’t be too shabby even in the C-tier zone.

Chen Xiao thought to himself.

So, the next issue was… what to choose?

Almost instantly, Chen Xiao had his answer: he needed a weapon.

Armor is great, but since Chen Xiao doesn’t have much money left, it’s not possible for him to go on missions wearing badass armor and tear apart monsters barehanded.

And what about serums or medicine? To be honest, Chen Xiao was a bit averse to these things, whether it was the “taste bud enhancing serum” of indescribable nature or the “enhanced” appearance of “Rock” from the previous mission. He didn’t like them. Who knows when there would come out a serum like “hyper-sensitivity enhancer” that would get you high from a little breeze—that kind of weird stuff.

Then what was left… exchanging for money? That’s a joke. For instance, if this were a novel, and the protagonist chose to exchange for money at this moment, he’d be waiting to get flamed to death by readers.

Therefore, Chen Xiao made his choice.

“Weapon”

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System Notification:

Reward exchange in progress… Please wait.

A progress bar was moving continuously.

Suddenly, a crack appeared on the round table in front of Chen Xiao. A window popped open.

Then a white box rose up, tied with a ribbon that looked like a gift.

Chen Xiao’s eyelid twitched a few times.

“What the hell, who tied this bow? It looks like a Christmas gift. And where did this thing pop up from? Is there a weapon arsenal connected under the table?”

He was full of sarcasm, but his hands didn’t slow down a bit.

He immediately tore off the ribbon and opened the box.

Inside

was a gun

A revolver.

Completely silver, though the cylinder and the barrel were both somewhat long.

But it must be said… it was beautiful.

The barrel was straight, with the trigger bend forming a charming curve, the hammer snuggly fit above the grip without any skew or twist, it was a perfect fit, satisfying Chen Xiao’s obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Just as mentioned before, Chen Xiao had a fondness for guns. Even though he didn’t remember his past, deep in his consciousness he felt a special familiarity with guns, as if he had often handled them before.

Old friend…

That term seemed quite fitting.

So he was incredibly pleased as he picked up the somewhat elongated revolver.

“Huh,” he sighed.

“Really heavy.”

This weight was clearly much heavier than steel of the same volume, which meant the material used to cast this gun had to have a very high density.

This also meant that the explosive power when the hammer struck the bullet would be really strong!

Chen Xiao turned the gun towards himself… and glanced at the dark caliber.

He paused for a moment…

It was as thick as a thumb.

“Hehehehe——————”

He knew what that meant, so he started laughing happily, spun the cylinder, and the sound of special metals rubbing against each other emitted a clear, melodious noise, stirring a sudden burst of pleasure in his brain. Something wanted to burst out, to touch this lovely toy.

But it disappeared in an instant.

Like a mischievous child who sneaks out of bed in the middle of the night but gets caught by the parent right before escaping.

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This feeling was strange and anything but normal, yet Chen Xiao acted as if he hadn’t noticed it, completely indifferent.

He was still reveling in the joy of receiving the toy.

At that moment, he noticed a piece of paper inside the box.

He reached out, picked it up, and unfolded it.

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Following that…

His mouth opened slightly.

“Are they fucking playing with me?”

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