Reborn with Infinite System Points, I Can Directly Change Item's Value-Chapter 39 --Zone 4 Players Break Down, and the First Batch of Overload City Players Appears
Among all of them, the players who reacted the most were undoubtedly those from Zone 5.
[Alan] (Zone 5): "Before hitting Level 30, I just thought Boss John was strong.
But after reaching Level 30, I realized he’s way beyond just strong!
He’s basically a bug-level existence!
I’m seriously curious—how did he level all the way to 50 so fast?
Even with an SSS-rank talent like mine, I only managed to grind up to Level 31."
[Mia]: "Give it a rest. We get it, you’re ranked second. Stop humblebragging in world chat.
We should hurry up and keep leveling instead.
Otherwise, after all this grinding, the first people to join Boss John’s guild might not even be us!"
[X] (Zone 5): "Hahahaha! Who would’ve thought Zone 5 players would practically take over the rankings?
All you other Zones, take a good look—this is what it means for one man to ascend and the whole Zone to rise with him.
Looks like most of the top 100 are Zone 5 players, right?
Can any of you do what Boss John did—carry an entire Zone by himself?"
...
This ranking made the players of Zone 5 hold their heads high with pride.
At the same time, it made the players of the other four Zones unable to lift theirs.
Because the major guilds in their Zones had all been desperately group-grinding, funneling resources to push a small number of players up in level first.
And yet in the end, the number of slots they occupied on the rankings was not even half of Zone 5’s.
What a humiliation!
At this point, it was clear that Zone 5 had completely pulled ahead of every other Zone.
Without question, it was now the strongest Zone in all of Apocalypse!
After the Zone 5 players had a round of showing off in world chat,
the players from the other four Zones finally dared to speak.
Most of them were complaining that the guilds in their own Zones were useless.
[Arthur] (Zone 1): "I just want to ask—what the hell are the guilds in our Zone even doing?
Zone 5 is full of solo players, and they’re still leveling this fast?
Meanwhile, our supposedly better-organized Zones are completely useless!"
[Isabella] (Zone 2): "At this rate, Zone 5 really is going to crush all of our Zones."
[Oliver] (Zone 3): "Well, this is great. We can’t beat them on the Power Rankings, and now we can’t beat them on the Level Rankings either.
The guilds in our four Zones are seriously a pack of pigs."
[Charlotte] (Zone 4): "Looks like the reward for returning to reality is destined to belong to Zone 5.
Back then, we mocked Zone 5 players for being selfish, short-sighted opportunists.
But now it seems like us ordinary players in the other four Zones would’ve been better off choosing Zone 5 too!"
...
The moment this Level Rankings list appeared,
it not only further increased the unity among Zone 5 players,
it even directly shook the morale of the other four Zones!
It was easy to foresee what would happen.
In this life, the remaining four Zones would have a much harder time integrating.
After all, those four Zones had all loudly claimed they would lead humanity to rise together.
Before the server opened, they had all looked down on Zone 5.
They had believed Zone 5 was doomed to fend for itself and perish.
And yet in the end,
the side that was left to fend for itself had turned out to be them instead.
As public opinion grew louder and louder,
the top guilds of the other four Zones were forced to come forward and make statements.
They claimed that Zone 5 had merely taken an early-game advantage,
and that in the late game, the other four Zones would definitely catch up and overtake them.
Unfortunately, the players of those Zones were not stupid.
You could not even make it onto the Level Rankings, so what exactly were you trying to bluff for?
...
John closed the Level Rankings.
He was not surprised by the list.
If anything, he was actually somewhat disappointed.
Because under normal circumstances, there should not have been a single player from any other Zone in the top ten.
"Looks like my appearance changed the leveling strategies of the other four Zones as well.
That’s why there are still four players from other Zones in the top ten."
John shook his head.
This kind of situation would likely disappear completely once a real batch of players entered his Overload City and joined the legions.
The goal John wanted to achieve was simple:
The top 100 on the Level Rankings should all be players from his Overlord Guild!
He stopped dwelling on the rankings
and walked into the Eaglecrest City Class Instructors Association.
For his first class change, he had relied on a Class Change Scroll.
For the second class change, he would have to rely on the class advancement quest issued by a main-city class mentor.
"I wonder what kind of scene my SSS-rank Chrono Assassin will reach after completing the second advancement."
...
Just as John was preparing for his class advancement,
the Bloodbound Guild players led by Alan finally cleared the Trial Dungeon he had left behind.
"We did it! We finally cleared it!"
When they walked out from the dungeon exit, each of them wearing an Overload City legion badge on their chest,
the other Zone 5 players were filled with envy and resentment, wishing they could rip the badges off and wear them themselves.
Unfortunately, the badges were automatically soulbound!
"So do we go to Eaglecrest City first, or head into Overload City first?"
Mia asked.
Alan shot her a look.
"Do you even need to ask? Of course we go check out Overload City first.
We’re now proud members of Boss John’s Overlord Guild!"
Under John’s influence, Alan had long since detached himself from his role as the leader of Bloodbound Guild.
At this point, he only had one thought left:
Hold on tight to Boss John’s thigh!
Because the Overload City badge was automatically linked to a teleportation point,
this group of players only needed the slightest movement,
and they were immediately teleported into Overload City.
The moment they entered, they froze.
What the hell?
Was this really not a main city?
There were city defense squads, patrol squads, and even plenty of NPCs living inside.
A city on this scale had actually been built by Boss John himself?
Even Eaglecrest City was hardly more impressive than this!
Alan and the others were dumbfounded.
In their minds, player-built cities were usually just small towns.
How could there be anything like the magnificent Overload City John had established?
After the initial shock, they immediately began wandering around Overload City with excitement.
After all, they were now glorious residents of Overload City!
The better their city was, the higher the benefits they would enjoy.
And when they reached the Alchemy Lab, Arcane Training Chamber, Contract Hall, and the other Special Structures,
the entire group fell into ecstatic delight.
"Holy crap! You can actually throw extra equipment in there for alchemy?"
"You can even spend money to train and raise your max mana? This Arcane Training Chamber is way too broken!"
"This Contract Hall is the real monster, though. It actually gives players a way to earn money!"
Just these three Special Structures alone left them full of shock and delight.
And when they arrived at the city shops, they were even more stunned.
"Am I seeing things? That whole row is actually perfect-grade A-rank HP and MP Potions?"
"Sure, they cost 100 gold coins each, but isn’t that HP and MP recovery effect a bit too insane?
I need to buy one right now. This stuff is basically strategic-grade material!"
The moment the players saw the potions John had crafted and placed in the shop,
they bought them even if they had to scrape together every last coin they had.
They were terrified that if more players entered Overload City later, all the potions would be snatched up first.
