Chapter 37: Shocking! The National Destiny Leaderboard

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【Forbidden Land Announcement: Kunal, the lucky one from the Kingdom of Tiandu, has discovered a one-star natural gas resource. This resource will appear in the Tiandu region with a tenfold reward.】
【The Forbidden Land will reward Kunal with one one-star level lucky draw. This reward remains unknown to outsiders.】

Netizens from the Yanhuang Kingdom were not in a good mood after seeing another country receive resource rewards.
"Damn it, those Indian lucky ones actually didn't die? What a miracle!"
"They each already died once; if they die again, they will lose five years of their lifespan. If their luck is any worse, both of them will probably kick the bucket."
"Well said. However, one of the women from India is actually quite pretty. I think her name is Nikasha. She's a famous dance teacher in Tiandu. That figure, that dancing—it's truly impeccable."
"Women in Tiandu have it miserable. Hardly a few days go by without reports of sexual assault, and their status is very low. Compared to the women of our Yanhuang Kingdom, they aren't even in the same league."
"Let them be smug. The three-star rewards Qin Chuan obtained are something they will never be able to surpass."
"A one-star reward is ten times the resources, a two-star is twenty times, but a three-star is a full fifty times. The resources Qin Chuan obtained twice total seventy times. How could they possibly surpass that?"
"Look at them, getting so full of themselves over a one-star reward. Truly a bunch of bumpkins who have never seen the world."
"You're speaking the blunt truth; you're going to deeply wound their self-esteem."
"Haha, exactly!"
......
Just then, the Forbidden Land issued another announcement.
【Five countries have received resource rewards. The Resource Leaderboard is now active. It is ranked by the multiplier of the resource rewards obtained. The top three countries will receive additional rewards. The leaderboard will be updated every seven days.】

Upon seeing this announcement, everyone was surprised; the introduction of a new feature was completely unexpected. They all scrambled to open the leaderboard.

National Resource Leaderboard:
1. Yanhuang Kingdom: 70x
2. Dongying Kingdom: 20x
3. Beautiful Country: 10x
4. Britain: 10x
5. Tiandu Kingdom: 10x
Resource Leaderboard Countdown: 4 days.

Seeing this, the gloom that had hung over the people of Yanhuang vanished, replaced by immense pride. Their national resource multiplier left the other countries far behind, boasting fifty times more than the second-place nation!

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This filled them with great pride.
Yet, there was also a touch of helplessness.
Because Qin Chuan was still fooling around in the lake, as if he were trying to find gold in the water.
"Seeing this leaderboard, I have something to say."
"This is what you call leaving everyone else in the dust. What do they have to be smug about? Can't they see the gap?"
"In the face of data, all words are mere embellishment."
"We've obtained so many resources, but we aren't going around showing off. I don't know where they get their confidence."
"Let them find some comfort; it will make them feel better."
"A fifty-fold gap—as long as we hold on for four days, we'll get additional rewards. I ask you, can they even surpass that?"

People from other countries were just preening themselves over their own resource gains, but then—damn it—this resource leaderboard popped up. It would have been fine without the comparison, but once they saw the ranking, it was a ten-thousand-volt shock of damage. The gap was simply too large. They immediately stopped gloating and fell quiet.

On the resource leaderboard, unless you are number one, it is best not to show off. Look at the Yanhuang Kingdom—so low-key. They only celebrate within their own borders and never boast internationally. That is true modesty.

The Forbidden Land created this board specifically to goad the lucky ones into searching for resources. But for most, just keeping their lives is a struggle; obtaining resource rewards is simply impossible.

Shangguan Ruoyun felt distressed after seeing the list. She hadn't been able to find a single resource for her motherland; if not for Qin Chuan, they wouldn't have any at all. She felt guilty, but no one in the live stream blamed her. Her efforts were witnessed by all; it was simply a matter of bad luck.

"Don't be anxious, miss. Our ranking is in a favorable position; please don't blame yourself."
"Shangguan Ruoyun and Shen Gongbao have already killed over a dozen monsters, but still haven't found a single resource. This stuff is truly hard to find."
"All the good luck was taken by Qin Chuan. It's a pity that our Qin Chuan is still in the lake. I suspect he's actually just playing now."
"Qin Chuan might have been a fish in his past life; he doesn't want to come ashore once he sees water."

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Qin Chuan was becoming quite disappointing. Even the number of viewers for the live stream dropped to one hundred thousand, and as time passed, fewer remained.

As night approached, Shangguan Ruoyun dragged her exhausted body back to the lakeside and found Qin Chuan already resting on the shore.
"Qin Chuan, how did it go?" Although she knew the answer, she didn't want to crush his confidence.
"Discovered a new type of fish. Tastes pretty good."
Qin Chuan pointed to the side where over a dozen fish lay, waiting to be cooked.
"I'll cook some fish for you." Shangguan Ruoyun began to prepare the meal.

【Forbidden Land Announcement: Kovsky, the lucky one from the Great Bear Kingdom, has discovered a two-star coal mine resource. This resource will appear in the Dongying region with a twentyfold reward.】
【The Forbidden Land will reward Kovsky with one two-star level lucky draw. This reward remains unknown to outsiders.】

Shangguan Ruoyun: "(╥╯^╰╥)"
Seeing her dejected appearance, Qin Chuan stepped forward and stroked her beautiful face, saying, "Don't worry, Sister Shangguan. No matter how hard they try, they can't surpass me."
Shangguan Ruoyun smiled at him. She wasn't truly worried; she just felt sad that she couldn't find resources for the country.
"What's going on today? Why is everyone finding resources all at once?" Shangguan Ruoyun couldn't fathom it.
No one could understand whether this was the work of some mastermind behind the scenes or something else entirely.

Qin Chuan sat on Shangguan Ruoyun's lap, gazing at the lake, and said, "If we don't find anything tomorrow, we'll leave here and go explore somewhere else."
"Okay."
Shangguan Ruoyun was happy that Qin Chuan was willing to move on.
Suddenly, Qin Chuan’s ears twitched. He walked to the beach and said, "A monster is coming."
"A monster?"
Shangguan Ruoyun looked around but saw nothing.
Not long after, Shen Gongbao also grew alert, staring in one direction where a source of danger was approaching.
"Rustle, rustle~~"
There was a sound in the forest. Shangguan Ruoyun picked up her weapon, ready for battle. They fixed their eyes on the spot as a monster leaped out, its pair of eyes emitting a blood-red glow in the dark of the night.