Global Game: Ten Billion Spirit Energy Coins From The Start
Chapter 1398 - Chapter 1398 1309 far ahead

Chapter 1398: 1309, far ahead Chapter 1398: 1309, far ahead Three hours later, the first settlement point of the bounty event arrived.

“Settlement point” refers to the node where bounty scores are calculated.

In bounty events, scores are not updated in real time.

This is because cases need to be repeatedly verified after reporting, and scoring errors such as under-scoring, over-scoring, or missed scoring can occur.

For example, a case initially rated at 500 points may have its score increased during the verification process if new victims are discovered, or decreased if the reporting team exaggerated the facts.

Therefore, the scores aren’t displayed immediately after reporting a case; it requires careful verification and confirmation before the correct score is provided.

The scoring settlement period is every three hours.

Every three hours, the staff responsible for score settlement will publicize the scores that have been verified as correct for everyone to check.

The time of score publicity is also referred to as the “settlement point.”

Three hours after the bounty started, the first settlement point finally arrived!

On the public network interface for the bounty event, the scores of each team were refreshed and re-ranked, displaying the results after settlement.

Everyone was waiting for this moment.

After the clock struck, whether it was internal members like Lu Man and Bella or the participating teams, as well as ordinary residents watching the excitement, everyone immediately clicked to check which teams were in the lead.

However, it wasn’t long before shocks and exclamations erupted across various star zones:

“Hymn above, ‘Fugue Nova’ is still in first place!”

“1863 points! An increase of 952 points since the start.”

“Didn’t the major forces’ teams manage to overtake them? Wait, ‘Lemo Mercenaries’ are now second, but they have only 1150 points, increasing by just 418 points? Why such a small increase?”

At this settlement point, “Mole Mercenaries” ranked second with 1150 points, narrowly edging out their competitors with a slight three-point lead over “Silver Guard” who had 1147 points.

But to everyone’s shock, the major forces’ teams not only failed to close the gap with Su Yu’s Team, but the gap even widened!

And not by just a small margin!

Su Yu’s Team scored an additional 952 points in three hours, while other top-ten teams generally scored only 300-400 points. How could they possibly catch up at this rate!

“My god, who exactly is this ‘Su Yu’? He’s terrifyingly impressive!”

“At this rate, other teams have no chance to overtake them.”

“Adding more than nine hundred points in three hours… I know a team that’s participating, they work so hard, all Eighth Order members, yet they managed to score only a bit over a hundred points in three hours.”

“I initially thought this team would just be a flash in the pan, but that’s not the case at all!”

…

Exclamations swarmed the public network.

Three hours ago, everyone thought Su Yu had either good luck or great individual strength and wouldn’t keep up for long.

But unexpectedly, they showed no signs of falling behind and kept a firm lead, even increasing the gap!

In the main command office of Pan-South Base 05, Lu Man and his assistant Bella were completely stunned!

The unexpectedly strong performance of Su Yu’s Team was just staggering!

“Indeed, my intuition wasn’t wrong,” Bella thought to herself.

She looked toward Lu Man, seriously suggesting, “Lord Grid, should we take any action?”

“…let’s wait a bit longer,” Lu Man hesitated.

Su Yu’s achievements were completely beyond his expectations, and it was quite a slap in his face.

Could it be that Su Yu’s luck was incredibly good, allowing him to encounter a case like “Morris Case”?

But it seemed too early to suppress Su Yu’s Team; they needed to understand the situation first.

“Bella, check the details of the cases that Su Yu submitted.”

“At your command.”

“Let’s wait a bit longer, and see how things stand after the next settlement point.”

…

Amidst busy inquiries, time rapidly passed.

Soon, three hours passed, and the second settlement point was reached.

However, Lu Man was significantly more anxious this time around.

During the previous interval, he and his assistant Bella reviewed all the cases reported by Su Yu.

But the mere inspection was startling!

Instead of another big case like a “Morris Case” leading to the additional 952 points Su Yu received, it comprised nine cases, each scoring around a hundred points.

Moreover]], he was shocked at how each case was backed by extremely solid evidence!

There was no ambiguity or unclear description in the evidence he reviewed.

Each case showed no signs of fabrication and all occurred after the bounty started; he couldn’t find anything to criticize.

These facts sufficiently demonstrated Su Yu’s strength; it wasn’t just temporary good luck, they truly could maintain a significant lead!

These revelations truly made Lu Man’s face hurt; he had really misjudged the situation!

Moreover, Lu Man guessed that this settlement point would likely still see Su Yu’s Team in the lead.

…

As expected.

Another three hours passed, and the second settlement point arrived, with the teams’ scores being refreshed once more.

At this settlement point, Su Yu’s Team gained an additional 666 points, maintaining first place with a total of 2529 points.

“Silver Guard” reclaimed second place, scoring 390 points this settlement, bringing their total to 1537 points.

“Lemo Mercenaries” were just seven points behind in third place.

Now, the gap between the first and second placers expanded again, reaching nearly a thousand points!

At this pace, “Silver Guard” would need six or seven hours just to catch up with Su Yu’s Team, not to mention overtaking them.

“Ah, just as expected.” Lu Man sighed upon seeing the results.

Bella interjected, “The two settlements prove that our team indeed doesn’t possess the strength to defeat Su Yu’s Team. If we don’t intervene, it’s certain that Su Yu’s Team will win.”

She looked at Lu Man, “Lord Grid, I repeat, should we intervene?”

“This…” Lu Man furrowed his brows, starting to hesitate.

“You shouldn’t hesitate, right?” Bella asked, “The commander specifically instructed us to secure the first place. If we don’t intervene, we clearly won’t achieve that. Moreover, I think the sooner we intervene, the better, as it might become impossible to catch up later.”

“But the situation is different now,” Lu Man frowned, “Undoubtedly, many people are watching the bounty. If we intervene to secure first place, how terribly could it affect us?

If Su Yu had only a few extra points or about fifteen, we could still adjust some things, but now it’s almost a thousand points. Any interference would be immediately noticed.”

…

Bella fell silent; it indeed posed a problem, not a situation to be recklessly handled.

They seemed stuck in a dilemma, neither forward nor backward was appropriate, seemingly caught in this situation.

Eventually, Lu Man decided, “We should report to the commander promptly, and see what he advises.”