Chapter 525: Chapter 525: Notorious Reputation
Looking at the sudden appearance of the system’s choices and numerous hints, Jiang Xiaobai could only hear his head buzzing.
Was there a problem with the reputation panel?
He didn’t immediately make a choice as neither of the two options offered a clear reward, making a decision difficult.
Jiang Xiaobai quickly opened his reputation panel and was immediately stunned!
Originally, his normal reputation was at 7833 points.
But now, a string of red digits appeared alongside his normal reputation points, preceded by a negative sign.
-5962 reputation points!
And this negative reputation score was rapidly growing. In just a few breaths of time, it had already reached -6000 points!
If this kept up, the negative score would soon surpass his normal reputation points!
“System, what the fucking hell is going on?”
Jiang Xiaobai was completely shocked.
“Reputation can be good or bad. Normal reputation arises from the host accomplishing outstanding deeds that leaves people in awe, increasing your fame.”
“Negative reputation, however, arises from the host causing incidents that leave people terrified and frightened.”
“In short, it makes people fear you.”
“System alert: If the negative reputation exceeds the normal reputation, the host will be forcefully awarded the title of ‘Great Villain of Three Thousand Worlds’ by the system.”
“This title is extremely disadvantageous to the host. Please choose carefully.”
Jiang Xiaobai was momentarily dumbfounded. He asked what this title meant, and the system’s response made his face twitch for quite some time.
“The host really doesn’t want to know. The system would like to remind the host again, please make a choice within three minutes, or the system will make a random selection for you!”
Jiang Xiaobai then began to ponder on how to choose.
Obviously, dealing with negative reputation was difficult. Once the negative reputation surpassed the normal reputation, the consequences would be severe.
After all, the title of ‘Great Villain of Three Thousand Worlds’ was somewhat terrifying to him.
It definitely wasn’t a good thing!
And now the system was providing a choice where he could secure one of the panels. That is to say, if he chose the normal reputation panel, the negative reputation would not occur.
“Hiss, but if the negative reputation doesn’t appear, what should I do with the current negative reputation points I have now?”
Jiang Xiaobai raised an eyebrow at the thought and then instinctively checked his reputation points. He was so shocked he almost jumped up!
His reputation points had incredibly reached more than 1.2 million points!
“The point ratio for negative reputation is one to two hundred,” the system reminder appeared again.
This time, Jiang Xiaobai could not keep calm.
He knew very well what reputation points represented!
Points represented power!
One to two hundred ratio!
Although the consequences of negative reputation were terrifying, the gains were astonishing.
Jiang Xiaobai began to question the system about certain matters. Eventually, he understood the significance of reputation.
Firstly, negative reputation was a normal occurrence which meant Jiang Xiaobai would become a greatly feared villain.
But such a person would naturally be pursued by all, meaning if he chose to keep the negative reputation, any misdeeds he committed would make him a target for everyone.
If he chose to secure the normal reputation panel, the negative reputation would still appear but his own normal reputation would decrease.
However, the points obtained from reputation would not decrease.
But if he chose to secure the normal reputation panel now, the 1.2 million points brought by the negative reputation would disappear.
This was indeed a tough decision!
“Please make a careful choice, host. The countdown is thirty seconds.”
“How…how should I choose?”
Hearing the voice of the system in his mind, Jiang Xiaobai muttered.
On the one hand, he would likely face more enemies, and on the other, there was the unbelievably high points from the negative reputation.
It was so hard for him to choose!
Eventually, he made a decision and asked Ao Cheng!
“Ao Cheng, if you have to choose between endless enemies and resources that can greatly enhance your power, which would you choose?”
“Resources provide you with enemies but without resources, you won’t have such enemies.”
Ao Cheng was stunned by Jiang Xiaobai’s words.
He immediately exclaimed, “Can there really be such a good deal? If I really had to choose, I would definitely choose resources!”
“No joke, only strength truly belongs to oneself. Enemies or not, damn it Jiang Xiaobai, let me ask you, don’t you also have hidden enemies when you do nothing?”
At these words, Jiang Xiaobai suddenly saw the light.
He hissed, that seemed to make sense!
Just like when he had gotten a bit of world stone in the past, he was relentlessly hunted down by Creepy Dude. If it weren’t for the system’s help and his rapid increase in strength and skills,
he would have died the first time he encountered Creepy Dude.
As Ao Cheng said, enemies are everywhere, and only one’s own strength truly belongs to oneself.
With enough power, plenty of enemies didn’t matter!
He could just kill them in one second!
“Damn, who would have thought Ao Cheng you’re really smart, I’ve really underestimated you.”
After saying this, Jiang Xiaobai ran off to the back of the fleeing group.
Leaving Ao Cheng alone with a perplexed look on his face, scratching his head.
“Is this bastard Jiang Xiaobai praising or mocking me?”
On the other hand, Jiang Xiaobai made a decision at the last three seconds!
He chose the first option!
With points, his strength enhancement would be terrifying. Without points, he would still have so many enemies!
So the choice was easy.
“Congratulations to the host for successfully moving further down the path of seeking death. In admiration, the system rewards the host with ten drops of primordial spirit essence and two hundred thousand reputation points.”
“The system hopes that on the host’s future path, you will push through bramble and thorns, live life to the fullest and strive to die a bit slower.”
Hearing the system’s exceptionally bizarre voice, Jiang Xiaobai couldn’t help but twitch at the corners of his mouth.
Was the system being serious?
But speaking truthfully, his points had now reached an outrageously high level!
He had some points remaining initially, plus the 1.2 million and the 200,000 given by the system, his points had now skyrocketed close to 1.5 million!
Such a windfall had never happened to him before.
For a moment, he couldn’t help but want to go shopping in the system mall, but he was currently on the run, so he had to hold back.
He was also aware that in the future, he might encounter significant troubles.
But those were all problems for the future. As long as his power could be increased right now, that was enough.
1.5 million points could significantly increase his power. If he exchanged all the points for cultivation, Jiang Xiaobai felt he could directly become a Great Achievement stage cultivator!
But for now, he had to suppress his urge to cultivate as his primordial spirit wasn’t fully developed yet!
One question that puzzled Jiang Xiaobai deeply was, why did he suddenly have negative reputation?
Had he done anything that could make people terrified?
