Chapter 1123: Chapter 834: Contribution

Su Mo listened to their discussion, with a somewhat peculiar expression on his face.

Soon, Su Mo arrived at the entrance of the administrative building, which was overcrowded and filled with noisy shouts.

“Make way!”

“Move aside.”

…

Seeing this, Su Mo remarked with a bit of emotion, “So many people are grinding for contribution points.”

“That’s because grinding contribution points can earn substantial benefits, naturally everyone is driven mad by it.”

The Fake Owner·Swallower said in a deep voice.

“Indeed, speaking of which, the City Lord of Star Ring City is really generous with the benefits. Honestly, seeing the effects of contribution points, I’m tempted myself, kind of regretting not coming earlier to grind. I guess we’re falling far behind others in progress. A lot of people here probably started grinding contribution points right from the start. It’s strange though! You should know Star Ring City well, why didn’t you remind me earlier to come grind contribution points?”

The more Su Mo thought about it, the stranger it felt that the Fake Owner·Swallower didn’t remind him.

It’s known that contribution points in Star Ring City are extremely useful, even more so than Star Coins in a certain sense.

Contribution points can be used to exchange for citizenship in Star Ring City. With citizenship, you can stay in Star Ring City long-term without having to pay daily stay fees.

Moreover, with citizenship, you can purchase real estate in Star Ring City.

In other words, without citizenship, even money can’t buy real estate.

And the most important point is, with Star Ring City citizenship, you’re essentially independent from your original country’s system, and their laws no longer constrain you.

Also, if your original country goes bankrupt, it has nothing to do with you, you won’t be implicated.

Furthermore, if contribution points reach a certain level, they can be exchanged for noble honor titles in Star Ring City, enjoying a series of conveniences.

It’s noteworthy that this title doesn’t grant any real power. However, when you acquire a high enough noble title, you can access the inner regions of Star Ring City.

In a sense, it’s akin to becoming part of the upper class.

Additionally, contribution points can also be used to exchange for various special permissions, like the qualification to buy high-tier weapons, the license to hold high-tier weapons, and even to request the help of Star Ring City’s forces in tasks.

In summary, contribution points can accomplish many special things.

The Fake Owner·Swallower, after listening, replied coldly, “Remind you to grind contribution points? That’d be reminding you to act as a lapdog for Star Ring City, wouldn’t it? To put it bluntly, those so-called benefits are just the bones Star Ring City throws to its dogs.”

“Cough, cough, don’t make it sound so harsh. Aren’t we here grinding contribution points too? Are you cursing even yourself?”

Su Mo felt helpless.

“Humph.”

The Fake Owner·Swallower seemed to think it was inappropriate, so he didn’t elaborate further.

Su Mo glanced around the entire hall briefly. At the innermost area of the hall, there was a row of office counters.

Additionally, there were holographic public projections on both sides of the hall.

The recently published tasks could be clearly seen.

Su Mo stood at his spot, gazing for a while at the scrolling tasks.

The number of tasks released by Star Ring City was enormous and varied, including those requiring monster killing, materials collection, equipment deployment in certain star domains, and even climate or various investigations on certain planets.

All tasks are divided into nine levels:

SSS, SS, S, A, B, C, D, E, F.

Among them, Su Mo saw a very familiar S-level task, pioneering Ceres.

This is a public task, which means there’s no limit to the number of participants, although there are conditions for taking the task.

If remembered correctly, all countries have taken on this task.

Additionally, it’s worth mentioning that contributions can be someone’s own effort or can be done nationwide.

Seeing the list of tasks marked as received, Su Mo felt a bit itchy and headed towards the office counter.

But midway there, a row of towering figures blocked his way.

He saw men, each three meters tall, wearing heavy Mechanical Armor, with extremely muscular bodies and barbaric faces, blocking the path. They gazed at everyone present with disdainful eyes.

Looking around, Su Mo found many people’s faces showed anger, but they didn’t dare make a sound.

It seemed most people had gotten used to it.

“Sigh!”

Su Mo sighed lightly, even as clueless as he was, he could see these guys were intentionally blocking the way.

Really domineering as always.

At this moment, an Imperial Army NCO approached from a distance, and the human wall immediately opened a small gap, letting their own people through to take tasks.

The catch is, there’s nothing anyone could do; they just stand there, and you can’t bump them or touch them.

Otherwise, it will be seen as causing trouble, and causing disturbances in Star Ring City is costly.

However, there’s no way Su Mo was going to back down, he was about to move forward when someone called to him.

“Brother, you planning to go through?”

A voice sounded from behind Su Mo.

Su Mo turned back to look.

An uncle clad in II generation Mechanical Armor spoke up.

“Yeah.”

Su Mo promptly responded.

“You seem like a newcomer, don’t push forward. If you catch the attention of those barbarians, it’ll be trouble later on. If you leave Star Ring City, they’ll definitely go after you hard.”

“Then am I supposed to just stand here?”

“Don’t worry, they’ll disperse once they’ve grabbed the good tasks, usually not beyond two in the afternoon.”

The uncle advised Su Mo.

Su Mo’s face twitched a little, he squeezed out a smile and casually chatted with the uncle, “Doesn’t this mean picking up the leftovers? No one addresses this issue?”

“The Alliance Countries don’t address it; who could? In the early days, there were strong groups who couldn’t stand it, clashed with them, and ended up being wiped out by the Imperial Army while on tasks outside. They even purposely put the footage online; the brutality can scare you to death.”

The uncle explained helplessly.

“Impressive, what’s your name, uncle?”

Su Mo’s face twitched, these guys truly played it well, leveraging Star Ring City rules to form a human wall, using ruthless methods to establish prestige, effectively putting good tasks in their pockets to gorge themselves, no wonder the Imperial Army got fatter and fatter.

In this aspect, indeed, the Alliance Countries aren’t as good as the Imperial Army.

Either way, the freelancers are actually part of each country’s power structure.

“I’m called Lei Xi, a Free Mercenary.”

Lei Xi introduced himself with a smile.

“Thanks for the reminder, Uncle Lei Xi.”

Su Mo gratefully replied.

“No need for thanks, when I first came here to grind contribution points, I was a newbie too, and a kind passerby reminded me, otherwise I would’ve rushed headlong into trouble.”

Lei Xi responded heartily.

“By the way, Uncle Lei Xi, if official personnel from the Alliance Countries want to take tasks, do these people not let them?”

Su Mo suddenly became curious and asked.