"Return, Ironhead!"
Lu Fei called out sternly, and Ironhead let out a resounding cry as it returned to the Beast Taming Scroll.
The battle arena was still the Dark Ranking. In one month, Ironhead had fought over a hundred matches within the Dark Ranking. Although it won less than it lost, it could finally secure occasional victories, which made Lu Fei extremely happy.
Lu Fei's happiness wasn't just limited to Ironhead's improvement in level and combat power. More importantly, it could now overcome opponents with a certain gap in combat power. Just now, Ironhead had defeated a contracted beast at level 65, and it wasn't a fierce battle but a swift and decisive blitz.
The opponent was still in disbelief even after their defeat.
In a month, Ironhead's level had risen to 43, a leap of over a dozen levels, and its combat power had soared accordingly.
"Robot girl, how many points do I have now?"
Lu Fei asked the robot in the center of the screen.
After a moment of silence, the robot's stiff voice replied, "Respected Beast Tamer Sixth Master, you currently possess 680 points."
Lu Fei pondered. He had only won four or five matches in the past month. He secretly calculated the point system, guessing it was related to the opponent's power level.
Curiously, he asked, "Robot girl, what is the calculation formula for obtaining these points?"
The robot replied, "Hello. After each battle, the victor receives points as a reward. The point value for each match is determined by the opponent's ranking."
"Ranking?"
Lu Fei mused slightly. He had focused on battling for a month and hadn't paid attention to the rankings. But now that he had won a few matches, perhaps he even had some ranking? He excitedly asked:
"What is my current ranking?"
The robot quickly responded.
"I apologize, you do not currently have a ranking. The Dark Ranking only displays the top 10,000 Beast Tamers."
Lu Fei replied with a slightly disappointed "Oh," and continued, "How can I view this ranking?"
The robot replied, "You can query the ranking by consuming points."
"Points can be consumed?" Lu Fei muttered to himself.
As if hearing him, the robot replied, "The points earned from winning each battle can be used for consumption. After consumption, the point total will decrease. However, the ranking is determined by the cumulative highest points earned by a Beast Tamer. Consumed points and ranking points are calculated as two separate systems."
Lu Fei nodded in understanding. This meant that the 680 points he currently possessed would decrease after consumption, but when calculating his rank, the points earned from each match would still accumulate starting from 680.
"How many points does it cost to view the ranking once?"
"It costs 100 points."
Lu Fei was slightly surprised. Viewing the ranking was quite expensive, but his curiosity was strong. He ultimately decided to spend them and said, "Okay, then I want to view the ranking once." httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
However, the robot did not readily agree and instead asked, "Which ranking do you wish to view?"
Lu Fei blinked, "Are there many rankings?"
The robot continued, "There are a total of 20 rankings. Fourteen of them represent the 14 attributes of contracted beasts, including water, fire, electric, and other contracted beasts, each having its own separate ranking. The rules for these rankings are based on the combat statistics of the contracted beasts. The next five are ability rankings, corresponding to the five abilities of contracted beasts: [Physical Attack], [Magic Attack], [Support], [Defense], and [Speed]. These rankings are based on the individual stats of the contracted beasts. The last one is the overall point ranking of Beast Tamers within the Dark Ranking."
Upon hearing this, Lu Fei couldn't help but sigh, marveling at how clearly categorized and well-operated the Dark Ranking was. But Lu Fei, feeling like a destitute pauper at the moment, certainly didn't have enough points to view any other rankings.
He immediately said, "Please open the overall point ranking."
"Understood."
After the robot's reply, a string of text appeared on the large screen in the center of the arena.
Lu Fei fixed his gaze on the points of the 10,000th ranked individual, a Beast Tamer codenamed "Yanluo." Lu Fei thought to himself that the name was quite grand, and one would need a strong fate to bear it.
He inwardly developed a sense of confidence. He decided to target "Yanluo" first, to unseat him from his top 10,000 position.
But the next moment, Lu Fei's thoughts vanished.
"Seventeen thousand points!"
Lu Fei gasped, his eyes fixed on the points of the individual named "Yanluo."
This was too outrageous. How many matches had he played? Lu Fei thought of his meager 680 points and felt a surge of embarrassment for having even asked about his ranking earlier.
"If the top 10,000 reach seventeen thousand points, what about the top ten?"
Lu Fei said to the robot, "Jump directly to the top ten rankings."
The robot acknowledged, and the screen rapidly scrolled, quickly jumping to the top ten.
Tenth place, codenamed "Longhu," points: 1.2 million!
Lu Fei's lips twitched, and he was dumbfounded.
Ninth place, codenamed "Pusa," points: 1.35 million!
Lu Fei felt he was becoming numb. He continued to look down until his gaze landed on the points of the first-place individual.
First place, codenamed "Yueshen," points: 3.6 million!
Lu Fei felt his scalp tingle. The sliver of confidence he had accumulated instantly vanished.
Over three million! He only had 680 points. What a disparity! How many matches would it take? He dared not look further, muttering, "This must be fake, this ranking."
The robot, with its keen hearing, replied, "The data on the Dark Ranking is real and valid. Once anyone is found cheating, their achievements will be completely erased, and they will be permanently banned from the Dark Ranking."
"But these over three million points?"
The robot said calmly, "The higher your rank, the more points you gain for each victory. Once your points reach 10,000, you can choose opponents from any point range."
Although Lu Fei understood, he was still slow to recover. He would have been better off not looking at the rankings, as seeing them had truly startled him.
A moment later, the large screen slowly closed.
The robot inquired, "Beast Tamer Sixth Master, after using your points, you have 580 points remaining. Would you like to consume them?"
Lu Fei asked absentmindedly, "What else can points be used for?"
The robot replied, "Points can be used to view rankings, exchange for rare items, and observe top Beast Tamers in battle, among other things."