Forty-nine rules of the end times

Chapter 12 Differences in Rewards

How is this going?

Guan Tong glanced at the ballpoint pen that had flown away and fallen to the ground, then her gaze returned to the pages of the book.

He tried his best, but only managed to write a single dot on it.

"...The mysterious power contained within this wordless book is preventing me from writing on it?"

Guan Tong knew, of course, that it wasn't that simple.

only……

Ok?
Suddenly, he noticed a change in his personal panel.

Name: Guan Tong

[Nickname: Not set]

Title: Lawkeeper

[Mental Power: 1]

[Ascended Coins: 0]

Overall Bioinformatics Assessment: Average

"...How did my mental strength drop to 1?"

Guan Tong remembered clearly that the number he had seen before was 96.

He immediately realized a possibility.

"Could the mysterious energy that surged within me just now... be the power of mental energy?"

"Did I exhaust all my mental energy by writing that one stroke on the wordless book?"

Guan Tong believes that this is very likely the case!
He took a deep breath and stared at the mental strength value on his personal panel.

One minute, two minutes, five minutes...

Ten minutes later, the mental power changed from "1" to "2".

"It can indeed recover automatically!"

Guan Tong smiled.

"It seems that my current mental energy limit is 96 points. I can use it to write on a blank book... Although I don't know what the use of writing is, it's necessary to experiment!"

Guan Tong plans to write her name, stroke by stroke, on the wordless book in the days to come.

"I wonder how to increase the upper limit of mental power. Is it through more apocalyptic rules?"

"I remember the Firebringer's voice saying that the second apocalyptic rule would be released in 15 days, or half a month."

call……

Guan Tong got up from the bed, went to the balcony, and looked out at the long street.

A silence.

Is everyone still catching up on sleep, or did most people fail to persevere?
Perhaps both are necessary to create this deathly silence.

"Buzz."

The phone on the table suddenly vibrated.

Guan Tong walked over, picked it up, and glanced at it. It was a message from Fang Qian.

"Guan Tong, I'm sorry..."

The message had just been sent, which meant that Fang Qian had also passed the first apocalyptic rule.

Whether she persevered on her own or used a sobering mint... Guan Tong has no way of knowing.

He silently deleted Fang Qian's message and didn't intend to reply.

But the message in the notification bar made him realize something.

The network that was disconnected has been restored.

"What happened to the world after the first apocalyptic rule was established?"

Guan Tong went to sit down in front of the computer in the study.

……

Liu Yuqiang opened his eyes and sat up from the recliner.

He undoubtedly survived the first apocalyptic rule as well.

However, there was hardly any joy on his face at that moment.

He picked up his phone; while he was sleeping, many messages had been sent in the Qingmei Club group chat.

"Passed!"

"The second rule will be in two weeks, time is really tight."

"I think we need to make some arrangements in advance."

"Have you all checked your stats? What is your mental strength?"

"Mine is 11, what's the use of this?"

"I'm 15."

"Why is my mental strength only 9?"

Liu Yuqiang didn't continue reading; he silently opened his personal terminal.

Name: Liu Yuqiang

[Nickname: Not set]

[Title: None] [Mental Strength: 38]

[Ascended Coins: 100]

Overall Bioinformatics Evaluation: Poor

"I'm 38?"

Liu Yuqiang was surprised when he saw his mental strength value.

This is much higher than what others in the group posted.

Although I don't know what this mental power is used for, a high value should be a good thing, right?

Liu Yuqiang thought for a moment and then opened the storage box.

There are two things in it.

【Clarifying Peppermints】(1)

[Survival Treasure Chest - Bronze Level]

Liu Yuqiang saw the last remaining sobering mint and fell silent.

He knew that compared to some others in the Green Plum Club, the amount of candy he produced was not much.

But in the end...

Liu Yuqiang shook his head, not wanting to think about it anymore, and opened the treasure chest.

[Title Obtained: The Breaker]

Disruptors?
The name was somewhat strange, leaving Liu Yuqiang puzzled.

Without hesitation, he opened the Shenghua Store.

Looking at the search bar that was the only thing on the screen, he remembered the time when he had nothing.

At that time, he was just an ordinary deliveryman, doing hard work of moving things every day, with only a pair of worn-out gloves for company.

He inexplicably typed "gloves" into the search bar.

A search result appears.

【Gloves of Might】: A pair of gloves imbued with mysterious power.

Price: 100 Ascension Coins

"This……"

Looking at those grayish-white gloves, Liu Yuqiang felt a strange impulse.

This is what he wants.

He chose to buy it.

The gray-white gloves appeared in his hands, and he couldn't wait to put them on.

A strange energy seemed to flow within him and condense on the glove.

Liu Yuqiang instinctively slammed his fist on the table.

"Crack!"

With a crisp crack, the solid wood tabletop split open, revealing a fissure...

Liu Yuqiang's eyes widened.

He swung his fist down again, but this time the tabletop remained undamaged.

"It's...that power..."

Liu Yuqiang immediately realized this and reopened his personal terminal.

Name: Liu Yuqiang

[Nickname: Not set]

[Title: The Disruptor]

[Mental Power: 0]

[Ascended Coins: 0]

Overall Bioinformatics Evaluation: Poor

Sure enough, his mental strength dropped to 0.

"It seems that these gloves require mental energy to unleash their power!" Liu Yuqiang exclaimed excitedly.

"The higher your mental strength, the more power you can unleash with these gloves!"

"But why do people have varying levels of mental strength? Some in the group even have only single digits..."

Liu Yuqiang picked up his phone again and glanced at the remaining unread group messages.

The questions he was concerned about had already been thoroughly researched and answered by members who constantly took waking mints and didn't sleep at all.

"Everyone, it seems there's a problem... It seems our mental strength points are related to the amount of candy we eat."

"I've also discovered that the more sugar you eat, the less mental energy you have!"

"The titles inside the treasure chests are different too. I just received news that everyone who ate the candy is titled 'Disruptor.' But those who survived without eating the candy are titled 'Guardian of Order'!"

"How could this happen?! This is not fair!"

"Damn it, this is troublesome. If the title gets out, won't it tell everyone that we've made candy?"

"What's wrong with everyone? Don't forget that the youngest member of our Green Plum Club is over forty. If we didn't eat candy, how many of us would survive?"

"That's right! Survival is the most important thing. What's there to be afraid of if we have less mental strength or different titles! As long as we brothers and sisters of the Green Plum Society stick together, we have nothing to fear!"

(End of this chapter)