The Domineering King of the Netherworld and His Sweetheart

76. Contribution Value and Crystal Card

The boy gazed at the Demon Beast Egg in silent resentment.

Uncle White took a glance at him with a meaningful look and put the Demon Beast Egg in his pocket. Then, he looked into the boy's wide-open eyes and shouted in a fierce voice, "Come out."

Hearing that, Feng Xi shrank his neck. The fact that Uncle White had confiscated his Demon Egg made him so angry that he couldn't help but grip his clothes. Then he stood behind the King while saying like a wilful child who threw a tantrum, "I don't want to fight you anymore. How can I defeat a powerful person like you? I quit!"

Uncle White glanced at the boy with a cold expression. Then the latter retracted his head right away.

Seeing that the boy decided not to come out again, Uncle White looked to the King and said, "Your Majesty, Young Master..."

"Uncle White, you can leave now." The King waved his hand to dismiss Uncle White.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Uncle White would never disobey the King's order, so he left the Quiet Stage Palace without arguing. Of course, that Demon Beast Egg was also taken away by him. Feng Xi guessed that it would show up on the Worshipping Altar again.

Even so, Feng Xi still looked to Uncle White through the folds of the King's sleeve with his face wrinkled. It didn't matter what Feng Xi was expecting, since Uncle White already disappeared behind the gate.

Feng Xi pulled the hem of the King's clothes in pain while crying that it was his Demon Egg with his mouth curled, not willing to accept the fact.

The King knew exactly why the boy felt so painful the moment he saw the bitter look on the boy's face. Then the King lowered his head and pulled out the hem of his clothes from the boy's hand. His white robe had been woven by a special kind of thread. So no matter how hard the boy pulled, the white robe wouldn't be damaged, and there were only red marks on Feng Xi's hands.

"This is a lesson for you. Don't make the same mistake next time!"

The King's calm voice came through from above Feng Xi's head. The boy who had assumed that he would be criticized got a bit dazed. It never occurred to him that the King's words would be so mild.

Then Feng Xi nodded in a hurry, for fear that the King would ground him again as punishment.

King of the Netherworld pulled Feng Xi over and touched the latter's thick hair. Seeing the boy still in a low spirit, the King said, "Uncle White is much more powerful than you, it's a matter of course that you lose to him. But don't get frustrated, I think you've done a great job. You can use the domineering air you had just now to attend the assessment tomorrow. As for the Demon Beast Egg..."

As the King spoke that, Feng Xi's eyes suddenly sparkled, showing great expectation.

Seeing his reaction, the King showed a glimmer of a smile in his eyes and continued, "I won't forget that I've promised to give you a Mythical Beast. But I can not fulfill that promise right now. You'll get the beast when the time is right."

Feng Xi nodded tamely. However, his rolling eyeballs suggested that he was thinking about something else right now.

"If you enter the Green Nether Hunting Group successfully, you have to listen to your superiors. Also, you can not act recklessly there. Staying in that group for one or two years will be very helpful to your cultivation. Although you have reached the God-King realm, your cultivation base is still not very firm and your fighting experience is also not enough. You can regard this as a training experience for yourself. If you can achieve something remarkable, I'll give you a present as your prize."

"May I know what kind of prize that is?" Feng Xi stuck his tongue out and asked that with a bashful smile.

"You are still not qualified to get that prize, but I promise you that you won't be disappointed." The King who was well aware of the boy's character knew that the material reward was the best for the boy. However, the King also knew that the boy would be happier when finding out in the future what the prize was.

Since the King had already made a promise, Feng Xi could only sensibly stop asking.

What was more, according to the King's words, Feng Xi assumed that the prize must be something special, which made him more eager to know what that was.

Now that Feng Xi had this motivation, he was quite passionate and also confident in tomorrow's assessment.

"By the way," Feng Xi suddenly remembered a very important question, "My leader, by what standard will you measure my achievement?"

'That truly is an essential question. Luckily I've brought it up. Otherwise, I won't be able to know if I have achieved something remarkable. By then my leader can define all my achievements as he wishes. I might suffer a great loss!' Feng Xi thought.

A surprised look crossed the King's eyes. Then he looked to the boy with satisfaction. He was surprised that Feng Xi would ask that question.

"There's a strict hierarchy in the Green Nether Hunting Group. One's position in the group would be defined by his or her Contribution Value. The higher your position is, the more things you would be able to obtain and the higher your authority would be. In a word, you have to gain everything with your strength."

"What is the Contribution Value?" This was the first time Feng Xi had heard of that, which made him feel very fresh.

"Contribution Value is a generic term that is concerned with doing the assignments, refining pills, etc. For example, if a member of the group finishes an assignment, the Green Nether Union would offer certain Contribution Value to him or her according to the difficulty of the assignment. When one's Contribution Value reaches a certain level, he could exchange it with a Crystal Card. What's more, the Crystal Cards in different grades have different colors and provides different authorities." The King explained simply instead of giving a detailed description.

Feng Xi scratched his head with a frown and said, "So I have to get the Crystal Card which provides the highest authority to achieve something remarkable?"

"That's not necessary. As long as you can get any one of the Crystal Cards in the first three grades, I'll fulfill my promise." The King said that. He had already relaxed his requirement.

"Haha, deal! Who goes back on his word is the silly dog!"

Feng Xi jumped right away and then made a pinky promise with the King.

The King's fingers were slender and tender with distinct knuckles, so Feng Xi felt very comfortable when holding the King's hand. Also, Feng Xi found the King's hands able to give warmness in winter and send out coolness in summer. Before, Feng Xi had no idea about that. Ever since he found that secret, he even couldn't bear letting go of the King's hands and always held them for a long time.

The King looked at the shrewd smile on the boy's face and knew what the latter was thinking right away.