"It's best not to reveal the Title's attributes to outsiders," Noah said in a low voice, not wanting to give his competitors more motivation.
"I understand, I understand," Claire nodded vigorously, then immediately beamed with joy: "The rewards from the Advancement Instance are so many! I got 15 Attribute Crystals of each type, and even a Skill book."
As expected of the first clear reward for an Advancement Instance, it was incredibly generous. Even a complete slacker like Claire could gain huge benefits.
She sent a trade request.
Noah was momentarily stunned, then chose to accept.
Soon, Claire placed a Skill book in the trade window.
[Stomp]
[Quality: Ordinary]
[Type: Active Skill]
[Forcefully Stomps the ground, causing a stunning tremor to targets within a 3-meter radius. The higher the Spirit and Constitution, the less affected they are.]
"A control skill."
Noah's eyes narrowed slightly.
Although the quality of this Skill was the lowest, Ordinary, it was a control Skill, which made him look at it with a bit more regard.
Noah didn't think much of the Ordinary grade, but if its potential could be broken through, it would be a decent choice.
Wait, did the Minotaur use this Skill?
Thinking carefully, it seemed Rune did indeed Stomp the ground during the fight, but Noah didn't feel anything, so he hadn't paid attention.
"I'll take this Skill. What do you want? Military Token, weapon, or Attribute Crystals?"
"No need, no need," Claire waved her hands repeatedly: "I've already received enough. This Skill is a gift from me to you, Noah."
She wasn't a greedy person and was full of gratitude towards Noah. If Noah hadn't taken special care of her and let her join the team for free, how could she have such generous gains now? If Noah had asked for them, she would have given the Attribute Crystals away without hesitation.
Hearing this, Noah shook his head.
"I have my principles. What belongs to you is yours, no need to say more."
Under his insistence, Claire could only choose to accept.
"Military Token, weapon, Attribute Crystals. I recommend you choose Attribute Crystals," Noah advised.
The Bloodrage Great Axe was completely unsuitable for her, and the Military Token was a one-time use item. Neither was as useful to Claire as Attribute Crystals.
Of course, the value of the Bloodrage Great Axe was higher than Stomp. If Claire had really chosen it, she would have had to give Noah additional Attribute Crystals.
"I'll listen to Noah," Claire readily agreed.
Noah hesitated on how many Attribute Crystals were appropriate. Skill books were priceless and hard to judge the value of.
After thinking for a moment, he took out 10 Attribute Crystals of each type, totaling 40, and placed them in the trade window.
"Too many, too many!" Claire became anxious.
In her opinion, although the price of Attribute Crystals had decreased somewhat now, each one was still worth hundreds of thousands. This was tens of millions all at once, exceeding her imagination.
"Don't measure these extraordinary items with real-world currency," Noah naturally knew what she was thinking. He looked at Claire and said seriously: "It's best you don't sell these Attribute Crystals."
"Being carried through the instance by me has significantly weakened your future potential. Fortunately, the first clear of the Advancement Instance gave a lot, and coupled with what I've given you, it can compensate for your losses, and even more."
"The future of Blue Star will inevitably be the world of Awakeners. Don't focus too much on the small immediate gains."
Claire's face was flushed: "I, I understand."
Noah didn't say anything more.
It wasn't necessary to speak too deeply with someone he wasn't very close to.
After the time spent together, he was quite satisfied with Claire. Claire was probably a top student in reality, meticulous, good at collecting and analyzing information. If possible, Noah didn't mind keeping in touch with her.
Of course, if Claire became obsessed with money, he wouldn't contact her again.
At this point, all the gains had been tallied. The two didn't stay any longer. After adding each other as friends, they chose to exit.
...
The Transcendent Forum became even livelier.
It was daytime now, and there were far more active people than late at night.
Many people woke up to find that the world had undergone earth-shattering changes.
Although the system prompts sounded in their minds, there were still many who heard them but didn't pay attention and continued to sleep.
"What's going on? Has the world changed?"
"I actually awakened an S-grade Talent."
"Ahhh, so many first clears, I feel like I missed out on a hundred million..."
The hottest topic was still who could achieve the first clear of the Advancement Instance.
However, there weren't as many people discussing it as initially.
Unlike the strategy for the Trial Instance, this time, no team attempting the Advancement Instance publicly announced their progress on the forum.
Except for the parties involved, no one knew the specific progress or whether it was going smoothly.
Four hours had passed, and no good news had been reported. Many people believed that this attempt would likely not make progress in a short period.
Especially after the severe consequences of failing the instance were revealed, this point was further corroborated.
So, those who needed to work went to work, and those who needed to study went to study.
Although a new era had arrived, for most people, it was still the same. The so-called instances had nothing to do with them.
Suddenly, a system prompt sounded without any warning.
[World Announcement: Congratulations to Noah and Claire for clearing the Advancement Instance: The Rise of the Orcs (Part One), becoming First Order Awakeners. Special reward: Title Pioneer.]
Hearing this message, the entire Blue Star was in an uproar.
"They're out! The first clear is out!"
"It's him again, Noah! He can even carry four people and surpass those strong teams. It's too outrageous. What Talent did he awaken exactly?"
"I regret it so much! Why didn't I get on board when Big Boss Noah formed the team? Don't those people who called it the death group feel any guilt? Ahhh, my heart aches so much I can't breathe."