A golden light screen appeared before Alex.
Congratulations, you have gained experience.
[Level LV5 -> LV6.
Learned skill: Throw (Beginner).
Learned skill: Roar (Can boost allies' morale, intimidate and suppress enemies).
Skill: Melee Combat (Proficient) upgraded to Melee Combat (Mastered).]
In this battle, over four hundred Mutants were annihilated.
In addition to bringing about level and skill upgrades, a substantial amount of Faith Points was also obtained.
Alex's kill count was one hundred and thirty, totaling 3200 Faith Points.
Killing one Mutant granted 20 Faith Points.
However, killing Chaos Ogryn yielded far more Faith Points than ordinary Mutants.
"It seems the rewards for killing enemies aren't fixed; the stronger the enemy, the more the Emperor grants," Alex mused.
Alex planned to save these Faith Points.
He would spend them to strengthen and upgrade powerful Psyker or Incantation skills once he comprehended them.
Who hasn't dreamed of being a wizard?
After Cadia fell and the Eye of Terror expanded, psychic energy began to proliferate.
If he mastered psychic powers, he would have a better grasp of dealing with demons and supernatural creatures.
The disadvantage of Psyker being easily corrupted by the Warp was a problem for others, but for Alex, it was negligible.
Because Alex was the Emperor's Living Saint, to corrupt him, one would first have to corrupt the Emperor.
Incantation, on the other hand, was an ancient language with power, said to be the language of the Creator.
It possessed terrifying power capable of manipulating Holy Terra (Earth/Reality) and destroying Warp creatures.
Although using Incantation also required a price, Alex was a Living Saint.
As long as the Emperor hadn't been eliminated, he could revive infinitely.
The cost didn't matter.
By then, he would max out all skills related to Psyker and Incantation.
With a bolter in one hand and a psychic staff in the other, he'd be a bona fide Warhammer 40k Gandalf.
Just thinking about it felt cool.
After checking his gains, Alex waved his hand to close the light screen.
"I need to ask the Emperor when he's going to issue new reservation slots; the little leeks are getting impatient."
The Tactical Projection Hall also had a shrine dedicated to the Emperor.
Alex walked over, lit the brazier, performed an aquila salute to the Emperor's statue in prayer, and inquired about when new slots would be issued.
A new light screen appeared.
New slot release time remaining: 18:53:45.
The numbers behind it kept ticking down.
44, 43, 42.
"Will it really take nearly nineteen hours for the next batch of slots?"
Alex sent this information to the chat group.
Corporate Slave Captured by the Emperor: "I asked the boss, and the new reservation slots are ready. It's 11 PM now, and they'll be released tomorrow at 7 PM."
"At that time, I will send a new reservation URL, and friends who want to play can click to reserve."
After sending the message, Alex ignored the excited group members and instead focused on the tactical projection of the Imperial Glory before him.
The projection clearly showed the structure and layout of the Imperial Glory.
The Bridge, upper deck, cargo hold, hangar, psychic chambers, turrets, power core, engine room, and so on.
Alex and the others were located on the Bridge.
The Bridge of a moon-class battleship was very large, including areas such as the Strategic Room, Tactical Projection Hall, Data Processing Hub, Communications Main Control Room, Command Hall, and Praying Sanctuary.
Alex adjusted the overall tactical projection to red.
Then, he changed the Strategic Room and Tactical Projection Hall areas to green, indicating they had been reclaimed.
"I need to break down the task of reclaiming the Imperial Glory and distribute it among the Players."
"The problem is, if Players are going to do quests, there needs to be rewards."
Alex looked troubled.
The meager Faith Point rewards given by the Emperor were not enough for him.
Moreover, the Emperor's Faith Point rewards could only be obtained in combat or by making significant contributions.
There were no Faith Point rewards for routine work.
If there were no rewards, the Players' enthusiasm would certainly not be high.
Alex was well aware of the Players' nature.
With rewards, they were like a mother.
The more rewards, the better the mother.
"I still need to figure out a way to incentivize Players so they become diligent workhorses."
Alex frowned and pondered for a long time, combining his many years of gaming experience, and came up with a solution.
"How about establishing a contribution point system?"
"Contribution points will be issued by me. Whoever completes tasks more outstandingly will receive more contribution points."
"Contribution points can be exchanged for weapons and equipment. Once I control a Forge World in the future, Players will also be able to exchange them for mechs, tanks, etc."
"When Players die, their weapons and equipment will drop, unless those weapons are blessed by the Emperor."
"But even then, they merely won't be lost; each resurrection will still require a significant amount of Faith Points to allow the weapons and equipment to reincarnate with them."
"According to the Players' nature, unless it's epic or relic-tier equipment, or they're in a major battle and don't have time to get new gear."
"Otherwise, they definitely won't waste Faith Points to bless weapons, nor will they waste Faith Points to have weapons reincarnate with them."
"So, every time they resurrect, they will need new weapons and equipment. In that case, the contribution point system should be able to operate."
"It's just that calculating rewards is a bit troublesome. It would be great if there was a Tech-priests skilled in evaluation and calculation."
Alex's idea was very rough, and even had many loopholes, but he still decided to implement it.
"Who cares so much? As long as it works, it's fine. It's not like building a nuclear bomb; if there's a problem, just fix it."
Footsteps sounded.
Led by the Warmaster, five Players walked behind Alex.
"Guide, we're rested. What should we do next?"
"Rested?" Alex shifted his gaze from the tactical projection to look at the Players.
After a period of rest and treatment with medical kits, the Players' condition had improved significantly.
However, their numbers were too few; continued combat was out of the question.
"For the sake of fairness, I plan to implement a contribution point system."
"Resources are limited and must be used where they are most effective. The greater one's contribution to the Emperor, the more resources one should receive."
"I will issue tasks to you, and upon completing them, you will earn contribution points. These contribution points can then be exchanged for the resources I possess."
"I will also convert the previous battle into contribution points for all Players."
Alex's words made the five Players' eyes widen.
They once again felt the true value of the phrase "one hundred percent freedom."
"Contribution point system? This should be a reward and punishment system independent of Faith Points, right?"
"Is this game so realistic that everything has to start from scratch??"
"Good heavens, the game rules are being added as we play!!"
"Aren't the weapons and equipment exchanged with contribution points all things we fought for ourselves?!"
Alex ignored the Players' complaints and continued speaking.
"I've split the current tasks into two missions."
"The first mission: Clear the Tactical Projection Hall, 3000 contribution points, requires three Players. The second mission: Transport firearms to the Tactical Hall, 1500 contribution points, requires two Players."
"I choose the first one," the Warmaster shouted first.
Complaining was one thing, but the tasks still had to be done.
"I'll also choose the first one."
"Choose the first one."
The other two Players reacted quickly as well, choosing the first one.
For the first mission, each person could get one thousand contribution points.
For the second mission, each person could only get seven hundred and fifty contribution points.
Contribution points were not as valuable as Faith Points, but hoarding them was always a good idea.
Who knew what good things the Guide might conjure up in the future?
The two slower Players looked annoyed.
Annoyed at themselves for losing two hundred and fifty contribution points.
This game was too realistic; even grabbing tasks involved competition.
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