Gekkō Hayate was the first place winner of the Solo Group, allowing him to choose items worth two million Ryo.
Shiranui Genma was the second place winner of the Solo Group, allowing him to choose items worth one million Ryo.
Aoba Yamashiro was the third place winner of the Solo Group. His reward autonomy was not as great; he could only choose Elementary weapon equipment worth one million Ryo.
That's right. Because the Ninja participating in the Co-op Group believed the Solo Group's difficulty was too low, they strongly requested a reduction in the Solo Group's reward amount.
The participants of the Solo Group did not object. Compared to the Co-op Group, their difficulty was indeed not high.
So Ge Liang accepted the suggestion, changing the first place prize from five million Ryo to two million Ryo, and the second place prize from two million Ryo to one million Ryo, while the third place prize remained unchanged.
This change delighted the third place winner but displeased the second place winner.
Sure enough, Shiranui Genma was complaining!
"Boss, my second place seems to be no different from third place."
The limit for the second place winner to select items was only one million Ryo, and the best item within this range was undoubtedly the beginner magic sword.
But if he chose the beginner magic sword, he couldn't choose anything else. What difference did that make between him and the third place winner?
"There is still a difference."
Hearing Shiranui Genma's slightly complaining voice, Ge Liang still spoke up to answer him.
"What difference?"
Ge Liang's answer made his eyes light up. Was there some hidden benefit for second place?
"Well, second place sounds better than third place, no matter what."
"...Fine, Boss, you win."
Shiranui Genma stopped talking to the Boss, who was clearly messing with him, and instead selected his item and clicked Confirm with the mouse.
"Boss, I've made my choice."
"Boss, I've also made my choice."
At the same time, Gekkō Hayate (first place) and Aoba Yamashiro (third place) had also selected their items.
Aoba Yamashiro had the smallest selection range, so he wisely chose the beginner magic sword, just like Shiranui Genma.
As the champion, Gekkō Hayate chose a beginner magic sword, along with some recovery Medicinal Pills and a Random Movement Scroll.
He couldn't help it; he wanted to exchange for a town portal scroll, but the price of the town portal was twice that of random movement.
Considering the functions of the Medicinal Pills, he ultimately couldn't bear to give up some pills for the town portal, and instead chose the Random Movement Scroll.
"Alright, here are your items."
As soon as the three selected their items, Ge Liang immediately received a notification from the System. He instantly exchanged the items listed on the manifest from the Shop and handed them to the three people.
"Cough, cough... Thank you, Boss..."
Besides having the Bloodline Limit of Transparent Release, Gekkō Hayate was also skilled in using swordsmanship (or blademanship).
In the entirety of Konoha, he was the only one who could use the Profound Truth among the Profound Truths of the Konoha-Style Kenjutsu: Dance of the Crescent Moon.
Unfortunately, in the original work, his sword was inadequate, and after using this Profound Truth, he was actually blocked by Baki.
Now that he had this beginner magic sword, if Baki tried to withstand the Dance of the Crescent Moon head-on like in the original work, he would undoubtedly be split in half.
This shows just how important his sword is as a swordsman.
Because of this, the moment Gekkō Hayate received the beginner magic sword, he felt the sword's power, which is why he thanked Ge Liang.
"No need to thank me. You earned this through your own hard work."
"Regardless... I still have to thank the Boss... Without the Boss's event... I wouldn't have..."
"Alright, alright, stop talking for now."
Ge Liang couldn't stand Gekkō Hayate's rhythm of coughing every time he spoke a sentence.
"Didn't you exchange for Medicinal Pills that enhance Physique and treat injuries? Take these two Medicinal Pills first."
Gekkō Hayate also knew his coughing was quite unwelcome. Hearing this, he took out two of the Medicinal Pills he had just placed in his Ninja Tool Pouch, put them in his mouth, and swallowed them.
"How do you feel."
As the two Medicinal Pills entered his mouth, the surrounding Ninja watched him intently, wanting to see what changes he would undergo.
"Hmm, nothing special. If I had to say something specific, it's that the Medicinal Pill tastes pretty good—it's fruit-flavored... Huh, I'm not coughing anymore?"
After taking the Medicinal Pills, Gekkō Hayate's change was immediate and dramatic.
Previously, whether it was his severe dark circles comparable to Gaara's, or his abnormally pale complexion and coughing, it all proved that this guy was sick, and severely so.
Perhaps some bored people might think Gekkō Hayate's current state is understandable, seeing as he has a beautiful girlfriend named Yūgao Uzuki.
So, you understand... But those in the know understand that Gekkō Hayate's illness was actually caused by him desperately Cultivating and pushing his body to the limit after testing positive for the Transparent Release Bloodline Limit when he was young, all in an effort not to let down the Gekko Clan and his parents, which resulted in physical problems.
Furthermore, due to the underdeveloped medical conditions at the time, he developed a chronic illness, making him look like a consumptive ghost.
Now he was fine. After taking the two Medicinal Pills, Gekkō Hayate's complexion became rosy and healthy, and even his signature cough disappeared.
"Ha~"
He randomly performed some movements, indicating that his limbs were now strong.
It seemed his illness was truly cured.
"Alright, the rewards for the Solo Group have been claimed. Now it's the Co-op Group's turn."
Top Three of the Co-op Group.
First Place: Patriarch Squad.
Second Place: Team Guy and Team 7 Joint Squad.
Third Place: Team 8 and Team 10 Joint Squad.
The champion can choose items worth twenty million Ryo.
The runner-up can choose items worth ten million Ryo.
The third place winner can choose weapon equipment worth one million Ryo.
The Joint Squad formed by Asuma and Kurenai Yuhi naturally both chose the beginner magic sword.
There wasn't much difference in the items exchanged by the champion and the runner-up.
A beginner magic sword was a necessity.
The remaining funds were used to exchange for life-saving items like Medicinal Pills, Potions, town portal scrolls, and Random Movement Scrolls.
It's worth mentioning that everyone in Kakashis Squad had a weapon, especially Sasuke, who was actually using an intermediate magic sword, causing envy and jealousy among the surrounding people.
Since they all had weapons, the items they exchanged for were mostly those that enhanced their own abilities and ensured survival.
For example, there were Medicinal Pills that increased Chakra volume, Medicinal Pills that instantly restored Chakra, and even Medicinal Pills that instantly healed injuries... The first Internet Cafe Event concluded perfectly. After seeing off all the customers, Ge Liang immediately closed the Internet Cafe, walked into his bedroom, and opened the System.
'Ding~'
'Side Quest: Successfully host one Internet Cafe Event.' (Completed)
'Completion Rating: Good.'
'Mission Reward: Randomly draw one mini-game.'
"That's it?"
Seeing that the mission reward was a mini-game, Ge Liang expressed great dissatisfaction.
He admitted that he had made a slight oversight in this event, failing to consider the issues of game difficulty and time.
So he accepted the "Good" rating.
But the System's reward was a bit too perfunctory.
What exactly is a mini-game?
According to the System's description, any game whose size does not exceed 100 megabytes counts as a mini-game.
100 megabytes?
100 megabytes is nothing! Downloading one episode of hentai off the internet is more than 100 megabytes, right?
With this capacity, what kind of fun game could there possibly be?