The new information completely captured the attention of the three of them.

Su Lin looked at the prompt in front of her and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, a look of surprise appearing in her eyes: "Linlin, you were right! It really is useful in the competition for higher rankings!"

There really is an extra reward for getting first place!

The rewards for a successful promotion are generous, but for Su Lin, they are relatively ordinary. The random reward tier of AS level means that the highest quality reward is only red level.

If you're lucky, great; if you're unlucky, all your efforts will be wasted.

However, the extra privileges granted by being promoted to first place greatly enhance the value of this promotion reward!

The upper and lower limits are each increased by 1, and the highest reward tier is guaranteed to be the upper limit. This means that Su Lin is guaranteed to receive an SS-level reward!

"Of course! This is the obvious underlying logic of the mechanism!"

Xiao Linlin proudly raised her little head: "The promotion matches are so important and difficult, and there aren't many benefits in the matches, so there must be extra rewards after a successful promotion."

"So, if that's the case, the project the boss will get this time must be SS-level?"

Jia Zhengyi chimed in from the side: "In terms of the quality correspondence of the mechanism, would an SS-level reward be considered a colored level?"

"I wouldn't say so, but it's not too far off either. I think it's equivalent to the quality of a second-tier rainbow."

Xiao Linlin paused, then shook her head: "Although the mechanism has a correspondence between levels and ranks, judging from my brother's current assets, levels and ranks should not be products of the same system."

Su Lin has not yet obtained any SSS-level non-talent-related projects, and does not yet have the ability to compare their benefits with those of colored-grade projects.

If we only consider the effect of the talent, then SSS-level items are definitely superior to colored-level items.

"So, here's the question."

Looking at the prompt message in front of him, Su Lin asked Xiao Linlin, "Which project should we choose?"

The rewards include seven different items; you can choose one to receive.

Jia Zhengyi was the first to voice his opinion: "A special project! It must be this one!"

"A normal person would choose it, but its uncertainty is too great."

Xiao Linlin glanced at Jia Zhengyi, not wanting to discourage his choice too much, and shook her head, saying, "Brother, although special projects sound a bit different, that's also where their drawback lies; unclear project details mean that the potential returns may be high or low, and cannot be considered as a reliable and stable source of income."

"If we exclude it, any of the other items will provide an SS-level benefit, and any type of item will greatly help my brother's strength."

"If my brother lets me choose... out of these six options, I prefer [Follower]."

Xiao Linlin said softly, and as soon as she finished speaking, Jia Zhengyi jumped up as if his hair had been blown off: "Little girl! What you said... I think followers are the least suitable option! If you're going to choose, choose skills, traits, armor, etc., which are things the boss can use right now!"

"As for new followers... the boss already has the two of us, a three-person team, which is more than enough; if we bring in another one, what if he's just there to freeload? That would be a waste!"

Jia Zhengyi's reasoned argument was easily refuted by Xiao Linlin: "Are you worried that the newcomer will threaten your position in the team?"

"No way!"

Jia Zhengyi's breath caught in his throat, and he retorted loudly, "Am I that kind of person?"

"Don't lie, we can all see through it."

Xiao Linlin shook her head. Her eyes were exactly the same as Su Lin's, and she looked at Jia Zhengyi with a guilty conscience.

How could an SS-rank follower be someone who just eats for free?

Jia Zhengyi's words came out in such a flustered manner that even he himself didn't believe them.

“Brother Jia, I share the same concerns as you. I am also worried that a follower similar to myself will appear and replace my role by your side.”

Xiao Linlin took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "But that's not a reason for us to give our brother the wrong advice. If we sacrifice our brother's interests just to consider my own feelings... I can't do that."

Without a doubt, the strength and role of an SS-level follower far surpasses that of the current two followers, which is why Jia Zhengyi is worried.

What if another SS-level information slot follower appears? Wouldn't that make me seem completely useless?

Good heavens, I, Jia Zhengyi, haven't been working under the boss for long. I just went through a promotion battle, worked hard for several days... and now I'm being laid off? Am I going to lose my job? Am I going to be sidelined?

This sense of panic is an emotion that every follower experiences.

The followers are aware of their current situation, and it is no exaggeration to say that they are "trapped by the system".

Once ignored by players, followers can hardly control their own life or death. Therefore, each follower will do its best to play its greatest role to ensure that it is not abandoned or ignored by players.

"And the most important reason for choosing followers is precisely the issue of team composition that you just mentioned."

Xiao Linlin paused, looked at Su Lin, and said softly, "Brother, in regular matches, even if players team up, there is only a maximum of 3 people in the team, but followers are not subject to this restriction."

"As long as you have enough minions, you can have more team strength in a game, and theoretically you can overwhelm all player teams in terms of numbers."

"As a lone wolf, he possesses the most loyal team support, which is exactly what my brother needs right now."

Xiao Linlin's observation was very accurate. She deeply understood that although Su Lin still had some shortcomings that had not been addressed, these shortcomings could be gradually overcome by increasing revenue, and there were conventional channels for obtaining them.

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