As Edward gazed at the stream of notifications popping up in his mind, he was struck with a wave of excitement.
He hadn't anticipated that destroying a native intelligent creature's Stronghold in the Worlds' Floating Isles would not only grant him rewards but four types of rewards at that.
The mere thousand gold coins alone were enough to make Edward marvel at the generosity of the rewards.
Not to mention, he was also awarded honor and prestige points.
"Since arriving in the Worlds' Floating Isles..." Edward reflected, "my Angels have slain thousands of wild monsters and toppled more than one high-level boss, yet I had never received honor or prestige points before."
"It was only after conquering the Goblin Tribe that they suddenly appeared. And they were given as a reward for being the first to conquer a native Stronghold."
"This indicates one thing," Edward mused, "the difficulty in obtaining honor and prestige points is very high, which makes them all the more valuable."
Just then, Edward suddenly remembered something and quickly extended his right hand.
On his wrist was a striking red brand, the mark of a professional, which also included a teleportation feature.
To the left of the brand was an energy progress bar, currently showing 34.6%.
When the bar reached 100%, he could activate the brand to return to Earth.
However, that wasn't Edward's focus at the moment.
He tapped the red brand, and a row of virtual buttons appeared before him, such as [Island Chat Channel], [Professional Trading Platform], and [Friends Channel]—the three Edward frequented.
Besides these, there was also an [Honor Contribution Leaderboard].
This was a leaderboard that had always been blank until now.
Edward clicked on it, and unsurprisingly, his name was listed.
[Honor Contribution Leaderboard—]
[First Place: Edward, 100 honor points (Profession: Lord, no title)]
[Second Place: None]
[Third Place: None]
[...]
[One Hundredth Place: None]
...
"Top of the leaderboard all by myself, looks pretty cool," Edward thought.
"But I still wonder what exactly are the uses of these honor points, and the prestige points..."
Apart from the hundred honor points, the Worlds' Floating Isles had also rewarded Edward with a whopping five hundred prestige points, making him feel that prestige points might not be as valuable as honor points.
Edward pondered for a moment and then communicated with the [Worlds' Floating Isles] to inquire about the uses and related information of honor and prestige points.
Soon, he received a response from the [Worlds' Floating Isles].
[Honor points are one of the most precious commodities in the Worlds' Floating Isles. You can use them to exchange for anything you desire, including but not limited to special blueprints, artifacts, and primal forces.]
[Professionals who perform outstanding deeds contributing to the Worlds' Floating Isles are rewarded with honor points.]
For instance, Edward, being the first professional to conquer a native Stronghold, had an exceptional record of achievement and difficulty, thus he was rewarded with honor points.
[The acquisition of prestige points is similar to that of honor points, but it is somewhat easier to obtain.]
[The higher your prestige points, the greater your fame in the native world of the Worlds' Floating Isles, making it easier to gain the allegiance of native intelligent creatures.]
[When establishing a kingdom, there are requirements for prestige points.]
...
After listening, Edward had a concrete understanding of honor points and prestige points.
Prestige points, well, he didn't dwell on them much.
Fame wasn't important to him; he had top-tier units, Angels, and wasn't fixated on the voluntary allegiance of native intelligent creatures.
Conquering by force was just as effective for him.
Mainly, establishing a kingdom required a certain number of prestige points.
This was crucial.
However, overall, honor points were more cost-effective than prestige points because they could be used to exchange for items needed by professionals.
Then, Edward found the exchange button on the [Honor Contribution Leaderboard].
Clicking into it, he saw a myriad of items available for exchange:
[Braveheart Set (king-level): 500 honor points]
[Secret Cloak (Holy Order): 800 honor points]
[Time-Space Ring (demi-god artifact): 2000 honor points]
[Lich King's Curse (artifact): 5000 honor points]
…
[Exclusive Troop Blueprints: 300 honor points]
[Troop Evolution Blueprints: 100 honor points]
[Apothecary Mansion Blueprints: 300 honor points]
[Top-tier Units Blueprints: 10000 honor points]
…
[Level 1 Spirit Grain Seeds: 10 honor points]
[Level 2 Spirit Grain Seeds: 20 honor points]
…
[Blackbone Bloodvine (demonic plants): 300 honor points]
[Immortal Flower (demonic plants): 2000 honor points]
…
At first glance, there were countless rare items, from artifacts and top-tier unit blueprints to first-level Spirit Grain seeds that could be exchanged for just 10 honor points.
The abundance of items left Edward speechless.
His eyes dazzled, and he even drooled a bit.
However, the reality was that he couldn't afford most of the items.
He had only a mere hundred honor points.
"Can you believe it? They even have top-tier unit blueprints, it's insane," Edward gasped as he looked at the items listed on the exchange menu.
The [top-tier unit blueprints] were considered the ultimate treasures on the island.
At the current stage, Lord professionals, including Edward, summoned their troops from the [Lord Hall], which were randomly assigned territory-specific units that couldn't be changed.
As for the [unit construction buildings]...
These were another means to summon troops, similar to barracks in games.
Once built from blueprints, troops could be summoned with gold coins.
The [unit construction buildings] did not conflict with the troop summoning from the [Lord Hall]; it simply provided an additional channel to summon different troops.
Such blueprints...
could allow a Lord professional to drastically alter their fate.
For instance, a low-level Lord who acquired a blueprint capable of summoning top-tier units could be 'promoted' to a top-tier Lord.
This was terrifying.
However, the chances of such a miraculous transformation were pitifully low.
Edward believed it was nearly impossible for professionals to obtain [top-tier unit blueprints] by slaying monsters.
As for the [top-tier unit blueprints] listed in the exchange menu, they required a whopping ten thousand honor points, even more expensive than the artifact [Lich King's Curse].
So, it was best just to look.
Edward had no plans to gather ten thousand honor points for an exchange.
In front of his sole troop type, the Angel, all top-tier units seemed meaningless.
"I only have a hundred honor points right now, not much I can exchange for."
Edward wasn't in a hurry; he needed to carefully consider his options.
If he couldn't find anything appealing to exchange, he could also save his current honor points.
Little by little, they might accumulate.
Maybe one day, he could exchange them for an artifact or powerful demonic plants.
...
While Edward was figuring out what items to trade, the island's chat channel completely blew up.
The reason?
The Worlds' Floating Isles had given Edward his fourth reward—his name and his glorious achievements would shine on the island's chat channel, inspiring other professionals to push forward.
"What does this mean?" someone asked in the chat.
"It's like a world announcement in the game world," another replied.
"With a world announcement made, how could the island's chat channel not explode?"