The Master, who hadn’t eaten much for two days, was knocked straight to the ground. His shrill screams immediately drew the attention of many people around.

Although there was reluctance in The Boy's eyes, his fists did not stop. He kept punching at the fleshy parts of The Master, and in just a short while, The Master's cries became even more miserable.

“Are you afraid of me now, The Master?” After landing three more punches, The Boy solemnly asked The Master!

At this moment, besides the physical pain, The Master felt even more mentally lost. He just couldn’t understand it—just a moment ago, this second young master was chatting with him so amiably, as if they were kindred spirits. But in the blink of an eye, why had he been beaten so miserably?

He hadn’t really offended this young master!

“Afraid! This old man is afraid of the second young master!” Following the principle that a wise man submits to circumstances, The Master replied repeatedly.

The Boy pondered for a moment, then his delicate face showed a look of anger: “You’re saying one thing but thinking another. If you’re really afraid of me, why isn’t my reputation value increasing?”

As he spoke, The Boy's fist once again struck down on The Master.

This time, although he still hit the fleshy parts, The Master clearly felt that the pain had doubled.

The Master was dumbfounded. He understood the first two words of “reputation value,” but as for the last one, he really had no idea what it meant!

What was even harder for The Master to accept was, why did the second young master of the Zheng family think that by beating him, his so-called reputation value would increase?

Yet in his confusion, The Master found himself three parts more fearful of this second young master of the Zheng family, who had always been seen as a civilized and sunny good youth by everyone in town.

And just as this extra fear appeared, the fist-waving The Boy stopped, his eyes filled with surprise.

“Let me buy you something to eat!” The Boy tossed out a handful of copper coins, then strode away, his eyes brimming with wild joy.

“Hmph, Harold Watson that old guy must have said something he shouldn’t have, otherwise why would the Zheng family’s second young master beat him up!” said a bystander.

As soon as the man finished speaking, others chimed in: “The Zheng family’s second young master is the best person in our whole town. Last year, when I had a stomachache and couldn’t walk, he brought people to take me to the clinic and even paid for my medicine!”

“That’s right, the Zheng family’s second young master is the best!”

“Harold Watson, you bad man, what on earth did you say to the second young master to make our town’s model youth lose his temper and hit you!”

In no time, all the gossiping aunties joined in the crusade against Harold Watson. Although his fortune-telling wasn’t very accurate, Harold Watson was still a notable figure in Luming Town. But at this moment, he had become a rat crossing the street.

Exhausted, Harold Watson finally escaped the siege and, in a shabby alley, burst into tears, looking up at the sky in speechless despair.

Why?

Why would the Zheng family’s second young master, known as a model youth, beat him up? Why, when he was the one who got beaten, were all those aunties still blaming him? Why?

And what on earth is reputation value?

……

“Hahaha, reputation, damn it, I finally understand the true meaning of reputation! Turns out all these years, I’ve been stuck in a dead end!” By the small river outside Luming Town, The BoyBrian Bennett threw his head back and laughed.

Luckily, there were no women washing clothes by the river at this time, or else people would have thought the Zheng family’s second young master had gone mad.

Brian Bennett wasn’t crazy—he was perfectly clear-headed!

The reason he was acting this way was because he had finally figured out a problem! A problem that had troubled him ever since he came to this world.

Reputation value!

Ever since he arrived in this world, Brian Bennett not only brought with him memories of his previous life, but also a deck of cards! A deck of hero cards that existed in his mind!

In his previous life, Brian Bennett was an orphan with no parents. Besides struggling to survive, his only hobby was playing card games like “Three Kingdoms Kill” and “Hero Kill.”

But even the best games get boring after a while. One day, while casually searching for similar games, Brian Bennett stumbled upon a small website.

A card game that surpassed “Three Kingdoms Kill” and “Hero Kill,” encompassing all the heroes and legends from ancient, medieval, and modern times, both domestic and foreign, promising an explosive and exhilarating experience…

Brian Bennett still remembered the nearly thousand-word introduction clearly. But just as he entered the game interface and the dialogue box popped up with “Welcome to the game, the system will grant you 100 reputation value to help you activate the game,” the ground suddenly trembled, and Brian Bennett felt himself falling into darkness.

When Brian Bennett woke up, he had become this world’s Brian Bennett. What came with him, besides his memories, was that unactivated game.

After studying that deck of cards, which claimed to include all the heroes and legends from modern, ancient, medieval, ancient, and prehistoric times, Brian Bennett discovered that in this world, he could exchange for the skills of any hero on the cards.

And the currency for exchange was—reputation value!