282: Only contribution points that have been spent have value.

Qian Xiaoyue is a sophomore Spirit Tamer.

Her ancestral spirit is a Jumping Sparrow; it's weak and usually responsible for scouting. She sends the Jumping Sparrow out for a flight, and that's it.

Her biggest hobby is browsing the Xuanwu Treasure Vault, hoping to find a way to replace her ancestral spirit one day.

Trash Jumping Sparrow, even dogs wouldn't want it!

Today, she opened the Xuanwu Treasure Vault and immediately saw the pinned item—

[Bright Moon paper dog]

[Item Details: A paper figurines handmade by Great Master Xu Le. It can be activated by inputting Mental Energy, unleashing combat power at the Peak of the Bright Moon Realm. It can be recycled back into paper dog form after battle and activated multiple times.]

[Comment: A peerless masterpiece; I'd call it the greatest work. — Qian Bugou]

Qian Xiaoyue: "..."

Our Qian family has fallen!

A mere 10-point contribution item using 'peerless' and 'great.' This is the worst these two words have ever been slandered!

Our Qian family is named Qian but doesn't love money. This scum, for his own selfish gain, ruined the reputation of the whole surname. He deserves to die!

Qian Xiaoyue was indignant. The more she thought, the angrier she got. She went straight to her only best friend, Zhou Xiaoying.

"Xiaoying, a scum has appeared in our Qian family..."

Zhou Xiaoying was fighting in the Canyon, listening absentmindedly. Suddenly, her ears perked up: "Who did you say?"

"Qian Bugou! He boasted that the paper dog is a peerless, great work. How thick-skinned do you have to be to brag like that? Doesn't he have a family? Isn't he afraid of being doxxed and socially executed..."

Qian Xiaoyue was racking her brain for the most vicious words when she noticed her friend's fingers flying—logging in, ordering, confirming address, then ordering again, only to see a prompt for 20 contribution points.

Without any hesitation, her finger clicked again.

Qian Xiaoyue sneered inwardly. Even old-school online game scam tactics are being used, and you say he's not a scammer? Trying to show off your skills, and you fell for it, didn't you?

Zhou Xiaoying clicked a third time, but when she saw it required 40 points, she finally froze.

Not enough contribution points!

Then came screenshots and spreading them in various groups.

Watching Zhou Xiaoying's actions, Qian Xiaoyue interpreted it as her friend being scammed and trying to find more victims to help curse Qian Bugou and Xu Le.

Heh, in this era of internet pseudonyms, who uses their real name?

After the operation ended, Zhou Xiaoying was sweating. She looked at Qian Xiaoyue in confusion: "Aren't you buying?"

"I... already bought it!" Qian Xiaoyue brushed it off.

Cursing inwardly: Zhou Xiaoying, you're a villain hidden among the masses. You'd even strike at your best friend. In the old days, you'd have been drowned in a pig cage!

Twenty minutes later.

The delivery arrived.

Zhou Xiaoying took out two paper dogs. Both were palm-sized, with faint traces of notebook grids visible, looking extremely crude.

"I can't laugh! I can't laugh! Zhou Xiaoying is being heartless, but I must not!" Qian Xiaoyue suppressed her laughter, only to see Zhou Xiaoying smiling with dimples.

Hah, still acting!

Zhou Xiaoying read the instructions carefully for a long time, then closed her eyes and pointed at one paper dog.

The paper dog expanded; the grids and white color faded, and a pitch-black dog with not a single stray hair appeared at her feet.

This is!

Qian Xiaoyue touched it in disbelief. The fur was exceptionally smooth. If she took it out and said it was a real dog, absolutely no one would argue.

"Xiaoying, how is it?"

"Not bad, but the consumption is high. I think I can only activate two at most."

"Want to test its combat power?" Qian Xiaoyue's eyes darted as she suggested.

"But who should we find?" Zhou Xiaoying was tempted, but she was like Qian Xiaoyue; her ancestral spirit was a Burrowing Mouse, also very weak. Forget Bright Moon Realm, she couldn't even beat some candlelight realm spirits. She'd been looked down upon in teams for two years.

"Find the captain. His ancestral spirit is a Rock Turtle. It has low attack but high defense. No fear of hurting him, and no fear of him hurting your ancestral spirit."

"Okay!"

The two girls found the captain. His indifferent eyes instantly became curious. He agreed and released the Rock Turtle.

A turtle and a dog immediately began to fight.

The Bright Moon Realm Rock Turtle not only had high defense but also decent attack. Seeing the opponent was just a dog, it stretched out its head to attack.

The black dog didn't retreat; it slapped the Rock Turtle's head with a paw and bit down with sharp fangs.

If the Rock Turtle hadn't retracted its head at the last moment, the battle might have ended right then.

Next was the black dog's show, constantly slapping the turtle's back, nearly flipping it several times. The Rock Turtle was suppressed; its occasional counterattacks were ineffective and almost gave the dog more openings.

"Stop!" The captain hurriedly called a halt. After five minutes, the Rock Turtle was truly beaten like a turtle. If he didn't take it back, it would be slapped to death.

Qian Xiaoyue snapped out of it and hurriedly pulled out her phone to open the Xuanwu Treasure Vault. She finally found the [Bright Moon paper dog], only to see it was sold out and delisted.

She immediately set the item to 'special follow' and then belatedly asked, "Xiaoying, who is Qian Bugou?"

"Huh? Don't you watch the news? chief of staff Li Yuan had a burst of high blood pressure and is resting. He is currently the acting chief of staff."

Qian Xiaoyue: "..."

Suddenly, she thought of a name and frantically searched.

[Xu Le]

Six items popped up.

[Bright Moon Phoenix] [Price 999]

[Bright Moon Black Snake] [Price 999]

[Bright Moon Raven] [Price 999]

[Bright Moon Demon Monkey] [Price 999]

[God-Imperial spirit-Dotting Technique] [Price 1800]

[Bright Moon paper dog] [Price 10] (Sold Out)

Regret, like a venomous snake, gnawed at Qian Xiaoyue's heart. Her only hope now was for the paper dog to be restocked... but restocking was impossible.

Three thousand paper dogs had long been sold out.

Even the four major paper figurines he clearly overpriced were bought by wealthy people.

As for the God-Imperial spirit-Dotting Technique, he felt the name Paper Control Technique was too low-class, so he named it after the 'Star Pattern Deduction Technique.'

Now possessing 64,000 contribution points, he began to purchase the carefully selected Vitality-Replenishing Soul-Nurturing Pills.

50 points each, 12 in a bottle, totaling 600 points. Xu Le directly bought 100 bottles, and not a single point was discounted.

This was the most cost-effective Medicinal Pill he found after tasting more than ten types.

No discount is fine!

Xu Le still clicked purchase.

Only spent contribution points can be converted into combat power and realize their value!

Forty minutes later, he received his delivery, quite a bit later than expected.

Opening them to count, there were actually 110 bottles. It seemed the merchant was quite good.

Tossing a Medicinal Pill into his mouth, the gentle medicinal power soon flowed through his limbs, nourishing his spirit like a spring breeze.

Nourishing the spirit wasn't its greatest effect. The reason it cost 50 points each wasn't just the lack of pill toxins, but more importantly, it could assist in absorbing the spirit fed back by the ancestral spirit.

The massive Divine Soul power surging from Ghost was dissolved by the medicinal power, turning into more easily absorbed spirit energy. Xu Le's spirit tirelessly absorbed the nutrients.

On the panel, Xu Le's Mental Energy began to climb...