65: Chapter 65 Tenfold Merit

"Hahaha, quite arrogant, still the same vibe."

Hearing Lin Xiao's somewhat arrogant words, President Gu Yizhou did not get angry; instead, he laughed out loud.

What he appreciated was this sharp spirit in Lin Xiao.

"Being confident is one thing, but do not be careless. The intensity of the upcoming invasions from the Purgatory Race and the Sin Race will certainly be much higher than the first ten days."

"The longer you survive, the more they will recognize your extraordinariness."

"The level of importance they place on you will also become higher and higher."

President Gu Yizhou warned him.

"President Gu, I have confidence in myself. What should be worried about next are the Third-Tier Lord of the Purgatory Race and the Sin Race," Lin Xiao said confidently.

Upon hearing this, President Gu Yizhou took a deep look at Lin Xiao.

He speculated that Lin Xiao must have encountered some major opportunity, perhaps a stroke of incredible luck, having opened a World Wonder in a regional treasure chest that could significantly boost combat power, or perhaps some incomparably rare treasure, to have such great confidence.

"This kid, his luck is truly Heaven-Defying."

President Gu Yizhou sighed internally. The difficulty of obtaining a World Wonder was comparable to a Legendary-grade item, yet it did not have the limitation of being unable to be accommodated by the First Source Sea like the latter.

Unfortunately, they are too rare.

Even super Prodigies like Wei Xuanqi and Yun Zhiyue did not have the qualifications to start with a World Wonder.

"It is all personal opportunity."

President Gu Yizhou had no intention of prying into Lin Xiao's secrets. Standing from his perspective, he wished for nothing more than for Lin Xiao to be as strong as possible.

If he could completely reverse the Human Race's disadvantage in the First Source Sea, he would wake up laughing in his dreams.

"I look forward to your performance."

"As I said before, the more stunning your performance, the more investment we will provide."

Lin Xiao nodded.

"By the way, President Gu, besides checking my merit points, I came back this time to ask if the Lord Association provides any corresponding care for the relatives of Prodigies."

Hearing Lin Xiao's words, President Gu Yizhou was not surprised.

"Every Prodigy, if they can grow, has the potential to become a pillar of the Human Race. For their relatives, the Lord Association will naturally provide a certain level of protection to relieve the worries of the Prodigies."

"In fact, protection for your parents has already begun, including information blockades, sending people to guard your residence in Morning Star City, having a top-tier lord from the Second Source Sea monitor your parents' situation, and so on."

"Because your parents are not in mortal danger, our people have not rashly made an appearance."

President Gu Yizhou explained.

The more stunning Lin Xiao's performance, the higher the level of protection for his parents.

"There are other arrangements, but they require your consent."

"For example, joining the Tianwu Alliance in the Second Source Sea, integrating their territory into a safe settlement territory, or tilting resources to make them become strong themselves..."

The Main World is actually very safe; even if there are lurking spies from the Sin Race, they cannot stir up any waves in the Main World.

But the Chaos Source Sea is different.

For a lord, the most important thing is their territory in the Chaos Source Sea.

Therefore, the protection for the relatives of Prodigies is mainly in the Chaos Source Sea.

"Let my parents decide for themselves."

Lin Xiao thought for a moment and did not make the decision for his parents.

No matter what decision they make, he will support them.

After resolving a worry, Lin Xiao asked about the matter of merit.

"This is the Merit Token. After you complete the binding, you can use it to communicate with the Merit Ranking and check your possessed merit in real-time." President Gu Yizhou took out a mysterious yellow token that was neither gold nor wood and traded it to Lin Xiao.

"If you want to use your merit, you have to return to the Main World. Do you want to go take a look at the Merit Treasury?"

"That would be good."

Lin Xiao did not refuse.

The Merit Treasury is located in a mysterious space in the Main World and can only be reached through a special teleportation array; the Lord Association headquarters happens to have one.

Under the guidance of President Gu Yizhou, the two entered an exclusive elevator leading underground.

"I have granted you the authorization; in the future, you can come here on your own when visiting the Lord Association headquarters."

President Gu Yizhou explained.

The elevator descended rapidly, and it was unknown how long it had been before it stopped. By then, the two had already gone deep underground.

After stepping out of the elevator, what appeared before them was a vast underground hall.

This underground hall was empty, with only a golden teleportation array. After activating this golden teleportation array, one could enter the space where the Merit Treasury was located.

Along the way, they did not encounter any obstruction.

Lin Xiao was very clear that this was because President Gu Yizhou was leading him; otherwise, he would likely have immediately triggered countless alarms and attacks.

However, President Gu Yizhou had already granted the corresponding authorization. As long as he finished binding the Merit Token, there would be no problem if he came alone in the future.

Following the method taught by President Gu Yizhou, Lin Xiao quickly bound the Merit Token.

His gaze fell on the Merit Token, and a number that only he could see suddenly emerged.

Merit: 120

"120? That's not right."

Lin Xiao frowned. According to his knowledge, the merit for killing a Third-Tier veteran lord was 1 point, and the merit for a Third-Tier top-tier lord was 10 points.

Among the five hostile lords he killed, there were two veteran lords and one top-tier lord; he should have received 12 merit points.

This is ten times the difference.

At this moment, President Gu Yizhou seemed to see Lin Xiao's confusion and explained: "Because the situation in the First Source Sea is critical, in order to stimulate the fighting will of the lords, the Lord Association has introduced the latest incentive policy. Before the crisis is resolved, the merit obtained in the First Source Sea is calculated as tenfold."

"Tenfold?"

Lin Xiao's eyes lit up. He did not expect the Lord Association to invest so heavily to turn the situation around.

"Killing one is worth ten."

For a powerful lord, this is undoubtedly a huge benefit.

120 merit points, calculated in Source Crystal, is equivalent to 1.2 billion Source Crystal.

At this moment, in Lin Xiao's eyes, those veteran lords and top-tier lords of the Purgatory Race and the Sin Race had turned into walking Treasure Troves, emitting an incomparably alluring golden light all over.

He wished he could return to his territory immediately and begin his slaughter.

However, since he was already here, Lin Xiao definitely had to go take a look at the mysterious Merit Treasury. Even if he could not afford to exchange for anything yet, at least he could know what treasures were available and their exchange prices.

Lin Xiao walked into the golden teleportation array alone.

With a flash of light, he disappeared from the spot and entered the Merit Treasury.

Not long after, the teleportation array flashed, and Lin Xiao teleported back. Compared to before, he now had a helpless expression on his face.

He was resigned.

The Merit Treasury indeed had many good things that could not be seen on the market, including World Wonders, Legendary-grade Hero Token, high-level Heaven And Earth Treasure, special buildings with powerful functions, and so on. Their value was no worse than the point mall in the Seven-Day Assessment, but the exchange prices... one look and you'd be speechless...

With the little merit he had in hand, it was far from enough.

Let alone Legendary-grade, the exchange prices for Epic Grade items were also incomparably expensive.

This was also normal; whether it was Legendary-grade or Epic Grade, the corresponding tiers were actually very high.

After all, Lin Xiao was currently only a Third-Tier Lord, and the First Source Sea was just a newbie village. The Epic Grade items in his hands were either spoils of war or investments from the Lord Association and the Jinshi Chamber of Commerce.