Chapter 646: Merit Exchange
Chapter 646: Merit Exchange
September 25, 2017
After enjoying the task rewards of the Yellow Turban's Last Stand, Li HaiKong immediately opened the Great Han Army Merit Exchange Chart.
In fact, this wasn't the first time Li HaiKong had seen this exchange chart. After all, it had been six days since he had access to it, and during those six days, even if Li HaiKong was busy, he still found time to take a quick look at the chart.
It was precisely because of this exchange chart that Li HaiKong had specifically returned to Bing Province. Otherwise, if it were just for the Legendary Treasure Chests, Li HaiKong wouldn't have bothered making this trip.
The Great Han Army Merit Exchange Chart had always only displayed items that could be exchanged with sufficient merit points. At this moment, Li HaiKong had a whopping 132.5 million merit points, so the exchange chart in front of him was incredibly long, completely different from before. During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the exchange was only updated once every half a month, with just ten pages. Now, there were thousands of pages.
Under these circumstances, the system thoughtfully added several functions to the exchange chart, including Search, Classification, and Ranking. This was no ordinary merit exchange chart; it was practically a temporary system mall.
Due to the nature of this merit exchange chart, the system provided a half-month period, allowing Outsiders ample time to choose the items they wished to exchange.
Li HaiKong had been studying this exchange chart for six days and had a good idea of what he wanted to exchange. He also had a rough understanding of the value of merit points.
There were four categories in the exchange chart: Artifacts, Equipment, Secret Techniques, and Supplies. Li HaiKong had previously exchanged for supplies.
Li HaiKong browsed through all four categories, and the best equipment was of the Legendary rank. Most of the generals under Li HaiKong already had their own legendary-level weapons, and there were also quite a few legendary-level armors. However, when Li HaiKong saw the prices, he was taken aback. The cheapest ones cost several million merit points, and some even cost over ten million. Li HaiKong immediately lost interest.
It wasn't that he didn't want to properly arm his generals, but these legendary-level equipments were simply too expensive. Li HaiKong couldn't afford them, and after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, there would likely be a long period of rest in the territory, so the need for legendary equipment wasn't urgent. Moreover, Li HaiKong had Gongsun Zan, who seemed to have the ability to craft legendary equipment.
Therefore, Li HaiKong didn't need to make such a purchase at this time. He should take advantage of this rare opportunity and focus on more important matters. Among the various categories, Li HaiKong was most interested in the Artifacts.
Dragon Monument (Mysterious / Territory Artifact) - 30,000,000 Merit Points
Beast King Statue (Mysterious / Building Artifact) - 30,000,000 Merit Points
These two items caught Li HaiKong's attention in the Artifacts category. He originally thought that his over one hundred million merit points would be enough for him to splurge, but these two artifacts made him hesitate for six days.
The Dragon Monument was a territorial defense artifact, while the Beast King Statue could greatly assist Li HaiKong in cultivating his exotic beast legion.
Dragon Monument
Artifact Type: Mysterious / Territory Artifact
Artifact Effect: Place on the city walls to activate the City Defense Spirit Beast.
PS: Spirit Beast function will be visible upon activation!
Beast King Statue
Artifact Type: Mysterious / Building Artifact
Artifact Effect: Place in buildings like the Ranch to activate the Unbounded Beast Function. There is a chance that young beasts in the ranch will become exotic beasts and awaken their spiritual intelligence.
These were the attributes of the two artifacts that Li HaiKong could see.
The descriptions were incredibly vague, which frustrated Li HaiKong. If he hadn't been unable to find out the specific effects of these artifacts, he wouldn't have hesitated for six days without making a decision.
Despite the vague attributes, Li HaiKong was confident in their functions and effects.
Recently, Li HaiKong had noticed that the attributes of high-level artifacts were increasingly vague. Detailed, data-driven descriptions were rarely seen for advanced artifacts, and Li HaiKong wasn't sure why. However, he was certain that once he obtained these two artifacts, the surprises would be well worth it.
Nevertheless, Li HaiKong was also aware that he could only choose one of the two artifacts. The merit points he had weren't enough for such extravagance, as he had already set his sights on another item in addition to these two.
In this situation, after much deliberation, Li HaiKong finally decided on the Beast King Statue.
The reason for this choice was because the plan to cultivate Warhorse Beasts in the ranch had already begun, but the results were not ideal. At this rate, it would take Li HaiKong several years, or possibly longer, to create a full-scale Beast Legion. Therefore, he wanted to accelerate the process by obtaining the Beast King Statue.
Another reason was that Li HaiKong was well aware that there would be no war in Bingzhou in the near future, so he could temporarily set aside the City Defense Spirit Beast, even though he desired it. He could wait for a better opportunity to acquire it.
Li HaiKong himself knew that by giving up the Dragon Monument at this time, he might not encounter a City Defense Spirit Beast of this caliber for a long time, or perhaps never again. After all, the higher the rarity of such high-level artifacts, the harder they were to obtain. Li HaiKong had opened countless treasure chests and had never seen duplicate high-level artifacts.
However, Li HaiKong had no other choice. He couldn't afford to waste 30 million merit points on an artifact that might not be useful for years to come. So, in the end, Li HaiKong chose the Beast King Statue.
Apart from the Beast King Statue, Li HaiKong had already decided on another artifact much earlier, for which he spent a total of 40 million merit points.
Group Talent Enhancement Order
Artifact Type: Mysterious Artifact
Artifact Effect: After use, it can enhance the talent of 6,000 people (limited to enhancing talent to the advanced level).
If you were to ask Li HaiKong what he lacked the most at this moment, the answer would undoubtedly be talent.
In a 6, 1, 9, 1, and 9, the book is error-free!
Whether it's within the army, various technical talents, administrative management, or other aspects, Li HaiKong couldn't do without talent.
With the Group Talent Enhancement Order and Li HaiKong's Celestial Eye Technique, it would be effortless to create 6,000 people with high-level talents according to his plan.
With these 6,000 high-talent individuals as a foundation, Li HaiKong would only need a few years to develop a large number of outstanding talents. This was crucial for the future grand development of the entire territory. Under these circumstances, Li HaiKong felt confident and at ease spending 40 million merit points.
One Beast King Statue and one Group Talent Enhancement Order, these two artifacts directly cost Li HaiKong 70 million merit points, leaving him with only 52.5 million merit points.
This amount of merit points was more than 50 million, and Li HaiKong could have obtained the Dragon Monument, but he didn't do so. He had other plans for this amount of merit points.
With the remaining 50 million, Li HaiKong spent over 10 million to acquire the three sets of Taoist Heart Methods and Spells for Wood, Fire, and Earth, along with various cultivation-related materials and facilities.
Li HaiKong had always been quite interested in the Taoist profession, especially after Chen Ping advanced to level 80 and comprehended the Rejuvenation talent. Li HaiKong had been pondering on incorporating this system into his army.
Regardless of whether it was Wood, Fire, or Earth Taoist practitioners, their addition to Li HaiKong's legion would have a significant impact. Wood Taoist healers, Fire and Earth Taoist attackers, if he could form a legion, it would be akin to an Eastern version of magic.
Of course, Li HaiKong was aware that cultivating such a Taoist legion would not be easy. Cultivating Chen Ping alone required a lot of effort from Li HaiKong, and it was only after obtaining the Century Wood Core that he was able to push Chen Ping above level 80.
Normally, cultivating a Taoist or Sorcerer would take at least five to ten years to mature. Even with Li HaiKong's resources and talent for cultivation, he wouldn't be able to see such a Sorcerer legion for several years, or even a decade.
Moreover, such a Sorcerer legion might also be restricted by the system, which Li HaiKong had vaguely guessed from the military situation of the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
If the system didn't restrict this type of legion, Li HaiKong wouldn't believe it at all. With Zhang Jiao's many years of management, he wouldn't be able to cultivate such a Sorcerer legion.
Of course, perhaps the system only restricted Zhang Jiao from forming a Sorcerer legion to maintain balance, and it was because of this assumption that Li HaiKong had the idea of cultivating Sorcerers.
Furthermore, even if these individuals couldn't be deployed in combat, they might still contribute to the territory in other fields. If they could form a legion, that would be even better.
After spending over 10 million merit points, Li HaiKong didn't purchase anything else of significant value.
Subsequently, Li HaiKong and Wang Jun gathered together and began to sweep through the Great Han Army Merit Exchange Chart...
(End of Chapter)
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