War Merit Shop, Rich Rewards

Chapter 597: Battle Merits Shop, Generous Rewards

On the other side, a group of mercenaries clad in leather armor also began to move.

"Brothers of the Cold Branch Mercenary Group, hurry up and get to work. Seize more supplies."

"This place is about to descend into chaos. Let's get ready and head to another city to live."

Seeing this, the other civilians also realized something.

Now that Velen Main City had been destroyed, and all the nobles and soldiers had been blood sacrificed and beheaded, the entire city had descended into a state of disorder.

One could tell from the pillars of blood shooting into the sky near the kingdom that a much greater disaster was bound to erupt next.

They needed more supplies to deal with the impending crisis.

"Quick! Hurry to those shops and grab food!"

"Damn it! Don't block my way!"

"This is mine, get lost!"

A large number of civilians rushed into shops and ruins to loot, while the owners of the grain shops and some merchants tried their best to stop them, shouting at the top of their lungs!

"Stop it, you crazy people!"

"Despicable thieves, the Goddess will punish you!"

"Give the food back to me."

But clearly, their attempts to persuade them had no effect.

Because the looting was so intense, many civilians even started brawling on the spot.

Some even picked up broken blades from the ground and stabbed other civilians, leading to quite a few bloody incidents.

The entire city instantly transformed into a scene of chaos!

The once-prosperous Velen Main City was now left with nothing but crumbling walls and frenzied looting.

Human greed and fear were magnified infinitely at this moment, and the price of order collapsing was playing out in every corner of the city.

Half an hour later.

The Spirit Vision Osprey King had already taken them across the border of the Velen Kingdom and returned to the territory of the Ice Crystal Kingdom.

On the way, Cao Xing also began to check the series of system notifications.

A moment later, he retracted his gaze, a look of emotion appearing in his eyes.

"There is quite a lot of content in this update."

"And a Battle Merits Shop has been added. What can be exchanged inside?"

Cao Xing did not click to check immediately.

Because he noticed that, in addition to the notifications for all Survivors on the server, he had also received two separate system notifications.

[Survivor Cao Xing, please note! Because you killed a large number of Watchers members and opened the teleportation array ahead of schedule, changing the world situation, you have gained Reputation: 50,000]

[Your cumulative Reputation has exceeded 200,000, reaching a new stage: Renowned!]

[You have opened the Blood Portal and completed the launch of the new expansion pack, gaining Battle Merits: 5,000,000]

"? Is there a reward for opening the portal ahead of schedule?"

The battle just now had been too intense; at the time, Cao Xing had even prepared to go all out, so he hadn't noticed this notification at all.

This was an unexpected surprise.

"Not bad, not bad. Counting the Legendary of the Blood Legion I just slew, as well as the first-kill reward, I have a total of over 11 million Battle Merits."

"I wonder what I can exchange for with so many Battle Merits!"

With an expectant look, Cao Xing quickly opened the Battle Merits Shop.

Before him, four major categories appeared.

They were: [Equipment], [Recruitment Scrolls], [Blueprints], and [Items].

"There are actually so many categories; it seems there are many things that can be exchanged in the Battle Merits Shop this time!"

Cao Xing prepared to take a rough look first.

He first glanced at the [Equipment] tab.

After clicking it, a large amount of exchange information immediately appeared inside.

[Coagulated Thorn Five-Piece Set: Armor, Helmet, Bracers, Leggings, Boots (Green)]: Exchange for a single piece requires 500 Battle Merits, exchange for the full set requires 2,000 Battle Merits (Unlimited)

[Crimson Blood Healing Fang Four-Piece Set: Armor, Bracers, Leggings, Boots (Blue)]: Exchange for a single piece requires 3,000 Battle Merits, exchange for the full set requires 10,000 Battle Merits (Unlimited)

[Blood Flame Gathering Hawk Four-Piece Set (Purple)]: Single piece exchange requires 20,000 Battle Merits, full set exchange requires 70,000 Battle Merits (Limited to 5,000 sets)

[Blood Rock Bastion Five-Piece Set (Gold)]: Single piece exchange requires 100,000 Battle Merits, full set exchange requires 450,000 Battle Merits (Limited to 100 sets)

[Molten Blood Titan Five-Piece Set (Orange)]: Single piece exchange requires 500,000 Battle Merits, full set exchange requires 2,200,000 Battle Merits (Limited to 10 sets)

[Doomsday Blood Scythe…]

"Holy crap! There are actually so many pieces of equipment that can be exchanged?" Cao Xing was immediately taken aback!

The items here were simply too numerous; from sets to individual pieces, the quality ranged from Green to Orange.

Moreover, each quality was further divided into Light Armor, Leather Armor, Heavy Armor, and Plate Armor; it could be said that there was a great variety.

With so many types, it naturally gave rise to many different combinations.

In addition to defensive gear, there were over a hundred types of weapons!

Scythes, chains, square hammers, and even crosses; basically, every kind of weapon was available.

Cao Xing glanced at the attributes; these pieces of equipment were all related to the Blood Legion.

For instance, after wearing the full set of equipment, one could reduce the damage dealt by the Blood Legion and suppress the effects of curses.

And the weapons could deal additional damage to the Blood Legion.

The amplification was roughly between 5% and 40%.

Of course, even removing the special characteristics, the base attributes of this equipment were still very good!

Cao Xing nodded inwardly, "Not bad, but it's of no use to me."

His territory had over a hundred blacksmiths who were doing their utmost every day to forge more equipment for him.

Given the same quality, the attributes of the equipment forged by these blacksmiths were even slightly better than those in the exchange shop.

There was no need to use [Battle Merits] to exchange for these items.

Then, Cao Xing clicked on the [Recruitment Scrolls] tab.

This time, only a few types of exchange information appeared inside.

[Corrupted Blood Barbarians Recruitment Scroll]: Exchange requires 1,000 Battle Merits (Limited to 10,000)

[Curse Blood Mage Recruitment Scroll]: Exchange requires 3,000 Battle Merits (Limited to 5,000)

[Bloodwing Cavalry Recruitment Scroll]: Exchange requires 10,000 Battle Merits (Limited to 1,000)

"Good heavens, although there aren't many types of units available for exchange, the quantity available for exchange is truly terrifying!" Cao Xing felt surprised once again.

"With over ten thousand scrolls, does that mean I could assemble a ten-thousand-strong legion with about ten million Battle Merits?"

Come to think of it—now that the Blood Legion expansion pack has launched, these crazy guys will start wars all over the world.

It won't just be the Ice Crystal Kingdom and the Orchid Kingdom; many other kingdoms will also be affected.

By then, it will definitely be a very chaotic scene.

And the chaos of the situation is also the best time for major lords to expand their military forces.

After all, after a war, there will be a large number of soldiers fleeing as refugees.

One can easily take in thousands, or even tens of thousands.

As long as you have enough population, you can safely recruit them into your territory.

Cao Xing pondered for a moment, "Although I don't have a large population, I have now established the Starfire Legion."

"After I return, I can immediately upgrade the legion to level 7 and then recruit more Survivor lords."

"By then, I can dump these soldiers onto other territories."

However, it is a pity that all the soldiers in the Velen Kingdom's main city have disappeared.

As for where they went, there is no need to guess; they were definitely sacrificed as offerings.

"But that doesn't matter, anyway, King Velen has already fallen into my hands."

"Besides Velen Main City, there are a large number of soldiers stationed at the borders and in various major cities."

"Next, I just need to wait for the situation to calm down, and I might even be able to take over the entire foundation of this kingdom?"

"By then, using the resources of an entire kingdom to support my one territory—just thinking about it is exciting!"

Of course, the premise is that the Velen Kingdom is not wiped out by the Blood Legion during the Blood Chaos.

Shaking his head, Cao Xing continued to check the next item in the shop.

This time, it was [Blueprints].

[Corrupted Blood Barbarians Training Barracks]: Exchange requires 300,000 Battle Merits; [Blood Rage Training Ground]: Exchange requires 600,000 Battle Merits; [Blood Crystal Amplification Tower Blueprint]: Exchange requires 1,000,000 Battle Merits; [Blood Demon Incubation Nest]: Exchange requires 5,000,000 Battle Merits; [Blood Altar Blueprint (Orange)]: Exchange requires 10,000,000 Battle Merits; [Blood Cannon Production Blueprint (Orange)]: Exchange requires 10,000,000 Battle Merits; [Blood Destroyer Tower (Legendary)]: Exchange requires 200,000,000 Battle Merits (Limited to 1 exchange across the entire server).

"Holy crap! Legendary-grade blueprint, is it really that absurd?"

Cao Xing was instantly stunned.

This was the first time he had encountered a Legendary-grade blueprint; this [Blood Destroyer Tower], without needing to guess, must be terrifying!

But at the same time, the points required were also terrifying—a full 200 million.

Even Cao Xing was not confident that he could gather so much.

"Besides this Legendary blueprint, there are also two Epic-quality blueprints inside."

"If I could exchange for all of them, that would be quite nice."

Cao Xing glanced at his Battle Merit.

[Battle Merit * 11.2 Million]

With over ten million Battle Merit, he could indeed redeem a blueprint.

But he certainly wouldn't redeem it immediately; after all, he hadn't finished looking through the items in the Battle Merit Store.

"Next, let's look at the items tab!"

Through the chat channel, he had long heard the discussions of many Survivors.

There were many good items that could be exchanged in the Battle Merit Store this time, especially in the items interface.

With a sense of anticipation, he clicked on the interface, and a huge amount of exchange information immediately popped up before his eyes.

[Advanced Blood Curse Cleansing Potion]: Exchange cost: 100 Battle Merit (Unlimited)

[Expert-level Curse Cleansing Potion]: Exchange cost: 1,000 Battle Merit (Unlimited)

[Advanced Heart of Strength]: Exchange cost: 10,000 Battle Merit (Unlimited)

[Expert-level Heart of Strength]: Exchange cost: 50,000 Battle Merit (Unlimited)

[Master-level Heart of Power]: Exchange cost: 200,000 Battle Merit (Limited to 1,000)

[Expert-level Proficiency Emblem]: Exchange cost: 200,000 Battle Merit (Limited to 20)

[Master-level Proficiency Emblem]: Exchange cost: 3,000,000 Battle Merit (Limited to 5)

[Blood Crystal]: Exchange cost: 10,000 Battle Merit (Unlimited)

[Random Relic Box]: Exchange cost: 10,000,000 Battle Merit (Limited to 3)

Just as those Survivors said, there were many powerful items inside.

Among them were items like the Master-level Heart of Power and Proficiency Emblems.

And when Cao Xing saw the last item, his pupils contracted sharply, and his eyes widened suddenly!

"Holy crap! The Battle Merit Store actually allows for the exchange of Relic Boxes this time!"

"And you can exchange for three at once!"

For Cao Xing, the resource he was most in need of right now was undoubtedly the Relic.

This time, he had taken down two Legendary entities and had [Heart of Legend] drop; counting the one he had previously obtained, that made a full 3 Hearts of Legend.

At this moment, if he could just get two or three Relics corresponding to his class, he could immediately add two more Legendary combatants!

"Damn it—a full three Relic Boxes."

"If I could exchange for all of them, even with the worst luck, I should be able to open one or two Relics I can use, right?" Cao Xing thought to himself.

Of course, the amount of Battle Merit required to exchange for a Relic Box was also terrifying!

Cao Xing had taken down a Legendary from the Blood Legion, and combined with the First Kill reward and the rewards for opening the expansion, he had only just broken through ten million.

It was just enough to exchange for one.

"Very well, although other items are also important."

"But what I need most right now is the Relic Box."

"Let's exchange for one first!"

After making his decision, he clicked to exchange.

[Do you wish to consume 10,000,000 Battle Merit to exchange for Random Relic Box * 1?]

"Yes."

[Exchange successful, Battle Merit – 10,000,000. ——..]

In an instant, his Battle Merit was reduced to just over one million.

But that didn't matter, because Cao Xing believed he would soon be able to earn back even more Battle Merit.

"According to the system introduction, 5 million Blood Legion troops will appear from one Blood Teleportation Pillar."

"If I can wipe them all out, I can obtain at least over 20 million Battle Merit."

"In other words, if I round up the entire Blood Legion army near the teleportation pillar, I can obtain 10 to 20 million Battle Merit in a single day!"

With Cao Xing's strength, he could already fully accomplish this!

After all, most of these 5 million Blood Legion troops were rank 5 or 6 common creatures, though there might be some Masters and Heroes among them.

But for Cao Xing, as long as there were no Legendary entities, they were all ants!

Thinking of this, he became even more eager to return to his territory and start grinding for Battle Merit like crazy.

The Spirit-Vision Goshawk King seemed to sense his urgency and accelerated its speed a bit more.

Along the way, Cao Xing also saw pillars of blood rising to the sky appearing all over the world.

Those were the teleportation channels for the Blood Legion.

He suddenly asked, "Your Majesty, why don't we take direct action and destroy these Blood Teleportation Pillars?"

The old King glanced at him, then shook his head and said, "You can, but we cannot."

A look of confusion appeared on Cao Xing's face.

The old King continued to explain, "If we take action to destroy the Blood Teleportation Pillars, the Watchers and the Blood Legion will also deploy Legendary creatures to launch large-scale attacks on our major cities, including the Main City."

"Unless a full-scale decisive battle is initiated, the Legendary-level powerhouses on both sides rarely make a move."

"Furthermore, those Legendary entities of the Blood Legion can use the teleportation pillars to move quickly. If they sense the pillars are under attack, they will descend very quickly."

"By then, a Legendary battle will break out again."

Cao Xing nodded in realization.

The old King and the Legendary entities on the Watchers' side were basically equivalent to nuclear weapons between major powers on Blue Star, existing in a state of mutual deterrence.

Under normal circumstances, they try their best not to make a move, leaving the battlefield to existences below the Legendary level.

However, Cao Xing was not bound by such constraints.

After all, he was an Otherworld Lord.

And after returning this time, he would certainly be able to add two or three more Legendary combatants.

By then, even if a Legendary battle started again, they would have absolutely nothing to fear from the Watchers!

Thinking of this, a curve appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Because for him, this was an excellent opportunity to grind for experience and Battle Merit!

The Gray Mist King beside him added, "After returning this time, everyone should keep in touch, and then expend some cost to activate the Ancient Formation."

"This way, if any Legendary or Demigod-level entity enters our territory, we will be able to sense it immediately."

"If you encounter a Demigod-level surprise attack over there, remember to call for reinforcements immediately, and we will activate the teleportation array to come and support you as soon as possible."

On the scene, the leaders of the other kingdoms also nodded one after another.

As could be seen last time at the Eternal Frost Main City, the main cities of these four allied kingdoms all possessed several ancient teleportation arrays.

They allowed these Legendary powerhouses to move quickly within a short period of time and provide support.

This was also one of the reasons why the leader of the Watchers possessed Demigod-level combat power but could not break them one by one.

If one party was attacked, the other three nations would immediately provide support, forming a powerful joint defense system.

In addition, these ancient kingdoms all had some deep foundations, as well as the Ice Crystal King's trump card—the Nine Swords of Holy Judgment.

Even the leader of the Watchers did not dare to take the risk personally.

However, the Kingdom of Velen was different.

As a kingdom established less than a thousand years ago, it not only failed to join the allied camp but instead ran off to collude with the God of Light, attempting to use the power of the Church to strengthen itself.

And after the Church of Light was destroyed, King Velen no longer had anything to rely on,

so it was targeted by the Watchers.

Another few minutes passed, and the Spirit-Vision Goshawk King had traveled another thousand or two kilometers.

From afar, one could already see the Eternal Frost Main City.

And in the area about a thousand kilometers away from the main city, there was likewise a blood pillar rising to the sky.

This meant that a large number of Blood Legion troops were already rampaging nearby.

However, the Eternal Frost Main City had not been attacked by the Blood Legion.

A dozen seconds later, the Spirit-Vision Goshawk King carried them down to the square in the center of the royal palace.

The group of powerhouses jumped off the back of the goshawk one after another.

The Yōulán Queen, the Gray Mist King, and the Kunad War King all had grave expressions on their faces.

During the time spent on the journey, they had heard various combat reports from within their kingdoms regarding the Blood Legion.

It seemed the situation was not very optimistic.

The Yōulán Queen spoke first: "Within the territory of our Orchid Kingdom, a total of eight Blood Teleportation Arrays have appeared,"

"tens of millions of Blood Legion troops are rampaging and causing destruction everywhere."

"I need to return as soon as possible to command the army and resist these disgusting monsters."

The other kings also nodded one after another.

The Ice Crystal King also knew the current situation and said quickly, "Everyone, hurry back now. If anything happens, contact us immediately."

"Alright!"

As the words fell, six figures disappeared simultaneously.

The six Legendary powerhouses vanished from the spot.

A few seconds later, three bursts of light erupted from deep within the palace.

Clearly, those should be the ancient teleportation arrays the old King mentioned,

specifically used for teleportation between these major kingdoms.

Remaining on the spot were Cao Xing, the Ice Crystal King, and the Lizardman Chieftain.