Global Evolution: I transplanted the heart of the Supreme God.

Chapter 1047 Labor Costs

[S-Rank Side Quest: Siege of Zatuk, Completed.]

[You have received the following rewards: 2700 Zatuk City reputation points, 1000 Sanctuary reputation points, and 1300 Zatuk City merit points.]

We're just a hair's breadth away from reaching the reward cap.

"I received a high rating because I killed the demon lord; however, most of the demons that besieged the city escaped and did not make any contribution to the defense, so I did not receive the maximum reward."

In fact, Bai Pu thought this was very unscientific.

To make a contribution in the defense of the city and also kill the demon lord, Bai Pu would have to be able to unleash his full power, leaping off the top of Zatuk City and cutting through the entire demon camp, killing the demon lord Saramark amidst the surrounding demons.

This is ten times more difficult than luring out Saramac and then killing him!
Ah Gai, he really isn't very smart.

Bai Pu didn't dwell on it too much. His destruction of the Crimson Fortress and killing of the Demon Lord had already earned him a considerable amount of reputation and merit points.

Having cleared the two demon dungeons last night, Bai Pu's reputation is now:
Zatuk City, revered.

Sanctuary (the entire human faction), esteemed.

Bai Pu's merit points have accumulated to 6582 points - the feat of killing the demon lord Salamak directly earned him nearly five thousand merit points.

The portly city lord Rashid III even bestowed upon Bai Pu the title of count.

The title was secondary; what Bai Pu truly loved was the count's seal!

[Count Zatuk's Seal: Identification of a high-ranking noble in Zatuk City. All attributes +80, Health +18000. This bonus does not stack with bonuses from other identification items.]

Previously, the [Imperial Baron's Emblem] that Bai Pu obtained in the Black Tide World only gave him a +40 to all attributes, but now it has doubled, and his health has also been rising all the way up, now exceeding 14.

Bai Pu then found the quartermaster of Zatuk City, General Hassam.

The Kongming team also came to find the quartermaster.

They killed two demon leaders and also participated in killing a demon lord. Although they mainly played the role of cannon fodder/atmosphere group in the later battle and their output was very limited, Gaia's will was fair and still rewarded them with a small amount of Zatuk City merit.

The exchange for the Kongming team was completed quickly.

They looked like they wanted more.

"There are so many good things... It's a pity we don't have enough reputation, so we can only look but not buy." The evolved being Cang Er shook his head and sighed.

Kongming remained quite calm: "Even if we were allowed to buy them, we wouldn't have enough merit points... However, Lord Gangxin doesn't have this problem."

After the battle to annihilate the demon lord, Kongming subtly changed his way of addressing Bai Pu, using a more respectful title.

Bai Pu smiled and said, "No, you can never have too many merit points... If you are willing to pool your merit points, I can help you buy them."

Kong Ming was pleasantly surprised: "Really?"

Bai Pu said calmly, "The fee for purchasing on your behalf is 10% of the merit points you spend."

This means that you can buy rare items with high reputation privileges even at a 10% premium.

Kong Ming immediately agreed, and then the entire team pooled their merit points and traded 1100 merit points to Bai Pu: "Lord Gangxin, we want to buy that 'Zatuk Spearman Column' summoning scroll." Seeing that Kong Ming's team had actually saved up 1100 merit points, Bai Pu couldn't help but be surprised: "You guys actually have so many merit points?"

Kongming said, "This time, for killing two demon leaders and participating in the battle against the lord, the Spirit Realm's will rewarded me with two hundred merit points. Cang Er and the others each got around one hundred points. Ordinary members got the fewest, but still a few dozen points... That's all I got in total."

Bai Pu couldn't help but sigh, "Many hands make light work," he said, "that's absolutely true."

Then, Bai Pu opened the merit exchange list, turned to the "Respected" reputation page, and saw the summoning scroll for the "Zatuk Spearman Column".

This summoning scroll can summon ten elite Zatuk spearmen to fight. With the passive skill "United We Stand," each Zatuk spearman's attributes are almost on par with enhanced elites!
Although the price of 1000 merit points is quite high, it is still considered good value for money.

The list of "Revered" reputation also includes items such as [Holy Water] and [Potion of Purifying Power], which are widely used in the Holy Demon: Hatred world.

For example, holy water, when applied to weapons, can inflict holy damage on demons! And most demons have the weakness of "fearing holy damage".

Bai Pu used his merit points to help Kong Ming exchange for the Zatuk spearman summoning scroll. However, he received a notification:

As the esteemed Earl Zatuk, you are entitled to a 30% discount when redeeming rewards from the quartermaster.

Bai Pu actually only paid 700 merit points.

The extra 400 merit points will be Bai Pu's service fee.

Then it was Bai Pu's team's turn to exchange their points. The two witches also pooled their merit points and gave them to Bai Pu to use.

Bai Pu flipped to the list of exchanges for the [Revered] reputation.

【Scroll of Sacred Land: Grade A Silver Item. Creates an area covered by sacred energy, doubling the health and energy regeneration speed of all friendly units within the area, and granting them (150) points of their own special attribute bonus, lasting for 30 minutes. Sacred Land will have an equal amount of suppressive effect on all demon and undead creatures. Uses 1/1, disappears after use.】

Upon first seeing the scroll of the sacred land, Bai Pu gasped in shock, realizing that it had contributed to global warming.

Wow, 150 points of bonus to special attributes! That alone surpasses the six-piece set skill "Immortal Avatar" of the Immortal King set. Although it doesn't have the Immortal Avatar's immunity to death effect, it doubles the speed of health and energy regeneration, making it a powerful tool for prolonged battles.

This [Scroll of the Sacred Land] grants all friendly units a buff similar to "Immortal Avatar," which is incredibly powerful.

However, this scroll is ridiculously expensive, requiring not only Revered reputation to purchase but also 4000 merit points!

Bai Pu's noble status as "Count Zatuk" offered a 30% discount, and he ultimately acquired it for 2800 merit points.

Afterwards, Bai Pu exchanged for a scroll that summons 10 enhanced elite-level Zatuk Archery Masters to fight!

This is a B-grade silver item, originally priced at 3000 merit points, which Bai Pu acquired for 2100 merit points.

Bai Pu looked through his remaining merit points and bought some holy water and purification potions.

Bai Pu did not consider those gold-level standard equipment.

The difference between standard blue gear and standard gold gear is actually not that big; the difference in attributes between a piece of equipment is only about twenty points.

After clearing the dungeons of Saint Demon: World of Hatred and battling the Demon Lord, Bai Pu felt that the three-person team had accumulated enough equipment. The right way to go was to systematically farm some boss monsters and draw loot gold equipment from treasure chests.

As for merit points, it's more worthwhile to use them to exchange for items that can serve as a trump card for the team.

(End of this chapter)