Chapter 321

【Effect: Sword Mastery (☆ Unlocked) World's Guardian (☆ Unlocked) Guardian Bonus Minimum 90% (☆☆ Unlocked) Guardian Bonus 100% (☆☆☆ Unlocked)】

The explanation was brief, but its power sent a shock through Lin Cheng's heart.

The granted World's Guardian ability greatly prevents the user from being ambushed, falling ill, poisoned, or suffering various other dangers without awareness.

The true Child of the World,

The only drawback was that part of the bonus had not reached its limit—only eighty percent—yet the system could directly boost this bonus to one hundred percent.

"Upgrade to three-star rank."

So, after Reinhard successfully exchanged it, Lin Cheng immediately upgraded it to three-star.

【Reinhard van Astrea】

【SS-Rank Puppet】

【Star Rating: ☆】

【RE0 World: Sword Saint】

【Ability: Sword Mastery, World's Guardian】

【Effect: Sword Mastery (☆ Unlocked) World's Guardian (☆ Unlocked) Guardian Bonus Minimum 90% (☆☆ Unlocked) Guardian Bonus 100% (☆☆☆ Unlocked)】

After upgrading Reinhard to three-star, Lin Cheng did not stop purchasing.

Next was the Monu Sect series, and currently, the entire Monu Sect had only one A-Rank Puppet—Sloth—solely carrying the entire plot.

His gaze shifted to the other end, where the Monu Sect puppets were lined up.

Listed in order: Sloth·Petelgeuse Romanee-Conti (Already Owned)

Specified Price: Forty Million Emotion Values; Direct Purchase: Eighty Million Emotion Values!

Greed·Lei Gu·Zerkiyas, S-Rank Puppet

Specified Price: Three Billion Emotion Values; Direct Purchase: Six Billion Emotion Values!

Gluttony·Battirkeith, S-Rank Puppet

Specified Price: Two Billion Emotion Values; Direct Purchase: Four Billion Emotion Values!

Wrath·Sirius Romanee-Conti, S-Rank Puppet

Specified Price: One Billion Emotion Values; Direct Purchase: Two Billion Emotion Values!

Lust·Capella, A-Rank Puppet

Specified Price: Sixty Million Emotion Values; Direct Purchase: One Hundred Twenty Million Emotion Values!

…………

"Six billion for an S-Rank Puppet of Greed?"

After seeing the prices of the Dazuisi Sect series, Lin Cheng nodded.

Lei Gu was one of the strongest figures in the entire RE0 series, possessing the power to sever time and space.

In essence, he could isolate anything from spacetime—even divine dragons could not touch him; he was unquestionably the strongest Dazuisi Sect.

Next came the Gluttony Dazuisi Sect and others; though slightly weaker, they were still terrifyingly formidable.

"Buying them all would total around a few billion Emotion Values—still within acceptable range."

After the War to Another World, Lin Cheng's vision and perspective had greatly expanded; he no longer limited himself to a puppet's raw strength or abilities.

Now he focused more on the script's needs and the puppets' underlying stories, further driving their narrative performances to gain higher and more Emotion Values.

After all, only by gaining more Emotion Values could he afford more expensive puppets.

After a brief mental calculation, Lin Cheng chose to purchase directly.

【Ding! Monu Sect Dazuisi Sect Puppet Series, Total Price: 1.32 Billion Emotion Values】

【Direct Purchase: 1.32 Billion Emotion Values. Confirm Exchange?】

"Exchange."

As he spoke, over a billion Emotion Values were deducted, and several new puppets appeared in his inventory.

Undeniably, only now could Lin Cheng afford such purchases; previously, even a single Greed Dazuisi Sect would have required him to accumulate for days.

Now, with billions of Emotion Values flowing in, his financial strain had temporarily vanished.

Of course, this did not mean Lin Cheng had developed a nouveau riche mindset—these were necessary investments; the protagonist and supporting characters could not be missing even one.

After continuing to purchase, Lin Cheng did not stop his fingers.

He continued browsing the RE0 puppet series.

After all, the war involved the Albares Empire; excluding the Heavenly God Serena he had already killed, there were roughly eleven Saint Shield warriors left.

Each Saint Shield possessed strength comparable to Heavenly God Serena; without sufficiently powerful puppets, a catastrophic failure could occur.

Lin Cheng was a perfectionist and would never allow such a scenario to happen.

(Got it.) After purchasing a few more puppets, the system shut down.

"... Now, just wait patiently."

……

One week later, Ishgaria.

Since the War to Another World had ended, considerable time had passed; without doubt, the Fapingyi Society and the entire Magic World had suffered severe damage.

Losses were incalculable: magicians, Saint Ten, Gonghui Society leaders, Heavenly Kings.

The Fapingyi Society suffered the heaviest losses.

In this war, they lost their most precious weapon: Magical Spirit Power.

As the taboo weapon that deterred the entire Magic World, losing it stripped the Fapingyi Society of its claws.

After losing this weapon, the entire Magic World began stirring, no longer respecting the Fapingyi Society's authority.

Had it not been for the remaining Heavenly Kings and Saint Ten holding things together, chaos would have already erupted completely.