Chapter 66: A Small Goal, Ye Bai Has Become a Rich Brother!

Wang Xiaopang's words made Ye Bai's expression turn strange.

The compensation Liu Qingtian had demanded on his behalf yesterday included 100 Merit Points.

The Ning Family steward had not mentioned it when delivering the compensation yesterday.

However, when he uploaded his hunting video on the Martial Artist Association app last night, he discovered that a "Merit Point Details" section had appeared under the "Me" tab, showing he had received 100 Merit Points.

He had always assumed they were similar to military merits from his previous life, mostly symbolic, and that they would only be useful once accumulated to a certain amount, so he hadn't given it another thought.

But after stating his request, Wang Xiaopang hung up the phone under the pretext of grinding for rank.

"Um, Qingqing, do you know about Merit Points?"

Ye Bai could only ask Li Qingqing, who was by his side.

"I do."

"Is this thing very expensive?" Ye Bai asked again.

"It should be... very expensive, right?"

Unexpectedly, Li Qingqing's expression also turned strange.

"As far as I know, no one uses money to measure the value of Merit Points, and even fewer people would trade Merit Points for money.

If you really had to measure it in Great Xia Currency, 1 Merit Point is worth about... one to two million Great Xia Currency?"

"Hiss!"

After hearing this, Ye Bai immediately gasped!

A single Merit Point was worth over a million Great Xia Currency!

Even calculating at the lowest value of one million.

The 100 Merit Points in Ye Bai's hands were worth a whole "small goal"!

The most valuable part of the compensation Liu Qingtian had demanded for him turned out to be the most inconspicuous Merit Points!

Liu Qingtian letting the Ning Family cough up two extra Martial Techniques and twenty Condensing Qi Pills really was just "adding a little more"!

"Ye Bai, why did you suddenly ask about Merit Points?"

Li Qingqing was puzzled at this moment.

She had not heard Ye Bai's conversation with Wang Xiaopang.

And the reason she knew about Merit Points was that one of the benefits offered by her mentor when recruiting her was that she could receive 50 Merit Points after enrollment.

Ye Bai was at Third Grade Peak, but he was only at Third Grade Peak.

This strength was not enough to obtain even 1 Merit Point.

"Oh, Xiao Pang just told me..." Ye Bai told Li Qingqing about his conversation with Wang Xiaopang.

"Wang Xiaopang... then that's not strange; Merit Points are indeed very useful to him."

Li Qingqing was relieved and explained it to Ye Bai.

As it turned out.

The Treasure Pavilion, which ranked in the top three in scale on Martial Artist Street, could currently only sell items needed by Lower Three Grades Martial Artists!

They could also only purchase meat from Lower Three Grades Alien Beasts!

This was why Wang Fugui said last time that if Ye Bai wanted a Storage Bag, he could only use his connections to help Ye Bai buy one.

It wasn't that Wang Fugui didn't want to sell it himself, but that he couldn't!

And Merit Points were introduced by the Human Alliance, a reward that could only be obtained by Fourth Grade Martial Artists and above.

Among them, for a Fourth Grade Martial Artist to obtain Merit Points, their own strength had to be extremely formidable!

The reason why the Treasure Pavilion was not allowed to sell supplies for Middle Three Grades Martial Artists was also simple and clear.

A shop that had neither a Middle Three Grades Martial Artist presiding over it nor the corresponding connections, where would it get the guts to do business with Middle Three Grades Martial Artists?

Weren't they afraid that while selling, they might offend some hot-tempered Middle Three Grades Martial Artist and have their shop smashed directly?

When you're out in the world, especially doing business, you need a certain background...

Ten Merit Points was the minimum threshold for selling items required by Fourth Grade Martial Artists!

"So, Xiao Pang is serious; giving him ten Merit Points is even more beneficial than letting him reach Rank One now?"

Ye Bai asked at the end.

"If the Treasure Pavilion can mobilize multiple newly-promoted Fourth Grade Martial Artists at any time, then that is indeed the case."

Li Qingqing affirmed.

"Alright."

Ye Bai had an idea.

"Xiao Pang, let me ask, does Uncle Wang have any Fourth Grade Martial Artist friends he knows? I want to hire a few Fourth Grade Martial Artists.

Hmm, the long-term kind..."

A call was made to Wang Xiaopang again!

He prepared to test the waters first.

Once he confirmed the Treasure Pavilion had the capability, he would share the Merit Points with Wang Xiaopang.

Repay kindness with kindness, and a drop of water should be repaid with a gushing spring!

He had always seen Wang Xiaopang's goodwill.

He had never had the chance to repay it.

Now the opportunity had come!

At least in Ye Bai's eyes, ten Merit Points worth millions were not as valuable as the goodwill Wang Xiaopang had shown him even when he was down and out.

"Huh? Ye Bai, what happened to you?! Is the Ning Family trying to play dirty behind your back? Did they secretly make a move on Qin Ayi again??"

"Damn it, I should have thought of it sooner; those people with power and influence are all no good!"

"Just wait, I know my dad has several friends in the Middle Three Grades. Although they are only newly entered Fourth Grade, they should be enough to protect Qin Ayi. After all, we are inside the city; the Ning Family wouldn't dare to cause too much of a stir!"

Upon hearing what Ye Bai said, Wang Xiaopang jumped up immediately, declaring that Qin Churan's safety was on him.

Ye Bai smiled, feeling that Wang Xiaopang was worth it!

"Xiao Pang, don't be anxious. The Ning Family isn't playing dirty, Qin Ayi is fine, and I'm not actually looking to hire a Fourth Grade Martial Artist."

"Good grief, then why did you make it sound so serious? My little heart can't handle being scared like that!"

"Take a few deep breaths and calm yourself down."

"Is that necessary?"

"Do as I say first."

"And then?"

"Then, get ready to receive the Merit Points you wanted..."

Another round of conversation.

"Swish!"

It went quiet.

Wang Xiaopang on the other end of the phone fell silent!

Li Qingqing, who was to the side, also turned her head abruptly, her beautiful eyes fixed on Ye Bai, flickering with intense light!

They were both shocked by Ye Bai's words.

How could Ye Bai possibly have Merit Points?

And a whole ten points at that!?

Could it be that he was still hiding his strength and was actually a Four-grade Peak Martial Artist?!

"Ye Bai, I can't take this..."

However, Wang Xiaopang knew Ye Bai wouldn't tease him about such matters, and he couldn't be bothered to pursue where Ye Bai got the Merit Points.

"Merit Points are very important. You might not know, but a single Merit Point is worth over a million Great Xia Currency, and it's priceless—no Martial Artist is willing to sell them."

"Because after a Martial Artist enters the Fourth Grade, many things can no longer be bought with Great Xia Currency, such as Heaven-tier Battle Weapons and Martial Techniques that surpass the Earth Grade; they can only be exchanged with Merit Points."

His tone was very serious, "So Ye Bai, getting Merit Points before reaching the Fourth Grade is your stroke of luck. You should keep them for yourself; they will come in handy once you reach the Fourth Grade!"

"I have 100 Merit Points, paid by the Ning Family." Then Ye Bai said this.

Silence was the Cambridge of tonight.

Wang Xiaopang on the other end completely lost his composure.

Wang Fugui had painstakingly cultivated connections for many years without obtaining even 1 Merit Point; it was one thing for Ye Bai to have some, but a whole hundred points?!

"Then I still can't take it..."

Resisting the temptation, Wang Xiaopang gritted his teeth to say this.

"Qingqing, how do you transfer Merit Points?"

Ye Bai asked Li Qingqing directly instead.

"Like this, and like this."

Li Qingqing also told Ye Bai decisively.

She didn't think there was any problem with Ye Bai giving Wang Xiaopang Merit Points.

The person she liked was just that good, that very good!

Otherwise, back when they were little, how could Ye Bai have protected her during that incident?

The operation was successful shortly after.

"Ye Bai, you..."

On the other end, Wang Xiaopang looked at the ten Merit Points on the Martial Artist app and really didn't know what to say.

"I don't want to have to change shops to sell Exotic Beast Meat in the future."

Ye Bai said with a smile.

"Alright then."

"Come to the Treasure Pavilion tonight, I'll transfer the money to you..."

Wang Xiaopang finally accepted Ye Bai's approach.

But, would Ye Bai really take Wang Xiaopang's money?