Born Sacred

Chapter 155: Thirty Thousand Merit Point

Noah wasn’t interested in relying on luck.

However, buying a house in the Civilization Convergence Zone wasn’t that simple either.

Kuru only knew that a large amount of Merits Points and a certain condition were required, but as for the specific condition and how much merit points were needed, he had no idea.

He was a poor guy who couldn’t afford a house at all, not even rent. Every time, he would go offline in a secluded spot and then try his luck. Basically, he could get in about three times out of five.

Noah could only lament that cheap things weren’t good.

Kuru’s quoted price of 1 Merit Point was the lowest price, and what he had seen and gained was worth that price.

Merits Points are the currency of the Civilization Convergence Zone.

Besides the 10 Merits Points given upon entry, if you want to obtain more Merits Points, you can only find ways to earn them yourself. Generally speaking, when selling items, you can choose to trade item for item, specify that you want Merits Points, or complete some missions to also obtain Merits Points.

When Kuru first arrived, he was also quite ambitious and wanted to do missions to earn Merits Points.

But when he saw the missions, he immediately felt intimidated.

Every mission required traveling to other worlds to resolve Disasters.

The weakest of these Disasters were Human Grade, and the highest were even Divine Grade.

A Ghost-Level Calamity almost destroyed the Black Crystal Civilization, let alone Human Grade, which is countless times stronger than Ghost Grade.

Not to mention Kuru, even Noah felt a bit intimidated.

Although he was immortal and indestructible, if he couldn’t resolve the Disaster, there was no point in going.

And who knew how long that trip would take.

Relatively speaking, Noah was more willing to sell some items to exchange for Merits Points, and then purchase some relatively important intelligence. That was the right way.

The Civilization Convergence Zone has an auction house where items can be consigned for sale. This is also a good way to sell items, but unfortunately, Noah currently doesn’t have the qualifications to enter.

Fortunately, there is also a vast trading area here for Awakeners to exchange goods.

Commonly known as setting up a stall.

When Noah arrived at the trading area, he was immediately surprised by the liveliness. There were countless different kinds of creatures coming and going, much more lively than the initial entry area.

Setting up a stall inside also required a cost.

1 Merit Point for one hour, 2 points for two hours, 4 points for three hours, and so on, increasing continuously.

This was also to prevent some Awakeners from occupying a spot for too long, leaving no space for newcomers.

Without setting up a stall immediately, Noah first walked around the trading area to get a general understanding of the market. Just as Kuru said, most of the items sold here were Rare Grade.

There were also items below Rare Grade, but very few.

Special items of Excellent Grade like yellow marrow rice were worth more than most Rare Grade items.

In the trading area, items for sale could choose to display their inherent light. Rare Grade is blue, and looking around, it was a vast expanse of blue, occasionally dotted with some green, as if one had come to the deep sea.

Most of the items sold here were exchanged item for item, and a portion required Merits Points.

The price for Rare Grade items was basically hundreds, the specific amount depending on their value and the needs of the trading parties.

The trading area was too large. Noah didn’t walk far. After getting a general understanding of the situation, he sat down in an open space and started setting up his stall. As 1 Merits (merit point) was deducted, an interface appeared in front of him.

After entering the Civilization Convergence Zone, Noah could open a special panel that allowed him to operate within this place.

The amount of Merits Points was also clearly displayed on this special panel.

What to sell?

Noah had quite a few Rare Grade items in his hand, but they wouldn’t stand out at all in this vast blue sea. How long it would take to sell them depended on a bit of luck, and he wasn’t interested in waiting foolishly.

He chose the ’King Bomb’.

As Noah finished his operation, a brilliant purple light shot up into the sky in front of him. Its radiance far surpassed the surrounding blue light.

"Holy crap, Perfect Grade."

Everyone was startled. In an instant, Noah’s stall was surrounded by a crowd, packed so tightly that not even water could flow through.

Those buying and selling in the trading area were basically Awakeners from First-Level Civilizations. As for Second-Level Civilizations, they probably wouldn’t be reduced to mixing around in the trading area...

Perfect Grade items were the ’King Bomb’ here.

Noah happened to have a Perfect Grade item that was relatively less valuable to him: an Intermediate Skill Crystal, suitable for selling.

It might be ordinary to Noah, but it was different for others.

"It’s actually an Intermediate Skill Crystal. This is a good thing."

"Indeed, anyone can use it. It can instantly raise a Level 9 Perfect Grade skill to max level."

"And it’s not item for item exchange, it only requires Merits Points."

Everyone’s eyes were burning with desire.

First-Level Civilizations unlock Tier 3-4 dungeons, and Tier 4 dungeons have a probability of dropping Perfect Grade items, but that probability is as ridiculously low as the drop rate of Rare Grade in Tier 2 dungeons.

Most of the Awakeners present had never seen a Perfect Grade item.

Noah was asking for Merits Points, which was a huge bargain for them.

After all, there are ways to earn Merits Points. If it were item for item exchange, they really couldn’t produce a Perfect Grade item.

However, although they were discussing animatedly and full of envy, few stepped forward to make a bid.

The reason was very simple: they didn’t have a Perfect Grade skill.

Using this Intermediate Skill Crystal on a Rare Grade skill would be too wasteful.

"5000 Merits Points."

"I’ll offer 6000."

"Are you guys kidding? I’ll offer 8000."

After a while, some Awakeners still started bidding.

Noah didn’t even look at these guys. This was a Perfect Grade item. For bids below 10,000, he couldn’t even be bothered to pay attention.

The bidders also realized they couldn’t get a bargain and quickly called out prices above 15,000.

"30,000."

At this moment, a voice came from outside, and immediately after, a smoky figure squeezed in.

As soon as the bid of 30,000 was made, the people around immediately fell silent.

Actually, this price was a bit high. No matter how precious a Perfect Grade item was, this was just a tool with relatively low value. If it were a skill or a special item, it wouldn’t be strange for the price to be several times higher.

"Deal."

Noah didn’t hesitate. This price was truly not a loss.

After the transaction was completed, Noah’s Merits Points immediately became 30008.

Looking at this astonishing amount of Merits Points, Noah felt a bit emotional. How many years would Kuru have to work as a guide to earn this much Merits Points?

The competition in the initial entry area was still very fierce. It wasn’t always possible to get business, and the stay time was limited.

When you have money, of course you should spend it.

Noah didn’t set up his stall anymore and left directly.

He didn’t immediately go to the residential area to inquire about housing prices, but instead hurried to the special area.

The auction house, Intelligence Pavilion, and other buildings were all there.

Soon, Noah arrived at the Intelligence Pavilion. It was a huge palace. He originally thought it would be very noisy inside, but after entering, Noah found that the Intelligence Pavilion was very quiet.

There were many people inside, but their figures were blurred, making it impossible to see who was coming and going. Not only that, but even sounds couldn’t be heard.

"So it’s been muted."

Noah understood. No wonder it was so quiet inside.