As soon as the young man finished speaking, the entire tavern erupted into a commotion. After all, the merits in the Dark Borderland were highly valuable, even more so than gold coins.
The merits in the Dark Borderland could only be obtained through specific tasks, just like the one announced by several city lords this time. Only such tasks could earn one the merits of the Dark Borderland, and the main purpose of these merits was to exchange for items.
The "Rear Support Department," an organization formed by three kingdoms and two empires, not only addressed the issue of supplying the army but also served as a place where merits could be exchanged. Among the items that could be exchanged with merits, what caught the adventurers' attention the most were the noble titles in different countries. These were things that money couldn't buy. It should be noted that a noble title didn't only change a person, but also an entire family. Having a noble title was the ultimate pursuit of ordinary people. Once their clothing and food needs were taken care of, who would be willing to risk their lives in this kind of place?
Apart from exchanging for noble titles, various other things could be exchanged with merits, such as meditation techniques, magic, martial arts, equipment, secret medicine, magic props, and so on. In short, the value of merits was immense.
After the young man finished speaking, he hurriedly ran back upstairs. The other adventurers immediately crowded around the parchment he had posted on the bulletin board. Bexia also wanted to go over and take a look, but it wouldn't be appropriate to leave Sakuya behind.
"Then, let's just leave it at that!" Bexia embraced Sakuya and placed her on his shoulder. After all, the little girl wasn't heavy, so there was no need to worry about anything.
Squeezing into the crowd in front of the bulletin board, Bexia looked up at the content written on the parchment. The task was very simple - just kill monsters. The rest of the content was actually about the reward mechanism, as follows:
Lower-level monsters: Reward adventurers with one point of adventure points and one point of merits.
Middle-level monsters: Reward adventurers with ten adventure points and five points of merits.
Upper-level monsters: Reward adventurers with one hundred adventure points and thirty points of merits.
Extreme monsters: Reward adventurers with one thousand adventure points and five hundred points of merits.
Semi-Champion level monsters: Reward adventurers with ten thousand adventure points and three thousand points of merits.
Champion level monsters: Reward adventurers with one hundred thousand adventure points and ten thousand points of merits.
(Note: For each advancement by one star in the Champion level, the above rewards double.)
(Note: After accepting this task, a special recording crystal needs to be obtained to receive the reward.)
(Note: Proof of image is not required for semi-Champion level monsters and above, but a part of the monster's body is needed as proof for the task.)
(Note: This task is open to all adventurers, regardless of their level.)
"It really is a merits task! I'm going to make a fortune and then retire as a minor noble!" exclaimed one adventurer who had just squeezed into the crowd in front of the bulletin board.
"You must still be half-asleep, right? Don't you know that even the lowest-ranked knight requires a thousand merits? With your strength? I bet it would be difficult for you to even kill a middle-level monster, yet you still want to exchange for a noble title? It's simply wishful thinking."
"I'm not asking for anything else. I remember last time I saw an intermediate-level meditation technique that suits me, and it only costs a hundred merits. This time, I'm determined to get my hands on it!"
"I want to exchange for a high-level sword technique so that my strength can improve by several levels!"
"I want to exchange for a better set of leather armor..."
At that moment, numerous adventurers began plotting their bright futures. However, were the rewards for this kind of task really that easy to obtain? Dealing with monsters on a regular day was just a matter of tightening their belts, but now that the monsters were in a state of turmoil and appearing in large groups, the danger had increased by several levels. Who knew how many of these people would still be alive after the task ended?
Bexia didn't have much interest in this. He didn't care about the exchanged items either. In his subspace, he had countless rare items. Whether it was martial arts magic or equipment, he had plenty of them.
Feeling somewhat annoyed, Bexia left the adventurers' guild. Although he didn't feel any connection to the missions, he was concerned about the outbreak of the monsters. After all, he wouldn't be able to avoid such a major event.
Moreover, Ophelia was the commander here. When she joined the battle, could Bexia not help? He happened to have two things that could be used for this situation. Especially the Sun King's Crown, it was a grand-scale magic called "Sun Annihilation". It could instantly cover a large area and cause destruction. However, because of this, it wasn't easy for Bexia to use it. After all, its power and range were too great. If he used it, the entire alliance city would probably be destroyed, becoming a weapon capable of wiping out a nation.
The other item was the Dragon's Command, a dragon-patterned war flag. It was originally used on the battlefield. It could create a huge area of enhancement, strengthening the fighting capabilities of friendly forces. However, the consumption was enormous, and Bexia alone couldn't support it.
However, the Dragon's Command had another advantage. It didn't necessarily have to be maintained by Bexia alone. Others could also maintain it, even through magic stones infused with magic power. The Dragon's Command had the function of converting energy. By then, Bexia could give this thing to Ophelia. It wouldn't be of much use to him alone. The Dragon's Command could play a greater role in Ophelia's hands.
As for the Sun King's Crown, Bexia thought it would be better to give it to Ophelia. To be honest, besides the Thousand Transforming Clothes and Dragonkin Enki's battle experience manual, these two things didn't have much use for him.
Walking on the busy street, Bexia looked at the people rushing out of the adventurers' guild, most likely excitedly telling their friends about it. But this kind of thing couldn't be considered as good or bad; some people liked it while others hated it. After all, a large number of monster battles meant that people would die.
"Kid, what are you doing here?" Suddenly, a voice called out to Bexia. It sounded somewhat familiar to him.
"Teacher, what are you doing here?" Bexia looked at Bor in front of him. He hadn't expected him to be here.
"Didn't you go to Anzu? How did you end up in the Alliance City?" Bor walked up to Bexia. He still had the same untidy appearance, probably just coming out of the research lab.
"I entered the Dragon God's space and accidentally got sucked into a spatial crack. When I reappeared, I was here. I can't explain the details right now!"
"Sucked into a spatial crack?!" Bor looked at Bexia incredulously and said, "You really have good luck to survive that!"
"Get lost! Who asked for your apprentice?" Bexia looked back and asked, "How did you end up here? To see Ophelia?"
"I'm not here to play, but to intercept the monsters." Bor glanced at Sakuya and asked, "Is this another little brat you've picked up? You have quite the luck with women!"
"Her name is Sakuya, she saved me after I fell out of the spatial crack!" Bexia replied with a contemptuous look at Bor.
"Well, if you go to intercept the monsters, you'll probably be gone in no time!"
"It's not that easy. There are a lot of champion-level monsters among the creatures. Not just me, many champions from the continent have come. Our goal is to deal with these champions. Otherwise, if a few champions come, no main city will be able to hold on!"
