Yang Feilong couldn't help but ask, "By the way, when can the treasure vault be purchased with merit points?"
"It can be purchased on the last day of every half-year," Xu Xinghe replied.
"I see!" Yang Feilong nodded, indicating understanding, and then asked, "Can I view the treasures in the vault?"
"In the first half of the last month, you will receive a list of purchasable treasures. At that time, you can try to buy whatever you want!" Xu Xinghe said.
"I'm asking hypothetically, what if multiple people want the same treasure in the vault?" Yang Feilong asked.
"Naturally, it will be purchased based on merit points, from highest to lowest!" Xu Xinghe chuckled. "For example, if you have the highest merit points, you get to choose one treasure first."
"What if I want two?" Yang Feilong blinked.
"Let me explain the treasure purchasing order in detail! Those who wish to select treasures will first register, and then they will be ranked by merit points. In the first round, there is one spot; the highest merit points get to choose individually. In the second round, there are five spots; those ranked one to five by merit points get to choose first. In the third round, there are ten spots; those ranked one to ten get to choose first, and so on..." Xu Xinghe explained slowly.
"I see!" Yang Feilong tentatively asked, "So, it's possible to convert money into merit points?"
"Merit points obtained from converting money can be used to buy treasures, but they are not counted for ranking. For instance, if you have ten thousand merit points, and you use money to buy another ninety thousand merit points, then for ranking purposes, only your initial ten thousand merit points are considered. However, when you choose treasures, you can use the value of ninety thousand, and those ninety thousand merit points will naturally be utilized! Moreover, when purchasing items, exchanged merit points are used first. Speaking of which, there are benefits to converting money, as you can continuously use exchanged merit points without depleting your mission merit points. This allows your mission merit points to accumulate to a very high level later on, of course, provided you complete missions!" Xu Xinghe laughed.
"What about purchased or borrowed merit points?" Yang Feilong asked again.
"Whether purchased or borrowed, merit points are not considered mission merit points, so they cannot be used," Xu Xinghe chuckled.
"I understand. So, this merit point ranking is based on actual mission merit points?" Yang Feilong asked.
"Yes!" Xu Xinghe nodded.
"With my ten thousand merit points, what rank can I achieve?" Yang Feilong blinked.
"Entering the top one thousand should be no problem!" This time, Tie Yunhan spoke, a smile on his face.
"Top one thousand?" Yang Feilong gasped slightly. "Are there that many people in the patrol bureau with higher merit points than me?"
"Like your Grandpa Fang, his merit points have long surpassed a million. There are quite a few with over a million! However, these are all old timers in the patrol bureau, and they rarely purchase items. Moreover, the total number of patrol officers in our Dragon Country exceeds one hundred thousand! Being ranked in the top thousand is already quite a lot, especially since you've only been a patrol officer for a few days." Xu Xinghe said with a smile.
"Oh, really?" Yang Feilong breathed a sigh of relief.
"If you can reach one hundred thousand merit points, you should have no problem participating in treasure hunts and coming out on top," Tie Yunhan said.
"Is that so, Grandpa Fang?" Yang Feilong asked.
"If you can surpass my granddaughter, you should be able to achieve first place!" Old Fang said with a smile. "Some people, like myself, will not participate in treasure selection."
If he were to participate, many young people would have no chance, and many treasures were even provided by them! The goal was to give everyone in the patrol bureau an opportunity!
Hearing this, Yang Feilong became even more interested in Old Fang's granddaughter. Did she really have that many merit points?
"When can I meet her?" Yang Feilong asked curiously.
"Let's go, I'll take you to see her," Old Fang said with a smile.
"Boss, can we go and see her too?" Xu Xinghe asked.
"Yes, Boss!" Tie Yunhan chimed in. "A few years ago, I wasn't Qingxue's match anymore. Now I'm very curious to know what level she has reached!"
"Since that's the case, let's all go!" Old Fang nodded.
"Fang Qingxue?" Hearing Tie Yunhan's words, Yang Feilong finally learned the name of Old Fang's granddaughter.
Yang Feilong was genuinely very interested in this Fang Qingxue!
...
The Patrol General Bureau occupied a vast area.
In one of the courtyards.
Within this courtyard, there were several arenas. On one of the arenas, some people were sparring. No, to be precise, several young men were sparring with a woman.
That's right, one woman was fiercely battling four young men. The cultivation of these four young men was not low: one late-stage Tianwu realm, one mid-stage Tianwu realm, and two early-stage Tianwu realm. Facing four opponents, this woman was not at a disadvantage at all!
As her spear light swept out, the four Tianwu realm cultivators were all forced to retreat.
With a loud bang, one of the young men was sent flying by her long spear.
Buzz!
As she flicked one young man away, the attacks of the other three arrived.
But she swept her long spear forcefully, and with a series of clangs, their attacks were rendered fruitless. The woman then focused on another person, unleashing three consecutive, powerful blows. That young man couldn't block and was directly blasted away.
By this time, the other two young men had already charged forward. But the woman swept her spear horizontally, pushing them back again.
In this manner, one by one, they were all sent flying.
This woman wore her hair in a ponytail. Her expression was cold, but her appearance was stunningly beautiful, like a female war god.
"I told you to train well, and this is the result? I only used sixty percent of my strength, and you still couldn't defeat me?" The female war god looked at the four people lying outside the arena with dissatisfaction.
All four of them were filled with shame!
"And you lot!" The female war god snorted coldly, looking at the other men.
The other men also lowered their heads in shame, not daring to meet her gaze.
There were quite a few people in the courtyard, about a dozen or so. The weakest among them had cultivated to the Tianwu realm, yet not a single one could contend with her!
Further away in the courtyard.
"See? That's my granddaughter, Fang Qingxue," Old Fang said to Yang Feilong.
Yang Feilong's mouth twitched as he watched: "So violent!"
"Indeed. Not only does she hang out with boys all day, but her temper is also very fiery!" Old Fang shook his head helplessly. "I just wanted to cultivate her well, but I never expected her to turn out this way! See that one over there? His cultivation has reached the peak of Tianwu realm, yet he was still beaten up by my granddaughter!"
Yang Feilong: "..."
He had naturally seen that battle just now. If he were to step in, he wouldn't fare much better than those people. He inexplicably felt a sense of unease.