After waving the two away, the room returned to silence.

Qian Yuelong released 886, whom she had blocked, and opened the details of the faith points she had gained that day. Before she could finish reading them, 886's excited voice rang out:

[Host! Our faith value has finally turned positive!]

Let me repeat what I said: God knows how it spent those six years!

Qian Yuelong scrolled to the bottom of the Faith Value details and looked at the final Faith Value statistic: "Current Faith Value: 201".

She received more faith points than she had expected.

'At this rate, if I participate in Soul Battles for a few more days, I can accumulate even more Faith Points.'

Qian Yuelong seemed to be deep in thought.

886 excitedly chimed in: 【Yes, yes! The more we fight, the more our faith points will increase!】

Qian Yuelong: "."

Thinking of the beating she received in the team battle that afternoon, she turned off the Faith Value details, and with a thought, ignored 886's repetitive mutterings, opened the system shop, which was 99% grayed out and locked, and started scrolling.

886's joy abruptly ended, and he asked warily, "Host, what are you going to do? Our mission in this world is simply to collect one S-rank set; the other sets are unimportant."

Qian Yuelong continued flipping through the locked suit catalog without stopping, replying without looking up, "I know, but just to be on the safe side, I'll buy myself some protection."

'Like that Manchu team of all Soul Masters today, even if they had some Soul Power left, they still ended up in a very sorry state.'

Most importantly, she wanted to make herself a suit of clothing that was durable, such as one that was not afraid of fire, water, ice spikes, or lightning strikes.

Even the blacksmith guilds in the original storyline, which forged countless rare treasures, mostly produced highly lethal weapons or defensive armor and soft armor.

She didn't want to wear such bulky clothes.

If it's soft armor, given how fast she's learning and practicing, she'll definitely need to endure several more years of training.

A single piece of durable soft armor costs at least a million gold soul coins, and she doesn't even have 5,000 gold soul coins in her possession right now!

Even if it's not about saving money, you should still give more thought to your own safety.

Finally, Qian Yuelong's gaze settled on a dark gray locked set, [Long Ye Jin Hua], and she fell into thought.

Following Qian Yuelong's gaze, they immediately noticed the price of 886, and alarm bells went off like crazy.

888 Faith Points!

【Aaaaaaah, don't look! Don't look! What are you looking at, an A-grade outfit?! It's no good, not good at all!】

Qian Yuelong stared unmoved at the dark gray outfit, a hint of eagerness in her eyes: 'But it looks like the most stylish one. The clothing style is also quite close to that of Douluo Continent.'

886 attempted to shut down the system shop: [I won't listen! Don't even think about touching my faith points!!]

Qian Yuelong focused her mind, stuck on 886, and opened the [Longye Jinhua] set on her own, checking the small parts to see which part was the cheapest.

However, Qian Yuelong was stunned after seeing this.

The 【Oborozumi no Yomi】 set item tab only lists three items with a price tag based on Faith Points; the others require them.

"Unlocked through growth tasks?"

Qian Yuelong read out each word clearly. 886, who had been frantically struggling and pinned down by her mental power, paused, its two black bean-like eyes blinking comically as it asked blankly, "[What growth mission?]"

Qian Yuelong released her grip on 886, who then opened the system page. After fumbling around for a few seconds, a voice of sudden realization echoed in her mind: "[So that's how it is! Growth quests are like leveling-up games, where you'll periodically receive level-up tasks after entering the small world.]"

[Let me see, oh! Once my Faith Points reach 100, the growth quest will automatically unlock, and I can even get set pieces or individual pieces for free!]

Qian Yuelong: "."

She asked expressionlessly, "You don't know?"

The excited 886 froze, conjuring a tiny hand to wipe imaginary cold sweat from its round head, and whispered: "I...I'm a newly manufactured system baby too."

It would never tell Qian Yuelong that it hadn't carefully read the system manual issued by the main system.

'hehe. '

Qian Yuelong chuckled coldly twice. 886 felt guilty for a second, but quickly retorted confidently: "Actually, you can't blame me! We were already in debt when you first arrived in this world, so even if I told you, you wouldn't be able to unlock the growth mission!"

Too.

Qian Yuelong regained her composure in an instant: 'Alright, bring up the growth quests so I can take a look. I can't find the quest log with my divine sense.'

886 showed Qian Yuelong the mission details, saying, "[Growth missions are sent directly to our system, so you can't see them, host. I'll remind you when a new mission is assigned next time.] So please don't block it."

Each person, harboring their own ulterior motives, changed the subject, as if the confrontation that had just taken place had never happened.

Growth Task (1): Standing Out from the Crowd

Task Description: Even fallen to the mortal realm, a goddess remains the most dazzling jewel in the world. Out of fifty people, 49 received her stunning performance.

Task progress: Completed (Reward pending)

Quest Rewards: Earring "Whispers of the Desolate Wind" (from the B-grade set "Whispers of the Undead"), +50 Faith Points

(P.S.: To unlock the next growth task, you must claim the reward from the previous growth task; otherwise, it will not count.)

Upon seeing the last line of annotations, one person's eyes widened in disbelief, and they were simultaneously filled with anguish:

'We lost out!'

What a loss!

After a moment of reflection, Qian Yuelong let 886 claim the task reward. In her bare wardrobe, besides "Moonlight Veil," she finally had a second set piece.

[Earrings: Set "Whispers of the Dead" Piece - Desolate Whisper (Grade B) - The call of the underworld drifts in, seeking to drag the living into the paradise of the dead. (Passive: Any body part will become ethereal and disappear.)]

Any part of the body disappears?

Isn't that a ghost?

Qian Yuelong's eyes lit up, and she took out "Silent Whisper of the Azure Wind" from her personal wardrobe and put it on.

The blue-green flower-shaped earrings, like freesias swaying in the wind, bloom on the snow-white earlobes, with two or three slender gray-white tassels hanging down, giving them a unique and eerie feel.

Qian Yuelong activated the "Silent Whisper" component effect, and right under 886's nose, a head, along with long silver hair cascading down its back, disappeared into the room.

886 nearly exploded: [Boss! Boss!]

The head is gone!

The next second, Qian Yuelong's delicate and fair face gradually solidified in the air. As she stared at her with interest, her raised right hand disappeared from her arm, leaving only a small part of her arm, as if it had been amputated.

"It's actually quite fun."

Qian Yuelong was quite excited as she tried out the earring effect.

However, seeing Qian Yuelong sometimes missing legs, sometimes missing hands, sometimes with her abdomen disappearing as if she had been cut in half, and sometimes looking like a cookie with a bite taken out of it, 886: [.]

It felt as if it had entered a world of infinite terror.

This art style is so bizarre!

—A side note—

I've read all your suggestions, and in the end, I'll just take the middle one and find a balance!

I write slowly, so I'll release one chapter first to reassure you. There are still 6 chapters left to go today, and I'll try to release more at 7:30 tonight.