"Then why are you telling me about this Merit Mall now?"

"You should know this. It was wrong of me to hide it from you before... I'm sorry..."

Yun Qi was somewhat surprised that the system, Xiao Qi, would apologize. Looking at the list of items in the Merit Mall, she became even more cautious: "Xiao Qi, do you have any recommendations for me to buy?"

"The Heart-Cleansing Mantra (100 merits), the Light of Calm (quickly restores calmness, 200 merits), and the Light of Purification (immune to all negative statuses and resists curses, 1000 merits). You can skip the others, but it's best to buy these three."

"Why?"

"Items redeemed with merit points are directly imprinted into your soul and can be carried into all mission worlds. However, items redeemed from the points shop are not allowed in certain mission worlds. Future worlds may become increasingly dangerous, and these three things will help you stay clear-headed and make the right judgments."

"I see." Yun Qi understood, and then compared the prices of the three items in the points mall: the Heart-Cleansing Mantra points, the Calm Light points, and the Purifying Light points, which were roughly 1 merit point for 100 points.

"One merit can be exchanged for 100 points, but 100 points cannot be exchanged for one merit. Qiqi, you must understand: merit is far more important than points!"

"I understand. Exchange these three with merit points."

"OK."

The information has changed again:

Number: 5217 (Xiaoqi)

Name: Yunqi

Gender: Female (variable)

Points: 2700

Merit: 9789 (-100-200-1000)

Soul Cultivation Technique: Heaven and Earth Technique

Soul Guardian: Heart-Cleansing Mantra, Light of Calm, Light of Purification

Skills: Basic medical skills, Maoshan magic

Collection: Tianyan

Looking at her own attributes, Yunqi couldn't help but feel a little emotional. She was supposed to be dead, but she never expected to be bound to Xiaoqi. After completing two missions, she felt like she had found a reason to live. It was good to be able to help the original owner fulfill her wishes...

Comparing herself to the world before her death, she felt she was being a bit melodramatic... She could have lived a carefree life, so why did she end up giving up on life because she felt it was meaningless?! That was too hasty!!... Luckily, Xiao Qi dragged her into this mission.

"Thank you, Xiao Qi!"

"??? Qiqi, what's wrong?"

"It's my good fortune to be bound to you, thank you."

"Qiqi, you're too kind. It's because you matched with me that I was able to bind with you!"

"Xiao Qi, how do you know so much? It's like you know everything I ask you!"

"I'm constantly learning. Our system even has a forum where I browse posts and jot down anything useful I find. Plus, I have a friend who's a system expert, and I ask him questions whenever I don't understand something. Although I'm only a beginner system user right now, I'm working hard to become a system expert!"

"Alright, since you're working so hard, I'll work hard too, and try my best to help you level up as soon as possible and become a system master!"

"Mmm!! Thank you, Kiki!!"

"Let's go, to the next mission."

"I'm sure you'll like the task I've chosen this time!!"

"Really? I'm looking forward to it..."