Throne of Gods: Divine thunder descends, and the Qilin descends upon the world!

Chapter 64 The Dispute, Cai'er's Defeat
(Thanks to Senior Lemonade!)
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"Commander, is there anything the Palace Master wants to see you about?" Lu Xi asked with concern as soon as Yuehui returned.

Moonlight's lips curled slightly: "Nothing much, just confirmed the Eternal Tower matter, and incidentally," he paused deliberately, "discussed the mission rewards."

"A reward?!" Lu Xi's eyes lit up, and her voice unconsciously rose a few decibels. "Could it be..."

“That’s right, it’s this ‘Could it be’.” Yuehui smiled and took out the merit crystal, which clearly displayed the heart-pounding number “400,000”.

"Forty thousand? That's so little?" Lu Xi's eyes widened.

Chen Ying'er slapped him on the back of the head: "Open your eyes and look carefully, it's four hundred thousand!"

"Four or four hundred thousand?!" Lu Xi's voice rose instantly, his whole body trembling. "We've struck it rich!"

Wang Yuanyuan glanced at Lu Xi with disdain, but turned to Yuehui with some unease: "Commander, how should we distribute these merits?"

Moonlight toyed with the crystal tablet: "What are your thoughts?"

"I," Wang Yuanyuan rarely showed such a hesitant expression, "want to get some new equipment."

"Equipment, huh?" Moonbeam suddenly sighed, the crystal token twirling between his fingers. "What a pity."

Wang Yuanyuan's face immediately fell: "Is it not allowed?"

"It's not that it's impossible." Moonlight's joking expression vanished. "I was just thinking, if you all break through to the sixth rank, we could directly apply for a Commander-level Demon Hunter Team."

He deliberately dragged out his words, "Then we'll be able to buy legendary equipment."

These words were like a bucket of cold water. Chen Ying'er immediately collapsed to the ground: "Ahhh! Why am I still 600 points short of spiritual power!"

Among the team, Cai'er is the closest to the sixth rank. She is just one hundred points away from breaking through the sixth rank bottleneck and constructing a spiritual aperture.

Secondly, there is Long Haochen, who obtained the Eternal Melody. He is currently catching up with Cai'er at a rate of more than ten points of spiritual power per day.

After that came Wang Yuanyuan, Han Yu, and Lu Xi.

They were all more than 300 points short of spiritual power.

"Let's get down to business," Yuehui said, her smile fading. "Saving up merit won't produce offspring. Cai'er, show us our accumulated wealth."

Cai'er silently took out her merit badge—the team's entire fortune was in her possession.

The display clearly showed: 41200 points!
This includes the merits Moonbright gained when he left the party, as well as the three seventh-tier demons, more than a dozen sixth-tier demons (Great Bird Demon, Demon Commander), and countless fifth-tier and lower demon soldiers he killed while exploring the Cave of Fear and Howl.

"442,000 merit points?!" Lu Xi's voice trembled. "When did we become so rich?"

Yuehui smiled and distributed the items: "Everyone should take 60,000 to buy equipment first, and the rest will be used to purchase cultivation pills."

He looked around at everyone and said firmly, "From now on, everyone will go into seclusion and will not come out until they break through to the sixth level!"

"Yay, that's awesome!" Chen Ying'er and Wang Yuanyuan excitedly high-fived.

What could be more enjoyable than going on a shopping spree with a mountain of gold?
Although Cai'er remained expressionless, a glimmer of expectation flashed in her eyes.

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The members of the Demon Hunter Team No. 21, all generals, stepped into the trading center. After distributing the merits, Moonlight immediately took Cai'er to the inquiry desk.

"Check the inventory of Brilliant-grade inner armor suitable for Assassins," Moonbeam asked crisply.

The staff member respectfully replied: "There are four options available: Spirit Gathering Inner Armor, which can gather spiritual power to increase the assassin's attack power by 30%; Resilient Inner Armor, which greatly enhances defense and can withstand three attacks from a sixth-tier expert without damage; there are also two elemental amplification types, targeting fire and wind skills respectively."

"Spirit Gathering Inner Armor".

"Strong inner armor".

The two spoke at the same time, then looked at each other.

Moonlight reached out to ruffle her hair: "You need more protection."

Cai'er nimbly took half a step back, her voice, veiled in black, filled with stubbornness: "Assassins don't need defense. As long as I kill all the demons, no one can hurt me!"

"Are you really sure you want the Spirit Gathering Inner Armor?" Yuehui stared into Cai'er's eyes and asked again. Cai'er pursed her lips and nodded vigorously, her hair swaying gently with the movement.

Moonlight suddenly turned to the staff: "Bring both the Spirit Gathering and the Firm Inner Armor."

"Wait!" Cai'er looked up abruptly, her eyes widening behind her veil. "What are you doing?"

“Since everyone has their own opinion,” Yuehui chuckled and spread her hands, “why don’t we buy them all and see which one is more suitable later?”

"This is too extravagant!" Cai'er stamped her foot in frustration. "We can't waste merits like this!"

Suddenly, Yuehui reached out, her fingertips gently slipping through Cai'er's veil and touching her cheek: "Silly girl, what does it matter if I spend all my merits as long as I can protect you?"

Cai'er trembled and froze instantly.

The assassin girl, who was usually as cold as ice, shrank back like a frightened animal, her ears turning bright red.

"Then I'll have to get sturdy inner armor." Her voice was barely audible, her fingers unconsciously twisting the hem of her clothes. "...Don't waste money."

Moonlight smiled triumphantly: "Okay, whatever you say."

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Moonbeam carefully selected two more pieces of equipment: a Brilliant-grade necklace that could conceal one's presence, and a recovery ring that could store spiritual energy.

Cai'er's three pieces of magnificent equipment cost a total of 35,000 merit points.

When Cherrie saw the ring, her eyes lit up noticeably.

"Give it a try," Moonlight said softly.

Cai'er carefully took the ring, her fingertips trembling slightly.

She slowly slipped it onto the ring finger of her left hand and gently rotated her wrist under the light.

The silver ring shimmered on her slender finger, and the gemstones refracted dreamlike colors as the angle changed.

"It suits you very well." Moonlight's voice was unusually gentle.

Cai'er didn't answer, but simply placed her ringed hand lightly against her chest, and the corners of her lips unconsciously turned up under her veil.

"Let's leave it at that for now," Yuehui said, glancing at Cai'er's newly acquired equipment. "Once we advance to the commander level, we'll get you a full set of legendary equipment."

Cai'er was taken aback by his words and instinctively grabbed his sleeve: "What about your own equipment?"

“Me?” Moonbeam patted the Thunder Sword at his waist. “The Thunder Sword is already legendary, and it can be upgraded to epic in the future.”

He tugged at the Thor's Embrace on his body again, "The magic robe is also legendary."

"There's already a shortage of lightning-type equipment, so there's not much to buy." He shrugged helplessly.

Cai'er stubbornly grabbed his sleeve: "I'm going to deliver it!"

Yuehui paused for a moment, then suddenly laughed and said, "Okay, then pick anything you like."

Cai'er turned and walked towards the information desk, lowering her head to talk quietly with the staff.

Half an hour later, after she finished collecting her merit tokens, she returned to Moonbeam's side with a delicate little gift box in her hand.

"Here, for you." Cai'er turned her face away and handed over the gift box.

When Yuehui opened the box, a silver crescent-shaped necklace lay quietly on the velvet cloth, radiating the unique spiritual energy fluctuations of a top-tier, brilliant-level equipment.

"I thought it would be a ring," Moonlight said with a light laugh as she took out the necklace.

Cai'er lowered her head, her voice so soft it was almost inaudible: "Don't forget, I already am."

Her fingertips unconsciously caressed the new ring on the ring finger of her left hand.

(End of this chapter)