Chapter 12: Spirit of the Weapon
On this day, Rong Yuan put aside his collection of merits for a rare time, and played a newly released escape room game with Jin Yang until they finished all the levels, and then stayed overnight. He came here so often that Jin Yang's parents reserved a special guest room for him, and he also kept some of his daily clothes here.
He woke up on time at six in the morning. Jin Yang was still sleeping, so Rong Yuan changed into sportswear and went out for a run.
Jin Yang's family lived in an old villa area only three or five kilometers from the city center. It was said that this place was designed and built by an architect from country F. Each villa was different, some were romantic and elegant, some were light and lively, some were fresh and bright, and some were heavy and luxurious, which was even better than many tourist attractions. The people who lived here were both rich and noble, and the security measures were very strict. If Rong Yuan went out for a run, it would be very troublesome to go through the procedures to come back in, so he only exercised in the villa area.
Although it was very early, there were actually quite a few people getting up in the morning to exercise here. Most of them were elderly people. Some of them would nod and smile when they saw Rong Yuan running over. Rong Yuan nodded in response, and then began to run in secluded places with few people. As he was running, he suddenly saw an old man in a white training suit lying on the ground in front of him.
Rong Yuan paused, then thought, he didn't have to worry about being blackmailed in this place, but if he ignored it, the roadside surveillance cameras would record that he had passed by this place, and he might get into some trouble.
Rong Yuan went forward to check and found that the old man was still conscious. He was curled up with his hands on his chest, looking a little painful. When he saw someone approaching, hope immediately appeared in his eyes.
Rong Yuan did not move to help. Some symptoms might be aggravated if they were moved rashly, so he squatted down and asked softly, "Is there anything I can do to help you?"
The old man opened his mouth and made a hoarse sound. He rolled his eyes and looked down hard.
Rong Yuan understood, reached into his pocket and found a transparent medicine bottle with some white pills in it. He poured one pill into his palm, looked at the old man, and then poured another one. The old man nodded. Rong Yuan supported him and let him take the pill, and then gave him some water from the small water bottle that the old man carried with him.
A few minutes later, the old man recovered and looked more relaxed. Rong Yuan helped him sit on a chair by the roadside. After resting for a while, the old man patted Rong Yuan's hand and said, "Thank you , little friend, you saved my life!"
"It's nothing." Rong Yuan shook his head. He didn't save people just for the sake of saving them, so it didn't matter to him whether others were grateful or not.
The old man asked: "What's your name? Whose child are you?"
Rong Yuan said: "My name is Rong Yuan, and I am Jin Yang's friend."
"Oh, Yangyang's friend." The old man's smile deepened a little, and it was obvious that he had a good relationship with Jinyang. "Good boy, they are all good boys. Are you also studying in No. 1 Middle School?"
"yes."
"Well, study hard so that you can make greater contributions to society in the future." The old man encouraged him.
"..." Rong Yuan was silent. He really didn't know how to have such a high-sounding conversation. He changed the subject and said, "Is there anyone at home? Call them to pick you up."
"The children are all out, and only the babysitter is at home." The old man looked at Rong Yuan with a smile and said, "My home is just ahead, could you please give me a ride?"
To do good things, Rong Yuan could only help him back home. On the way, the old man said something to him like his body was not under his control as he got older and he should cherish his youth. Rong Yuan watched the nanny hurriedly help him in before turning around and leaving.
When they returned from the exercise, Jin Yang had not yet gotten up. After Rong Yuan took a shower and changed his clothes, he thought there was nothing to do, so he simply opened the "Book of Merits" to check.
His daily schedule was packed during this period, so apart from exchanging life points every day, he had not paid much attention to the changes in the "Merit Book". Taking advantage of the time today, he simply looked through it carefully.
Just now, there is one more rule for the title page:
[Rule 10: If the contractor saves the life of a mortal person or thing, he will receive 10 merit points and half of the merit points of the person being saved.]
The last page of the record of merits and losses also reads:
[Save Li Ningxu from a fatal crisis, Merit +4379]
Even though Rong Yuan has accumulated tens of thousands of merits now, he was still shocked to see this number. This was the first time he had obtained so many merits. Normally, he only earned three or four hundred at most a day.
"It seems that saving people can earn as much merit as punishing evil! So should I focus on saving people or punishing evil?"
Rong Yuan touched his chin and thought about it, and suddenly felt that this kind of thinking was a bit redundant. For example, last time he saved Xu Ya who was almost stabbed to death by the robber, he only added 50 merit points. This time he could gain so much, mainly because the old man usually did good deeds and accumulated merits, and his own merits were more than 8,000. The last robber gave him 530 merit points, and the thief who came later, although he stole a lot of things, only had more than 190 merit points.
It seems that no matter what you do, the amount of merit varies from person to person. People who are extremely good or extremely evil can bring him abundant merit points, but when the target is an ordinary person, the merit points will be much less regardless of whether you do good or punish evil. But the opportunity to save a life is hard to come by, and bad guys always exist, it just takes some effort to find them.
——It seems that the main focus should be on fighting criminals. Not only can you gain fame and profit, but you can also improve your skills. Although it is a bit dangerous, it is more interesting because of this.
The daily training during this period increased Rong Yuan's strength to 18.295, agility to 8.573, and physique to 6.007. Only intelligence remained steadily at 4.367, the worst value, and did not increase at all. Rong Yuan began to consider whether he should exchange some to give it a try.
As for life span, Rong Yuan's biggest worry was no longer a big deal. Every day, no matter how many merit points he gained, he would exchange half of them for life, and temporarily accumulate the remaining half. Now, he had exchanged for three years of life. In another half a year at most, he would be able to exchange back the 100 years of life that he was supposed to have, and the constraints of the Merit Book on him would be almost gone.
But after a hundred years, if he has enough merit points, can he exchange it for a hundred years or a thousand years? If so, wouldn't he be able to live forever?
Imagining himself with grey hair and old age, Rong Yuan shook his head. It would be better to die. He was still too young. Although he was afraid of death, he could not understand why some people wanted to live no matter what.
He still had 16,350 points of merit left to redeem. Rong Yuan turned to the page of the Merit Mall to see what new products were available for redemption.
Every time he accumulates more merit, many new items will be unlocked in the Merit Mall for redemption, and even if the existing merit is spent, the unlocked items will not turn gray and invisible. Most of them are daily necessities and various luxury goods. Rong Yuan hasn't wasted time on them for a long time. It's rare that he has free time today, and he's in a good mood, so he's going to take a look.
There were originally three categories of goods in the mall: [Basic Value], [Daily Supplies] and [Weapons], and now two more categories have been added: [Auxiliary Props] and [Special Items].
Rong Yuan clicked on [Assistive Props], and there were many things that he had only seen in novels and movies, such as [Substitute Doll], [Water-Repellent Beads], [God-Speeding Talisman], [Cleansing Pills], [Magic Wand], [ Light Brain], [Invisibility Potion], [Storage Bag], etc. Rong Yuan flipped through the pages for more than half an hour, and wanted to exchange them several times, but he finally suppressed the urge to shop and only added everything he wanted to his favorites. He added dozens of items without realizing it. Seeing that the product page still seemed endless, he reluctantly exited and prepared to see if there was anything more in need of exchange in [Special Items]. If not, he would come back to exchange something.
The product page in [Special Items] is pitifully simple, with only one item: [Product Name: Merit Book Spirit]
【Function Introduction：】
【1. Assist the contractor to understand and use the "Book of Merits" . 】
[2. Ability to use items and weapons exchanged by contractors through the Merit Book.]
[3. You can store the Merit Book and a small amount of items in your own mustard seed space]——[Price: 15,000 Merits]
There is also a description on the page of special items: [All special items are unique, non-transferable, non-abandonable, and non-redeemable] The other functions are fine, but the fact that the "Merit Book" can be stored in the mustard seed space makes Rong Yuan excited.
How to keep the "Book of Merits" better has always been a worry for him. If he leaves it at home, he is afraid that someone will break into it. If he leaves it at school, he is afraid that other students will take it and read it. Before there is a better way, he can only carry it with him all the time, but this is also very inconvenient. Some time ago, people often asked him why he started to memorize English words so diligently. He casually changed the cover of the book to "Tao Te Ching", and the school teacher began to worry about his mental state again.
In order to prevent any unusual phenomena from happening during the exchange, Rong Yuan went out to check, but there was still no movement in Jin Yang's bedroom. He locked the door, drew the curtains, and clicked on the exchange item of the spirit weapon.
A white light emanated from the page of the Merit Book, and then thousands of light threads swirled and gathered together, forming a ball about a foot above the page, like a bright white star. After a moment, the light dissipated, and a little man the size of a fist appeared.
——Is this the spirit of the weapon? Rong Yuan was a little surprised.
The little person looks like a big-headed doll, with short black hair, delicate features, thin arms and legs, and a round belly. It's hard to tell whether he or she is a man or a woman. He or she has a blank expression, and his or her big eyes have an inorganic look.
"Please confirm the name of the spirit of the weapon." The little man suddenly spoke.
