What was more, the Burning Legion was not particularly large at present, but in Xiao Ran's eyes, every person who had joined was an elite. The clansmen recommended by Naza and Basak might have started at low levels, but Naza's people possessed all manner of unusual talents—Berserkers, Danger Precognition, Celestial Sense, and so on—while Basak's people were exceptional warriors with considerable potential for growth. Naturally, Xiao Ran could not possibly refuse to buy insurance for people with such enormous potential.
Moreover, exchanging for and obtaining certain things within the legion required members to reach a certain level of contribution. This would make everyone care more about the legion. If they acquired something useful that they could not use themselves, they would be unlikely to sell it on the market just for a few extra Merit Points. Instead, they would put it into the Legion Warehouse to enrich its stocks in exchange for points and contributions.
Of course, once certain items accumulated in sufficient quantities, some of the more useless things would be sold off by the legion as a whole, with the Merit Points earned used to replenish the legion. On top of that, a portion of the Merit Points earned by each legion member on every mission was also collected. Though the rate was already quite low compared to many legions, those Merit Points would likewise go into the legion and be allocated by Xiao Ran.
After all, not every legion member would lose a unit or an Ejection Device in every mission. Replenishing an Ejection Device for a member could already cover at least several missions. Compared with the returns, that bit of investment truly amounted to nothing.
Besides, other than upgrades that absolutely required Merit Points, the Burning Legion had largely achieved self-sufficiency. Whether it was warships