Of course, Bai Pu's team was not among those who could not afford the exchanges.
Just the first objective of Ascension Main Quest 2—killing thirty elite Sea Race enemies—had earned Bai Pu 1,500 Imperial Merit Points. Since he had been among the first to complete it, he received the highest reward tier.
The subsequent Ascension Main Quest 3 rewarded the God's Enemy title and Gaia Faction Military Merit. Those were rewards from the Gaia Will.
The Native Faction, namely the Empire Faction, had still awarded Bai Pu another 3,000 Imperial Merit Points.
Including the Merit Points he had accumulated before, Bai Pu alone had nearly seven thousand Merit Points. Though he had spent some, he still had more than six thousand left.
Great and Little Witch had each accumulated around two thousand Merit Points as well, bringing their combined total to over ten thousand Imperial Merit Points.
All three exchanged them for Imperial Standard Blue Equipment, ensuring they would have sufficient combat power during the early transition stage of becoming Evolutionists.
Bai Pu naturally chose heavy armor—or rather, plate armor and mail. His full set of Imperial Standard heavy armor basically gave +15 Strength and +15 Endurance on every piece.
Bai Pu's current attributes were:
Strength 477, Agility 228, Endurance 463, Spirit 246.
Those attributes did not include the bonus from Doomsday or the devouring bonus from Demon Spider Queen's Vigil. They were entirely Bai Pu's fixed attributes.
Unfortunately, after Bai Pu ascended, the Heavenly Human title no longer belonged to him.
Bai Pu was now a heavily armored warrior with high Strength and Endurance. Every point of Endurance granted him 160 Health Points.
An Evolutionist with a Lord Template received Health Points equal to level × 3,000. Bai Pu was currently a level 12 Lord, and his Evolutionist Gaia