After weighing the pros and cons, Su Xiao decided not to use his war merits for the time being—in other words, he would save them.
Although the Reincarnation Paradise merits were limited in quantity, before Kurotsuchi Fortress was taken, the contractors could not possibly exchange all the Paradise merits. Moreover, compared with Paradise merits, Soul Crystals were not very expensive, and the various Adventurer Teams would also focus their attention on Soul Crystals. With so many contractors in each Adventurer Team, their consumption of Soul Crystals was even greater than their consumption of attribute points.
The quartermaster did not sell Soul Crystal (Large). As for Soul Crystal (Medium) and Soul Crystal (Small), Su Xiao did not have much need for either.
Soul Crystals could divert the attention of the various Adventurer Teams, slowing down the rate at which the Paradise merits were exchanged.
Compared with the 191 Paradise merits still in stock, the Holy Oak Branch, of which only one remained, would face far more intense competition. Su Xiao was definitely not the only one keeping an eye on it.
Moreover, the Holy Oak Branch's benefits could be maximized. If Su Xiao raised his Stamina Attribute to 79 points and his Mana to 2,700 points before using the Holy Oak Branch, the amount of Mana and health it increased would be astonishing.
As for why he did not raise his Mana to between 2,900 and 3,000 points before using the Holy Oak Branch, that was because it was simply unrealistic. Even if Su Xiao could survive the War World, he would soon face a world promotion. The difficulty of a world promotion was actually no lower than that of the War World. Sometimes, being too fixated on perfection would only lead to destruction.
Once Su Xiao's Mana reached 2,700 points,