What did that mean?
At present, the Black Stone Duchy was authorized to purchase 3,000 units of titanium crystal each year.
It had gained this extra quota by seizing the opportunity to found the duchy when "Social Dynamics" went online, thanks to a fortunate coincidence.
To increase its purchase quota any further,
the Black Stone Duchy's overall national strength would have to rise by at least one full tier!
But with enough merit points—
it didn't even take many.
Just the 60 points the Sky Peng Horizontal had earned by completing its service mission
could get the Black Stone Duchy an additional annual quota of 600 units of titanium crystal!
And this wasn't a one-time exchange.
It was an allowance every year!
Compared with a one-time exchange,
anyone could see that a steady, long-term benefit like this was the real prize!
That showed just how precious merit points were.
Even purchase quotas for titanium crystal could be exchanged for.
Other high-end resources, such as high-quality rare modules and Cosmic Treasures,
were also listed in the merit-point exchange catalog.
Not to mention conventional enhancement resources like titanium crystal, Radiant Crystal, and Dark Crystal.
Exchanging merit points for those
got you a ratio that was enough to make anyone take notice!
Of course,
no one with any sense would waste their merit points like that.
So within the Kindling Human Civilization,
quite a few Star Destroyers—even after completing their mandatory service missions as newly commissioned Star Destroyers—
still chose to spend most of their time on suitable extraterritorial battlefields.
And they did it for no other reason
than the merit-point rewards.
Wang Dong was just as eager to get his hands on merit points, a high-end currency within the Kindling Human Civilization Alliance.
But as the core crew members had seen earlier,