"For now, our superiors intend to suspend the crackdown on the Five Great Sects and cooperate with them instead. That includes joining forces with neighboring Huaiyuan Prefecture and Jinyang Prefecture to locate the dragon eye, protect it, and thwart the schemes of the Northern Barbarians and the Demonic Sect," Xia Commandant said.
"Of course, we still need to maintain surveillance. Ink Eagle, you must continue reporting regularly on developments within the sect and the martial world."
"Commandant, Guo Ying, a Pill Embracement disciple of the Nine Yang Gate, seems suspicious. I hope you can assign someone to investigate her discreetly." Zhao Feng recalled that faint, unusual fragrance he had caught when he brushed past Guo Ying.
Moreover, she was frequently away from the sect.
"Guo Ying of the Nine Yang Gate? I'll make a note of it and send someone to investigate her secretly."
"By the way, your reward this time is 120 merit points. After deducting the fifty you owe, you have seventy left. The other rewards will be issued a little later," Xia Commandant said.
"Commandant, how many merit points would I need to exchange for a Root Bone Pill?" Zhao Feng asked.
"A Root Bone Pill? Let me check." Xia Commandant looked it up before replying.
"One costs five hundred merit points."
Zhao Feng sucked in a breath. So many merit points? He knew Root Bone Pills were exceedingly rare. Neither the Four Seas Trading House nor his sect could procure them. Only the Martial Suppression Bureau could obtain them, and scarcity made things precious.
Five hundred merit points would require completing several missions of at least grade B, or two or three grade A missions.
Moreover, a Root Bone Pill could not guarantee a successful improvement. Raising his root bone by one grade was the best