Honor Point Function Unlocked

"I-I don't know, but it was really strong. The captain was an upper Black Iron summoned beast, only a step away from Great Perfection.

"Even such a powerful captain was instantly killed. That red panda was practically a monster."

"It really was a monster. It could become so enormous, and it was even a native summoned beast of this world. What a terrifying creature."

"What do we do now? The captain is dead. Are we still continuing the mission?"

"Wait for now. Send the news up and see how they arrange things. In any case, we must be careful around that red panda. It's too dangerous."

"Alright, let's get out of here. I keep feeling like this place isn't safe. What if that red panda suddenly comes out?"

"Go, go, go."

The two Fel Dolls nervously glanced around, then hurried away. They no longer dared linger in the area, afraid of being slapped to death.

Elsewhere.

Atop a towering mountain blanketed in lush greenery.

Li Xuan shrank back into a red panda, flapped his Wind Wings, and landed on the mountaintop with a huff. Standing on the cliff's edge, he looked down upon the land and all living things.

Gazing at the verdant plants below, the various creatures foraging everywhere, and listening to the pleasant birdsong, Li Xuan felt completely at peace.

"What a beautiful world. But I'm curious—why did I gain Honor Points after killing that bald vulture?"

Puzzled, Li Xuan slowly brought up his status panel to inspect it.

Ding!

Name: Li Xuan, 200 Honor Points

Species: Red Panda [Ordinary Summoned Beast]

Soul: Black Iron Rank

Master: Qin Yue

Abilities: Intermediate Self-Destruction, Intermediate Healing, Intermediate Fireball, Advanced God's-Eye View, Wind Wings, Transformation, Intermediate Dragon Might, Intermediate Gigantification, Ice Freeze, Intermediate Self-Healing, Simulated Communication.

Seeing the 200 Honor Points beside his name, Li Xuan furrowed his brow, unable to understand why he had received them. At the same time, he was puzzled as to why the bald vulture had not left behind a beast core.

"I've killed quite a few enemies, and I learned a lot from the summoned beasts' memories.

"Normally, there should be a beast core, unless the summoned beast is too weak. In that case, it might not have one.

"But that bald vulture gave off such an evil aura. It didn't seem that weak, did it? Could it have been all bark and no bite?"

Li Xuan thought it over and felt that was probably the case. A summoned beast that had been slapped to death in one hit probably could not have been very powerful.

So Li Xuan stopped thinking about the bald vulture and turned his attention to the Honor Points.

"What are Honor Points for? I never saw them in the Survival Guide. Strange."

Puzzled, Li Xuan opened the Survival Guide and searched through it for quite some time. He even flipped to the final page, but found no relevant information.

"Huh? There's information in the auction house."

After looking through it, Li Xuan discovered that Honor Points could actually be used as currency to directly purchase items.

"Items auctioned by others can be bought with Honor Points. Isn't that just money?" Li Xuan's eyes gleamed as though he had discovered a new continent.

If they really could replace money, then he could earn more Honor Points and buy whatever he wanted in the future.

After all, as time passed, there would be more and more items in the auction house. Once everyone had grown stronger, they would surely put up plenty of things for sale.

Just like now.

The Black-Furred Dog contracted by the prince had placed many things in the auction house.

For example, food, clothes, weapons, custom-made armor, and all sorts of little trinkets. Among them was even a Soul Crystal.

Yes, the Soul Crystal Li Xuan valued most.

However, that Black-Furred Dog was infuriating. It had deliberately set the Soul Crystal at an astronomical price, demanding one hundred Bronze summoned beasts in exchange.

It clearly did not want to sell it. It had merely put it in the auction house to show off.

Although Li Xuan desperately wanted it, he would not be such a sucker.

But now.

Li Xuan discovered that beneath the Soul Crystal was a second exchange option, a fair price set by the auction house.

"One hundred Honor Points can buy it? Heaven is helping me!"

Overjoyed, Li Xuan immediately chose to purchase the Soul Crystal.

[Ding! Purchase successful. The Soul Crystal has been placed in the temporary storage box. Please claim it within three days.]

The mechanical voice sounded, and a Soul Crystal soon appeared in the temporary storage box, radiating a mysterious glow.

"Huh? Wasn't it supposed to consume one hundred Honor Points? Why did it only consume one?"

Li Xuan was bewildered. He could not understand why only one had been deducted, and his brows drew together.

At that moment, the mechanical notification sounded again, echoing throughout the entire human race.

An unknown island world.

On a small island.

The crowned prince wearily returned to his room, lay down on the bed, and looked at his summoned beast, the Black-Furred Dog, beside him.

"Black-Furred Dog, have you absorbed that Soul Crystal? Hurry and advance. Cow Island Nation is becoming more and more arrogant, and war is not far off.

"You must reach the Black Iron Rank as soon as possible. Otherwise, you won't be able to keep me safe. Blades have no eyes on the battlefield. We could very well die."

The prince spoke wearily. Though his face was pale, he was quite satisfied with the clever Black-Furred Dog.

To that end, he had mobilized his subordinates and searched for a long time before finally obtaining a Soul Crystal, all so the Black-Furred Dog could advance.

Woof! Woof! Woof!

The Black-Furred Dog barked smugly twice, indicating that it was slowly absorbing it.

In truth, it had not absorbed it at all. It had merely put it in the auction house to show off. Now that it had heard war might be coming, it decided to find an opportunity to absorb it tonight.

As for whether someone might buy it from the auction house, it did not care in the slightest. It required one hundred Bronze summoned beasts in exchange—who would be stupid enough to buy it?

Thus, the Black-Furred Dog was not worried at all. It was even somewhat pleased with itself, believing it had turned the auction house into a storage warehouse.

But right then.

Just as the Black-Furred Dog was feeling smug.

A voice that only human reincarnators could hear suddenly rang out.

[Ding! Human reincarnator: Shapeshifter Beast was the first to obtain Honor Points and conduct a transaction. The Honor Point function has been unlocked.]

[Ding! Because Shapeshifter Beast unlocked this function early, reward: tax exemption privilege. Future purchases in the auction house will be tax-free. Everyone else will be charged a 10% tax.]

[Ding! Because Shapeshifter Beast discovered the Black-Furred Dog exploiting an auction house loophole, Shapeshifter Beast is rewarded with 5,000 Honor Points. This transaction originally consumed 100 Honor Points, but it has been forcibly reduced to 1 Honor Point as punishment for the Black-Furred Dog.]

The mechanical voice echoed among the human reincarnated summoned beasts. People all over the world heard it.

The announcement also sent the chat channels in every region into an uproar. People discussed it in shock, asking each other who Shapeshifter Beast was and why it was so powerful.

The chat channel in Li Xuan's region naturally became lively as well. People began appearing one after another, scrambling to flatter him.

"Holy shit, Shapeshifter Beast is insanely awesome. It actually unlocked a new function."

"The key thing is the tax exemption. The boss won't have to pay taxes on future transactions. He can totally use the auction house as a warehouse."