Bai Qi's wrist had shown an initial balance of 10 points, which everyone had seen at the start of the game. Completing C-Rank Work paid 50 points. No matter how he looked at it, that was nowhere near enough for her to buy anything from the Weapon Vending Machine.
But Su Bai's ears had picked it up clearly: each vending machine made a different sound when someone used its screen. Bai Qi had first made a selection on the Food and Drink Vending Machine, and then Su Bai had heard another sound, presumably the item rolling out of the machine.
Afterward, Bai Qi had made a selection on the Weapon Vending Machine, and that, too, had ended with the sound of an item rolling out.
So Su Bai was certain that Bai Qi had spent at least 500 points on a weapon.
Did that mean she had faked the points on her wrist when she showed everyone? If she wasn't a Newbie but a veteran Player with enough starting points, her Talent should already have undergone Mutation into an ability. Had she used that ability to falsify the points on her wrist and disguise herself as a Newbie?
Strangest of all, as far as Su Bai could tell, the Red Moon's Power inside Bai Qi was also about the same as a Newbie's.
But what was her goal?
People always had a reason for their actions. What did she stand to gain by pretending to be a harmless Newbie desperate for someone to rely on?
If she was a veteran Player with more than 500 starting points, what did she gain by ingratiating herself with Pei Zhan, accommodating his habits, and bringing him food and water?
It didn't look like she was simply trying to clear the game. It seemed