After leaving the house, Qi Ling indeed found something in another room. It was a coin-like currency with "20 points" written on it.
Qi Ling deduced that this should be the resource point that Alice mentioned, which could be found all over the island. Since such a thing could be found here, it meant that dealing with these two villains was indeed a rewarding task.
The resource point says "20 points," which means it can be exchanged for 20 points. Qi Ling needs to go to the safe zone to exchange for these points, and she also needs to use them there.
As for what the points can be exchanged for, that's something to look forward to. At least Qi Ling knows one thing: the Defense Token she has is one of the items that can be exchanged for, and there are many other amazing items as well.
"Interesting, this competition really does feel like a game," Qi Ling thought to herself. "I only have 40 points right now. Even if I reach the safe zone, I probably won't be able to exchange them for anything. I should collect as many points as I can get first."
Besides completing missions, you can earn points by eliminating Ferocious Beast on the island, finding resource points, or exploring unknown areas. However, each activity has its own difficulty and danger.
Take the seemingly safest method of finding resource points, for example. First, you need to know how to find resource points; this is a prerequisite! Second, the spawn locations of resource points are not fixed; you might search all day and still not find many resource points.
Moreover, the distribution of resource points follows several principles: the more dangerous the place, the richer the resources; the more unexpected the place, the more likely resource points are to appear; and places that are just lying around on the roadside are unlikely to have resource points.
But soon, Qi Ling made a discovery that thrilled him! He had just used his Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils to check if there were any rare birds or beasts nearby that he could collect points from.
But on this island, when Qi Ling activated his Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils, everything in his field of vision changed. The most striking feature was that a golden light was emanating from beneath a certain rock in the distance!
This golden light was something Qi Ling had never seen before, and she had no idea what it was. So, Qi Ling with curiosity, Qi Ling came to the rock, casually lifted it aside, and saw what was underneath it.
"This is..." Qi Ling bent down and picked up what was there. It turned out to be a yellow token. It looked very delicate and had the word "" written on it. It was exactly the same as the defense token Qi Ling had obtained before.
Without a doubt, this was also a Level One Defense Token, which made Qi Ling extremely happy, because it undoubtedly meant that he could use his Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils to find these items!
After picking up the Defense Token from the ground, Qi Ling put it on her person, but this time, Qi Ling didn't feel any change in herself, and the token didn't react at all.
"It seems that tokens of the same level only have the effect of one! Two identical tokens won't further enhance my defense," Qi Ling pondered. "I still need to obtain a more powerful token!"
Since this was a unique rule on the island, Qi Ling had no intention of violating it. After all, making use of all available resources was the proper attitude in a real battle.
Overjoyed, Qi Ling once again used his Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils, but this time, the unique golden color of the item was no longer visible in his field of vision, indicating that there were no more quest items in the vicinity.
Qi Ling was already mentally prepared for this. Alice had already told them how precious and rare these props were, so Qi Ling found a direction and continued to walk forward.
After advancing for about a minute, Qi Ling finally made another discovery. At the top of a tree, a faint golden light was emanating from it. Qi Ling was certain that if he didn't have the Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils of Truth, he wouldn't have been able to find this place even if he searched the entire forest.
Therefore, it is clear that searching for such resource points is not worthwhile, as they are all too well hidden. Without Qi Ling's method, it would probably be a waste of a lot of time.
Following the tree trunk, Qi Ling quickly climbed to the top and easily retrieved the item stored there. However, after seeing what she had in her hands, Qi Ling's expression immediately turned grim.
"What the heck? What is this? Is it a match-3 game? Do you think the three of you together will turn into points?" Qi Ling looked speechlessly at her hand, where an identical Level One Defense Token lay.
Then, Qi Ling reluctantly took out the two Level One Defense Token from her pocket and placed them together. Qi Ling's original plan was to try to exchange them for points or trade them with others for other things after returning to the safe zone; bartering would be a good option, after all.
To his surprise, a change occurred immediately after the three Level One Defense Token were placed together! The three tokens emitted bursts of golden light, and then, as if possessed by magnetism, the three tokens were attracted together, and then gradually merged into one, forming a brand new token!
This brand-new token, while not significantly different in appearance, is larger overall, and the number on it has changed from "one" to "two"!
Qi Ling looked at the numbers on the token and immediately realized that this should be a brand new Level Two Defense Token! She hadn't expected that putting three Level 1 Defense Token together would automatically evolve into a Level Two Defense Token!
Upon placing the Level Two Defense Token on himself, Qi Ling instantly felt his defensive capabilities rise to another level, a significant change.
If measured in numbers, a level one Defense Token can provide Qi Ling with an additional 10 points of defense, while a level two Defense Token can provide Qi Ling with approximately 30 points of defense, which is three times that of Level One Defense Token!
However, because Qi Ling's base defense was already so formidable, this slight increase in defense was not very significant. It was as if his defense had increased from 310 to 330; there was an improvement, but it was very limited.
But this was undoubtedly good news for Qi Ling, because at least he now knew how to upgrade these tokens, and if he obtained higher-level tokens, wouldn't he be able to use them?