Becoming a Saint From the Iron Armor Skill

Chapter 478: Chapter 238: Massive Merit

He said as much, but the brilliant smile plastered on his face clearly betrayed his true feelings.

’An extra thousand Merit? That’s two more Low Grade Muscle Strengthening Pills. How is that not a lot?’

Just then, a young Purple-clothed Guard came up the stairs. Seeing the bandaged Purple-clothed Guard, he strode over.

"Brother Sun, you’re here so early!"

The bandaged Purple-clothed Guard’s expression immediately soured!

The newcomer was none other than Zhan Xinwu, a rookie who had just joined the Demon Suppression Department this year and had reached Small Success in the Muscle Strengthening Realm.

"You brat, you’re only just getting here!"

Sun Ziwei used his uninjured right hand to slap Zhan Xinwu hard on the shoulder, making the latter grimace in pain!

"Brother Sun, take it easy!" Zhan Xinwu complained, but there wasn’t a trace of annoyance on his face.

He was in high spirits from his good fortune. Today, he was here to collect a massive amount of Merit, so his mood was excellent!

Sun Ziwei shot him a glare and cursed, "You brat, you got ridiculously lucky!"

Among the Shen Family’s demon-slaying teams, the Sun-Shooting Divine Arrow, Liu Yongzhen, had first pick of the personnel after an eight-man team of Purple-clothed Guards from the Demon Suppression Department went with Shen Zhiheng.

Zhan Xinwu’s Martial Arts Power was far inferior to Sun Ziwei’s. When Mr. Liu, the Sun-Shooting Divine Arrow, was picking his team, he didn’t choose Zhan Xinwu. Instead, he chose Sun Ziwei.

As a result, Zhan Xinwu could only follow Shen Zhiheng’s team to Fenglin Town.

But it was for this very reason that the kid, Zhan Xinwu, hit the jackpot!

Zhan Xinwu chuckled. "It was alright. I just tagged along with Master Chen and basked in his glory a little!"

The nearby Zhang Ziwei also recognized Zhan Xinwu, but because Zhan Xinwu came from a minor family and his Martial Arts Power was weak, Zhang Ziwei looked down on him and hadn’t had much contact with him.

Now, seeing Sun Ziwei’s reaction, Zhang Ziwei grew secretly curious and asked, "Xiaozhan, how much Merit did you earn this time?"

Zhan Xinwu smiled and said, "Not too much. Probably over four thousand!"

"Four... four thousand?" Zhang Ziwei exclaimed. "How is that possible?"

Then he suddenly realized. Zhan Xinwu had said he tagged along with Master Chen. Wasn’t that the legendary Master Chen Cheng?

According to the rumors, that master killed Tier Three Demon Beasts as easily as eating a meal or drinking water!

’If Zhan Xinwu was following him, as long as he was diligent, wouldn’t earning four thousand Merit be a piece of cake?’

"You son of a bitch, your ancestors must be smiling down on you!" Zhang Ziwei said resentfully, then also suddenly struck out and slapped Zhan Xinwu hard on the shoulder.

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The same scene was playing out again and again on the second floor of the Demon Suppression Tower.

Everyone was filled with envy, jealousy, and hate for the Purple-clothed Guards who had gone demon-slaying with Chen Cheng.

When Purple-clothed Guards formed teams to slay demons, the lion’s share of the Merit naturally went to the person who killed the Demon Beast.

But for every Demon Beast killed, a tenth of the Merit had to be shared with those who followed behind to collect the Demon Beast Materials.

Collecting Demon Beast Materials was often the work of several people, so after splitting it, each person wouldn’t get much.

But it also depended on the situation. Slaying a Tier Three Demon Beast yielded five thousand Merit. A tenth of that was five hundred, and if split among five people, each person could still get one hundred.

On this demon-slaying expedition, Master Chen alone had probably killed ten or twenty Tier Three Demon Beasts.

And that wasn’t even counting the large number of Tier Two and Tier One Demon Beasts.

This time, the Purple-clothed Guards who followed Master Chen had all reaped a massive amount of Merit!

As for how much Merit Master Chen himself would receive, that was a figure ordinary people couldn’t even begin to imagine!

All the Purple-clothed Guards were discussing it heatedly, glancing toward the staircase from time to time.

It reached the point where even when the Demon Suppression Department officials responsible for exchanging Merit arrived for their shift, no one went forward to claim their rewards.

Everyone was waiting for one person: the legendary Master Chen Cheng of the Demon Suppression Department!

Everyone was extremely curious just how much Merit this Master Chen had earned!

Finally, amidst the crowd’s eager anticipation, three figures in purple slowly ascended the stairs to the second floor, appearing at the top of the staircase.

The originally clamorous second floor of the Demon Suppression Tower instantly fell silent, so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

The arrivals were, of course, Chen Cheng and the two sisters, Shen Qingyao and Shen Qingshuang!

Chen Cheng had figured that many Purple-clothed Guards would be coming to collect their Merit today, so he had deliberately arrived late to avoid the trouble of crowding and waiting in line.

But the scene before him was something Chen Cheng had not anticipated at all!

Looking at the dense crowd, Chen Cheng frowned slightly. He then revealed a faint smile, gave a slight nod to the crowd, and walked toward the Government Office where the on-duty officials were exchanging Merit.

Many of the Purple-clothed Guards had been gathered around the entrance to the Government Office, but they all quickly made way.

"Master Chen!" someone suddenly called out respectfully.

Everyone else immediately reacted, bowing in unison and respectfully addressing him as "Master Chen"!

Even though Chen Cheng had been through many great storms, he couldn’t help but be taken aback by this.

Smiling, he clasped his hands in a salute to the surrounding crowd and stepped into the Government Office.

"Chen Cheng?" The middle-aged official on duty took the Identity Jade Token Chen Cheng handed him. After a mere glance, a look of shock appeared on his face.

He then sized Chen Cheng up for a moment before saying with a friendly smile, "Please head up to the Third Floor. Go to the second Government Office on the left and find Steward Li to collect your Merit."

According to the Demon Suppression Department’s rules, only Purple-clothed Guards at the Chief Level or above could go to the Third Floor.

Chen Cheng was slightly surprised, but he didn’t ask any questions. He took back his Identity Jade Token and waited to the side for Shen Qingyao and Shen Qingshuang to collect their Merit.

The middle-aged official checked Shen Qingyao’s and Shen Qingshuang’s Identity Jade Tokens respectively, then turned to look at Chen Cheng again.

After a moment of contemplation, he told them to follow Chen Cheng to the Third Floor as well.

Once the trio had gone up to the Third Floor, a Purple-clothed Guard stepped forward and handed over his Identity Jade Token. However, he wasn’t in a hurry to ask about his own Merit. Instead, he asked:

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