[Faith Points: 11086 (-100)]

[Daily Growth: 108~128]

[Daily Consumption: 100]

Elevating a regular-level soul to the iron tier required the expenditure of 100 faith points.

If Luo Yan had only a three-digit number of faith points previously, it might have actually hurt a bit.

But now, his power had grown beyond recognition!

Thanks to the gold coins burst forth from a certain fat rat, his reserve of faith points was quite substantial. He could afford to upgrade every player in the server to iron tier without breaking a sweat.

As for himself, he was in no hurry.

The faith points required to upgrade from steel tier to silver were ten times that needed to go from bronze to steel, which amounted to a hundred thousand points. To him at this stage, that number was astronomical.

Rather than saving up until who knows when, he might as well help powerful players advance a bit.

Moreover, he had only recently advanced to the steel tier himself, and there was still a considerable distance to the level cap. There was no need to rush his "talent" to silver.

The soul level only affected the upper limit of Extraordinary Power, not its strength per se.

"...Always hiding in a cave isn't a solution; I need to start developing some followers."

Hopefully, Jack could bring him some surprises.

As Luo Yan pondered, players in the Demon King Territory gradually started to notice him.

Or, to be precise, they noticed the Sarah following him.

Her youthful face and petite stature were endearing, and the gently swaying cat ears atop her head sent countless skeleton soldiers' eye sockets ablaze with fiery green light!

What's going on?!

A new NPC?!

Seeing that the players were looking over, Luo Yan didn't waste any more time. He cleared his throat and got straight to the point.

"Citizens of the Great Graveyard, I have an announcement to make! Starting today, the first shop in the Great Graveyard is officially open for business, accepting only Joss Paper—"

Luo Yan hadn't finished speaking when the mine was filled with the squeaking sounds of bones rubbing against one another.

"Oh oh oh oh oh!"

"Cat mom!!! Cat mom!!!"

"The game designers really get me!"

"Mine!!! All mine!!!" (screams)

"So cute!!!"

"Damn! I really want to rua!"

"Can I touch your ears? I can wash my hands first!"

Looking at the noisy crowd of skeletons swarming towards her, the fur on Sarah's head started to stand on end, and she growled softly from her throat.

If it weren't for Luo Yan standing next to her, she might have reacted already.

"Quiet! All of you, quiet!"

Unexpectedly, this bunch of guys turned out to be so shameful, Luo Yan finally had to use the power of authority to force the players present to calm down.

Where have all the reliable players gone?

Did they go to play another game?

Interrupted mid-sentence earlier, Luo Yan didn't even know where to start again.

"In any case, she is just like you, all citizens of the Demon King Territory. I do not wish to see my people hurting each other."

"I'll be watching over this place all the time; if I find anyone bullying her, or not paying for their purchases, or stealing my treasures... I will make them regret ever coming to this world."

Good.

Luo Yan felt that his impromptu performance was very much like that of a boss, and couldn't help but feel secretly pleased for a second.

The only regret was, not a single player's attention was on him...

In a corner of the Demon King Territory, a few adventurers locked in a cage were watching from a distance.

Although they couldn't understand a word the Demon King said, they distinctly felt the disparity in treatment.

A look of obvious jealousy was on Chris's face as she clutched the stone window, resembling a resentful wife.

"Ah... men, they're all like this. Just appear a bit cuter, and the treatment is completely different."

Reksen, sitting in the corner with his arms crossed, glanced at Chris.

"Are you sure it's just because of that?"

Even though he was also a thief, at least he had the resolve to admit defeat when out-skilled.

Even if executed, he had nothing to complain about.

However, unbeknownst to him, Chris totally misunderstood his comment and glowered fiercely at him.

"What do you mean by that?! Are you saying I'm not attractive? Believe it or not, I will scoop out your eyes and stuff them into your mouth, and force you to swallow them!"

Reksen was left speechless as he looked at her, unable to retort, and decided to simply keep quiet.

It wasn't just Reksen who kept quiet; so did another nearby individual, Am.

He had not said a word from the beginning, just staring intently in the direction of the Lord Demon King, his fearful eyes reflecting a hint of longing, as if anticipating some reward.

The grey dog continued to cower fearfully in the corner, hands over his head, glancing outside and then back at his teammates every now and then.

Crazy...

They've all gone mad!

As the only sane person here, he wasn't sure how much longer he could hold on.

...

After the cutscene ended, Luo Yan hung a "Do Not Feed" wooden sign beside the shop, then took Sarah to the stone counter where she was supposed to stay and gave her some instructions.

For example, not to randomly eat things handed to her by players, how to determine if a skeleton had paid or not.

And then, what to do if she faced questions she couldn't answer, and how to call Youyou if any skeletons harassed her, and so on.

At this stage, most players were penniless, and all their money combined couldn't buy even a 20,000 Joss Paper steel dagger, so Sarah's work shouldn't be too busy, allowing her to familiarize herself with the position.

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