The old man continued, “In a sense, this ‘Radiant Holy Fire Praise’ transcends ordinary epic-level equipment. There’s a half-level existence between epic-level and artifact-level equipment. This level of equipment is generally called immortal-level or semi-artifact. However, the number of equipment at this level is almost as rare as artifacts, so it’s extremely uncommon.”

“The ‘Radiant Holy Fire Praise’ is made using the main tendon of a fire dragon as thread for sewing, along with many other precious materials. In terms of material, it could reach the artifact level, but during the refining process, the various materials were too intense in terms of light and fire, leading to certain conflicts, and ultimately failing to break through the artifact threshold.”

Long Haochen nodded slightly, looking at Lin Xin beside him, only to find the good-for-nothing with his mouth wide open, looking like he was about to drool.

“Mine… mine…”

Long Haochen couldn’t help but smile. He decided not to ask him, and instead turned to the old man and said, “Senior, how many merit points does the ‘Radiant Holy Fire Praise’ require to redeem?”

The old man hesitated slightly before saying, “The listed price for the ‘Radiant Holy Fire Praise’ is 2.4 million merit points.”

Upon hearing this number, everyone gasped.

You have to know, the value of merit points is almost a hundred times that of gold coins. 2.4 million merit points is an astronomical figure, even for a title-level demon hunt squad. Long Haochen had once asked his grandfather about the redemption price of epic-level equipment. Long Tianyin told him that the redemption price for general epic-level equipment was around 500,000 to 1 million merit points. Only exceptionally excellent epic-level equipment would exceed 1 million merit points.

But he didn’t expect to encounter such a big item right from the start.

The merit points accumulated by the Dawn of Light Demon Hunt Squad over the years were astronomical, but Long Haochen estimated that it was only around 10 million. And this time they came to exchange equipment for the entire team. If one item costs more than 2 million merit points, it would be a bit unaffordable.

“Senior, what is the total number of merit points our team has?” Long Haochen asked after a brief moment of surprise. He had already decided to acquire this magic robe in his heart. Lin Xin, as the only magician in the team, had high burst damage as his strength. With the assistance of skills from the ‘Radiant Praise,’ he would definitely be a powerful weapon against the demons.

When the topic turned to the merit points of the Dawn of Light, the old man’s expression became even more respectful. He worked on the highest floor of the Demon Hunt Squad Trading Center for many years, and wasn’t clear about the Alliance Conference’s decision to change the Federation, but was particularly sensitive to merit points. He had seen the terrifying merit points of many title-level demon hunt squads, but this Dawn of Light Demon Hunt Squad was the most shocking to him.

The merit token had detailed records of Long Haochen and his team’s ages and achievements. Initially, when the old man saw Long Haochen and the others, he thought they looked so young because of their high cultivation levels. After reading the records on the merit token, he realized that these were truly young people! But it was these young people who had left an incredibly shocking experience and merits on the merit token.

“Respected Leader Long Haochen, your team’s total merit points are 14,628,631. Because you are already title-level demon hunters, you can enjoy an 80% discount on any item purchased in our trading center.”

Over 14 million was definitely an incredibly shocking number, especially for Zhang Fangfang, Yang Wenzhao, and Duan Yi, who were even more certain of their previous guess and even more grateful to Long Haochen. The merit points of the three of them combined were probably only a little over a million. On average, they were naturally taking a huge advantage.

Just then, Sima Xian’s voice came from the entrance to the top floor, “Oh, what a beautiful magic robe, Boss, is this prepared for me?”

Sima Xian was seen walking towards the crowd with his white flower, Yi Si.

Feng Ling’er wore a white dress, which certainly suited her “white flower” nickname even more. After slightly bowing to Long Haochen and the others, Feng Ling’er’s gaze fell on the glowing image of the ‘Radiant Holy Fire Praise’.

On the other side, Lin Xin glared at Sima Xian, “What do you mean prepared for you? This is clearly equipment for us fire-type mages.”

Sima Xian snorted, “Don’t give me that nonsense, just looking at the color tells you that there’s light attribute in it. How did it become yours fire-type? I’m also a mage, a priest.”

Lin Xin suddenly smiled, “Alright, I’ll give it to you.”

Sima Xian was stunned, “Brother You, when did you become so easy to talk to?”

Lin Xin said angrily, “I’ll give it to you, but can you wear it? You’re a mage? You’re the only freak like you in the entire Federation. Can you even fight wearing a robe that you can’t even stretch your legs out in? As long as you’re willing to wear it onto the battlefield, I’ll give it to you.”

Hearing him say that, Sima Xian immediately looked defeated. That’s right, he was indeed a priest, but he was a priest who wore armor! Putting on such a robe would probably be more trouble than it was worth, and he would probably break it himself out of impatience.

Long Haochen said, “Alright, you all sit down first. Miss Feng Ling’er, what are your thoughts on this equipment?”

Feng Ling’er said, “This is the ‘Radiant Holy Fire Praise,’ which came from a fire elemental relic. It’s a rare fire-type mage robe. At least in the history of the Federation, it’s unique. However, this robe is very spiritual. To use it, you need to be recognized by it. I suggest you try it first. It’s better to decide whether to buy it after you get recognition.”

The old man also nodded, saying, “Miss Feng Ling’er is right. That’s my suggestion too.”

Long Haochen nodded and said, “Alright, then please bring it over. We’ll continue to look at the equipment records here.”

Moving his finger down, Long Haochen selected the next item. The light and shadow changed, and a sapphire necklace appeared in the air.

Feng Ling’er directly shook her head, saying, “This is for water-type mages. It’s not suitable for you. We can skip it.”

She was relatively clear about the abilities of everyone in the Dawn of Light Demon Hunt Squad. With her here, it would be much easier to choose equipment.

The following was a detailed selection. The Demon Hunt Squad Trading Center was worthy of being the place with the most good things in the entire Alliance. Even Feng Ling’er said that the stock of epic-level equipment and above here was several times greater than that of her Holy Union Auction House.

The entire selection process lasted an afternoon. Artifacts would not appear here, because as soon as artifact-level equipment appeared, it would be taken away by the corresponding temple. Moreover, the existence of artifacts was too rare.

However, they obtained a lot of good things here. In the end, a total of more than ten pieces of epic-level equipment were selected. There were as many as three pieces that reached the immortal level.

“Respected Leader Long Haochen, after the discount, these equipment require a total of 20,620,000 merit points. You are a title-level demon hunt squad and can borrow 5 million merit points. After deducting your original merit points, you are still short more than 1 million. Would you like to give up a piece of equipment?”

Give up? Which one to give up? Each piece of equipment here already had a selected recipient, making it difficult to weigh.

Before Long Haochen could speak, Feng Ling’er suddenly said, “Elder Sun, the Dawn of Light Demon Hunt Squad is the ruler of the new Federation. At the same time, I am willing to guarantee them as the owner of the Holy Union Auction House. Just lend them some more. They will definitely be able to pay it off within five years.”

The old man, whom she called Elder Sun, hesitated before saying, “I need to ask the higher-ups about this matter first.”

“No need to ask. Give it to them.” A familiar voice suddenly sounded. Immediately afterwards, a familiar person walked out of a room on the inside of the top floor.

Seeing this person, Long Haochen couldn’t help but stand up in surprise, “Grandpa Yang, why are you here?”

The old man who suddenly walked out from inside was none other than Yang Haoyu, the Starry Sky Divine Knight, known as the strongest knight of the Knight Temple.

Yang Haoyu smiled slightly and said, “Chairman, the Demon Hunt Squad Trading Center and the Demon Hunt Squad Mission Tower have always been under my control. However, very few people know about this. Even the temple masters of the Six Great Temples are not clear. Our demon hunt squads are self-contained, and each generation has a demon hunt chief officer. Only demon hunt squads above the Emperor level are qualified to know of the existence of the demon hunt chief officer. The demon hunt chief officer is responsible for all matters related to the demon hunt squads and can be said to be the general manager of all demon hunt squads. And the demon hunt chief officer of this generation is me. If Chairman is interested, the next demon hunt chief officer can be passed on to you.”

Speaking of this, the smile on Yang Haoyu’s face couldn’t help but become richer. He was extremely satisfied with these young people in front of him. Especially for the layout of the Knight Temple, the final result could be described as perfect. Now Long Haochen’s status was already different, so even he had to call Long Haochen Chairman when facing him.

Long Haochen quickly shook his head and said, “Grandpa Yang, I already have enough things to do. I can’t afford to be the demon hunt chief officer. What’s more, you are still so young, and there won’t be any problem managing the demon hunt squads for hundreds of years. With you in charge, it’s the good fortune of all of us demon hunters.”

Yang Haoyu said, “Alright, you guys pack up your things and leave. I will take care of the other matters myself. You are going back to the Knight Temple, right? Don’t forget the things I told you. I wish you success.”

Long Haochen placed his right fist across his chest and gave Yang Haoyu a standard knight salute, “Grandpa Yang, thank you for your support, we will definitely not let you down.”

Yang Haoyu smiled faintly and said, “I am not supporting you, but supporting the future of resisting the demons.”

One by one, the epic-level equipment shimmering with fascinating luster was put away by the crowd. Among these equipment, Long Haochen didn’t have a single one. Cai’er only had a close-fitting inner armor covering her entire body. Chen Ying’er had a set of six epic-level crystal balls. The others had much richer gains.

(To be continued)