"Considering you’re a public official for Dongli, you can also exchange the reward for an equivalent amount of contribution points."

As for the school’s reward, Pei Wuhua had previously said that for winning the team competition, each of the six members would receive a vial of Tier 3 S-rank extract or resources of equivalent value.

For the top three in the individual competition, the reward was previously stated to be resources worth five billion. But since Su Ze won the championship, this time the school directly awarded him resources worth ten billion.

A Tier 3 S-rank extract is worth roughly three billion. Su Ze no longer had a use for it, so he would definitely convert it into its equivalent value in resources.

In total, Su Ze stood to receive rewards worth thirteen billion.

’But should I take the resources, or convert them to contribution points?’

’If I take the resources, it’s not like I’m lacking anything at the moment. Or rather, the things I *do* lack aren’t in the Dongli National Treasury anyway.’ 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

’If I exchange them for contribution points, I’ll face the same problem. There’s nothing I need in the Dongli National Treasury, so what’s the point of hoarding so many contribution points?’

In truth, Su Ze knew the Dongli National Treasury still held a few national treasures on par with the Eye of Dream Weaving. However, he didn’t have the clearance to redeem them, and those items weren’t something you could get for just one or two million contribution points.

’It seems my best option is to take some high-level resources and resell them to Evolutionary Technology for Evolutionary Technology Points...’ Su Ze mused to himself.

As his evolution level rose, the resources in the Dongli National Treasury seemed less and less appealing to him.

As if sensing what Su Ze was thinking, Zhou Wenshan said, "If there’s nothing in the treasury you desire, you could consider converting the reward into contribution points and saving them. Contribution points can be used for more than just physical rewards; they can be exchanged for other things, too."

"What?" Su Ze asked, intrigued.

"Services, for lack of a better word?" Zhou Wenshan smiled. "We at Dongli may not be sitting on a mountain of treasures, but you still have us four old Saint-level fellows. As long as you have enough contribution points, you can redeem a chance for one of us to take action on your behalf."

"You can do that?" Su Ze was stunned for a moment, but then he chuckled. "Mr. Zhou, we’re all family here. Is all this really necessary?"

"It’s not the same. If I help you without you using contribution points, then tomorrow, Tom, Dick, and Harry will hear about it and come asking for my help too."

Su Ze understood the logic. To be honest, the ability to hire a Saint-level expert was a service of immeasurable value. More importantly, if he hired one of Dongli’s Saints, he could be completely at ease.

’If you went to another faction and spent a fortune to hire a Saint-level expert, you could never be completely sure of their loyalty!’

"So, for redeeming an intervention from one of you Dongli Guardian Gods, what exactly can you do? And how many contribution points are we talking about?" Su Ze decided to get the details.

Zhou Wenshan answered, "We can provide protection, for example, or help you hunt exotic beasts. The number of contribution points required depends on the difficulty of the task. The price for helping you hunt a high-level Tier 4 beast will certainly be different from hunting a low-level one.

"To give you a frame of reference, I once helped someone hunt a Tier 4 B-rank exotic beast. For any random Tier 4 B-rank beast, the cost is 1 million contribution points. If you specify the species or have other particular requirements, it’s 1.5 million contribution points."

Su Ze instantly got a clear picture.

’A Tier 4 B-rank extract is worth about 1 million contribution points. Add to that the various valuable materials from the beast’s corpse... if I spend 1 million contribution points to have one of Dongli’s Overlords hunt a Tier 4 beast for me, I definitely wouldn’t lose out. I might even make a profit.’

’The problem, however, is that most people don’t have that many contribution points, nor do they have sufficient clearance to redeem this service.’

’Those who have the clearance to make the exchange are already high-ranking members of the Dongli Kingdom. You could say this is a kind of perk that Dongli’s Overlords offer to the kingdom’s top brass.’

This was, of course, incredibly useful for Su Ze. He had been worrying about where to get his hands on several vials of Tier 4 S-rank extract after his third evolution. If he could get Dongli’s Overlords to act, then there was hope.

However, a Tier 4 S-rank extract was worth over a hundred billion. To hire one of Dongli’s Overlords to hunt a Tier 4 S-rank beast for him would require at least tens of millions of contribution points.

Even if Su Ze took this reward as 1.3 million contribution points, when added to the over 500,000 points he already had, he would still have less than two million.

Besides, his current clearance level didn’t even allow him to redeem this service.

But that wasn’t a major issue. He could just save them up for now.

Su Ze asked, "What clearance level do I need to reach to be able to redeem an intervention from a Saint-level expert?"

"A-Level!" Zhou Wenshan said. "You’re currently at C-Level clearance. However, given your outstanding performance in the exchange tournament—bringing glory to the nation and making a great contribution—the organization has already decided to promote you to B-Level. Your clearance will be upgraded to B-Level along with it."

’Another promotion...’ Su Ze thought to himself. ’At this rate, I’m not far from A-Level clearance.’

"Mr. Zhou, would it be possible for me to take a look inside the National Treasury in person? Just looking at the resource list is making my head spin. I have no idea what to choose."

He had long wanted to visit the Dongli National Treasury in person to see if he could find any materials that could upgrade his skills. Now was the perfect opportunity to suggest it.

"What difference would that make? You probably wouldn’t even recognize half of those weird and wonderful Evolution Items. You’d be better off just looking at the list." Zhou Wenshan shot him a sidelong glance. "If you just want to go and broaden your horizons, just say so. There’s no shame in it. I had the same thought when I was your age."

Su Ze could only scratch his head, looking a little embarrassed.

He really couldn’t come up with a more reasonable excuse to enter the National Treasury.

"Alright, fine. I’ll go have a word with Mr. Gu for you. The National Treasury is his responsibility," Zhou Wenshan said with a wave of his hand.