ILGPD 06

“Good grief, so the Dimensional Forum is basically a junk collector.”

After a moment, Su Nian realized something else.

If divinity could be exchanged for forum points, didn’t that mean other “Gifts” from the Little Garden might also be convertible into forum points?

Although he still didn’t know what forum points were specifically used for, that didn’t stop him from preparing in advance.

And if it really worked that way, didn’t it mean he could use the gap between the Little Garden and the forum to become the freest holder of points in the entire Dimensional Forum?

He might even be able to make the Dimensional Forum completely serve him.

Thinking of this, Su Nian turned his head toward Lamia, who was standing nearby with her eyes closed, adjusting to the surging power after integrating Leticia’s divinity.

Because of Lamia’s blood relation with Leticia, her compatibility with the divinity was extremely high. Even a temporary fusion had already boosted her strength by a whole tier.

From being a dragon knight serving him—after being granted his Dragon Shadow—she had already advanced to the four-digit level. Now, because of the shadow authority within the divinity and its amplification, she had become an elite among four-digit beings.

At this point, Lamia was already a presence comparable to a main god in many divine factions.

“Do you have any useless Gifts on you? Cheap ones. I want to do an experiment.”

“Mm? Master, what kind of Gifts do you want? I don’t actually have many.”

Lamia lightly tapped her lips with her index finger, speaking a little hesitantly.

“After I finished the internal training of Ouroboros, I was about to start my internship posting when I suddenly became Master’s knight. So I don’t really have many Gifts.”

“Only some training-use Gifts given by my instructors.”

“No problem. It’s just for an experiment anyway,” Su Nian said casually, putting away the forum.

“Then I’ll just give Master my Gift Card. Master can take whatever he needs.”

A Gift Card was an extremely rare item used to store and appraise Gifts. If she hadn’t been trained as an executive candidate, she wouldn’t have been issued one.

As she spoke, Lamia handed over a wine-red Gift Card to Su Nian. But just as he reached for it, she suddenly grabbed it tightly, her face flushing red.

“Ma-master… my clothes I changed out of and haven’t washed are still inside…”

Su Nian glanced at her speechlessly.

“Why would I be interested in your clothes?”

“Huh? But didn’t How a Female Knight Should Serve Her Young Master say that someone like Master is exactly at the age where men are curious about women’s bodies?”

Seeing Lamia clearly trying to stir trouble, Su Nian smirked.

“Then why would I need your clothes? You’re standing right here. Or are you saying your vow to serve me eternally was a lie?”

“Ugh…”

Lamia was momentarily speechless.

Originally, she had just wanted to tease him and see him get embarrassed—but instead, she almost dug a pit for herself.

Helpless, she sighed and put on a look as if she were ready to be “picked at will.”

“If Master wants it… then go ahead. Lamia won’t resist…”

Su Nian ignored her theatrics and began checking the Gifts stored inside her Gift Card.

It could only be said that at this early stage, they were genuinely poor—aside from two divinities, they really had nothing.

Su Nian aside, Lamia’s Gift Card contained only some internal communication tools and a little over a hundred Thousand Eyes gold coins—her savings from pocket money.

Aside from that, there were only miscellaneous items—especially her clothes.

Su Nian couldn’t resist his curiosity and took a look.

But he was slightly disappointed.

They were all very conservative, ordinary少女-style outfits—no surprises at all.

Maybe he should suggest to Lamia next time that she buy something a bit more… exciting?

Looking at the clothes in the Gift Card, Su Nian couldn’t help glancing at Lamia before quickly looking away again.

But how could that escape Lamia, who had been watching him closely the entire time?

“Hehe, Master… you really couldn’t resist sneaking a look.”

Her face was slightly red, but more than embarrassment, there was a hint of triumphant mischief.

“Maybe next time I should buy something more… stimulating?”

In her mind, Lamia was already calculating. Her pocket money might not be enough for major ventures, but for daily life, it would be more than enough for her and Su Nian to live quite comfortably.

Su Nian casually took out two orbs from her Gift Card—one Heat Orb and one Ice Orb.

Then he reopened the forum to see if they could be exchanged for points.

“What are these worth in points?”

【Heat Orb: 0 points. Ice Orb: 1 point.】

“…Huh?”

Su Nian tilted his head slightly, looking puzzled.

Aren’t these two basically the same tier of Gift? Why is there such a huge difference in value?

He narrowed his eyes at the two orbs.

He remembered now—the Ice Orb had always been far more expensive than the Heat Orb.

Was it because of price factors? No, there had to be something deeper.

The Ice Orb was expensive not because of usefulness, but because it was said to violate the second law of thermodynamics.

But no—that couldn’t be it.

Even Su Nian knew that was just marketing nonsense. In the Little Garden, things “violating thermodynamics” were everywhere.

Then it must be because the Heat Orb was a manufactured tool, while the Ice Orb was considered a true Gift.

He examined both orbs after dismantling them.

The Heat Orb’s core was a simple engraved spell formation.

The Ice Orb, however, contained a fragment of a fading spirit core.

Creating cooling effects through spells was far more complex than heat generation, so the maker likely used a fragment of a spirit core to simplify production—and conveniently increase the price.

So the truth behind forum points… is it spirit cores?

No—more accurately, it’s merit.

Spirit cores are crystallized merit, and forum points behave in a very similar way.

In a sense, merit can be exchanged for points.

No, rather than exchange, the forum simply recognizes merit.

The Little Garden’s central system probably doesn’t even acknowledge this Dimensional Forum’s points.

“Good grief… so the Dimensional Forum is basically a junk collector.”

Su Nian casually converted the fading spirit fragment into points and couldn’t help but complain.