According to Ka-Ka, Rita, who had received the Spirit Baptism, saw her combat power soar from the thirties to over 50, officially stepping into the ranks of the elites.
Above 30 was a commoner, above 50 was an elite, above 70 was a superior, above 80 was inhuman, above 90 could be called a Saint, and 100 was the Creator God.
This was Ka-Ka’s scoring standard.
As for those below 30?
They were nothing more than stray dogs!
Normally, Ka-Ka wouldn’t even spare them a glance.
But now, she was forced to maintain a strained smile while accompanying a 10-point stray dog.
It was truly the darkest day of her life.
“Are you sure you didn’t see it wrong back then? Do I really have 100 points?”
Renn circled the jade platform, looking left and right as he tried to spot any details not described in the game, all while asking Ka-Ka, who was sprawled out on top of his head.
Ka-Ka replied listlessly, “Otherwise, would I have been blind enough to sign this kind of deed of sale with a stray like you?”
“Watch your mouth; don’t resort to personal attacks. Besides, scores can be raised, right?”
“Yeah, they can be raised. But you handed that kind of opportunity over to someone else. I really can’t figure you out, 10-point guy!”
Ka-Ka was exasperated by his lack of ambition.
She truly couldn’t understand Renn’s logic.
“If it were your biological sister, fine, but aren’t you two completely unrelated by blood? Was it worth it?”
‘Whether it’s worth it or not, I’m not sure, but if I didn’t step back this time, I would definitely lose out in the future.’
Human lives were far too short.
Generally speaking, the Spirit Baptism was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for any human.
If they missed it, it was gone forever.
If Rita hadn’t been able to undergo the Spirit Baptism this time, the future development of the plot would have deviated significantly from Renn’s memories.
The Spirit Baptism originally belonged to Rita; it was only because of his own interference that the opportunity had arrived half a year early.
Renn knew very well that the future Rita would become strong—very strong!
The kind of strong that could challenge Ancient-tier beings.
After all, she was the protagonist of the game, and her growth curve was terrifying.
If he broke Rita’s first explosive growth curve here, causing her to lack momentum later on, who would go and crush those two Saints in the future?
‘Me? Or you, you score-slave, Ka-Ka?’
What Renn sought was stability—the kind of stability that guaranteed his future happy life, not the thrill of fighting to the death.
Someone was already destined to save the world.
This world had its own protagonist, so why should he interfere?
‘Isn’t it better to make a fortune in silence?’
Renn believed he could be appropriately greedy, but he absolutely could not covet any fortuitous encounters related to the protagonist.
Even if he accidentally stumbled upon one, he had to find a way to return an equivalent opportunity.
Only then would he avoid playing with fire and getting swept away by the torrents of the era.
It was a matter of pure standpoint.
Not only that, but Renn also had to safeguard the protagonist at appropriate times and push her growth when necessary.
After all, his current identity was the protagonist’s brother.
The stronger Rita became, the safer Renn would be, in a sense.
Even if they weren’t blood-related, things like friendship and bonds could be nurtured later!
If Rita herself was difficult to deal with, he could take an indirect route and help her harem, letting them whisper in her ear!
Surviving under Rita’s thumb and surviving under the Saints’ thumbs were two completely different difficulty levels.
Renn considered himself to be on the right path.
‘Ka-Ka is just a score-slave captured by numbers, short-sighted and foul-mouthed. Why should I lower myself to her level?’
After thinking it over, Renn began to ponder again.
According to the information Ka-Ka revealed, she had been instantly subdued by his “overwhelming aura” because she saw that he had 100 points the first time she looked at him.
There was something Renn couldn’t figure out.
“Ka-Ka, have you seen the Creator God?”
If not, there was no way to explain why she would set the Creator God’s score to 100.
Actually, Ka-Ka’s scoring theory wasn’t fundamentally flawed.
What she saw was the “soul value” of all things.
It likely encompassed various aspects such as Soul Level and Soul Potential.
The higher the level, the stronger the being; the greater the potential, the higher the growth.
This perception could actually be correct within this world’s power system.
Therefore, the Creator God had the highest score.
The same applied to the previous Natural Disaster.
The reason Hochsimt could suppress the Little Spirit King was purely because Hochsimt’s Soul Level and Potential were both higher.
In Ka-Ka’s eyes, it became an eighty-something-point Natural Disaster brutally bullying a seventy-something-point Little Spirit King.
However, the equation “Soul Level and Potential = Combat Power” shouldn’t be absolute.
There were likely parts of it he didn’t yet understand.
These incomprehensible issues were specifically manifested in the fact that Ka-Ka had misidentified his score as 100.
The jump from 100 to 10… during that interval, Ka-Ka must have observed some change in his soul for her attitude to shift so abruptly.
If he could understand the reason for Ka-Ka’s change in attitude, perhaps he could discover why his Soul Level and Potential had plummeted from 100 to 10.
“Have… have I? I think I must have seen them…”
Ka-Ka was also a bit confused by the question.
In her dwindling memories, there was a vague perception that Creator God = 100 points.
But she herself didn’t understand why she had that knowledge.
“It seems like I’ve been a bit different from the other spirits since I was born. At first, I wondered if I was from another race, but the Boss said I crawled out of a coffin…”
The “coffin” Ka-Ka referred to was the jade platform in the center of the Spirit Hall.
All spirits were born from the jade platform and would return to it after death.
This was a setting clearly revealed in the game, but the game never explained the principle behind it.
Renn only knew that he could use the covenant authority held by the Royal Family within the Spirit Covenant to call upon the power of the spirit race from the platform.
So, following this logic, the jade platform actually had a certain connection to the Royal Family?
This was something he could have Rita ask indirectly once Princess Stella joined the team.
“Is your ability to see the scores over people’s heads innate?”
Renn asked again.
“Eh? You believe I can actually see scores?”
Ka-Ka pulled at the hair on Renn’s head, her tone surprised.
“The other spirits, even the Boss, think I’m just talking nonsense.”
Speaking of this, Ka-Ka’s mood suddenly plummeted.
Because she was always babbling and had been disliked for years, this was the first time she had felt an emotion called trust from someone else.
“We’re already brothers who signed a contract. One of our own naturally believes in another; you have no reason to lie to me.”
Renn took the opportunity to manipulate Ka-Ka.
Although she seemed pitiful, it was entirely self-inflicted, and he didn’t feel sorry for her at all.
If someone spent all day talking about scores in your ear, looking down their nose at everyone, and refusing to listen to a single piece of advice for decades on end…
Who wouldn’t get heated?
Facing this kind of delusional person who couldn’t be reasoned with and had an extremely foul mouth, Renn could only say he was glad he knew how to handle her.
No wonder the Spirit King was so excited he practically wanted to become sworn brothers with Renn when he heard he was taking Ka-Ka away.
It seemed the King had suffered for a long time and couldn’t wait for her to leave.
Even so, the Spirit King hadn’t taken the initiative to kick Ka-Ka out.
Looking at it this way, the spirits were simply too kind by nature.