Fu Qingyang raised his eyes to look. In Yuanshi's hand was a pure black cloak, embroidered with golden cloud patterns, gorgeous and beautiful, with a very textured appearance.
Putting aside everything else, just its handsome and retro style made Qian Gongzi, who valued ostentation, brighten his eyes.
"Armor?"
No wonder Yuanshi wanted to give it to him. Defense was indeed a swordsman's biggest weakness.
However, in Qian Gongzi's opinion, the strongest defensive profession in The Way of the Extraordinary was Earth Guard, and the most valued item types were armor, followed by some sturdy protective gear, such as Yuanshi's chest mirror.
Although a cloak was cool, in terms of style, its defense wasn't too strong. Besides defense, it should have other functions.
Thinking in his heart, Fu Qingyang shifted his gaze and looked at his trusted lackey.
Yuanshi's expression… he was stunned for a moment.
Mischievous, confident, wretched, with a hint of gloating hidden in his ill intentions, as if waiting for Fu Qingyang to embarrass himself.
In front of a scout, Zhang Yuangqing's little thoughts were like lice on a bald head, exposed clearly.
Fu Qingyang looked at the beautiful cloak again, his expression turning serious.
He understood Yuanshi's personality. For this kid to be so "ill-intentioned," it meant that the cloak in his hand was extraordinary and had special significance.
Fu Qingyang sat up straight, took the cloak, and after a few seconds of silence, the item's attributes appeared.
The first thing he saw was the words "Court Swordsman Cloak," and he immediately understood. It turned out to be a scout profession item, no wonder Yuanshi wanted to give it to him.
After scanning the item description, when he looked at the notes, Fu Qingyang's pupils contracted violently at that moment.
All skills of Scout, Swordsman, and Artificer are amplified by 40%.
As the young master of the Fu family, the well-known Qian Gongzi, and the high-ranking official elder, he had seen countless treasures. Even the shards of the Light Compass, even Yuanshi Zun's supreme-grade item with three forms, Fu Qingyang only thought were good.
But at this moment, holding the cloak, his heartbeat was uncontrollably accelerating.
It was an item that would drive every scout in the world crazy.
It was an item that could dramatically increase his combat power in the short term, allowing him to compete with old-brand Sovereigns. More importantly, it could be used all the way to level 9, and even become a demigod, and still receive amplification. It was a rules-based item, but it possessed functions that even multi-rules-based items couldn't match.
Its skill amplification, coupled with his near-perfect swordsmanship, gave him absolute confidence that he would be able to suppress those old monsters in the headquarters when he became a peak Sovereign in the future.
Since Fu Qingyang became famous, he hadn't felt the excitement of "gaining a divine weapon" for a long time.
At this moment, Zhang Yuanqing coughed and said, "Boss, the item is not bad, right? Do you think I should propose to Guan Ya when I give it to her?" The study suddenly became quiet.
Fu Qingyang said expressionlessly:
"Don't mention that trash, she's not worthy of having this item."
After speaking, he put the cloak into his inventory with lightning speed.
Zhang Yuanqing laughed, "Congratulations boss on obtaining a divine weapon."
Hearing this, a smile appeared on Fu Qingyang's stern face, "The value of the item is immeasurable. Later, I'll have You Fenglaiyi estimate a rough price. You can proactively mention what you want…"
Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Yuanqing interrupted him, "This isn't a transaction."
Fu Qingyang was stunned. Zhang Yuanqing said in a deep voice, "It's a gift from me to the boss, not a transaction, so no return is needed."
Fu Qingyang stared at him deeply. At this moment, all he saw was sincere emotion and earnest goodwill.
"Good!" He lowered his eyes and nodded.
Zhang Yuanqing smiled, then took out a secret manual and said:
"I got it in the underground palace. I feel it's suitable for the boss."
Fu Qingyang fixed his eyes on it. The old cover was written in ancient script: 《Sword Control Technique》
A secret manual that could be collected by the First Emperor must have been the most top-notch swordsmanship at the time.
Fu Qingyang's eyes lit up. He took the secret manual and flipped through it, his eyes shining brightly.
Zhang Yuanqing said casually, "Then I'll go back and write the report first."
"Wait," Fu Qingyang said, reading the secret manual with his head down, "
There's one thing about your experience in the underground palace that I don't understand."
"Where?" Zhang Yuanqing was shocked.
"The core for controlling the terracotta army hasn't been found," Fu Qingyang said.
The terracotta army was different from the terracotta soldiers outside the steps and the life palace. The latter had souls, while the former did not.
Things without souls were inanimate objects, yet they could operate with strict discipline.
Zhang Yuanqing quickly recalled and frowned:
"Indeed, I didn't find the core mechanism. Perhaps, The Way of the Extraordinary granted them something special?"
Fu Qingyang shook his head, "Not necessarily, but one thing is certain, you're fine. I suggest you notify your companions at the time and have them check their bodies."
It sounds like a horror movie…
Zhang Yuanqing muttered in his heart, responded, and turned into dreamy starlight to escape.
As soon as he left, Fu Qingyang couldn't wait to take out the Court Swordsman Cloak, spread it out with a rustle, and drape it over his shoulders.
Instantly, he clearly sensed his strength greatly amplified. The sword energy in his body was restless, even showing signs of overflowing.
His Insight Technique, Iron Will, Physique, Agility, Sword Control Technique, Puppet Control Technique… all his active and passive skills were sublimated.
This power was so clear, so profound.
The price of the cloak was "focus." Wearing the cloak meant he could no longer use items from other professions, but for Fu Qingyang, this purity was exactly what he wanted.
It would help him practice swordsmanship.
Fu Qingyang, wearing the cloak, paced to the French windows. The smooth, mirror-like glass reflected his tall figure.
He stared at himself in the "mirror," white clothes like snow, the cloak as dark as ink, golden thread clouds swimming, handsome and compelling.
The more he looked, the more he liked it.
It will be the foundation for me to hone my swordsmanship and reach the top of headquarters… Fu Qingyang spread his arms, making a gesture of embracing the world.
At this moment, his heart was filled with pride…
Suddenly, a dreamy starlight rose from the study.
Fu Qingyang's gesture suddenly froze.
"Ah,…" Zhang Yuanqing looked at Fu Qingyang in a pose that was so chuunibyou, guessing that he might have come at the wrong time, and carefully probed, "I wanted to ask where Guan Ya went."
He remembered his girlfriend.
Fu Qingyang gritted his teeth and said, "Knock on the door before entering!!"
******
In a dimly lit secret room, the Great Protector, wearing a black robe, sat cross-legged on the ground.
Beneath him was a circular array engraved with spirit runes, dotted with constellations, at first glance, it seemed as if the entire night sky was imprinted on the ground.
Beneath the wide black robe, a pair of withered hands stretched out and gently pressed down.
The power of the brilliant stars flowed into the circular array.
In an instant, the stars in the circular array emitted a bright, clear starlight, dyeing the dim secret room with a layer of silver frost.
The surrounding stars rotated rapidly within the circular array, eventually freezing, presenting a complex star chart that was impossible to understand.
"No special reason…"
A hoarse voice sounded from under the hood.
The Great Protector was divining the series of causes and effects of Ren Junzi's death.
If he died because of "treasure," the corresponding stars would change. If he died for other reasons, the same changes would occur.
But the star chart in front of him gave no indication.
Ren Junzi's death had no special reason. It was a smooth and natural death.
After a few seconds of silence, the Great Protector took out his phone and dialed a number.
"Great Protector, what are your orders?" The call was quickly connected.
"Get the training list of this year's Qinfeng Academy, pay attention to their recent movements, and await my orders," the Great Protector said.
The purpose of Ren Junzi, a Night Wanderer at Qinfeng Academy, was clear. Divination could not give an answer, no reason, meaning it could be any reason.
Including someone in the group completing a hidden quest. There were so many members in this batch, so a thorough investigation was needed.
Of course, the Great Protector couldn't be sure if Ren Junzi killed the official member because of the hidden quest, otherwise, it wouldn't be just paying attention, but directly capturing them.
"Yes!"
A respectful response came from the other end of the phone.
…………
Beijing.
Suburbs, Maple Forest Mountain.
The periphery of Maple Forest Mountain was planted with large tracts of maple trees. In autumn, the entire mountain range was golden and red.
Tourists from other places and locals from Beijing liked to climb the mountains in the crisp autumn season.
But few people ventured deep into the mountain range, thus seeing the primeval forest covering the terrain inside.
In the primeval forest was a Hundred Flowers Manor, luxuriously decorated, with large glass rooms and villas with marble structures.
Overlooking from high altitude, this building full of fashionable atmosphere, resembled an ecological research institute built in the jungle.
Hundred Flowers Manor was the residence of the Great Elder of the Hundred Flowers Society and was the habitat of the entire family.
When Miao Teng'er and her plump, beautiful mother were imprisoned inside, it was initially just an ordinary desolate mountain until the Great Elder casually chose a place to fall asleep, coincidentally choosing this place.
The Hundred Flowers Great Elder slept for half a century. When he woke up, the entire area had become a dense forest comparable to a tropical rainforest.
Inside the manor, under a tall pine tree, Yunzi held a handful of corn kernels in his palm, attentively feeding two little squirrels.
Behind him was an assistant in a suit and tie, reporting on the investigation of the Qinfeng Academy incident.
Yunzi wore loose, baggy blue clothes, with his hair tied in a Taoist bun, his features refined, his skin delicate, and his temperament vicissitude and introverted. In the setting of the vast forest, he resembled a Taoist who had achieved success in cultivation.
He was the son of the Great Elder of the Hundred Flowers and the uncle of Ling Jun and Miao Teng'er.
"Sit down," Yunzi lightly rubbed the heads of the little squirrels and said:
"Focus on reporting the report submitted by the Songhai branch, as well as the feedback from Elder Sun of the Taiyi Sect."
"The report submitted by the Songhai branch is the same as the others. As for Elder Sun's side, it has been confirmed that the armor was given to Sun Miaomiao to save her life," the assistant said.
Yunzi said "Mm" in a calm tone:
"Notify Ling Jun and have him keep an eye on Yuanshi Zun. Don't worry about the others."
The assistant frowned: "Did you see something?"
"The only thing in Qinfeng Academy that could interest Night Rose is the hidden quest. Think around the core and you can guess why Ren Junzi wanted to kill the students," Yunzi smiled:
"Then think about why it was Yuanshi Zun who killed Ren Junzi?"
"You're saying that Yuanshi Zun is in the academy... maybe, he may have the key to the stone gate," the assistant was a high-level member of Hundred Flowers.
"It's just a suspicion. If I had evidence, I would have gone to Songhai to catch that kid long ago, so I let Ling Jun keep an eye on him," Yunzi's corn kernels were gone. He turned around and said:
"Don't publicize this matter too much. Arrange for someone to go to the academy again to take up a position. Send the white ape from the back mountain to Beast Island."
"Understood."
……………
Main Character's Team - Striving Forward Group.
[Sun Miaomiao: Just now, someone from the Five Elements Alliance headquarters came to consult me. My grandpa has taken responsibility for the Ten Thousand Slayer, so there shouldn't be any problems in the future.]
[Tianxia Guihuo: The pressure from the organization can be ignored. Without conclusive evidence, they won't dare to do anything. What I'm worried about is Night Rose.
Night Rose sent Ren Junzi to sneak into the academy to plot the treasures in the underground palace. Now that Ren Junzi has been killed, as long as the higher-ups have brains, they should make associations like "has someone gotten there first?" After all, if he gained nothing, Ren Junzi should continue to hide his identity and leave the academy.]
[Xiahou Aotian: Allow me to ponder, um, Yuanshi Zun and Sun Miaomiao are in danger, but it has nothing to do with us three.]
[Zhao Chenghuang: There are so many students. You can use the most foolish elimination method, you are not safe.]
[Yuanshi Tianzun: Sun Miaomiao, received. Everyone, let's put the Night Rose thing aside for now. There's something very strange. The terracotta army we encountered in the underground palace, the control core, hasn't been found, has it? I suggest everyone find the elders. If there's a problem, check it out as soon as possible.]
[Zhao Chenghuang: I just met with my great-grandfather.]
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[Sun Miaomiao: My grandpa is by my side.]
[Tianxia Guihuo: I just came out of Elder Fu's villa.]
[Xiahou Aotian: ?? Yuanshi Zun, don't scare people. According to my deduction, the special nature of the terracotta soldiers may come from The Way of the Extraordinary.]
[Yuanshi Tianzun: Sun Miaomiao, little baby, ask your grandpa for me, can he sell me the Taiyi Sect's secret method? I want to mainly practice Taiyin.]
[Sun Miaomiao: Yuanshi Zun, you make me feel so sick. We're not that familiar. Why use such disgusting terms (disgusted)]
Sun Miaomiao left the group chat
[Yuanshi Tianzun: It's a joke, is that necessary? Is she on the wrong medicine??]
He thought that he had a good relationship with Sun Miaomiao, so he took the opportunity to seek the main secret method, why not? As a result, he got such a reply.
Xiahou Aotian returned a string of gloating "hahaha," while Zhao Chenghuang and Tianxia Guihuo did not speak.
Zhang Yuanqing left the group chat feeling a little depressed. Palace Master of Killing sent a message:
"Are you free tonight? Meet?"
The Double Dragon Jade was obtained, and it was time to return to Takamagahara and question her. The woman clearly knew of Nuwa's existence, but deliberately pretended to be stupid.
The text message sank without a trace.
Zhang Yuanqing clicked on Xiao Yuan's avatar again and found that she had not replied to him.
What's wrong today? Is no one paying attention to me?
Zhang Yuanqing gritted his teeth and hardened his heart and sent a message to Fear King:
"So you used to be with the Five Elements Alliance? How did you, a swordsman, become a Succubus?"
After sending it, he added a message:
"Of course, it's your freedom whether you want to answer or not."
Fear King received the message and replied instantly:
"For you, this kind of information is too high-end. Think about how to save the Demon Eye. Then I'll answer your question."
Zhang Yuanqing hesitated and sent a message:
"I once saw a pair of eyes in a killing instance, the eyes of a Succubus, and I almost turned into a Succubus because of it."
He sent this message not to seek death, but to exchange information with Fear King.
It was unheard of for an orderly to turn evil. There might be a lot of information in it.
[Fear King: You know a lot.]
[Fear King: Heh, if you become a Succubus, you'll level up three times first. The reason I turned into a Succubus is that my character card was destroyed. It's not accurate to say it was destroyed, it should have been replaced. Of course, the main reason is that my mentality changed.]
[Yuanshi Zun: Character cards can be replaced?]
This sentence has a lot of information. If character cards can be replaced, then would the order of orderly and evil be messed up?
[Fear King: Character cards can be replaced, but only orderly can be replaced with freedom. Freedom cannot be replaced with orderly, like a glass of water. You can pour ink into it to make it turbid, but you can't pour the ink back out.]
If I said that I could use a water purification system, would Fear King fly over to find me... Zhang Yuanqing used a joking way to distract from the strong shock brought by the news.
[Fear King: The existence of character cards is a kind of protection for The Way of the Extraordinary, a self-defense mechanism of The Way of the Extraordinary.]
This sentence also set off a huge wave in Zhang Yuanqing's heart.