Huang Yuhua did not elaborate further on the rules of the Treasure Pavilion. After a brief wait, he led the team to the entrance of the Treasure Pavilion.
After a slight negotiation, the guards at the entrance informed everyone that they could enter once the current group inside emerged.
Instantly, the new recruits in the team began to flex their muscles, fantasizing about obtaining treasures from within that would allow them to dominate the cultivator world.
Han Lang, however, was not as expectant.
This was because Tang Geng and Tang Qin had told him that the most valuable items in the Treasure Pavilion were martial arts techniques and cultivation methods.
With good luck, one could even obtain ancient immortal-tier cultivation methods.
Even so, the temptation was not great for Han Lang.
Therefore, at this moment of universal anticipation, he became exceptionally troubled.
Tang Geng seemed to notice his worries and repeatedly comforted him.
"Don't worry, Brother Han Lang! It's great if you can get good things, but it's also fine if you don't. After all, looking at the opportunities of new recruits in previous years, the best they got was a Earth-tier cultivation method. So, the Treasure Pavilion isn't that important to you!"
Han Lang nodded in agreement.
"Yes! Let's just consider it an opportunity to broaden my horizons!"
As they were speaking, people began to emerge from the Treasure Pavilion one after another.
Everyone's faces were beaming with joy, and they were boasting to their companions about what they had obtained; comparing the differences between their treasures and those of others.
However, as Tang Geng had said, almost everyone was holding martial arts techniques and cultivation methods. Very few people chose other items!
After the guards at the entrance registered them one by one, those people then departed contentedly.
"Alright! Next batch!"
With a command from the guard, Han Lang's squad and the squad behind them, a total of sixty people, filed in.
Upon entering the Treasure Pavilion, the first thing that met their eyes was a vast, library-like arrangement of shelves.
The shelves were filled with all sorts of different treasures, and each shelf was labeled with the type and number of the treasure.
Han Lang was somewhat surprised.
"Isn't it based on personal destiny? Why is it classified?"
Tang Qin chuckled.
"Han Lang, you don't think that relying on destiny means randomly rummaging through a pile of miscellaneous items, do you? Although these shelves are classified, there's no special categorization for all the treasures. They are all placed randomly after being discovered! For example, martial arts techniques and cultivation methods, from Heaven, Earth, Black, Yellow, and even Immortal and Divine tiers, are all mixed up without distinction! You can only choose according to what you want; the tier is completely unknown! What people call destiny refers to this very opportunity!"
Tang Geng added.
"Yes! For example, if I want a sword technique, I only need to look for the martial arts scripture for sword techniques. As for whether its tier is higher than the one I'm currently practicing, I have no way of knowing!"
After hearing the explanation, Han Lang immediately retorted.
"What about spiritual artifacts and magical artifacts? Those can be sensed with divine consciousness to determine their tier! Why doesn't everyone choose them?"
"That's because new recruits in previous years have already seen them! With a scan of divine consciousness, the tier of spiritual artifacts and magical artifacts is basically revealed. The highest is only a high-grade spiritual artifact. In comparison, it's not as worthwhile as getting a high-tier technique! So everyone is more willing to take a gamble!"
Hearing this, Han Lang finally understood.
Although high-grade spiritual artifacts were good, lower-tier ones were indeed not as practical as martial arts techniques.
Moreover, weapons also needed to match martial arts techniques. If you chose a sword but practiced fist techniques, wouldn't that be a loss?
Therefore, for the current cultivator world, everyone naturally leaned more towards martial arts techniques!
Just as he was thinking,
Ma Long quickly urged.
"Alright! Stop chatting! You only have fifteen minutes, so hurry up and choose!"
Reminded like this, Tang Qin and Tang Geng also became instantly nervous. They both stopped paying attention to Han Lang and followed Ma Long towards the martial arts technique and cultivation method area.
Seeing this, Han Lang's mood was also affected. But the moment he took a step, he didn't know where to go.
"Forget it! I'll go take a look at the spiritual artifacts and magical artifacts. If there's a needle-type spiritual artifact, it won't be a wasted trip!"
With that, he quickly walked into the spiritual artifact and magical artifact area, opened his divine consciousness, and began to scan without restraint.
This scene was seen by others, and immediately, laughter echoed from various parts of the Treasure Pavilion.
"Look, look! There's a fool over there, refusing martial arts techniques and cultivation methods and running to the spiritual artifact and magical artifact area!"
"Haha, it really is! Where is this guy from? How come he doesn't understand anything about the Treasure Pavilion of the special forces base!"
"I think he's probably read too many fantasy novels, always carrying a sword with the ambition of conquering the world! Haha..."
Even some new recruits on the same team as Han Lang taunted him.
"Tsk! What's this? This guy even openly provoked a cultivator in the late Foundation Establishment stage from our group!"
"Truly ignorant and fearless! With his performance, he's probably lost his mind!"
"Is there even a need to guess? Who would normally go to the spiritual artifact and magical artifact area? Haha..."
Han Lang, of course, ignored the ridicule from others at this moment.
Moreover, his attention was entirely focused on these piles of spiritual artifacts and magical artifacts.
"Mid-grade spiritual artifact sword, high-grade spiritual claw, low-grade spiritual artifact gauntlets... Why is there no needle-type?"
After searching for three to five minutes, Han Lang found that not only was there no needle-type artifact he wanted in the spiritual artifact and magical artifact area, but everything else was indeed as Tang Geng had said, not of much value.
Just as he was about to give up and look at the medicinal pill category, his sea of consciousness suddenly vibrated, and the three-story pagoda emitted a faint hum.
Han Lang was astonished.
He remembered that the old man with the white beard in the cave at Shennong Bay had once said.
The three-story pagoda was an incomplete magical artifact, and if it encountered other fragments in the future, the three-story pagoda itself would have a reaction.
Recalling this, Han Lang searched the pile of spiritual artifacts with excitement.
Soon, his gaze was attracted to a small piece of iron covered in dust in the corner.
Han Lang took a deep breath, blew away the dust, and then carefully picked up the piece of iron to examine it.
Instantly,
The three-story pagoda in his sea of consciousness hummed even more intensely, and Han Lang could even clearly feel a subtle connection forming between the two.
"It's actually a fragment of the three-story pagoda!"
Han Lang was overjoyed.
He really hadn't expected that such a fragment of the three-story pagoda would exist in the base's Treasure Pavilion.
Although he didn't know at the moment how much the fragment would increase the area of the three-story pagoda or how much it would slow down the flow of time.
But at least it was better than nothing, and moreover, for him, this kind of item was far more valuable than those spiritual artifacts and magical artifacts!
Just as Han Lang was immersed in the joy of obtaining the fragment of the three-story pagoda, Tang Geng, who had already chosen his desired sword manual, came to his side at some point.
Seeing his excited expression, Tang Geng also smiled and asked.
"What's wrong, Brother Han Lang? Did you find something you liked?"
Han Lang did not hide anything. He immediately handed over the fragment of the three-story pagoda in his arms and said proudly.
"Here, it's this one!"
Tang Geng took the piece of iron and examined it carefully for a long time. He even tried to sense it with his spiritual energy and divine consciousness, but he found nothing unusual about the piece of iron.
He was suddenly somewhat astonished.
"This is it? It doesn't seem particularly special!"
Han Lang didn't know how to explain its value to Tang Geng, so he snatched the piece of iron back and replied, treasuring it.
"You don't understand! This thing is of great significance to me! By the way, what did you choose?"
Hearing the question, Tang Geng no longer dwelled on the piece of iron and immediately took out a sword manual from his embrace, replying.
"A high-grade Xuan-tier sword manual, which is somewhat stronger than the one I'm currently practicing. So I've decided on this one!"
Han Lang took the sword manual and examined it, then said contemptuously.
"Just this? You're satisfied?"
Tang Geng was immediately displeased upon hearing this.
"This is not enough! Do you really think Earth-tier martial arts techniques are that easy to find?"
Seeing Tang Geng's anxious expression, Han Lang felt extremely speechless.
Without a word, he grabbed the mid-grade spiritual artifact sword beside him and stuffed it into Tang Geng's hand.
"Throw away your sword manual and take this instead!"