B-Class Authority, Legacy Plan!

"Sorry, bro got a little carried away and couldn't control himself!"

Qian Manlou's face reddened slightly. He hurriedly grabbed several tissues he always kept nearby and handed them to Xu Kun to wipe his face.

As Xu Kun wiped the tea stains from his face, he looked at Qian Manlou with deep resentment.

In just this short while, this guy had already wasted several cups of tea!

That was all money! If you didn't care for it, wouldn't it have been better to let me pack it up and take it away? That would've been better than knocking it over and spraying it everywhere!

Yet Qian Manlou stared fixedly at the little items in Xu Kun's hand.

After swallowing hard, Qian Manlou tentatively asked, "Little brother, are you selling these too?"

What kind of question was that? If I took something out, was it supposed to be for display instead of sale?

Xu Kun nodded.

"Let your brother here take a look?"

"Go ahead!" Still busy wiping off his clothes, Xu Kun casually tossed the items in his hand over.

Oh, come on, be gentle, my little ancestor! Do you dislike these things that much?

Qian Manlou caught the three little items and inspected them over and over, from every angle, before finally rubbing his eyes to make sure he had not seen wrong.

Then, he slowly placed them on the table and pushed them back toward Xu Kun.

His fingers interlaced as he sat there, seemingly lost in thought.

Xu Kun had finally finished cleaning himself up. While Qian Manlou was spacing out, he poured the last of the tea from the pot into his own cup, drained it in one gulp, and smacked his lips in satisfaction.

"Brother Qian?"

Seeing that Qian Manlou was still dazed, Xu Kun spoke up to remind him.

"Huh?" Qian Manlou snapped out of it as if waking from a dream.

"What's wrong with you?"

"I... I'm fine!"

"You've looked at these?" Xu Kun pointed at the three items before him.

Qian Manlou nodded. "I... I've looked at them!"

"Are they worth anything?"

Qian Manlou stared at Xu Kun for a long time, only answering after making sure there was nothing wrong with his head. "Of course... they're valuable!"

Xu Kun beamed. "Then how much can these three sell for as a set? Give me an estimate!"

"O... one hundred..."

"Only one million? They're not worth much after all!" Xu Kun said in disappointment.

The three little items he had casually tossed aside without a second thought were naturally the Ring of Luck, Lucky Necklace, and Lucky Amulet—the lucky three-piece set!

He had thought they would fetch a decent price, but they were only worth one million. To the current Xu Kun, one million really was not much!

"Looks like Teacher wasn't entirely accurate either. One or two points of Luck aren't that rare!"

"Who said one million?!" Qian Manlou nearly roared.

Xu Kun jumped in fright and leaned back defensively. Looking at the furious Qian Manlou, he turned pale. "No way, right? They increase Luck, after all. Don't tell me they're only worth a hundred bucks?"

At that moment, Qian Manlou wanted nothing more than to split Xu Kun's head open with an axe. "I wasn't finished! Not one hundred, and not one million—it's ten billion!"

"Did you hear that? Ten billion Human Race Currency! Not funeral money, and definitely not Zimbabwean dollars! Do you understand?"

"Y-yes, I understand!" Xu Kun replied foolishly.

Qian Manlou sat back down angrily, glaring at Xu Kun with a pair of bull-like eyes.

The stare made Xu Kun's skin crawl.

"Brother... Brother Qian, you don't have to be this angry, do you? I misheard..."

Was that even the issue?

Qian Manlou suspected that Xu Kun was messing with him again!

Would any normal person casually take out these three treasures and show them to someone?

But then again... Qian Manlou felt a little better. It seemed this brat trusted him quite a bit now, unlike before, when he had kept everything so tightly hidden!

"Put them away, now! Don't casually show these three treasures to anyone in the future!"

"T-treasures?"

Xu Kun's lips twitched. Are you sure these are treasures and not useless junk?

"What? Haven't you learned the theoretical knowledge about Luck? Even if you've never eaten pork, you've at least seen a pig run, right?"

"I..."

But before he could say more, Qian Manlou interrupted him. "A full six points of Luck! That's an incredible treasure that can increase drop rates by sixty percent! The ten billion I mentioned was only for someone like you. If these three treasures fell into the hands of some big shot hundreds of levels higher, the extra value they could create from casually killing a few bosses would be worth far more than ten billion. Do you understand?"

Only after Qian Manlou explained did Xu Kun once again take the fixed attribute of Luck seriously.

So the teacher really hadn't been joking with them. In that case, his 3 Luck points truly were worth frequently boasting about!

But the treasure everyone was talking about was useless to me!

Xu Kun instantly grew troubled. It seemed that maxed-out Luck wasn't necessarily a good thing. This treasure was no different from a piece of scrap paper to him. As he thought this, he looked at Qian Manlou!

Given Brother Qian's status, he should be able to afford it if I sold it to him for ten billion, right?

Who would have thought that before Xu Kun could speak, Qian Manlou earnestly advised him, "Kid, you haven't experienced enough yet, so you don't understand how important Luck is to a person!"

"Besides increasing drop rates as commonly understood, Luck has another name: fortune!"

"People with high Luck can be called people of great fortune, or even those favored by heaven. Whatever people like that do, they can achieve twice the result with half the effort!"

"To be honest, even your Brother Qian felt greedy when I first saw these three treasures. If you hadn't been the one who took them out, your Brother Qian really would have spent ten billion to buy them!"

"But Brother Qian can tell that you're no ordinary kid. I won't take advantage of you. Keep them safe. Once your level rises, these three pieces of equipment will be even more useful to you!"

"Don't casually show these things to people in the future. They could easily bring about your death, understand?"

Seeing how serious Qian Manlou was, Xu Kun swallowed the words that had reached his lips and gave a dry laugh. "I won't do it again. Thanks for the reminder, Brother Qian!"

Only then did Qian Manlou nod. "Have you finished dealing with everything?"

Xu Kun put away the Lucky three-piece set and nodded. "Everything's dealt with!"

Qian Manlou didn't turn his back on Xu Kun after getting what he wanted. Knowing Xu Kun's identity, he did not send him away.

At this point, it was only the first day of the seven-day beginner trial period. This kid probably had nowhere to go, right?

"What are you planning to do next?"

Qian Manlou's question was truly difficult for Xu Kun to answer!

As the first person to complete the beginner trial, there were only two places he could go now. One was Mist Island. Since he had gained control over Mist Island, he could return there anytime, anywhere!

That's right—anytime, anywhere. Even after he climbed to higher floors in the future, he could still teleport back!

The second place was the Haotian Pagoda's 0th floor, where he currently was. He had originally planned to use this free time to take a proper look around, but for some unknown reason, the entire China Trading District had closed down!

Now that the transaction was over, was he supposed to return to Mist Island and chat with Ling Feng, that wooden block?

Seeing Xu Kun's bewildered expression, Qian Manlou smiled. Kid, nowhere to go, huh?

"Brother Qian sees that you've obtained quite a few treasures, but you seem to know very little about basic common knowledge!"

Xu Kun could only nod awkwardly at Qian Manlou's words. Before high school, everything he had learned had been for the beginner trial, while the things he had obtained were materials from races beyond the F-rank races commonly encountered during the beginner stage!

It was already impressive that he knew a little. Most people would truly be completely lost!

"That won't do. As a human, the most important thing is acquiring knowledge. Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles. Learn more about all kinds of races, so you won't be left clueless when you encounter them!"

"Brother Qian is absolutely right, but knowledge isn't something you can just get whenever you want," Xu Kun said awkwardly.

Don't be fooled by the fact that his deals with Qian Manlou involved millions, tens of millions, or even billions at a time. His access privileges within the human race were very low, and there was little information he could look up!

That's exactly what Qian Manlou had been waiting for. The corners of his mouth rose slightly.

"That is true. In order to gather information on the various races, humanity has paid the price of countless lives. Only through the efforts of generation after generation did we compile the complete database we have today. As a human, unless you've made an outstanding contribution to the race, you're not qualified to access high-level information!"

Xu Kun naturally understood that principle. Contribution to humanity represented one's standing within humanity, and it had nothing to do with level. Many low-level people held high positions precisely because they had made outstanding contributions in the past!

At the very top were naturally the Lords of the Era from every era!

Their contributions to the advancement of the entire race were immeasurable, and their status among humanity was equally unshakable!

Of course, before a Lord of the Era had fully grown, their access privileges could not be opened all at once, and their standing still had to be earned step by step. They simply had to take far fewer detours than ordinary people!

"Knowledge is power. Blindly pursuing higher levels and climbing higher floors is unwise. You understand that, right?" Qian Manlou asked.

Xu Kun nodded.

"Brother Qian just accepted your gift, and I'm not someone who doesn't understand social courtesy. Now Brother Qian plans to give you a gift. Do you want it?"

Xu Kun was stunned. Though tempted, he quickly shook his head. "Brother Qian, you're being too generous. I didn't mean it that way. We only just met, yet you gave me two D-rank fox-fur coats. I'm already immensely grateful. I can't accept anything more!"

Qian Manlou immediately burst into laughter. "Haha, interesting. But once your Brother Qian decides to give something away, no one can refuse it!"

"First hear what gift Brother Qian has prepared for you, then decide whether to accept it. How about that?"

Xu Kun had no choice but to nod!

Seeing this, Qian Manlou pulled the gold card that had been inserted into the machine out, then placed it onto another device beside it.

A string of data appeared before Qian Manlou. He tapped the air with his fingers and carried out a series of operations, finally confirming it with his fingerprint and iris before saving the data!

Only then did he return the gold card to Xu Kun.

"Brother Qian... what was that just now?" Xu Kun asked, utterly confused.

Qian Manlou smiled. "Using my authority, I just raised your human access level to B-rank. The database you can access will now be far more comprehensive. So, are you satisfied with this gift?"

Xu Kun's mouth fell open. For a moment, he had no idea how to respond!

B-rank access privileges?

One had to know that after graduating from high school, only those who passed the beginner trial would be granted F-rank access privileges by humanity!

Don't underestimate F-rank access privileges. They already allowed one to look up a great deal of information!

As for B-rank clearance, Xu Kun did not understand it very well. The only thing he knew was that the principal of their First High School only had B-rank clearance!

In all of Jiangnan Base City, the base city's chief commander held the highest clearance level: A-rank. And he was the only person in the entire base city with A-rank clearance!

"Th-this... Brother Qian, I..." Xu Kun was so excited that he could barely speak, unable to express how he felt at that moment!

Qian Manlou smiled. "All right, no need to thank me. Brother Qian pulled some strings for you this time. I think highly of you, so make more contributions to humanity in the future, understand?"

Xu Kun immediately rose to his feet and said solemnly, "Please rest assured, Brother Qian. From now on, I will definitely make greater contributions to humanity!"

Qian Manlou nodded in satisfaction. "Brother Qian still has matters to handle. If you have nothing else to do, you can stay at the Myriad Treasures Pavilion. With B-rank clearance, you can access all kinds of information on the eighth floor. If you want, settle down and study properly!"

Xu Kun was overjoyed. There was actually such a perk? He had been worrying about what to do for the next six days!

"Then, Brother Qian, I'll head to the eighth floor now!"

"Sure, go ahead. I won't see you off!"

Only after Xu Kun's figure disappeared did Qian Manlou's smile slowly fade.

After staring blankly for a while, Qian Manlou followed the instructions he had received and compiled everything that had happened today, including his own speculations, before sending it upward.

After waiting for some time, Qian Manlou received a reply.

The reply was very brief, containing only a few words.

"Execute the SSS-Rank Seed Inheritance Plan!"

After reading it, Qian Manlou was stunned. Even after years of navigating the business world and conducting commercial negotiations with the upper echelons of even S-Tier Races, he had never lost his composure like this!

A bitter smile formed at the corners of his mouth. He carefully reread the message several times before finally letting out a long breath.

"Looks like my vision was still far too narrow!"