"From left to right, these rooms contain Contemplation Diagrams ranging from low-level to high-level. Bro, I'm begging you—just pick a low-level Contemplation Diagram to test the waters."
The liberal arts student pleaded bitterly, worried that his wallet would be emptied dry.
Jiang Yan did not make things difficult for him. He chose the Intermediate Contemplation Room and checked the price.
"Twenty points per minute."
"Twenty points a minute—that comes to 1,200 points an hour. Pretty expensive."
Jiang Yan only had 2,500 points, enough for just over two hours.
Perfect. There was a sucker standing right beside him.
The Contemplation Rooms operated on a use-first-pay-later system, so Jiang Yan entered directly.
Outside, a Doppelganger kept watch over the liberal arts student to stop him from skipping out on the bill.
"It's fine. Ordinary people can only last ten minutes before coming out. He's pretty badass, so let's say he observes for half an hour. That's only 600 points. It hurts a little, but I can still bear it."
Thinking that, he felt much better.
"Sigh, I should never have gone up to him. How could anyone kill a demon with just a few slashes? He must have been lying to me!"
In truth, Jiang Yan had told him the truth.
Inside the room.
The moment Jiang Yan entered, he looked around.
The walls were covered in simple wallpaper, while a framed painting hung directly opposite him.
There were mountains and waters in the painting, distinguished by its brushwork and ink. At a cursory glance, it resembled an ancient scholar's landscape painting.
Black and white dominated the scene. Mountains and rivers nestled together, a small boat glided gently along, and there were flowers, birds, fish, and butterflies.
It looked ordinary.
At first glance, Jiang Yan merely thought it looked rather nice. He