Chen Lin repeatedly rubbed the miraculous object in his hand.
Just as the young man in white had said, it resembled a round badge, with a recessed clasp on the back and a raised abstract design on the front.
There was nothing else unusual about it.
No matter what energy or method he used, he could not activate it. Only beneath the Purple-Heart Sword's light could he sense that faint forward-and-reverse shift.
But he could get no further.
After studying it for half a day,
Chen Lin still could not find a way to break the impasse. Feeling out its shape, he drew more than a dozen pictures of the badge, selected the two most accurate ones, and handed them to Mingzhi and Qingyu.
"You two, go ask around and see whether there are any treasures resembling this."
"Oh, right."
Chen Lin picked up the Silver-Bristle Pen again and drew dozens of pictures of the Mandarin Duck Boards and the metal fragments.
He handed those to the two women as well.
"Look for these two things too, and offer a reward in the Azure-Crested Heavenly Palace's name. Anyone who can provide them may ask for whatever treasure they need."
"Yes!"
The two women acknowledged his orders and left.
Chen Lin stroked his chin, feeling that he was a little short-handed.
With all the factions now gathered in the Beihan Realm, this was an excellent opportunity to collect the things he needed. But he had to hold the fort here and could not visit the other cities himself.
He needed people to help.
"If I'd known it would be like this, I'd have brought a few people along."
Chen Lin inwardly grumbled about Bai Lingyu.
She had not explained the situation clearly when assigning the mission. He had assumed this place