The Scripture Pavilion was vast, its rows upon rows of bookshelves an impressive sight.
The books were clearly organized by category.
Most were reference books, subdivided into fields such as pills, artifact refining, formations, materials, and spirit beasts.
There were also some works on history and everyday life.
Beyond those, there were a few storybooks and strange tales.
Tang Yan walked around and picked out three books: Detailed Guide to Medicinal Materials, One Hundred Thousand Lectures on Spirit Herb Properties, and Record of Strange Tales of Rare Medicinal Materials.
After choosing his books, Tang Yan completed the borrowing procedures at the lending counter by the entrance, then left the Scripture Pavilion.
After a moment's hesitation, Tang Yan went to the Mission Hall.
Now that he had become the sucker stuck raising two kids alone, he naturally needed to get a sense of the market.
Only upon entering the Mission Hall did Tang Yan discover nearly a hundred upright machines in the main hall, each equipped with a screen.
Some people stood beside the machines, browsing information.
Noticing that they had all inserted tokens into their machines, he followed their example and inserted his token into the machine's recess.
The screen brightened slightly. Tang Yan tried touching the "Browse missions" icon in the center of the screen.
It responded.
Four options appeared on the screen: A, B, C, and D.
Tang Yan tapped "A" to take a look.
``` [Find clues to the Mystic Maiden's inheritance. Once verified by the sect, reliable clues will earn a reward of one spirit artifact and eighty high-grade spirit stones. Maximum participants: ten.]
[Explore the Class A secret realm, Black Serpent Cave, and find the Pill Alliance's supreme treasure, the Stone-Refining Cauldron. Reward: one immortal artifact and two hundred high-grade spirit stones. Maximum participants: fifteen.]