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He was also wearing the uniform of the Pill Department, which contrasted sharply with Jiang Yuqing's.
Jiang Yuqing's uniform was clean and tidy, which made her look elegant and beautiful.
The man's belt was tied crookedly, and his collar was open at an angle, revealing his wheat-colored skin and faintly visible chest and abdominal muscles.
What's even more undeniable is --
He was actually a monk.
A simple bald head doesn't mean anything; around his open neck hangs a string of Buddhist prayer beads, intricately carved with patterns. The beads are a dark purple, almost black, and their luster and oiliness alone tell you they are a treasure.
Song Menjiao recognized him and stepped forward to bow respectfully, saying, "Master Chen, you're back."
The monk, addressed as Master Chen, returned Song Menjiao's greeting, saying, "Amitabha."
He spoke with unexpected sincerity, a stark contrast to his usual carefree and unrestrained demeanor.
In his Spirit Sea, Zhong Kun muttered, "He doesn't look like a good person at all."
Li Yang, however, doesn't judge people by their appearance.
However, she always completely ignores people who are not related to her.
The monk seemed to be going to a higher level, Song Menjiao opened a passage for him, allowing him to disappear from everyone's sight first.
Then it's time for the Star Wielders to enter the first and second levels.
The Treasure Pavilion doesn't open whenever it wants; it has fixed opening dates.
For example, this time, when the date arrived, all the qualified people entered together.
Song Menjiao reiterated the rules for entering the Treasure Pavilion.
Everyone already knows it by heart, but they can only listen to it again obediently.
These seemingly simple rules actually put human nature to the test.
If a treasure hunter spots their desired item right away, should they take it?
After taking it, you see something you like even more but can't take it... Wouldn't you regret it terribly!
If you don't get the items you want early on, and all you get later are mediocre ones, you'll regret it to the core!
Feng Yiqiao said, "Shunshun, Putao, and I don't need to worry too much. We can just take whichever one we see. We probably don't have much choice."
Once inside the Treasure Pavilion, everyone needs to sense the presence of the treasures.
As for how to sense it?
It must be that mysterious and elusive talent.
Therefore, the trio of old farmers actually had the easiest time.
Their talents are average, and they can sense few things, so choosing them isn't that difficult.
If you find something suitable, just take it. Even if there are more suitable options later... because there are so few choices, there's not much regret.
On the contrary, those who can sense more treasures will truly face a great test.
Lin Zhaoqin had already asked Li Yang for help, "Senior sister, how should we choose?"
Among them, Li Yang is undoubtedly the most talented.
They were unaware of Lianxin and Li Yang's shared spiritual connection.
In their hearts, whether or not they shared the same feeling didn't matter—even if their senior sister couldn't sense everything like Lianxin, she could at least sense 80% or 90%.
Li Yang: "..." She didn't have these worries before, but now, because of Lianxin, she has these sweet troubles.
Logically speaking, with her talent, if she entered the Treasure Pavilion, she would probably only find it empty.
Fortunately, there's Lianxin.
She's not so blind as to be completely ignorant.
Regarding Lin Zhaoqin's question, Li Yang actually had some advice for her. "I've checked, it takes about 30 minutes to walk through the Treasure Pavilion. My suggestion is: spend the first ten minutes observing, roughly comparing all the treasures you can sense, and then set a selection criterion for yourself."
Zhong Kun, also intrigued, asked, "And then?"
Li Yang added, "For the next five minutes, don't make a choice, but rather calibrate your established standards. If nothing better comes out in these five minutes, then you can lower your standards appropriately; if more and better things come out in these five minutes, then you can raise your standards appropriately."
Lin Zhaoqin understood and said, "Then in these last fifteen minutes... once we sense a treasure that exceeds the standard, we should immediately seize it?"
Li Yang: "Yes."
Zhong Kun pondered for a moment, then asked, "What if the things sensed in the last fifteen minutes are all below the standard?"
"The probability is relatively low; if you encounter it, you can only consider yourself unlucky."
Li Yang's method wasn't foolproof; it was simply to help everyone get what they wanted as much as possible.
Yu Hongyuan listened attentively to his senior's advice and summarized, "Senior's method is good! Even though we chose a slightly inferior one in the last ten minutes, we didn't feel as much regret or remorse because we had put in the effort to research and analyze it!"
Jiang Yuqing were also Spirit Connection, and he exclaimed, "You're truly omnipotent! You know everything!"
"Shock Points from Jiang Yuqing +1000 points"
Jiang Yuqing wasn't that interested in the treasures in the Treasure Pavilion; he felt happier following Li Yang and getting some Shock Points than anything else.
Ying Qi said, "It's too much trouble. I'm too lazy to bother. I'll just take whichever one I like."
Everyone: "..."
Ying Qi is a woman of her word; this challenge was nothing to her.
Whether she receives good or bad news, she doesn't let it cause internal conflict.
Avoiding internal conflict already puts them ahead of 90% of people.
What an enviable personality!
Li Yang's method wasn't her own idea; rather, it was something she had just seen in her previous life—the wheat ear theory.
Through the evolution of mathematical principles and algorithms, such a decision-making scheme has emerged.
Li Yang found it interesting and wrote it down, never expecting to use it here.
She explained to everyone that she saw it in the library when she was in high school.
Anyway, no one would go searching through Huangcheng's high school library.
Yu Hongyuan wasn't about to admit defeat; he continued his enthusiastic praise, "Senior sister is amazing, she has a photographic memory!"
Li Yang: "..." Fine, explaining didn't stop Taro Ball -colored flattery.
Song Menjiao announced loudly, "The first floor is now open. Please enter in an orderly manner."
He added a special instruction, "Anyone who violates the rules will be immediately teleported out of the Treasure Pavilion and will have to pay a maintenance fee of 5,000 merit points."
Li Yang thought of the "harm" that Marquis of Wind Pavilion had mentioned about the Treasure Pavilion.
Where was he injured this time?
Does the treasure need repair if its location has been moved?
There was a transparent barrier outside the Treasure Pavilion. After Song Menjiao activated it, everyone was finally able to enter.
From the outside, the Treasure Pavilion looked antique and ancient, but I didn't expect it to be so modern inside.
Li Yang suddenly thought she had wandered into a large supermarket.
"Lianxin?"
"Fellow Daoist, I am here."
Li Yang breathed a sigh of relief. Sure enough, the restrictions of the Treasure Pavilion couldn't stop her from communicating with Lianxin.
However, Li Yang was no longer able to establish Spirit Connection with other members of the Nature Department.
They are also not allowed to speak; if they do, they will be breaking the rules.
They will not only miss the opportunity to explore for treasure, but they will also lose 5,000 merit points.
Judging from the expressions on everyone's faces, it was clear that everyone had seen something, to varying degrees.
Li Yang was different; she only saw empty shelves.
This Treasure Pavilion is filled with many shelves, some shorter and some taller.
This layout really does resemble a large supermarket.
However, in Li Yang's eyes, this large supermarket didn't even have a single item.
Sister Longevity is absolutely right.
In terms of talent, Li Yang is also outstanding.
Li Yang glanced at Feng Yiqiao and the other two. The three old farmers could only sense a limited number of things, but on average, they could always find one or two items on every three or four shelves.
They all remembered Li Yang's method and didn't rush to make a choice, but instead observed carefully.
The Treasure Pavilion is quite generous.
Each item is accompanied by a detailed description, including its name, quality, specifications, and other information.
Although the treasures on the first and second floors are not of high quality, they would still be worth several thousand merit points on the market.
Especially some of these things, which are simply not available on the market.
Therefore, this opportunity to enter the Treasure Pavilion is extremely rare.
Then look at Lin Zhaoqin, Ying Qi, Wang Ruika, Zhong Kun... especially Zhong Kun, who was always outspoken, his eyes were wide open as he looked at one person after another.
These talented players are truly enviable!
Jiang Yuqing could see quite a lot, but he wasn't interested in the treasures; instead, he was observing Li Yang.
Unlike the astonishment of the others upon entering the Treasure Pavilion, Li Yang remained calm.
The thought that this woman could see hundreds or even thousands of treasures made Jiang Yuqing unable to help but contribute 1000 points of Shock Points to himself.
The thought that this woman could remain unfazed in the face of such a dazzling array of treasures gave Jiang Yuqing another 1000 points of Shock Points.
Jiang Yuqing gradually calmed down, just like Li Yang.
What are treasures anyway?
The real treasure is this Nature Department Heavenly Fortune Bearer!
Although Li Yang can't see anything, as long as she can communicate with Lianxin, there shouldn't be any major problems.
"Lianxin, how many treasures can you see?"
After a moment, Lianxin said, "1314 pieces."
Li Yang: "..." No wonder he didn't speak for a while; he was counting them one by one!
This is quite a large project.
Looking at them one by one would be quite a hassle.
However, Li Yang had a clue and asked, "Have you sensed the Heavenly Spring Water?"
Anyway, they have two spots, so let's secure Heavenly Spring Water first.
Lianxin said, "Fellow Daoist, choose what you need. Don't worry about me."
Li Yang said, "How can that be? You've been thirsty for so long, you must drink plenty of water!"
[Lifespan Points +100 years.]
[Lifespan Points +100 years.]
As Li Yang watched the Lifespan Points refresh on the screen, a new sweet trouble arose within her.
Her lifespan is capped at 30,000 years. If Lianlian keeps getting this excited, her lifespan will overflow when it's unlocked!