The Second and Third Floors
Yuan's voice was calm and unhurried, "Of course, treasures from higher levels cannot be taken directly. Only treasures from this level can be selected and taken directly. If you want to choose treasures from other levels, there are prerequisites."
Su Mu asked, "Are there any prerequisites?"
It was free to take away, which is already quite good, but the fact that they set preconditions means there must be something even better inside.
Therefore, Su Mu did not rush to make a decision.
Yuan's voice carried a hint of amusement. "The rules are simple... the treasure approves of your theme."
Su Mu was completely confused. "What does 'treasure recognition' mean?"
Yuan explained, "You can choose to enter the second or third level. If you choose to enter, then you can only choose treasures from the second or third level. Similarly, you can only choose one from the second and third levels. And if you fail to gain approval, then you have wasted this opportunity."
Su Mu hesitated slightly.
There were thousands of items in front of me, the lowest being S-rank, and some even SS-rank.
Normally, the A-grade Golden Lion Beasts he buys are worth tens of millions, and he also needs to have the necessary permissions.
While Golden Lion Beast here are generally extremely rare, and the SS-rank monsters are even more difficult to value.
They're not normally sold on the market; you can only acquire them through various merit points or by obtaining them yourself. If they were ever available for sale, Su Mu estimates the price would be at least hundreds of millions.
Of course, he had not accessed any relevant information about the 3S level, or rather, he had never had the authority to obtain such knowledge before.
Therefore, he knew the value of this thing.
In other words, faced with the choice of giving up this resource, he had to hesitate.
But he looked at the thousands of treasures and pondered.
A total of 377 people have been here.
Those people were his seniors, and they must have been selected from among them.
If they had selected some, there wouldn't be so much left over.
These are all extremely powerful items in Su Mu's eyes, meaning that most people have chosen the second and third levels.
Su Mu thought to himself, "With my Journey to the Journey to the West theme, am I really less confident than those others?"
Moreover, once you reach a certain level, you'll definitely find a way to obtain these things from the first level, even if they're very rare here.
The items on the second and third layers are perhaps even more precious.
Moreover, this first-tier selection is essentially free; I never expected there to be such a reward.
So what if the second or third layer fails?
With this in mind, Su Mu said, "I choose the second and third levels."
The voice carried a hint of laughter.
"A good choice."
The moment the words left his mouth, a crack suddenly appeared in the milky-white void before Su Mu's eyes.
The gap widened from the middle to both sides, like two invisible doors being pushed open, revealing a dark and deep space behind them.
Second layer.
Su Mu stepped inside, then stopped.
There aren't many treasures here; they're scattered sparsely in mid-air, numbering less than a hundred.
But the aura emanating from each item sent chills down Su Mu's spine. He unleashed his Appraisal, and the information on the panel made his pupils shrink sharply.
[Evergreen Ivy - Material Card]
[Rank: SSS]
[Effect: Can be implanted into Dungeon Spaces, providing all plant-type creatures within range with a thousand-year lifespan bonus. All attributes of plant-type creatures are increased by 50%, and there is a certain chance that they will develop sentience.]
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[Chaotic Thunder Pool - Building Card]
[Rank: SSS]
[Effect: Creates a Thunder Pool within the dungeon, doubling all attributes of all Thunder-attribute creatures within its area. It can nurture Thunder-attribute spirits, with a very small chance of giving birth to a Thunder Spirit.]
Su Mu's gaze continued to move.
Then he saw something that completely stunned him.
It was a bead, entirely black with dark gold patterns flowing across its surface, resembling a closed eye. It floated in the deepest part, and the surrounding treasures instinctively moved away from it.
[All Laws Return to Their Source - The Primordial Pearl]
[Rank: SSS]
[Effect: After use, you can specify a theme and are guaranteed to obtain a double S-rank Soul Skill that highly matches that theme. The Soul Skill quality is no lower than SS-rank and is perfectly adapted to the user's dungeon system.]
[Note: The Origin Bead contains a trace of primordial power, which can be used to deduce the soul skill most suited to the theme. This item is a one-time consumable. It can only be used once for the same user.]
Su Mu took a deep breath.
You are guaranteed to obtain two S-rank soul skills, and each of them will be a soul skill targeting a specific theme.
This item is far more valuable than a regular SSS-level card.
The probability of obtaining an SS-level soul skill from a normally randomly selected soul skill book is one in ten thousand, and the probability of obtaining an SS-level soul skill that matches the theme is even lower. But this Origin Bead directly turns that one in ten thousand into one hundred percent.
Moreover, its quality is no lower than SS grade.
Su Mu stared at the black bead for a long time.
But in the end, he looked away.
If the second level is already this terrifying, what about the third?
He continued deeper into the area. At the end of the second level, there was another door. That door was devoid of light and decoration; it was simply a plain stone door with a line of words carved upon it:
"Third Floor - No Unauthorized Entry."
Su Mu pushed open the door and entered.
The third layer.
There are very few items here. Only three, floating alone in mid-air.
The entire space was eerily quiet.
Su Mu first looked at the first item. It was an eye, entirely emerald green, with countless images reflected in its pupil, as if it could see through all illusions.
However, there is no level label next to it.
The second item was a gear, entirely black, with densely packed runes engraved on its surface, and a dark red light slowly flowing inside. It also had no level designation.
The third item.
Su Mu's gaze stopped.
It was a door.
The door frame is bronze, and the lintel is carved with two coiled dragons, their heads facing each other and their tails intertwined.
The door panels are covered with dense cloud patterns, each line seemingly alive, flowing slowly across the surface. Above the lintel hangs a plaque with two ancient characters inscribed on it...
Dragon Gate.