99: Chapter 99 Talent Awakening Stone, a Red-Grade Treasure!
As soon as he landed, Head Escort Qian spoke up in an incredibly flashy manner:
"Heh heh, Brother Yichuan... today, I'm going to let you see something special. Go ahead, open it and take a look." He gave a mysterious smile and handed the wooden box to Chen Yichuan.
Looking at the palm-sized wooden box in front of him.
For some reason, Chen Yichuan's heart began to throb, as if something inside was destined to be of immense help to him.
Taking the wooden box, Chen Yichuan gave a sheepish grin. "Head Escort Qian, you wouldn't happen to be giving me the contents of this box, would you?"
"Heh heh, look at you... you're already here, why bother bringing a gift?"
Naturally and skillfully, Chen Yichuan set the tone first.
As for what was inside, it went without saying—it was definitely a rare treasure.
Otherwise, Head Escort Qian wouldn't value it so much.
"Hmph!" Head Escort Qian snorted coldly, his expression showing he had seen right through Chen Yichuan as he spoke indifferently. "Chen Yichuan, you brat really are someone who refuses to lose out."
"A gift? This is for you to look at, not for you to keep."
Moreover, the item inside is useless to both you and me. It's just to broaden your horizons, consider it a small compensation for my inability to help you. Open it and see."
Raising his hand, Head Escort Qian's eyes urged Chen Yichuan to hurry up and stop dawdling.
Hearing this.
Chen Yichuan curled his lip, his mind filled with disappointment at failing to trick Head Escort Qian.
'Just looking at it, what kind of compensation is that?'
With a light sigh, Chen Yichuan then slowly opened the wooden box.
Click!
The moment the wooden box was opened.
Five-colored light suddenly burst forth, so dazzling it nearly blinded him.
Once the light dissipated.
A palm-sized, five-colored gemstone lay quietly in the wooden box, its surface shifting with several colors in constant motion.
It looked as if the five-colored gemstone contained various shades of liquid gold.
With just one glance, Chen Yichuan's eyes were glued to it.
Immediately after.
Carefully and slowly, he picked up the five-colored gemstone from the box.
In the next instant.
A pale blue panel popped up.
[talent awakening stone (Red). Effect: Upon use, a player who has not obtained a talent will randomly gain one talent!!]
Thump.
Seeing this, Chen Yichuan's heart trembled.
A talent awakening stone.
He hadn't expected it to be this. For this public beta, Xuanyu had only released 1,000 of them.
Among a million players, excluding the 'Talents' given as perks to closed beta players, the probability of obtaining one was absolutely low—appallingly low.
He hadn't expected Head Escort Qian to have one on him.
This really was a major eye-opener.
"Sigh, what a pity—the talent awakening stone can only be used by those who haven't obtained a talent yet. It's like chicken ribs—tasteless to eat, but a waste to discard." Chen Yichuan sighed helplessly in his heart.
Suddenly.
At that moment.
The system notification sound suddenly rang in his ear.
'Ding.'
'System Notification: Player has obtained a talent awakening stone. Use it to enhance Black Talent? Note: Talent enhancement can only be used for Unique Talents.'
'Current enhancement of Black Talent (Unique) requires one talent awakening stone.'
(Note: Black Talent has growth potential)
Boom.
Hearing this voice, Chen Yichuan was stunned where he stood.
Immediately following that.
Wild joy, pure wild joy, and more goddamn wild joy surged up, impossible to suppress.
He finally knew what the 'Growth Potential' label after his talent meant; it turned out it meant enhancement!!!
Incredible!!
"Haha, I didn't expect the Black Talent to have this function. This is absolutely amazing!" Chen Yichuan was ecstatic.
The hand holding the talent awakening stone was trembling uncontrollably.
Right now, he wanted nothing more than to use it immediately, but when his gaze met Head Escort Qian's, he had to force down that thought.
After all, this talent awakening stone didn't belong to him.
Heh.
Seeing Chen Yichuan's ecstatic look, the corners of Head Escort Qian's mouth curled up. "Brother Yichuan, I'm pretty decent, right? This is your first time seeing a Red-grade treasure, isn't it?"
Hearing this, Chen Yichuan nodded, while simultaneously calculating in his mind how to swindle this talent awakening stone from Head Escort Qian's hands.
'Pah, pah, pah, how can I call it swindling? It should be a trade. Yes, a mutually beneficial transaction.'
While Chen Yichuan was racking his brains thinking.
He only heard Head Escort Qian give a light sigh and speak with some helplessness. "Ah, it's just a pity... we have already awakened our talents, so this talent awakening stone is useless to us!"
"It could be traded for some martial arts, but at this stage... the martial arts one can get in exchange aren't very good." Head Escort Qian shook his head, a faint look of sorrow appearing on his face.
Seeing this, Chen Yichuan was overjoyed.
The talent stone was useless for ordinary talents, but... for the Black Talent, there was great potential.
Who would have thought that the Black Talent could actually be enhanced and had growth potential?
At this moment.
Chen Yichuan was incredibly glad he had chosen the Black Talent back then.
"Head Escort Qian, I'm very interested in this talent awakening stone. Although it's useless to us, it's very important for our subordinates."
Speaking to this point, Chen Yichuan gave a light sigh. "Sigh, what can I do? As a superior, I can't bear to see my subordinates suffer. How about this... Head Escort Qian, name your price. For this talent awakening stone!"
"I'll buy it!!"
Thump.
Buy it?
Hearing Chen Yichuan's words, Head Escort Qian's brow furrowed tightly, and he then waved his hand. "Brother Yichuan, this talent awakening stone isn't of much use to you or me."
"As for giving an awakening stone to a subordinate, that's just too extravagant!!"
Head Escort Qian clicked his tongue, leaving the rest of his thoughts unsaid.
Spending a fortune to buy a talent awakening stone that was useless to himself was one thing, but actually planning to give it to a subordinate? Was he out of his mind?
Furthermore.
Head Escort Qian suspected that Chen Yichuan was planning to hoard it and sell it for a high price in the future.
Thinking of this, he shook his head firmly again. "Yichuan, this awakening stone doesn't belong to headquarters, it's my personal property. So... I can only say I'm sorry!"
"Give the awakening stone back to me."
Head Escort Qian reached out his hand, looking intently at Chen Yichuan.
The meaning was already very clear.
Whoosh.
Chen Yichuan's face darkened instantly, and he felt extremely anxious.
This talent awakening stone was of great use to him.
Talent enhancement—without even thinking, it would definitely bring huge benefits.
Thinking of this, Chen Yichuan laid his cards on the table to show his sincerity.
Except for the mingxin pill, he listed everything he owned.
Including the 'Demon Ruins', Chen Yichuan made a concession, offering to take Head Escort Qian there to hunt beasts and quickly raise his martial arts realm.
Thump.
Ultimate Martial Arts, a Blue-grade precious sword, a dungeon to quickly raise martial arts realms, and five qing su pills that increased agility by two points.
This made Head Escort Qian's eyes burn with desire, and he subconsciously licked his lips.
At the same time, he marveled at how this kid Chen Yichuan's luck was truly heaven-defying to have so many good things.
One minute, two minutes.
"Sigh."
With a sigh, in the face of so many good things, Head Escort Qian finally nodded. "Yichuan, you win! The talent awakening stone is yours."
Compared to a talent awakening stone that had little effect on him, it was better to trade it for resources.
Moreover, with such an opportunity to quickly raise his martial arts realm, Head Escort Qian didn't want to miss out.
After all, only by staying alive is there hope and the ability to deal damage; he knew this principle well.