Chapter 101 City Lord's Mansion, Mission
The third floor of Wanbao Pavilion is composed of small rooms, each of which can accommodate a distinguished guest.
Shopkeeper Wang led Jiege into one of the rooms and handed him a jade slip.
"Mr. Qiao, because the top-grade divine artifacts are valuable, they need to be properly kept and cannot be placed out at will. Please understand. This jade slip contains detailed information about all the top-grade divine artifacts sold in our store. You can take a look at it. If you are interested in any of them, we will help you get it."
"Thank you."
Jeger took the jade slip, entered his spiritual consciousness into it, and soon saw all the information in the jade slip.
There are more than 300 top-grade divine artifacts for sale in Wanbao Pavilion. Some of them were refined by Master Liu Yun himself, a large part were purchased by Wanbao Pavilion, and a very small number were refined by Master Liu Yun's disciples, such as Lu Qiubai, who refined the "Red Fire Sword". He also refined some top-grade divine artifacts, but in small quantities.
He is a master in refining weapons, and only when he is in very good condition can he successfully refine a top-grade divine weapon.
After reading the contents of the jade slip, Jie Ge raised his head and said to Shopkeeper Wang, "Shopkeeper Wang, please help me get the "Flying Snow" gloves."
"Flying Snow" gloves, a top-grade divine weapon, with the special effect of "freezing".
This top-grade divine weapon was refined by Master Liu Yun. Its power ranks among the top among the many top-grade divine weapons in the jade slip. When attacking the opponent while wearing the "Flying Snow" gloves, in addition to the basic attack power, it can also cause a "freezing" effect on the opponent's body.
The price of this top-grade divine weapon is 15 billion lower-grade divine stones. Generally, the price of a top-grade divine weapon is 10 billion lower-grade divine stones. This "Flying Snow" glove is much more expensive.
"Wait a moment, Mr. Qiao."
Shopkeeper Wang left the room and came back soon with a brocade box in his hands.
The brocade box looks ordinary, but in fact, there is a sealing formation engraved on it. If you don’t know the method, it will be difficult to open the brocade box.
Shopkeeper Wang stretched out his hand and tapped the brocade box repeatedly, and the power of the gods entered into the formation of the brocade box. Not long after, the lid of the brocade box automatically popped open, revealing soft red brocade inside, and on the brocade was a pair of pure white, almost transparent gloves. The gloves seemed to be made of condensed ice and snow, emitting a hint of coldness.
"Mr. Qiao, these are the Flying Snow Gloves."
Jager took the Feixue gloves in his hand and examined and felt them carefully.
"Yes, it's about the same strength as my body. My body is already comparable to a top-grade divine weapon, but it doesn't have any special effects." Jager finally determined the level his body had reached.
"Although the power of my bare hands is equivalent to using a top-grade divine weapon, it has no special effects after all. If I fight against an opponent who possesses a top-grade divine weapon, I will suffer a little."
Jager was a little distressed and couldn't help but think about buying a top-grade divine weapon.
A top-grade divine weapon costs at least 10 billion low-grade divine stones. If it is more powerful, such as one with special effects like "Soul Devouring", the price will be even higher.
However, if Jaeger wanted to buy it, he could afford it. Ever since he came to the God Realm last time and learned that the main artifact was equivalent to a lower-grade celestial artifact, more than a million years after returning to the Panlong Universe, Jaeger let the five main god clones practice while also nurturing the main artifact.
It is not difficult to nourish the main divine weapon. It is nothing to the main god and does not affect cultivation.
More than a million years have passed, and Jaeger has tens of thousands of main artifacts.
Based on the calculation of one million lower-grade divine stones per piece, Jeger's wealth has reached tens of billions of lower-grade divine stones, and he can definitely afford a top-grade divine weapon.
"But there's no need to rush. Take a look at other high-grade divine artifacts before making a decision."
The best weapon refining shop in Gongyang City is Wanbao Pavilion, but the best top-grade divine weapons may not be in Wanbao Pavilion, because there is also the City Lord's Mansion.
Although Lord Gongyang City is not good at refining weapons, he is a powerful God King after all, and he has obtained many top-grade divine weapons. Maybe one of them is better than the Wanbao Pavilion.
Jeger had heard a long time ago that if one joined Gongyang City and gained military merit, he could exchange it for rewards such as divine stones and heavenly artifacts. Jeger wanted to go to the City Lord's Mansion to take a look first.
"Oh, right." Jiger suddenly remembered something and looked at Shopkeeper Wang.
"Shopkeeper Wang, do you have any Hongmeng Lingbao for sale in your store?"
"Hongmeng Lingbao?"
Shopkeeper Wang was stunned and said with a wry smile: "Mr. Qiao, Wanbao Pavilion does not have treasures like Hongmeng Lingbao. Even if it does, it is highly likely that it will not be sold."
"Oh why?"
Shopkeeper Wang said, "Mr. Qiao, since you know about the Hongmeng Lingbao, you should understand that the reason why the Hongmeng Lingbao is special is because it has Hongmeng spiritual energy, right?"
"Yeah." Jager nodded.
Shopkeeper Wang continued, "Not all Hongmeng Lingbao are very powerful. For example, the power of a third-rate Hongmeng Lingbao is similar to that of a top-grade Heavenly Divine Artifact. But if you really want to sell it, the price of a third-rate Hongmeng Lingbao is more than ten times higher than that of a top-grade Heavenly Divine Artifact!"
"More than ten times higher?" Jagger was surprised, and then he understood the reason.
"Is it because of the Hongmeng spiritual energy?"
"That's right." Shopkeeper Wang nodded. As the shopkeeper of Wanbao Pavilion, he had followed Master Liu Yun for many years and obviously knew a lot of things.
"A third-rate Hongmeng Lingbao is about the same as a top-grade heavenly artifact, but a second-rate Hongmeng Lingbao is different. Many weapons of powerful God Kings are second-rate Hongmeng Lingbao. If it is a first-rate Hongmeng Lingbao, it will even cause God Kings to fight for it."
"Hongmeng Lingbao is scarce, especially those formed innately. They are even rarer, and their quality is also uneven. Among them, third-rate Hongmeng Lingbao accounts for the majority. Therefore, if the powerful God King wants to obtain powerful weapons, they must obtain them through refining. And if you want to refine Hongmeng Lingbao, you must have Hongmeng spiritual energy."
"Hongmeng spiritual energy is hard to find. It can only be found in some strange and dangerous places, and only a little bit. Generally speaking, whether the Divine Kings refine it themselves or entrust a refiner to refine it, they collect Hongmeng spiritual energy by refining Hongmeng spiritual treasures."
"For the Divine Kings, at least second-rate Hongmeng Lingbao is useful, and first-rate Hongmeng Lingbao is even better. The more powerful the Hongmeng Lingbao is, the more Hongmeng spiritual energy is needed to refine it. Therefore, recycling useless third-rate Hongmeng Lingbao is the main method for Divine Kings to collect Hongmeng spiritual energy. The price of third-rate Hongmeng Lingbao is actually the price of Hongmeng spiritual energy."
"It is true." Shopkeeper Wang's explanation was the same as what he had just guessed.
"Thank you, Manager Wang."
Jager was ready to leave. After experiencing the top-grade divine weapon, there was no need for him to stay in the Wanbao Pavilion for long.
"Mr. Qiao, you are very welcome. You are always welcome to visit us again."
Although Jiger did not buy any items, Manager Wang was still very polite.
Jiege said goodbye to Manager Wang, then left Wanbao Pavilion and headed for the City Lord's Mansion in Gongyang City.
The City Lord's Mansion is a huge mansion, divided into the outer mansion and the inner mansion.
The outer palace is where the disciples, retainers, guards, etc. of Gongyang City Lord live, while the inner palace is where the city lord himself and his family live.
Standing in front of the vermilion gate of the City Lord's Mansion, Jie Ge said to the guards on both sides of the gate: "Please inform them that the Central Heavenly God Qiao Jie wants to join the City Lord's Mansion."
While speaking, in order to increase his credibility, Jaeger deliberately released a ray of divine power.
The guard at the gate was a high-ranking deity. Seeing that Jeger was a central deity, he did not dare to neglect him and immediately said respectfully, "Sir, wait a moment. I will report to you right away."
A high-ranking divine guard walked quickly into the City Lord's Mansion. Not long after, a middle-aged scholar walked out of the gate of the City Lord's Mansion and bowed to Jeger: "Mr. Qiao, it's our first meeting. I'm Zhao Yicheng, the chief clerk of the City Lord's Mansion. I heard that you want to join the City Lord's Mansion?"
Jager bowed in return: "I do have this plan, I wonder if the City Lord's Mansion will accept it?"
"Haha, of course we will accept them. As long as they are powerful gods, our City Lord's Mansion will not refuse them. What's more, Mr. Qiao is a central god, so we welcome him even more."
Zhao Yicheng stretched his hand toward the gate of the City Lord's Mansion and said with a smile, "Please, Mr. Qiao, let's talk in detail inside."
"it is good."
Jaeger stepped into the gate of the City Lord's Mansion.
While leading the way, Zhao Yicheng introduced to Jeger the distribution of some buildings outside the City Lord's Mansion.
While walking, Jaeger saw patrolling guards from time to time. The weakest guards of the City Lord's Mansion were all upper-level gods, and the captain of a guard team was even a lower-level god.
And Zhao Yicheng, who was walking beside Jeger, was a powerful god from the central region.
"An ordinary chief clerk has the strength of a Central Heavenly God. The City Lord's Mansion is indeed powerful." Jeger sighed in his heart.
Zhao Yicheng naturally didn't know what was in Jiege's mind, so he continued to introduce: "Mr. Qiao, according to the rules of the City Lord's Mansion, when a god-like strongman joins the City Lord's Mansion, he can become a guest official directly without any competition or test."
"Guest official? I wonder what it takes to be a guest official of the City Lord's Mansion? What are the benefits?"
"Haha, the guest officials of the City Lord's Mansion are very free and don't need to do anything. Of course, the City Lord's Mansion won't give them anything. If the guest officials want to exchange treasures inside the City Lord's Mansion, they need to make corresponding contributions."
"Can you please tell me more about this, Chief Zhao?"
"Of course, that's why I came here." Zhao Yicheng smiled. "There are always some tasks in the City Lord's Mansion. The guests can accept them at will. If they complete them, they can get corresponding merit points. With the merit points, they can exchange treasures in the City Lord's Mansion, such as divine stones, heavenly artifacts, various elixirs, etc. For details, Mr. Qiao can look here."
Zhao Yicheng flipped his hand and took out a jade slip.
Jaeger took it and entered his spiritual consciousness into it. Inside was a catalog of many treasures. Each treasure had a detailed introduction and the merit points required to exchange it.
The exchange of treasures is one-way, that is, you can exchange merit points for corresponding treasures, but you cannot exchange treasures for merit points. Merit points can only be obtained by completing tasks.
"One divine crystal = 1 merit point."
Divine Crystal Soul is the highest level of divine stone, which contains extremely rich divine energy. In the divine world, 1 divine crystal soul = 100 top-grade divine stones = 1 high-grade divine stones = million medium-grade divine stones = million low-grade divine stones.
"One top-grade divine weapon = 80 merit points."
Jager was a little surprised: "Huh? A top-grade divine weapon is worth at least 100 billion low-grade divine stones, which is 80 divine spirits, which should be equal to merit points. It can be exchanged for merit points. It seems to be a benefit given by the City Lord's Mansion."
There was also a list of top-grade divine artifacts available for exchange in the jade slip. Jager originally intended to buy a top-grade divine artifact, so he looked at them one by one.
"Blood Flower Knife, a top-grade divine weapon, with the special effect 'explosion', sold for 85 merit points."
"Nine-layer staff, top-grade divine weapon, special effect 'Ten Thousand Powers', price 85 merit points."
"Star Point Spear, a top-grade divine weapon, special effect 'Soul Devouring', priced at 95 merit points." "Purple Moon Sword, a top-grade divine weapon, special effects 'Piercing' and 'Soul Devouring', priced at 100 merit points."
……
There are many high-quality divine artifacts that can be exchanged for merit points, and the prices vary, with the lowest being 80 merit points and the highest being 100 merit points.
Those top-grade divine artifacts worth 100 merit points all have two special effects. Although they are a bit expensive, Jaeger thinks they are worth it.
But Jaeger has no merit points at all now, so there is no way to exchange them.
He continued to look through the list of treasures that could be exchanged for merit points.
There are many types of treasures, including elixirs for recovering physical and spiritual injuries, various refining materials, formation scrolls, and so on.
“There is actually a technique!”
Jeger was stunned. He saw many cultivation methods and moves that were not based on the laws of space.
"Nine Broken Swords."
"Heavenly Heart Seal."
"Thirteen Golden Swords."
These skills are based on the laws of gold, wood, water, fire, earth, light, darkness, thunder and lightning, and require a lot of merit points. The minimum is 20 merit points, and the highest is even 100 merit points, which is comparable to a top-grade divine weapon.
"Master Zhao, can the value of the non-space-law techniques be comparable to top-grade divine weapons?" Jeger couldn't help but ask.
Zhao Yicheng smiled and said, "Mr. Qiao, whether it is a divine man or a heavenly god, the most important thing is of course the law of space. However, human potential has its limits. There are countless divine men in the divine world, and many of them are stuck at the upper divine man level and cannot break through to the lower heavenly gods. There are also many lower heavenly gods who cannot break through to the middle heavenly gods, middle heavenly gods cannot break through to the upper heavenly gods, and upper heavenly gods cannot break through to the God King. Cultivation really has a threshold at each step."
Zhao Yicheng shook his head and sighed: "Mr. Qiao, perhaps we will never be able to break through and remain at the middle level of the Heavenly God. So, in this case, if we want to improve our strength, what should we do? Obtaining powerful Heavenly God weapons is one way, and practicing more skills and techniques is another way."
Jager understood.
When the middle gods fight against the lower gods, they can crush the other gods by relying on the laws of space, and there is no need for other moves and techniques. But if they are both middle gods and there is not such a big gap between the two sides in the laws of space, then the effect of moves and techniques will be revealed.
"I wonder how these techniques and moves in the God Realm compare to the mysteries of the laws of the Panlong Universe."
The strong men in the Panlong Universe will create appropriate unique skills based on the mysteries of the laws they are good at. The skills and moves in the God Realm are also based on the various laws of the God Realm. Jager really wants to know the difference between the two.
He had been in Xishan Village before, and the strongest opponent he had fought was a lower-level god, and there was nothing outstanding about his martial arts techniques.
"It's a pity that I don't have any merit points, so I can't exchange them for these skills."
Jager shook his head helplessly and continued to look down.
When he saw the treasure at the bottom, his eyes suddenly widened and his breathing became a little rapid.
"One year of training in a space magic weapon that accelerates time. The price is 1000 merit points. It can be exchanged by those who are at or above the level of a guest official."
"Time-accelerating space magic weapon!"
Jager's eyes glowed.
Because the main universe's divine realm can cultivate the laws of space and time, some powerful gods and celestial beings have used this to refine magic weapons with independent spaces, and in that independent space, they can even change the flow of time.
The God King "Jiang Lan" of the Lin Meng Universe refined a space magic weapon called "Jiang Lan Realm". There are three layers of space in the Jiang Lan Realm. The time flow rate in the first layer is ten times that of the outside world. One year in the outside world is equal to ten years inside. The time flow rate in the second layer is a hundred times that of the outside world. One year in the outside world is equal to a hundred years inside. The time flow rate in the third layer is a thousand times as fast. One year in the outside world is equal to a thousand years inside.
If you can practice in such a magic weapon, you can save a lot of time.
"I wonder if the time I stay in the divine realm will be affected by the acceleration of time?" Jaeger wondered.
If the time he stayed in the divine realm refers to the time in the outside world, then he can fully utilize this kind of space magic weapon to practice.
If he were in a place where time was accelerated a thousand times, then his one thousand years of stay could be used as one million years, and four thousand years would be four million years, which would be enough for him to cultivate to the level of an upper god or even stronger.
Of course, if the time he spent in the divine realm refers to the time he actually spent, then this time acceleration will be of no use to him.
"No matter what, it's worth a try. Let's try it for a year and see. Even if it doesn't work, it won't have any impact." Jegg made up his mind.
However, after seeing the price, he also felt a bit of a headache.
One year of practice requires 1000 merit points, which is equivalent to more than a dozen top-grade divine artifacts. The price is too high.
And he didn't even know what the so-called "guest official" Jeger was.
"Zhao Zhubu, what does this guest official refer to?" asked Jiege.
Zhao Yicheng said, "Mr. Qiao, this is the case. Our City Lord's Mansion has a classification system for all guest officials. From low to high, they are Guest Official, Senior Guest Official, and Internal Guest Official. The higher the guest official's level, the more treasures you can exchange. Some precious resources in the City Lord's Mansion can only be exchanged for Senior Guest Official or even Internal Guest Official. Merit points alone are not enough. If you reach the level of Internal Guest Official, you can even hold important positions in the City Lord's Mansion or the army."
Jeger frowned. After hearing what Zhao Yicheng said, he knew that he was only a guest official of the lowest level. Even if he had 1000 merit points, he could not enter the space magic weapon to practice.
"Zhao Zhubu, I wonder how to upgrade this guest official's rank?"
"It's simple. Just get merit points. If you get 1000 merit points, you can become a senior guest official. If you get 10000 merit points, you can become an internal guest official."
"One thousand merit points, ten thousand merit points, it seems that we have to find a way to earn merit points in the end." Jaeger looked at Zhao Yicheng, "Zhao Zhubu, what are the tasks to earn merit points? How to accept them?"
Zhao Yicheng smiled as if he had expected this. He had received many new guests, and basically, after seeing the treasures that could be exchanged in the jade slips, the new guests would be eager to take on the mission.
"No rush, we'll be there soon." Zhao Yicheng said with a smile.
Soon, the two arrived at a hall.
There were many people coming in and out of the hall. As soon as he entered the hall, Jeger saw a huge screen on the opposite wall, which recorded many tasks.
When Jager saw the big screen, he was stunned immediately. The screen looked very similar to the product of his previous life.
Zhao Yicheng saw Jieger's expression and thought that he had never seen this thing before, so he smiled and explained: "Mr. Qiao, this thing is called a big screen. It comes from a space in the lower world where mechanical civilization is prevalent. The city lord found it very interesting and used it in the city lord's mansion."
Jiege knew that Zhao Yicheng had misunderstood, but he did not explain.
It is not surprising that such things appear in the divine world. After all, the main universe is different from the subsidiary universe. The main universe is all-encompassing and various civilizations exist there.
The four subsidiary universes of Hongmeng Universe belong to different civilizations. Panlong Universe is a magical civilization, and the other three subsidiary universes are mechanical civilization, biological civilization, and immortal and demon civilization.
There are no products of mechanical civilization in the Panlong Universe, but in the main universe, all four types of civilizations exist.
Jaeger looked up at the big screen, where each task was updated in real time.
Zhao Yicheng also introduced: "Mr. Qiao, you can see all the tasks that can earn merit points. Each task can be accepted by multiple guests at the same time. Whoever completes it first will get the merit points."
Jaeger looked at each task carefully.
Most of these tasks are related to Tianhuo City.
"Mission: Kill a lower-level god under the command of the Skyfire City Lord; Reward: 1 Merit Point."
"Mission: Kill a Central Heavenly God under the command of the Skyfire City Lord; Reward: 100 Merit Points."
"Mission: Kill an upper god under the command of the Skyfire City Lord; Reward: 1000 merit points."
In addition to killing the strong men of Tianhuo City, there are also merit points rewards for seizing the resources of Tianhuo City.
“Mission: Help Gongyang City seize and occupy Hongyan Mine; Reward: 200 Merit Points.”
“Mission: Help Gongyang City seize and occupy the White Elephant Mine; Reward: 500 Merit Points.”
There are some divine stone mines around Gongyang City and Tianhuo City. These mines produce divine stones continuously and are an important source of divine stones for Gongyang City and Tianhuo City.
The battle between the two cities also took place in these divine stone mines. After all, the divine stone mines represent wealth, and both sides want to occupy more divine stone mines.
The quality of the divine stones produced by each divine stone mine is also different. Ordinary divine stone mines only produce medium-quality divine stones and low-quality divine stones.
The better ones can produce high-quality divine stones and top-quality divine stones.
The best ones can even produce the essence of gods.
The divine stone mines controlled by Gongyang City and Tianhuo City are basically ordinary divine stone mines. Occupying such mines can obtain a reward of 200 merit points.
If you can occupy a better divine stone mine, such as the White Elephant Mine, you will receive a reward of 500 merit points.
As for the mines that can produce the spirits of gods, neither city has any.
"Mission: rescue the Tianhuo City spy in Gongyang City; Reward: 1 merit point for finding a divine spy, 10 merit points for finding a lower divine spy, 1000 merit points for finding a middle divine spy, and 10000 merit points for finding an upper divine spy."
When Jaeger saw the task, he was stunned.
"spy?"
Zhao Yicheng said: "Yes, our Gongyang City and Tianhuo City have been fighting for many years. The other side has sent many spies to our Gongyang City, causing us a lot of losses. Naturally, we must do our best to find them all."
As he spoke, Zhao Yicheng looked at Jiege with a hint of deep meaning in his eyes, as if he wanted to see through Jiege's heart.
(End of this chapter)
