Chapter 396: 396. Chapter 396: Why Is It the Moonlight Pendant?

396. Chapter 396: Why Is It the Moonlight Pendant?

After biting his finger and letting a drop of blood fall onto the jade pendant, a lot of information quickly appeared in his mind.

"Fifth‑grade primary jade pendant can double the Spiritual Power recovery speed of a Fourth‑level Spirit Master…"

Jiang Cheng silently recited the information in his mind, and a strong yearning rose in his heart.

If he could fully unleash its effect, the Spiritual Power recovery speed would be 400 times the current rate! Whether absorbing Primordial Force or cultivating Spiritual Power, it would be like riding a rocket.

However, reaching that point would require a considerable amount of time.

"First consume half of the Spiritual Power and test the effect."

Having the treasure in hand, Jiang Cheng was a bit impatient.

He took out the Gold Bell Visualization Diagram, stared at it for a while, and only withdrew his gaze after the Spiritual Power had been reduced by half.

Then he sat on the meditation cushion and, following the usage method of the Azure Jade Coiled Dragon Pendant in his mind, began to meditate to restore Spiritual Power.

At the start, he felt the Spiritual Power recovery speed increase by several tenths; in less than a minute the speed doubled, and after a few more minutes it rose to three times! Jiang Cheng felt a surge of exhilaration.

Originally, he needed six hours of meditation to fully restore his Spiritual Power once; now, with the help of this jade pendant, he can do it in two hours!

"No wonder few people use fourth‑grade pills to boost Spiritual Power."

He suddenly understood.

A Top‑grade Awakening Pill has an effect comparable to a fourth‑grade primary Restoring Spirit Pill; one costs ten million. Jiang Cheng is now a Fifth‑level Spirit Mind Master; even with the help of a Panel, he would need four hundred million to break through to Sixth‑level Spirit Mind Master. Other Fifth‑level Spirit Mind Masters lack a Panel, and relying solely on pills, four hundred million isn't enough; let alone at the Spirit Master level, where even several hundred hundred million of pills would likely be insufficient.

A Sixth‑grade Treasure is only a hundred hundred million, and many Grandmasters can easily produce several hundred hundred million.

But with a treasure that accelerates Spiritual Power recovery, it saves a lot of money; at the very least it can double the recovery speed. If a higher‑grade treasure is used, such as a Fourth‑level Grandmaster's, using a fifth‑grade intermediate one might also achieve a doubling.

Jiang Cheng enjoyed the feeling, and suddenly curiosity arose; he stopped meditating, opened his eyes, and looked at the Panel.

He wanted to see how the Experience Value growth rate was.

But when he looked, he was stunned.

Because the top line of the Panel read not Azure Jade Coiled Dragon Pendant but Moonlight Pendant, with a progress bar behind it.

Jiang Cheng didn't have time to check how much the Experience Bar had increased; his gaze was fixed, as if welded, staring at the three characters in front, and a huge question mark sprang up in his mind.

"Why is it Moonlight Pendant?"

"Shouldn't it be Azure Jade Coiled Dragon Pendant?"

He recalled the information in his mind; it was indeed the Azure Jade Coiled Dragon Pendant, and its appearance was no different from what was shown online.

But the Panel wrote exactly the three words: Moonlight Pendant.

If he had to choose which to believe, he would naturally trust the latter.

In other words…

"I was deceived?"

Jiang Cheng's pupils dilated sharply.

Gu Zhanglin specially found a Moonlight Pendant, pretended it was an Azure Jade Coiled Dragon Pendant, and gave it to himself? He took an item worth two hundred million on the market and sold it to himself for ten billion? At first glance, that seems unlikely.

But when it comes to Gu Zhanglin, it makes sense.

From the profit‑sharing alone, one can see that the other party is unscrupulous and untrustworthy, so swapping an inferior item for a superior one is something he could easily do.

"What a Gu Zhanglin!"

A surge of anger rose in Jiang Cheng's heart.

If it weren't for the Panel's hint, he might have remained fooled until he reached Grandmaster level, and even after attaining Grandmaster, he might still not have spotted the flaw.

Because by then he might suspect that he hadn't worked hard enough, and thus hadn't fully unleashed the pendant's potential.

He took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart.

He knew that exposing the matter now might not be a good choice, because the other party would certainly ask him, "How did you know it's fake?"

He had no answer for that; he couldn't just say "by intuition." Answering that way, the other side would never admit it.

After careful deliberation, Jiang Cheng decided to hint without acting.

This Moonlight Pendant, though only a fourth‑grade primary treasure, is eight times weaker than the fifth‑grade primary Azure Jade Coiled Dragon Pendant, it can still be put to use for now.

If its effect could be fully realized, it would increase Spiritual Power recovery speed by as much as fifty times.

A fifty‑fold increase in Spiritual Power recovery is very significant for strength improvement, and the Experience Value growth would also outpace that of the Azure Jade Coiled Dragon Pendant; in a way, it's a blessing in disguise.

Jiang Cheng's gaze shifted to the Experience Bar.

He did a quick calculation.

A full Spiritual Power restoration would increase the current Experience Bar by ten percent; ten full restorations would reach Entry level.

"Perhaps the proficiency level of these treasures works like a Cultivation Method?"

Jiang Cheng looked at the three characters 'Not Yet Entered' and thought to himself.

But regardless, with this proficiency Panel, he is far luckier than others; even if the treasure far exceeds his own strength, given time it can still reach its full potential.

Even offensive treasures, as long as they contain enough Primordial Force Crystals, behave the same way.

"Fine then."

Jiang Cheng took a deep breath and slowly closed his eyes.

If the other side acts that way, he won't feel guilty on the day he leaves.

If one day the two sides clash in battle, he won't show any mercy.

More than ten hours passed, and night had deepened.

Gao Ling, who had been notified by Jiang Cheng, rushed here; his face was full of anticipation.

"Brother, you're still here so late—could it be?"

"Yes."

Although he felt a bit disgusted inside, outwardly Jiang Cheng pretended to be grateful, saying, "Brother Gao, the effect of that Azure Jade Coiled Dragon Pendant is truly extraordinary; I just used it and the Spiritual Power recovery speed increased by more than double, so I had enough Spiritual Power to refine the fifth batch of pills."

Speaking, he took out the five bottles of pills he had prepared long ago.

As for the extra two bottles, he naturally used them up.

"Ah!"

Gao Ling was overjoyed, took the five bottles of pills, poured them out, inspected them, and indeed they were all Top-grade Awakening Pills.

Fifty Top-grade Awakening Pills, after deducting half the material cost, yielded a profit of 25 million; the split ratio changed from a 64‑36 split to a 73‑27 split, allowing them to pocket 17.5 million—a month that amounts to over 500 million! And previously it was only 360 million; back and forth, the difference is nearly 200 million.

"Jiang Lao Di, according to the split you can get 30%, that is 7.5 million, but because you obtained the Azure Jade Coiled Dragon Pendant, this money must be used to repay debts until the debt is fully cleared."

Gao Ling felt a bit embarrassed.

Because that wasn't the Azure Jade Coiled Dragon Pendant, but the Moonlight Pendant worth 200 million.

But thinking that even if Jiang Cheng got the genuine item it wouldn't make much difference, he felt much better.

Jiang Cheng heard this and felt extremely ridiculous inside.

Previously he submitted four batches of pills each day, receiving a split of 8 million.

Now working even harder, he submits five batches daily, yet the split he receives is only 7.5 million.

Sure enough, capitalists everywhere are the same, even in other worlds; hiring people to work for you has no future! (End of chapter)