Chapter 417: 417. Chapter 417: Just This?

417. Chapter 417: Just This?

"Grandma, Chen Sao, Xiao Yue, the situation is basically like this."

Jiang Cheng let out a sigh, "Actually I also wanted to take you to the Outer City District, even if we return to the Poor District it would be fine; with my current strength, our future life will definitely be much better than before in the Poor District, but Gu Zhanglin will surely not let me off."

To avoid worrying his family, he never dared to say that during his time in the Outer City District he had suffered several assassination attempts.

"It's fine, Xiao Cheng." Chen Sao smiled: "No matter where you go, we'll go there."

"Mm-hmm, Brother Jiang Cheng, if it weren't for you, we wouldn't know what our life would be like now; we might still be in the Poor District, living in fear." Lin Yue smiled and said, "I don't know what the Rebel Army Base looks like; I really want to go see it soon."

Jiang Cheng glanced at Grandma, who was also smiling at him.

"Alright, tomorrow morning we'll head to the Rebel Army Base; we'll have to walk many mountain roads, which will be tough. If you really can't keep up, just tell me and I'll carry you."

"It's fine, just carry Grandma." Chen Sao laughed.

"Yeah, Brother Jiang Cheng, you forgot—I'm now a Force Warrior too; a little mountain road is nothing." Lin Yue said, even thinking that if her mother couldn't endure it, she could carry her.

Jiang Cheng was both laughing and crying.

Actually, the bumpy mountain road is one aspect; another is that along the way we'll also encounter adventurers heading into the mountains to seek heavenly treasures, all kinds of exotic beasts, and the guards at the entrances and exits. The former is fine, but encountering the latter two, especially the last, makes a battle inevitable.

Fortunately, this time the Rebel Army leader himself came, so the safety along the route will be greatly guaranteed.

Thinking of this, he recalled what Chu Feng had told him earlier—that he would be waiting in the adjacent room for him to come over, presumably to let him choose one of Gu Zhanglin's treasures.

Speaking of which, he hadn't expected this situation either.

Originally he just wanted to find a chance to slip out; whether Gu Zhanglin sent people or not was the same, but in the end he actually came himself, letting Jiang Cheng get a big bargain.

"It could be considered fate playing tricks."

Jiang Cheng silently thought, glanced at the time—it was already two or three in the afternoon—after letting his family rest first, he walked out the door and headed toward the adjacent room.

The main door was ajar.

"Thump thump."

Jiang Cheng knocked on the door and said, "Leader, it's me."

"Come in, the door isn't locked." Chu Feng's voice sounded.

Jiang Cheng pushed the door open and entered, only then discovering that Qin Lao and that woman were also there.

"Qin Lao."

He greeted Qin Lao, then looked at the woman and said, "Thank you, senior, for your help."

He didn't know her age, but her strength was certainly above his, so calling her senior was definitely appropriate.

"Nothing."

Shen Xinlian shook her head, wanting to speak but stopping herself.

"Little Brother Jiang, just call her Captain Shen."

Qin Lao said with a smile.

"Good."

Jiang Cheng answered in affirmation.

"Little brother, come over."

Chu Feng waved at Jiang Cheng.

"Let's put other matters aside for now; first let me introduce the spoils we gained from this operation."

Jiang Cheng's heart heated up.

His breathing involuntarily grew rapid.

He remembered that Chu Feng had taken five spoils from Gu Zhanglin, one of which was a Seven-grade Treasure!

Of course, one needs some self-awareness; you can't just assume that because the other said you could pick freely, you'd actually take that Seven-grade Treasure—doing so would surely earn their silent disapproval even if they didn't say anything.

Although he was new here and still needed to be careful, it wouldn't hurt to broaden his horizons.

"First, this Seven-grade Treasure, the Calming Spirit Pearl." Chu Feng, like a magician, suddenly produced a blue jewel from his empty hand.

"This is that Seven-grade Treasure?" Jiang Cheng widened his eyes.

"Yes, it can block the mental attack of a Supreme Strongman; you've seen its effect yourself."

"Mm."

Jiang Cheng nodded, having heard that Gu Zhanglin had relied on this to stay conscious for a long time before finally falling asleep.

Such a treasure naturally appealed to him, after all, mental attacks are far more concealed and harder to defend against than fists or hot weapons.

But when he came, he had already made up his mind not to pick that Seven-grade Treasure; even if he felt tempted now, he wouldn't choose it.

"Leader, what about the next few items?"

Hearing this, Shen Xinlian, including Qin Lao, let out a sigh of relief.

It seems Jiang Cheng isn't planning to pick this one? But it's not ruled out that he might want to hear what the other treasures are first, then choose this…

But as long as the leader doesn't reveal the other function, and as they said before, this isn't deception—it's concealment, and concealment and deception are two different things.

"You're not tempted?"

Chu Feng's eyes flashed with a strange color.

Actually, he himself felt quite torn, especially after hearing Shen Xinlian's suggestion.

"The Seven-grade Treasure is meant for Supreme-level Strongmen; for you, Leader, it offers the best value, but for me it would be a waste." Jiang Cheng shrugged, answering in a carefree manner.

"Little Brother Jiang…"

Qin Lao felt a twinge of guilt in his heart.

Shen Xinlian's gaze toward Jiang Cheng also became somewhat evasive.

"No rush."

Chu Feng took a deep breath.

After you hear what I'm about to say, it's not too late to make a decision.

As previously said, his mind was merely torn, and he had not made a decision; upon hearing Jiang Cheng's words, he was moved and continued: "This Calming Spirit Pearl also has another function—it lets you maintain a calm mind at all times, so even if you fail to impact an acupoint, you can remain composed; over time, it will increase the probability of breaking through the acupoint, equivalent to speeding up cultivation."

Jiang Cheng listened carefully; at first he thought it was some amazing effect, but in the end, just this? It merely raises the chance of breaking through an acupoint.

And what about the Panel?

As long as the Experience Value is full, it can guarantee his success.

But seeing the appearance of the few people before him, he understood.

Yeah, because I have the Panel, I think this Calming Spirit Pearl is nothing special, but others without the Panel are inevitably affected by emotions when impacting an acupoint—they panic, hesitate, and so on; with the Pearl on one's person, one can avoid emotional influence on the impact, making it truly exceptional.

It seems I haven't explained myself clearly.

Chu Feng smiled helplessly.

Because he saw Jiang Cheng's expression, which hadn't changed much.

He guessed the other party probably hadn't understood.

Undeniably, if he made his meaning clear, Jiang Cheng would directly choose this; but then he would feel relieved, and later looking back, he wouldn't feel any guilt.

No, Leader, I understand what you mean.

Jiang Cheng shook his head and took a deep breath.

He actually wanted to pretend to be shocked, but feeling that so much time had passed, it seemed already too late.

But he also couldn't not be shocked, so he feigned a slight shock to show respect for the Calming Spirit Pearl.

(End of chapter)