Chapter 478: Old but still vigorous

In the evening, the moon first rose.

Jiang Cheng left the base, heading toward Qin Lao's house, and took the opportunity to thank him again.

Although this time I didn't use that Thunder Dragon Talisman, whether or not to use it are two different matters.

"That Azure Jade Coiled Dragon Pendant, perhaps I can give it to Qin Lao."

This thought popped into his mind.

Anyway, I can't use it anymore, and Lin Yue already has a Moonlight Pendant, enough for her to use for a long time.

But, I received the Seven Treasure Flowing Light Pendant from the Big Chief, and the Big Chief and the Chief also know I still have the Azure Jade Coiled Dragon Pendant on me, yet they showed no sign—this really doesn't make sense.

"Let's talk about it later; if any treasures are eliminated, I'll give one or two to Qin Lao."

Jiang Cheng nodded secretly, and shortly after arrived at Qin Lao's doorstep, just seeing Qin Yu come out of the house.

"Yes, it's you."

Qin Yu's pretty face blushed.

"Yeah, where's Grandpa Qin?" Jiang Cheng asked with a smile.

"Grandpa is in the cultivation room, come with me." Qin Yu hurriedly said.

"Alright."

Jiang Cheng followed behind, arriving outside a room, and Qin Yu knocked on the door.

"It's Little Brother Jiang returning, come in." Qin Lao's voice sounded from inside.

Jiang Cheng pushed the door open; at that moment he also rose from the futon, walked over, and while approaching, he sized him up from head to toe.

"Kid, aren't you injured?"

Jiang Cheng laughed and cried: "Qin Lao, patrolling the tunnels is already the safest task; even if there's danger, it's impossible for me to encounter it on my first try, right?"

After saying that, he took out the Thunder Dragon Talisman from his person and handed it over with both hands.

"Still, I must thank Qin Lao for lending me this talisman."

"Hehe, it's nothing."

Qin Lao took the Thunder Dragon Talisman, examined it for a moment, then put it away: "Kid, the tunnel patrol task differs from other tasks; generally it's once a week. When you go out on your next mission, come find me to borrow it again."

"Since Qin Lao said that, I won't stand on ceremony."

Jiang Cheng laughed heartily.

Why not have more safeguards?

"Qin Lao, my earlier words also count; if you need to go on a mission, I'll lend you the treasure on my person."

"Then we have a deal?"

"We have a deal!"

The two smiled at each other.

"However, I still have a long way to go before I undertake missions."

Qin Lao sighed: "I'm old now; the Chief basically rarely assigns me tasks. Do you remember when we left the base to go to Dongfang City to fetch you?"

"Of course I remember." Jiang Cheng nodded repeatedly.

At that time, his attitude toward Hope City was still cautious, even after arriving here, it remained so.

But just a few hours ago, after the Big Chief gave him a Seven-grade elementary treasure, everything changed.

After all, whether here or on this planet, who could achieve what the Big Chief did?

"That time was a mission, and an important one; even the Chief personally went out. After completing that mission, the Chief directly gave me a three-month vacation, so I'm still far from receiving my next task." Qin Lao laughed.

In fact, he wasn't telling the truth.

After that mission, Chu Feng hoped he would retire, do nothing, just collect Contribution Points each month.

After all, as the saying goes, 'who walks by the river often gets wet shoes'; Qin Yu's parents already sacrificed for Hope City; if Qin Lao also met with misfortune, what would Qin Yu do? "Well, that's also good."

Jiang Cheng laughed: "Qin Lao, just rest well; the safety of the base should now be guarded by us young people." "You little rascal."

Qin Lao immediately stroked his beard and glared: "I said I'm old, do you really think I'm old just because I say so? Even if I'm old, I'm still old but growing stronger."

"Yes, yes, old but growing stronger, old but growing stronger." Jiang Cheng echoed repeatedly.

"Alright."

Qin Lao waved his hand: "The things are also returned; you little rascal, hurry up and leave—I have nothing to entertain you with here."

"Then I'll head back first." Jiang Cheng laughed and cried.

Returning home, after dinner, Jiang Cheng went back to his bedroom, carefully taking out the seven-palm-sized Seven Treasure Flowing Light Pendant from his person.

During the day, the light emitted from the pendant was not obvious; at night, the light almost illuminated the entire bedroom.

"Seven-grade elementary..."

Jiang Cheng gazed at the pendant in his hand, feeling deeply moved.

In a one-check no-error version!

He had originally been worried about how many Contribution Points he needed to save to buy a higher-grade Spiritual Power pendant after the Azure Jade Coiled Dragon Pendant reached its limit; just as he was dozing off, someone brought him a pillow.

"Let's test the effect."

He took out the Pagoda Visualization Diagram, exhausted all the Spiritual Power in his mind, then began meditating.

Without the Azure Jade Coiled Dragon Pendant, each meditation session took twice as long; after his Spiritual Power fully recovered, Jiang Cheng opened his eyes, and the panel already displayed the information of the Seven Treasure Flowing Light Pendant.

He estimated it would take about three days to reach the Entry level.

Though it seems minor, this is after all a Seven-grade treasure; theoretically, the Spiritual Power recovery speed is 64 times that of the elementary-grade Azure Jade Coiled Dragon Pendant.

Just reaching Entry, the boost to Spiritual Power recovery speed might already exceed that of the Azure Jade Coiled Dragon Pendant at Proficiency perfection.

"Thank the Big Chief again."

Jiang Cheng turned his head, gazing through the window toward the base's direction.

He will keep his promise, fighting for Hope City.

Night had fallen.

In the sky hung a bright moon, surrounded by scattered stars; although it was an artificial scene, it could still pass as real.

Sun Bo left the academy, walked down the main street, turned a few corners, and arrived outside a courtyard.

The two men guarding the entrance, who were security personnel, immediately stood straight and saluted him.

Within Hope City, most residences were two-story houses, each with its own entrance, conditions were decent; and some families in the city naturally had better living conditions, with spacious courtyards and security personnel stationed by the public safety squad.

Sun Bo didn't even glance at them, walked into the courtyard, came to the front door; the few people sitting inside, who had been chatting and laughing, all rose to their feet.

"Dad."

One of the young men who resembled him about seventy to eighty percent called out, then quickly stepped forward.

He looked like he wanted to speak but hesitated.

"Anything up?"

Sun Bo glanced at him.

"Mm, it's important."

The young man nodded, his eyes flashing with excitement.

"Let's talk in the study."

Sun Bo glanced at the others, then headed toward the upstairs study.

The young man followed right behind.

After they went up to the second floor, the few people in the living room exchanged glances and all let out a slight sigh of relief. (End of chapter)