Chapter 167

While Qin Chuan and Yue Li were at a loss for not finding the Hall Crystal, in another corner of the Dream World, two figures walked across the wilderness.

One of them, which Qin Chuan would surely recognize at a glance if he were here, turned out to be Long Ji.

At this moment he had already advanced to Elite-level Player, obtained his third Spirit Beast by defeating and subduing it, and entered the first echelon.

Beside him was a man wearing glasses; although his appearance differed from reality, his expression was exactly the same, the same calm and composed demeanor unchanging through ages.

Second Generation Insight, Su Yuan Shan.

Player name: Feng Yin, following the Special Affairs Group's requirement, the two Golden Talent players formed a team to act together.

"What should we do next?" Long Ji glanced at Feng Yin, knowing full well his role in the two-person team, leaving the decision to Feng Yin.

"Let me first see what good stuff I can draw today." Feng Yin looked around, and then his eyes flashed with golden light, countless tiny golden specks swirling.

In his field of vision, golden stars spun across the sky, and finally one of them quickly froze, unfolding into a message.

"Oh?" After reading the message, Feng Yin's face showed an expression of surprise: "This time the information is actually quite important."

"What information?" Long Ji turned his head to look.

"This information is related to the Hall Crystal." Feng Yin said slowly, "After the Hall Crystal refreshes, it will not leave its current zone."

"... Wait a moment." Long Ji raised his eyebrows, "What do you mean it won't leave its current zone? Like rare resources, does it transfer?"

"Not sure, maybe." Feng Yin spoke casually, "The message didn't say, but it revealed another important piece of information."

"The Hall Crystal's two refresh positions are at least thirty zones apart in a straight line."

"With this information, as long as we know where the Hall Crystal last refreshed, checking the next refresh point can eliminate many zones."

"Great!" Long Ji's eyes lit up.

But the next instant, he again wore a black line across his face because of Feng Yin's words.

"If someone takes the Hall Crystal to another zone and uses it, it could mislead our judgment, so the premise for it being useful is that the one who obtains the Hall Crystal is one of our own." — "Still not found."

Yue Li and Qin Chuan sat side by side on a large rock in the forest, their expressions blank.

They had almost combed every place in Zone 2633 where Spirit Beasts existed, yet still failed to find any Spirit Beast resembling a Hall Crystal.

"This is the luck of having the Pray Fate Talent fully activated—could it be that we can't even make the Hall Crystal respawn in the same zone?" "The effect of Pray Fate is strong." Qin Chuan took a deep breath, looking at the somewhat dispirited Yue Li beside him, "I don't think the Hall Crystal can be unaffected by luck."

"So the only answer is that the Hall Crystal possesses some unknown properties, and it's those properties that prevent us from obtaining it smoothly."

"For example, a new Hall Crystal will not respawn in the zone where the original Hall Crystal was."

"Our strength is ultimately limited." Yue Li let out a light sigh, "Using the Sundial's third talent, we can only obtain one Hall Crystal per week."

"Trying to discern the Hall Crystal's hidden traits and find its pattern is too difficult."

"Yeah." Qin Chuan couldn't help but agree, yet he saw the girl beside him suddenly turn her head to look at him.

Those bright eyes were somewhat dim, like a wounded fawn, evoking pity.

"Luo, if I can't keep up with your pace of improvement, I'll only hold you back—would you abandon me and team up with other players?"

"How could that be?" Qin Chuan flicked Yue Li's forehead lightly, "If Pray Fate truly can't find the Hall Crystal, we just need to use the Sundial a few more times."

"No way." Yue Li rubbed her forehead, scrunched her nose, "If it really comes to that, I'll just run off and not team up with you."

"As long as I strike first, it wouldn't count… ouch!" Yue Li covered her forehead, looking at Qin Chuan pitifully.

"You forgot, the Sundial's third talent can lock onto a player." Qin Chuan stared at Yue Li, "Even if you run to the ends of the earth, I'll find you." "... All right." Yue Li pursed her lips, though she inexplicably felt a hint of joy, her tightly furrowed brows relaxed slightly, like parting clouds to see the sun.

Looking at the girl, her eyes were a little brighter yet still hid gloom, Qin Chuan inwardly sighed.

In her view, becoming a burden is so unacceptable it cannot be borne? Watching the countdown to eight o'clock, Qin Chuan turned his head again toward the girl beside him and spoke softly.

"See you tomorrow."

【08:00:00/08:00:00】【00:00:28】

【Dream World Entrance Closed】——Real World.

Qin Chuan slowly opened his eyes, sat up, and the image of Yue Li's gaze at the last moment still lingered in his mind.

After a moment, he shook his head and picked up the phone beside him.

The first breakthrough of a Contract Spirit Beast to Hall Tier is a big deal; the Dream World forum must have exploded by now.

As expected, upon opening the Dream World forum, everywhere I looked were discussions about him.

The number of elite players had just barely broken into double digits not long ago, yet the first Hall Tier Spirit Beast had already been born, and the speed at which the Sundial widens the gap is faster than imagined.

The whole world's attention is now focused on him.

As for that, Qin Chuan's reaction is…

I'm hungry, let's go to the breakfast stall at the neighborhood entrance and get two buns and a cup of soy milk.

I'm in a good mood today, add a tea egg. —Special Affairs Group Headquarters.

Su Yuanshan and Chang Jin had just awakened from the Dream World when they were summoned to a short but important meeting; returning to their shared office, their expressions remained unsettled.

"No…" Chang Jin hissed, "Luo has already reached Hall Tier?"

"He found the Hall Crystal that fast?!"

"Looks like my guess was right." Su Yuanshan leaned back in his chair, rubbing his forehead, "Luo's so-called talent for finding resources is definitely a Gold Talent."

"... Which one?" Chang Jin fell silent for a moment.

Su Yuanshan didn't answer but countered, "Did our people find Kangni?"

"Hmm." Chang Jin glanced at Su Yuanshan, "Although I don't know why you're seeking the former Seer, we've already found him."

After Ericte lost his Soul Ascension Talent, Solag's pursuit of him waned greatly; he's hiding in a slum in the US, temporarily still safe.

Give them a call to ask whether Kangni has ever received any information about a Gold Talent.

Let the people over there figure out how to ask; I just want the result.

"Wait a moment." Chang Jin glanced at Su Yuanshan, picked up an encrypted phone, and made an overseas call.

After a moment, he looked at Su Yuanshan, eyes wide with surprise, "He really does."

"Kangni knows the effect of the first talent of Divine Forging: equipment crafting needs no equipment refining stones, succeeds 100% of the time and always lands a lucky critical strike."

Speaking of this, Chang Jin's face showed an envious expression.

When he was crafting the Starlight equipment, his luck was terrible; the two Spirit Beasts failed three times in total, wasting a full twenty-seven pieces of Starlight equipment materials—it was excruciating.

"Hmm..." Su Yuanshan lowered his eyes slightly, "Then it can only be the sundial needle."

(End of chapter)