Chapter 331: Space Sphere

Li Luo's sudden question nearly caused someone as seasoned as Yu Hongxi to throw out her back.

Lu Qinger, standing to the side, let out a snort of laughter.

Yu Hongxi replied with a huff, "Don't even think about it. Ordinary members of the Golden Dragon Treasure House aren't qualified to enjoy such benefits. As it stands, in this Great Xia branch of the Golden Dragon Treasure House, only I and Vice President Ning Que are qualified, which is why we are able to let our children enter the Golden Dragon Dojo to compete for the 'Mountain-Visiting Token'."

Li Luo expressed his extreme regret at this.

He was indeed quite curious about the "Golden Dragon Mountain," which sounded very impressive; if he could truly get a look at it, that would naturally be for the best.

But listening to Yu Hongxi, it was clear that even the general upper management of the Golden Dragon Treasure House lacked this qualification; only those at Yu Hongxi's level could enjoy it.

Originally, if he could have just coasted, he wouldn't have minded holding a position at the Golden Dragon Treasure House, but clearly, he had thought too much.

"For the assistance of you four, our Golden Dragon Treasure House is also deeply grateful. Regardless of whether you ultimately obtain the Golden Dragon Mountain-Visiting Token, we have prepared a gift of thanks for you."

Yu Hongxi raised her hand, and immediately four maidservants emerged from behind the beaded curtain, each holding a jade tray with a square silver box upon it.

The maidservants opened the silver boxes, and Li Luo and the other three saw that each contained a silver sphere. The sphere looked like a gemstone, covered in peculiar patterns and emitting a faint luster.

Li Luo gazed at the four silver spheres, his expression shifting as he seemed to recognize them: "This is... a Space Sphere?"

A so-called Space Sphere is exactly what the name implies; it is a type of special spatial treasure that has a small space opened up within it for storing items.

Space Spheres are of immense value, costing millions of Heavenly Gold at the drop of a hat, and such treasures are quite rare; even at the Golden Dragon Treasure House headquarters, they are not often encountered.

Their House Luolan had possessed a few in the past, but when his parents left, they took those Space Spheres with them. Thus, in the current House Luolan, even he, the Young House Master, and Jiang Qing'e did not yet possess any Space Spheres.

Firstly, there were few Space Spheres in circulation, and they were snatched up by major forces as soon as they appeared. Secondly, House Luolan's situation had not been great, so there was no need to spend unnecessary funds to procure Space Spheres for which there was no immediate demand.

Of course, if one could have a Space Sphere, that was naturally for the best. Although it could not enhance combat power, it brought great convenience.

So, seeing Yu Hongxi directly produce four Space Spheres as a thank-you gift, Li Luo couldn't help but sigh; the Golden Dragon Treasure House was truly wealthy and imposing. Just the greeting gift alone was worth several million Heavenly Gold.

The key was that they hadn't even done anything yet.

Aside from Li Luo, the other three also revealed their excitement. From this, one could see Yu Hongxi's delicacy and capability; just by giving a gift, she could make these few individuals—who were not without their own backgrounds—feel a sense of anticipation.

As the maidservants respectfully presented the silver boxes, the four of them reached out almost reflexively to take them, then removed the Space Spheres to hold them in their hands.

These Space Spheres were even threaded onto a special gold wire, resembling a bracelet that could be worn perfectly on the wrist.

Li Luo immediately put his on and channeled his resonant power into it, instantly sensing the small space opened up inside the sphere.

It wasn't particularly spacious, barely enough to fit two tables. Judging by the volume, this should only be an ordinary Space Sphere, but that was normal; high-grade Space Spheres had even more terrifying prices, and even the Golden Dragon Treasure House likely couldn't just give them away casually.

"Many thanks, President Yu."

The four of them were very satisfied with this greeting gift and thanked her one after another.

Yu Hongxi waved her hand and then smiled: "There is another important matter, which is that you need to finalize your teams."

"Let Qinger and Ning Zhao handle the selection for this."

At this point, she glanced at Lu Qinger and said, as if casually: "Choosing teammates is a very important matter. The stronger your teammates, the higher the probability of you obtaining the Golden Dragon Mountain-Visiting Token, so you cannot treat this as child's play."

Lu Qinger's eyes flickered, but she did not answer.

"Hehe, let Qinger choose first," Vice President Ning Que said with a chuckle from the side, appearing very agreeable.

Then Lu Qinger stepped forward, her gaze sweeping over the four people in the room.

Yu Hongxi's expression was calm as she sipped her tea, her inner emotions unreadable.

Zhu Xuan straightened his posture slightly, offering a gentle and confident smile as he met Lu Qinger's gaze, while the youth named Lin Suo smiled in return.

Li Luo also wore a smile, while Qin Zhelu silently took a step back.

"I think that since it's a small team, rapport is naturally the most important thing, so I would like to choose Li Luo and Qin Zhelu as my teammates," Lu Qinger said, her voice crisp and pleasant, without much hesitation.

The smile on Zhu Xuan's face stiffened slightly.

Li Luo was not surprised by this, while Qin Zhelu swayed slightly.

Bang.

The lid of the cup in Yu Hongxi's hand landed with a crisp sound, neither light nor heavy. Her expression remained calm as she said: "While rapport is important, the gap in strength cannot be ignored either. Won't you reconsider?"

Lu Qinger shook her head.

Yu Hongxi's slender fingers tightened, then slowly relaxed. She let out a soft breath; in truth, she had long anticipated Lu Qinger's choice, but hearing it still inevitably caused her some frustration.

This daughter really was not easy to worry about!

She had clearly prepared better options for her, yet she still insisted on running after that brat Li Luo!

This was for competing for the Golden Dragon Mountain-Visiting Token! This concerned her future prospects!

However, although she felt some annoyance, Yu Hongxi was very good at restraining her emotions. Since Lu Qinger had already made this choice, it would not be good to directly oppose her; otherwise, if she truly provoked her daughter's rebellious streak, her performance might end up even worse.

"Fine, since it is your own choice, you must bear the consequences that come with it," she said indifferently.

"Hehe, President, in that case, Ning Zhao has picked up a bargain," Vice President Ning Que laughed from the side.

Among the four, Zhu Xuan had the greatest strength, being at the Second Change of the Resonance Transformation Stage, while Lin Suo was at the First Change. In contrast, Li Luo and Qin Zhelu were only at the Resonance Pattern Stage, which was a significant gap compared to the first two.

With them as teammates, Ning Zhao's chances of obtaining the Golden Dragon Mountain-Visiting Token in the Golden Dragon Dojo would be much greater.

Yu Hongxi's expression was indifferent as she said: "Since the teams are decided, Vice President Ning Que, take Zhu Xuan and Lin Suo to the next room and explain the rules of the Golden Dragon Dojo to them."

Ning Que nodded with a smile; he knew that Yu Hongxi was likely fuming, so he dared not provoke her further and rose to leave with Ning Zhao, as well as the somewhat unwilling Zhu Xuan and Lin Suo.

Qin Zhelu had indeed seen Zhu Xuan's unwilling gaze; his lips moved, and he even wanted to say that if he wanted to, he could actually give up his spot.

But before the words could come out, he sensed Lu Qinger's sharp and warning gaze fixed upon him.

That look made him very uncomfortable, and he also understood that if he did that, he would certainly invite Lu Qinger's "retaliation" in the future.

The two of them belonged to the same team in the academy and had been in contact for some time, so Qin Zhelu knew a thing or two about Lu Qinger's methods. Thus, after a brief moment of careful thought, he wisely chose to keep his mouth shut.

Forget it, it was better not to provoke women.