Chapter 359: Hidden Benefits

When Li Luo finished selecting his treasures, Lu Qinger was similarly overwhelmed by the sheer number of artifacts, falling into a state of indecision.

"So many... how am I supposed to choose?"

At this moment, seven or eight swimming fish circled Lu Qinger, each one manifesting a different White Eye artifact within its belly, ranging from low to high grade, which only added to her distress.

Finally, after hesitating for a long while, she reached out and grabbed one of the fish. It was a high-grade White Eye inner armor artifact with decent defensive capabilities. If the three of them were to hunt down Lin Suo later, she would be the weakest, so strengthening her defenses would provide her with more self-preservation.

However, just as Lu Qinger grabbed the fish and prepared to pay the Dao Gold, she suddenly saw a faint golden light flash not far away.

She paused, then gripped the fish and curiously walked toward the light.

As she approached, she discovered it was a reef at the bottom of the lake. There was a small crack in the pitch-black reef, so small that another person wouldn't have been able to squeeze through, but Lu Qinger was slender enough to just barely fit.

Squeezing into the crack in the reef, she found a small, dimly lit space inside. Lu Qinger didn't pay much attention to this, however, because she discovered three fish swimming slowly within the crevice.

An exceptionally bright white light radiated from them, and what shocked Lu Qinger most was that faint, thin golden lines seemed to be emerging within that bright white light.

Lu Qinger hurriedly moved closer and looked carefully, discovering that each of the three fish indeed contained a White Eye artifact, and within the White Eye of each artifact, a shallow golden line was slowly swimming.

"White Eye with a golden line?"

As the young lady of the Great Xia Long Baoxing, Lu Qinger had been exposed to many artifacts, so she understood the significance at a glance, and her beautiful eyes filled with astonishment.

The so-called "White Eye with a golden line" refers to high-grade White Eye artifacts that, upon reaching a certain level, have the potential to evolve into Golden Eye artifacts. Generally speaking, these are the highest-grade White Eye artifacts, and their value is the most expensive among all high-grade White Eye artifacts.

Although there was still a significant gap between them and true Golden Eye artifacts, they surpassed ordinary high-grade White Eye artifacts.

It was precisely for this reason that Lu Qinger was so stunned, and what she found most incredible was that there wasn't just one, but three!

She looked again; these three golden-lined White Eye artifacts consisted of a black iron armor, a diamond-shaped gemstone emitting cold air, and finally, a large bow interwoven with light patterns.

They were truly excellent items...

Lu Qinger sighed with some regret after watching for a while. Based on her previous experience, the exchange price for high-grade artifacts in the Treasure Pool exceeded five hundred Dao Gold each, and these golden-lined White Eye artifacts would surely be even more expensive. She guessed they would exceed one thousand, a price she simply could not afford.

But not being able to afford them didn't stop her from admiring them.

Lu Qinger reached out to grab the fish containing the diamond-shaped gemstone; this gem was clearly ice-elemental energy, making it the most suitable for her.

"Millennium Profound Crystal Bead, high-grade golden-lined White Eye, crafted from subterranean profound crystal, tempered a thousand times, containing profound crystal chill, will greatly enhance the cold effect of Ice Phase power, exchange price, two hundred Dao Gold."

Lu Qinger looked at the light screen, her beautiful eyes filled with undisguised affection; this crystal bead was practically tailor-made for her.

Huh?

Suddenly, Lu Qinger let out a surprised sound. She finally discovered something wrong: the exchange price for this artifact was... two hundred Dao Gold?!

How is that possible?!

Lu Qinger couldn't help but rub her eyes and look carefully, only to find that it indeed read two hundred Dao Gold.

"That's impossible, is it a mistake?" Lu Qinger muttered. Other high-grade White Eye artifacts cost five or six hundred Dao Gold, yet these golden-lined White Eye artifacts, which were even higher grade, were only two hundred Dao Gold?

This was too absurd.

Lu Qinger's expression shifted for a few seconds, and then she suddenly reached out to grab the other two fish. The light screens rose.

"Black Glory Battle Armor, high-grade golden-lined White Eye, forged from Black Glory Profound Iron, astonishing defense, but the armor is heavy and has certain requirements for physical strength, exchange price, two hundred Dao Gold."

"Light Falcon Bow, high-grade golden-lined White Eye, forged from the bones of a Light Falcon, injecting Phase power can trigger Light Falcon arrows, speed like light, comes with sonic impact, can interfere with the enemy's mind, exchange price, two hundred Dao Gold."

Looking at the exchange prices for these two golden-lined White Eye artifacts, Lu Qinger's small mouth finally couldn't help but slowly widen.

Three golden-lined White Eye artifacts, totaling only six hundred Dao Gold? Just a moment ago, that was the price of a single ordinary high-grade White Eye artifact!

How could this be? Could this be a hidden benefit?

And isn't this too much of a coincidence?

These three artifacts—the Profound Crystal Bead was tailor-made for her, the Black Glory Battle Armor had physical strength requirements, and that guy Qin Zhelu had the Gold-Devouring Demon Tiger Phase, which already gave him astonishing strength; coupled with his fearless personality, he could charge recklessly with this armor. As for the Light Falcon Bow... wasn't Li Luo skilled with dual blades and bows?

These artifacts were practically labeled with their three names.

If this was truly a coincidence, Lu Qinger felt it was an insult to her intelligence.

Lu Qinger's eyes flickered, her expression slightly strange, but in the end, she didn't say anything. She directly reached out to swipe across the three fish, paid the six hundred Dao Gold without hesitation, hid them in her space ball, and turned to leave.

Regardless of where these artifacts came from, since they had appeared before her, she certainly couldn't let them go.

The three of them would be facing Lin Suo later. Against such a strong enemy, they had to arm themselves to the maximum. After all, Li Luo had already started preparing such a dangerous secret technique for her sake, so she naturally had to give it her all.

With these three golden-lined artifacts, their chances would be much greater.

This trip to the Golden Dragon Dojo always felt strange. When she returned to Great Xia, she would definitely have to ask her mother what was going on...

Thinking of this, Lu Qinger quickly exited the Treasure Pool and saw Li Luo and Qin Zhelu, who had already come out.

Qin Zhelu was holding a black heavy spear, playing with it affectionately; it was clearly his newly exchanged weapon. Beside him, Li Luo had a somewhat melancholy and complex expression, a mix of happiness and worry.

"You're out? Did you find suitable artifacts?" Seeing Lu Qinger come out, Li Luo asked with a smile.

Lu Qinger walked over quickly, grabbed Li Luo's sleeve, and hurried toward the woods behind them, whispering, "You two, come with me."

Li Luo and Qin Zhelu exchanged a glance, their eyes full of confusion, but they still followed.

The three of them slipped into the small woods, and before Li Luo could ask, Lu Qinger decisively took out the Black Glory Battle Armor and the Light Falcon Bow.

Then, the two of them stared at the golden lines flowing within the White Eye marks on the two artifacts in front of them, falling into a long silence.

(PS: I got scammed filming Douyin, so two chapters today. For details, please see my Douyin account, hahaha.)