Chapter 359: Hidden Benefit

When Li Luo's treasure selection ended, Lu Qing'er was similarly overwhelmed by the sheer number of treasures, her eyes blurring as she fell into a state of indecision.

"So many... how to choose?"

At this moment, seven or eight swimming fish surrounded Lu Qing'er, each displaying a different White Eye treasure within its belly, ranging from lower to upper grades, which only made her more worried.

After hesitating for a long while, she reached out and grabbed one of the fish; it was an inner armor treasure of the upper-grade White Eye, possessing a certain level of defense. Since the three of them would later be hunting down Lin Suo, and Lu Qing'er was the weakest in power, enhancing her defense now would grant her greater self-preservation capabilities.

However, just as Lu Qing'er grabbed the fish and prepared to pay with Dao Gold, she suddenly saw a faint glimmer of golden light flash in the distance.

She paused, then holding onto the fish, she walked curiously toward that direction.

As she approached, she discovered it was a cluster of lake-bottom reef rocks, and on the dark reef mountain, there was a tiny crack. The crack was so small that anyone else truly couldn't squeeze in; only Lu Qing'er, with her slender figure, could just barely force her way through.

Squeezing into the reef mountain's fissure, she found a not-so-large space inside. The light was dim, but Lu Qing'er paid no attention to that, because she discovered that within the reef mountain's fissure, there were actually three swimming fish moving slowly.

Extremely bright white light emanated from them, and what shocked Lu Qing'er most was that within that bright white light, faint golden threads seemed to be floating.

Lu Qing'er hurriedly moved closer and looked carefully, confirming that inside the bellies of those three fish were hidden White Eye treasures, and within the White Eyes of these three treasures, a faint golden thread was slowly swimming.

"White Eyes revealing golden threads?"

Lu Qing'er was, after all, the Young Lady of the Great Xia Golden Dragon Treasure Hall, and had normally been exposed to many treasures, so she immediately understood the significance, her beautiful eyes filled with even greater shock.

The so-called "White Eyes revealing golden threads" refers to some upper-grade White Eye treasures that, upon reaching a certain level, possess the potential to gradually transform and evolve into Golden Eye treasures. Generally speaking, such treasures are considered the finest of the upper-grade White Eyes, and their value is the highest among all upper-grade White Eye treasures.

Although there was still a considerable gap compared to true Golden Eye treasures, they far surpassed ordinary upper-grade White Eyes.

Precisely because of this, Lu Qing'er was so stunned, and what made her find it most incredible was that what lay before her was not just one, but three!

She looked again; these three Golden Thread White Eye treasures were: a black iron armor, a diamond-shaped gemstone emitting cold air, and finally, what seemed to be a large bow woven with light patterns.

The items were indeed excellent...

After watching for a while, Lu Qing'er sighed regretfully. From previous experience, the exchange price for upper-grade treasures in the Many Treasures Pool exceeded five hundred Dao Gold each, and the price for these Golden Thread White Eye items must be even higher; she guessed they were all over a thousand, a price she simply could not afford.

However, being unable to afford them did not prevent her from admiring them first.

Lu Qing'er reached out and grabbed the fish containing the diamond-shaped gemstone; this gemstone was obviously of ice-type energy, most suitable for her.

"Thousand-Year Dark Crystal Pearl, upper-grade Golden Thread White Eye, forged from underground Dark Crystal, hammered and refined a thousand times, containing the cold chill of Dark Crystal, which will greatly enhance the chilling effect of Ice-Phase power. Exchange price: two hundred Dao Gold."

Lu Qing'er looked at the glowing screen, her beautiful eyes unable to hide her affection; this Dark Crystal Pearl was simply made for her.

Eh?

Suddenly, Lu Qing'er let out a surprised exclamation; she finally noticed something was wrong. The exchange price for this treasure was... two hundred Dao Gold?!

How is that possible?!

Lu Qing'er couldn't help but rub her eyes and look carefully, discovering that it indeed read two hundred Dao Gold.

"Impossible, is it written incorrectly?" Lu Qing'er murmured. The prices of other upper-grade White Eye treasures were all around five or six hundred Dao Gold, yet this Golden Thread White Eye, which was even higher grade than upper-grade White Eyes, was only two hundred Dao Gold?

That is simply too absurd.

Lu Qing'er's expression shifted for a few seconds, then she suddenly reached out and grabbed the other two fish, causing light screens to rise.

"Black Obsidian Battle Armor, upper-grade Golden Thread White Eye, cast from Black Obsidian Dark Iron, with astonishing defense, but the armor is heavy, requiring a certain amount of physical strength. Exchange price: two hundred Dao Gold."

"Light Falcon Bow, upper-grade Golden Thread White Eye, forged from Light Falcon bones; injecting Phase Power can trigger Light Falcon Arrows, whose speed is like light, and which come with sonic shockwaves capable of disturbing an enemy's mind. Exchange price: two hundred Dao Gold."

Looking at the exchange prices of these two Golden Thread White Eyes, Lu Qing'er's small mouth finally couldn't help but slowly open wide.

Three Golden Thread White Eyes, totaling only six hundred Dao Gold? Just a moment ago, that was the price of a single ordinary upper-grade White Eye!

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

Moreover, this coincidence was simply too much.

These three treasures: the Dark Crystal Pearl was practically made for her; the Black Obsidian Battle Armor required physical strength, and Qin Qin Zhulu, that fellow, possessed the Phage Gold Demon Tiger Phase, his strength already astonishing, and with his fearless character, pairing him with this armor would allow him to charge recklessly; as for the Light Falcon Bow... wasn't Li Luo skilled with dual blades and bows?

It was as if these treasures had their three names written directly on them.

If this was truly a coincidence, Lu Qing'er felt it was somewhat insulting to her intelligence.

Lu Qing'er's eyes flickered, her expression slightly strange, but ultimately she said nothing more; instead, she directly reached out and swept over the three fish, unhesitatingly paying six hundred Dao Gold, then hid them inside her Space Sphere before turning and leaving.

Regardless of the origin of these treasures, since they appeared before her eyes, she certainly couldn't let them go.

The three of them would soon face Lin Suo; against such a powerful enemy, they must maximize their armament. After all, Li Luo had already begun preparing such a dangerous secret technique for her, so naturally, she must also do her utmost.

With these three Golden Thread treasures, their chances of success would be even greater.

This journey to the Golden Dragon Dojo always carried a strange feeling; once they returned to Great Xia, she must ask Mother properly what was going on...

While thinking of these things, Lu Qing'er quickly exited the Many Treasures Pool, then saw Li Luo and Qin Qin Zhulu, who had already come out.

Qin Qin Zhulu held a heavy black spear, playing with it lovingly, obviously a newly exchanged weapon, while Li Luo beside him had a complex, melancholy expression, somewhat happy yet somewhat worried.

"You're out? Did you find suitable treasures?" Seeing Lu Qing'er emerge, Li Luo asked with a smile.

Lu Qing'er walked quickly over, grabbed Li Luo's sleeve, and hurried toward the woods behind, speaking in a low voice: "You both come with me."

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

The three slipped into the small grove, and before Li Luo could ask, Lu Qing'er straightforwardly and decisively took out the Black Obsidian Battle Armor and the Light Falcon Bow.

Then the two of them stared at the golden threads flowing within the White Eye marks on the two treasures before them, falling into a long silence.

(PS: I got scammed while filming for Douyin, so today there are two chapters; for details, please check my Douyin account, hahaha.)