Chapter 134

Not to mention how Li Li Lianhua was grumbling to himself, with the update of his "golden finger" incomplete, he had no heart to open the treasure chest sitting right beside him!

After waiting for another moment, the update of the golden finger finally finished!

Li Li Lianhua focused his mind on the golden finger's update.

First, the updated feature was the addition of an appraisal function!

In short? Previously, the medical fees Li Li Lianhua collected were only recognized in gold and silver; only gold and silver could be exchanged for treasure chests!

But now, it didn't just recognize gold and silver; other items, as long as they were of high value, could be appraised directly and used as medical fees!

For example, jade, agate, gemstones, and the like could be appraised and used as payment!

Additionally, there were precious materials like Heaven-Sent Cloud Iron, as well as rare medicinal herbs.

Even martial arts manuals and the like could be appraised!

This feature made the corner of Li Li Lianhua’s eye twitch!

Was it useful? Other things could now be used as medical fees, so it was indeed somewhat useful!

But was it *very* useful? It just added more variety to how he could collect fees.

If the medical fees required to exchange for treasure chests continued to skyrocket, these were just flashy things with no real effect!

What was this similar to?

Housing prices keep soaring, to the point where ordinary people can no longer afford to buy a house!

So, what strategies are introduced to stimulate people to buy houses?

For example, lowering the down payment ratio; it used to be 30%, now it only needs 20%, or even 0% down!

What else? Extending the loan term; "relay loans" appear—if you can't pay it off in 30 years, you can take a 40 or 50-year loan, and if you can't finish paying, let your son pay...

Good grief!

Is this what the people want—lowered down payments and extended terms? Do these flashy things have any effect?

They do! But not much!

Not to mention how Li Li Lianhua was complaining in his heart.

This golden finger update, besides adding an appraisal function, had another feature!

Fixed-price treasure chest exchange!

Good grief, he had just complained that the price of treasure chests was getting higher and higher!

This second feature was aimed exactly at that!

From now on, the prices of treasure chests were all fixed and unchanging!

That is to say, if you exchange for one treasure chest, it’s this price; if you exchange for ten, it will still be this price!

However, don't be happy too soon!

Although the price of the treasure chests is fixed, the quality of the good items you can actually open depends on opening the corresponding chest!

In short, treasure chests are divided into five grades from low to high: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Diamond, and God-tier!

Different grades of treasure chests can yield items of different quality!

If you want good items, you have to open higher-tier chests.

Wanting to open something like the All-Encompassing Hand for just 10 taels of silver again?

That is absolutely impossible now!

"That's fine, at least the price of the chest determines the quality of what can be opened; clearly marked prices are acceptable!"

Looking at the second updated pricing feature, Li Li Lianhua nodded, feeling satisfied enough.

When it all came down to it, for Li Li Lianhua, these two updates didn't seem to have any downsides?

Thus, Li Li Lianhua felt much more at ease!

Additionally, the exchange prices for the five grades of treasure chests were all different!

For example, the lowest-grade Bronze chest requires 10,000 taels of silver in medical fees to exchange!

The Silver grade requires 100,000 taels!

The Gold grade requires 1 million taels, the Diamond grade 10 million taels! The God-tier chest requires 100 million!

"Hiss, although the price is fixed, it’s really not cheap!" Looking at the exchange prices, Li Li Lianhua couldn't help but gasp!

Indeed, 100,000 taels of silver can only exchange for a Silver-grade chest?

I wonder what kind of things a Silver-grade chest can yield?

And what about the 1 million tael Gold-grade chest? What can that yield?

And those Diamond and God-tier chests—this made Li Li Lianhua look forward to them even more!

Most importantly, 100 million?

Is this for sure not a joke? Even if the Great Ming treasury were to produce 100 million, they probably wouldn't have that much cash flow, right?

Even if they used numerous treasures to exchange for appraisal, it would have to hurt the Great Ming treasury's foundations, right?

Li Li Lianhua silently grumbled again!

Forget it, the update is already done, complaining about this now is meaningless; let me first see what the Gold and Silver chests can yield!

Muttering to himself, Li Li Lianhua checked and saw he still had 320,000 taels of silver.

He spent 10,000 taels of medical fees to exchange for a Bronze-grade chest to see!

Sure enough, the exchanged chest looked like a bronze box, and it even looked tattered!

Li Li Lianhua complained about its appearance; it cost 10,000 taels of silver, and it looks like this?

Immediately, Li Li Lianhua pried open the Bronze-grade chest.

Then, looking at what came out of the chest, the corner of Li Li Lianhua’s mouth twitched slightly!

Before, when opening chests, brilliant light would burst forth; those special effects were truly not bad!

But opening this Bronze-grade chest? It doesn't deserve special effects, right?

As Li Li Lianhua’s gaze fixed on it, the function of the item opened from this chest automatically appeared in his mind!

In short, it was an electric fan!

That’s right, the kind of floor fan essential for summer!

Something that sells for a hundred or eighty Great Yuan in the modern era, and you dare charge me 10,000 taels of silver? This isn't just black-hearted; it’s rotten to the core, right?

Even if this electric fan had some black technology, like being solar-powered—charge for an hour in the sun and it blows for a whole day!

But when all is said and done, it’s just an electric fan, right?

Most importantly, he wears Cloud Brocade, temperature-regulating clothing; he is immune to cold and heat!

What use could this electric fan have for him?

Li Li Lianhua silently grumbled, then thought, perhaps his luck was just bad? Let’s try opening another one?

Another 10,000 taels of silver gone, and he exchanged for a Bronze-grade chest!

Good grief, ten cases of Wuliangye!

That’s okay! Wuliangye sells for about a thousand Great Yuan a bottle in the modern era; one case has six bottles, so ten cases is sixty bottles, worth about 60,000 Great Yuan?

Although it’s still a loss, it’s better than opening an electric fan, right?

Things shouldn't happen three times, let’s try one more?

Just consider it testing more to get a better concept of the Bronze-grade chest?

Another 10,000 taels of silver vanished; this time, Li Li Lianhua’s face looked even uglier!

A flashlight, also a solar-powered model, charge it in the sun, but a flashlight seems even cheaper than an electric fan, right?

Li Li Lianhua shook his head, having no desire to open any more Bronze-grade chests, and turned his gaze to the Silver-grade chest.

A Silver-grade chest at 100,000 taels each should be much better than a Bronze-grade chest, right?

Feeling some anticipation, Li Li Lianhua consumed 100,000 taels of medical fees, and a silver-colored chest appeared before him, which made Li Li Lianhua nod silently!

Not bad, at least on the outside, this Silver-grade chest looked better!

Immediately, Li Li Lianhua pried open the Silver-grade chest, and a faint light appeared!

Not bad, compared to the Bronze-grade chest, it at least had some special effects; a Silver-grade chest at 100,000 taels each is indeed different!

Following that, looking at the item that appeared in the chest, Li Li Lianhua was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed!

The item opened from this Silver-grade chest was something he had opened once before!

A sphere about the size of a ping-pong ball: a Long Great Yuan fragment!

The Long Great Yuan fragment he opened before had raised his cultivation to the eighth level of the Jade Purity Realm!

Now, he had opened another Long Great Yuan fragment?

Then his cultivation could be raised another notch!