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Chapter 457: The Prop Lifeform That Reveals the Secret
Four sets of brand new props lay quietly in the locker.

3 [Koi Tattoos], 9 shrunken [punching bags], 1 [One-Stroke Cancellation Boxing Manual] and 1 pure gold hand card with a "turtle-shaped pattern" engraved on it.

Jiang Qian thought of "that thing" that the doctor mentioned during the confrontation between the two camps... Is that mysterious thing that seems to be closely related to the future and fate of the Demon Cave Organization included in the first kill reward?
Although half of the first kill prize in a win-win situation belongs to Bai Xiaoxi, Jiang Qian is still curious and carefully checks the cards:

[Name: Koi tattoo (three styles in total)]

[Type: Psychic Pattern]

[Function: Healing/Defense/Attack Power Buff]

[Introduction: A spiritual artist who was forced to go into exile due to a huge gambling debt, used his lifelong inspiration to integrate the world's multicultural knowledge and drew three gorgeous patterns that integrate thousands of living beings! They are based on the "koi" symbolizing good fortune as the outline, and are filled with thousands of living beings' totems, forming super-species energy symbols with unique functional attributes - gathering the compassion of all spirits to "heal", gathering the power of all spirits to "deter", and gathering the courage of all spirits to "attack"...]

[Style 1 and usage: All-Spirit Healing Koi. Take the blood of the creatures painted on the pattern and use it to draw on the target's living surface to summon the healing power of all spirits, increasing the target's self-healing power by 100%]

[Style 2 and usage: All-Spirit Defense Koi. Take the blood of the creatures painted on the pattern and use it to draw on the surface of the target's living body to summon the defense power of all spirits, increasing the target's defense power by 100%]

[Style 3 and usage: Wanling Strategy Koi. Take the blood of the creatures painted on the pattern and use it to outline the surface of the target's living body to summon the attack power of Wanling, increasing the target's attack power by 100%]

[Note: Koi tattoos are only effective on "living things", please use with caution, otherwise the consequences will be at your own risk. ]

……

"Interesting. Does this tattoo borrow from the Taoist culture of talismans? Even the koi fish, as a symbol of good luck, is in the same vein."

The first prop gave Jiang Qian a feeling of surprise.

This small tattoo covers the triple functions of attack, defense and healing, and has no obvious side effects.

When he first saw the quantity of the "Koi Tattoo", he thought it was just a consumable item. It turned out that the "*3" marked the style...

Look at what this means, as long as you learn how to draw tattoos and have enough "pigment", anyone can make their own healing, defense, and attack power-doubling buffs anytime and anywhere?
The key is that there is no limit!
That gives Jiang Qian a lot of room to display his talents.

After all, it is better to teach a man how to fish than to give him a fish. In future team battles, if every member can skillfully use the Koi tattoo, it will be equivalent to doubling the defense, self-healing, and attack power of the entire team!
This is no joke.

It can be said that the larger the amount of tissue that benefits, the greater the effect that the koi tattoo can play.

The more Jiang Qian thought about it, the more satisfied he felt. He took advantage of the opportunity to check out the next set of props:
[Name: Whipping Bag (9 pieces)]

【Type: Daily necessities】

【Function: Storage】

[Introduction: A wealthy man who was addicted to gambling lost all his fortune because of repeated defeats! He lived a precarious life as a homeless man... In the second half of his life, his wealth, relatives and friends had long left him, and only 9 packages were always with him. There was naturally no gold, silver or jewelry in the 9 packages, but they were full of "resentment"! Whenever he tried to ask for alms from passers-by and failed, the 9 packages would release the long-accumulated resentment to attack the other party, making him resentful and complaining about everything! When someone generously donated to him, the 9 packages would quietly absorb the resentment of the donor, making him feel relaxed and content with his fate...]

My goodness, is this a tribute to the "Beggars' Sect"? And it's a rather irritable Nine-Bag Elder... Seeing this, Jiang Qian couldn't help but secretly complain.

However, when he saw the "usage of props" later, he immediately stopped complaining and stood in awe!
[Usage 1: Collect "resentment". Each victim can collect 10000 units of "resentment".]

[Usage 2: Release "resentment". Each unit of "resentment" can cause a person to hang himself from a southeast branch once.]

[Note: When the storage limit is exceeded, the punching bag will explode. The destructive power of the explosion is approximately 2 times that of "Usage 10".]

……

"Good guy..."

Jiang Qian rubbed his eyebrows silently.

This is an extremely sturdy prop.

Judging from the appearance, he is of a high-ranking official or above. If used carelessly, it could endanger the lives of millions of people...

Looking at the nine shriveled bullying bags that looked like sleeping human faces lying quietly in the prop locker, Jiang Qian had not yet figured out their use.

But he had already anticipated the consequences of failure...

“Gambling is very harmful to people!”

Jiang Qian reluctantly withdrew his gaze, unsure whether such a perverted thing might be the Demon Cave Organization's unique pursuit.

So continue to check the next one.

[Name: One-stroke cancellation of boxing manual]

【Type: Sporting Goods】

【Function: Memory Eraser】

[Introduction: Even an invincible Kung Fu master can't avoid failure in the casino... But this master, with his outstanding martial arts talent, has created a set of mysterious boxing techniques that can make people forget about "debts" accurately! This boxing technique is unfathomable and mysterious. It is said that only a rare martial arts genius can master its secrets. ]

[Usage: Shout the other person's name, and when they respond, punch them in the face 81 times! After that, shout out the "debt" you want them to forget, and you're done.]

[Note: The scope of "debt" is not limited to money. ]

……

“Is this a tribute to…”

Jiang Qian always felt that the style of this wave of props was getting more and more off track, making it increasingly difficult to complain.

Although he admitted that this "one-stroke cancellation boxing manual" might be useful for future intelligence work abroad, wouldn't it be simpler to just break the opponent's neck?

The dead are much more reliable than the living.

What if you are shouting something you want the other person to forget and a third party happens to eavesdrop on you?
If the listeners are not limited to one person, do we need to add several more rounds of operations to silence them?
It's hard to comment.

Of course, "love debt" is another matter. After all, the scope of "debt" is not limited to money...

"Hey, this matter...what does it have to do with me?"

Jiang Qian silently dispelled the strange thoughts that suddenly popped up in his mind.

So is it possible that this item could be "the thing" that the Demon Cave wants to get?

Maybe there was a shameful scandal inside the Demon Cave Organization? He wanted to end the dispute but couldn't easily make the other party disappear, so he wanted to use this boxing manual to secretly attack the other party and beat him until he lost his memory... Jiang Qian couldn't make up any more stories.

He would rather believe that the other party wanted to be a punching bag...

"Maybe he's with Teacher Bai, that would be best."

Now that the actions of the Demon Cave have been known to the authorities, no matter what "that thing" is, it will most likely be confiscated.

Since it will be confiscated sooner or later, it is best not to take up your own reward quota.

Bai Xiaoxi is different.

In Jiang Qian's opinion, the other party is an intelligence officer at the headquarters and holds an important position. It is completely reasonable for him to make some personal sacrifices for the cause.

Thinking this way, my mentality will be much more balanced.

So he reached out for the last prop - the pure gold card with "turtle-shaped pattern" carved on it.

When Jiang Qian's hand touched the edge of the cards, at that moment, the cards seemed to be sensed by something. A dazzling golden fluid overflowed from the inside of the cards and quickly invaded Jiang Qian's field of vision in a stunning way.

Jiang Qian allowed this extraordinary development to unfold without any resistance.

When his vision returned, he found himself standing in another open, bright space filled with golden shells!

At this moment, the pure gold card engraved with "turtle-shaped pattern" was held in his hand, as if it was just a medium for time and space transmission.

What surprised Jiang Qian even more was that he was not the only visitor in this space at the moment. Bai Xiaoxi, another "first kill tycoon" of "Big Gambler", was also there.

Bai Xiaoxi seemed to have arrived even earlier.

She stood there with her head tilted, as if she was thinking about something.

However, she soon noticed Jiang Qian's appearance, and took the initiative to stand up and walk towards Jiang Qian.

Like Jiang Qian, she was holding a pure gold card in her hand, with beautiful carved patterns and the turtle-shaped characters familiar to Jiang Qian.

Shell-eating turtle.

"You got this too?"

Bai Xiaoxi raised her hand and greeted Jiang Qian with a smile.

Jiang Qian nodded: "Isn't it? It's like an admission ticket. Will there be another extra test?"

"Don't!" Bai Xiaoxi immediately showed resistance, "I've had the experience of being your opponent once, and that's enough. I don't want to put more pressure on myself. It will shorten my lifespan..."

"Are you flattering me too much?"

"Haha, don't be so modest!"

Both of them looked relaxed at this moment.

After all, the "big gamble" has been settled, and it is impossible for any hidden tasks to emerge at this time.

"Let's get back to the point. Mr. Bai, you are more knowledgeable than me. Has this kind of situation where people are teleported to another place after settlement ever happened before?"

Among the records that Jiang Qian could access at his level, there were only rare individual exceptions where a phenomenon similar to "space teleportation" occurred when settling rewards, and they were all related to the reward items themselves.

For example, the "Sky Eye Prop" that has had many interactions with Jiang Qian, when it was first developed from the priesthood copy, the player who passed the level was teleported to an unfamiliar universe, where he practiced and verified the function of the Sky Eye Star System, and then brought out a part of the Sky Eye system.

The Sky Eye system that Jiang Qian once borrowed, including the one currently being used by the official, are all part of the original Sky Eye cluster and a branch of the larger cluster.

Jiang Qian's Beidou button camera group is a smaller combination unit that evolved from a branch.

Having said that, if this "Shell-Eating Turtle" can be on the same level as the "Sky Eye", then they will really make a fortune.

And if this is true, it is not difficult to guess what the Demon Cave Organization covets.

"Yes, but they are very rare." Bai Xiaoxi recalled, "And they usually don't appear in dungeons below the priest level."

It is indeed so... Jiang Qian became very interested, and his eyes, filled with hidden excitement, suddenly fell on the golden card held by Bai Xiaoxi.

"Actually, I got here a little earlier than you did. I was just observing this place," Bai Xiaoxi said as she picked up a golden shell from the ground. "Unfortunately, there is nothing here except shells like this one."

Jiang Qian took the shell.

Bai Xiaoxi continued to point at the electronic screen on the pure white wall in front of the two people: "Do you see that?"

Jiang Qian nodded.

The electronic screen was displaying a string of numbers: 670917438...

This number is changing slowly at an average rate of minus 1 per second.

At this point, Bai Xiaoxi's eyes were filled with confusion: "If I remember correctly, that is the total amount of chips we won. It is decreasing, although slowly."

"Well, at this rate, it will take at least twenty-one years to clear this string of numbers." Jiang Qian immediately came to the conclusion.

But this is not the point.

"Teacher Bai, can you show me your cards?"

Bai Xiaoxi handed over her pure gold card without hesitation.

At first glance, there is no difference between the two cards, made of the same pure gold and with the same imagistic turtle-shaped pattern.

But when Jiang Qian tried to put the two cards together, Bai Xiaoxi finally discovered the secret!
Although the turtle-shaped patterns on these two cards are the same, from a craftsmanship perspective, one was carved and the other was cast. When the patterns on the two cards are facing each other, they just happen to become one!
It was at this moment of cause and condition that new changes took place in the entire space - arcs of light fell like meteors, making the golden shells scattered on the ground even more dazzling.

At the same time, when the arc of light faded, a giant turtle as transparent as white jade emerged in the landscape surrounded by golden shells.

Shell-eating turtle?
Prop life form!
Under the gaze of Jiang Qian and Bai Xiaoxi, the white jade turtle, which was more than one meter tall, gracefully and calmly lowered its head to pick up a few golden shells, chewing and swallowing them slowly in its mouth. The whole process was seamlessly connected with the changes of billions of numbers on the electronic screen above its head.

"This……"

Bai Xiaoxi muttered to himself, "So the 7 million chips we fought so hard to earn were all exchanged for shells here at a 1:1 ratio, and the shells are for this guy to eat?"

Jiang Qian also found it funny, but was more curious.

The two of them moved forward at the same time.

The white jade turtle continued to eat with its head down, as if it didn't see them.

When the two were less than five meters away from the white jade turtle, the prop information finally appeared in their field of vision:

【Name：Shell-eating turtle】

[Type: Auspicious Beast]

【Function: Psychic】

[Introduction: Each of the wealthy casino players who thrive in the casino has his own unique winning formula! Some are good at calculations, some are obsessed with fraud, some rely on nepotism to get a bargain, and some are guided by gods... But gods usually don't show up. They only hide behind the scenes, looking down on the world from above, and occasionally bestowing good luck on believers who worship them. The turtle that eats shells is a loyal messenger of God...]

[Usage: Devout believers can always understand God's will, and God will occasionally respond to the believers' prayers! ]

【Note: It depends on fate.】

……

As these messages with obvious symbolic meanings emerged one after another, Jiang Qian was almost certain that this was what the Demon Cave Organization wanted!

He and Bai Xiaoxi looked at each other, and both got some kind of confirmation from each other's eyes.

The next moment, Jiang Qian opened his spiritual vision.

Bai Xiaoxi was ready to communicate with the shell-eating turtle.

The "instructions for use" of this living prop were too general, and she wanted to personally engage with the turtle's senses and achieve spiritual communication through this more direct method.

"Wait a moment."

Bai Xiaoxi was about to show off his skills when Jiang Qian called him. Then he said without turning his head, "There is something on the turtle's back."

Bai Xiaoxi understood immediately, and with a wave of the long tail that had grown out of his back, he immediately flew into the air, looking down at the shell-eating turtle's snow-white back.

Sure enough, there was a group of strange "patterns" on the turtle's back, which looked like a child's casual doodles, but somehow followed some unique rules.

Bai Xiaoxi stared at the pattern for a while.

These strange yet unique patterns reminded her of the drawings that Lan Junxian submitted when he applied to the headquarters' Information Intelligence Center for special symbol monitoring. The two were somewhat similar.

The project that Lan Junxian was in charge of at the time was the Shenshan Peacock Spider Case.

"How is it?" Jiang Qian's voice came.

Bai Xiaoxi was about to speak when the solidified runes disappeared like tadpoles swimming away!

Then, a new set of shorter runes slowly emerged.

But not long after, the second set of runes also quickly disappeared!
"Hey?!"

In just a few seconds, Bai Xiaoxi broke out in a cold sweat.

Until Jiang Qian's voice came again: "Don't worry, I have written down the two sets of pictures and will go out and draw them for you."

These words finally made Bai Xiaoxi feel relieved.

She landed on the ground, and a nimble eared mouse jumped out of her sleeve and quickly jumped onto the back of the shell-eating turtle, watching the changes on its back like a sentry standing guard.

Then he turned to Jiang Qian and pointed at the two folded cards in his hand: "Do you mind if I keep this for you?"

"No." Jiang Qian then handed the cards to her.

Bai Xiaoxi hesitated when he took the cards, then looked up and said to Jiang Qian, "Have you ever seen this kind of picture?"

"I have." Jiang Qian admitted.

Of course he had seen a similar "pattern" in Linyuan Village in the fantasy world of the sacred mountain.

At that time, this primitive village was undergoing a transition between the old and new leaders. The patterns written on the altar during the ceremony were very similar to the two groups of patterns that appear on the turtle's back today...

But Jiang Qian wasn't sure if there was really any connection between the two.

Bai Xiaoxi was stunned for a moment, and continued to ask: "Where is it? Do you know what it means?"

"I've seen similar graffiti on Mount Shenshan, but I don't know what it means." Jiang Qian said truthfully, "Maybe it's just a coincidence."

"I see..." Bai Xiaoxi sighed and said thoughtfully, "I don't recognize this pattern either. But my experience tells me that it might be a kind of writing, a language for communication."

As she spoke, she inadvertently glanced at Jiang Qian again: "By the way, can you still recall similar patterns you saw in the sacred mountain? Maybe it will help decipher the intelligence."

"Let me try." Jiang Qian said.

"That's great, thank you!"

"You're welcome. I'm helping myself, too."

Neither of them continued to dwell on this issue, after all, there were many uncertainties involved.

Whether it was the recent Shenshan incident or this encounter with the Demon Cave organization, both involved overseas organizations.

For Jiang Qian, it is safer to let more professional official information intelligence departments do the homework, which is what they are good at.

"Perhaps this is 'the thing' that the Demon Cave Organization wants to obtain. I need to report the situation to the headquarters as soon as possible. Only with complete information can we arrange the next task."

Having identified the clues, Bai Xiaoxi couldn't wait to start the work evaluation.

Jiang Qian was happy to see this happen. He was considering another difficult problem, an "extra question" for him.

"In theory, after confirming the benefits of the copy, we can all return separately... Let's discuss everything after returning to reality."

"Oh, maybe."

"Then you and I will part ways for now?"

"Okay." Jiang Qian had no objection.

As Bai Xiaoxi separated the two pure gold cards, the space and the image in front of him quickly became illusory...

But when Bai Xiaoxi opened her eyes again, she did not return to reality as expected, but returned to the main entrance of the City of Desire Casino - where the copy began!

"how come……?"

That's not the worst.

Not only her, all the dignitaries who "died" in the entire practical assessment appeared in this initial area!

Bai Xiaoxi quickly turned around, intentionally avoiding the gazes of Golden Eagle Martial Saint, Xiaolongnu and others.

She understood that it was probably some kind of force majeure from the super-species world order that caused all the card holders trapped in the copy to be stuck here!

But why is that?

At this moment, Bai Xiaoxi suddenly thought of Jiang Qian's sigh when they were leaving just now, which now seemed a little strange - "Oh, maybe."

Maybe... She suddenly realized:

Could it be that the reason why the “transmission cannot be successfully returned” is…? !