Treasure-hunting: Into the Unknown

After a while, the pictures of treasures on the huge screen gradually stopped changing.

"Congratulations! You received an Imperial Level treasure of Scarce Level—the Bright Moon Stone. The materials needed to make it are..." Mimi's voice came through like a formula as it stated the names of several treasures at the King Level.

"Mimi, browse my warehouse and tell me if I have enough materials," Zachary said.

"Searching... Search completed! The required materials are available. Do you want to use the materials to make the treasure now?"

"Don't mind if I do!" Zachary said without hesitation as he beamed with joy. He could then obtain a treasure at the Imperial Level with the King Level materials he had. He thought it was extremely worth the exchange.

Several treasures at the King Level were then taken out of his warehouse to make the Bright Moon Stone. After a while, the Bright Moon Stone appeared right in front of his eyes.

"It seems that I would be able to get treasures at the Scarce Level without difficulty from now on," Zachary said with a grin on his face.

He then went to the Living-dead Tomb for Anne. When he saw her, he realized that there was a strange change in her eyes the moment she saw him. She was no longer as calm as she had been before. Instead, she had a glimmer of emotion which was very faint but could still be perceived.

"Master Anne, I have made a breakthrough and reached the Imperial Level. I guess my future quests would be different from the previous ones now, right?" he asked her.

"You're only one step away from being an Imperial Level weapon refiner. However, it won't be easy breaking through and becoming a weapon refiner at the Imperial Level. Its level of difficulty would be the same as the breakthrough you have just made. Next, I will teach you some real weapon refining skills. I will help you comprehend these skills by giving you quests. This will help you break through and finally become a weapon refiner at the Imperial Level. Of course, there will also be a wide range of rewards you can obtain by completing these quests," Anne said. "But the random tracking quest is still reserved."

"That would definitely be the best." Zachary nodded in agreement. "If you don't mind me asking, what's Tania's second trial? Didn't you say that I could begin with the second trial the moment I reached the Imperial Level?"

"In order to pass the second trial, you need to have certain level of strength in weapon refining. The first thing you need to focus on is breaking through and becoming

ent, a delicate female figure rushed into the Phoenix Hall. Of course it was none other than Riley herself. As soon as she saw Zachary, she trembled excitedly and ran towards him that she almost sat on his lap. "Thank God you're finally here. If you didn't come today, I was planning to offer a reward for anybody who can find you for me!"

"Luck for you, I'm here now. If I didn't come, I would have been famous in Zenith City with the landlady of the Phoenix House offering a reward just to find me. It's a pity that I don't like being popular," Zachary said with a smile.

"Anyway, it's great that you found the time to drop by. Otherwise, I'm afraid that my Phoenix House will be destroyed by angry buyers who always want the Hatching Fluid." The moment Riley saw Zachary, she behaved as if he was a life-saving straw. She might look like she was exaggerating, but that wasn't the case. She had been selling the Hatching Fluid for three consecutive months. As a result, countless warriors from the Supernal Continent came to the Phoenix House as soon as they heard the news. The entire Devil Kingdom was crazy about the Hatching Fluid. Even the influential clans and sects came too just to buy the Hatching Fluid from Riley. Needless to say, its price had been constantly rising.

The nine drops of Hatching Fluid that Zachary had given to the Phoenix House had already run out last month. Since they were out of stock for the month, the Phoenix House had been trying to find all kinds of excuses to buy some time until Zachary arrived. However, the end of the month was approaching and if they failed to supply the Hatching Fluid, many warriors would be angered and could cause them a lot of trouble.