Treasure-hunting: Into the Unknown

"I can only depend on the Celestial Energy Crystal and the Dawn Fluid to help me make progress and reach the fifth grade of Imperial Level," Zachary said, stroking his chin while contemplating the problematic situation. There was less than half a month left, and it was nearly impossible to make a significant breakthrough given his strength.

"How many treasure-hunting coins do you have ready right now? Maybe you can make good use of the Dark and Light Wonder Cauldrons," Anne suggested.

"I'd prefer to ignore it. The cauldrons are not productive enough. I'm afraid I don't have as many treasure-hunting coins as necessary to spend on them." Zachary shook his head at once; he didn't think it was proper to always believe in luck.

"Then you pawn the Dark and Light Wonder Cauldrons for a Cultivation Boosting Pill and a Martial Speed Boosting Pill in exchange. You can redeem the Dark and Light Wonder Cauldrons after you collect enough treasure-hunting coins later," Anne stated.

"I can pawn them?" Zachary's face twitched a bit.

"Of course, you can. But you can't enable this function until your strength reaches the Sage Level. But if you can discuss it with the system, maybe it can make an exception in your favor," Anne said, nodding her head.

"Then I'll take my chances and give it a go." Zachary nodded. He left the Living-dead Tomb right away and returned to the system.

"Mimi, does the system have a function for pawning treasures?" Zachary asked promptly.

"Yes, we do. But this is only available for warriors at and above the Sage Level," Mimi replied.

"Can you bend the rule a little to do something unusual and allow me to pawn a treasure?" Zachary asked distinctly.

"What treasure do you want to pawn? You cannot pawn treasures below the Sage Level," Mimi said.

"What about the Dark and Light Wonder Cauldrons?" Zachary inquired.

"I need to ask for directives first," Mimi said and fell silent.

Not long after, her sweet voice sounded again. "Since you will take part in the qualifying test of the Imperial Level Warrior Contest, the system can make an exemption for you to help you execute the main quest. How do you want to pawn it?"

"I'm not greedy. I only wish to have an Imperial Level Cultivation Boosting Pill and an Imperial Level Martial Speed Boosting Pill," said Zachary in such a hurry.

"No problem. But if you want to reclaim it later, you must pay three times the price. You need to pay the equivalent of three Imperial Level Cultivation Boosting Pills and three Imperial Level Martial Speed Boosting Pills to retrieve the Dark and Light Wonder Cauldrons," Mimi noted.

"Triple the price? Are you trying to rip me off?" Zachary gritted his teeth in silent rage.

"You have the option not to pawn anything. But you won't have another chance, so make sure you won't have any regrets," Mimi replied.

"Okay, okay. I'll pawn them. I don't need the Dark and Light Wonder Cauldrons anymore." Zachary nodded while gnashing his teeth in

here were two significant reasons for her reacquired fame. First, she was the daughter of the Xiao Clan's leader, and next, she was a new Imperial Level warrior with outstanding strength who showed signs of future success in the Devil Kingdom.

"Vivian, Harley hasn't shown up yet. I think it's necessary to make arrangements for a substitute," Anthony offered. He and Vivian, together with the clan's Imperial Level warriors who had showed up this time, were busy discussing inside the disciple dormitory where the Xiao Clan's contingent stayed.

"What's the rush? The qualifying test will not take place until two days from now. I think Harley must be on his way here. If he still doesn't get here by then, we'll still have time to deal with a replacement," Vivian said, casting Anthony a glare.

A tinge of displeasure was visible on his face.

"This time, our clan sent five warriors of Imperial Level. All of them are at the premium stage except Harley. We need to guarantee that at least one of them will be qualified to take part in the Imperial Level Warrior Contest, though two would be much better, if possible," Vivian said.

"But I've heard that the Imperial Level warriors at the premium stage from other forces are also powerful. As anticipated, there's no need to mention about the Xuanyuan Clan. The Phoenix Pavilion has also sent their strongest warrior at the premium stage of Imperial Level, Lucia Liu.

Our greatest rivals are the Xuanyuan Clan and the Phoenix Pavilion. We don't have to pay much attention to the other forces. In the following days, you'd better take necessary steps and gather as much information about the selected warriors of those two forces. Only by knowing our rivals and also ourselves can we deal with them later without difficulty!"

The other Imperial Level warriors nodded their heads in agreement and went straight away. Afterward, Anthony left as well.

"I hope he could make it!" Vivian mumbled to herself after all the others went away.