Chapter 39: Chapter 38: Not Only the Golden Finger Can Make Nested Dolls
Translator: 549690339
President Qin walked up to Bai Qi, and earnestly asked, “Bai Qi, could you repeat that?”
Reluctantly, Bai Qi sighed, took out the key and the fruit he had obtained after clearing the tower, and said, “I said, I cleared the tower, and this key was acquired on the ninth floor.”
Bai Qi briefly informed Qin Jiang and Luo Xiang of his encounter on the ninth floor, which caused their expressions to change instantly.
“Combination-type Secret Realm Tower!”
The two exchanged glances, both seeing the surprise and delight on the other’s face.
“Bai Qi, you’ve made a significant contribution this time. As soon as I go back, I’ll apply for your reward!”
Luo Xiang suddenly found this newcomer who had just joined the plan to be remarkably pleasing to the eye. He patted Bai Qi’s shoulder vigorously and said, “How about it, are you interested in going with me to the headquarters for further development?”
“Get lost! Bai Qi is a member of our Gusu City branch. You better stop scheming.”
President Qin shielded Bai Qi behind him warily, saying, “Let me warn you, don’t teach Bai Qi your bad habits.”
Luo Xiang shrugged indifferently and stopped talking, but his gaze on Bai Qi remained somewhat strange.
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“So, what is a Combination-type Secret Realm Tower?”
Bai Qi couldn’t help but ask his own question.
He had heard of trial and combat-type secret realm towers, but this was his first time hearing of a combination type.
“Bai Qi, you should know that the Secret Realm Towers are transformed from Legendary Beastmasters’ Beast Control Spaces, right?”
Bai Qi nodded, this was common knowledge, and so he naturally understood.
“Do you know that some Beast Masters can incorporate other people’s Secret Realm Towers into their own?”
Luo Xiang grinned mysteriously, leaving Bai Qi somewhat bewildered.
One can do that? Aren’t the Secret Realm Towers unique?
“Ahem…. This is an exceptional case, and saying that it’s one in ten thousand is still being conservative, so Bai Qi, don’t be surprised.”
Qin Jiang timely explained, “But a combination-type Secret Realm Tower is indeed very rare, the more it is combined, the higher the value.”
“Moreover, only after clearing the levels can you know if there are other towers thereafter. So for now, I also cannot assess the value of this tower.”
“Maybe, whoever clears the next tower will directly acquire the inheritance rights of all the Secret Realm Towers.”
Upon hearing Qin Jiang’s description, Bai Qi understood immediately.
After clearing one level, you enter the next, it’s like a set of nesting dolls, just like his Evolution Egg.
“Bai Qi, have you told anyone else about this?”
Bai Qi shook his head and said, “After coming out, I was immediately brought here by the instructor. Well, no, I also had a battle with someone in between, other than that, nothing.”
“Alright, that’s good.”
Qin Jiang nodded in satisfaction, then suddenly thought of something and asked, “Didn’t you just reach Level Nine of the Zero Stage? How did you clear it?”
“I’m curious as well, as far as I know, the fourth floor is ten Ice Ghosts. The challenge of the Secret Realm Tower is quite high.”
Luo Xiang was also quite curious, saying, “I heard that your pet was a mutant species of Shadow Bone Spike. Although it is decent, it should still be quite challenging to clear the levels.”
“Hmm… Because my pet evolved again.”
Bai Qi summoned Alpha again. The sight of the Ice Shadow Swordsman even surprised Qin Jiang and Luo Xiang.
The two looked at each other, mutual astonishment on their faces.
In this day and age, is racial evolution so easy?
“Let’s continue our discussion about the Combination-type Secret Realm Tower.”
President Qin forcibly changed the subject and returned the red key to Bai Qi, asking, “Have you tried to open that door?”
Bai Qi nodded and said, “I tried, but it was no use. That door can only be opened by a Second Stage Beast Master. My level isn’t high enough.”
So it was true.
After reflecting for a moment, President Qin looked towards Luo Xiang and said, “Luo Xiang, go back to the headquarters and check the information on the Lamentation Tower. It’s not often in history to see someone transforming a Combination-type Secret Realm into a trial tower.”
Luo Xiang nodded and said, “That’s no problem, but aren’t you afraid of those guys in the headquarters hatching some schemes?”
A smile surfaced on President Qin’s face as he said, “Let them scheme. As long as the headquarters demand it, I can even give them the control of the Lamentation Tower, but the key to enter the next tower is Bai Qi’s private property, and I can’t make decisions regarding that.”
It seems this key is rather valuable, huh?
A scarce commodity?
Upon understanding the meaning behind President Qin’s words, Bai Qi carefully put away the key. Then, shaking the red fruit in his hand, he asked, “What about this fruit? Is it also expensive?”
His Pokedex was only at an internship level and didn’t have much information, so he didn’t find any relevant information.
But considering it was a first clearance reward from the ninth level, he figured it would be of high value.
“Sun Flame Fruit, a Beast Master who eats it can improve their physique, but it’s only useful for apprentice Beast Masters, not too valuable. However, it’s nearly extinct outside, so if you sell it, you should be able to get a good price.”
Luo Xiang, with his extensive knowledge and experience, recognized the origin of the fruit just by looking at it a few times.
Can improve physique? Then it absolutely can’t be sold!
The Evolution Egg has a great demand on physical strength. Although Bai Qi’s physical condition had improved under its torment recently, it was still somewhat inadequate.
Now that he has something that can improve his physique, Bai Qi was reluctant to sell it.
President Qin asked Bai Qi for some information on the monsters in the different levels of the Lamentation Tower, saying, “Since you’ve already cleared the Lamentation Tower, you should focus on improving your strength. By my calculations, you should be able to make it for the professional assessment at the end of the month.”
Due to the Lamentation Tower, the Gusu City Beastmaster Association had deliberately postponed the professional assessment initially scheduled in mid-June. The intention was naturally to allow the Gusu City Beast Masters to concentrate on climbing the tower.
However, it seems to be irrelevant now.
“Alright, I am also planning to focus on training Alpha.”
Alpha’s evolution was rapid, and the proficiency for several skills he had learned was quite low.
While his current strength was commendable, the world was vast and there would certainly be people who could contract stronger Beasts. At that time, skill proficiency would be key.
He wondered whether the Evolution Egg at the next level had the ability to enhance proficiency.
After bidding farewell to President Qin and Luo Xiang, Bai Qi hurriedly returned home.
The 20 million dollars had already been credited to his account, but the discount that President Qin mentioned hadn’t arrived yet, so Bai Qi resisted the urge to shop and concentrated solely on training Alpha.
But now, having already cleared the Lamentation Tower and unable to explore the next tower for the time being, the pressing matter was to rapidly improve his and Alpha’s level.
As for how to do it?
Now that he had money, it was obviously straightforward.
Buy! Buy! Buy!