Just about to leave, Yan Qing suddenly noticed a large treasure chest placed in front of Zheng Shan's big bed. He glanced around; Wuwan Liu and the other Baibao Guards had already left, so he went over to open the treasure chest.
A pickup list popped up on the right side of the treasure chest:
"Spiritual Jade ×1500"
"Blood Replenishing Pill ×10"
"Steel Ingot ×10"
"Leather ×10"
"Thunderbolt Saber Technique Introduction Secret Manual ×1"
Huh!? Yan Qing's eyes lit up instantly when he saw the last drop.
"Thunderbolt Saber Technique Introduction Secret Manual"
"Source: Any fast-blade messenger might drop it"
"Usage Condition: Basic Saber Technique Level 5"
"Effect: Instantly master Level 1 Thunderbolt Saber Technique. After learning, your saber attack mode will change."
"Thunderbolt Saber Technique: Increases saber token activation speed by 5% per level, up to Level 10."
"Note: Eight out of ten fast-blade messengers name their three-legged cat martial arts as 'Thunderbolt Saber Technique', yet most of the content in these eight Thunderbolt Saber Techniques can be summed up with one word: fast."
Yan Qing naturally couldn't learn it, as he didn't even have Level 1 Basic Saber Technique.
But 'Yan San' can learn it!
Seeing this saber technique made Yan Qing remember that 'Yan San' seemed to have picked up the Straight Blade Token dropped by Zheng Shan earlier. However, Yan Qing's attention was completely drawn by the mastery secret manual, making him forget about this.
In the personal warehouse, a sharp straight blade emitted a chilling aura, and the bright white name code indicated it was no ordinary item, but a token containing powerful strength.
"White Iron Straight Saber"
"Tier: First-Turn Ordinary"
"Durability: 50/50"
"Equipment Conditions: 5 points Qi Blood, 5 points Spiritual Power"
"Basic Attack Power: 3~15 points"
"Effect· Moon Ring Slash: After brief charging, instantly slashes a ring strike centered on oneself, dealing 40 points of area damage. Consumes 5 points of Spiritual Power to activate; initial attack radius is two meters, each additional 3 points of Spiritual Power extends the saber light by one meter, up to ten meters."
"Effect· Armor Break: After using Moon Ring Slash, the saber light will cling to the blade, increasing the next Moon Ring Slash by 40 points of damage. The saber light dissipates in three seconds, but the saber light effect can stack, refreshing the duration with each stack."
"Evaluation: 'Can someone dodge my saber by standing far away? Sabers are not such inconvenient things.'
There's no doubt that Thunderbolt Saber Technique and White Iron Straight Saber are fixed drops of this dungeon; the two complement each other to instantly turn a newly transitioned player into a professional swordsman. If a player likes the swordsman style, they'll continue playing until they transition to a related profession at Level 20.
So, should he take them?
Wuwan Liu had said they were well aware of the treasure chest drops here, taking this introduction manual would definitely get noticed. This isn't the game world; logging off with stolen loot doesn't make everything go away—if they find out about the theft…
After mulling it over, Yan Qing felt it's not worth it for just one Thunderbolt Saber Technique. Just in this dungeon alone, he already got close to 2000 Spiritual Jade, not to mention the Straight Saber tokens. Furthermore, seeing Wuwan Liu and the others' familiar dungeon raiding process, it's clear they farm here frequently, meaning 'Yan San' can stay and level consistently to pick up drops from this dungeon.
Better off eating his fill continuously than just once.
On the way out of the dungeon, Yan Qing noticed they were actually dismantling houses outside. The support soldiers waiting at the dungeon exit earlier were now efficiently disassembling the 'Zheng Family', transporting batch after batch of bricks, tiles, and wood out, not sparing the grains and treasures inside the mansion either. There were even people at the dungeon exit recording the count—the number of pigs, quilts, chairs the Zheng Family owned—known thoroughly by Baibao Camp without missing a single detail.
No wonder they came to raid early in the morning, with such extensive dismantling taking a full day.
Yan Qing suddenly realized the rich meals, complete infrastructure, and luxurious one-person rooms inside Baibao Camp—it dawned on him why Baibao Camp is so prosperous; it's because they seize the Zheng Family each time they raid a dungeon!
Although they can't pick up drops like players, precisely because they aren't players, they can so thoroughly drain the dungeon's value.
Yan Qing watched in amazement, feeling people in this world had formed a unique ecological chain with the dungeon. When he walked out of the dungeon, the sky was already bright, and Baibao Camp people were waiting outside, looking at 'Yan San' with rather complex expressions.
"Rewards will be distributed after inventorying the Secret Realm's possessions," Wuwan Liu said, "Standard practice; battle teams rest in the afternoon and return to camp the day after. Anyone not returning on time, don't blame my whip."
Upon hearing this, the exhausted and injured Baibao Guards cheered immediately. Yan Qing didn't expect to rest for two days; however, thinking about it, fighting a dungeon was indeed a life-and-death confrontation for them, even the archers in the rear had to shoot nonstop, so a two-day rest was quite reasonable.
But Yan Qing wanted to quickly gather 9000 Spiritual Jade to pay the fine, and repeatedly clearing dungeons might drop other skill manuals; he couldn't wait to raid continuously every day. As he thought about how to suggest his desire for continuous dungeon clears, a supply officer emerged from the dungeon and whispered a few words to Wuwan Liu.
Wuwan Liu nodded, raised his hand, and made a few gestures. Yan Qing didn't understand, but the other waiting Baibao Guards who saw it all had their expressions change, instantly putting down their weapons and squatting down.
Thud thud thud!
A flurry of footsteps sounded from above the fortress, with dozens of crossbows of the guards turning to aim at the crowd at the dungeon entrance!