Opening the Treasure Chest

Xia Chengfeng opened the [Exquisite Runic Treasure Chest]. The first thing that appeared was something shiny.

Xiaozi immediately pounced upon it with her claws.

It was a bunch of magic crystal coins. Xia Chengfeng wanted to consolidate his spoils of war, but Xiaozi was not letting go of these magic crystal coins. It was as though she was saying that these were her spoils of war.

Xia Chengfeng smiled and continued taking stock of the other items.

[Profession Enlightenment: Berserker]: Records the way to become a Berserker superb individual. A powerful body and alarming explosive power make a berserker feared by all of his enemies.

"Good stuff! To think, that is a rare profession!" Xia Chengfeng immediately kept the item.

There were no obvious advantages or disadvantages between different superb individuals. However, there were times when superb individuals with rare professions could do something that ordinary superb individuals could not.

For example, a berserker's boiling blood, raging battle will, and powerful vitality could easily allow him to take on multiple opponents alone. They were much more powerful than ordinary superb individuals on the martial path in large-scale battles.

This professional enlightenment should fetch him a good sum of money.

Xia Chengfeng continued to look at all the items.

[Charge Skill Book (Exceptional)]: Envelop your body with power and charge at your enemies to inflict significant damage. When using the technique, you can strengthen your resistance against status effects and damage immunity.

It was another good item.

[Tauren Village Token (Special Item)]: A token given to the Tauren chieftain by the Tauren elder. You can search for the locations of Tauren villages after you imbue the token with energy.

"Special item?" This was a jade fragment. The jade revealed an arrow-shaped image after Xia Chengfeng introduced his energy into it. It was pointing in a specific direction.

Xia Chengfeng looked at where the arrow was pointing. Wasn't that the direction that the Taurens had been heading toward?

"So the Taurens were trying to find their tribesmen. I should be able to hit the space bubble of the Tauren tribe if I continue digging in that direction." Xia Chengfeng thought to himself. "The Tauren chieftain was already a Lv6 elite monster. There must be even stronger Taurens in the Tauren tribe."

"The token might be pointing toward the cave where the leader is. At my current strength, exploring the leader's cave is asking for death. I'll keep it for now."

There were two other scrolls in the treasure chest.

[Beginner Beast God Totem Design (Special Item)]: Can be used to craft a beginner beast god totem. It has immense benefits for the growth of beast-type creatures and training.

"I won't be lacking any meat now that I have this." Xia Chengfeng knew about this item. There were many different kinds of totems. Some could summon creatures and holy items, and some could be used as weapons or area-of-effect auras.

This beginner beast god totem produced an area-of-effect aura. He would be able to boost the speed of growth for beast-type creatures and strengthen their bodies if he managed to build the totem.

As long as he had the beginner beast god totem, he should have no problems rearing pigs or sheep. The rate of Xiaozi's growth would also increase.

The other scroll was the [Bone-Tempering Elixir Formula Lv6]. It could be used to create bone-tempering elixirs, which strengthened the body when used.

"Xiaozi, give me the little magic crystal coin," Xia Chengfeng asked Xiaozi.

ROAR! Xiaozi refused to loosen her grip.

He had heard that dragons were especially smitten of shiny treasures. Even though Xiaozi was a lesser dragon, she'd obviously inherited that bad habit.

Xia Chengfeng could only coax her. "I'll keep the money for you for the time being. I'll pass it back to you when you get a little older."

Xiaozi was still doubtful. Xia Chengfeng immediately took out a slab of roast meat from his space bubble and said, "Today's battle has been hard on you. This is your reward."

Xiaozi immediately opened her eyes wide when she saw the meat. She pounced forward and tore at the meat.

Xia Chengfeng seized the opportunity to procure the magic crystal coins. There were 713 of them. It was a small fortune.

Xiaozi had already forgotten about the magic crystal coins when she was finished eating the roast meat. Coupled with the accumulation of fatigue from the battle they'd just gone through, she fell asleep immediately.

System Notification: "You have conquered an elite cave. Obtained [One Star Space Crystal]."

Xia Chengfeng's points increased by 50 on the scoreboard. He instantly broke into the top ten and was ranked sixth in area 2222.

The changes on the leaderboard immediately attracted the attention of all the players.

"What's going on? Boss Breeze's points have suddenly increased by 50 points?"

"Did he explore an elite cave? Brother Breeze sure is impressive!"

"Ahhh, it's been hard for me to get into the top ten. Now I'm ranked 11th again. (Emoji: Ranking -1)"

"The scoreboard can also reveal a player's strength, right?" Being top ten on the scoreboard must also mean that they are the top-ten most powerful players in the sector!"

"Admiration!"

A bunch of people were discussing the matter. A few players from the factions also noticed this.

"Breeze is powerful indeed. To think that he jumped to sixth place just like that. If this continues, he should have no problems entering the top five." The members of the Sector 2222 Mutual Assistance Association were discussing the situation.

"Fortunately, our chairman is still ranked number two!"

"Sixth? An elite cave. That guy must have obtained something good again!" Wu Rui guessed.

He had not been slacking off. He had used many resources after he became a superb individual and explored many One Star caves. He was currently ranked 15th.

He should have no problems entering the top ten if he put in a little more effort.

"Sixth?" Yang Yong was also observing the scoreboard. Only two of the top ten did not belong to his team. The first was Breeze and the other was Little Zuanfeng, who was ranked tenth.

"Currently, we have three members in the top five. We must not let Breeze catch up to us. Keep working hard, my brothers. We have to keep our standings! Fight to push him out of the top ten!"

...…

Xia Chengfeng processed a few items and purchased another batch of items.

He carved another Life Alchemy Array. This time, he added the Tauren chieftain's [Blood Vapor Crystal Lv6] and even more magic crystal coins. Those should be enough to bring the level of the [Life Alchemy Array] up to Lv5.

Xia Chengfeng scrolled through the trading channel while he was being strengthened by the Life Alchemy Array.

The number of explorations made by survivors had been increasing exponentially over the days. The trading channel had also become more lively. Items regarding superb individuals had also become more and more common, but most of them were immediately swept up by the members of the factions.

"Buy, buy, buy!" Most of the items on the trading channel only cost a few or a dozen magic crystal coins. Xia Chengfeng could spend as he pleased.

System Notification: "Purchased [Paper] x 100."

Some genius had managed to produce paper. Xia Chengfeng immediately purchased 100 units. He no longer had to use leaves in the toilet.

System Notification: "Purchased [Wheat Seed] x 100, [Grass Seed] x 100, [Lamb] x 20, [Coarse Fabric Pillow] x 1, [Glass Bottle] x 100, [Honeylocust] x 10, [Bone Marrow Liquid Lv2] x 3…"

He bought a large number of items, many of which were necessities. There were also elixirs and crafting materials.

System Notification: "Auction Information: Zhang Shiqi has put up [Vine Slash Skill Book (Exceptional)] for auction. Starting bid: 300 magic crystal coins."

[Vine Slash Skill Book (Exceptional)]: Uses wood element energy to boost the growth of plants and cause their vines to restrain or slash at enemies.

This was the first time an exceptional skill book had appeared on the trading channel.

"This technique is a mixture of control and damage. It's a long-range technique also. It can be learned by an alchemist. Isn't that made for me?" Xia Chengfeng was elated. He immediately raised the offer.