I'll also work hard to conquer the dungeon today.

Chapter 570 2.1 The Crown Prince's Meeting (Part Two) The True Gem

Horus caught the silver-gray gem that Daolin threw to him and picked up the magnifying glass that he had placed on the table.

The symbol representing infinity that emerged from the center of the gemstone was exactly the same as the totem that Daolin himself possessed, as if it were born from him. Just looking at it made one feel that their mind cleared up in an instant, as if they could remember everything.
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【Wisdom Gemstone】(Identified)
Series: [Civil and Military]
Acquisition Requirements: Top of the Intelligence Ranking
Owner: Hermit
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This real gem has no owner, meaning it doesn't actually exist; it only appeared because of the rankings. Since it's part of the [Civil and Martial] series, there should be a gem related to martial prowess as well as a gem related to wisdom.

Bertias glanced at the [Gem of Wisdom], then looked at Mu Yegui and asked, "You should have another one, right?"

Mu Yegui thought for a moment, and it seemed that there was one in her memory, but she didn't know where she threw it away.

"How did you obtain it?" Chloe asked curiously.

"After the latest intelligence rankings came out, they suddenly appeared right in front of me. I almost thought someone had thrown a stone at me and I threw it in the trash." That statement is false; he did notice something at the time.

Although it was common for Daolin to encounter things falling on the road, and it was even more unusual for a gem to fall, it was precisely because it was a gem that fell instead of a gold coin that gave Daolin a strange feeling.

So he investigated the latest intelligence and found that the timing of the intelligence ranking appeared coincided with the time when gems fell from the sky. At that time, he guessed that they might be real gems.

However, he did not have the item to authenticate and therefore could not verify his hypothesis, so it has been delayed until now.

The result was positive, proving that his conjecture was correct.

Any inference must be supported by evidence or reference. It took only half an hour for Dao Lin to go from hearing a gem fall from the sky while he was walking to guessing that it was a real gem.

This proves just how clever he is. No one else could have made that connection, since there was absolutely no warning when the gem fell. Even if he had investigated and found out it was related to the intelligence rankings, he would have only learned about it later by buying the newspaper.

Most importantly... most people wouldn't even dare to associate the two together.

"It's well hidden." Shui Qi glanced at Dao Lin and said.

"I only kept it because I thought it was pretty." Dao Lin smiled. Even Shui Qi wouldn't believe this, but just because Shui Qi wouldn't believe it didn't mean that no one would believe it. There would always be one or two little fools who would believe his lies, like those few who weren't very bright.

“I think I have indeed seen something similar before…” Mu Yegui blinked and said.

"Where is it?" Ming Jin asked. Knowing Mu Yegui's personality, he would have simply tossed it away if he didn't care, so...

His lake-blue eyes swept over the two people behind Mu Yegui and finally settled on Jin Yin, who was fast asleep. He stood up and walked quickly to Mu Yegui's side, picked up Jin Yin and massaged her belly with very skillful technique.

Jin Yin suddenly felt extremely uncomfortable, opened his mouth and spat out a grayish-black gem.

Ming Jin glanced helplessly at Mu Yegui, took out a handkerchief and wiped it clean, saying, "As expected, you fed it to Jin Yin as food. Even if Jin Yin is an omnivore, you can't feed it everything."

“But Xiao Jin can digest it.” Mu Yegui blinked and said softly. “Even if it can digest it, you can’t feed it to him. It doesn’t eat garbage.” Ming Jin lectured him with a serious face.

“Mingjin is sometimes just as long-winded as Xie Er.” Mu Yegui puffed out her cheeks slightly and turned her head away from him.

Ming Jin: "..." Was he being long-winded?!
"I'll take it to wash and then I'll give it to you for testing." Ming Jin turned and walked out of the conference room, looking a little 'frustrated'.

"Ignore him, he's just getting a sore throat," Mingxi said slowly, resting her chin on her hand.

Cunxi slowly woke up at this moment. He got up, touched his aching neck, glared at Ji Rong who was chuckling awkwardly, and then stared fiercely at Shui Qi. His heterochromatic eyes, one pink and one purple, were as clear as crystal and very beautiful.

"So far, there have been two types of True Gems. One type exists inherently but is given the name 'True Gem' because of the rules. The other type appears out of thin air based on the conditions for acquisition. In that case, I think there should be a third type." Dao Lin glanced at Cun Xi and continued.

"How so?" Shui Qi raised an eyebrow, signaling Dao Lin to continue.

"Taking the second one a step further, since I previously speculated that there are True Gems related to emotions, then the third acquisition condition should be that when the corresponding emotion reaches a certain threshold, it will be created in some form. Of course, this is just my speculation and should not be taken seriously."

However, his conjectures are generally correct. It's not that he's showing off his intelligence; it's just that intelligent people are more likely to think and speak their minds than ordinary people.

"If that's the case, there should be a fourth type. After all, no one has stipulated that there are only four types of True Gems. Perhaps there are more types, so the corresponding methods of obtaining them should also change, such as the racial series True Gems that you guessed before."

"I wonder if it's about killing some kind of race, or if that race is willingly offering themselves up? Judging from the way dungeons are run, I don't think it's that simple." Bertias's eyes were deep, but a faint smile played on his lips, making it impossible to discern his emotions at that moment.

“Speaking of which, I don’t quite believe that Seraphim doesn’t have the real gem. You didn’t hand it over, did you?” Ji Rong stroked her smooth chin, glancing with her beautiful peach blossom eyes at Ling Tong, who was teasing Bai Feng but hadn’t really joined in despite being in the meeting room. She then pulled him in.

"Not that many, only one." Ling Tong took out an egg-shaped, silver-white gemstone, only the size of a fingernail, and placed it on the table.

"The Hot Spring Egg instance was found near the White Phoenix Egg while searching for eggs, but it only turned into its current form after it hatched." It's as if it was infused with a soul or life; before that, it was just an ordinary pebble.

"I've washed it. Let's take this one over for appraisal too." Ming Jin walked in, wiped the gray-black gemstone, which was still wet, clean, and placed it in front of Horus.

"You went out to clean the gems, so why are you acting the same as before you went out? Did you know about our discussion?" Moya asked curiously.

Ming Jin smiled gently at Mo Ya and held up two fingers. "Firstly, because I can foresee the future, and secondly, because I have a brain. Even if I can't foresee the future, I can still think about the issues you discussed at the meeting."

That confident smile is inexplicably a little irritating.

(End of this chapter)