Dimension Paradise, I am a summoning apostle

Chapter 218 Flowing Clouds Chasing the Moon

Guo Ming brought back a treasure chest, and Chu Danqing looked at it with some disappointment.

It's still a high-quality item, but the chest is covered with large areas of shimmering patterns.

It occupies about two-thirds of the area and is of better quality than the treasure chest of the Mysterious Maiden.

He estimated that only S-rank individuals could obtain the treasure chest with the complete shimmering pattern.

As for the Excellent grade, this grade of treasure chest is similar to the Fine grade treasure chest in the Reserve grade; it may require accumulating experience through missions to achieve a qualitative change.

This is already quite a lot of progress. When it comes to the preparatory level, even just the excellent-level Shining Treasure Chest requires accumulation.

After Guo Ming returned, he handed the treasure chest to Chu Danqing and then said, "Why is the bottom of this river full of graves, and there are many Yin Sha corpses buried in the graves?"

"Luckily I stopped, otherwise who knows what kind of terrible thing would have been blown up."

"Brother Chu, you're not planning to go to your grave next, are you?" Guo Ming asked.

Chu Danqing nodded: "Yes, we need to find something."

"So I'll need Brother Guo to accompany me, but before that, we need to determine which tomb it is." Chu Danqing's gaze fell on the Huanglong River.

The overflowing river is receding, and because of Guo Ming's actions, part of the graves have been exposed.

However, the sheer number of them made Chu Danqing's scalp tingle, and for a moment he had no idea what was going on.

It is clear that a group of kings, nobles and generals were buried along the Huanglong River, and over time, many tombs have been built here.

Zhong Ting was also seeing this scene for the first time, and his expression was not very pleasant.

“Mr. Zhong, look.” Chu Danqing turned to look at Zhong Ting.

He knew nothing about Prince Yuanping, so how could he possibly know which grave belonged to him?

"It is a sad story about Prince Yuanping. He was originally the crown prince to succeed to the throne, but unfortunately he was weak by nature and powerful ministers were in power."

He was later deposed as emperor and enfeoffed as the Prince of Yuanping.

"After death, they can only be buried in the Huanglong River on the outskirts of this ancient and desolate mountain range, and be ranked in the same class as kings and generals."

Fortunately, he was buried with state honors after his death, and thus he is referred to as Emperor Kan Ai in historical records.

“This makes it much easier to distinguish them.” As Zhong Ting spoke, his eyes simultaneously observed and examined the group of graves.

Thirty seconds later, Zhong Ting locked onto his target.

"Look, Brother Chu," Zhong Ting said, pointing to a target for Chu Danqing: "Make a mound of earth in the shape of an inverted bucket, and build city walls around it."

"The front is decorated with gate towers, stone statues, stone inscriptions, and ornamental columns to form the sacred path."

“Build a gate tower in front of the sacred path.”

"The undulating and opening spatial changes along the spirit path should have been able to accentuate the magnificent scale of the mausoleum architecture."

"Unfortunately, Prince Yuanping was only a deposed emperor. Although he was buried with state honors, he was not an emperor after all, so the scale of the funeral was much smaller."

"This arrangement, instead of highlighting grandeur, seems incongruous and petty," Zhong Ting explained to Chu Danqing, using his knowledge, why it was that grave.

Otherwise, if he randomly pointed out a grave to Chu Danqing, Chu Danqing would have to believe it.

Upon hearing this explanation, Chu Danqing felt that this person was truly professional.

As expected of someone who deals with corpses, he spoke with great confidence and expertise. If it were Chu Danqing, she wouldn't be able to see any difference.

The other graves have similar appearances, but they express completely different meanings. If you are not a professional, you will not be able to tell them apart.

"Thank you for your trouble, Mr. Zhong," Chu Danqing said, then continued, "Then our transaction is complete."

“If Mr. Zhong has urgent business, he can go back first. If he is willing to come with me into the tomb of Prince Yuanping, I will be very grateful and will give this item as a reward.”

As Chu Danqing spoke, she directly took out the python-patterned floral robe.

When asking for help, you should show some sincerity, rather than just giving someone a random gift to get rid of them.

Zhong Ting could tell from a glance that the python-patterned robe was quite valuable, and he definitely wanted it.

Unfortunately, someone in my family needs the centipede pearl to save their life, and it will take some time to get back.

If I were to actually help Chu Danqing go down into the tomb, unforeseen complications would inevitably arise.

Entering the tomb is almost guaranteed to lead to an accident.

"I'm sorry, this is a matter of life and death, I can't help you, Brother Chu." Zhong Ting decisively refused Chu Danqing's invitation.

“The tomb is dangerous. Brother Chu, you and this young man must be careful when you go down into the tomb,” Zhong Ting warned. “The inside and outside of the tomb are two different worlds.”

"The Corpse Dragon dared to use the power of heaven and earth to transform into a dragon, but it dared not touch these tombs in the slightest."

"This is not because the Corpse Dragon is kind-hearted, but because the owners of these tombs are not benevolent people, and are therefore feared by the Corpse Dragon."

"Those who can be buried in this desolate ancient mountain range were outstanding people in life, and those who are buried in this ominous place after death are even more heroic."

Zhong Ting had a good impression of Chu Danqing, so he gave her many instructions before she left to prevent her from falling into any traps.

"I'll be careful," Chu Danqing replied, then handed the other party a silver ingot: "This is a reward for your hard work these past two days."

Silver was worthless to him, so he didn't care about giving it away.

However, Chu Danqing doesn't have the ability to use it for business operations or economic attacks.

It's easy to throw money around, but it depends on how you throw it. If you just throw money around without any skills, you'll only become easy prey instead of using money to pave your way.

After all, the trial worlds that Chu Danqing experienced were all inhabited by beings with extraordinary powers.

They might not necessarily be reasonable with you.

“Then I will accept it.” This time, Zhong Ting did not refuse. After accepting it, he continued, “Once Brother Chu has retrieved the life-saving item, if you can come to Lulin County, Qinzhou to find me, I will definitely welcome you with open arms.”

Zhong Ting bowed slightly, finished speaking, and left. His words were both true and false.

If Chu Danqing really goes, then what Zhong Ting said will be true.

However, Zhong Ting also knew that in this vast world, once they parted, there was no possibility of ever seeing each other again.

Although Chu Danqing left a deep impression on Zhong Ting, that was all; the two were merely strangers who met by chance and had no real connection.

The best way to develop a strong bond in a short period of time is to go through life and death together. But since the two of them haven't experienced that, they're indifferent to each other.

After Zhong Ting left, Chu Danqing, with Guo Ming's help, quickly arrived at the tomb of Prince Yuanping.

Then he realized that he seemed to be able to enter only through physical means.

"We were too hasty. We should have had Zhong Ting help us open the grave before leaving." Chu Danqing's face fell.

Zhong Ting assumed that since Chu Danqing had come, he must have a foolproof plan, so opening a door was nothing.

Opening the door was indeed very simple for Chu Danqing, but opening the tomb door was truly difficult.

Otherwise, why would tomb raiders dig tunnels instead of using the main entrance?

This is similar to the difference in difficulty between a direct confrontation and a flanking maneuver.

"Or should I go and bring them back?" Guo Ming could simply break down the door and use a magic array to isolate the river water and prevent it from flooding into the tomb.

However, it is ultimately a destructive measure.

"Don't bother. If you chase after them, they might think we're trying to kill you to cover it up." Chu Danqing knew what would happen as soon as she thought about it.

This isn't something we can't solve ourselves.

He still had some Feng Shui knowledge in his mind that he wasn't very proficient at, so he decided to put it to use here.

"I'll give it a try, maybe I can open it. If not, we'll just blow the door up." Chu Danqing said, and started to feel around for the door.

On the other side, Guo Ming didn't say anything, but just started taking things out.

"Brother Chu, I've found the high-quality dragon materials you requested." With that, Guo Ming pulled out a large package.

Inside are dragon scales, tendons, and bones—the nine most essential parts of a dragon.

The materials must have been carefully selected, and the quality is top-notch.

Seeing this, Chu Danqing took it and was quite satisfied, so he put it away.

“I also brought the excellent-grade ones, but Brother Chu, do you have enough money?” Guo Ming asked.

A premium-grade item now costs only 1,000 amusement park points, and nine items together only cost 9,000.

However, the Excellent level requires 5,000 Paradise Points, while Jiufen requires 45,000 Paradise Points.

"We'll talk about it next time," Chu Danqing said. "But did you bring the equipment I asked for?"

No sooner had he asked the question than Guo Ming pulled out another long robe.

"Yes, I have some protective gear specially made at home. Brother Chu, would you like to see if it's suitable?" Guo Ming handed it to Chu Danqing.

【Flowing Clouds Chasing the Moon】

[Type: Equipment·Robe]

【Excellent quality】

[Durability: 100/100]

[Defense: 1000]

【HP+10000】

[Mana +10000]

【Leverage (Active): Consumes 100 mana points to dash 1 meter in the specified direction. Cooldown: 1 second】

【Flowing Clouds (Passive): Gain a shield equal to (movement speed) points while moving】

【Moon Chaser (Passive): Movement Speed ​​+1000】

【Clear Sky (Passive): All summoned creatures gain +10 to all attributes】

【Sunlight (Passive): When attacked by melee, deal 500 damage to the attacker.】

【Wanli (Passive): When attacked by ranged attacks, reduces damage from ranged attacks by 500 points】

【Treasure Robe (Passive): Mana regeneration efficiency +100, Health regeneration efficiency +100】

【Blessing (Passive): When health drops below 30%, immediately restore 50% health. Cooldown: 48 hours】

[Equipment Requirement: Five Elements Spirit Beast Technique LV.MAX]

Chu Danqing could tell at a glance that this equipment was made for him.

Otherwise, what respectable person would use a max-level Five Elements Spirit Beast Technique as an equipment requirement?
"It's not a question of whether it's suitable or not anymore. I don't need to change my equipment before Tier 3." Chu Danqing liked it so much that he equipped it immediately.

"Do you want these? The quality is a bit low." Chu Danqing said, taking off all the green-quality equipment except for the Cloud Peak White Jade Seal that increases charm.

More equipment is not necessarily better; too much equipment may cause them to interfere with each other.

This isn't just about data; equipment isn't a series of added values, but rather it contains corresponding power within it.

Therefore, if you have better equipment, there's no need to wear all of them, as having too many will affect the effectiveness of the equipment.

Furthermore, high quality has a suppressive effect on low quality, excellent quality is still at the reserve level for ordinary quality, and outstanding quality has a very obvious suppressive effect on good quality.

(End of this chapter)