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Chapter 778: The Hidden Compartment Under the Treasure Chest
Chapter 778: The Hidden Compartment Under the Treasure Chest
"Then what do you want to say?" Xiaotian asked.
"Uh... I just wanted to point something out," Qianbeibuzui explained. "Xiaotian, you always say that Ke is your boyfriend, but Ke has never acknowledged that you're his girlfriend, right?"
Xiaotian: "..."
Xiaotian's body and face froze in place.
If we were to use game terminology, she would be like someone who just got hit by a Critical Strike and Petrify Attack, standing still like a weathered statue.
[Ice Dondong] noticed its owner's emotional turmoil and let out a roar, jumping out from the pet space and hurling a massive snowball the size of a washbasin at Qianbeibuzui.
Qianbeibuzui quickly dodged to the side.
But he knew he had said the wrong thing and quickly tried to make amends. "Sorry, Xiaotian, that's not what I meant. What I'm trying to say is that the age difference between you and Ke is quite significant. If you really compete, you might not stand a chance against those closer to his age."
[Ice Dondong] didn't understand what Qianbeibuzui was saying, but seeing this human still talking, it threw a few more snowballs at him to make him shut up. At the same time, it nudged Xiaotian's arm with its large head to offer comfort.
Thanks to [Ice Dondong]'s comfort, Xiaotian finally came back to her senses.
She gently patted [Ice Dondong]'s large head, a determined smile on her face, and said to Qianbeibuzui from a distance, "Curator Gu, that's just old-fashioned thinking. For Ke and me, age is not an issue at all!"
"But he's 12 years older than you!"
"Twelve years is not a problem at all," Xiaotian replied, folding her arms calmly. "Although there's a significant age gap between Ke and me, don't forget that our strength and longevity are not the same as ordinary humans.
In the past, humans could live up to a hundred years, but with our current strength, living for a thousand years is no issue at all! Do you think a mere 12-year age difference would be a problem for a species that can live a thousand years?"
"Uh..." Qianbeibuzui was speechless for a moment.
He rubbed his chin, thought for a moment, and then nodded. "You do have a point. Alright, I support you going after Ke!"
"Thank you!" Xiaotian smiled, recalled [Ice Dondong] back to the pet space, and was about to call Qianbeibuzui to leave.
But just then, the treasure chest nearby suddenly made a "click" sound.
The "click" was very soft, about as loud as a person clipping their nails. But since Xiaotian and Qianbeibuzui were standing right next to the chest, they caught the sound sharply.
Xiaotian looked at the chest.
She noticed that the bottom of the chest seemed to have a new crack.
Earlier, the bottom of the chest was a single, hard, gray-black metal plate, smooth and flat.
But now, a straight crack had appeared in the center of the metal plate, suggesting it could be pried open to reveal a hidden compartment.
Xiaotian and Qianbeibuzui exchanged a glance.
Qianbeibuzui crouched down, infusing his palms with inner strength, and said, "Xiaotian, stay on guard. I'll try to see if there's a hidden compartment inside."
"Alright, be extremely careful," Xiaotian nodded and stepped back a few meters, summoning the panda [Dondong] in front of her.
Qianbeibuzui's palms were now full of inner strength. He inserted his hands into the chest along the thin crack and applied force.
Click~
With a single pull, the bottom plate of the chest came out.
At the same time, a dazzling light, bright as the sun, shot up from beneath the chest, piercing the sky.
"Curator Gu, danger!" Xiao Tian shouted from behind Tuanzi.
Qianbei Bu Zui, of course, was well aware of the danger and immediately used the defensive martial arts skill, Golden Bell Shield.
Clang!
A deep, resonant sound echoed from Qianbei Bu Zui's body. His powerful internal energy transformed into a massive "golden bell," enveloping and protecting him.
But it turned out that Xiao Tian and Qianbei Bu Zui had overreacted.
After Qianbei Bu Zui activated the Golden Bell Shield, he remained unharmed. The light emanating from beneath the chest, though blinding, was as harmless as sunlight.
After about half a minute, the light from beneath the chest began to dim.
Xiao Tian and Qianbei Bu Zui peered into the chest and discovered that there was indeed a hidden compartment at the bottom. Inside the compartment lay a third of a sphere, glowing with a golden light. Its exact nature was still unclear.
"Tuanzi, fetch that stone," Xiao Tian commanded the panda in front of him.
Tuanzi, Xiao Tian's main companion, had been optimized to the extreme in terms of defense and the other four attributes.
Xiao Tian's family was incredibly wealthy, and she herself had received focused training from the Federation government. She had poured countless resources into Tuanzi, equipping her with the best pet gear available to any player.
While Tuanzi's defense wasn't on par with the specialized defensive warriors or knights, it was still significantly better than Qianbei Bu Zui's frail constitution.
Tuanzi was obedient.
Upon receiving the order, she wasted no time, extending her pudgy paw into the chest and retrieving the glowing stone.
Tuanzi held the glowing stone in her paw. Despite its continued radiance, it caused her no harm.
Xiao Tian specialized in the Beast Master Archer branch of the Archer class. At the third tier, she would learn a passive skill called Telepathy.
Telepathy allowed the Beast Master Archer to understand her pet's thoughts and share her field of vision with her pet.
Xiao Tian switched her vision to Tuanzi's and looked at the glowing stone. Hidden beneath the light, she saw a line of small text etched into the stone's surface.
The text was in a language she didn't recognize, not in the Skrull language.
However, upon seeing the text, she immediately understood its meaning, as if the text itself carried a buff that made it comprehensible to the reader.
"This item is called Sunstone Fragment. Collect three such fragments to access the ultimate trial, Sunstone Secret Realm," Xiao Tian read aloud the content she saw.
Qianbei Bu Zui was taken aback, "That's the text on the stone?"
"Exactly," Xiao Tian confirmed, tapping her chin with her right index finger, her brow furrowed in thought.
According to the stone's message, they were currently in a regular secret realm. Collecting three fragments would grant them access to a more powerful secret realm?
"Interesting," Xiao Tian mused.
Qianbei Bu Zui turned to her, "Xiao Tian, haven't you already cleared two secret realms before? Did you encounter any similar stones in those realms?"
"No," Xiao Tian pouted her lips in frustration. "The last two times, I just grabbed the items from the chest and left immediately. Who knew there was a hidden compartment inside!"
(End of Chapter)
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