Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 793 - 793 0492 The Old Den of Wanjie Commerce_2

Chapter 793: Chapter 0492: The Old Den of Wanjie Commerce_2 Chapter 793: Chapter 0492: The Old Den of Wanjie Commerce_2 “Senior, didn’t you say that arriving early deserves a reward? I’m here now, so can you tell me what the reward is?” Qi Tian asked, eagerly.

Wan Xiaolan chuckled and said, “You certainly don’t wake up early unless there’s a reward, right? But that’s okay. No one wants to do things for nothing, including you and me.”

Qi Tian smiled, saying, “Indeed, seniors understand me well.”

Wan Xiaolan said, “In a while, many people, besides me, several Gold Core Realm experts will be coming to our room. Wanjie Commerce has discussed and decided to offer extra rewards to those who came to help this time. You will be allowed to ask us questions about cultivation, and the specific number of questions will be determined by a lottery draw, ranging from one to three. Let me tell you, there is only one chance to get three, so when you draw the lots, make sure to get hold of the number ball marked as three.”

Qi Tian’s eyes sparkled at this. He did have some cultivation-related questions to seek advice from others but had no formal teacher, so he had to explore many things on his own. Of course, folks like Gao Jinmei and Zhao Haiying were around him, but since they had been defeated by Qi Tian, he didn’t find it very exciting to ask them.

“Senior, is there any particular feature in the lottery ball marked with three?” As Qi Tian asked, he found a small bag of spirit stones and handed them to Wan Xiaolan. The bag didn’t have much but did contain ten thousand pieces.

Wan Xiaolan accepted the spirit stones with a smile, saying, “I’m not sure what it looks like, but I can give you a hint. Wanjie Commerce has many Artifact Refiners. These lottery balls are all made of the same material, and their weight and size would all be consistent. Moreover, the numbers are not written, but they employ a sophisticated technique to embed them. You can think in advance about what means to use to draw the number ball with ‘three’.”

“And what order am I in?” Qi Tian asked.

“You’re the first. You were the first to arrive, so you’re the first to draw. Isn’t this why I made sure you came early? Did I keep my word?” Wan Xiaolan told Qi Tian with a sense of accomplishment.

During their conversation, several cultivators entered the room, one after another. Qi Tian recognized almost every one of them. Even if he didn’t know their names, he had met them a few times before.

Once Wan Xiaolan saw that everyone was present, he quickly explained the situation. Everyone cheered upon hearing about the extra rewards, understandably no one would refuse such an opportunity.

As Wan Xiaolan was speaking, several more cultivators from Wanjie Commerce entered the room. Among them, Qi Tian had also met more than half of them, particularly having participated together in the adventure in the Melting Cave Secret Realm.

Wan Xiaolan took out a box from his Storage Bag. There was a seal attached to the box, which was the so-called lottery box for drawing lots. Wan Xiaolan put the lottery box on a table in front of everyone, saying, “Now, I’m going to start calling names. Whoever I call will come and draw the lot.”

“Qi Tian, you were the first to arrive, so you’ll be the first one to draw.” Staying true to his promise, Wan Xiaolan called Qi Tian’s name first.

Just as Qi Tian stood up and was about to go to the lottery box, the door of the room opened again. Two cultivators walked in from outside. Qi Tian recognized one of them and didn’t know the other one, but at first glance, he could tell that the stranger was a Gold Core Realm expert.

“Wait, the first one to draw can’t be an outsider. We need someone from our group. Jia Zhengrong, it’s your turn.” The Gold Core Realm expert domineeringly ordered as soon as he got in, making Jia Zhengrong draw the lot.

Wan Xiaolan frowned, saying it with patience, “Sir, isn’t it inappropriate to do so?”

“What’s inappropriate? Listen here, Wan Xiaolan, don’t forget who you are or where you come from!” This Gold Core Realm expert named Wang Kui, held a position both regarding his cultivation level and status in Wanjie Commerce that Wan Xiaolan couldn’t compare. Under other circumstances, Wan Xiaolan wouldn’t dare doubt him, but today, since Wang Kui had given him the full responsibility, he dared to question him.

However, Wan Xiaolan dared to question him at the most and wasn’t willing to do more for foreign cultivators like Qi Tian, especially when dealing with his own sect’s powerhouses.

“Alright, Jia Zhengrong, you go first. Qi Tian, my apologies. Please wait a moment,” Wan Xiaolan compromised easily.

Qi Tian receded to the side immediately, remembering that this was Wanjie Commerce’s mainstay. Here, resistance would definitely not be wise.

Qi Tian knew Jia Zhengrong. If it weren’t for Qi Tian during the time at Melting Cave Secret Realm, Jia Zhengrong could have used the number one small pool to cultivate. However, due to a bet between Qi Tian and one of Jia Zhengrong’s well-connected disciples, Jia Zhengrong got caught up in the middle and ended up having to use the number two pool since Qi Tian took over his pool.

The incident wasn’t Qi Tian’s fault, but it wasn’t realistic to say that Jia Zhengrong held no grudge against him. Yet, Jia Zhengrong put the overall situation in mind, knowing Qi Tian and others were needed by Wanjie Commerce. As a result, he was courteous to the non-sect cultivators, including Qi Tian, and greeted him cordially when passing by.

Qi Tian merely smiled in return without say anything.

Jia Zhengrong walked to the lottery box and, under the gaze of everyone, tore its seal. As he reached his hand in, the lottery box – a specially made magical device – blocked the cultivators’ sight and Divine Sense. Once a hand went in, they could only rely on luck.

However, it wouldn’t be true to say there were no advantages. Otherwise, Wang Kui wouldn’t have insisted Jia Zhengrong to secure the first place to draw. He had already paid a considerable cultivation resource to bribe the maker of the lottery box, who revealed secrets about the box. He, in turn, shared the secrets with Jia Zhengrong, instructing him to secure the number ball with ‘three’ no matter what.

Jia Zhengrong was indeed under enormous pressure, but he was handling it. After mentally repeating the tips given by Wang Kui, he fumbled in the lottery box and then pulled out his hand, holding firmly to a numbered ball.

Everyone craned their necks, their eyes big with anticipation of what number was written on the ball. When Jia Zhengrong opened his hand, a number ‘one’ embedded on the surface of the ball was revealed, leaving everyone disappointed.

Wang Kui’s face changed dramatically as he swiftly walked over, snatched the number ball and examined the number intently. He then glared harshly at Jia Zhengrong, questioning: “What happened?”

Jia Zhengrong was sweating profusely. He had no idea what had happened because he had strictly followed Wang Kui’s method. Initially thought to be a sure-fire plan turned out to be a disaster. He was stumped and didn’t know how to explain it to Wang Kui.

Wang Kui was extremely inclined to slap Jia Zhengrong hard, but he kept his bearings. He pointed at another cultivator from Wanjie Commerce, saying, “You come here.”

The man hurried over. Wang Kui pointed at the lottery box, instructing, “I’ll tell you how to draw a lot. And you’re going to use my method to definitely draw the ball marked with ‘three’.”

The man had no choice but to comply.

Wan Xiaolan hurriedly intervened, “Sir Wang, this isn’t appropriate.”