Chapter 96: Rare Treasures Illustrated

  On the second day, early in the morning, the inn where everyone was staying became lively, with horses neighing constantly. Almost all of the guests at the inn were mercenaries who were participating in the protection mission with Bai Hua and others.

  Those few protected Lu family children were also similar in age to Xia Yan, and at most a few years older. However, they spoke coldly and proudly, and in their eyes, these mercenaries naturally couldn't compare with their status.

  Xia Yan bought some medicine for treating external injuries and detoxification in Niusha Town, and he also bought a book called "The Continental Rare Treasures and Strange Precious Stones Atlas". This time when entering the Sinister Forest, Xia Yan was looking for the medicinal herb Pipa Grass, but he wasn't very familiar with medicinal herbs to begin with, so even if he encountered it, he might not be able to recognize it. However, this book "The Continental Rare Treasures and Strange Precious Stones Atlas" had recorded almost all types of medicinal herbs and minerals on the continent.

  Although it's expensive, but it's also worth it.

  The sun had just risen when everyone left Ox Town and continued heading north. Along the way, dust rose, and the figures of the crowd gradually disappeared into the distance.

  Thirty miles further north is the first stronghold of the mainland. This stronghold, in peacetime, does not have a large garrison, only when the dark night mainland's army launches a major attack will it gather a massive army from across the mainland to defend against the enemy under the command of the Holy Land.

  Bai Rui walked alongside Xia Yan, seeing him walking while looking at the thick "Mainland Rare Treasures and Strange Precious Items Illustrated Manual", she couldn't help but feel a bit curious.

  This manual, even in Baiqing City, would sell for a price of one gold coin. And in Niu She Town, the price seems to be even higher. Bai Rui was somewhat puzzled as to why Xia Yan suddenly bought this manual.

  Xia Yan walked with the team while still being able to focus on reading, making Bai Rui wonder if he was really that dedicated. Looking at Xia Yan's focused expression, it didn't seem like he was pretending either.

  Bai Rui naturally didn't know about Xia Yan's abilities. After Xia Yan cultivated the Ling Luo Heart Method, his memory ability was exceptional, and he could even memorize those profound and mysterious classics at a glance. Not to mention this ordinary "Mainland Rare Treasures and Strange Precious Items Illustrated Manual". Xia Yan only needed to take one look, and he could remember everything about all the ores and medicinal materials on it, including their appearances, characteristics, smells, etc., and Xia Yan could recite them back without missing a single word.

  Several young men of the Lu family sat in a spacious carriage, their eyes occasionally sweeping over the mercenaries, sometimes revealing a look of disdain.

  "Huh?"

  Xia Yan's eyes flashed.

  Unconsciously, the picture book had been flipped to the last few pages. The color of the paper on these last few pages was different from before, and the font size was much larger. Xia Yan saw that on the first page in front, it was clearly written "Dragon Continent's Top Ten Treasures" and other words.

  Look down below, they are all some pictures of medicinal materials and minerals that look very strange, with detailed introductions.

  "What a wonderful surprise!" Xia Yan shook his head, with an excited glint in his eyes.

  He saw that the introduction on the map said that each of these ten great treasures was a priceless treasure, and it was impossible to buy them on the mainland, no matter how much gold coins were spent. Any kind of medicinal material and mineral was a treasure that countless cultivators frantically sought after. However, these things were almost legendary on the mainland.

  In front of the top ten treasures, there were many special medicinal materials and minerals introduced, all of which were treasures worth a city. However, when Xia Yan saw these top ten treasures, he couldn't help but feel that those previously mentioned valuable medicinal materials and minerals marked as "worth a city" were quite ordinary in comparison.

  "It's indeed one of the top ten wonders!" Xia Yan exclaimed in a low voice after finishing reading.

  "Alas, it's a pity that some things can be encountered but not sought." Xia Yan chuckled and said that although the top ten rare treasures were good, they couldn't be obtained by force. To get these treasures, one needed to have a combination of luck and opportunity.

  "What can be encountered but cannot be sought?"

  Xia Yan was about to examine the painting carefully, and Bai Rui finally spoke up. Just now, Xia Yan saw that Bai Rui had been quietly enduring without disturbing him.

  "Oh, it's one of the top ten rare treasures in mainland China!" Xia Yan smiled and held up the illustrated manual, "Bai Rui, have you seen this manual before?"

  "We mercenaries, if we haven't seen the wanted poster, what kind of mercenaries are we? But you, have you never seen a wanted poster before?"

  Xia Yan's question was indeed a bit silly, and when Bai Rui said so, Xia Yan could only laugh dryly a few times.

  "Hmm, I've never seen it before. I was always busy cultivating. This time I entered the Forest of Sin to find a certain medicinal herb, so I took a look at this manual temporarily, just in case I saw the herb but didn't recognize it." Xia Yan said with a light smile.

  Bai Rui's eyes sparkled as she smiled and said, "So you're just making a last-ditch effort, did you see the medicinal herbs and then take out the illustrated manual to compare them one by one?"

  Xia Yan shook his head and put the manual into the package on his back before saying, "I've already memorized all the contents above. Now that I see those medicinal materials, I can recognize them."

  Bai Rui was taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing, her slender fingers, as white as jade, pointing at Xia Yan, laughing so hard that the flowers on her hair were shaking.

  Xia Yan looked at Bai Dui with an inexplicable expression, her eyebrows slightly furrowed.

  Bai Rui couldn't help but laugh for a while, before saying with a stifled breath: "I've found that you're really amusing, and your boasts are adorable. Yesterday, you said you'd break through to the Spiritual Master realm, and today, after looking at this incomplete manual for less than half a day, you say you've memorized it all? Hehe, if you want to boast, you should at least say something believable!"

  When Bai Rui said this, Xia Yan rolled his eyes and thought that Bai Rui was just boasting.

  "Hmm"

  A cold snort came from inside the carriage.

  Among the young people of the Lu family, there was a girl who was sixteen or seventeen years old. She was quite pretty, but compared to Xia Zixing and Wang Yuyan, she was slightly inferior. Even Bai Xue was more beautiful than her. Since seeing Xia Yan, the girl had been casting glances at him from time to time.

  At this time, seeing Bai Rui and Xia Yan laughing and talking, he must have felt uncomfortable in his heart, so he hummed a sound.

  Bai Rui looked around the car compartment and didn't mind either.

  "Hey, you really shouldn't have spent so much money on that illustrated manual. By the time you see the medicinal herbs and then take out the manual to compare, it'll be too late, someone will have already snatched them up. What kind of medicinal herb are you looking for? I'll get my brother to find it for you." Bai Rui ignored the cold hums and jealous glances in the carriage, and happily said to Xia Yan.

  Xia Yan shook his head and said helplessly: "I really remember everything now, this manual is useless to me."

  Bai Rui's face turned red with anger and she said, "You really are concerned about saving face, aren't you? Then tell me, how many kinds of medicinal materials and minerals are there in this manual?"

  Obviously, Bai Rui wanted to make things difficult for Xia Yan. Normally, even if someone memorized all the medicinal materials and minerals in the manual, they probably wouldn't know exactly how many kinds there were.

  Xia Yan glanced at Bai Rui and found a sly glint in her eyes, so he smiled.

  "What's wrong, can't say it anymore? You're talking big!" Bai Tui triumphantly raised her pink fist.

  Xia Yan said, "There are a total of 548 kinds of primary, intermediate and advanced medicinal materials, 42 kinds of special medicinal materials, and 7 kinds of rare and precious medicinal materials. There are a total of 53 kinds of ores, 11 kinds of special ores, and 3 kinds of rare and precious ores."