After the ceremony of receiving the reward was completed, Guo Tunan, the Duke of Zhenguo, called Li Fan backstage and said to him: "The Holy Emperor has decided to give you a reward. In addition to being promoted to General of Military Exhibition and given a flying fish suit, there is also a rare treasure.
But for things like exotic treasures, what you need is the best. We have given you the opportunity to choose. You can tell us what your needs are. "
Li Chuan said: "I don't know for a while, can I ask the Duke to give me some advice?"
"I expected you to say that." Guo Tunan laughed loudly, "I have prepared some secret files for you to select rare treasures. Take a look for yourself."
Immediately, he took out a piece of information and asked Li Chuan to read it.
Only then did Li Fan learn that the Ministry of War had drawn up a total of five rare treasures that might be included in the list of candidates.
They are Liuye Flying Knife, Small Leather Jacket, Guan Fang Seal, Rushan Pen Holder, and Shadow Cutting Knife.
Among them, the characteristic of Liuye Flying Knife is that it can hit the target with perfect accuracy. It is actually an exotic weapon that can automatically lock on the target and attack accurately.
Judging from the characteristics of this rare treasure alone, it may have miraculous effects when combined with blood-burning magic and blood-flame marks. It can also temporarily make up for the shortcomings of limited medium and long-range attack methods and effectively enhance its strength.
But the problem is that he has already obtained, or has the opportunity to obtain, a lot of rare treasures that can be integrated into the strange puzzle composed of Xiao Zhengde's left arm, Black Mountain King's tiger arm, and Xiao Qingyi's right arm. Not necessarily seen a lot.
This thing may not be suitable for you.
The little leather jacket is quite special. It is an exotic piece of clothing that has been mutated by the strangeness. It has the property of reducing the weight of the wearer, making it as light as a feather.
After driving it, it can reduce its own weight to close to zero. Its previous owner also came up with a practical and effective way to use it, that is, he invited the best blacksmith to build a set of weights weighing more than a hundred kilograms. Wearing thick iron armor, he armed himself like an iron can, and even used a certain item to add strange power to the armor. It was an amazing defense against ordinary people or strangers.
When not wearing iron armor, he can move as fast as a ghost and jump several feet high in one leap.
But it's not an exotic treasure in great condition.
In other words, it is already "dirty".
It was heavily tainted when its previous owner died in battle, and there are some curses and costs.
After this, the Shadow-cutting Sword is a rare weapon that can see the shadow of the spirit hidden in the human body through strange power and attack it.
Exotic weapons are rare, but they can be included as options.
Guan Fang Seal and Rushan Pen Holder are similar in that they are both types of seal suppression.
This kind of ability will always be useful and can also be included as an option.
After reading it, Li Fan thought for a while and said, "My lord, with all due respect, I am not satisfied with these rare treasures. Can I replace them with others?"
"Oh? What do you want? I also have some connections with the yamen over at the Ministry of War, so I'll help you ask."
"No need to go to so much trouble. In fact, I already have a target, and that is Wang Qicai's ghost."
"Wang Qicai's ghost?" Guo Tunan pondered for a moment, then suddenly laughed, "You personally killed the demon sect's great protector, right? You couldn't take out the ghost before, but now you are worried about it?"
"That's true. If others haven't mastered it yet, why not forget it for me."
"This request is reasonable. You were the one who captured and killed the shadow puppet Wang Qicai. If you want, you can always be more confident than others."
At that moment, Guo Tunan agreed to the matter.
The system here at the Demon Suppressing Division still has some sophistication.
For rare treasures like this that have not been controlled by others for the time being, those who turned them in at the beginning are eligible to get them first.
The Demon Suppressor helped him peel it off and take the effort of dismantling the puzzle pieces as a reward for his meritorious service.
What Li Fan was thinking about at this time was the shadow-catching magic possessed by Xiao Qingyi's right arm.
If he guessed correctly, he had obtained the strange source of the ghost, and might be able to incorporate it into it and strengthen it.
This can also verify some of the things I guessed before.
In fact, he didn't care too much about what he could get from Ghost Shadow this time, but wanted to know the path that really suited him.
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"What did the Duke say when he called you over?"
After returning home, Li Xin called Li Ao over for questioning and asked about it.
Li Fan truthfully told him his conversation with Guo Tunan.
Li Xin thought for a while and said: "Actually, His Majesty is indeed a bit stingy this time, but don't blame the lack of rewards. After all, people like us have enjoyed the benefits of being upgraded to multiple levels before, but they will also have to bear the fear of being jealous in the future. The price of being suppressed.
We are nobles with military honors who live with the country, and we are not comparable to ordinary officials. "
Li Fan nodded. In fact, he understood what Li Xin meant.
Shareholders are indeed different from ordinary workers.
Moreover, as a chief scribe, solving the Fox Bride was a leapfrog challenge, and he made a huge contribution beyond his responsibilities.
But as a pacifier, it becomes part of your job to deal with two or three evil spirits.
If a subordinate is sent to the local area to serve as the chief officer of the Ministry of Health, he will even have to take charge of the weird things in a province and ensure that there is no chaos in the entire province.
That's not something that can be measured by how many demons are locked down or how many incidents are resolved.
It can't be calculated as if the Fox Bride is defeated by an evil demon, and the Demon Sect's Great Protector is defeated by multiple alien masters.
However, after this incident, he finally understood that the emperor was indeed on guard against the nobles.
This is what it is like to work under someone else's hands. Thunder, rain and dew are all gifts from God. Even if the credit goes to God, it is impossible for him to change the seat under his butt to you.
Unless... take it yourself!
Since Li Chuan had no interest in the throne under other people's buttocks, and he couldn't be someone else's slave, he could only think of ways to get more exotic treasures by himself.
As for ordinary exotic treasures, he has begun to look down on them. After all, he still needs to be able to control the mysterious realm.
"Besides, it is the Duke's idea to give you an award within the department and publicize it in a big way, but don't take it seriously and think that he really appreciates you, thinks highly of you, and is proud of you."
Suddenly, Li Xin reminded Li Fang again.
"For a family like ours, which relies on strangers to make a fortune, we should also focus on the strength of strangers. The most important thing is to master the rare treasures in our hands and explore the way to become strong.
As long as you have enough value, no matter the emperor, nobles, relatives, or anyone else, they will respect and appreciate you.
The superiors are ungrateful and ungrateful, and their past achievements are meaningless. "
Li Xin spoke calmly, revealing the cruelest truth in the world.
Li Chuan was slightly startled and nodded: "Don't worry, I know."
It seemed that his father truly recognized him and began to tell him some real ways of life.
The so-called loyalty to the emperor, patriotism, and keeping good friends with the clan were nothing but techniques, and they were also a good mentality for a good-for-nothing playboy to keep his wealth.
But mastering the weird and strange skills and improving one's own value is the way to be truly strong.
In fact, if you think about it, you should understand that if you hold two sets of inheritances in the Hou Mansion, how can you be really loyal?
The matter of hiding rare treasures secretly started from the time of great-great-grandfather.
But the Wu'an Hou Mansion has always had no ambitions. This is the reason why the emperor can tolerate them.
A certain tacit understanding has been reached between the two, which is a relatively stable relationship.
Li Xinyuan knows better than anyone else what he has in his hands and what he should pursue.
