"It's hard to buy a large townhouse in the bustling areas of Kangyang District for 20 million—unless it's an apartment, in which case it won't exceed 150 square meters. That space would be too small and not dignified enough to house your team members." After pausing for a few seconds, Fu Qingyang spoke slowly, "I'd like to suggest something. The most affordable villa in Fu Family Bay is around 80 million. This time, the official has awarded you an additional 10 million. You can sell off a few less-used items—either on your own or with my assistance. Together with the 20 million I've promised you, we'll see what we can gather. The rest, I'll lend you." How so enthusiastic is Fu Qingyang? Qian Gongzi would actually care about such minor details... Zhang Yuanqing immediately began mentally calculating: Premium transcendent-level items could fetch tens of millions each. The transcendent item I've stored in the faction warehouse indeed serves little purpose now—selling a couple wouldn't hurt, yet even then, it would still be difficult to amass eight million. After all, the most expensive things in the world remain real estate. Zhang Yuanqing then retrieved the crimson half-fingered fist and the large-caliber pistol, placing them on the desk and said: "These two items can be sold." Both the combat gloves and the explosive pistol were attack-oriented, offering no real threat to enemies at the Saint Realm level, and appearing rather underwhelming against those at the Transcendent Realm level. Combined with the cost of being "impetuous and hasty," their value-to-cost ratio was not particularly strong. In fact, the Blood-Drinking Blade could also be sold, though currently Zhang Yuanqing only had this one close-combat weapon—having it was better than having none. Fu Qingyang looked down at the props, picked up the assailant's gloves to check the item details, and after a few seconds assessed, "The gloves are worth 13 million, and the pistol is worth 10 million." The latter had been personally awarded to Yuan Shi by him, so he knew its value well. "Twenty-three million..." Zhang Yuanqing nodded, "That's settled!" The prices of the two items were reasonable, even slightly above market value. As a gentleman who wins people over through virtue, Zhang always commands respect when it comes to finances—never pressing for discounts or haggling. "Good. I'll have my assistant handle the transfer of ownership shortly," Fu Qingyang said. Only then did Zhang Yuanqing realize that Fu's family owned the Fu Family Village property, and the property management company was also under the Fu family's name—so Fu Qingyang actually didn't need to borrow cash at all, and could even end up owing him 30 million. Nevertheless, the villas at Fu Family Village were located in the prime commercial district of Kangyang District, a golden location—buying property here would surely be a sound investment. After discussing the office location, Fu Qingyang then retrieved a wooden eight-tone music box from the inventory, its surface painted red with delicate illustrations of infants curled up and asleep. "This is a hypnosis box," Fu Qingyang explained, detailing its properties. "When you open the lid, it plays a soothing hypnosis melody. Those who hear the music will fall into a deep sleep. Among the transcendental cultivators, only musicians, illusionists, and night-wanderers can resist for a short while—most others immediately fall asleep. Even masters at the Saint Realm will feel drowsy, with reduced mental agility. The hypnosis effect lasts for five minutes, after which it fades once the music ends." "The cost is that each time you use this item, you must rest for a continuous 12-hour sleep within the next 24 hours. Whether in terms of function or cost, it is a true blessing for those suffering from insomnia." "A perfect tool for team coordination—exactly what I need," Zhang Yuanqing nodded in agreement. The star officials lack group attack skills, and this item helps make up for that deficiency. Fu Qingyang then produced the second item, a silver necklace, and said: "This is the Lucky Necklace. As the name suggests, it enhances the wearer's luck—such as finding money while going out, being favored by high-quality opposite-sex partners, or having one's desires consistently fulfilled. "Of course, the lucky boost has its limits. It can enable you to find one hundred yuan every day while walking out, but it won't guarantee you a million. It can secure you a table at a bustling popular restaurant, but it won't ensure you win the top prize in the lottery." "After all, isn't the lottery a tax levied on the poor, where winning the grand prize is essentially a zero-probability event?" said Zhang Yuanqing with a witty remark. "Don't always say such politically unawake things!" Fu Qingyang remarked, then continued to describe the item's attributes: "The cost isn't severe. The wearer often develops a sense of being a 'destined child,' becoming self-important and overly self-conscious." Most importantly, once you use it, you'll be partially protected against the depleting of fortune caused by the witch-guerrilla practitioners, and the intensity of the curses will be significantly reduced. At that moment, the rabbit maid, with her gentle demeanor, softly opened the door to the study and stood gracefully there, saying, "Master, Mr. Bill has come to visit!" Fu Qingyang paused thoughtfully and replied, "Please ask him to go to the lounge—I'll be right there." After the rabbit maid had closed the door and departed, Fu Qingyang retrieved the remaining items and arranged them on the desk, saying, "Take a look at them yourself." "With these items, you'll need to use fewer of those mysterious, unexplained things in the future." With a composed air, he rose and walked along the red carpet toward the hall, as Suan Qingzheng's expression suddenly turned pale. Fewer of those mysterious, unexplained things in the future... Suan Qingzheng stood there, stunned, and after taking a deep breath, regained his composure, returning his focus to the items. Aside from the "hypnotic box" and the "lucky necklace," there were three more items: a wooden bracelet He first picked up the wooden bracelet to examine its properties: 【Name: The Voice of the Beasts】 【Type: Accessory】 【Function: Communication with animals, Summoning and commanding beasts】 【Description: An item that enables communication with animals and earns their goodwill.] 【Note: Do you still remember whether humans speak "Woof" or "Meow"?】 A supportive item whose functions overlap with my mountain deity staff—compromising language clarity? Zhang Yuanqing casually set the bracelet aside. This item can be stored in the warehouse and provided to members of the faction or teammates as a benefit. 【Name: Master of Swordcraft】 【Type: Weapon】 【Function: Sword Techniques】 【Introduction: It was once the favored weapon of a Western swordsman who was deeply enchanted by the legends of Chinese sword immortals and firmly believed in the existence of sword spirits. To create the legendary sword spirit, he devoted his spirit energy to purify and nurture the sword, day after day. Over the years, the sword finally developed a sense of self-consciousness.】 【Note: You may teach me tasks, but never teach me sword techniques.】 Zhang Yuanqing thought for a moment, then summoned the ghost bride and instructed her to use books from the bookshelf to attack him. Immediately, the ghost bride caused one book after another to float and strike her husband. At that moment, Zhang Yuanqing's stabbing sword spontaneously raised its tip, either pointing, striking, sweeping, or cleaving, each time deflecting or cutting down the books that came flying at him—without any instruction from Zhang Yuanqing. The entire sequence unfolded entirely on its own, as if the sword were acting independently. "A sword that can fight on its own is much like a sergeant's staff— the user is merely a tool, while the sword is the true entity..." Zhang Yuanqing fully grasped the nature of this item, feeling both delighted and somewhat bewildered. He was delighted that such a mature item was so rare, and that even a novice in combat could transform into a master of swordsmanship simply by holding it. Furthermore, as a scout-class item, it can anticipate the trajectory of an enemy's attacks and offers flawless defense. The drawback, however, is that it is exceptionally independent— you cannot control it effectively. If you try to force control, a struggle inevitably arises between the two, which is highly detrimental in battle. In other words, during combat, he cannot have his own ideas— he cannot think of strategies such as hiding to strike from behind, because such intentions would clash with the sword's own mastery. "It can serve as a useful emergency solution when facing opponents with strong close-range capabilities or when being attacked unexpectedly." Or, use it for Xie Lingxi—the musician isn't skilled in combat, so it would be perfect for her to rely on for survival; she'll surely be delighted to thank her brother. Is this still a mere prop for the straightforward type? He was full of questions. The lady-maid, who had ascended to heaven during the day, is associated with the central courtyard—earth element... Zhang Yuanqing found himself deep in thought. This item description reminded him of a legendary figure. It is well known that the item information often contains significant details. "The old man once said that the myths passed down since ancient times represent an alternative history of the 'Spirit Realm Travelers.' Among the five elements, Huangdi is associated with earth and occupies the central courtyard—this perfectly aligns with the earth-element monster profession. Meanwhile, the Red Fire Clan claims descent from the Flame Emperor and reveres ox-headed beings, since the Flame Emperor is associated with fire..." Zhang Yuanqing suddenly realized that the names of the clans within the Five Elements Alliance, as well as their professional traits, all carried deeper meanings. He decided to take a closer look at the characteristics of the native professions—perhaps comparing them to mythological figures. Zhang Yuanqing pulled out his phone and sent a message to Guan Ya: "Guan Ya, come to my study and bring your laptop." He couldn't log into Fu Qingyang's computer. A few minutes later, Guan Ya, dressed in a white shirt and knee-length skirt, carried a laptop into the study—now the headquarters of the patrol team at Fu Family Village. Zhang Yuanqing sat behind the desk, opened his computer, and logged into the official database. At the same time, he pulled Guan Ya toward him, seating her on his thigh. "You're sitting in Fu Qingyang's chair, flirting with his cousin—don't you fear he'll give you a well-earned lesson in etiquette?" Guan Ya complained. Zhang Yuanqing, being quite aware of the situation, thought it over and found it fair, so he guided her to a guest sofa. Guan Ya, half-resisting, settled her rounded buttocks onto Zhang Yuanqing's thigh and changed the subject. "What would you like to see?" "I'd like to get a general overview of the major professions across the core body, from extraordinary to sages, so I don't get caught off guard during patrols." Zhang Yuanqing inhaled the subtle, elegant scent of the mixed-blood woman and felt the supple, softness of her buttocks. Guan Ya listened attentively and immediately picked up her laptop: "I'll find it for you—I've saved a comprehensive post on character classes before." She logged out of the "Yuan Shi Tian Zun" account and logged into her own ID, then opened a saved post titled "Overview of Character Classes in the Lawful and Chaotic Alignments." [Lawful Alignment:] [Scout:] Active Skills: Keen Eyes, Keen Mind, Insight. Passive Skills: Scout's Body, Commanding Presence, Master of Deduction. [Blade Specialist:] Active Skills: Blade Aura, Command of the Blade, Break the Cooking Vessels. Passive Skills: Expertise in Blade Techniques, Steadfast Will, Armor-Piercing, Shocking the Spirit. Skill Descriptions: Keen Eyes – enhances visual acuity and dynamic tracking capabilities; Keen Mind – boosts observational skills, enabling the detection of subtle details often overlooked by others; Insight – a synergistic skill combining keen eyes and mind, allowing the user to read people's intentions and detect the presence of nearby spiritual travelers. 】 【Ranger's Body – enhances agility, strength, reflex speed, and endurance; skilled in tracking and combat; Commanding Presence – commands the target with gaze, with mentally vulnerable individuals choosing to comply; Master Strategist – possesses exceptional logical and deductive reasoning abilities.】 【Blade Aura – channels blade energy into the weapon, granting it the ability to cut through gold and stone; power intensifies with level progression, eventually enabling the generation of blade auras; Blade Mastery – manipulates the weapon to fly at distances up to ten meters; the number of weapons and flight range increase with level advancement; Break the Cooking Vessels – the more severe the injury, the sharper the blade aura becomes.】 【Blade Expertise – possesses exceptional innate talent in swordsmanship; Steel Resolve – resists illusions and enhances resistance to mental attacks; Penetrates Armor – specializes in overcoming defensive techniques and items; Shakes the Evil Spirits – effectively commands and unsettles spirits and malevolent entities.】 The insightful, reasoning master can detect whether her husband has been unfaithful; the expert in swordsmanship, upon discovering his husband's infidelity, can then personally defeat the unfaithful man. Zhang Yuanqing couldn't help but glance at Guan Ya and said, "Miss Guan, I'll be fully devoted to you from now on." Guan Ya looked at him and hummed softly. The active skills are particularly interesting. The Furyful only has one active skill: at level four, combat power doubles; at level five, it triples; at level six, it quadruples. Simple yet formidable—thus, the Furyful earns the title of nearly invincible among the Saint-tier cultivators. [Wood Spirit: Active skills: Child of the Forest, Climber, Self-Healing, Gardener; Passive skills: Revival, Superhuman Strength, Spirit of Plants (varies by plant type, with reproduction being predominant).] [Beast King: Active skills: Command over Beasts, Speaker of Beasts, Sovereign of Hundred Beasts; Passive skills: Revival after Death.] ... [Water Ghost: Active skills: Water Control, Water Purifier, Dragon King of Water Flow; Passive skills: Body of Water Spirit, Ductility.] [God of Plague: Active skills: Disease, Spread, God of Plague, Dehydrator; Passive skills: Immune to All Illnesses.] ... [Earth Monster: Active skills: Armor, Son of the Earth Pulse; Passive skills: Endurance, Steady and Reliable.] 】 【Mountain God: Active Skills: Spirit of the Earth Pulse, Earth Transcendence, Mountain God; Passive: Will of the Mountain God, Dual Cultivation.】 Notably, the Spirit of the Earth Pulse absorbs the earth's vitality to replenish stamina continuously and enhances combat strength. The Mountain God's ability enables the mastery of a specific region, allowing them to transform plants and command the spirits of the mountains. "What exactly is Dual Cultivation?" Zhang Yuanqing asked, turning to Guan Ya. "It's a magic that boosts experience points," Guan Ya replied succinctly, adding, "Dual Cultivation is a skill the Mountain Gods hold in high regard. You must not belittle it in their presence, or else it would be like shouting 'The Bull-Headed Humans must die' in front of the Fire Masters—sure to provoke outrage." Zhang Yuanqing finally understood why the staff traditionally belonging to the earth-based monster class—the Mountain God—would evoke the same sense of fertility and growth as tools associated with the wood-based creature class. "The Lawful-aligned professions are more eccentric than ever," Zhang Yuanqing mused. Guan Ya said, "Harmony between yin and yang, union between men and women—this has always been the great path since ancient times, the very foundation for human reproduction and the growth of our communities. Who told you this is a mere magic trick? Throughout history, marriage and childbearing have always been the highest priorities, and they still are today. After all, don't we work hard to earn money precisely so we can marry, have children, and raise the next generation? The prevailing mindset that suppresses our natural reproductive instincts and dismisses them as mere lowly pursuits—this is truly the real magic trick. Those who claim to have transcended the mundane either speak falsely or are simply following the path of the strange. Let's then achieve harmony between yin and yang ourselves." Zhang Yuanqing kept gently caressing Guan Ya's waist. "Just read the materials—don't talk so much..." [Musician: Active skills: Calm, inspire, hypnotize; Passive skills: Beautiful voice, musical talent.] [Red Lovers Star: Active skills: Charisma, romantic appeal, nurturing; Passive skills: Graceful posture, seductive presence.] Zhang Yuanqing was momentarily stunned, “The musicians are absolutely odd—plus, plus, isn’t this just the Eastern version of the ‘desire-based profession’?” He knew musicians had bonuses in terms of charm, as evidenced by that “cute hairpin” back then. But after reviewing all the skills of Hong Luan Xingguan, Zhang Yuanqing realized they were remarkably similar to the desire-based profession. For instance, Hong Luan Xingguan could weave red threads to connect couples—when it spots a woman or man, it ties their red threads together, thus fostering a romantic match. Of course, this connection is time-limited and not permanent. Moreover, Hong Luan Xingguan can also sever red threads to dissolve existing relationships—what a powerful ability! "A master-level musician, named 'Sima,' governs life and birth—cradle songs, fate threads, nurturing, vitality—music itself is fundamentally about creation. In contrast, the vocation of love and desire centers on passion and desire." Zhang Yuanqing paused, then found himself at a loss for words, and simply continued reading. [Scholar: Active Skills: None! Passive Skills: Memory, Learning, Research, Academic Soul.] [Herbalist: Active Skills: Formulating Pills (Pharmacological Knowledge), Medicine, Divination, Array Techniques; Passive Skills: Immunity to a Hundred Poisons, Affinity for Tools.] The only profession at the Transcendent Realm with no active skills—essentially a weak fighter—yet by the Sage Realm, he becomes a polymath scholar, excelling in all areas except close combat. Inability to engage in close combat does not mean he cannot fight. Next, he turned to the evil faction's enchantment-based creatures, whose profiles he had already reviewed, and then focused on the Wugushi and Illusionist. [Wu Gu Shi: Active Skills: Gu Shu (cultivating poisonous creatures and spirit beasts), Controlling Gu, Transforming Gu; Passive Skills: Gu Body, Cold Blood.] [Tranquil Spirit Master: Active Skills: Blessing, Removing Blessings, Curse; Passive Skill: Inspiration.] Wu Gu Shi’s three active skills—Gu Shu, Controlling Gu, and Transforming Gu—Zhang Yuanqing has witnessed numerous times. However, the passive skills remain less clear. Gu Body serves as the foundational ability that enables Wu Gu Shi to resist both poison and transformation into a beast. Cold Blood gradually diminishes their humanity, erasing emotions such as fear and compassion, transforming them into cold, unyielding assassins, thereby reducing the influence of emotional responses like pity and fear. Once a Wu Gu Shi undergoes transformation, their animal nature surpasses their human qualities. As for the Tranquil Spirit Master, according to the skill descriptions, "spirit communion" refers not to spirits of resentment, but to the supreme, unseen entities that exist beyond the material world. The higher the level of Inspiration, the stronger the effects of Blessing, Removing Blessings, and Curse during ritual ceremonies. While Wu Gu Shi deploy poisons and … [Mages: Active skills: Illusion, Transformation, Mind Link, Mental Assault; Passive skills: Resonance, Emotional Guidance.] [Dream Weavers: Entry into Dreams, Dream Devouring, Dream Leaping, Dream Weaving, Dream Sovereignty; Passive skill: Mental Resilience.] Aside from being less adept at close combat, this profession is both enigmatic and defensive. Simply reviewing the skills of the Mages and Dream Weavers reveals how formidable and elusive they are—especially the Dream Weavers, who strike silently, killing their enemies in dreams without a trace, while moving freely and effortlessly within the dream realm, evading capture entirely. "Overall, aside from the more aggressive spirits of the tricksters, the other two evil professions excel at concealment and are extremely difficult to catch," Zhang Yuanqing remarked. Kuan Ya closed her laptop and said, "Have you reviewed it? Now, let's go take a look at your newly purchased villa. If the surroundings are pleasant, I might consider booking a room and staying occasionally. By the way, I'll need to ask Fu Qingyang for a copy of the villa keys." "By the way, regarding housekeeping, he can assign two bunny girls to handle it—after all, the villa is right next door." Zhang Yuanqing was stunned, listening intently: "This was something I just decided myself. Why do you sound as if you've already planned it all?" Guan Ya glanced at him. "Did you ever wonder why Fu Qingyang specifically mentioned the office location? He's actually guiding you to purchase the eight-million-yuan villa next door—that's exactly what I asked him to do. "Hmph. Queen has been constantly insisting on coming to Songhai. I invited her a few days ago, but she hesitated and declined. She simply wants to follow you—my scouts can even sense her subtle intentions just by watching the screen. "As for Xie Lingxi, she's so pretentious and stiff—I'm not confident she'll adapt well under your watch. That's why I've decided to have you choose the office location within Fujiawan instead of somewhere outside. This way, every move you make will be under Fu Qingyang's keen observation, and I'll feel more at ease. "And you—did you already sense my own little intentions? Isn't it true that the Celestial Sovereign Zhang Yuanqing held his chest, feeling as though his genuine emotions had been betrayed, his trust in people callously violated, so deeply moved that he could hardly breathe: "You two, treating the honest so unfairly—don't you feel any remorse?"