For those watching from the sidelines, such as Nian Mingyue and others, the victory came so abruptly and was so unbelievable. The sword skills of Gu Han and Zhenyuan had completely surpassed the understanding of Nian Mingyue and others; their eyes could not even capture the movements of Gu Han and Zhenyuan. Often, just as they could see where Zhenyuan's sword was, it would be obscured by Gu Han's rapidly moving figure in the next moment.
The battle between these two was so dazzling that it was almost impossible to watch... truly impossible to watch. Nian Mingyue could only manage to look for less than ten seconds before her eyes became dry and red, her pituitary gland turned into a mess, and her head began to throb with explosive pain.
Nian Mingyue imagined that if she were in Zhenyuan's or Gu Han's position, she would not last three seconds. She wouldn't even be able to see where the sword was before being chopped into a pile of meat sauce by her opponent.
Therefore, when Zhenyuan suddenly announced his defeat and then disappeared with the shipgirls in the quest, Nian Mingyue and the others were completely taken aback. Their minds were still filled with the intense scenes of flying sword shadows. It wasn't until Gu Han threw Zhenyuan's dimensional treasure box to Nian Mingyue that she realized she had won, and the Zhenyuan Defense Force quest was completed.
Although the victory came abruptly, the rewards were not discounted in the slightest; in fact, they were far more than Gu Han had imagined. From Zhenyuan's dimensional treasure box, Nian Mingyue obtained a total of twelve items, more than what she had received from Konggang and Xuefeng combined. It was no wonder Zhenyuan was the last super BOSS of the quest.
Among these twelve items, the most numerous and least valuable were probably the RMB. There were four stacks of RMB, each containing 10,000 RMB, which accounted for one-third of the twelve items. Originally, these four stacks of RMB were supposed to be exclusive to Nian Mingyue's team, but at her insistence, they were evenly distributed, with each person receiving 10,000 RMB.
Next were the Sword Essence Pills, three purple Sword Essence Pills. Each pill could increase the sword essence value by 100 quarks. Compared to the blue Sword Essence Pills from Konggang, which increased the value by 10 quarks, these purple pills, which increased the value by 100 quarks, were extremely rare in the game world.
**Sword Essence Pill (Purple)**
- Tradable, Unbound
- Effect: Permanently increases sword essence value by 100 quarks
- Usage Limit: Each player can take one Sword Essence Pill per day, with a maximum of 100 pills. Exceeding this limit is ineffective.
In the game world, there was a usage limit for Sword Essence Pills, both purple and blue, with a maximum of 100 pills. However, the increase in sword essence value went from 1,000 quarks to 10,000 quarks. If you had enough RMB to take one pill every day, you could easily become a Famous Sword-level sword wielder in 100 days. This was much easier than those who spent countless hours in dungeons to earn Sword Essence Pills to increase their sword essence value.
Therefore, due to the enthusiastic pursuit by rich players, the price of purple Sword Essence Pills in the auction house was never less than 20,000 RMB, and they were often in a state of high demand. According to the agreement between Gu Han and Nian Mingyue, these three purple Sword Essence Pills were directly given to Gu Han, who swallowed them in one go. Combined with the one blue Sword Essence Pill and a bottle of Sword Essence Oral Liquid he had previously taken, Gu Han's game sword essence value increased from 109 to 509, just halfway to becoming a Treasure Sword-level sword wielder, which required 1,000 quarks.
Speaking of Treasure Sword-level sword wielders, one must mention the Yitian Sword, the sword girl that Gu Han had reserved as the top-ranked sword girl in the *Treasure Sword Record*.
Since the Yitian Sword was the top-ranked Treasure Sword, it naturally had outstanding abilities. Historically, all the few sword wielders who had possessed the Yitian Sword had stated that it had the strength of a Famous Sword-level sword girl and was even more powerful than most Famous Sword-level sword girls. Placing it in the Treasure Sword category was an insult to the Yitian Sword.
Gu Han had specifically studied the attributes of the Yitian Sword and found that it was the most suitable for his abilities among all Treasure Sword-level sword girls. If the Yitian Sword were in his hands, he was confident that it could reach the peak strength of a Famous Sword-level sword girl.
More importantly, the Yitian Sword was still in a dormant state in reality, without a sword wielder. If Gu Han could successfully synchronize with the Yitian Sword in the game, he would have the opportunity to synchronize with it in reality. Therefore, he had long reserved the Yitian Sword as his Treasure Sword-level sword girl.
... Gu Han seemed to have never considered the less than 0.0001% chance of not becoming a sword wielder in reality or the 99.994% failure rate of synchronizing with the Yitian Sword. To date, out of 100,000 sword wielders who had attempted to synchronize with the Yitian Sword, only six had succeeded.
In the dimensional treasure boxes from Konggang and Xuefeng, Gu Han had already very luckily obtained two *Secret Manuals of the Yitian Sword*. If the two minor BOSSes could do this, it was no surprise that the final major BOSS, Zhenyuan, also had two *Secret Manuals of the Yitian Sword* in his dimensional treasure box. When Nian Mingyue pulled out these two manuals, her eyes turned green. If it weren't for the fact that she had obtained the supreme artifact, Zanqingsi, Nian Mingyue would have shamelessly taken these two *Secret Manuals of the Yitian Sword*.
For a long time afterward, whenever Nian Mingyue thought about these four *Secret Manuals of the Yitian Sword*, she felt something was off. It seemed that Gu Han had known that the drop rate of the *Secret Manuals of the Yitian Sword* in the quest would be so high, but she couldn't find any evidence because other players had never seen the *Secret Manuals of the Yitian Sword* in the quest.
In addition to the token of the Yitian Sword, the dimensional treasure box also contained the token of another sword girl, the Famous Sword-level sword girl Qinghong Sword: *Qinghong Sword's Whetstone*.
This *Qinghong Sword's Whetstone* was quite valuable, and in the auction house, it was a rare item worth around 800,000 RMB. If you were lucky and encountered a rich sword wielder collecting the Qinghong Sword, you could sell it for a couple of million RMB.
Nian Mingyue did not hesitate to put this token in her collection.
So far, the ten less valuable items out of the twelve had been explained. Naturally, the remaining two were the most valuable of the twelve!
The first item was a seemingly ordinary ceramic washbasin with a pattern of peony flowers in full bloom. This type of ceramic washbasin, made according to patterns from a thousand years ago, still existed in every household. For ordinary people, even after ten thousand years, using hot water to wash their feet would still be a special treat.
However, the washbasin that dropped here was not an ordinary washbasin. It had a grand name: the Treasure Basin!!!
Wait, you ask if it's the kind that turns one RMB into thousands of RMB? Yes, you're right, it is that kind of Treasure Basin, but the effect is not as exaggerated as turning one RMB into a thousand. It can only replicate once, and it becomes useless after the replication.
**Treasure Basin**
- Special Item
- Non-tradable, Bound, Non-droppable
- Effect: Perfectly replicates a game item of a certain strength. The replica is identical to the original in every way.
- Usage Limit: Can only be used once to replicate one item.
The value of the Treasure Basin depends on the item you put in. If you foolishly put in one RMB, the Treasure Basin is only worth one RMB. But if you put in a token of a Spirit Sword-level sword girl, the Treasure Basin is worth a token of a Spirit Sword-level sword girl!
Yes, the Spirit Sword level is roughly the limit of the Treasure Basin. Putting in items beyond the Spirit Sword level, such as Zanqingsi, would not result in successful replication... Nian Mingyue confirmed this with Zanqingsi right away.
After obtaining the Treasure Basin, Nian Mingyue hesitated for a moment and then handed it to Gu Han. According to her, without Gu Han, it would have been impossible to defeat Zhenyuan, so the Treasure Basin was a reward that Gu Han deserved.
Gu Han did not act pretentiously and accepted it readily. "Although Nian Mingyue is a bit slow, she is a decent person. I can work with her more in the future," Gu Han thought to himself. As a result, in the future, Nian Mingyue obtained many good things through cooperation with Gu Han, something she never expected when she decided to give up the Treasure Basin.
Another reason Nian Mingyue decided to give the Treasure Basin to Gu Han was the last item she obtained, the item that was the fundamental reason for her entering this quest.
**Imperial Edict for Establishing a Sect**
- Special Item
- Tradable, Unbound, Droppable
- Effect: Use this edict in the municipal building of a city occupied by the Yuan Kuo to declare the establishment of a sect. After successfully establishing the sect, you can occupy the city as your sect's headquarters.
- Note: After using the edict, a large number of Yuan Kuo will attack the city. Gather enough strength to join your sect and defend your city. If the municipal building is captured, you and your sect will suffer severe penalties.