My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 50 Hidden Dragon Residence
"Treasure Box of Heaven (Excellent Item). During the reign of the ancient emperor of the previous dynasty, he summoned skilled craftsmen from all over the world to build a treasure box to store treasures."

"After the fall of the previous dynasty, this treasure box was sealed in the treasure pavilion, and no one has been interested in it for hundreds of years."

"Until the night of dawn, on the eve of the fall of the imperial city, the True Dragon Son escaped from the Forbidden City with the treasures accumulated by the royal family for hundreds of years, including the Heavenly Treasure Box. However, no one in the world knows what is hidden inside except the True Dragon Son."

"Later, the True Dragon was robbed and killed by thieves, and the gold and silver treasures were cursed and turned into dead people's property and were buried in a deep well."

"This treasure box is no exception. Once someone reassembles it or tries to open it, it will trigger the vicious curse of the dead dragon."

"But now, you have the blessing of the Heavenly Official, and you are free from all taboos. The curse of the dead dragon has no effect on you at all. Perhaps it is destined that this treasure box is what you deserve."

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the game text that popped up on the screen, and then looked at the bronze treasure box on the coffee table. It was called a box, but there was no keyhole on it, and there were no gaps at all, as if it was cast in one piece.

This is because the surface of the box has been sealed with talismans that are invisible to the naked eye, just like a series of seals, with many restrictions set up. If you want to open the box, you must break the restrictions.

Jiang Xinghuo pondered for a while and found a circular groove on the top of the box. He then had an idea and took out the dragon-patterned jade pendant from the magic bag.

According to his many years of experience in film and television, this jade pendant is most likely the key to open the treasure box.

Sure enough, the shape of the dragon-patterned jade pendant matched the groove perfectly. When the two were completely integrated, the bronze treasure box suddenly turned into a stream of light and disappeared.

At the same time, new text popped up in the game.

"You opened the treasure box of heaven."

"You have obtained the map of Qianlong's hidden residence."

"You are cursed by the dead dragon."

"Blessed by the heavenly officials, there are no taboos."

"The Heavenly Official's Blessing in you sensed the dead dragon's curse and automatically granted you the power of the Unrestricted, thus removing the dead dragon's curse."

"You have obtained a dragon-patterned robe."

"Dragon Pattern Robe (rare item), a robe that only the bloodline of a true dragon is qualified to wear. It is blessed with dragon energy and can conceal one's own aura, temporarily disguising oneself as a member of the royal family."

Jiang Xinghuo clicked on the text and took the dragon-patterned robe into reality. It looked like an ordinary black robe with dragon patterns on it, which was very cool.

When worn on the body, it can also resist attacks from ordinary sharp weapons. Jiang Xinghuo tried it and found that at least the metal and iron weapons in reality could not damage the dragon-patterned robe.

Putting away the dragon-patterned robe, Jiang Xinghuo looked at the map again.

"The map of Qianlong Hidden Residence (excellent item). Qianlong Hidden Residence was the residence of the True Dragon Emperor before he ascended the throne. It contains countless secrets. However, since the night of dawn, it has become a forbidden place for living beings and is shrouded in fog. If you don't have a map, you can only enter but not leave."

It's a new map again.

Jiang Xinghuo took stock and found that including this map, he had developed a total of four new maps in the past half month in Longcheng.

Two of them are in Beiping City, namely the Imperial Medical Bureau and Qianlong Yindi. Coffin Town is under the jurisdiction of Gyeonggi Province, so it should not be too far from Beiping City.

However, for that world, Beiping City is probably the most dangerous place. With my current strength, it would be difficult to gain any benefits if I go there.

So, Jiang Xinghuo made a decision in his mind.

After finishing the exploration of the Longcheng map, he planned to explore the Maoshan map first, and strive to master the Taiyin Corpse Refining Technique as soon as possible.

If his previous reasoning was true, and he could allow his consciousness to go to that world through corpse refining, then he would be getting a great bargain.

Then you can explore however you want, without being limited by the perspective of the text. "What time is it?"

Jiang Xinghuo put down his phone and looked at the time. It was already past nine o'clock in the evening. It was a good time to find a secluded place and test the props he got in the game.

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Jiang Xinghuo came to a community of unfinished buildings.

This community is a bit far from the city, but it is not a suburb. The developer’s main goal was to provide a quiet environment amidst the hustle and bustle of the city. However, the developer ran away with the money when the house was halfway built.

This community has been abandoned temporarily. The official said that another developer might take over in the second half of the year, so there are not many people here on weekdays, and no one comes here at night.

Jiang Xinghuo found an open space and prepared to try out the unicorn wand first. After a day of magic charging, the forbidden spell of Vulcan Storm could be released.

Of course, he was not so crazy as to use those unfinished buildings as targets to release forbidden spells. He just wanted to try ordinary magic.

For example, Thunder Arrow.

Jiang Xinghuo chanted a spell and waved his magic wand lightly. A lightning arrow flashing with silver-white light flew out from the tip of the wand and landed on an abandoned iron barrel.

It is almost instant and does not consume much mana.

Jiang Xinghuo tried it a few more times, and silver-white lightning streaked across the night sky, blasting fist-sized pits on the ground.

After firing more than a dozen lightning arrows in succession, Jiang Xinghuo clearly felt the consumption of his magic power.

"A good piece of equipment can indeed make up for the difference in combat power..."

Jiang Xinghuo felt quite emotional. If he didn't have the unicorn wand, after firing dozens of lightning arrows in a row, his magic power would have been almost exhausted.

But with the help of the magic wand, he can cast magic easily without worrying about excessive consumption.

Then, Jiang Xinghuo tried the freezing spell again. The cold air began to spread along the wand, and a light layer of frost appeared on the ground.

Jiang Xinghuo conducted repeated experiments more than a dozen times, and found that the range of the cold air could reach up to about 30 meters while ensuring that the enemy could be hurt.

That is to say, when he uses the freezing spell, all enemies within thirty meters will be attacked and affected by the cold air.

The smaller the range covered by the magic power, the greater the damage will be. As for the ice wall condensed by the cold air, its strength will be weaker.

With a full-strength attack from his Muddy Water Stick, he could break a 20-centimeter-thick ice wall, and with just five lightning arrows, he could break the ice wall's defense.

In this way, Jiang Xinghuo will have a clear idea in his mind, and when facing the enemy in the future, he will be able to know both himself and the enemy.

Finally, Jiang Xinghuo took out the summoning magic card.

According to the description in the text, this magic card can summon a magical creature, but its power depends on the mental strength and magic power of the summoner.

And there is only one chance. The summoned magical creature will be automatically locked. Whatever creature is summoned for the first time will be the same creature in the future and it cannot be changed.

So to be on the safe side, Jiang Xinghuo found an open space, sat cross-legged on a rock, and began to use meditation to recover the strength he had previously consumed.

He had to be in the most perfect condition of physical and mental strength to use the magic summoning card. Even if he couldn't summon a dragon, at least he couldn't summon a weak creature like a slime or a slug.

(End of this chapter)