Chapter 64: Opening the Treasure Chest! Unveiling a Game-Breaking Cheat Engine!!

On the city gate tower!

Ever since leaving the prefectural office, Zhu Zheng had returned.

Now entrusted with the responsibility of guarding the city, Zhu Zheng, as the commanding general of the garrison, naturally could not leave his post.

At this moment.

Many soldiers had already finished their meal, leaning against the city wall to rest and sleep.

Zhu Zheng also found a spot and leaned against the ramparts.

"More than a dozen treasure chests."

"Heaven bless me, I must open some good things." Zhu Zheng inwardly anticipated with excitement.

He immediately issued the command: "Open all treasure chests."

This time.

Zhu Zheng had quite a substantial number of treasure chests.

Seventeen ordinary treasure chests and six first-tier treasure chests.

With just a bit of good fortune, he was bound to secure some exceptional items.

Of course.

The primary contributors to these chests were none other than the enemy officers and generals.

Slaying a garrison captain yielded an ordinary chest, while killing a ten-thousand-man general provided a first-tier chest.

Moreover, slaying centurions and military officials of higher rank would reward him with an ordinary chest every few kills.

Zhu Zheng was already reaping the full benefits of defending the city.

"Open the ordinary treasure chests."

"Obtained: [500 taels of silver]."

"Obtained: [Blood-Burst Pills] x 5 bottles."

"Obtained: [Inedia Pills] x 5 bottles."

"Obtained: [Premium Yunnan Baiyao] x 3 bottles."

"Obtained: [Blood-Burst Pills] x 4 bottles."

"Obtained: [Fine Steel Armor-Piercing Arrows] x 100."

"Obtained: [Fine Steel Sabers] x 50."

"Obtained..."

"Open the first-tier treasure chests."

"Obtained: Mystical-grade lower-tier [Divine Arm Bow]."

"Obtained: [Fine Distillation Brewing Technique]."

"Obtained: [Refined Salt Extraction Technique]."

"Obtained: Yellow-grade upper-tier [Storm Pear Blossom Spear Technique]."

"Obtained: [Giant Eagle Cub] x 1."

"Obtained: Yellow-grade upper-tier [Life-夺 Sword Technique] (Life-Claiming Sword Technique)."

Before Zhu Zheng's eyes, more than twenty treasure chests were opened simultaneously, and the treasures revealed from within were dazzling in their variety.

Though numerous, the ordinary chests mostly contained mundane items and silver, though there were some useful acquisitions. For instance, the armor-piercing arrows replenished his supply by over three hundred. On the battlefield, this equated to the lives of three hundred enemy officers.

The medicinal balms like Yunnan Baiyao and the Blood-Burst Pills were likewise quite useful.

When it came to the first-tier treasure chests.

Zhu Zheng was thoroughly satisfied.

"The fine distillation brewing technique is quite decent; I'll find a chance to send it to Yu'er, and our family's distillery business will surely thrive even more."

"Refined salt is a commodity strictly controlled by the imperial court. Even with the extraction technique, it's useless for now. I'll keep it tucked away. If I ever truly establish a nation of my own in the future, this will be a supreme treasure."

"The Divine Arm Bow, and a Mystical-grade lower-tier one at that—this is far superior to the Five-Stone Bow."

Upon seeing this Divine Arm Bow, Zhu Zheng was genuinely elated.

Although he currently possessed the Five-Stone Bow, it was unranked after all, and Zhu Zheng's physical strength could not fully unleash its potential. In reality, a range of three hundred paces was the absolute limit to which that bow could withstand Zhu Zheng's full might.

Now, having acquired a ranked bow.

The enhancement to Zhu Zheng's physical strength and archery skills went without saying.

Immediately afterward.

Zhu Zheng directly retrieved the [Divine Arm Bow].

The next moment.

A large bow materialized in Zhu Zheng's hands. Its entire construction was not made of wood, but rather forged from an unknown metallic material, and even the bowstring was far from ordinary—exceptionally tough and resilient.

As soon as he picked up the bow.

The attributes of the Divine Arm Bow appeared before Zhu Zheng's eyes.

Divine Arm Bow: Capable of withstanding ten thousand catties of force without snapping. Every arrow loosed from the Divine Arm Bow carries the [Armor-Piercing] attribute.

"Good grief."

"As expected of a Mystical-grade lower-tier treasured bow, this weapon actually comes with an elemental attribute: armor-piercing."

"From now on, I can be a bit more sparing with the fine steel armor-piercing arrows." Seeing the attributes of the Divine Arm Bow, Zhu Zheng became even more delighted.

"Storm Pear Blossom Spear Technique, Life-Claiming Sword Technique."

"At the very least, these are ranked martial arts techniques. Not bad."

"But what in the world is this giant eagle cub?"

Zhu Zheng's gaze swept down, finally fixing upon the giant eagle cub obtained from the first-tier treasure chest.

Riddled with confusion.

Zhu Zheng directly retrieved it.

The next moment.

Right in Zhu Zheng's hand appeared a pitch-black little chick—no, rather, an eagle chick, looking rather like a tiny newborn bird.

"What a waste of a first-tier chest, giving me a bird."

"It's even too small to boil for a meal."

Looking at the little black eagle in his palm, Zhu Zheng's eyes were filled with utter disdain.

Yet the very next moment.

"Tailable pet [Giant Eagle] detected, do you wish to imprint?" A prompt from the system interface suddenly materialized before Zhu Zheng's eyes.

"Imprint a pet?"

Zhu Zheng paused, looking at it with a trace of puzzlement: "A new feature of the system interface? Does it even come with a pet panel?"

However.

After pondering for a moment without excessive hesitation, Zhu Zheng simply stated: "Imprint."

Following that.

A halo of light emerged from Zhu Zheng's body, descending upon the little black eagle in his hand.

The moment the light connected.

Zhu Zheng could clearly feel that an invisible bond had been established between himself and the tiny black eagle.

"Master-servant imprint successful."

"The host can share vision with the pet and gain the attribute enhancement [Eagle Eye]." The system interface prompted the moment the imprint was completed.

Instantly.

Zhu Zheng felt a peculiar change in his eyes. He slowly stood up and looked out into the distance; amidst the pitch-black darkness, Zhu Zheng could see as clearly as day, gazing incredibly far.

"Is this Eagle Eye?"

"This attribute is fantastic."

"Looked at this way, hatching this little black eagle turns out to be quite wonderful after all."

Feeling how clearly he could see under the cover of night thanks to Eagle Eye, Zhu Zheng smiled with satisfaction, his previous disdain completely vanishing.

"Wait."

"Shared vision?"

As if thinking of something, Zhu Zheng looked down at the little black eagle in his palm.

Then, leveraging the invisible connection, Zhu Zheng clearly felt his field of vision shift onto the little black eagle, allowing him to see himself from the bird's perspective.

At this realization, the joy on Zhu Zheng's face grew even broader and exceptionally excited.

"If I send this black eagle soaring into the sky in the future, wouldn't I be able to look down from the heavens, surveying the entire earth from above?"

"If so, hidden enemy troops and ambushes will never be able to catch me off guard again."

"Tracking enemies in the future will be just as effortless."

"This thing is simply a walking cheat code!"

"It's exceptionally suited for military campaigns and warfare!"

Zhu Zheng thought with boundless excitement.

At this moment.

He had truly unlocked the genuine utility of this little black eagle.

"Little fellow."

"Eat some meat."

Zhu Zheng took a piece of raw meat from his storage space and fed it to the little black eagle.

The little black eagle accepted it without hesitation, immediately devouring it.

"Viewed in this light."

"Aside from the Divine Arm Bow this time, this little black eagle is also a formidable treasure."

"It might be useless to an ordinary person, but for someone like me commanding troops in the military, it is simply a divine artifact."

"From now on, whether launching an assault or marching on a campaign, no one will ever be able to launch a surprise attack on me."

"I possess a pair of eyes watching from the heavens." Zhu Zheng thought to himself with a subtle smile.