Acai's Sky

★ Branch Mission 3: Show off your wealth in front of the Pixiu, and compete with the civil and military to break the golden gate

> Mission Name: Pixiu Phantom's "Money-Making Method"

> Mission Location: Cornucopia Fragment - Orange Light Version - "Money Eye Basin" Core Portal, Wealth Jade Array

Mission Statement: A Pixiu is blocking the road, only letting in but not out? What a joke! Today, let's show it what "the God of Wealth farts—wealthy and powerful" means! Let's give it a "money clears the way, wealth knocks on the door" moment!

After crossing the "Scale SPA" canyon and repairing the broken Jinsha River, the "Money Picking Group" wearing glittering beeswax amulets finally arrived at the last gateway leading to the core of the "Qianyan Basin".

The scene before us can be described as "a beggar seeing the throne room - both envious and frightened."

On an open jade square stands a ten-foot-tall giant Pixiu statue carved entirely from the finest mutton-fat white jade!

Its shape is mighty and powerful, with a dragon head, deer horns, lion body, unicorn feet, and phoenix tail. It has two wings on its back (folded), and holds a huge "treasure money" in its mouth, which is square inside and round outside and shines with golden light!

The entire statue exudes a suffocating aura of wealth that only comes in and never goes out. Just by getting close to it, people can feel their wallets whining.

That's not the trickiest part.

The Pixiu statue is not a dead object, but an extremely solid energy phantom!

Its eyes were tightly closed, yet it seemed to be able to see through everything. A powerful suction field spread out from it. On the ground of the square, there was an intricate and ancient wealth-making formation engraved, covering the entire area. It shone like liquid gold!

The runes of the formation squirmed like living things, emitting the ultimate rule of "This road is opened by me, please leave some money to buy your way through."

"Wow!" Qin General Wang Jian held up the actuary compass, his brow furrowed. "This formation is incredibly powerful. Its core principle is 'only in, no out'!"

"Forcing your way in is like throwing a meat bun at a dog—there's no coming back. All your cultivation and magical treasures will be drained away! The cost-effectiveness... is extremely negative!"

The compass needle trembled wildly, pointing to the dark black area representing "lost all the money".

Qin General Bai Qi (the God of Killing) felt a surge of blood and rage surging through his body. He tried to resist the suction with murderous intent, but found that his murderous aura was like a drop in the ocean. It was also absorbed by the formation, becoming the nourishment that powered its operation! His face darkened slightly. "This formation is strange. Trying to break it with force may backfire."

Emperor Ming Zhu Di looked at the huge gold coin held by the Pixiu, his eyes shining: "What a treasure trove of gold! If I could get it..."

Before he could finish his words, he was grabbed by Ming minister Xia Yuanji (Minister of Revenue): "Your Majesty! Wake up! That thing looks 'golden on the outside, jaded on the outside,' but this formation is 'rotten on the inside,' it's a ruthless killer!"

"What are you afraid of?" Ah Cai stood on the Purple Gold Wine Gourd, wings flapping lightly, a burst of wealth and prosperity surging. Her face was filled with the excitement of a newborn calf fearless of a tiger. "Isn't it just greedy for money? Comparing wealth? Comparing wealth with our 'Apostle of the God of Wealth'? Isn't that like 'showing off one's sword in front of Guan Gong'? Today, we'll perform a 'Money opens the way, and wealth knocks on the door' for it!"

She put her hands on her hips and said proudly, "Everyone! Show us our 'family assets' and open their eyes!"

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Think tank of civil officials: calculate the heavens, the earth and the Pixiu!

"Your Majesty is so heroic!" Fang Xuanling (a famous Tang Dynasty prime minister) stroked his beard and smiled, a gleam in his eyes, "However, this formation cannot be broken by brute force, we need to 'treat the symptoms'.

The core of its rule is 'only in, no out', and it is insatiable.

We should cater to their desires and lure them with 'enormous wealth and honor', so that their greed will lead them to overload their formations and expose flaws!"

"Exactly!" Du Ruhui (Fang Mou Du Duan) interjected, his fingers quickly sketching in the air, and a formation model composed of golden light emerged.

"Observing the operation of this formation, its 'throughput' has its own limits, just like 'a hungry man eating a feast', there will always be a time when his stomach bursts!

The key lies in how to accurately calculate its 'capacity' and, at its critical saturation point, strike with lightning speed to destroy its core node! "

"Leave the computing power support to us!" Yang Shiqi (one of the Three Yangs of the Ming Dynasty) immediately responded.

He, Yang Rong, Yang Pu, together with Jin Youzi, Hu Yan and other civil officials quickly sat in a circle, each taking out abacus, jade slips, and even a small Bagua compass, and their tremendous mental power intertwined.

A huge, rapidly rotating Wen Qi calculation array formed above everyone's heads, and countless data streams rushed down like waterfalls, aiming directly at the wealth-gathering array on the ground!

"We, the 'old accountant', will use the abacus to calculate the capacity of this Pixiu!"

The group of generals is guarding their wealth and waiting for the flaws to be revealed!

"Generals, listen!" Meng Tian (the Great Wall commander) said in a voice as resounding as a bell, "My Lord, 'Use wealth to break the formation.' When the formation is shaken, it is our chance to break through!

Target: Destroy the three 'Golden Toads' (array energy hubs) beneath the Pixiu phantom's feet!

"Wang Ben, Li Xin! Lead your troops to 'sharp arrows break the formation' and attack the central golden toad! We must be 'fast as the wind, fierce as thunder'!"

"Zhang Han! Lead the elite troops to form the 'Immovable Rock Formation' to protect the flanks of the civil officials and Miss Acai. Beware of backlash from the formation or attacks from strange beasts!"

"General Bai!" Meng Tian looked at the God of Death, "Please take command of the central army and be ready to attack!

When the flaw is revealed, use the "Slaying God Sword" to directly take out the phantom of the treasure money in the Pixiu's mouth! This is the key to breaking the formation!

Bai Qi held the Zhuxian Sword in his arms, nodded slightly, and his aura was restrained, like a volcano about to erupt.

Yuchi Jingde, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng and other fierce generals were all ready to fight, with cold light flashing on their weapons, waiting for that earth-shattering moment.

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Mohist mechanism and technology lock the enemy and determine the outcome!

"What a great wealth-gathering formation! 'The feathers of a miser!" Lu Ban's (Gongshu Ban) eyes flashed with a frenzied glint of research. "But any formation has nodes! Qingheng girl, lock onto the locations of those three golden toads!"

"Already locked!"

Qingheng (a female mechanical engineer) controls dozens of miniature mechanical bees, shuttling dangerously around the edge of the formation's energy field and transmitting back precise coordinates.

"Golden Toad Positions: Qian (Northwest), Kun (Southwest), Zhen (East)! Peak energy fluctuations are being calculated!"

"Zhao Qiao! Assemble the 'Golden Cone of Breaking Formations'! The core should be made of the 'Annihilation Crystal Diamond' (a specialty of our homeland, highly effective against high-concentration energies). The base requires an 'Anti-Gravity Levitation Platform'. Tong Jiazhi (the Mechanical Elder) will be in charge of the targeting system!"

Lu Ban gave instructions quickly.

Several hideous-looking devices, resembling a combination of a giant drill and a turret, were quickly assembled, flashing with dangerous light.

Yanshi (Puppet Master) walked over to Xuantian, the Mysterious Turtle. "Xuantian Divine Turtle, the formation will be overloaded shortly. There may be a turbulent energy impact. I need you to hold on and stabilize the space behind you!"

Xuantian nodded slowly: "Yes. The word 'stable' comes first."

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