This reward is backed by royalty.

Although it's impossible to explicitly name which king or nobleman, the reward of "a king or nobleman's favor" is enough to explain everything.

"They really have no shame at all..."

Shen Qian also chuckled coldly, his gaze deep and unfathomable.

For a king or noble, this is tantamount to him personally getting involved.

Shen Qian glanced at the crowd in the distance out of the corner of his eye, and only then did he notice that many people, though pretending not to care, were secretly looking this way.

It's just unknown how many of them are acting out of curiosity, and how many have ulterior motives.

"Forget about that... The main reason I invited you all here is to share the information you have about the 'Sea of ​​Learning' before we enter. It's a mutually beneficial arrangement, so no one has any objections, right?"

Shen Qian stopped everyone's discussion about the exorbitant reward and smiled.

Although there is no fixed pattern to learning, over thousands of years, predecessors have discovered some regular secrets. Since the people present came from different backgrounds, it is possible that one of their elders knew something that others did not, which is why Chen made this suggestion.

Seeing everyone nod, Shen Qian was about to speak when he caught a glimpse of blackness out of the corner of his eye. He was startled and, after a brief moment of surprise, gestured for everyone to continue their conversation while he drifted towards the riverbank.

Everyone was also surprised. Following the direction Shen Qian had left, they saw a woman in a black dress standing against the wind on a towering broken rock beside the vast river. Her clothes fluttered in the wind, and her appearance was extremely beautiful, but her expression was as cold as ice, as if she herself was just a sculpture on the broken rock, standing there for thousands of years.

Shen Qian never expected to see her here.

"You don't even have a literary rank?" Shen Qian landed on the broken rock, seemingly unconcerned about the cramped space, and asked in surprise, "That doesn't make sense, does it?"

Tantai Qin glanced at Shen Qian, a hint of helplessness flashing in the depths of her eyes. She had been preparing for a long time before coming to find Shen Qian, but the face she had managed to keep straight crumbled instantly because of his unreserved attitude.

(End of this chapter)