LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 99
Chapter 99: The Treasury with Rich Resources
“Prince, wait. I’ll send someone to fetch the spirit stones.”
The team leader handed the token and document to one of his men.
“Can this prince accompany you inside?”
Qin Bei asked.
He was eager to see just how much this treasury contained.
“Well… I’m afraid that won’t be possible. Without a special token, no one can enter.”
“Special token?”
Qin Bei contemplated for a moment.
Then, he pulled out the Earth Seal from his Qiankun bag.
“Does this count as a special token?”
“This…”
“I remember Eunuch Mei mentioning that with this royal seal, you can enter anywhere except the palace.”
“Prince Bei, this… the treasury is right next to the palace wall…”
“Well, that doesn’t mean we’ve gone inside the palace walls, right? So that means I can enter.”
Qin Bei spread his hands and remarked.
“Well… if the prince wants to visit, it’s possible, but you’ll need to be searched, and the Qiankun bag must be left outside.”
Fei Yu stated.
This was his first time encountering a prince wielding the Earth Seal visiting the treasury.
That was the only way to go about it.
“Fine, I’m just curious about what’s inside the treasury.”
Qin Bei said nonchalantly.
Stealing from the treasury? Well, Qin Bei thought that could wait for later…
Bah!
How could a gentleman like him ever think about stealing from the treasury?!
“Please follow me, my prince.”
Fei Yu could only take the lead himself.
After ensuring Qin Bei was searched, they were about to step into the treasury, but Fei Yu halted them.
“Prince, please put on this talisman first.”
Fei Yu produced a talisman and handed it to Qin Bei.
“What’s this?”
“Prince, you see, there are magical formations everywhere in the treasury. Without this talisman, you’ll be attacked by the formations.”
“Oh~ The defenses are quite thorough.”
“Indeed. This concerns the resources of the entire nation; we must treat it seriously.”
Qin Bei scrutinized the talisman.
“System, can this talisman be exchanged?”
The system’s response echoed in Qin Bei’s mind.
“What? Ten thousand?! Why don’t you go ahead and rob it?”
Qin Bei mulled it over.
Well, that made sense.
If such a talisman could be easily replicated…
Wouldn’t it wreak havoc?
“Prince, this way please. There are many storage points for spirit stones. For six million spirit stones, just go to a small storage area.”
Fei Yu smiled as he led the way.
The moment they stepped into the treasury…
Qin Bei activated his double pupils to observe the surroundings.
Hiss~
Just a glance made Qin Bei draw in a breath of cold air.
The density and power of these formations…
Without the talisman, even a novice like himself would be in for a world of hurt.
One could estimate that even a powerful being at the immortal stage wouldn’t last more than fifteen minutes.
And this was merely the treasury’s periphery.
What might the central area look like?
Probably only saints could pass through there.
The treasury was not just a simple warehouse.
Inside, there were numerous buildings.
Many signs adorned each structure.
Indicating what was stored inside.
For instance, spiritual herbs, elixirs, healing medicines, spirit stones, rare materials, and so forth.
“Prince, look over here, this is the armory. It contains a collection of low-grade weapons, all prepared for the soldiers.”
“And over here, we have healing potions, also meant for the soldiers.”
“Don’t underestimate the size of this building; it can hold quite a bit. Inside are Qiankun bags, and just one of those is worth a family’s fortune.”
Since Qin Bei wanted to take a look around, Fei Yu responsibly explained as they walked.
“Here we are; this building stores spirit stones.”
Fei Yu retrieved the token, and the doors swung open.
The two stepped inside.
As soon as they entered, Qin Bei noticed shelves packed throughout the room.
Countless small compartments, each no bigger than a fist.
And resting on top of them was a Qiankun bag.
Fei Yu approached the shelf, inspecting each one.
“Qiankun Bag No. 1, remaining spirit stones: zero.”
“Qiankun Bag No. 10, remaining spirit stones: zero.”
…
“Qiankun Bag No. 199, remaining spirit stones: ten million.”
Fei Yu instantly picked up Qiankun Bag No. 199.
Then, he took out a special Qiankun bag from his waist.
As the two bags drew near, a tiny soul figure manifested out of thin air.
Fei Yu hastily clasped his fists.
“My lord, I need to retrieve six million spirit stones.”
The soul figure offered no reply; it simply waved its hand.
The next moment, spirit stones from Qiankun Bag No. 199 began streaming into the Qiankun bag Fei Yu had produced.
This left Qin Bei dumbfounded.
The Qiankun bag actually has its own consciousness?
But, on second thought, that shouldn’t be possible.
True consciousness would mean it was at least an immortal-grade item.
The bags before him clearly were not.
They must be the soul imprints left by their creator.
Probably the work of some significant figure from the Royal Offering Hall.
Shua~
Moments later, Qiankun Bag No. 199 folded back into place, the tiny figure faded away.
The number under Qiankun Bag No. 199 changed.
Qiankun Bag No. 199, remaining spirit stones: 4,000,000.
“Prince, let’s go.”
“Prince? What’s wrong?”
Fei Yu waved a hand in front of Qin Bei.
Qin Bei shook himself back to reality.
“Ahem~ Nothing, let’s go.”
Qin Bei replied casually.
In truth, he had just been observing the Qiankun bags.
Each bag contained tens of millions of spirit stones.
And there were as many as five hundred in this building!
So, in just this one building, there were five billion spirit stones stored!
If all that was given to him, passing the tribulation would be a breeze.
Unfortunately, these were national treasury assets.
Not to mention that Qin Bei, even Emperor Xia couldn’t claim them for personal use.
“Let’s go.”
Having seen enough, Qin Bei felt like he had truly grasped what real wealth looked like.
Meanwhile, not far away…
Wen Hua, the Deputy Minister of Revenue, was bringing in a batch of supplies.
These were all earnings he secured with the backing of the Beast Taming Sect.
His aim was to contribute more to the royal family, hoping to become Minister of the Revenue Department within the next century.
That would be his opportunity to benefit the Beast Taming Sect in return.
“Huh? Isn’t that Prince Bei? What’s he doing here?”
Wen Hua recognized Qin Bei at once.
With the grudge between Qin Bei and the Beast Taming Sect, he had etched Qin Bei’s image into his mind.
“It seems Zhang Quande, the head of the organization, brought him in to get two months’ allocation ahead of time.”
Someone nearby, just stepping in, answered, having heard some rumors about earlier events.
“Early? Who gave him that authority?!”
Wen Hua instantly erupted with anger.
However, this fury wasn’t directed at Zhang Quande.
It was aimed squarely at Qin Bei.
He felt he finally had a chance to show Qin Bei what for.
“Think you can get that allocation early?”
“Hmph! If you dare do something like that, just wait for your distribution to be cut down!”