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Chapter 86, page 85: The Elf's Treasure Trove – A Huge Profit

bedroom.

boom!

Gu Yuan flung open the door and eagerly sat down on the sofa, placing his suitcase in front of him.

"The Elven Relics—"

He recalled what he had heard at the Chamber of Commerce, his gaze sweeping over the design of the box repeatedly, as if trying to determine what was so special about it.

The brown wood, engraved with silver patterns and covered with scratches of varying depths, has withstood a thousand years without a trace of decay.

The material alone is enough to prove that it is by no means simple.

Gu Yuan touched the wooden box, intending to open it, but stopped because of the ancient Elven language near the lock.

Serias then slowly walked over and sat down on the single sofa opposite Gu Yuan.

She glanced down at the distorted characters, examined them briefly, and said:

"What's wrong? Stuck on something?"

"That's normal."

"Any elf with even a little magic would cast a sealing spell on something like this."

"Those humans probably knew that they couldn't solve the problem in a short time and couldn't immediately convert it into cash, so they went along with it and gave it to you."

"Pfft, I knew there's no such thing as a free lunch."

She felt a little better, but then she realized that there might be something wrong with her mindset.

Why do I feel happy when I see Gu Yuan eating?

—He's probably sick.

With arms crossed and a soft sigh,

Suppressing the strange feeling in his heart, he raised his head again, his tone now calm:

"Since you didn't expose me in the Chamber of Commerce, I can help you break the seal—but I have one condition."

"I know it was wrong of me to attack you without permission before, and I accept that you should order me around, but there should be a time limit, right?"

"I understand about controlling the stone ring, after all, safety comes first, but you can't expect me to wear this thing for the rest of my life."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuan frowned and stared at Celie as if he had heard something absurd.

Celia raised an eyebrow: "What, you won't even agree to such a small request?"

"Agree?" Gu Yuan chuckled softly. The elves' way of thinking was indeed completely different from humans.

That was an attack that almost cost him his life; there was no reason for him to let it go so easily.

If Miliealde hadn't been there to watch and prevent any negative impact, he might have even mistaken Selene for...

In short, if the male protagonist were an evil type, it probably wouldn't be as simple as just ordering him around.

Selene was scrutinized inch by inch, feeling uncomfortable under his gaze, but she didn't think she had said anything wrong.

Seeing her stubborn expression, Gu Yuan didn't bother arguing anymore and got up to walk towards the door.

"I don't need your help, I'll go find Miliearde."

I remember that Milie Alde was also proficient in sealing magic.

In the comics, it took Frilian two months to unlock the treasure vault where she had sealed the Emperor's Wine.

Sure enough, as soon as Miliad entered the room, she glanced around and immediately saw through it:

"It's simple, Gu Yuan. Do you want to open it? What's inside?"

An unremarkable wooden box was actually sealed with such an ancient technique.

That alone was enough to pique her curiosity.

Gu Yuan glanced at Celia, who looked completely unconvinced, and then turned to Millie Alde to explain:

"It should be a relic from your elven race's mythical era, a kind of inheritance."

"It's said that its remains are kept in the west. Have you heard any related rumors?"

"West?" Milield paused, then shook her head.

"I'm sorry, my hometown is in the Southern Continent, and I'm not very familiar with the situation in the west."

Gu Yuan had anticipated this, and waved his hand to tell her not to worry, indicating that she should break the seal as soon as possible.

Miliald nodded, a faint blue magical light emanating from her fingertips, as she uttered an obscure ancient Elvish language.

A few minutes later, after several attempts,

As the magic circle appeared in the air, the silver patterns on the wooden box gradually faded, and the lock clicked open, revealing the true contents inside.

A flat, black stone sat in the center of the box, surrounded by eight fist-sized, smooth, round gemstones of different colors.

Like the moon surrounded by stars.

The black stones are engraved with fine characters and patterns.

Gu Yuan reached out and picked up the stone. After just one glance, he immediately understood that it was a biographical record of a certain elven tribe.

The record ends with a description of a treasure vault, the patterns of which form a map.

"That's all?"

That's a bit too little.

Although there is a treasure vault, who knows how much stuff is inside, or how dangerous it is?

Celia finally found a chance to interject, and she scanned them one by one:

"That's all? What kind of tone is that? Don't forget, you didn't spend a single penny."

"Those gems, if I'm not mistaken, should be magic stones, which can reduce magic power loss and increase the range and power of magic."

She said this almost as a rebuttal.

"Um?"

Upon hearing the words "magic stone," a hint of surprise flashed in Gu Yuan's eyes, and he then refocused his attention on the gems.

If Celie hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten that such a thing actually exists in this world.

Frillie has one embedded at the top of her wand, and apart from her, almost no other human magician possesses one.

It must be quite expensive and extremely rare.

at the moment...-

"One, two, three, four—there are eight?"

Gu Yuan exhaled, his previous disappointment vanishing instantly.

Not bad.

Not to mention that he can use these magic stones to train his subordinates in the future, they can also greatly enhance his magical power when he uses them himself.

In a time when magic is scarce, this is truly a godsend.

He reached out and took out a materialized wand.

Millie Alder's eyes flickered slightly, clearly indicating that she had been briefly shaken by these things.

Gu Yuan noticed her gaze and looked up, saying:

"Take one too, I can't use them all by myself."

"Speaking of which, you're already several hundred years old this year, surely you can afford this kind of magic stone?"

If even elves who have lived for hundreds of years can't afford it, then he'll have to reconsider the value of the magic stone.

At the same time, all previous speculations about the treasure vault must be overturned.

"—It's not that I can't afford it, it's that there's nowhere to buy it, even though it is indeed very expensive."

Millie Alder picked up a sapphire and rubbed it between her fingertips.

"The forty-odd gold coins I carried before weren't even a fraction of this amount."

Gu Yuan nodded in understanding. If you calculate it that way, the price of a magic stone must start at least in the hundreds.

It's almost as expensive as the ore used to forge divine swords, no wonder no one can buy it.

He exhaled and tried to keep his composure. Seeing that the magic stone could not be tied to the wand for the time being, he then focused his attention on the flat stone map.

"The Western Frontier, the Treasury—"

"If these are just the tip of the iceberg of that elven tribe, then I must make a trip there."

Gu Yuan took out a world map from his pocket, spread it out, and looked around.

"Fortunately, this world does not have a western continent. The treasure vault is probably located to the west of the central continent, and it will only take two or three days to go there and back."

"It's not far."

"It's decided."

He quickly put away the map, glanced at the sky outside the window—the sun was shining brightly—and immediately prepared to set off.

Delay will only lead to unforeseen changes.

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