Lord Wizard

Chapter 37 Underground Treasure Vault

With the surrender of Tian and Goss, the gates of the lord's manor, which had been closed for nearly three hours, were reopened, and the group appeared at the same time.

"stop."

"Tian shouted."

Upon seeing the two men, a knight who was organizing his army to retake the lord's manor immediately ordered a halt to the attack.

"Young Miss!"

"My father was attacked and died suddenly while on his way to reinforce the border. Boone and Garmen took the opportunity to rebel, but they have been wiped out by my fiancé, Baron Leylin, the lord of Thorntown. Winterhold cannot be without a lord for a day. After discussing with Lord Goss, we have asked Baron Leylin to take charge of all matters in Winterhold. From now on, he is the new lord of Winterhold."

Tian stood at the gate of the lord's manor, clenching his fists, and loudly proclaimed.

These words made her feel ashamed like never before, but in order to survive and have a chance to make a comeback, she had no choice but to do it.

"Miss Tian, ​​Lord Goss, have you been coerced? We're going to storm the lord's manor and fight them to the death!"

The knight shouted indignantly.

Although moved, Tian had to speak sternly: "We have not been held hostage in any way, Commander Jones. Are you defying the orders of the Farrell family and rebelling?"

"Young Miss..."

"Step back!"

Tian shouted.

Jones and his soldiers paused, the imposing authority of the Farrell family's century-long rule finally bringing them to a halt.

At this moment, countless soldiers poured out from the lord's mansion and the north city, surrounding all three hundred soldiers that Jones had painstakingly organized.

"Lay down your weapons and pledge allegiance to your new lord, Baron Leylin."

Noah stepped forward and shouted.

Jones seemed unwilling to give up, but after secretly sensing that Tian shook his head slightly at him, he slowly put down his weapon and stopped his futile resistance.

Soon, the two knights, Noah and Harvey, along with Goss and Martin, went to quell the situation in Winter City. Dick also led his soldiers to take control of the remaining city gates one by one. Half a day later, Winter City was completely under Lin Meng's control.

……

As the situation gradually calmed down, representatives from various families and merchants in Winterhold came to pay their respects to the new lord and present gifts.

After a brief meeting with these opportunists, Lin Meng handed over all the matters, big and small, to Jerak, and then led Eileen toward the treasury of Winterfell.

"My lord, are you really going to let Tian go?"

"Eileen asked."

"I know what you're worried about. Don't worry, I'm not the same Leylin I used to be. I won't make the same mistakes with the same people."

"Of course I believe you, sir, but..."

"I know what I'm doing. I need to keep Tian to deal with the people from the Noble Council. I'll handle things after that is resolved..."

Once the matter is resolved, he will send her to keep Leylin company.

When Lin Meng reclaimed Thorntown, he ordered the repair of the tombs of Baron Bell's family, including placing Leylin's clothes inside to create a cenotaph, as a way of paying tribute to him who had completely perished.

At the entrance to the treasure vault.

Upon seeing Lin Meng and Eileen approach, Martin bowed respectfully: "My lord, I have already inventoried the supplies in the lord's treasury with Lord Harvey. In addition, there is a secret underground vault..."

"You don't need to concern yourself with the secret vault."

"Yes, yes, yes, I know what to do."

"You may leave now. Give me the list of supplies."

Lin Meng took the list of supplies from Martin and entered the treasury of the lord's manor.

Looking at the mountain of gold and silver coins, as well as various gems, Lin Meng felt a pang of emotion.

Large amounts of gold and silver were piled up...

The visual impact is truly extraordinary.

If he could have that many supplies in the real world...

Shaking his head, Lin Meng glanced at the list in his hand.

"More than 78,000 gold coins! More than 340,000 silver coins!"

"Jewelry, antiques, and calligraphy and paintings are worth over 19,000 gold coins!"

"One thousand four hundred and seventy-five sets of armor! Four thousand six hundred and nineteen weapons!"

"Twelve granaries can feed an army of four thousand men for a year!"

Looking at the list, Lin Meng was also somewhat alarmed: "Farrell is indeed an old earl that even some declining marquises are unwilling to provoke. He has already gathered such a large amount of financial and material resources on the surface. Fortunately, we caught him off guard. If the battle had been deadlocked, Thorn Town and Ubabo Territory would have been dragged down very quickly."

And now...

With Winterfell now under his control, all these supplies have come into his possession.

With these resources, he could once again enter a war-making mode, conquering even more territory in the impending war between the Frost Kingdom and the Aden Kingdom, and making himself even stronger.

This is a virtuous circle.

After observing for a moment, Lin Meng dismissed his attendants and, taking only Eileen, headed to Count Farrell's underground vault.

Count Farrell's underground vault was specially hidden beneath a fishpond; if Martin hadn't told them beforehand, they wouldn't have been able to find it so easily.

Upon entering the warehouse, the first thing that catches the eye is an incense table.

On the altar was a precious crystal box.

Lin Meng glanced at the treasure box, and his extensive reading quickly led him to recognize it: "This is... a snow lotus from the polar ice fields, and there are actually three of them!"

"And ice silkworms and cold-weather grass?"

"Huh!? They even have magic stones, the hard currency of the wizarding world."

Lin Meng checked them one by one.

This underground vault is far smaller than the storerooms above ground. Although it does not contain gold coins, ordinary jewelry, or other mundane items, everything inside is a precious medicinal herb and a material that wizards can use. Its value even surpasses that of the vault above.

Lin Meng found four magic stones among the items he found, worth 40,000 gold coins.

There are also three snow lotus flowers in the polar ice field, worth 90,000 gold coins.

Two ice silkworms, worth 20,000 gold coins.

Seven Cold Wind Grass plants are worth 10,000 gold coins.

In addition, there were some miscellaneous items that added up to 20,000 gold coins.

finally……

This private treasury is worth an astonishing 180,000 gold coins!

"With its location on the polar ice fields, Winter City is truly blessed with abundant resources. No wonder Earl Farrell's ambitions have been growing day by day. In recent years, he has been constantly eyeing the surrounding territories, causing widespread resentment. He even dares to scheme against a powerful marquis like Marquis Alfonso..."

Lin Mengdao.

If these treasures were converted into supplies, they would be enough for any family to raise an army of nearly ten thousand people. Even if they were to hire a formal wizard, the wizard would be willing to lend a hand if he was in a good mood.

But now...

The Farrell family's century-long accumulation has now benefited Lin Meng.

180,000 gold coins are equivalent to 1.8 million in real-world currency!

This is what getting rich overnight looks like!

"Seal off this warehouse. Eileen, you will personally guard it and prevent anyone from entering."

Lin Meng said to Eileen beside him.

"Yes."

Eileen nodded solemnly.

"Thank you for your help during this time."

Lin Meng gave a brief instruction and left the treasure vault.

Fortunately, only he and Eileen came to this warehouse, making it easier to seal it off.

As for the treasures inside...

Converting it into military supplies for expansion is too troublesome, so he plans to sell it to the company and exchange it for real currency.

The real world is his foundation.

He was eager to see what changes would occur when he activated the power of the world fragments in the real world as well.

(End of this chapter)