Chapter 208 (1/2)
Chapter 208: The Vast Treasures of the Old Necromancer
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The group of islands in the middle of the ocean was a distance away from the Ferde Wilderness. If Celine had to make two 380 miles’ roundabout trip to ferry them back to camp, she would definitely be drained of her energy. Luckily, there was a group of wild Griffins on the island.
They grabbed a Griffin each after intimidating them with their powers and commanded them to fly back in the direction of the mainland.
The Griffins were fast. Within two hours, the three of them once again arrived at the entrance of the underground palace. The moment the three Griffins regained their freedom, they flew off immediately, looking clearly startled and in fear. They then proceeded all the way into the deepest area of the underground palace
without any obstructions.
Vance carefully observed the furniture in the underground palace and said in disbelief,
“This is a surprise. Everything here is intact. Even the position of the chairs has not been changed. If not for my memories of the past 400 years, I would even feel that I just left this place a day ago.”
Link laughed. “This is the work of your magic puppet. This place is her sanctuary, and her only goal is to protect the integrity of this sanctuary.”
Speaking of Nana, Vance sighed, “She was so overprotective that she even forgot who I was.”
Under the influence of all this familiar furniture and scenery, memories started flashing through Vance’s mind. He ran around in this magnificent hall while mumbling things to himself.
“This scroll…Oh! It’s an unfinished spell. To think that it is still kept half open, like how I left it when I left this place!”
“This chair was my favorite. Nothing has changed, not even the dust that settled…Oh, the activation trigger is still active. It still has not rusted.”
He pressed the trigger, and all of a sudden, machinery sounds could be heard from the back of the wall. In a few seconds, a wall on the left side of the hall started moving backwards before going deeper underground.
Behind the wall was a space 15 feet deep. There were three antique chests placed within the space. Each of the chests was huge, measuring at three feet tall and six feet wide. From the design of the chest, it could be determined that they were painted 500 years ago when the Assyrian Dynasty was still in power.
Vance beckoned to Link and Celine, “Come over here. Look at my treasures.”
He went into the hall and opened the chest on the left. Layers of wooden shelves then emerged from the chest, amounting to an astounding 20 layers. Every layer then
had over 40 boxes which were stuffed with items.
“This is a Vochit-style chest. It is the most stable dimensional chest which compresses items in a 50:1 ratio. There is a total of 800 boxes in this chest which are filled with a variety of rare metals and materials. For example, this piece of Thorium is close to 1.5 kilograms.”
Vance then took out a piece of Thorium. It was originally the size of a thumb. However, when it was exposed to the original atmosphere, it expanded to the size of a fist, the silver brilliance nearly blinding anyone in sight. Link once saw a similar chest in Herrera’s room. However, that chest was nothing compared to the current one right in front of him. Looking at the brilliance emanating from all the rare materials, Link could finally understand why Vance said his wealth was enough to even build a Mage Tower similar in scale to the Heaven’s Thorn.
Celine merely stared with her mouth slightly opened. She could not believe that a man could accumulate this much wealth.
Vance was extremely satisfied and laughed with glee, his bones clattering as his body
shook. “I made a fortune in those days selling my Battle Aura books. Those nobles would purchase them from me regardless of the cost. I was once the world’s wealthiest businessman.”
He then walked towards the second chest and opened it. This time around, rows of books appeared in the chest. The books were all intricately designed with jeweled
hardcovers and high-quality paper. One could even feel magic fluctuations from the books, suggesting that some of these books had records of powerful magic formations.
There were at least 300 books in total. Link randomly picked out a book titled The
Insane Microscopic Universe. After browsing through a few pages, Link saw a formula which attracted his attention. It was almost identical to the one he had been racking his brains over in his thesis. After a few more pages, Link saw even more identical content. He shared some similar ideas with the author of this book, and there were even some details inside which he hadn’t thought of.
Link already felt inspired after just a few pages. “This is just priceless!”
Link had a real look of euphoria on his face. The rare materials which almost blinded him merely made him slightly excited. However, these magic books were simply a wonderland.
Vance once again laughed with pride. It was an achievement to make a genius such as Link lose his usual calm demeanor. He then opened the last chest. This chest was a
lot more empty, housing a few intricately designed scrolls. Vance browsed through these scrolls one-by-one as he caressed each of them with his bony hands. He seemed to be reminiscing about some good memories.
He smiled emotionally. “The Battle Aura scrolls and all my research journals are housed here. Although it is not as voluminous as the other two chests, this took me at least 200 years to complete. I even had to carry the bad reputation as the Heartless Butcher.”
Link walked over and opened a scroll. The scroll was titled Earth Shattering Storm
Style. What an extravagant name! He then opened the other scrolls and counted a total of 16 scrolls, most of which were Epic in quality, some of them unfinished.