Chapter 160: Harmless Sourcebox (2/2)
Lu Yin was quite interested in this proposal; a harmless Sourcebox was rare. Not all Sourceboxs were dangerous, but there was a low chance for there to be anything truly valuable in a harmless sourcebox, and that was not even mentioning the chances that the item inside had already deteriorated to dust. Nevertheless, this was still a good chance for him to practice as all Sourceboxs were precious. Most people wouldn’t be willing to sell this chance as they would want to try themselves.
“How can you be sure that it’s harmless?” Lu Yin asked.
Bazeer replied, “The Sourcebox is in my palm right now, and I have already tested it on a normal person. It is completely harmless.”
Lu Yin hesitated a moment before saying, “Fine, I agree. Where will the dropoff location be?”
Bazeer was excited by Lu Yin’s acceptance; it was rare to be able to get to know a Lockbreaker. He was an Explorer himself and might be able to obtain Sourceboxs in the future, so if he had connections to a Lockbreaker, he would have a chance of obtaining something rare. “You can choose the location. Whatever’s convenient for you will work.”
Lu Yin thought about it briefly before saying, “Leave the sourcebox in the third vase by the entrance of the Imperial Palace.”
Bazeer was stunned. “The palace?”
“What? Are you not willing? I will remember your sincerity and that you represent the Outerverse Youth Council. I have also memorized your name, Bazeer. That should be more than enough. What? Were you expecting to meet me?” Lu Yin said impatiently.
Bazeer gritted his teeth before replying, “Alright, I’ll do as you say. Don’t worry. I’ll place it there tomorrow.”
Lu Yin ended the call, content with the result. As long as it was placed within the palace, he wouldn’t have to worry about someone finding out his new identity. Numerous people entered and left the palace everyday, including the ministers and the captains of the Thirteen Imperial Squadrons. He was certain that Bazeer wouldn’t be able to monitor the entire palace, which meant that his identity wouldn’t be revealed.
When Bazeer reported the situation to Wendy Yushan, she smiled. The palace? She was curious as to how this new Lockbreaker was able to enter the palace freely. She wanted to see who it was.
After the call, Lu Yin continued walking into the Mavis Bank, but he paused after taking a few steps. He just realized that although Bazeer couldn’t monitor the palace, Wendy Yushan could. After all, the palace was her home. He needed to come up with some way to distract Wendy; otherwise, it would be too difficult for him to retrieve the Sourcebox undetected.
Lu Yin’s bank card had a total of 200,000 cubes of star crystals within its account. He withdrew the entire amount and filled his cosmic ring up. He had spent thousands of star crystals to purchase his cosmic ring and had made sure that it was an ultra-large one. The size was probably excessive for most people, but it could no longer satisfy Lu Yin’s needs. Unfortunately, while there were even larger sizes for cosmic rings, they weren’t available in a place like the Frostwave Weave.
As he walked out of the Mavis Bank, Lu Yin started researching Wendy Yushan with his gadget. To his surprise, he discovered that she didn’t actually reside in the palace as she had moved out a few years ago. Her residence was actually quite distant from the palace. Lu Yin thought about it for a moment and then smiled. He was going to test Princess Wendy with this Sourcebox pickup.
The next day, Bazeer entered the palace under the guise of visiting Undying Yushan and then left after some time. Wendy arrived at the palace before even Bazeer.
Lu Yin was in no rush to retrieve the sourcebox and spent his time in the King Zishan mansion studying a star chart. This had become his pastime whenever he had some free time.
On the day the sourcebox was deposited, no one went near its hiding place at the palace.
On the second day, Wendy Yushan continued monitoring the sourcebox for an entire day. She thought that the Lockbreaker might have realized that she was monitoring the area.
On the third day, no one retrieved the sourcebox yet again. Wendy Yushan frowned as she considered the possibilities.
On the morning of the fourth day, as Wendy was still considering the situation and deciding whether or not she should stop monitoring the palace, she received a shocking piece of news that caused her to fly into a rage. A spacecraft piloted by dozens of drunk men had crashed into her residence and caused a huge mess.
Wendy Yushan immediately rushed home.
At the same time that she went home, Lu Yin followed some officials into the palace. The sourcebox that he had just retrieved was already within his cosmic ring. He wasn’t sure if Wendy Yushan was still monitoring the palace, but he had already done everything within his power. If she was still watching the palace, then his identity would be revealed, though that wasn’t really that big of a problem. But he was quite confident that she had left. While investigating Wendy, Lu Yin had discovered that her residence was very important to her.
This was a special day for the Great Yu Empire as it was an official armistice day for the civil war against Duke Yushan. Many officials had come to the palace, and the entire area was extremely crowded. Lu Yin stayed there for a while before returning home. He specifically made it a point to not visit anyone during his time in the palace.
Less than a minute after Lu Yin left, Wendy Yushan returned to the palace and checked the vase. Her gaze turned cold. The sourcebox was gone. She thought about what had just happened at her residence and realized that she had been completely played.
Wendy was confident in her intelligence and knew that she had only been tricked because she hadn’t been expecting it. After all, she was Wendy Yushan. “You’ll only escape this time, and you better pray that you become a useful Lockbreaker. If not, I’ll let you know the true cost of tricking me.” She was fully capable of exposing the new Lockbreaker’s identity if she really wanted to.