Chapter 184
Chapter 184
Gold coins!
Mountains of gold coins!
Yun Wuyou dove headfirst into the pile, grinning from ear to ear. “We’re rich!”
What was money?
The universal medium of exchange!
Even god-tier powerhouses needed money.
For people like them, buying items and equipment, or simply enjoying life, all involved enormous expenses.
“The Hope Faction is about to build a city. We’ve prepared plenty of resources, but money is exactly what we’re short on. Reeves must know that very well, which is why he so thoughtfully prepared this mountain of gold for us!” Zhou Ming’s face shone with excitement.
The mysterious merchant carried countless treasures, but Zhou Ming could not afford any of them. Now that he had acquired a windfall, he could finally indulge in a fierce round of revenge spending.
Without hesitation, while the Dark Domain’s monsters searched everywhere for them, three audacious mice slipped into the granary and plundered to their hearts’ content.
Ding!
[System Notification: You have obtained 12,645 Gold Coins!]
Ding!
[System Notification: You have obtained 12,248 Gold Coins!]
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Zhou Ming frantically stuffed gold coins into his inventory. Listening to the system chimes ring in his ears put him in an excellent mood.
Although the exchange rate between Gold Coins and real-world currency had fallen sharply, it still stood at a staggering 1:55!
In other words, every armful of coins he poured into his inventory was worth five or six hundred thousand yuan.
And even that was only because he lacked strength!
Qianying and Yun Wuyou were far more efficient than him.
Ding!
[System Notification: Attention! Your carrying capacity has reached its limit!]
At a certain point, Zhou Ming could no longer collect any more gold coins.
“I need an item that increases carrying capacity!” Zhou Ming said.
“Here!”
Yun Wuyou generously handed him a belt. “A hundred thousand Gold Coins!”
“Sold!”
Tycoon Zhou spent money like water.
Ding!
[System Notification: Congratulations! You have completed the hidden quest [One Hundred Thousand Gold Coins] and received the reward [Azure Spirit Belt] (S-Rank Cosmetic)!]
[Azure Spirit Belt] (S-Rank Cosmetic)
Description: Contains a special spatial array capable of storing vast quantities of materials. Extremely convenient.
Effect: Inventory Slots +200, greatly increases carrying capacity.
Additional Effect: HP +50%, Movement Speed +20%
Required Fame: 10,000
Required Level: 90
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Zhou Ming equipped the Azure Spirit Belt. Not only did his Attributes increase, but his carrying capacity also soared, and he immediately resumed shoveling money into his inventory.
By the time they emptied the vault, the two god-tier powerhouses were both close to their carrying limits.
“How much did you two get?” Zhou Ming asked.
Yun Wuyou chuckled. “Two million!”
“I took one and a half million!” Qianying said.
Zhou Ming glanced at his own haul and felt rather ashamed.
He had only managed to collect five hundred thousand!
In other words, this trip to the Dark Domain had netted them a total of four million Gold Coins, four times as much as they had gained from looting three entire cities before.
“Check whether we missed anything else!” Zhou Ming looked around.
“I already checked. There’s nothing!”
Yun Wuyou shook his head and explained, “They probably stored all the gold in the vault and kept their treasures on their persons!”
“What a shame…”
Zhou Ming felt mildly regretful.
No longer lingering in the empty vault, the three returned to the Dark Magic Array, stepped onto the formation, and stood before the core.
The Light Domain’s Core of Light turned the City of Light into a city with an endless supply of energy.
The Dark Domain’s Core of Darkness, meanwhile, was used to construct an array that greatly increased one’s strength.
There was no question that both were priceless treasures!
Zhou Ming took a deep breath, reached out to touch the Core of Darkness, and tried to remove it.
“Boom!!”
In an instant, dark elemental energy surged from the Dark Magic Array like a tidal wave and shot into the sky.
Within seconds, every powerhouse who had remained behind in the Dark Domain rushed toward them at once.
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“!!”
In the Light Domain, Reeves sensed what was happening while trying to seize the Sacred Weapon. Alarm and fury overwhelmed him. “I’ll make sure none of you die with an intact corpse!”
With the situation now critical, he used his strongest trump card. His power skyrocketed, and with strength rivaling Saint tier, he drove Ye Zhibei and the others back again and again.
“Retreat!”
Ye Zhibei made the decision instantly.
They had bought as much time as possible. If they kept fighting, they might truly be forced to unleash their killing moves and fight to the death.
“All right!”
Facing the murderous Reeves, the three fought while retreating toward the City of Light along their original route.
Reeves ground his teeth in rage.
He wanted to kill Cangxuan and keep the Sacred Weapon, but doing so quickly would be difficult. Yet even if he rushed back to the Dark Domain to save the Core of Darkness, he might already be too late…
Damn it!
Somehow, he had ended up trapped in an impossible dilemma!
“No. I can’t let them lead me around by the nose!”
Reeves suddenly came to his senses. He immediately abandoned the Sacred Weapon and returned to the main army’s encampment.
The two god-tier demons who had remained behind looked ashamed. “Lord Reeves, we were incompetent and allowed the enemy to use the teleportation array to enter the Dark Domain!”
“What’s done is done. Blaming you now would be pointless!” Reeves’s face was dark as water as he issued an order. “The cross-domain teleportation array won’t be destroyed anytime soon. Follow me first!”
“Yes!”
Though they did not understand, the two immediately followed.
“My lord, where are we going?” Karu asked.
A clever light flashed through Reeves’s eyes. “The helpers Qianxuan found must come from another world! I’ll make sure they never leave!”
So what if they stole the Core of Darkness?
As long as they could not escape his grasp, all their efforts would be futile!
“I see!”
Karu and Fira suddenly understood.
As long as the enemy remained trapped in the Light Domain, they would be nothing more than fish in a barrel!
“Found it!”
Roughly ten minutes later, Reeves was overjoyed to discover the teleportation array in the Verdant Lands.
Raid his base?
Sorry!
He knew that trick too!
“Hm?”
Ning Wushen, who had been resting with his eyes closed, sensed someone approaching in advance and rose to meet them.
“Whoosh!”
A moment later, three streaks of black light flew in, brimming with killing intent.
The instant they revealed themselves, Ning Wushen knew they had come with hostile intentions.
“Interesting. Very interesting!”
An amused smile tugged at Reeves’s lips. “You’re nothing but a projection, yet your status screen is doing quite the job of pretending to be unfathomable!”
Ning Wushen’s status screen did not intimidate Reeves in the least. It only struck him as absurd.
[???] (???)
Nothing but question marks!
What was that supposed to mean?
Was it trying to suggest that Ning Wushen was so powerful that even Reeves, who had begun to touch the threshold of Saint tier, was not qualified to inspect his status screen?
Fake!
So damn fake!
If it had looked even slightly more believable, it might actually have fooled someone.
Reeves, Karu, and Fira, the three foremost powerhouses of the Dark Domain, approached Ning Wushen with fierce expressions and obvious ill intent.
An overwhelming sense of danger enveloped the Verdant Lands.
The lush grass rapidly withered under the corrosive dark elemental energy.
“Nothing you want to say?” Ning Wushen raised an eyebrow.
“Heh…”
Reeves gazed down arrogantly, his expression filled with disdain. “Even your true body would be unworthy of speaking to me, much less a projection!”
With that, he thrust out the black spear in his hand, making space itself ripple around it.
“I’ll erase you in a single move!”
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