[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-black-online":3,"chapter-black-online-black-online-chapter-254":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Black Online",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1462527,1913,"Chapter 254: The Stash","black-online-chapter-254",254,"\u003Cp>\"Trash... trash... trash...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna went through the dropped items left by the bandit group, and they had nothing even though they were quite notorious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They must’ve hid their stuff somewhere in case they died. I guess they were prepared to get new game cards if they happened to die and retrieve their robbed items with new characters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon concluded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That seems to be the case, brother. If you were them, where would you hide them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They’ve made a name for themselves. So, it means that they have robbed a lot of people. Because of that, I would cross out any inns, bathouses, et cetera.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They have cleaners that would regularly go inside their rooms to make sure everything is tidy and clean. They couldn’t possibly hide all of their robbed stuff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Some cleaners could get greedy and take the stuff for themselves. Players are greedy, but that doesn’t mean locals can’t also be.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They couldn’t have possibly purchased an entire building for themselves. Newer players simply lack that kind of wealth...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna said while pondering deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Hmm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Fang Raon checked out the items that the bandits dropped and noticed a shovel that was still in good condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A shovel. They must’ve dug a hole and tossed the stuff there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then that stuff can be anywhere!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna groaned in annoyance and looked around the woods that spanned far and wide. It would be impossible to find the exact location where the items were buried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t think they buried the stuff in some random location. These woods are huge. They might never find it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They could’ve made a map to that location.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They didn’t drop any maps, see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon pointed at the pile of items, and there wasn’t anything except some weapons, armor, potions, and the money pouches that barely had anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They must’ve thought that if they died, they better not be carrying the map around with them. They might’ve left it out somewhere.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, Fang Raon shook his head and crossed his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t think so. What if someone found the map? A player might think of it as a treasure map and go hunting for the stuff. Too risky. Especially since that map also needs to be in a very concealed location, and they might forget where it is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think they buried the stuff somewhere recognizable. Where they know where they need to know without any maps.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are some landmarks in the woods that are recognizable...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, but even those can be hard to find in the woods, since the woods are so large. What is one place on the entire floor that is easy to find?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon asked with a smile on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sister, Anna, touched her chin and thought about the question posed by her brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, she looked at the ground under her. She was standing on the Long Road. She moved her gaze along the road to where it curved out of sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Atop the hill, peeking over the tall trees, she saw the tower, where the Long Road was going to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At the tower?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna said, surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Somewhere near the tower would be my guess.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon picked up the shovel from the ground, moved it over his shoulder, and then started whistling a tune as he began to walk down the path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a bright gaze, Anna excitedly followed behind her brother, as she felt like they were on a treasure hunt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A short while later, they arrived at the tower. It was as big as ever. Its doors were tightly shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look for ground that seemed to have been dug just recently.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna nodded, and they started looking for anything suspicious in the ground, and they started near the tower doors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they doubted that they were crazy enough to dig right in front of the doors, so they extended their search to the back of the tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at that moment...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna shouted and waved him over, and Fang Raon sped over to her and saw slightly stomped ground in front of a tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It even had \"X\" carved with a shovel into the dirt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...They are actually stupid.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna wryly smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to laugh as those bandits were stupid enough to carve \"X\" to the ground as if they wanted their stash to be found!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I guess they didn’t think that anyone would come all the way here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said as they were right at the backyard of the tower, where no player would usually go, as they would rather go inside the tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dig it up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon stabbed the shovel into the dirt and started to dig, throwing the dirt beside the hole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few seconds, he hit something solid, and he expanded the hole slightly, revealing a treasure chest in the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raon grabbed the treasure chest from its rope and pulled it out of the hole. It was actually quite heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Open!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna kicked the treasure chest open, and inside, they came across an assortment of square coins, items, and scrolls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nice!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said excitedly, and she went through the items and took a few for herself, as those were Tank equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’There are mostly Warrior items, but there are some for Mage as well, but because of the King Angry Rat quest, I already have better items than those in the chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I am quite curious about those scrolls though.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon went through the scrolls, and some he was actually quite interested in, as those were for the Warrior class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I actually wouldn’t mind having this skill for my Warrior character, but in the end, it’s just a Tier II skill, and I really need to start getting higher-tiered skills for my main account.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then went through the rest of the scrolls, and there didn’t seem to be any for Mage, but at last, with the final scroll, he finally found a spell scroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why didn’t those guys take these scrolls for themselves?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I guess they had trouble splitting these things evenly. I saw that they had at least two Warriors, so they must’ve had a hard time deciding who should get the scrolls.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Classic. I also thought of something. Those bandits must be currently racing to come here to take these all for themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is no honor among thieves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna said with a giggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, all of them must want this stuff for themselves. It is a lot of valuable stuff that they can also sell. Unluckily for them, it’s ours now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said with a chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he took a good look at the spell scroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Name: Smoke Bomb]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Tier: I]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Level: 1]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Type: Mage]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Attack: 0]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Defense: 0]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Concealment: 40]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Cooldown: 1 minute]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mastery: 0%]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Smoke bomb... It can be used to escape or create a diversion. I don’t mind having this, even though it’s not the flashiest type of spell.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon opened the scroll wide, and the information of the spell entered his mind, and he suddenly knew how to cast it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His grimoire snapped open, and another page was suddenly filled with words, and even a picture of smoke was drawn out in great detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snap~! The book snapped shut immediately after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here, brother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, Anna handed him a pouch of money, and once Raon opened it, he found 17,500 square coins inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They sure managed to steal a lot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said in surprise, and he stored the money in his interface, and with his King Angry Rat money, he actually started to be quite wealthy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Way wealthier than any ordinary first floorer would ever be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest of the stuff Anna stored inside her inventory, as they really had no need for it, so they were just going to sell it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll sell this stuff tomorrow, and I’ll give you your share once you log on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yup.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Should we put the treasure chest back into the hole, fill it up, and make them dig it all up just to find nothing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna asked with a giggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was really mischievous, but Fang Raon just chuckled and shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nah, I’d much rather have them see the dug-open hole and the treasure chest and come to an instant realization that they got nothing left.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna giggled and wished that they could stay here to watch their reaction, but they sadly didn’t have all day for that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They walked back to the front of the tower and took a good look at the tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you ready, brother?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, Anna pulled out the Tower Key from her inventory and inserted it into the keyhole, and suddenly, the doors of the tower banged open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s do this...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna had an evil glint in her eye, and she then pulled out her heavy sword and walked into the tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon summoned his gray grimoire and followed right behind her, and at that moment, the doors slammed shut behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>",1555,"2026-06-06T02:35:08.438Z",1,"novelbin.me","e909eddaeaead860c9b1aa62249a450da54806b50c50df94039f81bdb6743601","black-online-chapter-255","black-online-chapter-253",270,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fblack-online-cover.jpg"]