Chapter 289

In the mist-shrouded mountains, two thousand winged warriors returned.

"Everyone worked hard—go rest now, and I'll give you each a chicken leg tonight!"

Mia said to these winged warriors.

Now, Yan Country has begun raising poultry in the forests.

These poultry are mainly chickens and ducks.

Of course, forests rich in medicinal resources are not used for this—they'd be stripped bare.

Only resource-poor forests are chosen.

After the beastfolk moved to live on the plains, the forests' resources began to replenish.

Animals also increased in number.

But large-scale breeding has not yet begun.

Magic bags cannot hold living creatures for long; the chickens and ducks now raised are carried back by the winged warriors, packed in sacks on their backs.

Meng Ying then went to the temple, handed the magic bag to some trusted followers, had them transfer the wealth seized from the Slo family into the national treasury, and then found Sister Qing Ling to recount the entire journey.

This journey was not overly dangerous, thanks to Meng Ying's absolute power—only the old count's plot nearly succeeded.

Of course, "nearly succeeded" is the same as never succeeding!

Because Meng Ying would never enter the Golden Hall!

She only wanted to see what the old count was up to!

Sister Qing Ling listened with great interest, and after hearing it all, she said: "Did the Kingdom of Xiling send no one to interfere?"

Meng Ying shook her head: "No. I deliberately delayed my journey longer than needed, but Xiling's eastern region has no Seventh Rank beings; coming from the west takes considerable time—they probably didn't arrive in time. We'll know for sure once our envoy team is sent out."

Sister Qing Ling nodded: "Good. The envoy team is ready. When do we depart?"

Meng Ying said: "The day after tomorrow. I'll rest one day, and it'll also give time for this matter to simmer."

Sister Qing Ling asked: "Will you go this time too?"

Meng Ying nodded: "Yes. You're the Holy Maiden and Queen of Yan Country—your going would be inappropriate. Sending others would likely reveal too little."

Sister Qing Ling said: "Sister Meng Ying, you've worked hard!"

Meng Ying shook her head: "Serving the gods, I am more than willing."

Sister Qing Ling said: "Sister Meng Ying, go rest now. I'll handle the rest."

"Alright!"

Meng Ying nodded.

The Slo family's wealth requires considerable time to inventory.

Sister Qing Ling assigned over a hundred fox-women to this task.

Meng Ying returned to her room in the temple, closed her eyes, and began meditation—for her, meditation was rest.

She was always so diligent!

The grand inventory lasted until the next day to finish.

The number of gold coins owned by the Slo family was astonishing—several million.

Each coin weighed ten grams; altogether, that amounted to dozens of tons of gold!

Besides gold coins, the Slo family also collected vast quantities of exquisite jade, glassware, pearls, and other jewels.

And a large number of paintings and calligraphy.

Plus some precious books.

These were all highly valuable on the Continent of the Gods.

All of the Slo family's land deeds were included, but after the original owner's death, land deeds could only be inherited by legal heirs; if no legal heir existed, the royal family and the church would hold them in trust—anyone else possessing them would find them useless.

So these land deeds were burned outright.

With the Slo family wiped out, their lands would almost certainly fall into the hands of the royal family and the church.

The disposition of this wealth was simple.

Dozens of tons of gold were all melted down and recast into Yan Country's own coins.

Paintings, calligraphy, and books were stored away for now.