Chapter 278: Mithril

"Trash!"

"Huoerdan is trash, and Amikusi is also trash!"

"All of you are trash!"

In the luxurious castle, Hesusu roared madly while holding a letter, the anger in his heart surging upward.

The force he had painstakingly managed for so many years had been completely wiped out in a single day, before he even had time to react.

Hesusu's heart was bleeding!

His son-in-law, Ramsey, sighed from the side and said with regret: "I heard that Amikusi was fortunate enough to break through to the Meteor rank at the last moment, but unfortunately, the breakthrough came too late; the consumption of Battle Qi and physical strength prevented him from turning the tide of the battle."

"Say no more!"

Hesusu gasped for air. The thought that he should have had one more Meteor Knight under his command, only for him to be gone just like that, made him feel even more distressed.

"The biggest piece of trash is Keruien!"

Hesusu gritted his teeth. "I gave him so many precious supplies to persuade him to pledge loyalty to me, yet I never expected him to be so useless; he couldn't even hold the castle for a single day."

At the banquet at the beginning of the year, Keruien had been singled out and reprimanded by Lulansi. Hesusu had seized upon this point, then presented heavy gifts, which was how he persuaded the other party to betray Wushan Castle.

Now it seemed all that effort had been in vain.

Ramsey also couldn't understand why things had suddenly turned out this way after only a few short days.

Even if a defeat were like a collapsing mountain, it shouldn't have collapsed this quickly, right?

"Father, what do you plan to do next?"

Hesusu slowly calmed his anger, plopped down onto the sofa nearby, and frowned deeply.

"The Kingdom's situation is stable now, and my brother is still busy strengthening his prestige everywhere, wanting to form a marriage alliance with Wushan Castle. Even if I wanted to occupy Anbian City at this time, it would be impossible to send troops!"

The King might not interfere with the Bolante Bandit Group, but if his Yueguang Valley were to make a move, the nature of the matter would be different.

If he and Wushan Castle had a blood feud, it would be easier to explain; he would have an excuse, and it could be mediated in the future.

But the bad thing was that Yueguang Valley and Wushan Territory had no blood feud.

With Amikusi dead, it was equivalent to him losing the iron rod he used to pry at Wushan Territory, which had a huge impact on Hesusu.

"No matter, I have already supported the Bolante Bandit Group twice; at worst, I'll just wait two years and come for a third time!"

Hesusu's eyes flashed with a fierce light.

A tiny Yueguang Valley could not contain him, a member of the royal family; he needed more vast lands.

Looking around, Wushan Territory was the most suitable direction for expansion, and he could not easily give it up.

"Go to Anbian Castle and take back all the wealth bestowed upon Amikusi over these years."

Hesusu said: "I need to use it to hire and train more people."

"I have already sent Yidelisa and the others over; I presume they will be back soon."

Ramsey paused. "My Lord, Bulisuo is still in the hands of the Noble Allied Forces; should we redeem him?"

Hesusu couldn't help but tap his forehead; this was also a matter that gave him a headache.

A Golden Knight—he did not want to give him up easily.

"Go write a letter to Wushan Castle, saying that Bulisuo is the uncle of your younger brother's wife, and that you are willing to pay five thousand gold coins to redeem him; see if they are willing."

Ramsey nodded.

Five thousand gold coins was certainly too little, but that didn't stop him from asking like this first.

As long as this relationship was revealed, the other party shouldn't kill him indiscriminately, and they could haggle later.

……

Luoning and the others rode Kaierluosi and landed successfully on the plaza of Anbian Castle.

Although there were Knights and Guards left behind, their strength was completely insufficient, and Maiken easily killed them.

For a time, there was chaos, and the Servants in the castle fled in all directions, running toward the outside.

Luoning couldn't be bothered to tangle with these ordinary people; he only grabbed the castle Steward and ordered him to lead them to find Amikusi's private warehouse.

"My Lord, it's right here!"

The middle-aged Steward tremblingly pushed aside a row of shelves in the underground warehouse, revealing a door.

Luoning took out a Magic Crystal Lamp and, under the illumination of its light, had the Steward walk in front.

This was a very small warehouse; five people standing inside was already slightly crowded.

Inside the warehouse, three chests were placed on wooden blocks.

Luoning signaled for the Steward to open one of the chests, and suddenly, a dazzling golden light flashed.

"Oh my~ it's all gold coins; how many could there be?" Aierlong couldn't help but grab a handful; he was short on money right now.

Luoning laughed: "At least ten thousand."

He was so certain because a line of text appeared in his vision:

【"Wealthy" achievement reached, Attribute Point +500, Energy Essence +1000】

This tier of the Wealthy achievement required him to obtain ten thousand gold coins at once; clearly, the number of gold coins in this chest was at least ten thousand.

He glanced at the panel; the next tier of the Wealthy achievement required him to obtain thirty thousand gold coins at once.

There were exactly three chests in front of him; if each chest had ten thousand gold coins, he would be able to complete two tiers of achievements in a row.

Luoning immediately ordered: "Open these two chests as well."

The second chest was opened, and it was still a dazzling golden light, also a full chest of gold coins;

Only after the third chest was opened, there was no eye-catching gold, but a faint silvery white.

His wish to obtain thirty thousand gold coins at once had fallen through.

"What is this?"

Luoning walked over in surprise.

"I don't know!"

The Steward hurriedly shook his head.

Luoning poked at them with his sword and discovered that the several silver objects in the chest were as hard as iron; a single thrust of his sword did not even leave a mark.

He couldn't help but crouch down to pick one up; it looked like metal, but its weight was lighter than iron.

"My lord, if my guess is correct, this should be 'Mithril'," Ruidar reminded him.

"Mithril?"

Luoning's eyes lit up; it really was possible.

It is said that this special metal is stronger than steel, yet lighter than iron, making it an excellent material for crafting high-end weapons, armor, and ornaments.

Besides this, it also has many uses in Magic.

Although Luoning did not know the specific market price of Mithril, he knew this stuff was extremely expensive.

The price of this chest of Mithril was definitely higher than the value of the other two chests of gold coins.

"Not bad, the Mithril in this chest should be enough to craft a suit of light armor."

Luoning still had the Dragon Scale capable of crafting a suit of armor in his hands, and now with this extra Mithril, he was only missing a master craftsman capable of forging these special materials.

After putting all three chests into his Space Ring, the tour of the cramped warehouse was considered finished.

"It's a pity the Noble Allied Forces will be disappointed when they arrive; I've hollowed this place out."

Luoning had originally wanted to leave two or three thousand gold coins, but after thinking about how Huoerdan and the others also had quite a bit of wealth in their small castles in Anbian City, he decided not to leave any.

He wouldn't go to those small castles; he would let the Noble Allied Forces make a small fortune.

He had shown his face at Anbian Castle after all, and it wouldn't look very good if he ate too greedily.

Emerging from the underground warehouse, Luoning was in a very pleasant mood.

He couldn't help but look at his Attribute Panel.

Now that his Attribute Point and Energy Essence had reached 1510 and 3000 respectively, they could receive a significant overall boost once again.

Whoosh~

Just at this moment, a fluctuation came from the air.

Kaierluosi, who was resting in the plaza, transmitted a message to Luoning—large birds were coming.

Luoning couldn't help but look up at the sky, only to see three black dots flying rapidly from the distance.

Ruidar and the others also noticed this scene.

"It's Griffins, hehe~"

Luoning couldn't help but laugh: "I didn't expect the people from Yueguang Valley to actually come." (End of chapter)