CHAPTER 127: CHAPTER 127: ENTERING THE TREASURY

Chu Chen looked at Wang Haichuan, who spoke with such certainty, and hesitantly said, "The school and the Daoist school have already given me enough, and for now, I’m not really lacking anything."

After all, he had already spoken out, and there was no taking it back now.

When Wang Haichuan heard this, he immediately laughed.

"Interesting, since you don’t lack anything at the moment, how about I give you a choice?" Wang Haichuan said with a smile.

Chu Chen was immediately intrigued and curiously asked, "What choice?"

"You can select any two items from the treasures in my mansion’s vault."

Upon hearing this, Chu Chen couldn’t hide his delight. To be called a vault, the contents must be extraordinary.

He dared not hesitate and quickly nodded in agreement.

Wang Haichuan, seeing this, said with a smile, "Based on your accomplishments, you should only be able to choose one item. But considering you are a talent of our Celestial Star City, as the City Lord, I ought to show some regard."

Hearing this, Chu Chen quickly thanked him, saying, "Thank you, City Lord, for your generosity. I will work even harder in my cultivation in the future."

"Very well, follow me." With that, he walked out of the reception hall.

Chu Chen quickly followed.

The two walked in silence all the way, passing through several small paths until they arrived at a large metal door.

The metal door was about several meters high, entirely golden, engraved with intricate patterns, with a baby fist-sized circular hole in the center.

Beside the metal door sat a spirited old man, dressed in a loose robe, lying on a rocking chair sipping small wine, and on the table before him were some snacks to accompany the wine.

The old man was rocking the chair, humming an unknown tune, looking quite at ease.

Hearing the approaching footsteps, the old man looked up and, seeing the arrivals were Wang Haichuan, quickly got up to greet him, "City Lord, you’ve come."

"Elder Wu, quite leisurely you are. I’ll join you for a drink later," Wang Haichuan said with a smile.

"That sounds great. It’s been some time since you last came."

Chu Chen couldn’t help but feel surprised upon seeing this; it seemed the two were very familiar with each other. For this Elder Wu to be guarding the vault here, his strength should not be weak, and he must be someone Wang Haichuan trusts greatly.

As Chu Chen assessed the old man, the old man was also evaluating him.

"Here to collect treasures again?" Elder Wu said in a deep voice.

"Yes, this time it’s two items to reward this little guy."

"Two items? This little guy must not be simple, to make you, the stingy rooster, pluck feathers."

Hearing this, Wang Haichuan’s face immediately flushed, and he hurriedly changed the subject, saying, "Elder Wu, let him go in and choose slowly, we can chat leisurely."

Upon hearing this, Chu Chen quickly managed his expression, pretending not to have heard their conversation.

Elder Wu nodded and said, "Very well, youngster, follow me." With that, he slowly got up and approached the metal door.

He lifted his right hand to his left wrist, brushing it lightly, revealing a baby fist-sized metal sphere in his right hand.

Elder Wu carefully inserted the metal sphere into the groove of the metal door.

With the sound of mechanical operation, the metal sphere disappeared into the groove, followed by a series of "ka-ka" sounds from the metal door.

The sound briefly hesitated before being replaced by a rumbling noise as the metal door began to slowly rise.

Elder Wu said in a deep voice, "Go on in, you have only one hour."

Chu Chen quickly said, "Thank you, Elder Wu." With that, he couldn’t wait to rush in.

Seeing Chu Chen, Elder Wu said with a smile, "This youngster is very polite, now tell me, what did he do?"

Hearing this, Wang Haichuan began to slowly recount the information he had.

By this time, Chu Chen had already entered the vault, and all he saw was pitch darkness. Just as he was about to summon Lei Yao, the walls on both sides lit up.

Chu Chen turned his head and saw it was an old-fashioned oil lamp.

It seemed this oil lamp was a mechanical device that would automatically ignite when the vault opened.

Chu Chen did not continue to explore and instead looked toward the interior of the vault.

The vault was not very large, about two hundred square meters, with rows of wooden shelves around the walls, each with wooden boxes of varying sizes placed upon them.

Chu Chen did not dare delay and quickly moved forward to inspect.

He first went to a wooden shelf near the north side, picked up a wooden box, and carefully opened it to find a fist-sized Star Core inside.

This Star Core was a dark green color, containing exceptionally rich Star Power within.

Judging by the Star Power within, this Star Core probably came from a Monarch Level Star Beast, and it had the rare poison attribute.

The value of a single Star Core alone was worth millions.

This was just the tip of the iceberg of the vault. It seemed Wang Haichuan was not exaggerating, and so he had to choose carefully.

After a while, Chu Chen placed the last wooden box back on the north shelf, somewhat disappointed, and walked toward the east shelf.

The wooden boxes on the north shelf contained materials from Star Beasts’ bodies, such as Star Cores, claws, furs, flesh, etc. Although these materials were quite valuable, each exceeding millions of Alliance Coins in value.

However, these materials were of too high a level for Chu Chen to use at the moment.

Chu Chen then opened the wooden boxes on the east shelf and found a porcelain bottle inside, with a slip of paper on the bottle bearing the small characters "Fourth-Grade Soul Ascension Pill."

Chu Chen was greatly shocked upon seeing this; this was a Fourth-Grade Elixir. It’s known that even in the Beastmaster Association, such high-quality elixirs were rare, and this one was an especially rare Soul Ascension Pill, which could enhance the strength of one’s soul.

In cases of soul attacks or Soul Contract fractures, it could reduce the damage to the soul. Such an elixir is absolutely priceless in Celestial Star City.

After considering this for a moment, Chu Chen gently closed the wooden box. There were still many treasures, so he wasn’t in a hurry to make a choice, but he mentally marked the box’s location as a backup option.

Before long, he had checked all the wooden boxes in the vicinity.

The wooden boxes on the east shelf contained some rather rare elixirs, several of which were as rare as the Soul Ascension Pill, and Chu Chen remembered each one, planning to make a decision later.

Chu Chen approached the south shelf, where some rare Star Treasures and more precious Heavenly and Earthly Treasures were stored.

He quickly opened a wooden box to examine the treasures inside and finally stopped in front of one.

In the wooden box were two palm-sized porcelain bottles, with a note inside reading "Dragon Blood."

Seeing this, Chu Chen couldn’t help but show a look of joy; this Dragon Blood was a Yellow Rank Lower Grade Heavenly and Earthly Treasure, with the effect of allowing a Guardian Beast to enter the mature stage in a short time.

One shouldn’t dismiss the effect of this Heavenly and Earthly Treasure as negligible, as it is known that once a Guardian Beast reaches maturity, its Power, Defense, and other Six Dimension Attributes will significantly increase, and its combat power can rise by at least thirty percent.

As the weather turns cooler and the day of the Beast Tide’s assault on the city draws nearer, treasures that can enhance a Guardian Beast’s combat power in a short period are Chu Chen’s primary choice.