CHAPTER 79: BROKEN SYSTEM (1)

"Who said I will let my family fall?"

When the five leaders saw that Cedric seemed to have accepted their words and was about to breathe a sigh of relief, another voice echoed from the door, followed by the appearance of Lucien.

He looked tall, carrying an impressive aura of superiority despite his youth, as his eyes quickly scanned each leader briefly before landing on his father.

"Dad, is everything ready?"

Unlike his usual casual way of talking around his family, this time he looked quite cool, especially with that magical robe draped over his body, lined with gold shimmering faintly with mana continuously.

One look and everyone knew that the robe he was wearing was absolutely a treasure, a treasure of at least Peak Rare Rank.

"Hm? Yeah, everything is ready as you want. You just need to sign these documents to take ownership. Father has already signed everything."

Cedric immediately took out a wad of documents from his mana ring, placing them loudly on the desk before him.

However, he was also quite surprised by Lucien’s different demeanor, though.

’Where did he get that robe? Damn, Father is really partial. He never gave me such treasures.’

Well, it seems his attention was somewhere else.

"Good, then let’s sign it right away."

Lucien nodded with a faint, professional smile, slowly walked, and sat on the main chair that his father had left for him conveniently.

During the entire process, he didn’t look at those five men looking and judging him with their eyes.

Instead, he took the quill pen, read the paper, and began to sign with a serious look.

’Hope this will complete the transfer of properties.’

Lucien thought keenly, paying attention to his system. He knew that his system needed him to own the assets in his personal name for it to work.

That’s why he asked his father to prepare transfer papers and let Grandfather sign.

As Lucien continued to read the document and signed, the silence in the chamber continued to prevail.

Maybe because of the unexplainable aura from Lucien that made him look strong yet charming, or maybe his demeanor that didn’t match their expectation of a young man, all five pillars of Goldveil Exchange were quite surprised by Lucien’s conduct.

’Maybe I was worrying for nothing. It seems the rumour was false. The Goldveil family clearly trained their child properly.’

This was the thought in each of the men’s minds as they continued to wait for Lucien to finish his business.

Someone didn’t lie.

First impression was indeed very important.

Whether it was to impress a girl on a date or on your first day at work, a first impression matters a lot.

No matter how philosophical you get and deny those thoughts, in the end, humans are emotional animals after all.

They liked to judge people, always. It was in their genes. Even if it were this magical world.

’When did he become so mature?’

Although the five middle-aged men were impressed by their new boss’s aura, Cedric was instead dumbfounded.

He couldn’t help but doubt if the person before him was his own son.

After all, that strong aura, those cold and calculating eyes, filled with a vicissitude that seemed worn by countless years of hardship, Cedric had never seen them before.

Even he felt a little unsettled by his demeanor and gave up his seat without realizing it.

’This brat has so many tricks.’

"Is this all?"

Lucien quickly signed all the documents on the table and looked at his father, asking once again.

"Yeah, this is all. Now that you have signed the documents, you are the owner of this Goldveil Exchange of Edoria Kingdom. Now, if you want to do anything, just ask these five elders here."

Cedric nodded, took the documents from Lucien’s hand, and secured them safely in his mana ring.

Then, he pulled out a chair and sat down, watching closely to see what Lucien would do next. He was curious to find out what plan this brat had.

But, in his confusion, he saw Lucien nodding to him and closing his eyes, leaning slightly on his chair as if thinking.

’What is he doing?’

Although nobody knew what Lucien was planning, for some reason, no one inside the room dared to speak and let the silence prevail.

Ding!

[Congratulations! Your wealth has increased immensely.]

[Calculating the amount of wealth you own. Please wait...]

[....]

’Finally!’

Lucien couldn’t help but smile slightly unconsciously, causing those elders looking at him to feel weird.

But he didn’t care as he waited... waiting for the system to calculate his new wealth.

Although the system didn’t say anything like getting new features this time, his goal wasn’t there.

After all, this time the wealth he got wasn’t precious yet sedentary like the Dimensional Treasure Vault.

Although he knew, compared to true treasure like the dragon corpse he saw in the dimensional vault, even the three kingdoms’ worth of Goldveil’s heritage was nothing, there was something different about this wealth this time.

Something that was very suitable for him—or rather, his system...

Lucien’s heart stirred with such restlessness that he couldn’t help but yearn for the prompt.

Fortunately, at last, it came again, like a whisper of nectar from the heavens.

[Your current wealth has been calculated successfully.]

[The amount and quantity of wealth are too large, please wait.]

’Wait... Categorize them reasonably and arrange them in descending order. No need to show everything.’

Lucien quickly ordered the system, knowing that revealing everything his family owned in Edoria would be impossible to read.

Instead, it was better to get a rough estimate of the wealth than to know every nook and cranny.

[...]

[Categorization has been completed.]

Sure enough, this time the response was fast, as immediately after the prompt, Lucien once again saw his personal wealth.

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[Wealth (Personal):

Funds: 10.8 million gold coins (across 4 secured vaults),

Mana Stones: Stored across 23 arcane warehouses (avg. 1 holds ~12,000 stones),

Raw Mana Crystals: Secured in 7 crystal vaults (avg. 10,000 crystals each, graded, sealed)

Estate Holdings: Goldveil Exchange Tower (Central Hub – Capital), Goldveil Manor, 7 Minor Estates (Trade Ports, Vault Lands, Safehouses), Southbay Storehouse, Northhill Rest Estate, Stillwater Vault (expand to see more)

Treasure: A fragment of Seed of Lust, Dimensional Vault × 1, Tenebrous Soul Codex, Ancient Sealing Rune (Epic-Rank Array Artifact), Shard of the Stoneheart Crystal × 1, Sevenfold Seal (Epic)]

Important Warehouses:

Viremond Duchy (Southern – Coastal Trade Nexus)

• Trade Goods Warehouses: 14

• Cargo Seals Vaults: 9

• Coral Gem Deposits: 7 (precious coral, rare shells, enchanted sea crystals)

Brayne Duchy (Eastern – Fertile Lands)

• Elixir Stores: 8

• Herbal Vaults: 6

• Potion Reserves: 5

Colden Duchy (Western – Resource Heavy)

• Gem Repositories: 10

• Silk Houses: 7

• Metal Stockpiles: 6

Harth Duchy (Northern – Harsh & Wild)

• Mana Gear Yards: 6

• Beast Hide Stores: 5

• Relic Chambers: 4

...expand to see more.

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’Good guy...’

Lucien took a sharp breath as the vast list of wealth flashed through his mind. The sheer volume of gold, mana stones, and crystals nearly made him gasp.

Not to mention the other assets he could expand to view, but he didn’t bother wasting time.

After all, what he really wanted to hear was yet to come.

Ding!

[Detected a large amount of wealth from the host is being plundered.]

[Several parties have no intention of repaying.]

[Debt collection failed.]

[Analyzing transactions...]

[Please wait...]

’Finally!’

The moment the prompt sounded, Lucien’s eyes snapped open, his heart pounding wildly.

Though he tried to suppress his smile, it broke through, drawing strange looks from everyone in the hall.

"Lucien, are you...alright?"

Cedric couldn’t help but ask, puzzled by his sudden change.

However, to his astonishment, Lucien finally couldn’t hold it in and laughed heartily, his face glowing with excitement.

"Never been better. Hahaha... It’s time to make some moves. Let’s talk about plans, shall we?"

His voice trembled with hunger, like a pirate on the verge of finding the greatest treasure the seas have ever seen.