Chapter 2: New Century (Epilogue)
“Claudia, what’s wrong with you!”
“Don’t scare me! Wuuu! Your Majesty, King of Winter, please save her!”
Xi Wei played with the now unrestrained ring, his mouth twitching slightly, quietly watching (Player Name) (M) put on a show.
Claudia had indeed fainted.
But it was due to exhaustion, and she was conscious in this state, vaguely hearing what (Player Name) (M) was saying.
Xi Wei knew this because he could see Claudia’s status.
If he could, then players could likely do so as well.
A player’s panel was linked to their intimacy.
As long as the intimacy was high enough, even if the other party was much higher leveled, their detailed panel could be viewed.
This player was truly something.
It would be a shame if (Player Name) (M) didn’t join Scheming Frog’s “Tickle Your Belly” theatrical troupe.
However, since a show was being put on, it should be performed thoroughly.
Xi Wei didn’t expose (Player Name) (M), only saying in a faint tone:
“It’s fine, she’s just overly tired. Take her down to rest. Gudbad will arrange a room for you temporarily.”
Upon hearing this, (Player Name) (M) was so moved he almost cried, nearly kneeling to thank God.
But since Claudia was still conscious, (Player Name) (M) could only discreetly wink at Xi Wei and clasp his hands together in a gesture of gratitude.
Xi Wei nodded slightly.
Gudbad had already arrived.
He gestured for (Player Name) (M) to carry on with what he was doing.
How unsightly!
…
Half an hour later.
Xi Wei had just arrived at the entrance of the Winter City Treasure Vault.
Suddenly, a system prompt box popped up.
【Ding! Detected mating behavior from a player under your command, ID: (Player Name) (M). Do you wish to intercept?】
Xi Wei’s face instantly became a spectacle.
Amazing! They’ve already gotten together?
This was broad daylight!
Tsk, tsk.
Truly, the times are changing, and people’s hearts are not what they used to be.
“System, what will happen if I intercept?”
Xi Wei was curious about this. He mainly wondered if this action would cause some psychological trauma to the player.
【Ding! If intercepted, the player will lose function for 6 hours.】
That’s good! This is it!
Xi Wei waved his large hand.
“Then what are we waiting for? Of course, intercept! We’ll unlock it after he’s kicked out of Winter Fort.”
“Can’t do it anywhere else, but has to be in Winter Fort, hmph~”
Xi Wei shook his head with a wicked smile, walking into the treasure vault with a smug expression.
…
The Pope’s belongings were truly too numerous.
Xi Wei, not being a mage, couldn’t see the specific items, but his intent could feel that the ring was completely filled.
It was like a large, muscular man and a loli.
Therefore, it was necessary to find a spacious vault to pour everything out at once.
The restriction on this space ring had now been lifted.
Anyone could use the ring mentally.
This would continue until the ring was soul-bound to a new user.
In fact, Xi Wei was quite tempted by this item.
Unfortunately, Claudia had fainted, and he couldn’t wake her up to bind it for him, could he?
He could only endure it for now.
Who asked him to be a Muggle who couldn’t cast any magic?
As Xi Wei willed it, a mysterious silver light flashed from the ring in his hand. Immediately, Xi Wei saw a golden expanse before his eyes!
The sound of “swish swish swish” grew louder and louder, eventually becoming a roaring clatter of metal.
That’s right.
He, the dignified King of Winter.
Had been buried by a pile of gold coins.
If Connie were here, she would probably faint from excitement.
But Xi Wei wasn’t a dragon.
He just felt like the Pope’s brain was broken for storing so many gold coins in a space ring.
Did he have some special preference?
Did he like counting money?
Pushing aside a few gold coins from his face, Xi Wei activated his Qi, scattering the surrounding gold coins. A circular vacuum was cleared in the mountain of gold.
Looking at the treasure vault full of gold coins, Xi Wei took a deep breath.
Now he wouldn’t have to worry about not having enough gold coins to recruit troops.
His vault was over 400 square meters.
It was now piled with gold coins more than three meters high.
One could imagine the sheer quantity of these gold coins.
What about the treasure of the Legendary strongman, King Colon?
How could there only be these gold coins?
Excluding the possibility of the Pope being insane, there must be a trick to storing so many gold coins in a space ring.
If a normal person encountered so many gold coins, they would have long been lost in the golden mountain.
But unfortunately, Xi Wei was not a normal person.
He began to ponder the Pope’s intention.
These gold coins, packed tightly, seemed to be concealing something.
He picked up two gold coins, bringing them close to examine them.
They were ordinary continental currency gold coins, appearing unremarkable.
The weight was also normal; a slight lift indicated they were pure gold.
He remained silent for a moment.
He stomped his foot on the ground.
“Boom!”
The violent recoil instantly shook the entire mountain of gold.
His Champion Level Qi spread into these gold coins, controlling them to spin at high speed around him.
With his astonishing eyesight.
Xi Wei quickly found several hundred distinctive gold coins among them.
The fronts of these coins were identical, but their backs were etched with strange patterns.
If one looked at a single coin, most people, including Xi Wei himself, would only think that the coin was merely scratched.
However, if the backs of these coins were placed together and randomly pieced, it would be discovered that their patterns seemed to form a map.
What a grand gesture!
Xi Wei praised the Pope’s extravagant display.
To use hundreds of gold coins to create a treasure map, and even more so to hide these coin puzzles within a mountain of gold.
What had he hidden?
This treasure map was certainly not the only one!
These coin puzzles were merely the Pope’s contingency plan. Another treasure map must have been handed over to a designated person after the Pope’s death.
And those people were definitely embarking on the path to treasure.
And these people.
They must have had a close relationship with the Pope.
Either remnants of the Balda Holy See or illegitimate children of the Old Pope.
With this speculation in mind, Xi Wei directly brought these few hundred special gold coins out and handed them over to Clemon.
Clemon now had a specialized intelligence organization under his command. He and Alence each handled external and internal affairs, respectively.
Tasks like solving puzzles were better left to professionals. Xi Wei, as the King of Winter, had no intention of doing puzzle-solving.
He chose to completely slack off.
Xi Wei was a little displeased at not obtaining any legacies from legendary powerhouses. He planned to return to the castle and eat some fresh flower cookies made by the little maid to relax, and also see if the little maid had woken up.
However, on his way back to his room, he encountered Gabriel alone in the castle garden, feeding pigeons with an air of loneliness.
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