Tang Qi fitted the stone slab into the tightly shut door. A streak of light flowed into the crystalline gate and coursed along its outer wall.
The rumble of the stone slab shifting sounded in their ears. Tang Qi tightened his grip on the scimitar and looked at Hope, about to say something.
But Hope pressed her index finger against his lips.
"Shh. I don't want to hear a single thing from that jinx of a mouth right now."
"I'm just making a reasonable deduction about how things are developing..."
"Still no."
Even after drinking a Healing Potion, Hope still felt as though the impact of the Gravel had nearly shattered her bones.
"I just want to get the scabbard and leave this godforsaken place. I don't have the energy to fight anyone else."
As the crystalline stone slab opened a gap, the water that had risen to their waists poured into the treasury along with them.
But the treasury was small, and couldn't keep the water level from rising.
Hope and Tang Qi squeezed sideways through the gap. The white crystal walls shone as always, illuminating mountains of coins, jewelry, and all manner of artwork whose names Tang Qi couldn't even guess. The glare seemed to grow even more dazzling.
"How much money is this? Tens of thousands of gold coins?"
That sounded like a lot, but on second thought, it was only the price of ten bottles of Restoration Gel. Tang Qi couldn't help giving Dawn, who was scooping her own hand out of the water, a strange look.
"Where's the scabbard? Where is it..."
Hope tried to find a scabbard in the treasury glittering with wealth, but it might have been buried deeper beneath the treasure. Her brief search failed to turn it up.
"Stop looking. We'll