High Power Means Good Stuff

To this day, Downs felt that he and Master were in the same boat, sharing glory and suffering together.

Wasn't Master's glory also his own glory?

When Master's might could easily overshadow an entire Kingdom, Downs suddenly felt that the high positions and rich rewards promised by the King were insignificant.

How could mortal power compare to his grand pursuit of arcane secrets?

Downs felt like grinning so wide his ears would split, almost laughing himself to death.

He had no idea his good Master was feeling rather awkward.

Lein muttered, "Could it be that I accidentally opened a portal and scared the entire Cervantes Kingdom?"

Lein felt a pang of guilt.

This looked like a typical case of extortion!

Was Lein that kind of person?

No!

Absolutely not!

If it seemed like it, it must have been a misunderstanding!

Yet, his foolish disciple was incredibly excited.

"Master, you once said that you wouldn't even glance at a treasure vault offered to you..." Downs's words tumbled out like a rapid-fire barrage, repeating a certain person's past boasts.

Wasn't this a form of social death?

Lein felt too embarrassed to correct his disciple.

He had to see through the bluff he'd put on, even if it meant swallowing his pride.

People were like this; to cover up one lie, they often had to weave a series of grander, more exaggerated lies.

But this string of lies was starting to feel a little too real.

Lein's eyelids twitched uncontrollably. Under the guise of 'comforting his disciple', he was actually trying to free himself. "Heh! First, the Cervantes Kingdom has to be worthy of my intervention."

Downs thought about it and agreed. If the Cervantes Kingdom wasn't worthy of Master's intervention, and it broke Master's rules, wouldn't he, as the disciple, be committing a sin?

Downs immediately turned serious. "Master is right. But what about this Mage Tower?"

Lein said leisurely, "We agreed to deal with this Mage Tower. Since the Mage Tower is dealt with, you can go to their treasury and pick out a high-level treasure. As for offering the entire vault, let's not mention it again. I'll find time to move this Mage Tower away."

"Yes!"

Over here, when Downs relayed this to Ganis, Ganis was stunned.

"Move... away?"

"Yes! Move it away! That's what Master said."

Let alone Ganis, Famite and the others behind him were all dumbfounded.

The Madela Mage Tower was neither small nor large. Even discounting its magical properties, it would weigh several thousand tons.

As expected of a Legendary Mage, moving it was as simple as saying so. Legendary mages could even cleave off mountain peaks and suspend them upside down, turning them into massive floating cities.

Were they going to witness such a miraculous feat right before everyone's eyes?

Just hearing about it left Ganis and the others speechless with shock.

After a long while, Ganis managed to stammer out, "We will abide by the will of Lord Tesla."

"Oh, right. Master said he wants me to pick out a high-level treasure from your vault as compensation for this. You don't have any objections, do you?"

Ganis paused, then felt a sense of relief. Regardless, the other party clearly wasn't someone who would push things to the absolute limit.

Face was given, and face was received.

On a national level, many matters were thus settled.

Ganis quickly nodded. "Of course! His Majesty the King's promise is always valid."

"Then let's go."

"Alright!"

The ancient royal treasury looked like a giant pyramid from a distance.

Unlike the pyramids on Earth, this pyramid was predominantly a grayish-blue. It was constructed from local bluestone. This stone was not only hard but, after being treated with secret arts and soaked in a certain proportion of rare metals, could have its defensive capabilities enhanced by inscribing magical runes.

"Five steps, one guard; ten steps, one sentry" was an understatement of the security here. The incredibly long tunnel extending five hundred meters down from the 'mid-slope' of the pyramid alone was enough to extinguish any thought of theft in an ordinary thief.

At this moment, Downs was accompanied not only by Ganis but also by the old courtier, Dolittle.

The old courtier had white hair and appeared to be in good spirits, not even needing a cane.

Besides his expensive, ornate robes adorned with much gilded decoration, what drew more attention were the dozens of badges pinned to his left chest.

They were symbols of honor!

The old courtier asked curiously, "Lord Tesla really only asked you to help pick out one high-level treasure?"

"Of course!" Downs proudly lifted his chin.

The old palace attendant, curious, insisted, "Although that was Tesla's choice, on the other hand, His Majesty's promise is still valid."

"Mhm," Downs replied casually, heading into the treasury.

The treasury wasn't the national treasury.

Let alone gold coins and treasures, ordinary gold, silver, and artworks wouldn't make it into the treasury.

Instead, all sorts of magic armor and Divine Art items were scattered everywhere.

Downs also saw dragon meat, preserved with special methods. Dragon meat, valuable in the eyes of mortals, was stored in quantities in the treasury that would shock any butcher in the royal city.

"Quijote, if you fancy any treasures, just say the word, and a specialist will pack them up and deliver them to your designated location," Ganis said very politely.

However, both he and the old palace attendant felt they had misjudged the child.

A magic sword, emanating a fierce aura and brimming with wind elemental energy, was magnificently ignored by Downs.

A five-colored scepter, emitting a multicolored glow and emitting soft dragon roars incessantly, also failed to attract Downs's attention in the slightest.

These two items were undoubtedly Master Level treasures.

In Ganis's eyes, these two treasures were quite fitting for Downs's attributes, just a tad too high in rank.

If Downs had wanted them, they wouldn't have refused.

Who would have thought that Downs, after ignoring dozens of treasures they considered priceless, would finally stop in a corner and casually pick up something that looked like a broken fishing net.

This was naturally no ordinary item.

It emanated the purest, most inorganic arcane fluctuations.

However, this power felt more like an afterglow, and the constant sense of gradual decline made it impossible to think highly of it.

Ganis and Du Lit exchanged glances, seeing the surprise in each other's eyes. Since when was there such an item in the treasury?

Treasures in the treasury usually had descriptions and labels. But this item had neither a label nor had it been cleared out of the treasury; it was just forgotten in a corner. This in itself was very abnormal.

Downs turned the item over and over in his hands, as if playing with a piece of fishing net or stocking.

The next moment, this broken fishing net-like item erupted in brilliant light in Downs's hands.

Downs chuckled.

Ganis boldly asked, "May I ask, Quijote, do you know what this item is?"

"I don't know, but I've decided it's this one."

"Why?" the old palace attendant asked curiously.

"Because it has high [power output]! Master said that things with high power output are usually good."

These past two days... I've been sick.

Not with the flu, just simply exhausted.