After all the captains had collected their equipment, Augustus left directly, leaving the rest to Halu.
Halu's guards stood at the edge of the square, dressed in deep blue uniforms with short blades at their waists.
He called out to the captains. "Everyone, please follow me. The supply warehouses have prepared enough provisions."
With that, he turned and headed deeper into the base.
The captains followed close behind, walking quickly and eager to fill their spatial bags.
The supply warehouses beside the base were among its most important buildings, guarded with extreme severity. Quite a few magic-powered mechs patrolled the surrounding area.
The guard collected three keys from sentries stationed in three different directions and inserted them into the lock at the same time. Only then did the doors open.
The doors were pushed apart, revealing darkness within as the magic-powered machinery inside began scanning the arrivals.
Once it confirmed their identities, the warehouse lights switched on automatically.
Dim yellow light spread through the warehouse, illuminating mountains of refined magic crystal stones.
The magic crystal stones were pale blue and fist-sized, with light flowing beneath their surfaces.
They were piled on the floor, stacked on shelves, and packed into wooden crates.
The warehouse covered several hundred square meters, and the magic crystal stones were heaped into countless little mountains.
The refined magic crystal stones alone were worth as much as an entire city!
The captains' eyes lit up.
The sight was overwhelmingly shocking—and breathtakingly beautiful.
To save space in their spatial bags, the captains did not choose to take the boxed magic crystal stones.
After all, the crates themselves took up space. It was more practical to fill the bags directly with crystals.
They opened their spatial bags and aimed them at the crystal piles.
Driven by mental power, the