Beyond the wooden door lay a spacious room bathed in a faint fluorescent glow.
"Not bad. There are at least a few things worth collecting here."
A hint of a smile appeared in Xiao Yan's eyes as he surveyed the room, its walls and floor fashioned entirely from white jade.
For an academy's collection to meet this standard was quite respectable. Its scale almost rivaled the small storerooms of some Xiao Clan elders.
Naturally, fine-quality jade was the best material for storing high-grade medicinal ingredients. Ordinary Storage Rings did not preserve them particularly well, so the Xiao Clan elders would use superior jade to build small storerooms.
The treasures Xiao Yan had previously egged his lackeys into stealing had also come from those elders' little storerooms.
"Hehe, what do you think, Elder Yan Xiao? Jia Nan Academy's collection is quite extensive, wouldn't you say?"
Seeing Xiao Yan remain silent, Elder Hao wore a smug smile.
The natural treasures stored in this Treasury would probably tempt even a Seventh-Rank Alchemist beyond measure.
"Not bad." Xiao Yan nodded lightly and followed Elder Hao forward.
At Xiao Yan's breezy composure, Elder Hao could not help curling his lip.
Keep pretending. Let's see how long you can keep it up! As if I don't know what you alchemists are like!
The two continued walking, and Elder Hao's face brimmed with pride as he surveyed the various medicinal ingredients.
"Elder Yan Xiao, do you know why, despite having nearly ten alchemist elders, the academy chose me to manage this Medicinal Materials Treasury?"
As they walked, Elder Hao spoke with a chuckle.
"Why is that?"
At this, a trace of curiosity appeared on Xiao Yan's face.
Indeed, rather than appointing an alchemist to manage a vault specifically meant for medicinal ingredients, they had chosen an ordinary