"Very well, with a great battle imminent, this batch of magic stones is an extremely important strategic resource. It can maintain the protective magic barrier of Twin Flag City [ Earth's Protection ] for at least a month. Very good, I will accept it. Thank you for your generous gift, Manager Roman." Sun Fei put the magic stone back into the iron box.
"Your Majesty is too kind. Please look this way."
Seeing that Sun Fei did not refuse and accepted the magic stone, Abramovich felt relieved and opened the second treasure chest amidst the clicking sound of the mechanism.
The room was still filled with radiant light.
It turned out to be another whole box full of magic stones.
Sun Fei was slightly surprised.
This is no small fortune. The Divine Master Ma spent over twenty years scavenging throughout Chambord City and only managed to accumulate less than a box of magic stones. Yet this manager of the Soros Chamber of Commerce branch delivered over twenty thousand magic stones with ease. The Soros Chamber of Commerce Guild is indeed incredibly wealthy.
Thinking it over, Sun Fei nodded slightly, said nothing more, and accepted the item.
The third box...
The fourth box...
Abramovich opened them one by one, and they were all filled with magic stones.
This is truly an amazing fortune.
Sun Fei looked up at the composed Abramovich and a thought struck him. King Majesty had to admit that this man deserved to be treated differently. In the Azeroth Continent, wealth was synonymous with power, and clearly, this slightly shy middle-aged man's wealth far exceeded his expectations.
"Okay." Sun Fei said a single word, reached out and put the four boxes filled with magic stones into his storage ring.
Click!
The fifth box was opened.
This time, it doesn't contain a magic stone.
Instead, it consisted of several maps and similar books.
Sun Fei picked up the top map and found it to be a detailed map covering an area of 500 li (approximately 250 kilometers), far more detailed than the combat map provided by the military. It was densely marked with places such as oases, water sources, ancient roads, and dangerous areas, which were not shown on the military map. It even listed some of the dens and strongholds of Ajax bandits and sand pirates.
In times of war, the value of such a map is obviously immeasurable.
Sun Fei remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was already revising his assessment of the man before him. It seemed that the man not only possessed astonishing wealth and power, but also likely controlled some hidden forces outside the Soros Chamber of Commerce of Commerce.
His King calmly put the map back and picked up the next booklet to browse through. It was a distribution map of the Soros Chamber of Commerce's channels and outposts, which detailed the persons in charge of the outposts and the owners of the channels. Of course, it also included a small square token, golden in color, exquisite and quite beautiful.
"Wherever Your Majesty goes in the future, you can use the markings on this map to find the fastest Soros Chamber of Commerce's outposts. Messages that are inconvenient to transmit through official Imperial military channels can be relayed through these channels, ensuring absolute security. You can also borrow up to one million gold coins or similar wealth at these outposts; this gold token serves as proof," Abramovich explained, then smiled and added with a hint of regret, "Unfortunately, my control over these areas is limited, and my authority is also limited; otherwise, I could provide Your Majesty with even more convenience."
Sun Fei smiled.
He understood Abramovich's implied meaning but did not reply.
The box also contained some patterns, including maps and some rather strange magic circles. Most of them were slightly incomplete, but their level was not low. It seems that Abramovich felt that these patterns were of little use to him, at most they could be resold for wealth, but for someone as wealthy as him, they were just a drop in the ocean. However, in the hands of a master like King of Chambord Alexander, they might truly show their value, so he generously did him a favor.
Sun Fei observed carefully and found that most of these magic array diagrams were quite old, engraved on finely tanned leather. The magic circuits were complex and profound. If they could be completed, they would definitely be amazing magic arrays. He thought that they might be useful to research fanatics like Uncle Cain and Sister Akara. He nodded and accepted them.
Just as Sun Fei was about to look away, he suddenly sensed a familiar energy fluctuation from the bottom of the fifth box.
"This is..." Sun Fei opened the book and picked up the dark brown leather slip at the bottom.
This dark brown leather is engraved with ancient characters. It was cut and tanned from the body of some powerful magical beast. It naturally exudes a faint sense of pressure. Although this aura is extremely weak due to its age, it is still enough to make people tremble. Touching it with your fingers feels like touching sharp steel needles that prick your skin painfully.
Of course, these were not the real reasons that moved Sun Fei.
The real reason is that the small picture in the upper right corner of the leather is actually a [ Shadow Mermaid Wave Diagram ], which is extremely similar to the pattern that Sun Fei had seen before on the five sheepskin scrolls in the mysterious underground waters of Twin Flag City and the City Lord's Mansion.
Gently stroking this mysterious leather, apart from the small piece of [ Shadow Mermaid Wave Diagram ], the other half-meter square pieces of leather were decorated with topographical patterns and architectural directions, marked with something in extremely ancient script. It seemed to be a map of an ancient city or something similar, but it was unclear how it ended up in Abramovich's hands.
Sun Fei turned his head and glanced at Abramovich.
"I discovered this map four years ago in the lair of a band of sand pirates within the Ajax Empire. The merchant guild's goods were looted by these pirates, and I led the guild's experts to wipe them out. We found a great deal of wealth in their lair, including this mysterious map. However, for the past four years, I have spent considerable effort sending people to decipher it, but to no avail. We don't even know where this map depicts, and no one has been able to decipher the inscriptions on it." Abramovich's expression was sincere; he didn't hide anything or exaggerate, honestly explaining the map's origin. He added at the end, "However, some renowned bards speculate that this map might be related to the God and Demon Ruins. Since I have no connection with this map, I thought of presenting it to His Majesty, who might find it useful."
The chamber of commerce official was not lying.
This picture is indeed extraordinary, as anyone with a discerning eye can see at a glance. However, no matter how hard he tried over the years, he could not unravel its mysteries. Gradually, this picture became nothing more than a meaningless painting to him. No one was willing to take it up at a high price, and he was reluctant to sell it at a low price. So, he decided to use it as a favor and give it to the King of Chambord.
He initially thought the picture was meaningless and was too embarrassed to sell it, but he still held onto a sliver of hope, which is why he placed it at the very bottom of the box.
"The material is good, but if even Manager Roman's resources and methods couldn't crack it, I'm afraid I can't either." Sun Fei remained calm, gently tossing the leather back into the iron box, then smiled and said, "Manager Roman is truly thoughtful. I'll accept these atlases and formation diagrams."
With that, he reached back and put the iron box into his storage ring.
A hint of disappointment flickered deep in Abramovich's eyes. Since even King of Chambord couldn't discern any secrets on the leather, it seemed to be a worthless and meaningless drawing.
Little did he know that Sun Fei's heart was already churning with excitement.
Because the undecipherable script spoken by Abramovich was something Sun Fei was extremely familiar with. It was script from the Diablo World. Having spent so much time in the Diablo World, besides learning potion knowledge from Sister Akara and magic from Uncle Cain, Sun Fei had also seen many such scripts in various mission scenarios. Sun Fei was certain that those scripts were definitely from the Diablo World.
Of course, he also understood the meaning of these words.
This leather piece is called [ Palace of the Sea God ].
The drawing above shows the defenses and locations of a complex called the Sea God Palace, in great detail... Connecting this to the [ Shadow Mermaid Wave Diagram ] in the upper right corner of the map, if Sun Fei is not mistaken, the so-called Sea God Palace depicted on this map should be the magnificent, layered buildings he vaguely saw at the bottom of the boundless waters beneath Twin Flag City.
Is there really an ancient city ruin from the era of gods and demons beneath Twin Flag City?
Sun Fei was overwhelmed with excitement.
Abramovich unintentionally gave himself a huge gift. The significance of the God and Demon Ruins is known to everyone on the Azeroth Continent. Almost all the high-ranking empires at the eighth and ninth levels rose to power after excavating the God and Demon Ruins. It can be said that the continent's magical and martial arts civilization is built on the secrets discovered in the God and Demon Ruins.
This Sea God Palace is quite large; Sun Fei even suspects that it is at least a level six or higher God and Demon Ruins.
Now that Sun Fei has this crucial city map, once his strength grows to the point where he can explore the underwater world, the difficulty of exploring this Sea God Palace will be greatly reduced. He can completely avoid the endless killing intent and dangers of the God and Demon Ruins and demons, as if entering his own backyard.
Just as Sun Fei was suppressing his excitement, Abramovich pressed the mechanism of the sixth iron box, opening the last box.
Seventh update.