He would never allow anyone to touch his treasure, not even a hair.
As for the steward named Li Chong, he could occasionally smuggle out some rare metals from the warehouse, but he could only operate on the first floor. Xu Guozhong was well aware of the two floors behind.
At this time, he went to the palace for inspection. Seeing that there was nothing there, he hurried back immediately.
This was the first time he saw so many powerful people at the Title Douluo level.
I feel so sad!
The situation in Mingdu suddenly became confusing. The reason why he rushed back so quickly was not only worried about the safety here, but more importantly, worried about his own safety.
Where could there be a safer place than his warehouse a hundred meters underground?
Moreover, what even Han Yu didn't discover was that inside this underground warehouse? There was also an underground palace of Xu Guozhong's own, which had absolutely everything and was even more luxurious than his palace.
Xu Guozhong walked into the deep alley with steady steps.
The towering walls on both sides blocked the sunlight and cast a shadow, adding to the chilling atmosphere.
He glanced around with sharp eyes and made sure that the guards were all fulfilling their duties and looking serious, and then he felt relieved.
He took out a heavy key from his pocket, inserted it into the keyhole of the courtyard door, and twisted it gently. With a dull "click" sound, the heavy courtyard door slowly opened, revealing the spacious courtyard inside.
Xu Guozhong crossed the high threshold and stepped into the courtyard.
This is the secret base he has operated for many years, storing countless rare metals, each piece of which is priceless.
He is the absolute controller here, and all the keys to the door are in his hands, especially the keys to the second and third floors. He is the only one who owns it, and no one can get involved.
He knew that Li Chong occasionally made small moves and resold some rare metals privately, but he always turned a blind eye to this.
Li Chong has outstanding abilities and is loyal to him. He can completely tolerate this small mistake.
Furthermore, he also needs to use these benefits to win over people's hearts. After all, without the motivation of profit, who would willingly sacrifice his life for him?
"Li Chong, where are you? Come out quickly!" Xu Guozhong habitually called to his confidants, with a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone.
However, there was only an empty response in response to him, and Li Chong did not appear immediately as usual.
Xu Guozhong frowned slightly, and an ominous premonition arose in his heart.
He looked around. The courtyard was quiet, without any movement, as if the air had frozen.
He immediately realized that something was wrong, and his face suddenly darkened.
"Be alert!" Xu Guozhong shouted in a deep voice, with a trace of nervousness in his voice.
Seven high-level soul engineers quickly gathered around and protected Xu Guozhong in the center.
These seven people are Xu Guozhong's carefully selected confidants, and three of them have reached the level of eighth-level soul mentors, and their strength cannot be underestimated.
After hearing the order, the seven people did not dare to neglect and released their soul guides one after another.
For a moment, the sound of metal collision and energy surge intertwined, breaking the tranquility of the courtyard.
Colorful lights flashed, and the soul guide shield opened instantly, covering everyone inside.
Several seventh-level soul mentors quickly dispersed, each chose a room, broke in, and started searching.
However, they turned the room upside down but found nothing. Li Chong seemed to have evaporated and disappeared.
Nothing else has changed here at the same time.
The door of the room slid open silently, and a seventh-level soul engineer wearing black attire walked out with steady steps. With a faint smile on his face, he said: "Your Majesty, should that kid?" Could it be that he sneaked out to drink wine while we were not paying attention?" Although his voice was not loud, it was somewhat teasing.
Xu Guozhong was originally anxious because of Li Chong's disappearance, but when he heard the soul master's words, his face suddenly became even more ugly.
He turned around suddenly, stared at the soul engineer with sharp eyes, and shouted in a deep voice: "Impossible! Li Chong has always been loyal and dedicated to his duties. What's more, there was such a big commotion outside just now. How could he be here? Going out to drink wine at this time?
What do you mean? ”
The soul master observed his words and saw Xu Guozhong's face darkened. The smile that originally hung on his face suddenly froze and was quickly extinguished like a candle blown by the wind.
He realized that he had made a mistake, and quickly lowered his head, his tone was respectful and careful: "Your Majesty, please calm down, I just said casually."
Xu Guozhong took a deep breath and suppressed the anger boiling in his chest. With burning eyes, he glanced at everyone present and said in a deep voice: "Now is not the time to pursue this matter. The top priority is to quickly open the warehouse and check the situation inside."
After that, he ignored the soul engineer and turned towards a metal cabinet in the center of the room.
It was a metal cabinet about two meters high. The entire body was made of thick alloy steel plates. The surface was as smooth as a mirror and the seams were tightly fitted. It exuded a cold and indestructible aura. In the center of the cabinet, there is a palm-sized combination lock inlaid with a cold and awe-inspiring metallic luster.
Xu Guozhong walked to the cabinet, stretched out his right hand, and pressed the combination lock several times quickly with his long and strong fingers.
As he moved, a slight mechanical sound sounded in the quiet room, crisp and clear. Immediately afterwards, the heavy cabinet door slowly slid open to both sides, revealing an elevator leading underground.
Xu Guozhong walked directly into the elevator without any hesitation.
Upon seeing this, several other soul masters followed closely and filed in. The small elevator space suddenly seemed a bit crowded.
The elevator door slowly closed, blocking out everything from the outside world. Xu Guozhong raised his right hand and pressed a button on the wall.
The elevator vibrated slightly and began to descend slowly, steadily and slowly.
Just as Xu Guozhong and others were preparing to take the elevator down, a seventh-level soul master habitually raised his right hand and tapped several times rhythmically on the metal wall of the elevator.
This is a routine procedure before they enter the warehouse every time, in order to confirm whether the elevator is operating normally and ensure safety.
However, the moment his fingers touched the wall, something changed suddenly!
The elevator that was running smoothly suddenly began to shake violently, like a small boat in a violent storm, teetering on the edge of collapse.
Immediately afterwards, a strong feeling of weightlessness came instantly, as if the entire elevator fell from the sky.
"No! It's a trap!" Xu Guozhong's face changed drastically and he roared angrily. As a battle-hardened Contra warrior, he has an extremely keen sense of danger. He realized that the situation was not good almost the moment the elevator lost control.
He was all too familiar with this sudden feeling of weightlessness. It was obviously that someone had triggered the mechanism in the elevator!
It is not that there have been cases where operational errors resulted in being trapped in it before.
These old men in the warehouse are all old subordinates who have followed Xu Guozhong for many years, and they are already familiar with the operating procedures of the warehouse.
But at this juncture, at this crucial moment, such a low-level mistake actually occurred. How could he not be angry? Anger boiled in his chest like lava, burning his reason.
The soul guide elevator fell rapidly, with the wind whistling in the ears. After descending for about tens of meters, it suddenly stopped with a harsh friction sound of "click".
This sudden pause caused Xu Guozhong's body to lean forward suddenly, almost losing his balance.
The seventh-level soul engineer in charge of controlling the elevator turned pale, and beads of sweat oozed from his forehead.
He mechanically turned his head to look at his colleagues around him, and what he met was their contemptuous gaze, which pierced his heart like a sharp knife.
Looking at Xu Guozhong again, he saw that the prince's face was ashen and his eyes were wide open, like a lion about to become furious. He was worried and hesitantly explained: "Your Majesty, I...I seem to have made a mistake!"
"Didn't you make a mistake?" Xu Guozhong suppressed his anger and squeezed out a few words through his teeth, "I'll deal with you when I get out! Hurry up and restart!"
He quickly took out a shining golden key from his arms. This key was engraved with complicated patterns, and it was obvious at a glance that it was worth a lot of money.
On one side of the inner wall of the elevator, there is a hidden small hole, which is almost integrated with the surrounding metal. It is difficult to find its existence without careful observation.
Xu Guozhong inserted the golden key into the small hole and turned it hard.
However, something weird happened. The key was inserted and rotated smoothly, but the soul guide elevator did not move at all, as if it was firmly imprisoned by some kind of force, without any reaction.
Time passed by minute by second, and the air was filled with tension.
At this time, an eighth-level soul engineer seemed to notice something unusual. He listened for a moment and said doubtfully: "Your Majesty, listen. Why is there no alarm sound?"
Xu Guozhong was stunned when he heard this, and then he reacted.
yes! Normally, if a lift malfunctions, the alarm system should be triggered immediately.
The alarm will sound throughout the Mingde Hall and even directly to the palace.
This was also the reason why he had previously determined that it was an operational error by his subordinates, because if an outsider had invaded, the alarm would have sounded long ago. It is a shameful thing for one of our own people to get the wrong agency.
He pulled the golden key hard several times again, trying to restart the elevator, but still nothing happened.
Xu Guozhong's face became increasingly gloomy, and the uneasiness in his heart gradually expanded.
"No! Someone has tampered with it! Quick, force it open! Melee soul master, take action and break it from below!" Xu Guozhong is indeed an experienced veteran and made an accurate judgment at the first opportunity.
He realized that the warehouse might have really been invaded.
Although he was confident in the defensive measures and soul guide traps in the warehouse, as a person who valued wealth as much as his life, he was most worried about something going wrong with his treasures.
What's more, there are still some of his most beloved little treasures stored in the underground palace!
Ye Yulin's eyes were fixed on Han Yu, his eyes filled with incredible wonder.
He counted silently: "One, two, three...eight, nine..." When he counted to the ninth, his voice deepened, as if he was talking to himself: "The ninth core array "It's..." He took a deep breath and confirmed again, it was indeed the ninth one! In just half an hour, Han Yu had actually completed the production of nine core arrays.
Ye Yulin's heart was filled with turbulent waves.
He subconsciously raised his wrist and looked at the time. Half an hour, really only half an hour! At this speed, all eighteen core formations can be completed within three hours.
Ye Yulin couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. This speed was simply unbelievable!
It takes half an hour to make nine core arrays. What does this mean? This means that the average production time for each core array is only a few minutes! Moreover, the level of these core arrays is definitely not low, at least level six or above! Thinking of this, Ye Yulin and several other referees couldn't help but feel a little ashamed of themselves.
It's not that they don't have the ability to make a six-level core array, but it's not easy to maintain the unity of body and mind like Han Yu for half an hour.
The integration of body and mind requires a high degree of mental concentration and stable soul power output. If there is a slight deviation, all previous efforts will be wasted.
Even experienced soul mentors like them may not be able to achieve the state of physical and mental unity for such a long time in a year.
However, Han Yu did it, and did it so easily.
Ye Yulin's eyes fell on the soul guide making table again, and he saw nine core arrays neatly arranged, each exuding a faint fluctuation of soul power, like a finely crafted work of art, shining with a charming luster.
Han Yu, on the other hand, is like a tireless precision instrument, his hands are constantly dancing, and every movement is extremely precise, without any deviation.
The soul power fluctuations in his body are also stable and powerful, as if they are endless and never dry up.
"Hey..." Ye Yulin sighed longly and shook his head helplessly.
Seeing this, Mr. Wang next to him smiled and teased: "What? Do you think you have nothing to teach him?" Ye Yulin smiled bitterly and said: "This kid's basic level is no worse than ours.
Apart from the production of high-level core magic circles and some experience and concepts, the only thing we are better than him is cultivation. ”
Wang Laoshen nodded in agreement and said, "I see, he has almost achieved the ability of a seventh-level soul master.
The cultivation level may be a bit lacking, but in terms of ability, there is absolutely no problem! "Ye Yulin agreed: "Yes! If he was as young as he looked, us old guys would be really ashamed.
Although he is young, I am very optimistic about him. Maybe he will really be able to create miracles in the soul master world in the future! ”
Mr. Wang slowly exhaled a breath, as if to exhale the doubts in his heart, and said in a low voice: "You are easily confused by appearances. Don't expect too much from him just because of his temporary performance.
There is no shortage of amazing, talented and beautiful people in this world, but how many of them can really make it to the end? The light of genius shines easily, but to continue this light and eventually become a generation of genius requires not only talent, but also perseverance, opportunity and a firm heart. (End of chapter)