Chapter 283: Reward
"This is the treasury." Xi Sheng said, presenting the room storing all his items.
"Mhm..." Albert nodded while examining the room. In his left, he could find multiple shelves containing equipment like robes, weapons, or even rope and gag for who knew what it was used for.
To his right, Albert found Spirit Crystals that people used for cultivations. There were so many of them. He could hear Mu Yanxue and Wang Xiaolan’s amusement. "These are Low Level Spirit Crystals, There are also Mid Level Crystals... No, wait, there are bigger ones. Are they the legendary Large Level Crystals that are equal to one thousand Mid Level Crystals? There are even a thousand of them. Having one alone can show how wealthy you are, but a thousand..."
Still, the most important part would be the books that he presented in the opposite side of the room. It was a cultivation technique, but knowing it came from Xi Sheng, the founder of the Joyful Union Sect, it was probably a dual cultivation technique.
"These are yours." Xi Sheng said to Albert, giving everything to him.
"Are you sure?" Albert raised his eyebrows. He thought Xi Sheng would give some to Wang Xiaolan, Mu Yanxue, and Gin, so it was quite unexpected that he gave it all to him.
"Of course. You have opened my eyes, so I can only give you everything to repay you." Xi Sheng confirmed without hesitation.
"Ah!" Wang Xiaolan widened her eyes in shock.
Albert thought for a moment and said, "Well, Mu Yanxue will be with me and Gin can simply ask me for anything. Then..."
Albert looked at Wang Xiaolan for a while, making her slightly embarrassed. She didn’t even do anything, yet, she actually wanted some treasures.
Ultimately, Albert turned to Mu Yanxue and asked, "What should we give her?"
"That... I don’t know." Mu Yanxue shook her head. "I mean, although Master dragged her here because of your graciousness, she wasn’t supposed to get anything since you would have gotten everything from here. So, I’m not sure about giving her anything."
"Just think of it as me being generous."
"Then..." Mu Yanxue thought for a moment and took out fifty Large Spirit Crystals, a robe, a sword, and a movement technique that wasn’t connected to dual cultivation. "I guess you can give her these things."
"Sure." Albert nodded in agreement. "It’s not like I’m lacking any resources."
"This... Are you sure giving all these to me?" Wang Xiaolan gasped. "This is King Grade robe and another King Grade sword... This movement technique, what’s the grade? My movement technique can’t even be compared to this. And fifty Large Spirit Crystals? It’s equal to fifty thousand Mid Level Crystals. I can even buy another King Grade Item with this much..."
"Just take it." Albert nodded.
"I... I understand. Thank you very much." Wang Xiaolan politely clasped her hands to him. Even though she exaggerated it like that, there were still much more Large Spirit Crystals that Albert would get, let alone the Mid Level Spirit Crystals or Low level Spirit Crystals. Albert’s wealth would skyrocket after this. And she hadn’t calculate the King Grade Items on the left side or even the techniques on those racks.
Gin suddenly came with a suggestion. "Master. You might want to leave some for the others. Just some cheap ones so that they can fight for it. This way, the others won’t suspect you that much."
"Oh!" Albert also had an idea. "If that’s the case, how about asking Xi Sheng to make some tests, making it like we only get some rewards and have him test the others to give some low level rewards? This way, everyone think they get a reward befitting their performance."
"That’s a good idea." Gin nodded with a serious expression.
’Are they serious?’ Wang Xiaolan’s eyebrows twitched. If she wasn’t with them, she would actually believe this was the case. And with everyone got something from this place, there wouldn’t be conflict to get all these treasures when they came out of this realm. In other words, this was a perfect scheme for them.
"Mu Yanxue is trustworthy, but..." Gin glanced at Wang Xiaolan.
"I won’t say anything about it!" Wang Xiaolan declared in panic. Albert could even beat the ancestor of the Joyful Union Sect, she truly didn’t want someone like him to be an enemy.
"How can we be so sure?" Gin squinted his eyes, judging Wang Xiaolan.
They both didn’t realize that Albert had left them for a moment before returning with a few more King Grade Items as well as another fifty Large Spirit Crystals.
"..." Both of them looked surprised and speechless by Albert’s action.
"Is this... a bribe?" Wang Xiaolan made a wry smile.
"You don’t want it?" Albert asked with a calm expression.
"I have finished my test and gotten enough reward. I hope that the others can do the same as well." Wang Xiaolan’s answer came in the form of the situation that they envisioned, indirectly telling them what had happened in her version.
"..." Gin was speechless, never expecting Albert to play this way.
Albert then turned to Xi Sheng and asked, "I’m sorry for making you do all this."
"No worry. I have died anyway, so this won’t be a problem for me. Let’s make this as a parting show for you, my benefactor." Xi Sheng nodded with a smile.
"Thank you."
"If that’s the case, I can feel 76 people standing in front of the gate. I’m going to open it right now and as for the reward..." Xi Sheng waved his hands, grabbing some items of the lowest grade among his items as well as the items for the dual cultivation since Albert didn’t need them. "These should be enough for the reward."
"Alright." Albert nodded and waved his own hands, gathering all the items to his front before a black gate swallowed all of the items.
"Space Element? Now that I think about it, how did you move behind him earlier? It’s truly the Space Element?" Wang Xiaolan gasped, not believing what she had just seen. She might still underestimate Albert’s strength.
Albert shrugged and said, "Alright. Let’s go out, so that we won’t be suspicious."
Wang Xiaolan saw how Albert lead the entire situation and thought, ’What is his secret? No, the fact that he could beat the Joyful Union Sect’s founder means his strength is beyond one’s imagination. You can either become his enemy to rob his secret or become his ally to get something from him... No, wait. Why did he drag me here? Don’t tell me he’s interested in me? Maybe I should arrange a political marriage with him?’
Wang Xiaolan misunderstood Albert’s intention and even forgot the fact that they were from two different races.
