Chapter 222: A Huge Profit
Chapter 222: A Huge Profit
Seeing this, Gao Jing felt a bit puzzled.
If objects of faith were so important, how had he managed to buy several Guru Idols just for a few dozen Copper Coins at a street stall back then? Why hadn’t the other party posted the task at the Yuancheng Alliance?
Gao Jing’s doubts found an answer quickly within the last few pages of this diary.
It turned out “Xiao” deeply feared his identity being exposed. Therefore, he didn’t dare post the task at the Alliance Branch, nor could he openly sweep through street stalls, lest he attract the attention of vigilant people.
Most importantly, he needed to maintain the situation where items like Guru Idols went unnoticed. That way, he could obtain the required items without paying much cost.
Not only “Xiao,” but other members of the Godforge Society with similar tasks acted the same way.
After all, besides them, no one else needed this kind of stuff.
And the objects of faith “Xiao” collected would be turned over to the organization periodically in exchange for cultivation resources and knowledge.
This was extremely important to him.
Gao Jing’s appearance utterly destroyed the situation “Xiao” had worked so hard to create.
Additionally, “Xiao” himself was secretly studying the objects of faith, recklessly trying to find a method to become a deity!
As a Witchcraft Scholar yet to become a formal Shaman, the sheer size of his ambition struck even Gao Jing as rather unbelievable.
It felt like people in the Godforge Society were all madmen.
The subsequent events weren’t hard for Gao Jing to piece together.
“Hating Gao Jing deeply and suspecting he held some secret related to the objects of faith, “Xiao” had people stake out the Alliance Branch.
In the end, this cost “Xiao” his own life!”
After finishing the thick diary, Gao Jing’s mood felt somewhat heavy.
It turned out he wasn’t the first to discover the secret hidden within the Guru Idols. The Godforge Society had already conducted thorough research on so-called objects of faith and surely mastered methods to utilize the Power of Faith.
Though they hadn’t “created” a real deity yet, Gao Jing realized this organization, deemed an evil cult, would undoubtedly become a major enemy for him in the underground world!
Unless he gave up collecting objects of faith like Guru Idols entirely to avoid further conflict with their members.
That was impossible!
As the Bronze Anchor upgraded continuously, its demand for Power of Faith grew larger and larger.
The uses of Power of Faith were also being discovered by Gao Jing one after another.
Buying Guru Idols had become a convenient shortcut for him to obtain large amounts of Power of Faith.
He absolutely could not easily give up.
Therefore, Gao Jing would inevitably clash with the Godforge Society sooner or later!
But he wasn’t afraid.
Ultimately, the Godforge Society was an organization hiding in darkness, a rat despised by everyone in the underground world.
If it really came to it, Gao Jing could openly use other people’s power to deal with them.
Just then, Gao Jing thought of another problem.
By posting a task at the Alliance Branch offering high prices to buy Guru Idols in large quantities, might he be mistaken for a member of the Godforge Society?
Thinking it over carefully, it really was possible!
Gao Jing instantly felt really annoyed; he really hated the Godforge Society for possibly causing him major trouble.
And for this problem, he couldn’t think of a perfect solution yet.
He could only take things one step at a time.
If it really got too bad, he could just return to the surface world to develop. A live person surely wouldn’t be cornered to death.
Gao Jing put “Xiao’s” diary into his Storage Space as well.
He searched through this set of rooms again.
He searched more meticulously this time, leaving no corner untouched.
“Xiao” repeatedly mentioned in his diary that he was collecting objects of faith but hadn’t mentioned turning them over to the Godforge Society afterwards.
Gao Jing had searched the rooms earlier and hadn’t found any idols or similar items.
He suspected there might be a hidden room or treasure vault here.
It turned out Gao Jing’s suspicion was correct. After detailed searching, he discovered a hidden mechanism in the living room on the first floor.
This mechanism was very well concealed. The dining table had to be moved, and a specific floorboard lifted to find it.
Gao Jing knocked on every single piece of flooring before finding this plank that gave an unusual hollow sound.
Under the floorboard lay a palm-sized copper ring.
Gao Jing didn’t rashly reach out for the copper ring.
He put on gloves first, then summoned his Battle Armor for protection, and only then did he grasp the copper ring.
Zzzzt!
The moment Gao Jing touched it, electric sparks crackled upwards from the ring’s surface. Even through the Battle Armor and insulated gloves, he felt a slight tingle!
Undoubtedly, “Xiao” had set a special trap here to deal with thieves.
Sadly for “Xiao,” Gao Jing was cautious enough, and “Xiao’s” trick wasn’t strong enough.
It couldn’t harm him at all!
Gao Jing tried pulling the copper ring and heard a rumbling sound. The floorboards in front automatically sank downward.
A hole leading underground was revealed!
Below was a secret room.
Not daring to be careless, Gao Jing descended slowly, step by step.
No further mishaps occurred.
Switching on his powerful handheld lamp, the scene inside the underground room became instantly clear.
Wooden shelves stood against all three walls. Arrayed on the shelves were rows upon rows of idols.
These idols varied in size, some nearly a meter tall, others thirty to forty centimeters. Most were made of wood, but some were stone or jade.
Aside from the most familiar Guru Idols to Gao Jing, there were also idols of four or five other different designs!
A workbench stood in the center of the room. Tools and disassembled idols lay scattered messily on top.
Besides these idols and tools, two chests stood beside the table.
One chest lay open, packed full with coins.
Copper Coins were the most numerous, mixed with quite a few Silver Coins and some Gold Coins.
These metal coins shimmered with different metallic glints under the lamp light!
Giving Gao Jing the distinct feeling he’d hit the jackpot.
Looking solely at the furnishings in the rooms above, the original owner gave the impression of someone rather poor, barely able to afford the mansion in the Upper District but without money to decorate or furnish it.
The truth proved this Witchcraft Scholar was quite rich.
Now, it was great; it all went to Gao Jing.
Gao Jing didn’t pay much attention to this chest of money. What truly made him happy were the hundreds of idols on the wooden shelves.
He wondered how much time and effort “Xiao” had spent gathering all these.
He worked hard all these years only to plant the trees for other’s enjoyment!
Gao Jing accepted it all as his due.
He picked up one idol and indeed sensed the Power of Faith stored within.
He absorbed it directly into the Bronze Anchor.
Idol after idol, Gao Jing unceremoniously drained every single idol in the room dry.
The Faith Pool within the Bronze Anchor rose significantly, giving him hope for another upgrade!
After finishing with the idols, Gao Jing stored the money chest into his Storage Space.
After all, every bit counted, and this money was just right to buy more idols!
Beside it was another identical chest. He opened it and found it filled with bottles and jars, all sorts of potions and materials with unknown purposes.
He stored those in the Storage Space as well, planning to study them slowly later.
This time, he really had made a huge profit indeed!