Chapter 179: Entering the Treasury

The Clamshell stopped about a hundred meters from the northern coastline.

“We need to wait a bit longer. Leopold is still inside Tianhai City. We can observe when he leaves,” Hai Ruoou said after observing the surroundings.

Chen Mo nodded and waited patiently.

Inside the Clamshell, Haiweila and Hai Ruoou sat together, their bond very close. During the time Chen Mo had been offline, the two had a deep conversation.

“By the way, Miss Hai Ruoou, you mentioned yesterday that even if I enter Tianhai City, the Natives won’t pay me any attention. So, do you have something that would allow me to retrieve the items I stored in the human race’s warehouse? In order to help Haiweila obtain the Source of the Sea, I think I need to take out some things and prepare more.”

Chen Mo thought for a moment, then suddenly had an idea.

For entering the Sea Clan Treasury this time, depending on the situation, he might equip the Heinous Crime Title to gain stronger damage output. However, since he was already in a dangerous environment, equipping the Heinous Crime Title risked losing all his items upon death if he wasn’t careful. So he wanted to ask Hai Ruoou for an item that could directly access the warehouse. If things went wrong, he could quickly store his items.

Magic Scrolls that directly access the warehouse existed in the game. He had seen people mention them before on the Forum. If Hai Ruoou had one, he would have an extra layer of protection.

“In that case, I do have such a Magic Scroll on me. Since you need it, I’ll give it to you,” Hai Ruoou nodded and took out a Magic Scroll.

System Notification: You obtained the item “Warehouse Storage Scroll”!

Hey, she really had one!

This Warehouse Storage Scroll was a very rare item. He might not even need to use it during this trip to the Sea Clan Treasury, so he could save it for when he really needed it later.

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“Lord Leopold, it’s time to go to Youhai City to distribute the rewards from defeating the human race.”

Inside the Sea Clan palace of Tianhai City, a silver-armored female swordsman spoke calmly to the golden-haired young man sitting on a rosewood chair.

“Beckmilo, did that woman Hai Ruoou manage to escape in the end?” Leopold leaned on the armrest, lost in thought.

“Yes, according to reports from those Adventurers, Lady Hai Ruoou did escape. Among those who rescued her, there seemed to be a pink-haired girl,” Beckmilo nodded expressionlessly.

“A pink-haired girl? Could it be Haiweila? No, Haiweila is still imprisoned in the human race’s Land of Exile… Never mind, who it is doesn’t matter now. The most important thing is to deal with the Youhai Queen in Youhai City. Although that woman has never gotten along with Hai Ruoou, if she finds out, she’ll definitely make sure I get less during the distribution of spoils. We need to keep this from her for now. Also, when I leave Tianhai City, Hai Ruoou will probably try to cause trouble. She’s been hit by Darkness Erosion and is no longer a major threat, but she won’t get another chance like today. That woman is likely to make a move, so we need to prepare and guard against her.”

“Yes, understood, Lord Leopold. I will make the arrangements.”

Leopold muttered to himself, and Beckmilo nodded to show she understood.

“Let’s depart for Youhai City.”

The two made some arrangements. After finishing, Leopold stood up, left Tianhai City, and arrived at the northern port. He boarded a giant magic ship and headed west into the deep sea.

“That big ship… Is Leopold leaving?” Chen Mo and Hai Ruoou surfaced, watching the departing ship from a distance.

“Yes. Wait a little longer, then you can move.”

About half an hour later, Hai Ruoou said, “Alright, Leopold has gone quite far. We can head to the Secret Waterway now.”

The two returned to the submerged Clamshell. Haiweila controlled the Clamshell, and it quickly dove downward.

They dove over a hundred meters deep until they reached a dark seabed covered with abundant coral.

Hai Ruoou exited the Clamshell, and Chen Mo followed closely behind her.

Weaving through the coral clusters, Hai Ruoou led Chen Mo to a dark opening hidden by many corals.

“Alright, this is the entrance to the Secret Waterway. It’s only wide enough for two people at most. It’s very safe inside. Just follow the path straight, and you’ll reach the Sea Clan Treasury of Tianhai City,” Hai Ruoou pointed at the dark opening.

Seeing that Hai Ruoou had no further instructions, Chen Mo nodded and slipped into the opening.

It was pitch black outside, but once inside the opening, Chen Mo felt his vision suddenly become a bit brighter.

He saw many tiny bugs clinging to the walls inside the Secret Waterway. These bugs emitted a faint glow, lighting the way for Chen Mo.

Chen Mo moved his arms and legs, swimming forward quickly.

The Secret Waterway was somewhat winding, but just as Hai Ruoou had said, there were no other monsters inside; it was completely safe. With the glowing bugs to guide him, he moved at a fast pace.

Whoosh!

About twenty minutes later, Chen Mo surfaced in a small pond inside a little Cave.

This was a very small Cave, only about ten square meters in size. The Cave walls were uneven. Chen Mo felt around the walls for a while, then pressed three specific spots in sequence as Hai Ruoou had instructed. The stone walls in front of him slid apart, revealing a passage just wide enough for one person.

He walked through the passage for over ten meters, and suddenly his surroundings brightened.

“Whoa! It really is a treasury!”

Approaching the source of the light, Chen Mo stepped into a splendid Great Hall filled with Treasure Chests of all colors. Gold, silver, black, bronze… The Treasure Chests were too many to count. However, just as Hai Ruoou had said, each Treasure Chest was covered by a small Magic Barrier. When Chen Mo reached out, his hand was immediately pushed back.

“If not for these Magic Barriers, I’d really strike it rich.”

Chen Mo stared at the hall full of Treasure Chests, his eyes wide with excitement, but he spoke with great regret.

Still, he knew it was impossible. If anyone could just walk in and take countless treasures, the Game wouldn’t be able to operate.

Shaking his head, Chen Mo quickly walked to the leftmost corner. There, he saw the blue Treasure Chest Hai Ruoou had mentioned.

The blue Treasure Chest emitted a soft, gentle blue glow that was very pleasant to look at.

Chen Mo was about to summon Sesshylow to attack the blue Treasure Chest when he suddenly looked up at the walls around him. On the walls stood several dark female statues holding Daggers. These dark statues gave him a familiar feeling.

“This… isn’t this the Divine Punishment Witch?”

Chen Mo suddenly remembered. The appearance of these dark statues was exactly the same as the Divine Punishment Witch he had seen in the Land of Divine Punishment and back in the Starter Village.

Counting carefully, there were twelve statues of the Divine Punishment Witch.

So many Divine Punishment Witch statues, placed inside the Sea Clan Treasury… Could there be some connection between the Sea Clan, the Divine Punishment Witch, and the Land of Divine Punishment?

Hmm, he needed to ask Hai Ruoou about this after returning.

These Divine Punishment Witch statues didn’t have Magic Barriers. They were probably placed here like deities. Chen Mo looked closely and realized these Divine Punishment Witch statues were extremely lifelike. Whoever made them must have seen a real Divine Punishment Witch.

“Whoa! It moved!”

But suddenly, Chen Mo saw one of the Divine Punishment Witch statues, whose eyes had been closed, move slightly!

These Divine Punishment Witch statues originally had their eyes closed, but as Chen Mo watched, he saw this particular statue’s eyes suddenly open and look at him!

Chen Mo knew he wasn’t mistaken. These Divine Punishment Witches didn’t seem to be statues, but the real thing!

“Darn it, why didn’t Hai Ruoou mention them at all!” Chen Mo broke out in a cold sweat.

Forget twelve Divine Punishment Witches; even one was more than he could handle!

However, these Divine Punishment Witches probably weren’t the treasury’s guards. Otherwise, Hai Ruoou would have told him, and they would have moved as soon as he entered the treasury.

Whatever, he couldn’t just give up the Quest because of them.

Summoning Sesshylow, Chen Mo resolutely attacked the blue Treasure Chest in the corner with her.

Thump! Thump!

Numbers indicating Damage floated up from the Magic Barrier. Chen Mo nervously watched the Divine Punishment Witches. If they showed any sign of movement, he would flee immediately.

However, the twelve Divine Punishment Witches completely ignored Chen Mo. The one that had opened its eyes and looked at him earlier had closed its eyes again.

Chen Mo breathed a sigh of relief and continued attacking.

“Alert! Alert! Someone has infiltrated our clan’s treasury and is attacking the Magic Barriers!”

Outside the treasury, however, Sea Clan NPCs had already received the alert and were shouting.

“Quick, contact Lord Leopold! We need to enter the treasury to capture the intruder!”

The Sea Clan NPCs outside were in chaos, but inside the treasury, Chen Mo noticed that Sesshylow seemed distracted. Her eyes kept glancing toward a black Treasure Chest not too far away.

“Is there something you want inside?”

Seeing this, Chen Mo quickly asked.

There were too many Treasure Chests here. What he could obtain depended entirely on luck. If he could get something useful for him or Sesshylow, that would be even better.

Sesshylow nodded. Chen Mo immediately said quickly, “Attack with all your strength. After we get the items from this Treasure Chest, we’ll go for that black one next.”

Hearing this, Sesshylow’s attack speed noticeably increased.

Chen Mo was also attacking with all his might, but after just over a minute of dealing Damage, Chen Mo frowned.

At the current Damage output rate, breaking the blue Treasure Chest’s Magic Barrier would definitely take more than ten minutes. If this continued, he would only be able to open two Treasure Chests in total. Besides the essential blue Treasure Chest, he could only take one additional item from the treasury.

He had finally gotten such an opportunity. It would definitely be impossible to come back here to steal in the future. Chen Mo certainly didn’t want to leave with so little gain.

Gritting his teeth, Chen Mo equipped the Heinous Crime Title. After all, he had a Warehouse Storage Scroll in his backpack. If he died, he would only lose some Levels.

After equipping the Heinous Crime Title, Chen Mo’s Damage output immediately increased significantly.