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Chapter 225, page 224: Spatial magic item acquired; MC inventory? Interesting.

For the next three days, Celia began her "guerrilla warfare" within the manor, trying her best to avoid any direct confrontation with Gu Yuan.

Gu Yuan seemed to enjoy this interaction quite a bit, and did not use any unconventional methods to locate her. He simply "accidentally" passed by her in the areas where she might appear, enjoying the fun of this cat-and-mouse game.

At this moment, Celia was huddled in the corner of a storage room on the second floor where miscellaneous items were piled up.

The room was dimly lit, and fine dust particles floated in the air.

She held her breath, even reducing her own magical fluctuations to a minimum, as if trying to blend into the surrounding shadows.

Just then, clear footsteps came from the corridor outside the door.

Step by step, unhurriedly, they finally stopped outside the storage room door.

Celia's heart leaped into her throat, and she couldn't even breathe.

A hand touched the doorknob, making a slight turning sound.

Just at this critical moment, Miliadena's slightly cold voice rang out, breaking the silence of the corridor: "Gu Yuan, are you there? President Reinhardt is visiting, saying he has important business to discuss. The spatial magic item you asked them to make is now complete."

The movement outside the door stopped.

After a brief silence, Gu Yuan let out a slightly regretful sigh: "I see—then there's nothing we can do."

His voice rose slightly, as if he were speaking to someone behind the door: "Now that the guests have arrived, we can't keep them waiting."

After she finished speaking, footsteps sounded again, but they gradually faded away along with Millie Alde.

Celia's extremely tense nerves finally relaxed, and she gasped for breath, as if she had just gone through a fierce battle.

She waited quietly in the darkness for several more minutes until she was completely sure there was no more movement outside the door. Then she pushed the door open a crack, slipped out like a shadow, and disappeared into the other end of the corridor without looking back.

This home is becoming increasingly unsafe.

Her mind was in turmoil. As she walked quickly, she couldn't help but overthink, "Why me of all people?"

In terms of appearance, many of my disciples are more beautiful and charming than I am.

As for my figure, I'm just average, nothing outstanding. It can't be because I'm old, right?

The moment the thought popped into her head, she found it absurd and instinctively shook her head and chuckled.

However, the smile that had just bloomed suddenly froze on his face.

Wait a minute—it seems—it's not entirely impossible?

After all, he was never short of young and beautiful suitors.

This absurd speculation threw her into a panic, and almost instinctively, she hurried toward Wilmae's room.

Now, in this mansion, besides himself, Wilma is the oldest.

Celia desperately needed to observe and calm her absurd yet inescapably deep thoughts through her conversation with Vermeer.

Or at least find a temporary safe haven.

Meanwhile, in the bright and spacious reception room on the first floor.

"Your Excellency Gu Yuan! It's been a long time! You look even better than before; it's truly a delightful sight!"

As soon as Reinhardt saw Gu Yuan enter, he immediately stood up from the sofa, his face beaming with a warm smile, and quickly stepped forward, extending his hands.

Gu Yuan shook hands with him politely before saying, "President Reinhardt, no need for formalities. Did you bring the things?"

"Of course, of course!"

Reinhardt quickly stepped aside, gesturing for his assistant behind him to come forward.

The assistant carefully placed an unusually heavy-looking metal box on the coffee table and solemnly opened it with a special key.

"Click".

Inside the box was an antique silver-gray bracelet, composed of countless intricately pieced-together diamond-shaped components.

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Within each component, magical light flowed slowly, eventually converging at the central transparent gem.

"This is the Thousand Realms Bracelet, a masterpiece created by incorporating the core of the Thousand Realms Demon and integrating the highest runic techniques of the present day."

With barely concealed pride, Reinhardt began to describe in detail how difficult the production process was.

Gu Yuan ignored his rambling and directly reached out and picked up the bracelet.

It feels warm to the touch, with a slight coolness, and the material is neither gold nor wood.

He slipped it onto his right wrist, and with a slight thought, guided the magic to flow into it.

The bracelet seemed to come alive, emitting a soft buzzing sound, before automatically retracting to fit perfectly on his wrist.

Gu Yuan casually picked up a porcelain cup from the coffee table, which was used to serve guests, and focused his mind.

The porcelain cup in his hand vanished without a trace in an instant.

Almost simultaneously, Gu Yuan noticed that a soft white light shone from inside one of the tiny diamond-shaped grids on the bracelet.

"Just as you have experienced."

Reinhardt explained in a timely manner, "Due to existing technological barriers, we cannot store all items haphazardly in a single alien space and access them instantly at will."

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"Throughout the entire history of magic, there has never been such a perfect spatial storage device."

Therefore, we can only adopt a compromise solution—

"The bracelet has a thousand individual compartments," each corresponding to a miniature, stable spatial unit that can store a specific type of item.

"This means you can store up to a thousand different items in different categories."

"As for the maximum number of the same type of item that can be stored in the same compartment—this has not yet been tested."

"But this quantity should more than be enough to meet your daily and adventure needs."

Gu Yuan nodded thoughtfully.

This "one category per grid" description gave him a strong sense of déjà vu.

Isn't this just the MC inventory?

He couldn't help but chuckle to himself.

Indeed, as long as you don't give up, there are always more solutions than problems.

"Are you satisfied, Your Excellency?" Reinhardt carefully observed Gu Yuan's expression and asked cautiously.

"Good, it meets my expectations." Gu Yuan nodded in approval.

Then, he changed the subject, his gaze seemingly casually sweeping over Reinhardt's assistant who kept his head down, his tone flat and even: "Of course, if your capable assistant could restrain his magical perception a little, I would think this meeting would be even more perfect."

Reinhardt's smile froze instantly, his mind reeling.

Almost reflexively, he shoved his assistant's head down hard: "It's my fault for not disciplining him properly! Please forgive me! He's just—just used to being vigilant in unfamiliar environments, and he had absolutely no intention of disrespect or spying!"

Gu Yuan glanced at them indifferently, his tone remaining calm: "There's no need to be so nervous."

"What he investigated were just empty rooms that no one lived in, and whether there were any secret rooms or armories underground in the manor."

"Since I have no intention of getting involved in the power struggles of the empire, I naturally have no need to hoard weapons and armor—moreover, to me, those things are just unnecessary burdens."

He paused, then asked directly, "Is there anything else?"

Upon hearing this, Reinhardt secretly breathed a sigh of relief, quickly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, and straightened up, saying, "No—nothing else important."

"However, His Majesty the Emperor wishes you to attend the unveiling ceremony of the Hero Statue in the Central Square in a few days."

"This concerns the will of the people—"

"Understood." Gu Yuan interrupted him, his tone leaving no room for argument. "The agreed-upon final payment will be delivered to the Chamber of Commerce before sunset today."

"I won't see you off any further."

After seeing off Reinhardt and his entourage, who were overjoyed, Gu Yuan stood alone in the empty reception room, looking down and rubbing the bracelet on his wrist.

Sunlight streamed in through the floor-to-ceiling windows, and anticipation and excitement intertwined in his heart, filling him with a surge of warmth.

With this, large-scale material reserves and cross-world transportation will no longer be a problem.

It's time to head to the warehouse and begin preparations for the next step.

With light steps and a clear plan for the future, Gu Yuan headed towards the warehouse deep within the manor where various resources were stored.

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