Swallowing the Stars: Starting with a Meteor Tear

Chapter 78 The Big Pit

In the underground space, Zhou Yang and the others sat facing each other, but a wisp of their consciousness quickly entered a temporary virtual space.

Beside Thor, a chubby old man with a white beard sat casually, a mysterious smile on his face.

It was the same Lord Mist that Zhou Yang had met in Thunder Castle.

"Lord Wu, are you saying that those so-called spatial inheritance crystals are all fake?"

Luo Feng couldn't help but ask.

"Haha, of course it's fake!"

Lord Wu smiled proudly:

"My master always said that luck is an essential condition for becoming a strongman, and he never had a good impression of the people from the various forces in Black Dragon Mountain. Therefore, when arranging the inheritance, he asked me to set up this scheme."

"Hahaha, do you think those powerful figures will be furious after fighting tooth and nail to finally snatch a treasure, only to find it's just a recording? Hahaha."

Lord Wu laughed loudly, a hint of madness visible on his face.

"Zhou Yang, stay away from this guy from now on. This old man has probably been holding back for too long; he's become a bit perverted."

Beside Zhou Yang, Babata, who looked like a child in a black robe, curled his lip in disdain.

"What did you say, kid? You're the pervert!"

The white-bearded old man immediately glared at him.

"You're the brat! A mere intelligent being who's only been around for less than ten million years, you're nothing but a child in front of Lord Babata!"

Babata glared back defiantly.

"Alright, you two, wait a minute."

Zhou Yang reluctantly stopped the fight between the two intelligent beings.

He looked at the white-bearded old man and tentatively asked:

"Lord Mist, now that you've chosen Lei Ge as your master, what about the treasures in the castle?"

"Hmph, you're quite clever, aren't you!"

Lord Mist tilted his head back and laughed.

"Now that the master's successor has appeared, the master's property should naturally be left to the successor!"

"Let me tell you, I've already taken most of the treasures from that castle; they're in my storage space!"

A smug expression appeared on his face:

"However, my master instructed me to trick those powerful forces once before he passed away, so I left an intelligent clone in that castle, as well as some less important treasures."

"Once someone has redeemed the triple key to the spatial inheritance crystal, I will announce that all the treasures have been redeemed!"

"Hmph, everyone will probably think that the person who exchanged for the inheritance crystal is the one who reaped the biggest reward. Hehe, that should be exciting."

"Hiss~~~"

Hong and Luo Feng, among others, all gasped in shock.

"Did they bring out most of the treasures from the castle?"

"Holy crap, I'm rich!"

A smile also appeared on Zhou Yang's face.

It seems he guessed correctly; the one who truly inherits the legacy of the Kabu Realm Lord will inevitably receive the care of that intelligent life form, Lord Mist.

He just didn't expect the favor to come so readily. Without them even having to persuade him, Lord Wu took the initiative to bring out most of the treasures!

This is so simple it's almost unbelievable!

"It seems that luck really is an indispensable element!"

"But the person who finally exchanged for the inheritance crystal was really pitiful."

On the green plains, the Thunder Castle, crackling with electric light, stands majestically.

Adventurers frequently come and go through the castle gates.

Among these people, some were merely decoys sent by various powerful forces to mislead others, while others genuinely wanted to exchange for treasures.

However, when the second group of people searching for the Thunderstone returned, and the people from various forces were ready to exchange for the treasures, they were completely dumbfounded!

"What? All three Life Fruits have been exchanged?"

"What about the D6-class railgun? It's gone too?"

"The Domain Lord-level bloodline potion is also gone."

"That spatial inheritance crystal is still there, but who can afford to replace it?"

Although some of the people from the major powers found it hard to believe, it had indeed happened!

The Thunder Castle had only been open for less than two days, and apart from the most valuable inheritance crystals, inheritance accounts, and some other miscellaneous items, more than half of the treasures in the Thunder Castle had already been redeemed!

"Holy crap, these people are insane! It's only the second day, and they've already exchanged most of the treasures in the castle!"

"We're doomed! We only exchanged for a regular treasure. How are we going to explain this to the leader?"

"The ones who could acquire so many Thunderstones in such a short time must be one of the other companies."

The exact number of treasures exchanged by each faction was kept strictly confidential.

Now that so many treasures have been exchanged at once, it's inevitable that people from different groups will start to suspect each other, wondering if the other parties have made a huge gain.

Brolin, the ninth prince of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, became the prime suspect due to his large number of followers.

"Brolin arrived the fastest and has the most men; it must be them!"

"This Ninth Prince is quite remarkable. Based on his achievements this time, he's likely to become the first in line to the throne of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire."

"Let's go, let's get acquainted with the Ninth Prince first, so that when he rises to prominence, we can benefit from his success."

However, at this moment, the Ninth Prince Brolin, who was at the center of the discussion, also did not look good.

With a large number of treasures in the castle being exchanged, the major powers had no use for their Thunderstones and could only set their sights on the remaining treasures.

The first thing to be affected is the spatial inheritance crystal, which ranks first.

By the third day, two of the three storage accounts of the spatial inheritance crystal had already been redeemed.

"Useless, useless! Go collect some lightning stones for me!"

The Ninth Prince Brolin roared madly, his face contorted to the extreme.

"My foreign teacher gave me the task of acquiring all three accounts, but the second one has already been taken by someone else, so I have to get the third one!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill them all! Seize those four major organizations!"

In his madness, Brolin actually ordered his army to attack the forces of the other major powers!

Initially, they only targeted the small teams that went out to collect Thunderstone.

However, as the number of raids and assassinations increased, the animosity between their own sides deepened, and the battle inevitably escalated.

What started as a small-scale ambush and killing gradually escalated into a massive melee involving over a million people!

The major powers were wary of Brolin's identity and the C2-level laser gun he possessed, and dared not directly attack him.

However, his subordinates, whom he sent out to search for the treasure, were purged by a coalition of various powerful forces.

In just two days, he lost at least a third of his more than 200,000 level-nine constant star troops!

"Why? Why did it turn out like this? I was clearly the strongest! I am the ninth prince of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire! How dare you attack me!"

"It's over. Not only did I fail to complete Grandpa's mission, but I also suffered such a huge loss. I'm finished."

Brolin roared madly, his face contorted in pain, but he couldn't turn the tide.

Hundreds of kilometers underground, Zhou Yang and the others watched the images transmitted by Lord Wu, and were filled with lingering fear.

"Holy crap, that's incredible!"

"Thank goodness we didn't participate. A battle involving millions of Star-level powerhouses was truly terrifying."

The melee continued.

Finally, on the third day of the chaotic battle, a chubby, white-bearded old man appeared above the Thunder Castle.

The white-bearded old man glanced at the horrific battlefield, a hint of mockery seemingly flickering in his eyes.

He looked down at the allied forces surrounding the castle and said with a smile:

"Everyone, just now, the last treasure has been claimed!"

"I now announce—the exchange is over!"

"Rumble~~~"

As his voice faded, the gates of Thunder Castle began to slowly close automatically.

(End of this chapter)