World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 961 - 446: Destruction will! Capture Fang Qingyi!

Chapter 961: 446: Destruction will! Capture Fang Qingyi!

In Suo Lun’s eyes, whether it is document archiving, ledger keeping, or bond certificates, though serious, their destruction is not fatal.

The most crucial matter is that the Gold Coin reserve is safe.

Thus, the crux of the Royal Gold Exchange is its treasury. If things are as Suo Lun anticipated, at this moment, the coin reserves at JinHao Headquarters should exceed ten million Gold Coins.

Because this is not just the savings of the nobility of the city, but also includes the affluent classes and the ordinary citizens. Not only are the city’s savings here, but coins from other branches are also transported here for storage.

Admittedly, nearly thirty percent of these funds had already been diverted by Zhi Li, but the remaining more than seventy percent is still an astronomical figure.

"Will you take me to the treasury, or should I kill you and go myself?" asked Suo Lun.

Fang Zeming’s voice trembled, "I—I’ll take you."

Then, Fang Zeming led Suo Lun and others into the largest castle in the center and unlocked a series of complex mechanisms.

"Rumble..." A secret door appeared on the wall.

"You go in first," Hei Ningqi directed the Forbidden Army warriors.

"Yes."

Instantly, dozens of Forbidden Army warriors entered the secret door, searching for hidden passageways within, to prevent any assassins from appearing.

After a full quarter hour, dozens of Forbidden Army warriors came forward and bowed: "Reporting to the Regent Duke, as we went all the way down to the great doors of the treasury, we encountered no ambushes."

Suo Lun nodded, then, with Hei Ningqi and Zhuang Zhixuan closely guarding him and surrounded by dozens of Shadow Cabinet elite, he entered the treasury’s secret passage.

This was a seemingly bottomless staircase!

The underground passageway continued downwards, further and further down.

After descending more than twenty meters, they finally reached the end of the tunnel, lit brightly and also resonating with a rumbling sound.

Twenty meters underground, ensuring air circulation was challenging, so outside this secret passageway were many ventilation shafts and a specifically designed waterwheel rotating, ensuring air movement within.

Yet, the sudden influx of so many people still made it feel somewhat difficult to breathe.

"Go open the door," commanded Suo Lun.

The chief shopkeeper of the Royal Gold Exchange, Fang Zeming, produced a very intricate key.

This key was divided into three parts—the first part was Crystal Stone, the second part was Gold, and the third part was Silver.

He stepped forward, inserted the key into the left keyhole, turned it three times to the left, then four times to the right. Then pulling it out halfway, he turned it again two and a half times to the right.

"Rumble..." The great doors of the treasury emitted a loud sound.

"Li Ruofei, when you first surrounded the Royal Gold Exchange Castle, did the junior master of Yin Zhou, Fang Qingyi, show up?" Suo Lun asked.

"No," Li Ruofei replied.

Suo Lun said, "Since he didn’t show up, why did Fang Zeming earlier say Fang Qingyi was waiting at the Hidden Yuan Association to negotiate with me, and even asked me to bring three things?"

"It must have been through carrier birds; we shot down over a dozen of them, but some must have slipped through," responded Li Ruofei.

Subsequently, Fang Zeming drew another key and approached the right side of the treasury’s great door, inserting it into the right keyhole and began another series of intricate operations.

Immediately, the treasury’s great door made another sound.

The door still didn’t open, but a circular dial appeared with a series of codes aligned on it.

"Be careful, master," Zhuang Zhixuan cautioned from the side.

Suo Lun nodded.

The great door of this treasury was extremely complex; probably only Fang Zeming and Fang Qingyi knew how to open it.

That means, if Fang Zeming didn’t cooperate, Suo Lun would have no way to open the great doors of the treasury.

Faced with such a formidable door, completely immune to explosives and impervious to the Dragon Gold Sword.

Even using forceful means, it would still take at least ten days to a half month to completely open it.

So why did Fang Zeming obediently open the treasury door—was it out of fear of death? Or was it a ruse?

Being a direct descendant of Yin Zhou, Fang Zeming shouldn’t easily betray Yin Zhou and open the treasury door.

Hence, there might be a ploy, perhaps assassins hidden inside, lying in wait for Suo Lun.

Just then, Fang Zeming stepped forward and turned the dial of the code.

The process was very careful and intricate.

Suo Lun roughly memorized it, the code of the treasury door’s ring exceeded thirteen digits. Four rings in total, each needing to be turned three or four times.

After the code dial was rotated.

"Rumble..."

Finally, a loud sound, and the great doors of the treasury slowly opened!

As the door opened, Suo Lun felt the entire ground tremble; he couldn’t even imagine what force was driving the mechanism to open these doors.

Was it the external waterwheel, or perhaps the gravity of giant stones?

The thickness of the great door of the treasury even exceeded three feet, and it was an alloy that Suo Lun had never seen before.

Zhuang Zhixuan stepped forward and struck with the Black Gold Sword, leaving only a tiny mark, but the Black Gold Sword itself was rolled at the edge.

Perhaps, only the four great secret lands like Mizhou could forge such an alloy; the Rage Wave Kingdom did not have such craftsmanship.

After the doors of the treasury were opened, darkness enveloped the inside.

Fang Zeming said, "Lord Suo Lun, please enter."

"Light it up," commanded Suo Lun.

Instantly, several Shadow Cabinet warriors lit torches, entered the treasury, and lit the candelabras inside.

At the same time, Suo Lun and Zhuang Zhixuan released their strong spiritual power, probing every corner inside the treasury, checking for any hidden assassins.