World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 962 - 446: Destruction will! Capture Fang Qingyi!_2

Chapter 962: 446: Destruction will! Capture Fang Qingyi!_2

Without any spiritual fluctuations, there were no assassins in the treasury vault.

But Suo Lun still wouldn’t go in, as the doors of the vault might suddenly close, leaving him without any help from heaven or earth.

However, a cry of alarm suddenly came from inside.

"What happened?" Suo Lun asked.

A Shadow Cabinet Warrior inside the vault exclaimed in horror: "Duke, the vault is empty, there’s no money!"

At this time, all the candlestands inside the vault were lit.

The vault, spanning over several thousand cubic meters, was indeed empty, not a single Gold Coin to be found.

The only thing visible were a few sparse Gold Coins left scattered on the ground, along with some silver coins, adding up to perhaps a few hundred in total.

The vault is empty? How is that possible?

Suo Lun felt the hairs on his body stand on end, a chill running down his spine.

The ledgers had been burned, the reserves had been burned, the banknotes had been burned—these, Suo Lun could overlook.

As long as the Gold Coins were there, there would be no problem.

But now, even the Gold Coins were gone, the consequences were utterly catastrophic!

According to Suo Lun’s plan, he would first take complete control of the city’s gold exchange, seizing the Gold Coin reserves, thus securing his foundation.

The remaining deficits would be recouped by looting corrupt nobles and lords according to the ledger of Finance Minister Suofu.

This way, he could smoothly get through the upcoming run on the banks, compensate for the deficits caused by Zhi Li misappropriating the gold exchange’s reserves, and keep the kingdom functioning – paying the armies, disbursing official salaries, maintaining post stations, armories, and more.

As for the debt owed to the Hidden Yuan Association, Suo Lun never intended to repay it in the first place.

And now, the Gold Coins expected from seizing properties hadn’t been acquired yet.

The gold reserve that was supposed to stabilize the foundation had disappeared!

The vast vault was empty; tens of millions in Gold Coin reserves had vanished without a trace.

Suo Lun felt his head spinning, cold sweat erupting all over his body, his vision darkening.

Once the flow of silver was cut off, he feared even the Forbidden Army’s pay couldn’t be disbursed. Bringing Gold Coins from Tianshui City was already too late.

Once the national machinery ground to a halt, no matter how capable Suo Lun was, it would be impossible to turn the situation around.

Next, countless people with vouchers would come to the gold exchange in the capital to withdraw money, causing an unprecedented financial crisis. The already fragile order of the kingdom would instantly collapse.

No wonder Fang Zeming was so cooperative in opening the doors to the vault.

"Ha ha ha ha... Ha ha ha..."

Fang Zeming laughed wildly inside the vault, his glee and taunting excitement unmistakable.

"Suo Lun, what are you going to do now? What are you going to do?" Fang Zeming laughed heartily: "Do you know what you look like to me? Like a snake that swallowed a pig and got bloated to death."

Suo Lun’s face was pale, cold sweat the size of soybeans kept slipping down.

Fang Zeming continued laughing: "Being the Marquis of Tianshui City wasn’t enough for you, you had to come to the capital to take over this mess. In Tianshui City, you were so imposing, with plenty of money and soldiers, money to burn. You beat Zhi Li black and blue, terrified the lords, undefeated in all battles, how impressive. But your greed got the better of you, you had to come to the capital, to grasp the reins of Rage Wave Kingdom’s politics, and now you’ve bloated to death, ha ha ha!"

Suo Lun still ignored him.

Fang Zeming laughed so hard he squatted down, taunting: "Other than kill, kill, kill, what else can you do? The entire Rage Wave Kingdom has been infiltrated by us, yet you still eagerly took it over. Even taking it over would have been fine, but you had to show your strength, arresting Marquis FuE, arresting Lord Suofu. How imposing of you, but can you conjure Gold Coins? You’re so good at killing, now go ahead and kill all the nobles who come to withdraw money, kill all the civilians who come in too. You can’t pay them, the City Defense Army revolts, the Dragon Guard Army revolts, the Forbidden Army revolts, go ahead and kill them all."

"Stupid Suo Lun, you’re not cut out for politics at all, you don’t deserve to be Rage Wave Kingdom’s Regent King, go back to where you came from." Fang Zeming sneered: "Soon, the volcano under your buttocks will erupt. Run away quickly, go back to your Tianshui City, keep on being your landlocked emperor there, the affairs of the capital are not for you to meddle with."

Suo Lun calmed down, saying, "Where did the Gold Coins in here go?"

Fang Zeming replied: "Of course, they were transported back to Yin Zhou."

Suo Lun said, "Tens of millions of Gold Coins, millions of catties in weight. From Zhi Li’s defeat to now, it hasn’t been more than half a month. And it’s only been four days since Zhi Li’s failed forced ascension. How did you manage to transfer millions of catties of Gold Coins to Yin Zhou without the Forbidden Army noticing, with the Shadow Cabinet also watching you?"

Fang Zeming laughed loudly: "That’s none of your concern. We, of Yin Zhou, have boundless powers and can naturally do it with ease."

Suo Lun’s body swayed, struggling to keep from falling.

"Suo Lun, surrender, surrendering to us is your only way out," Fang Zeming coldly laughed: "Now, the only ones who can save you are us from the Hidden Yuan Association. Otherwise, those kingdom citizens you protect, the numerous bureaucrats, the countless soldiers, will turn into starving wolves and tear you to pieces alive. If you can’t feed them, they’ll eat you."

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