Zombie Bodyguard
Chapter 682 - 679: The Vault

Chapter 682: Chapter 679: The Vault

"This really is a season of harvest!" Lin Tian exclaimed once more, then turned to Ghost and said, "Ghost, take Brother and Thunder Wolf with you to clear out the pharmacy. All the rare and precious herbs are here. The most valuable things in the shrine are right here, don’t leave the little Japanese a single thing of value."

"Brother Tian, consider it done. We’ve never been soft when it comes to taking the Japanese’s stuff," Ghost assured him with a full mouth.

Lin Tian patted his shoulder and said seriously, "Hmm, good, we must carry on this spirit. Maintain a simple and hard-working style, and don’t waste a single needle or thread!"

"Pfft..." Li Yue couldn’t help laughing at his serious face and said, "You talk like a bandit, yet you’re pretending to be so righteous and noble."

"Oh, Miss Yue’er is so noble, it seems you disdain to take these things. Then, I’ll take all the research data from the laboratory as well—you shouldn’t have any objections to that," Lin Tian said with a half smile.

The research data from the laboratory was the result of studies in Gu techniques. Although Oda Manaka’s Gu techniques weren’t as potent as Li Qingyun’s, she had many resources at her disposal, which enabled her to develop many new results, something the ancestors and descendants of the Li family lacked.

Moreover, every Gu Cultivator had their unique insights into Gu techniques, which could greatly assist Li Qingyun in improving her craft.

Sure enough, Li Yue’s eyebrows twitched and she said anxiously, "You dare! If you dare take the research data, I will inflict you with the Heartless Gu, making you, the big lecher, unable to come near a woman for the rest of your life."

Every time she threatened Lin Tian, she would use the Heartless Gu to scare him, but unfortunately, Lin Tian was immune to Gu techniques. He chuckled and said, "I’m so scared. Miss Yue’er, hurry up and use the Heartless Gu on me, let’s see if I can get close to your beauty, heh heh."

Without another glance at her expression, Lin Tian called out to Kikuchi Mika to lead the way, and they headed towards the pharmacy. Li Yue watched Lin Tian’s departing back, stamping her feet in anger yet helpless to do anything about it.

Ning Luoxi and the other girls shook their heads, amused, and also left. Li Yue, having no other choice, followed them with a huff.

Guided by Kikuchi Mika, Lin Tian and his group first arrived at the weapons storehouse. The door to the weapon’s storage was not as formidable as the pharmacy’s, and Lin Tian managed to break it down without much effort.

This showed that in Oda Manaka’s eyes, weapons were not as important as her pharmacy. Being a Gu Cultivator and a Pharmacist simultaneously, the herbs were what mattered most to her.

As Kikuchi Mika had mentioned, the weapons storage did indeed contain both firearms and bladed weapons. There were handguns, assault rifles, sniper rifles, but what caught the eye the most were those few anti-materiel sniper rifles, their long barrels instilling the belief that their bullets could penetrate helicopter armor.

The cold weapons predominantly consisted of Eastern swords, but compared to the Demon Blade Muramasa, there was a world of difference. Lin Tian even took out the Crescent Blade to test the resilience of the Eastern swords, only to find that with a light cut from the Crescent Blade, the Eastern swords split into two.

"What a shame, if the Crescent Blade were enough to forge into a sword, its power would probably not be inferior to the Demon Blade," Ning Luoxi lamented. As an Ancient Martial Artist, she had more affection for cold weapons than firearms.

Lin Tian put away the Crescent Blade and shook his head, saying, "That might not be the case. What makes the Demon Blade formidable is its ability to absorb Spiritual Energy to strengthen itself. Even if the Crescent Blade is as sharp as the Demon Blade, it falls short in that aspect. Put simply, the Demon Blade is a weapon with growth potential, with limitless possibilities, while the Crescent Blade has already reached its final form."

"No, I don’t think so," interjected the Heavenly Master Girl suddenly, speaking earnestly, "The material of the Crescent Blade is very peculiar, like gold but not gold, like jade but not jade. Maybe you just haven’t mastered how to use it yet."

"Really?" Lin Tian pulled out the Crescent Blade again to examine it. Although the material was indeed peculiar, being entirely moon-white in color, he didn’t detect anything else particularly impressive about it.

"I hope it’s as you say, otherwise swapping the Demon Blade for the Crescent Blade would be a huge loss," Lin Tian said, not considering the value of the entire Shrine and its assets, which was also quite significant.

Lin Tian made a round of the place; the weapon cache was filled with killer tools, nothing out of the ordinary. Weapons used by ordinary people weren’t likely to be of the same caliber as the Demon Blade.

"Let’s go, firearms like these are nice to look at but unusable back home. It’s more practical to check out the gold vault," Lin Tian said, and then he left the weapon cache.

"You can’t use them domestically, and I wouldn’t allow you to bring them back to the country either. However, if you have Ghost store them abroad, they might come in handy one day," Ning Luoxi reminded him.

"Oh, that’s a good idea, otherwise destroying them would be such a waste," Lin Tian said happily.

He understood Ning Luoxi’s predicament. Although Lin Tian wasn’t sure if this operation was official or personal, she held a public position and couldn’t possibly let him take these weapons back to his country. That would amount to smuggling arms, a crime punishable by death.

The gold vault wasn’t far from the weapon cache, just through a corridor. The exterior of the gold vault looked no different from an ordinary house in the Shrine; it seemed to be just a brick wall. But when Lin Tian punched it, the wall crumbled to reveal a thick steel plate underneath.

"Damn, they’ve really fortified it," Lin Tian complained.

"I’m sorry, I’m sorry, Brother Lin, I didn’t know there would be a steel plate beneath the wall," Kikuchi Mika apologized anxiously, her small face looking pitiful.

"It’s fine, I’m not blaming you," Lin Tian said, not quite accustomed to her manner, waving his hand dismissively.

In Japan, a patriarchal society where women hold a lower status, the women become submissive and dare not talk back when a man gets angry. Kikuchi Mika, influenced by this mindset for over twenty years, couldn’t change her demeanor even before Lin Tian; it was an imprint etched deep in her bones.

Despite Lin Tian’s reassurance, Kikuchi Mika was still uneasy because she had led the way. She felt somewhat responsible, but Lin Tian knew he couldn’t change her mindset right away, so he let her be.

He took out the Crescent Blade and swished it across the door over a dozen times. With a loud thud, a large section of the door fell, revealing a huge hole big enough for a person to pass through.

Before entering, Lin Tian had tried to imagine what the gold vault would look like. But upon entering, he was still stunned by the sight. Ning Luoxi and the other women were also shocked by what they saw, and Kikuchi Mika even had to cover her mouth to stop herself from screaming.

The lights in the gold vault seemed to be always on; although not very bright, Lin Tian still squinted from the dazzling light.

It was the golden reflection of gold, and there was a lot of it! The vault was about half the size of a classroom, but in the middle of the gold vault, there were boxes of gold bars stacked openly, reflecting the lights above brightly.

"My god, there must be at least a ton of gold bars here!" Li Yue blinked, unable to help herself from exclaiming.

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