Looking at the dazzling gold coins and crystals, Rebecca, Amber, Byron and Knight fell into a daze.
Byron had seen the so-called treasures deep in the mountains when he was a mercenary, but those dusty antiques were not on the same level as the military goods protected by runes. Rebecca, as a country nobleman, had never seen so many treasures in a castle in her life. Amber was even more so. From the point of view of a professional thief, she felt that it might be difficult for her to empty out everything here …
Of course, it was inevitable that they would be curious. Many of the things in front of them were standard equipment from the Gondor period. Most of these things relied on the advanced magic technology of the Kingdom of Gondor, so after the founding of Ansu, the equipment brought by the pioneers were basically useless, and many of them ran out of energy. Today, the ancient Gondor weapons were not even recorded in the history books of Ansu. The dazzling equipment in the warehouse was of course extremely unfamiliar to them.
But to Miss Amber, it didn't matter what the theory of these things was — they looked so valuable!
"Gondor gold coins … Coat of arms silver coins … and real three-leaf gold coins! Oh my god! " Amber rushed to the chest full of coins, her head almost buried in the pile of gold coins. "Money! It's all money! We're rich!! Boss, boss, we're rich!! "
When she was poor, she was old-fashioned, but when she was rich, she was the boss. This big change in attitude was really worthy of her title as the Shame of the Elves.
Gwen reached out and pulled Amber out of the pile of money. He grabbed her by the collar and said, "Calm down. This is my money, not yours!"
Amber's face was full of righteousness. "As your most loyal follower, this money is yours and mine!"
"These gold and silver coins are the least valuable things. The crystals next to them are the real treasures." Gwen pursed his lips and introduced these things that were completely unfamiliar to the people of this era. "Those piled up outside the chest are raw crystals, unprocessed magic essence. Rebecca, you're a mage, so you should know them. Although they need to be processed before they can be used, they'll definitely come in handy. In the chest are military crystals from the Gondor period. They're very simple to use and can increase the combat power of the soldiers in the territory for a long time. Those swords and armours are a problem … I've just checked, they're not in good condition, especially the magic gears. They're almost scrapped. I'm not sure how much combat power they can exert now. "
Although the treasure vault was set with sealing runes that could slow down the oxidation and corrosion of the metals, the constant collapse and energy dissipation of the magic gears could not be slowed down. Although they had a very long "shelf life", in the face of a span of 700 years, there was still a limit to the shelf life. Not only the weapons and armours, but even the military crystals in the chests had different degrees of energy dissipation. Now the energy contained in them was probably less than one-third of the energy when they 'left the factory', and the failure rate of these antiques was also a problem.
But for the poor Cecil family now, this was still an amazing wealth.
So even though Gwen emphasized that these things were not in good condition, Rebecca and Amber's eyes were still straight.
"Such a huge amount of wealth …" Byron Knight felt that his mouth was a little dry. "It's just lying quietly at the border of the kingdom … and no one knows about it …"
"In a way, I have to thank the civil war of the Moon of Mist a hundred years ago." Gwen shook his head. "When the Moen Family still remembered these treasures, the demonic tide stopped people from exploring this place. And when the demonic tide subsided, the Moen Family had already lost their inheritance. Sigh, fate … "
While lamenting about fate, Gwen was really lamenting about the closed and backward feudal system. All the wealth belonged to the king and the lords, and the lifeline of the country was also in the hands of a few families in the form of private property. Once a family lost its inheritance, these things would become ownerless in the wilderness. What a ridiculous situation this was!
If the Moen Family had clearly recorded these treasures on paper and stored them in the archives, and the royal family was only responsible for keeping the keys, these treasures might not have been taken by him. After the civil war of the Moon of Mist, the weakened royal family would definitely have coveted these things.
But how to put it, for this kind of family inheritance treasure to be lost in the mountains for various reasons, wasn't it the standard opening of the so-called Middle Ages?
Rebecca's eyes swept over the ancient equipment and crystals, and finally fell on a box of gold and silver coins. She sighed. "With these, we can pay off Viscount Andrew's debt and buy food and stones …"
Gwen glanced at her and shook his head. "No, this money can't be spent directly."
"Ah?" Rebecca was stunned for a moment, but she was not really stupid. She quickly reacted. "Because these are all antiques?"
"Yes, if you take a pile of 700-year-old Gondor gold and silver coins to buy things with people, even the most stupid people will guess that the Cecil family dug up treasures in the dark mountains." Gwen nodded. "At least before we have a firm foothold, these things can't be exposed casually."
"Then what should we do?" Rebecca frowned. "We're short of money now …"
"It's very simple. Even if they change their appearance, gold is still gold and silver is still silver. Thank you for this era of precious metal trading." Gwen smiled brightly, but his words made Amber's heart twitch. "Melt these things!"
"Damn it!" The half-elf almost jumped up. "Do you know what you're talking about?! Melt?! These were ancient gold and silver coins from seven hundred years ago! Even if you go to the black market and sell them as antiques, it's better than melting them down! "
"700-year-old gold and silver coins, and they're as good as new. More importantly, many of them are completely lost and can only be seen in books." Gwen looked at Amber with the same gentle eyes that he used to look at Rebecca. "You can sell one or two of them, but why don't you try selling these six boxes? If you can come back alive, I'll give you a box! "
Amber gritted her teeth. She wanted to carry a box and run away, but when she looked at Gwen's arm, which was thicker than her thigh, she suppressed the bold and annoying idea in her heart.
But she still wanted to struggle. "But you can't melt them all … That's too wasteful …"
"Of course, I'll only melt a part of them." Gwen spread out his hands. "If I really melt so many antiques, I'll be distressed, won't I? First, I'll recast some coins to solve the emergency, and seal the rest to see when they can come in handy. "
It was only then that Amber's expression relaxed. Gawain, on the other hand, looked at Rebecca with a chuckle. "Now do you know why I specifically declared that I would keep my identity as Duke Cecil in the Silver Castle?"
Rebecca blinked. "Huh?"
"Stupid! Dukes have the right to mint coins! " Hu Po's eyes widened before he turned to Gawain. "So you were planning to melt all the antiques here, right?!"
"You can say that," Gwen admitted without hesitation. "I'm now an unprecedented non-territorial Duke. My territory is temporarily zero, and I have to reclaim it myself. But even if I don't have a territory, the various privileges that come with the identity of a Duke are 'natural' in the legal sense. The right to mint coins is just one of them."
Amber stared at Gwen, and could only sigh. "You ancient nobles really know how to play. Now, those country bumpkin nobles who only know how to dig holes in their territory to extort tolls from merchants can't compare to you."
Gwen's reply was only one sentence. "Set your sights a little further. Even the whole treasure vault is not worth mentioning compared to the future."
Then he ordered Byron and Rebecca to each put a part of the crystal and coins, and prepared to leave the place first.
The treasure vault was in his hands, but now there was no way to put everything here to use. First, he had to set up the camp below, and then let the trustworthy soldiers in batches to transport the things in the treasure vault — most importantly, the weapons and equipment — to the camp. At the same time, he also had to arrange guards for the treasure vault. Although there was the magic gate here, since he was already here, he could not continue to let the treasure vault be unattended in the mountains.
And the ancient warrior outside the ruins also had to be reburied — a pile of rocks was not a qualified grave. Now that the people from the civilized world had returned to this land, the warriors who died in battle should be properly buried.
After the treasure vault was re-sealed with the platinum disc, Gwen and his team left the place.
The camp near the river was still busy building, but it was almost finished.
The two Knight, Byron and Philip, bought a large number of tents in Tanzania Town. In fact, they were just the canvas and wood needed to build the tents. When they arrived at the place, they still had to work on the spot to make temporary tents. But the first batch of people in the advance party were skilled workers, and the tents were set up quickly. With the help of some auxiliary spells from Heti, the camp was now beginning to take shape.
According to the plan left by Gwen in advance, all the tents were built on the south side of the Whitewater River, roughly forming a fan shape. Food, ironware, and other important materials were piled in the center of the camp, while the prefabricated wood was piled on the river bank. The carts and carts used for transportation were piled up around the camp when they were empty, acting as a temporary barrier before the wall was built. Although the demonic tide had subsided, this was the wilderness where civilization had been cut off. Who knew what kind of beasts would come out?
Next to the tent in the center of the camp, Gwen found Heti, who looked tired.
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