Chapter 146 Golden Harvest

The Officer’s loot was originally very abundant, but after turning into a Basilisk, his storage item automatically became sealed.

Xander killed Khasva while it was in a sealed state, so his good things would naturally disappear in the void.

This made Xander feel a bit sad. But the Twin Serpents Cult’s Clerics had this kind of character. Only higher-ranked Clerics could use mind control skills to make them take out their stuff.

Xander looted the cave, sweeping away the bottles and pots in the hidden cupboard.

There were many outstanding potions there. Cold Resistance, Fire Resistance, Attribute Increasing, with a total of roughly 20 bottles of all sizes!

This was the biggest harvest!

Potions were usually very rarely seen. Potion-making was a branch of Alchemy, but in this Wizard Era, people able to make potions would also have the talent to become powerful Wizards. Very few were willing to make potions for others.

Together with material limitations, high-level Potioneers needed a great amount of money, energy, and time. The price remaining constantly high was understandable.

Some potions were able to save your life at the crucial moment. That potion of Dragon Strength Xander drank before, for example, had helped him three times at key points.

And even though these potions he obtained from Khasva’s hidden cupboard might not be as strong as Dragon Strength, there were a lot of different ones which could be used in many different situations.

This made Xander very satisfied.

As for the Uncommon items, Xander found three items which could compare with his equipment, but their effects were very ordinary.

Typical Uncommon items already didn’t enter Xander’s sight. Only items like the Rock Giant Belt could meet his grade, while the rest would just be thrown into his Void Conch after a simple glance.

But what made Xander pleasantly surprised was that he unexpectedly found a Nature Leaf on the Officer Cleric’s desk!

The Nature Leaf was the only way for Rangers to learn spells. Xander naturally didn’t hesitate and used it to obtain his second spell!

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[Shapeshift Basilisk]

[Effect: You can transform into a Basilisk for 10 minutes. 10 minutes later, the spell will automatically be lifted. While transformed, it takes 5 seconds to remove the transformation.]

[Type: 2nd-circle spell]

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This spell could definitely come in handy at some point. It was a 2nd-circle spell after all, so its strength was still very high.

But its use seemed a bit inferior to the Transformation Vine to Xander, because he could only use it once every day.

But having more spells could only benefit Xander.

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Apart from this, Xander found many other good things in the cave.

But Xander didn’t dare to touch those things!

Because these items had the Twin Serpents Cult’s brand on them. After what happened in this Hidden Granary, the Scarlet Patriarch would definitely investigate in person. If Xander left any traces, the other side would come looking for him.

When the time came, the Scarlet Patriarch would deal with Xander in person. Even if a powerhouse like Ivan was closely following Xander, he might not escape the Scarlet Patriarch’s deadly attacks!

After all, wanting to kill someone was really easy in this world. Especially for the Twin Serpents Cult’s two Patriarchs.

These items included a very good Poison Resistance set, [Fearless] : Set of 6 including Chest piece, Pants, Gloves, Belt, Shoes, and Headgear.

Once equipped with that [Fearless] set, one could even resist a Wyvern’s poison cloud.

Xander looked at it enviously. If he was in the game, he would have directly taken it!

But in this real world, he had to be careful of the retaliation of the Twin Serpents Cult!

‘Really troublesome… These brands aren’t something many people can wash off…’

‘Wash…’

‘Eh?’

Xander suddenly thought of something!

‘Hold on… I can check…’

He hurriedly opened his data log and looked at a few logs.

Half a minute later, Xander displayed a pleased smile.

‘I’m somewhat impressed—turned out I have a way!’

‘As expected, every class has its uses. I was too contemptuous.’

Xander then unhesitantly took the Fearless set into his Void Conch.

He didn’t take much of the rest, as the method he just thought of could only target a few precious items. Even if the other things were pretty good, they were still unworthy of Xander taking any risks to get them.

After properly clearing Khasva’s cave, Xander immediately began the second part of his plan.

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“Sir Khasva, may I have your orders?”

Inside the cave, a 2nd-rank Cleric respectfully approached and looked at the purple-gowned silhouette on the stone platform.

But without waiting for him to finish, a shadow leapt in from the side, suddenly arriving behind him!

Two daggers slashed down!

“Pshh!”

The 2nd-rank Cleric didn’t have the reactions of Khasva, and his head was directly stabbed by Xander before he could even turn!

‘First one.’

Xander silently dragged his corpse to the side, checking for a bit and finding an Uncommon Item and a large amount of money. Satisfied, he rushed to the stone platform and pulled on the 2nd cord!

There were six cords hanging there, and each cord was linked to the perception of one of the six Clerics in the Hidden Granary.

Khasva would usually pull on one of these cords to summon a subordinate.

Xander killing Khasva first gave him a great advantage.

He kept following the pattern with the rest of the cords, and in less than an hour, the six 2nd-rank Clerics had tragically died in the cave!

Although these guys were 2nd-rank Clerics, they weren’t a threat to Xander at all.

But the loot they yielded was also pretty bad. Apart from a considerable amount of Wizard golds, there were three Uncommon items in total.

And among those three Uncommon Items, only one entered Xander’s eyes. That was a necklace raising perception—it just happened to replace his already useless [Mark of the Moon].

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[Keen Necklace]

[Effect: Perception +1]

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Xander’s perception was average. He could only raise it bit by bit.

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After the six Clerics died, a huge turmoil swept through the Hidden Granary.

Those mind-controlled civilians immediately became clear-headed. They clearly remembered what they did before. Some were unable to accept it and turned crazy or depressed, while many others didn’t think at all and just fled.

The entire granary sank into chaos.

Only Xander was calm as he left the cave. He didn’t pay attention to those people running all over the place as he went straight for his objective.

If it was the game, his goal would have already been accomplished. The Officer Cleric and the six 2nd-rank Clerics were all dead. This instance would have nothing that he would want.

But this was a real world!

This instance was called the [Hidden Granary]!

The thing that Xander didn’t care about in the past was now the most valuable commodity.

And that was food.

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In a cave in the depths of the Hidden Granary.

Xander cautiously avoided a few traps and opened a door.

There was darkness behind the door, but since Xander had Darksight, he simply didn’t need torches.

This was a relatively wide room with a slowly flowing underground river in the distance.

Surprisingly, there was a tall treehouse on this side!

There was no lock on the treehouse, so Xander easily entered.

There was no one in the wooden house, only eleven golden bulls.

Indeed! Golden bulls. These eleven golden bulls had a gravity spell added onto them, which made it so that no matter how heavy they were, they would become a lot lighter.

Seeing these eleven golden bulls unscathed, Xander was overjoyed.

Finally got them!

If anyone else saw these eleven golden bulls, they might merely consider them simple artwork made from molten gold.

But Xander was different.

He knew that these eleven golden bulls were a product of alchemy!

Each golden bull was seamlessly cast from gold, but could be opened or closed with an incantation.

The inside was only filled with a great amount of food!

Xander had previously farmed the Hidden Granary many times, and the golden bull was a rare drop. He simply sold them when he got them.

But this time, these golden bulls would alleviate his territory’s food crisis.

But, how could he take all of these golden bulls away?

Xander hesitated for a bit before finally coming up with a plan.

His eyes fell on the underground river.

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At dawn, the sound of horse hooves could be heard approaching the Shrieking Mountain Range.

A garrison from Black Dock Harbor was sent out at the last moment, accompanied by a 3rd-rank Wizard.

This was the outcome of Old Tucker using his contacts. Naturally, it was also related to the South Wizards Alliance paying attention to the Twin Serpents Cult’s increasingly more rampant behavior.

“The Twin Serpents Cult’s base is in front?” that 3rd-rank Wizard solemnly inquired.

Old Tucker nodded. “No mistake. My Tracking has never gone wrong.”

“You said one youthful noble rashly charged into this base yesterday?”

The Wizard frowned. “Why did you not stop him!?”

“The Twin Serpents Cult’s people are very dangerous. You know that more than me.”

Old Tucker helplessly said, “I’m not very good at convincing people, and that youth was already quite resolute.”

“Courage from ignorance.”

The 3rd-rank Wizard harshly said, “I hope he won’t become one of the hostages of the Twin Serpents Cult when we rush inside.”

“Go. Let’s go.”

The party followed behind a few roguish classes toward the entrance of the Hidden Granary.

But what surprised them was that they didn’t meet anyone at the entrance!

They would definitely not doubt Old Tucker. The braziers on both sides of the cave indicated that this was really a base of the Twin Serpents Cult!

“What are those damnable evil followers doing?” The 3rd-rank Wizard was carefully looking into the depths of the cave.

The party kept moving forward, gradually approaching the center of the Hidden Granary.

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On the other side, in a pitch-black underground river, eleven golden bulls were tied together by two ropes, slowly floating along.

A shadow was lying on the golden bulls’ back. It was Xander!