Chapter 26 “Trap, Diversional Trap!”
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“Night Pearl, you mean the stuff the Dahan Dynasty regarded as a mythical treasure from ancient times?!” Fusky stared greedily at the live broadcast room and licked his lips, “This is going to be fun turning your treasures into my plaything!”
He beckoned the supermodel to retrieve his phone, and then called a fellow member of the three house called Rochede De Carl.
Answering was a studdly and robust voice: “Fusky, you’ve called at the right time, I was just about to throw a party on my end. Are you interested in joining?”
Fusky’s brow furrowed up, “Carl, let’s put that aside for now and focus on work. I want to begin our project of swallowing up the Dahan Dynasty.”
“Why? There’s no need to rush that. We’ve got everything laid out already, it’s just a matter of time before they’re hooked and kneeling before our feet. Our three families have span eons, what could possibly interrupt our plans?” Carl’s tone was full of arrogance and disdain.
Fusky didn’t sound pleased by the dismissal, “Carl, it seems that you don’t know this yet, but the Dahan Dynasty also have a clan that spans eons into the ancient past like ours.”
“Oh, the Dahan Dynasty? If that’s the case then they sure hid themselves well for so long.” After this detail, Carl’s expression got a bit more serious and stopped goofing around: “Are they that dangerous to make you worried? They can’t be that much of a threat if we never heard of them.”
“It’s not about their power and influence, but the goods they collected. It just became known that they possess something called the Night’s Pearl.”
“OMG! Night Pearl? A legendary jade stone that can illuminate the night?” Carl could not hide his excitement and grew ecstatic on the other end.
In his life, Carl has been known to collect various world’s treasures as his hobby. As it so happens, the Night’s Pearl was a item on his list to collect. Issue was, he never got a lead on the real thing until now so how could he not be happy?
“That’s right, it’s the Night’s Pearl! You can see it for yourself on the hottest live broadcast happening in that country.”
Carl openly laughed: “Oh thank you my dear Fusky, thank you for bringing this great news to my attention. I can now decorate my collection with this Night’s Pearl as the centerpiece, wonderful!”
“So you’re in on advancing the plan ahead of time?”
“Of course, that is a non-issue. Making that backwater country submit to our whim is simple, it’s not the first time we enslaved a developing nation. This will be fun. Those peasants should feel proud to become serfs to our houses.” Carl’s attitude was no different from a cat toying with a mouse.
They’ve planned this for five years already, and now it’s time for them to harvest the profit!
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National Security Bureau.
The Second Elder stared deeply at the glowing pearls on screen. Despite his steady nature, not even he could remain unfazed by the discovery. “This Chu Yun is full of surprises. He even got something from the legends.”
The main reason the senior came today was to distract himself from the oil crisis threatened by the three houses. He wanted to change his mood, and he didn’t get disappointed.
Li Tianlong smiled bitterly and shook his head, “Chu Yun, this boy is indeed an enigma. He constantly surprises everyone with what he owns. Now I won’t even be surprised if he brings out a real dragon or something.”
The short-haired and capable female agent also joked: “Yes Second Elder, you wouldn’t believe the stuff we found thus far. It’s incredible how everything came to the surface because his wife wanted to find his some secret savings….”
“Yes, it is quite funny. Chu Yun’s private stash is really too much.”
“Don’t forget the way he hid his stuff too. It’s a real eye-opener!”
“Hahaha—”
Because of the discovery of the Night Pearl, everyone’s mood had become rather good today. After all, these are within their country’s border. It sure beats letting another nation control it.
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The main scene.
Everyone was still admiring the glowing balls with one exception, and that was Guo Mingda.
From the moment he came to the corridor end, the director had been staring at the trees in front like some demented patient. It’s so bad that it’s creepy for those next to him.
Being the director of the National Museum, it’s only natural that he’s in constant pursuit of rare treasures. The fact that he’s not paying attention to the gemstones would of course draw attention from the others.
“Director Guo, is there anything special about these tree roots? You’re not even checking out the Night Pearls,” Wang Teng asked.
Guo Mingda shook his head, “The Night Pearl is not the most precious thing here, these trees are!”
“What?”
Gu Lexin also thought she had heard wrongly and immediately looked over, which also stunned the rest of the group present.
To them, such a statement bordered on the line of being outrageous.
“Director Guo, with all due respect, I do not agree with your opinion.” Gold Mine Zhou frowns and objects to that: “These are no more than flowers and trees. Sure, some varieties out there are indeed precious, but you couldn’t possibly compare their value to a diamond!”
Guo Mingda narrowed his eyes when confronting the gold merchant, “You are insulting these trees by comparing it to those rocks!”
Still unconvinced, Old Zhou continues to stand his ground: “Then I ask you to explain, otherwise I won’t accept your view!”
“These trees are in the same class as the Night’s Pearl, just less well known. But make no mistake, the value is far higher than any gemstone!”
Guo Mingda stressed its importance again, making everyone’s heart freeze in uncertainty. Without breathing, they listened in with their ears perked.
“Haven’t you noticed there are orchids, chrysanthemums, jasmine, plum blossoms here…? These flowers obviously bloom at different seasons so why are they all flowering together here?”
Boom!
As soon as this problem came out, it was no less than a level ten earthquake, which made everyone’s scalp tingle.
“FUCK! This is a trap, the diamonds and pearl are all traps to divert our attention!”
“Damn it, my whole body is getting goosebumps!”
“Yeah, how can all these flowers bloom at the same time, and so well at that?”
“There is also another very important problem, that is, how long have these things been buried down here? No tended to these flowers or trees, how is it possible for them to survive this long underground?!”
“So Director Guo, are you saying trees responsible are responsible for this spectacle?”
“Holy! What exactly is this fairy tree?!”
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