Eternal Thief

Chapter 1209: Sect Treasury Hall (3)

Within the storage ring that Ace handed to the elder were all the weapons he had stolen from the chief forger disciples and some alchemy treasures that were useless to him.

That’s why Ace wanted to turn them into spirit stones or spirit crystals with dark affinity. They were very useful in forging, especially when creating an elemental affinity treasure.

Furthermore, Ace also had a huge amount of wind and earth affinity spirit stones and spirit crystals he found in the Moon Fiend King’s storage ring, and he was going to use them to buy dark affinity materials as well.

But the elder said something that surprised Ace, “Why did you have so many treasures with other chief forger disciples’ Forger Symbols?” he asked sternly.

“What forger symbols?” Ac asked, completely clueless.

At this moment, the elder from the Material Exchange suddenly stood up and looked towards the disciples who weren’t leaving and watching George. He sternly said, “Alright, everyone, there is no show here to watch! If you’re done here, then go back and cultivate!”

The chief disciples didn’t dare to disobey and quickly left, somewhat reluctant as they wanted to jeer at George for his ignorance.

At this moment, the elder from the Material Exchange walked over; he was a middle-aged man with a built-in tone.

With a smile, he explained to George, “Every forger, alchemist, and rune crafter would have their unique identity marks, earning them recognition for their skills. It also helps them gather fame, and these marks can’t be fake because every mark has its creator’s spiritual mark.

“Especially when a runic smith stepped into the realm of Spirit Forger, their Forger Symbol became their identity symbols. Any craftsmen would be recognized with their Forger Symbols. The forger disciples of the AIG sect all create their Forger Symbols to earn fame and recognition among the sect and Spirit Inferno Domain!”

Thereafter, the old elder said nothing further. With a frown, he took out a sword and pointed towards the top of the hilt, where a unique symbol of a hexagon star with a rune was etched on it.

He said, “If I’m not wrong, this forger mark belonged to the Spirit Sword Hall’s chief forger disciple Harper-Rose. He always exchanged his treasures with the Treasury Hall for resources like the other forger disciples. That’s why I’m asking how his and other forger disciples’ forged treasures are in your possession?”

Realization dawned on Ace as he didn’t expect these treasures would be recognized so easily; still, he didn’t panic and politely replied, “Oh, thank you for telling me; I really didn’t know since I’m new here. But you don’t need to worry. These treasures were gifted to me by my seniors today. They were very kind to me. But I can’t use them all, so I want to exchange them for useful things! I hope they don’t mind!”

Both elders were startled. They didn’t find anything wrong with George’s explanation, but for some reason, they felt something was wrong, especially the old elder. He knew the owners of these treasures should have a hostile or neutral connection with George, yet they gave him so many treasures. This was simply too strange.

Yet he couldn’t think of any other reason for George to have all these treasures in his possession. After all, George was only an Ascension Soldier, while the other chief disciples were mostly in the advanced stages of the Ascension Warrior Realm. George couldn’t snatch their things even if he wanted to.

In the end, the old elder dropped the matter since he might make things too obvious. After all, even though his Norberg clan wanted to suppress George, they had to do it in the right way.

His identity as the disciple of the Sect Master was simply too dazzling. No one wanted to offend the Sect Master, and if they played any tricks, it might backfire on them.

“Alright, since you want to exchange them for spirit stones and crystals with dark affinity, wait here.” The old elder finally gave in and left with the storage ring.

Ace glanced towards the door behind the counter. The female elder had also gone there, and he wondered if the main treasury was there, too.

“Don’t take Elder Jeremiah’s attitude to heart. He’s just loyal to the Norberg clan,” The middle-aged elder said with a hint of bitterness.

‘Norberg clan, the clan with the highest chance to birth the next Sect Master. No wonder they are all hostile to me since I’m a thorn in their side!’ Ace knew very well about this fact, the reason for the Weston clan’s kindness and the Norberg clan’s hostility towards him.

Nonetheless, Ace really didn’t care about the position of the sect master. Right now, what was important was to raise his own prowess and start the mission.

“I don’t mind. But shouldn’t everyone be loyal to sect, not clan?” He asked, leaving the middle-aged elder stumped.

The Treasury Hall was now completely empty. The disciples who had been there before had all left. They might have been going to report it to their factions, and now only George and the middle-aged elder were present.

The middle-aged elder looked towards George with a hint of surprise and appreciation. ‘No wonder the Sect Master chose him as his disciple…’

“If only everyone had your mindset.” The middle-aged elder sighed ruefully, “All I can tell you is that people change with time and power.”

At this moment, the female elder appeared, holding a crimson container with runes engraved on its jade-like surface and a pitch-black palm-sized cauldron.

Looking at George, who was now standing in front of the other third counter with Elder Jaiden Sutton, a hint of surprise flashed past her eyes as she also walked over. “Where did Elder Jeremiah go?”

“Young friend George here wanted to exchange some treasures for spirit stones and crystals. Elder Jeremiah went to bring them.” Elder Jaiden replied smilingly.

The female elder named Amirah nodded in realization before she placed the container and cauldron in front of George.

“This container is called the Spirit Fire Vessel. It can hold a hundred ascension grade-1 and five ascension grade-2 spirit fires inside. You can keep it since Spirit Fires can’t be stored in a storage treasure without a living space.

“But be careful when you extract a spirit fire. You have to be ready, or it’ll retaliate against you. I’ll teach you how to operate this Spirit Fire Vessel. As for the Myriad Black Spirit Cauldron, you only need to use your spirit Qi to operate it. It can change sizes, so it’s very easy to carry around, and you can also keep it inside your storage ring.”

Ace’s eyes flashed with excitement as he looked towards the container with spirit fires. He was a step closer to start cultivating the Universal Ascension Black Physique!