Chapter 1786 - 919: A Golden Scale Is a Creature of the Pond! (Part 2)

Twenty minutes?

That was more than enough time for him to dismantle the entire Kunwu Lock ten times!

He went to such lengths and exerted so much effort, even bringing out something like the Breath of Sorrow, not to destroy the Kunwu Lock, but essentially to give them a free upgrade...

Through surgical precision operations, using the Gray Flame as a tool, implementing a Secret Ritual for a sinisterly subtle intervention on the entire Kunwu Lock.

Penetrating through this small crack before him, erasing and dismantling all internal authentication frameworks of the Kunwu Lock, then connecting his counterfeit creation within it, grafting the two into one.

Like forcibly jailbreaking a game console's motherboard, adding a bunch of brand-new features that the official never allowed.

Incidentally, slightly expanded the scope of its effect...

Thus, at the moment the Earth Veins were unlocked under the Governor's authority, the two Kunwu Locks instantly overloaded, starting a self-destructive operation.

The fortification as strong as a fortress, having expanded from within the vault to envelop the entire East City Bank!

In other words, the entire East City Bank has now become a fortress capable of withstanding a fusion bomb... and this fortress was even built by East City itself to aid them!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Continuous assaults and collisions erupted outside East City Bank, with the hideous giant serpent gradually revealing its true form, coiling atop the frozen smoke and flames, trying desperately to tear apart this layer of defense.

Yet the bank remained unmoved, just as its original builders had hoped, keeping all attacks at bay.

As a result, the enraged Heavenly People at this moment seemed like a helpless husband, futilely pounding on an unyielding door, only able to hopelessly listen to the sounds coming from behind it.

Gradually heartbroken, gradually deranged.

Gradually... despairing!

And at this moment, only half an hour had passed since the alarm was raised.

"As long as the supply from the Earth Veins persists, even the Heavenly People will find it difficult to break through. To sever support from the Earth Veins again, someone must manually close each Dragon Prison Lock, which would take at least half an hour."

Ji Jue glanced at the watch on his wrist, smiling gently, "Let's get to work, everyone, we're now under the protection of East City, don't let everyone down."

In the silence, everyone exchanged looks.

For the first time in their lives, engaging in such thrilling activities under the official guard...

"I have a question!"

Old Tang raised his hand, "Now that the Kunwu Lock's been activated, how exactly do we open the vault?"

The answer came from Ji Jue's actions.

He straightforwardly reached out and pulled open the vault door that had originally been immovable.

The thick door, now open, was still illuminated by the fortifying glow of the Kunwu Lock, but the lock core had long turned into wisps of white ash under the burn of the Gray Flame.

"Please, everyone, our next attraction is the top ten must-see classics of East City—the bank vault."

Ji Jue whistled, "Let's queue orderly, visit politely, and aim to be considered quality tourists of East City."

As the door opened, in the silence, no other sound existed.

Everyone was frozen in place.

Pairs of pupils lit by the dazzling shine of gold, involuntarily, they opened their mouths, stealing the precious cool air inside the bank, yet struggled to breathe.

Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold!

For the first time in their lives, they realized, wealth is such a dazzling thing!

Heap upon heap of Federation standard gold bars appeared like the world's most perfect cubes before everyone's eyes.

Breathtaking, freezing their rationality, making it impossible for anyone to think.

Han Hui had meticulously gathered the funds, converting most of its assets through mortgages, preparing currency for reassurance, and even East City Bank's own hedge assets combined...

A total of 411 tons of gold, equivalent to 62.941 billion Federation credits in assets.

All of it right here!

Apart from that, countless antiques and artworks that can no longer be quantified with numbers.

Including the oil painting "Textile Woman," sold at an astronomical price at the Empire's auction a century ago, lauded as the third most valuable in history, the world's only two Ancient Su Kiln Stone Red Simurgh Phoenix Pair Bottle, the Jewel Crown belonging to an Elector from the Eternal Dynasty, a necklace Light of the Future inlaid with a 90-carat Black Gemstone and sixty Stone Marrow Drills...

For ten straight seconds, no one could utter a sound, and Ji Jue made no hurry, simply admiring this scene of splendor before destruction.

As he lowered his head to put on gloves, the six companions finally snapped out of their shock, without further hesitation, rushing into the vault.

The good times have just started!

Busy transportation and handling were as fluid as water, rehearsed countless times, without any hindrance.

Just, an illusory cracking sound continuously echoed in their ears, as they moved and processed, the air seemed to ripple with waves.

It was a mirage-like scenery.

Like a giant serpent filling up the entire vault, writhing in painful spasms, twisting, and roaring at them, yet unable to change what's in front of them.

The crisp crackling sound spread, dust began appearing out of nowhere on the dome and walls of the vault, growing into scales-like reliefs, silently proliferating.

Soon after, they shattered.

The moment the dust appeared, Ji Jue clutched a small brush and container like they were the most prized treasures, carefully cleaning up meticulously.