Chief Nord carefully examined the map in his hand. The faint lines, seemingly faded by the passage of time, pointed to the location of the treasure.
The back of the map has a text that is very obscure and difficult to understand, but its general meaning can be roughly deduced.
Three thousand years ago, one of the kings, a knight king named Lion King, had made too many enemies in his lifetime. Therefore, before he died, he buried his tomb in a corner unknown to anyone. He left only a map with the route marked on it to his only son and left the treasures he had collected throughout his life in his tomb.
The entire fortune of a knight king—this is an irresistible temptation for anyone.
Moreover, according to historical records, there was indeed a Lion King three thousand years ago who was incredibly powerful and had countless enemies, but there is no record of him having any offspring.
While some doubts arose about this, it was understandable, since the information about the offspring of powerful individuals would not be exposed.
Moreover, according to historical records, after the Lion King died, no one knew where he was buried, and the wealth he had collected vanished without a trace.
What does this prove? Does it prove that Su Qing was very meticulous when researching history?
No, this proves that the map's credibility has greatly increased.
Under normal circumstances, Chief Nord would have calmly considered and analyzed the situation, but now, with that enormous fortune just one step away from obtaining the key to unlock that wealth, his restless heart made him overlook many not-so-obvious loopholes.
His inner desires made him more willing to believe it was true.
"Adnan!"
Chief Nord summoned Adnan again. Currently, only three people know about this map: him, the gentleman, and Adnan.
Therefore, it is most appropriate for Adnan to handle this matter.
"I need you to go to the City of Hope and get that half of the map, by any means necessary, even if it comes at a price!"
Chief Nord's voice was serious. Although he was furious about Hope City's actions, he still prioritized the overall situation and decided to first befriend them, get the map, and then, once he had the Lion King's wealth, a mere small city would be at their mercy.
Upon receiving this task, Adnan felt a mix of emotions, and a sense of awe rose within him towards the fat, dark-skinned man.
That's outrageous! The goods they brought were swallowed up by that fat black guy, and now they're even being asked to exchange them for a fake map. No wonder that bastard split the map in two, only letting them take half back; so that's what he was up to.
Dirty, so dirty!
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Su Qing flicked the map in her hand, her smile radiant: "Isn't this the grand finale? I'm sure the Nord family will offer a satisfactory price!"
"This is a perfect opportunity to build a reputation for the City of Hope's auction house!"
Chris looked at him with a complicated expression, suddenly realizing that the business skills he had learned were not enough. He needed to go back and continue learning from his father, otherwise he would be played to death by this black dragon.
This is simply taking the Nord family to the extreme.
Unaware of his younger brother's thoughts, Su Qing muttered to himself, "After the map is auctioned off, we can spread the news that the Nord family has obtained the complete map of the Lion King's treasure. Even if they discover that the map is fake, no one will believe them when they explain it to others."
"They were in a lot of trouble at the time, so they probably didn't have time to retaliate against us!"
The plan was clear, but unfortunately most of his treasures were resources, and there weren't many truly useful items. Otherwise, he might have been able to trick the Nord family out of a lot.
For example, a triple jump in the ruins map—opening one ruin, discovering another map, then opening another ruin and another map—would probably completely break the mental state of the Nord family.
Unfortunately, setting up a fake ruin requires too many resources and is too troublesome.
Su Qing dismissed the idea.
Soon, a rumor spread throughout the City of Hope that a large auction would be held in the city in seven days, during which a series of items such as fragments of ancient ruins would be auctioned.
The auction will last for three days, with the value of the items increasing from low to high, allowing everyone to participate more effectively and empty your wallets—no, to buy more of the items you desire.
It's worth mentioning that some of the items Su Qing decided to auction off were found in the cargo brought by the Nord family caravan.
Su Qing was considering whether to include the Nord family in the list of sponsors for this auction.
Simply put, after the items are auctioned off, a note is added at the end: "Thank you to the Nord family for their sponsorship and support."
After thinking it over, Su Qing decided to abandon the idea of potentially getting beaten up.
If you really push the other party to the edge, things will not turn out well.
Su Qing lay in the courtyard, leisurely basking in the sun, while several slaves served her carefully.
These slaves were none other than the slaves from the courtyard where Su Qing had previously lived, whom he had taken with him and used as servants.
The courtyard door suddenly opened, and Lido walked in, her expression somewhat strange: "Someone is looking for you, Adnan."
Su Qing opened her eyes, calculated the time, and realized that it would be around today by the time she came and went.
"Okay, I'll go see him in a bit. You can go ahead and do your work!"
Su Qing waved her hand to send Li Duoduo away, then stood up, stretched, and left the courtyard.
As soon as he left, the slaves began to whisper among themselves, their eyes filled with undisguised envy: "No wonder she's the city lord's old flame; her treatment is much better than the others!"
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