Zi Liyuan wasn't kidding when he said he struck it rich, given the three hills of gold coins weren't just ordinary gold, they were Magic Gold!
The gold obtained from real mining veins on Blue Star was merely a slightly more valuable metal.
But these hills of gold coins were different from ordinary gold; they were products of another plane, a type of gold that resembled the ordinary but was actually a magical golden material capable of conducting Spiritual Power.
Three hills of gold coins, at least dozens of tons of Magic Gold— if all converted into Dragon Coins, they'd be worth at least several hundred billion!
"Damn it, everyone says that wiping out high-level monster nests can make you a fortune, but is this making a fortune? This is living without a care in the world, and lying around like a salted fish for hundreds of years, alright?"
And that's just the Magic Gold earnings, not to mention the value of various jewels, equipment, items, and materials mixed within the Magic Gold.
Giant Dragons are indeed true to their nature—peerlessly covetous when it comes to hoarding treasures that are downright drool-worthy.
No doubt about it, pack everything up, not a speck of dust can be left for others!
Move it with all your might!
We must empty this place!
And must even strip the ground three feet deep!
Watching the Wraith Mages bustling about, Lord Zi thought these guys were seriously professional when it came to looting and plundering.
They even categorized all sorts of items and used Magic to smelt various minerals.
The Magic Gold had been shaped into coins by the Giant Dragon, but now they were all melted into Gold Ingots, piled up, waiting for Lord Zi to collect.
Tiny gold coins, a batch of 200, took up one storage slot which was a massive waste, but a batch of Magic Gold Ingots, also 200, saved much more space.
Zi Liyuan realized that even on Blue Star, even under the pressure of its rules, the wisdom of a Wraith Mage, a kind of Undead, should not be underestimated.
No way around it, becoming a Wraith Mage meant one had been a powerful Mage in life, and to become a Mage, it wasn't just about talent but also required incredibly high intelligence; the stronger they were, the higher their intelligence.
While his underlings were busily cleaning the dragon's nest, Zi Liyuan led a group of colossal beasts to the deepest part of the monster's lair.
There was a gigantic blood-red ritual altar, and atop it was a blood-red heart the size of an adult's body, pounding vigorously with loud "thumping" sounds.
With the vibrations of the blood-red heart, a huge blood-red spatial portal opened above the altar.
This blood-red spatial portal was estimated to be over 20 meters high and 15 meters wide, in an irregular elliptical shape.
"A giant version of the Lord's Heart?"
Feeling the rich bloody scent from the blood-red heart, and sensing an ominous and eerie feeling that made Zi Liyuan uncomfortable all over.
"Feels monster's lair is like a virus invasion, polluting the Blue Star world and bringing an invasion from another plane."
On impulse, he created a Bone Spear and shot it at the blood-red heart on the altar.
With a "sizzle" sound, the Bone Spear pierced through the blood-red heart, leaving a gaping hole. Stinking blood flowed out of the hole, quickly staining the altar a purplish-black.
"No other protections, huh."
Shaking his head, Zi Liyuan didn't continue attacking; instead, he started inspecting the altar.
[Summoning Altar·Creature Replicas (Purple): A summoning altar infused with a Replicas magic mirror, capable of replicating creatures. Just a hint of a soul is needed to obtain the skill "Replica", summoning six Replicas inheriting the physical attributes of the original! (Note: Can only replicate up to Lord Boss, Replicas only inherit physical attributes!)]
[Monster Lair Heart·Black Dragon Nest (Gold): A Lord's Heart corrupted, forming the Black Dragon Nest to invade the Blue Star world, capable of producing Black Dragon Lord Boss (one per month), Dragon Blood Warrior Hero Boss (five per month), Sub-Dragon Beast Rare Boss (twenty-five per month), Dragon Beasts (one hundred per month)]
Observing the altar and the blood-red heart, Zi Liyuan immediately tried to see if he could collect them.
[Ding, practitioner Zi Liyuan, do you wish to collect "Summoning Altar·Creature Replicas (Purple)"? After collection, the altar will be in a sealed state. If you wish to activate it, one Lord's Heart is necessary.]
Hearing the system prompt, Lord Zi paused, then turned to look at Lao Tie, then shook his head again, waving his Magic Wand to create a teleportation circle on the ground.
A giant Bone Dragon crawled out from the teleportation circle, just about to open its toothy jaw wide for a dragon's roar to proclaim its presence, but was met with a loving iron punch from Lao Tie, smashing directly into the lower jaw and forcibly shutting the gaping mouth.
"Lao Tie, nicely done."
To avoid the consequences of having his own pet roar in his ear and deafen him, Lord Zi, none too pleased, commanded the Bone Dragon to come over to the altar.
He parted with a shred of this Bone Dragon's Dragon Soul and injected it into the altar.
[Ding, Undead Bone Dragon is invading the altar, monster lair's auto-defense expulsion mode activated!]
A mournful howl came from the mouth of the Lord Level Bone Dragon Boss, and in an instant, a third of its health bar evaporated.
Cracks appeared on the huge ossified dragon's head, and even the soul fire in its eye sockets dimmed a bit.
"Still recognizing its master, huh? Looks like I'll have to waste a Lord's Heart."
Nodding his head, Lord Zi's gaze shifted to the blood-red heart.