“Alexander?...” Elena raised her voice in concern when she saw this unprecedented expression on Alexander’s face, “What’s wrong?...”.

After she couldn't get a response from Alexander, she had to take advantage of her small size to pass between his legs to enter the room.

Once she was inside the room, Elena felt as if she had crossed into a different world.

A terrifying pressure came upon her, one that could only come from superior beings.

She had never felt such a thing even when she was standing in front of the blood ancestor.

It was as if weights had been placed on her back suddenly, causing her to kneel on her feet, unable to stand properly.

This pressure was addressing her primal instincts: fear and dread.

But what she saw was a regular wooden box placed on a table.

And all that this box contained were some glowing balls that did not seem to pose a real danger to her.

However, she felt as if there was a knife that would cut her throat if she dared to approach those glowing balls.

Now she understood why Alexander was standing here, stunned, unable to respond to her.

It seemed that he was suffering from this strange pressure just like her.

Alexander was standing shocked as if He saw a creature from mythology

However, it was different from what Elena had imagined

The box in front of Alexander contained palm-sized balls, and each ball emitted a beautiful glow of a different color from the others.

Anyone could easily tell that these balls were monster cores

But among all these balls, there was one ball that sat on top of the rest, emitting a dazzling white glow

Only a few would be able to discern the level of these cores and what kind of monsters they belonged to

And Alexander was one of those experts who could identify these gems

The ball on top that was emitting a white glow was a Saint-level monster core

While the rest of the balls belonged to first-level monsters

But all that occupied his attention was the Saint-level monster core, which was priceless

Hunting a monster of this level was an incredible challenge

Even if you yourself were at the Saint level, you wouldn't be able to kill a monster of that level easily, because monsters were often physically stronger and had superior instincts.

So you will probably need a whole team to hunt a monster of this level

In front of this wealth, Alexander stood shocked

He began to squeeze his mind and recall all the arithmetic lessons he took from elementary school to university in order to know the amount of wealth that fell into his hands

The result was a number with so many zeros that Alexander, who had seen so many amazing things, could not figure out its value or even how to read it.

Is it possible that heaven finally took pity on him and sent him this gift as compensation for what he went through?.

A small tear slipped from Alexander's eye when he realized that luck had finally smiled at him after centuries of floundering in misery and poverty

This shabby box in front of him is more beautiful than even the most beautiful girls he has ever seen in his life.

This wealth was enough to make him live spoiled for the rest of his life

He will be able to live anywhere he wants and buy all the resources he wants without being held accountable by anyone else.

The Ford family would not be able to prevent him from accessing this money

The government will not be able to seize this money....

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No, wait a minute

The government officials who held high positions in the empire often had the characteristics of bandits, so they won't hesitate for a moment to get their dirty hands on this treasure.

They would make a ridiculous excuse like this treasure was found inside a site belonging to the state authority

Alexander shook his head and dismissed these thoughts for now

He has to get this box first and then he can think about what to do next.

If they wanted to get his treasure, they would have to step on his cold corpse

Alexander entered the room and began walking with steady steps as if he was ready for an inevitable confrontation

"Alexander..." Elena gasped in fear when she saw Alexander enter the room without any hindrance, as if he was not suffering from the overwhelming pressure.

She didn't know how Alexander could walk under such overwhelming pressure

After walking ten steps, small holes appeared on the walls on both sides of the room and thin arrows loaded with poison shot out of them

Alexander waved his palm and released a wave of purple Qi that caused the poisoned arrows to fly away from him

When Alexander reached the center of the room, a crack appeared on the wall and a blade quickly came out towards Alexander

Alexander covered his hands with Qi and slapped the blade crosswise, causing it to bounce back

Alexander continued to conquer all the traps in front of him

It seemed like an invincible terminator as he walked without anyone being able to stop him

Finally, he reached the box that contained his dreams

The long-awaited prize was right in front of him

"Come to Daddy..." Alexander reached out his hands and picked up the box, hugging it like a father hugging his firstborn

"You're more beautiful up close." Alexander rubbed his cheek on the box affectionately.

Alexander had to close the box because he knew that continuing to stare at its contents would be a waste of time.

While Alexander was drowning in the ecstasy of finding this treasure, the floor beneath his feet disappeared as if it were an illusion that had suddenly vanished.

Alexander fell into the hole that had been created when the illusion disappeared and all that remained was his miserable scream.

"Hell again!"

***

Bang!

"This won't do any good." Swanson shook his head as he watched the Imperial Guards direct their blows towards the gate of the dungeons.

"I guess you're right." The commander nodded

You’ve been insisting on doing this for two hours and now you’re saying I’m right?… Swanson was helpless for a moment

It had been several hours since the dungeon gate had been closed, which was an unprecedented phenomenon

There were dozens of dungeons of this type spread all over the world, but no one had ever seen such an event before

It would have been interesting and worth studying under normal circumstances

But in the current situation it was disastrous because there was a student stuck inside those dungeons

To make matters worse, the person trapped inside was Alexander

Although Swanson doesn't believe in superstitions, he's seriously starting to think that this boy is unlucky.

“What kind of stones is this place made of?.” The commander examined the gate, which was carved into the side of an iceberg.

“According to reports, these dungeons are made of ordinary stones.”

“Nonsense!” The commander cursed as he looked at Swanson in disbelief.

Swanson could understand a little why the commander didn’t accept the information in this report.

After seeing this gate amazingly withstand the fierce attacks of dozens of experts, it would be foolish to say that it was made of ordinary stones.

“Seriously…” The commander snorted angrily as he motioned for his soldiers to continue their attack, “Whoever wrote this report must be expelled immediately.”

“..” I see a political conflict looming

Swanson remained silent as he tried to avoid getting involved in mentioning this topic

There were rumors that the Capital Workshop, which was run by the dwarves, was standing in the faction opposing the Crown Prince

The experts of the Capital Workshop were often the ones who handled matters related to manufacturing and testing raw materials such as newly discovered stones and minerals or developing materials to achieve better properties

So they were the ones who examined the quality of the stones in these dungeons.

The Crown Prince might try to exploit this crisis to strike a blow against the Capital Workshop

Swanson rubbed his forehead as he thought about the consequences of this incident, “What to do now.”

“He's just a little boy, it won't be a big deal.” The commander didn't seem to care that there was an innocent student inside that monstrous place

"..." No, it's more important than you think

Swanson was sure that this man would go and bang his head on the dungeons gate if he knew that the person trapped inside was Alexander Ford

Alexander's presence here was a secret that only a few people knew

So naturally this knight didn't realize the gravity of the situation

But after Swanson looked at this from another perspective, he couldn't help but envy this man's ignorance

This knight probably didn't know that his head wouldn't stay on his shoulders if they didn't get Alexander out of there.

How should I report this to my boss?

Swanson began to pick out the words to say in his report, but at that moment he realized that he would most likely be taken to a special room for interrogation.

The Imperial Knights looked in frustration at the gate that had not been scratched even after their hours-long attacks.

As for the students who were standing at a distance, they looked anxiously at the Imperial Knights. The news of someone being trapped in that terrifying place was a disaster for them.

On the other hand, Swanson was drenched in sweat as he imagined the scene where he would be interrogated by his fearsome superiors.

"Don't worry!..." The commander raised his hands when he noticed the atmosphere becoming tense, "We are the guardians of the empire. We will save the innocent boy even if it is the last thing we do."

The eyes of the students and instructors lit up at this motivational speech.

The presence of such strong men nearby was a kind of reassurance to them.

Suddenly, a hole appeared out of nowhere a hundred meters above the gate carved into the mountain, and a boy who was holding something was thrown out of it.

The boy was thrown out of the hole at a tremendous speed, hitting a rock directly in front of the hole, then he started falling, repeatedly hitting tree branches until he finally landed on the ground.

The young man did not move, and it seemed that he had fainted due to the series of impacts he had been exposed to.

But until the last moment, he remained holding on to the wooden box in his hands.

Alexander!

Swanson gasped when he saw the familiar red hair.

Some of the students seemed to recognize Alexander immediately.

"See? The boy was rescued without any problems...." The commander laughed loudly, beating his chest confidently, "This is another success for the Imperial Guard, haha."

"..." But you did nothing

Swanson didn't know whether to laugh or cry at this man's impudence

It seemed that the Crown Prince's criteria for choosing his followers were unique

While everyone was silently celebrating the end of this problem safely, suddenly an ominous feeling arose within everyone present.

A terrible pressure dominated the place, causing everyone to stand in their places, afraid and trembling

It was clear to everyone that this pressure was coming from the box that Alexander was holding

Although the students were dozens of meters away from him, they felt suffocated, as if they were locked in a narrow, closed room.

The commander frowned at this sudden pressure.

He was one of the strongest warriors within the empire, and people stronger than him could be counted on the fingers.

However, this power emanating from this box made him feel a sense of deadly danger.

It seemed as if he was standing in front of a high-level entity capable of killing him at any moment.

Although his instincts, honed over years of training, told him that this was just an illusion.

But he couldn’t shake this terrifying feeling no matter how hard he tried.

It was as if an instinctive fear had been imprinted in his genes.

Like a young lamb standing in front of a predatory wolf.

It seemed as if Swanson felt a similar feeling.

The two looked at each other with mutual understanding.

This pressure had caused the students, instructors, and even the Imperial Guards to stand frozen in place.

Only experienced warriors like Swanson and the commander could stand and resist this pressure.

Although they were also suffering, at least they were able to stay on their feet and walk properly.

That's what threw the task of discovering what this box was on them.

"After you." The commander held out his hand to Swanson.

That cowardly bastard... Swanson knew this man was using him as a bomb detector.

"It'd be safer if we went together." Swanson grabbed the commander's shoulder, not holding back this time.

The commander didn't object, mostly to avoid appearing weak in front of the others, so Swanson and the commander behind him moved towards Alexander.