Chapter 32

"Detected a high-energy reactive object nearby, preliminarily judged to exceed the current world's civilization level, recommend recovery!"

The sudden notification from the portable armory system made He Ping a bit dazed. According to the system's definition, the civilization level of the Armory World is Level 2, while the original world is Level 4. He Ping did not have a clear concept of the detailed basis for this civilization level classification, but he roughly understood the basic situation of a Level 2 civilization. Now, the system was actually telling him that there was something nearby that exceeded the current civilization level, which greatly surprised He Ping.

He Ping had already deeply experienced the power of the portable armory system and had no doubt about the system's judgment of the Armory World's civilization level as Level 2. So, what was this thing that suddenly appeared, exceeding the Level 2 civilization level? Could it be that there was a civilization in this world that exceeded Level 2? But if that were the case, the system should have modified the civilization level of the Armory World, but it had not made any changes. Therefore, there was only one possibility left: the thing that had not yet been identified was not originally from the Armory World!

He Ping fell silent, and this hypothesis seemed highly likely. If this hypothesis were true, it would mean that someone from another world had once crossed over to the Armory World, just like him! Although it was unknown whether this traveler was still in the Armory World or where they were, this was not good news for He Ping. As the saying goes, "fellow professionals are enemies." If the other party did not have any special abilities, it would be fine, but otherwise, there might be a conflict with He Ping.

He Ping shook his head and smiled self-deprecatingly. What was the point of thinking about these things now? As long as he knew that there might be other travelers, his top priority was to return to the original world as soon as possible. At this moment, the most important thing was to collect all the gold, silver, and jewels in front of him. Of course, if possible, finding the high-energy reactive object would be even better. Studying it might reveal more secrets.

With this in mind, He Ping began to act. With a wave of his hand, anything near him would disappear with a single thought, entering a spacious room inside the tower. This was the system's storage room, specifically for storing items that did not belong to the portable armory system. Although it could not store living things, time was in a state of stasis, so no matter what was placed inside, it would not change.

Gold? Collect all! Gems? Collect all! Jade? Collect all! Pearls? Collect all! Weapons and armor? Collect all as well! The more things he collected, the more He Ping was amazed. At first, the torch only illuminated a small area, so he could not see clearly. Now, as he started from one corner and collected things one by one, he realized how well-prepared the Wolf family was for the family war. This was not even all of the Lance family's wealth, but it was enough to rival an ordinary noble family!

"This is what it means to count money until your hands cramp! N.N.D, how much evil must one do to get so many good things? Hehe, but now it's all mine. These are all hard currencies. Even if I take them back to the original world, they would still fetch a good price. Just this treasure vault alone already surpasses my dad's assets at his peak! With my abilities, emptying someone else's treasure vault is no problem! Making money is so easy, damn it!" He Ping's self-talk was tinged with a slight tremor, revealing his lack of worldly experience.

"Hmm? What's this?" Just as He Ping was happily collecting things, a shiny object caught his attention. The civilization level of the Armory World is Level 2, and there is no mature glass manufacturing technology. At least, He Ping had never seen any. Moreover, the Wolf family's treasure vault was prepared for war and did not contain any art, antiques, or paintings. Therefore, He Ping had not seen any glass items in the treasure vault before. Now, he discovered something that should not be there.

"This is... a mirror? A mirror made of glass?" Yes, what He Ping found was indeed a mirror. In the camps of Brain and Wolf, He Ping had seen mirrors in the Armory World, and even nobles like Brain and Wolf used bronze mirrors. Now, a glass mirror appeared in Wolf's warehouse, which naturally made He Ping very curious. If there were glass mirrors, there would be no reason to continue using bronze mirrors.

"However, it is indeed a mirror, and it looks very similar to the mirrors in the original world, but it seems to be a broken mirror? Just a broken mirror, why did Wolf keep it as a treasure?" It turned out to be only a part of a round mirror, like a slice of pizza, a regular 45-degree sector, very neat. Although it did not look like it had been broken, it was still just a broken mirror.

"High-energy object detected! Recommend recovery!"

"Oh!"

Clang!

He Ping was still studying the broken mirror when the portable armory system suddenly issued another notification, and it seemed to be saying that the high-energy reactive object was the broken mirror. The sudden sound startled He Ping, and his hand trembled, causing the broken mirror to fall to the ground. He Ping tried to catch it, but he was a step too slow. The broken mirror hit the ground, but... it did not break!

"Huh!? Falling from such a height, it is completely undamaged! It seems there is indeed something special about it, not just a regular broken mirror. Wolf must have noticed this characteristic and kept it. But he probably only realized that it was unusual. As for the specifics, I need to figure them out myself. Let's put it in the tower first and see if the portable armory system has any reaction."

Having made up his mind, He Ping did not hesitate. Since the system recommended recovery, he would do it. As he placed the broken mirror in the storage room, the system notification sounded again: "High-energy object confirmed, detected spatial fluctuations, preliminarily judged to be a Level 4 civilization product. Analysis in progress, estimated time: 30 minutes."

Level 4! Spatial fluctuations! He Ping was shocked again. This broken mirror actually came from a civilization at the same level as the original world. What are spatial fluctuations? And if just a broken mirror is a Level 4 civilization product, what would happen if all the pieces were found and assembled into a complete mirror? Could it surpass Level 4? He Ping began to look forward to the system's analysis of the broken mirror. Perhaps this broken mirror would be the greatest find of this treasure hunt!

[PS: Second update of the day! See you tonight!]