Chapter 54

Lin Yi was extremely familiar with the Forbidden City and easily found his way to the treasury.

As soon as he arrived, he saw a guard commander-like figure bellow, "Who's there?"

Lin Yi took two steps forward and said calmly, "I'm here to fetch a jade artifact on the Emperor's orders."

"Your subordinate obeys the imperial command!"

The guard commander led a group of guards to kneel on the ground. The current Emperor had the elegant title of "Jade Enthusiast," and the treasury contained countless jade artifacts and jade stones, from which he often took some to play with.

Then, the guard commander opened the treasury door and led Lin Yi inside.

Lin Yi didn't expect it to be so easy. He had just pretended to try it out; if it didn't work, he was prepared to use force, as there weren't many guards here.

The Forbidden City was strict on the outside but lax on the inside. The outside was heavily guarded, making it impossible to break in. If someone really managed to break in, it would mean the Qing Dynasty was about to fall.

Therefore, even the treasury wasn't guarded too strictly.

Lin Yi was also happy not to have to use force. After passing through several large iron doors and entering the underground treasury, he suddenly struck the guard commander's neck with a heavy blow, knocking him out!

Looking at the "mountains of gold and seas of jade" inside the treasury, Lin Yi was momentarily dazzled.

This was the entire collection of the Qing Dynasty, including taxes and other items.

He didn't hesitate, storing everything in the system's item inventory: gold, silver, jade artifacts, jewels, thousand-year-old ginseng, lingzhi, and various other treasures, countless in number.

Even the world's greatest thief, if they could enter here, would at most steal a few treasures, as they couldn't carry much.

But Lin Yi was different; he took everything in one go!

His current attributes were as follows:

Name: Lin Yi

Gender: Male

Age: 22

Height: 180 cm

Stamina: 1 (constitution, bone structure, meridian strength, vitality)

Strength: 1 (physical strength, attack power, defense power)

Agility: 1 (movement speed, body flexibility, nerve reaction)

Internal Energy: 3 (no need to explain, right?)

(Note: The average value for each attribute of adult males on Earth is 1, rounded to the nearest whole number.)

Skills: Basic Internal Energy Technique, Blood Condensing Divine Claw, Golden Goose Technique

Items: Silver bills * 600,000, Gold and silver * 1,300,000, Jewels * 123,045, Medicinal herbs * 325, Real-world travel token * 1, Miscellaneous items * 233,700, Handguns * 10, Ammunition * 99,998

Gold Coins: 432

Shop (opens to blind you with its titanium alloy dog eyes)

The character information was still simple, with only the attributes of stamina, strength, agility, and internal energy, along with the four categories of items, skills, gold coins, and shop.

1.3 million gold and silver, mostly gold!

Over 100,000 jewels!

More than 300 medicinal herbs, such as thousand-year-old ginseng and lingzhi, from various regions!

In the past half month of live streaming, he had earned several dozen gold coins.

Lin Yi's face was filled with a smile. This "Return of the Pearl" journey was a great success!

With a thought, he took out the real-world travel token from his item inventory and said, "Travel!"

The travel token transformed into a white light, enveloping him.

...

With one eye open and one eye closed, he had traveled.

Lin Yi appeared in his room, and his clothes had changed from eunuch attire to modern clothing, thanks to the system's automatic change function, which saved him a lot of trouble.

He took out his phone, which had already automatically shut down due to lack of power.

After turning it on, he saw a series of missed calls. Lin Yi returned each one and told his mother that he would be home in a few days to celebrate the New Year with her.

Then, Lin Yi called Chen Long, his big benefactor. Although he wasn't short of money now, and with the gold and jewels, he was a world-class tycoon, the pain of not being able to send gifts with money was something only he could understand.

Chen Long answered the call and asked with a smile if Lin Yi was free. After receiving a positive response, he gave an address and told him to come over immediately.

The location was quite close.

About ten minutes later.

Lin Yi drove his Range Rover to a place in the suburban area of Hai City.

What caught his eye was a low-rise building, not very conspicuous, but with many patrolling security guards around. It was called "Peace Club," with average decoration.

However, the parking lot was full of luxury cars, which surprised Lin Yi. It seemed this club wasn't so simple, and his Range Rover was only of medium quality in the parking lot.

"Lin Zi!"

A familiar voice called out. Lin Yi looked over and saw three people walking out of the building. The one in front was Chen Long, dressed in casual clothes today.

Behind Chen Long were a young man in his twenties and a vibrant young girl.

"Lin Zi, let me introduce you. Jiang Ren, my good brother, his family has a vice-mayor in this city."

Chen Long smiled and introduced the young man and the girl, "This is my cousin, Wang Lelè. Her family's assets rank among the top in Hai City."

Lin Yi's eyes widened. The son of a vice-mayor in Hai City? That's a high-ranking official at the provincial level!

Chen Long's cousin? A second-generation rich kid?

What kind of background does Brother Long have?

He knew Chen Long wasn't simple, but he didn't expect him to be so impressive!

Chen Long smiled again, "This is the Lin Zi I mentioned to you earlier!"

"Hello, Brother Jiang, Miss Wang." Lin Yi greeted them with a smile. They were all second-generation, one from an official family and one from a wealthy family. When could he bring them to his live stream to spend some money?

He had met the Emperor, Empress, and princes and princesses, so he wasn't拘谨 (awkward) with these second-generation kids, smiling and being quite casual.

"What 'Brother Jiang'!" Jiang Ren looked Lin Yi over a few times and said with a smile, "Who has the right to be called 'Brother' in front of Brother Long? Isn't that a slap in my face? Just call me Renzi!"

"Call me Lelè." Wang Lelè also said with a smile.

Chen Long also smiled, "We're all family, so be casual."

"Renzi, Lelè." Lin Yi nodded, not being formal.

Lin Yi's casual demeanor made Jiang Ren and Wang Lelè look at him more favorably. With their status, they were used to flattery, and few people could be casual and comfortable with them.

Chen Long smiled, "Let's go upstairs and talk."

As soon as they entered, a man in his thirties, dressed in a suit, came forward with a bright smile, "Mr. Chen, Young Master Jiang, Miss Wang!"

Chen Long nodded and said calmly, "This is my brother, Lin Yi. Get him a membership card."

The man paused, subtly looking Lin Yi over a few times, and said, "Hello, Mr. Lin. I'm Zhang Feng, the manager here. Welcome to Peace Club. I'll send you the membership card shortly. Please come this way."

Lin Yi nodded and followed Zhang Feng, Chen Long, Jiang Ren, and Wang Lelè to the elevator.

Unlike the ordinary exterior, the interior was quite luxurious.

It was then that Lin Yi learned from Brother Long that this place was actually a boxing ring and casino.

Chen Long, Jiang Ren, and Wang Lelè had just come to play, and when Lin Yi called, they invited him to join them.