Chapter 132: Go Take It Back!
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Xu Han gave a dry cough. “I think I’ll keep calling you Elder Deng.”
Elder Deng sounded much better than Old Deng.
Elder Deng waved dismissively. “Suit yourself.”
“I’ve already thought of what skill to give you.”
“Come with me.”
With that, he led Xu Han toward the back.
Behind the library was a large room resembling a dungeon.
Through the gaps between the iron bars, Xu Han could see rows of bookshelves inside.
Every shelf was packed with skill books.
The skill books were also separated according to rank.
The shelves nearest the entrance held Platinum-grade skill books.
Farther in were Epic-grade skill books.
Xu Han asked curiously, “Elder Deng, for such an important room, isn’t locking it with iron bars a little too careless?”
Elder Deng gave him an amused look. “Is that what you think?”
“Then come and try.”
Puzzled, Xu Han reached for the iron door.
Just as his hand was about to touch the handle, he suddenly felt every hair on his body stand on end. Gooseflesh spread across his skin, and he froze in place, not daring to move.
An invisible barrier appeared in an instant, enveloping the entire room.
A longsword was floating five meters ahead of him, though Xu Han had no idea when it had appeared.
The sword was still sheathed, yet a fierce sword aura radiated from it.
Every trace of that sword aura had locked onto him.
Xu Han knew that if he took even one more step, he would surely be attacked.
He turned toward Elder Deng.
Elder Deng smiled at the sword. “Old friend, he’s one of us. You can rest.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the sword gave a humming cry. It then transformed into a streak of light and flew deeper into the room.
In the blink of an eye, it vanished from sight.
Xu Han wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
The sensation of being locked onto had been terrifying.
If all those sword auras had attacked him at once, Xu Han was certain he would have been torn to pieces instantly.
Still shaken, he looked at Elder Deng. “Elder Deng, that sword is…”
Elder Deng nodded. “It’s my sword—a Legendary weapon called Dragon-Slayer.”
“It’s already close to reaching Mythic rank. Only the final step remains…”
Although Elder Deng’s tone was calm, Xu Han noticed a fleeting trace of loneliness in his eyes.
Xu Han nodded slightly.
Elder Deng must have had a legendary story of his own.
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But even heroes grow old. To spend the rest of his days guarding this place and watching the beauties in paradise was truly a pity.
The loneliness on Elder Deng’s face vanished in an instant, replaced by his usual smile.
“Come on. I’ll take you inside for a look.”
“Let me show you what the foundation of Dragon Nation University really looks like.”
He opened the door and led Xu Han inside.
Looking at the densely packed bookshelves, Xu Han was filled with awe.
It truly was worthy of being Dragon Nation University.
There were more than a dozen shelves filled with Platinum-grade skill books alone.
There were at least a hundred books added every summer.
Taken together, that meant more than a thousand books!
If they were sold, they would be worth hundreds of billions.
And that did not even include the Epic-grade skill books inside.
There might even be Legendary-grade skill books.
Dragon Nation’s foremost university truly could not be compared with ordinary places.
Seeing Xu Han’s astonished expression, Elder Deng smiled broadly. “Well? Quite a lot, aren’t there?”
Xu Han nodded emphatically.
“Want some?” Elder Deng continued.
Xu Han’s eyes lit up. “Could you give me a few?”
As the guardian of the library, Elder Deng might actually have the authority to give him several.
That would be an incredible windfall.
The value of Platinum-grade skill books was far beyond that of ordinary skills.
Even if one obtained skills from magical beasts, they were not necessarily high-level skills.
The odds of finding one at the Beast Tower were extraordinarily low.
Elder Deng glared at Xu Han. “What are you dreaming about?”
“Give you a few? Do you really think I have that kind of authority?”
“If I dared touch them, that old bastard Ye Yuanzheng would come running over immediately and send me before the Dragon Nation Tribunal for Professionals!”
“Would you protect me?”
Xu Han gave an embarrassed laugh and shook his head.
Perhaps it was better to forget it.
Sure enough, there was no such thing as a free lunch.
Elder Deng chuckled and continued, “You can’t take anything from here, but you can go and seize some for yourself.”
Xu Han pointed at himself, then at the bookshelves inside. “Me? Seize them?”
He wondered whether Elder Deng had lost his mind.
Even Elder Deng did not dare touch these things, and he wanted Xu Han to seize them?
The headmaster would not even need to act personally.
Elder Deng would not even need to lift a finger.
His sword alone could easily knock Xu Han flat.
Elder Deng blew out his beard and glared at him furiously. “Who told you to seize these?”
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“Spineless fool! If you’re going to seize anything, seize it from other countries!”
Xu Han’s eyes lit up.
Of course!
The universities of other countries must contain plenty of treasures as well.
If he could seize them and bring them back, would he not become rich immediately?
Elder Deng continued, “I’ll tell you a secret, but you must not repeat it.”
“Even if you do, don’t say I was the one who told you. Just say that old fool Ye Yuanzheng got drunk and told you.”
“That old man loves his liquor.”
“Every time he drinks, he’s knocked out after a single glass. Tsk, tsk, tsk… You should see him when he’s drunk. He starts crying. It’s hilarious! Hahahaha…”
Xu Han did not know whether to laugh or cry.
Elder Deng truly had no filter.
He had just exposed the headmaster’s entire sordid history.
Was that really wise?
Would the headmaster assassinate him?
Elder Deng continued mocking Ye Yuanzheng for quite some time before finally saying, “Ahem. Enough. Let’s get to the point.”
“Several decades ago, shortly after the magical beasts invaded, humanity managed to stabilize the situation.”
“The Beautiful Nation joined forces with several other countries and began plundering the national fortune of various nations, including our own Dragon Nation.”
At those words, a cold glint flashed through Elder Deng’s eyes, accompanied by a terrifying killing intent.
Xu Han’s heart tightened. “Why would they do that?”
Elder Deng let out a long sigh. “National fortune affects awakenings, equipment, and other things, including drop rates.”
“After our national fortune was plundered, the number of outstanding talents in our country fell drastically.”
“Even the number of top-tier treasures decreased significantly.”
“You know the Sakura Nation? Almost every one of their universities has at least a thousand Platinum-grade skill books hidden away. Their national treasury contains at least ten thousand!”
Xu Han’s eyes widened in shock.
That many?
As far as he knew, Dragon Nation University was probably the only university in Dragon Nation with a thousand Platinum-grade skill books.
An ordinary university would be lucky to have a hundred.
And the Sakura Nation had a population dozens of times smaller than Dragon Nation’s.
The contrast made the gap obvious.
Elder Deng clenched his fists and said coldly, “The Beautiful Nation has even more. Many of those resources should have belonged to Dragon Nation in the first place!”
“That is why our country, despite its vast territory, abundant resources, and enormous population, is less powerful than other nations.”
“When you become strong enough, go and pay those countries a visit. See whether you can seize some of our resources back.”
“If your strength reaches the very highest level, you may even have a chance to reclaim the national fortune that belongs to us—or perhaps seize theirs as well.”
A look of yearning appeared in Elder Deng’s eyes.
Xu Han nodded slightly.
His gaze was filled with resolve.
Once he became strong enough, he would reclaim everything they owed Dragon Nation—with interest!
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