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The stone door was pushed open.

A dull and musty scent rushed out from inside.

No need for instructions from Luo De, Lusen immediately stepped forward and took out the Detection Gem to inspect the inside.

After waiting for a while, the Detection Gem showed no abnormalities.

Lusen put away the Detection Gem,

"No toxic gas, Lord Luo De."

Luo De nodded and waved his hand. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

The Frost Iron Guards raised their torches and entered one after another.

The light from the torches gradually dispelled the darkness, illuminating the Treasure Vault.

It was a huge underground chamber, with granite walls all around, lined in the center with a row of stone pillars for support, and the floor was also a layer of stone slabs.

Inside, heaps of various boxes caused everyone to involuntarily gasp.

The boxes were neatly arranged and divided into several zones according to different categories.

Each box was taller than half a person, with a thick layer of preservative grease smeared on the surface.

Over the long years, the grease had solidified into a waxy texture, reflecting a dull sheen under the light of the torches.

Luo De had seen the Treasure Vault of the Red Griffin Clan before, so he wasn't surprised.

"Open them all and take a look."

Luo De commanded with a word, and the Frost Iron Guards quickly stepped up, tearing open the seals and opening one by one.

Gold ingots, silver ingots, Gold Coins and gold craftworks, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, and pearls, all dazzling to behold.

Some boxes contained rows of carved jewelry boxes, which, when opened, revealed necklaces, bracelets, rings, earrings, and other finely carved jewelry.

Combined, they were worth at least hundreds of thousands of Gold Coins.

"Frost and Thunder would go crazy with excitement at seeing these sparkling items."

Luo De waved his hand, smiling as he ordered, "Take it all out, leave nothing behind."

These treasures lying in the Treasure Vault held no value.

Luo De wanted to convert them into more valuable productivity, production materials, and his good life.

"Lord Luo De, over here."

Lusen, holding the Energy Detection Gem, pointed at a box on the ground and said, "There is an energy fluctuation, possibly extraordinary items inside."

"Then open it."

Luo De nodded and said.

"Yes, my lord."

Lusen bent down to carefully examine the wooden box, trying to find some traces of Magic Restriction.

But after a long look, he couldn't find any magic-related runes.

Only then did Lusen draw his Dagger, pick the seal away, and open the lid.

Like the boxes holding jewels, inside were wooden boxes.

Lusen picked up the top box and opened it, revealing a row of fiery red Extraordinary gemstones right before his eyes.

"This..."

Lusen quickly stood up and presented the wooden box with both hands to Luo De,

"Look, all Flame Gems!"

Upon hearing this, Luo De's interest was instantly piqued!

Looking ahead, they were indeed Flame Gems he could use, a total of seven!

To know that in the entire Northern Province's noble Treasure Vaults, Luo De had only found nine Flame Gems!

"Open the other boxes, let's see what's inside."

"Yes!"

Lusen quickly opened one wooden box after another.

"These are Life Gems, eleven of them!"

"Spirit Gems, three!"

"Frost Gems, four!"

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"What a waste! Such good items wasted!"

Lusen couldn't help but curse, "Thirty-one Extraordinary gemstones, all stored away in the Treasure Vault!"

Besides the Extraordinary gemstones, the rest in this box were ordinary gemstones and ornaments.

Magic Jewelry and weapons weren't found, seemingly all taken away and used.

"If they hadn't been stored here, we wouldn't have been able to find them."

Luo De's face was full of smiles.

Luo De could understand Lusen's feelings, these Extraordinary gemstones were precious alchemical materials.

Yet due to the Cold Blade Clan's storage, Luo De now had the chance to unlock the Extraordinary Lord.

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A week later.

[Acquired one hundred Extraordinary gemstones and absorbed their energy, unlocking entry: Extraordinary Lord]

"Finally completed!"

In the bedroom of Frost Castle, Luo De, having absorbed the last Flame Gem, sighed deeply.

After uniting the Northern Province, the Extraordinary gemstones Luo De acquired had long exceeded one hundred.

Yet the Earth Gem, Shadow Gem, Frost Gem, and similar Extraordinary gemstones, were too wasteful for Luo De to absorb, with barely any increase in power.

Adhering to the principle of maximizing usage, Luo De had been refraining from absorbing, until the harvest from the Cold Blade Clan.

Due to eagerness to unlock the entry, Luo De stayed at Frost Castle, spending a week to absorb them all.

[Extraordinary Lord (Golden): You have successfully harnessed Extraordinary gemstones and mastered the techniques of various Extraordinary gemstone inlays, Spiritual Power increased by five points;

Own resistance to all magic types increased by twenty percentage points (original resistance +20%);

Loyal Extraordinary professionals to you have doubled enhancement effects when wearing Extraordinary gemstones;

Their success rate in researching alchemy related to Extraordinary gemstones increases by twenty percentage points (original chance +20%), with a small chance of epiphany, creating new Extraordinary items;

Mutation chance of all non-life veins in the territory increased by ten percentage points, Extraordinary gemstone production chance increased by two percentage points;

(Probability of ordinary wild trees over thirty years old dying in the territory increased by twenty percentage points)]

[Also, due to the unlock of the Great Lord of Nature entry, you can establish a magic energy network centered on yourself (Spiritual Power must reach fifty points), using subjects with the Seed of Nature as energy nodes]

[Subjects with the Seed of Nature can store Spell Runes in the magic energy network, achieving rapid casting effects]