Chapter 365: The Proposal from the Conscience King

The news of Happy sweeping through the royal tomb alone quickly spread throughout the martial world!
Some said Happy had acquired at least a hundred rare treasures on this trip; others claimed that aside from what he got from the ninjas, the General Puppet, the Ninja King’s avatar, the Ninja King himself, and even the Old Hero were likely all in Happy’s possession. The Sacred Sword for Protecting the Country and the Imperial Seal were all in his hands…
Some speculated that the Ninja King and the Old Hero might possess magical weapons or even peerless martial arts skills.
In any case, all sorts of rumors once again pushed Happy to the forefront of attention, causing many who had tried to invade the royal tomb to become uneasy.
Because the rewards from the royal tomb were incredibly substantial! Just from ordinary ninjas, one could gain a huge amount each time. And since Happy seemed capable of dealing with even the Ninja King and the Old Hero, who would believe he would give up the resources of the royal tomb so easily?
Any other person would surely stay there and seize control of its resources…
Happy was no exception!
In just one day, his haul from the entire layer of the royal tomb was astonishing.
In his past life, no one had ever been able to take control of most of the resources there. After defeating the Ninja King and the General Puppet and seizing the Imperial Seal from the Old Hero, Happy counted his gains.
There were 43 mid-tier rare equipment items and 14 mid-tier rare weapons; 32 high-tier rare equipment items and 26 high-tier rare weapons; 140 sets of Flying Eagle Swords. Additionally, there was 1 first-tier Sacred Sword for Protecting the Country, 1 first-tier golden armor set, 1 first-tier golden glove, and 1 first-tier golden combat boot. There were also seven high-quality martial arts manuals, including two copies of “Shadowless Blade,” one copy of “Shadow Swordsmanship,” one copy of “Dual Blade Technique,” two copies of “Great Yan Blade Art,” and one copy of “Swift Wind Shadow Legs.”
Last time, the Ninja King killed by the Old Hero only left behind a damaged golden armor set, but this time it was a genuine first-tier golden armor set.
Golden Armor (1st-tier rare item):
Defense: 800; Reduces internal energy damage by 20%, maintains posture—unless instant single-target damage exceeds 1,000 points above its total defense, in which case posture is still maintained and movements are not interrupted. Increases evasion ability by 20% and agility by 10 points. (Composed of five parts; each part adds 200 points to defense, an additional 30% to posture maintenance resistance, and 10 points to agility.)
Besides the golden armor, there was also a pair of golden combat boots, a copy of “Swift Wind Shadow Legs,” two diamonds, and 1 first-tier rare item: “Golden Glove.”
Such a haul could only be described as luxurious.

Happy rushed to the nearby city and had just found a pawnshop to trade his items to Feng Wu Cai Yi when the conscientious tycoon arrived with a message via carrier pigeon…
“Brother Happy, you’ve finally gotten out of the royal tomb.”
The conscientious tycoon’s words sounded very urgent:
“How was the harvest?”
“Average.”
Happy’s reply left a merchant in the capital standing in front of the counter, stunned for several seconds…
“Hehe, Happy, you really know how to joke. Killing your way through the royal tomb alone and still getting only an average harvest?”
“I only made some meager money as a laborer. Unlike you, a tycoon—forging a third-tier masterpiece can earn you hundreds of millions of silver taels…” Happy was no longer in such urgent need of the third-tier Qingming Sword. The King of Endurance was much easier to deal with than the Stone King; he could be killed in less than half an hour. Having more “Qingming Swords” would certainly be helpful, but it wouldn’t help him against the Old Swordsman—their killing power was far beyond that of the King of Endurance.
“Hehe.”
Perhaps sensing the change in Happy’s tone, the conscientious tycoon quickly replied:
“You’re joking. This time, I’m here for those masterpieces of yours.”
“I know, but there aren’t yet a hundred. I plan to try again tomorrow. Once I have enough, I’ll contact you, tycoon…”
“No, no. What I mean is, we can actually make the deal today.” The conscientious tycoon quickly laid out his offer: “One first-tier masterpiece is worth ten top-tier masterpieces. I believe you must have obtained the Guardian Sword and components for golden equipment… If you have golden armor, that would be ideal. I’ll offer 1.8 million taels for each second-tier sword or blade, 700,000 taels for each piece of equipment, and 4 million taels for the first-tier Guardian Sword. As for the golden components, you set the price.”
The note listed numerous figures in detail. It seemed the conscientious tycoon was determined to get the golden components from Happy.
Happy remained silent for a long time.
Although he wanted to deny killing the King of Endurance, thinking about continuing tomorrow, he realized it was inevitable to admit it anyway.
“Tycoon!”
“It’s better to keep our deal as it is. By tomorrow at this time, I’ll trade you a hundred top-tier masterpieces. As for the golden components and the Guardian Sword, I won’t sell them.”
“Uh, then could you tell me the attributes of the golden armor?”
“That’s no problem.”
Happy answered without hesitation, but unlike the conscientious tycoon, he didn’t show off at the pawnshop. Instead, he sent the attributes of the golden armor via carrier pigeon in written form.
After nearly half a minute…
The tycoon replied:

“I really want the Golden Armor now. Really not trading? I can exchange three stages of the Qingming Sword for it. Please consider it.”
It must be said that the tycoon’s offer moved Kai Xin deeply.
Although the Golden Armor was still unique to his family so far, the three-stage weapons were no longer in the tycoon’s possession. Yet, the forging cost of the three-stage Qingming Sword far exceeded the value of the Golden Armor.
Besides…
While most people were at the Mysterious Realm and their strengths were similar, a three-stage weapon could give Kai Xin a greater advantage.
After much thought, Kai Xin politely declined the kind-hearted tycoon’s offer.
In his past life, he had never possessed such luxurious equipment as the Golden Armor. In this life, since fate had given him such a great opportunity, he couldn’t possibly let it slip away for nothing.
After all, the three-stage Qingming Sword was a second-grade masterpiece that would become useless in a few months—high in rank but low in quality.
But the Golden Armor was the ultimate equipment dreamed of by all martial artists.
A four-stage Golden Armor was priceless!
A full set of four-stage Golden equipment was an invaluable treasure!!
With such a great opportunity now, Kai Xin felt a strong urge to gather the entire set of Golden equipment, even though he knew how difficult it would be. Still, he wanted to give it a try.
“Ah, what a pity.”
The kind-hearted tycoon replied, “If I had the Golden Armor, I’m confident I could upgrade it to the third stage. Tsk tsk, just imagine—150% increased stats, 2,000 points of defense! What an awesome piece of equipment the Golden Armor would become!”
Kai Xin’s heart trembled violently!
“What method?”
“Hehe.”
The kind-hearted tycoon replied mysteriously, “A secret.”
“…”
“I’ll tell you when you’re ready to trade.”