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Chapter 1150: Treasures Beneath Luoyang City
Chapter 1150: Treasures Beneath Luoyang City
September 25, 2027
Capital Commandery, Luoyang!
Ever since Lu HaiKong arrived in Luoyang, he has been tirelessly working on constructing a new city on the site of the old one.
However, Lu HaiKong's true intention is not to rebuild Luoyang as he claims. He merely wants to create a brand-new city on the ruins of the ancient capital.
After all, Luoyang has been completely abandoned, and there are hardly any famous historical sites left. Even if there were, Lu HaiKong would not pay them any mind. He doesn't desire a restored ancient city; he seeks a system territory city that is entirely his own, similar to the city of Huangyan in Beifeng.
For this reason, Lu HaiKong brought with him a vast collection of items and architectural blueprints.
He started with the Village Construction Document and built from the ground up, gradually elevating a small village to greater heights.
With Lu HaiKong's current wealth, his idea of 'slowly' raising the village's level would undoubtedly make many otherworldly lords shed tears, reminiscing about their own arduous beginnings.
Within just half a month, Lu HaiKong's village, also named Luoyang, transformed from a small village to a large county town. One more step, and it would reach the level of a prefecture city, just one major and three minor steps away from becoming an imperial city.
Although the major step is not easily achievable, Lu HaiKong's resources make it a non-issue.
However, during the construction of the new Luoyang, Lu HaiKong was surprised by the unexpected smoothness of the process.
He initially assumed that rebuilding a city on the site of the Luoyang Imperial City would present challenges, and the system would not make it easy for him. He expected some obstacles along the way.
To Lu HaiKong's surprise, the system didn't interfere at all, which was an unexpected delight. This made the construction process much simpler than anticipated.
Moreover, Lu HaiKong's success in Luoyang was not limited to city-building.
In addition to pouring resources into construction, Lu HaiKong had other plans. He didn't just bring over the construction team; he also brought along the Tomb Raiders, who had been idle for several years.
Lu HaiKong's intention in bringing the Tomb Raiders was not to have them dig up anyone's secrets. He simply wanted them to thoroughly explore the secrets of Luoyang.
As a millennium-old capital, Luoyang should hold countless hidden treasures.
Since Lu HaiKong planned to establish a new city on the site of the ancient capital, he didn't want the secrets of the millennium-old capital to remain buried beneath the new city. Thus, upon arriving, he immediately set the Tomb Raiders to work.
Led by Wu Laosan, the Tomb Raiders, despite being inactive for some time, displayed remarkable efficiency when put back on the job.
Luoyang, the millennium-old city, revealed its profound secrets to Lu HaiKong.
On the very first day, Wu Laosan's team successfully unearthed treasures worth tens of millions of gold for Lu HaiKong.
These treasures were primarily left behind by powerful families, officials, and eunuchs of Luoyang, hidden in places difficult to discover.
In every dynasty throughout history, there have been instances of hidden treasures being discovered and plundered, while some were buried so secretly and cleverly that they remained undiscovered for centuries, continuing to lie beneath the ancient capital for a thousand years until the arrival of this group of tomb raiders.
These guys are professionals in their field, and with their specialized skills, no matter how well-hidden the treasures are, they can uncover them with their expert use of the Luoyang shovel. With just a few sweeps of their tool, they can determine what lies beneath the ground.
With a thousand tomb raiders working simultaneously and the support of half a million soldiers from the First Aspect Army, a vast amount of treasure was unearthed.
Even more interestingly, these tomb raiders managed to uncover the hidden wealth of the Ten Attendants, including Zhang Rang, buried beneath Luoyang. These ten individuals alone contributed nearly one billion gold to Lu HaiKong's wealth.
After half a month, Lu HaiKong had unearthed nearly ten billion gold worth of treasures from beneath Luoyang. With such a massive fortune, Lu HaiKong couldn't help but grin from ear to ear.
Initially, he thought he would have to spend a significant amount of resources to build an Imperial City, but now it seemed that he wouldn't need to spend a single drop of blood. The tomb raiders hadn't even finished their work, and there were still many valuable items buried beneath Luoyang. Once all the treasures were retrieved, Lu HaiKong might even have some money left over after completing the construction of the Imperial City.
With this in mind, Lu HaiKong's spending spree became even more satisfying. He invested in various system buildings, expanding the city walls, the lord's mansion, and upgrading structures, all requiring a substantial amount of money.
Lu HaiKong practically outsourced his work to the system, which, when given money, worked quickly and produced high-quality results. Lu HaiKong's only concern was time, as he had an abundance of wealth and was not hesitant to spend it.
Lu HaiKong had believed that his easy life would continue.
Every day, he oscillated between acquiring vast amounts of money and spending it on construction, all the way until he transformed Luoyang into an Imperial City.
However, on the sixteenth day of his arrival, Lu HaiKong's expectations were met with a cold reality. He had planned to upgrade Luoyang, which was already a large county town, to a prefecture city.
It should have been a joyous and bountiful day, as the upgrade would not only expand Luoyang's scale but also bring him a system reward.
But as Lu HaiKong prepared to upgrade Luoyang, an unexpected situation arose. The system, which had previously ignored his efforts in building Luoyang, suddenly issued a prompt:
[Your promotion has failed due to a hidden danger within the expansion range of your city, Luoyang. Please resolve the issue before attempting the promotion again!]
Lu HaiKong was stunned by the system's message. Hidden danger? How could this barren and desolate Luoyang possibly have any hidden dangers? Was the system deliberately causing trouble?
At almost the same time, a soldier under Lu HaiKong reported that a group of tomb raiders led by Wu Laosan had discovered an underground palace beneath the ancient capital of Luoyang.
It seemed that there was some kind of monster within the underground palace, as many tomb raiders who entered never returned.
Upon hearing this, Lu HaiKong's eyes narrowed.
"They're really causing trouble!"
(End of Chapter)
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