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Daniel thought for a moment, not rushing inside to search for treasures, but instead transformed into Arnold's appearance and stepped outside.
At this time, the outside was already in chaos due to the alarm, with teams of guards running towards the source of the sound to check the situation.
Suddenly seeing Daniel walking out of the secret room, they all bowed. "My lord, my lord."
Daniel waved his hand and said coldly, "Alright, everyone go back. It was just an accident; there's no need to worry."
"Yes, my lord."
Although the guards were puzzled, they still bowed and left. Here, they were more like errand runners than actual guards; they had only the ability to handle trivial matters. Any Wizard Apprentice could easily eliminate them. Since Arnold had appeared, who would dare to voice any objections? They didn't want to risk their lives.
After sending the guards away, Daniel rubbed his hands together and entered the secret room, ready to see what was inside. He didn't expect any Magical Items, but there should be plenty of other things.
Once inside, Daniel immediately widened his eyes at the sight of so many items.
Fiery Gold: A metal that has been roasted in a solution for millions of years, mixed with various metals and ultimately formed. It is an excellent material for making Fire Element Magical Items.
Fire Lotus: A lotus flower that grows in lava, it is a primary material for making Explosive Potion.
Lava Crystal: A crystal formed from aggregated lava, clear and transparent, it is a high-quality Fire Element Spell Materials.
Dragon Snake Fruit: A material that can only be found in the habitat of earth dragons. The snake scale grass has mutated into fruit after years of contact with earth dragons. It can greatly enhance physical attributes, especially strength.
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With so many good things, Daniel was almost drooling. Thinking of the other people's secret rooms, he could only suppress the impulse to roll around and cheer on top of them, first going out to find the secret rooms, and then figuring out how to deal with them after everything was found.
Daniel came out and found several other people's secret rooms. The items inside were not as plentiful as Arnold's, but still quite a few.
After searching all the secret rooms, he managed to fill one box. With so many items, it would be impossible for Daniel to sneak them away without anyone noticing, but fortunately, that wasn't necessary.
He directly transformed into Arnold's appearance and walked out with a cold face, shouting, "Someone prepare a carriage for me; I need to use it."
Faced with his command, who dared to question him? Soon the carriage was ready. Daniel directed the guards to lift the boxes one by one onto the carriage and then drove away.
Before this, he had also met with the city lord, informing him that he needed to go outside for an important experiment and should not be disturbed.
As for how long it would take, Daniel did not tell them, but considering that under normal circumstances and with mortals' fear of Wizard Apprentices, they would not be disturbed for several months.
Moreover, when Arnold and the others left, in order to prevent the Flame Demon from becoming alert, they claimed they were in seclusion. This group of guards thought they were still there. With other apprentices guarding Vita City’s safety, there would be no questions.
No one suspected that someone had stolen all the possessions of these Wizard Apprentices right under their noses. In such a dereliction of duty situation, if that group of Wizard Apprentices found out, they would surely kill them in their anger.
Fortunately, all ten Wizard Apprentices in Vita City had been killed by Daniel, sparing them from death.
Along the way, all the citizens respectfully bowed to the carriage. To them, facing the guardians of the city, how could they not show respect?
If it weren't for their protection of the city's safety, where would there be a peaceful life? Therefore, they were immensely grateful to the Wizard Apprentices. Daniel fully enjoyed the pleasure of leading an inspection.
Then Daniel drove the carriage into a forest, leaving Bear Big, who had been hiding there, to watch over it. He hurried back to the Lava Secret Realm.
Now, it had already been three days since he left the secret realm. After all, those Wizard Apprentices' hidden chambers were not only hard to find, but he also had to decipher the Magic Array above them, which consumed a lot of time. By nightfall, he couldn't rush to leave the city.
Otherwise, it would be obvious that something was wrong. With little time left and under the pressure of the Wizard Apprentices' influence, they wouldn't suspect anything.
However, as time passed, even a fool would realize that something was amiss and report it to the empire, leading to an investigation by the Wizard Apprentices. It would be surprising if he wasn't hunted down.
Therefore, he needed to make things appear normal and avoid raising suspicion. He aimed to slow down the empire's response and buy himself time to escape from the Underworld.
This time entering the Lava Secret Realm, Daniel didn't dare use his true appearance. After thinking for a moment, he found a luxurious robe to wear and then slowly entered the Lava Secret Realm, heading deeper into the secret realm.
The Antia Empire had held the Lava Secret Realm for thousands of years and had long explored every passage within. The inhabitants here, the Fire Elemental Tribe, had long submitted to the empire's powerful military force. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to live here; they would have been killed by the empire long ago.
The empire allowed them, an alien race, to live here in order to enslave and exploit them.
Although the Fire Elemental Tribe was very powerful, they could not survive independently outside of the lava world. In places without Magma, they would perish because they were born from lava; losing this secret realm meant losing their source of sustenance. This was their most fatal weakness.
However, they also possessed advantages that humans did not have. Fire Elementals thrived in the Magma Sea as if they were fish living in water. That is why the empire allowed their existence: every few decades, they would send envoys to the Lava Secret Realm to plunder its treasures.
Years ago, the empire's ancestor, that Formal Wizard, descended upon the Lava Secret Realm and subdued the Fire Elemental Tribe with powerful means.
With an extremely harsh magical contract in hand, the Fire Elemental Tribe became alternative miners under his control, required to submit a massive amount of resources every ten years.
And in just one more year, that time would come again.
Daniel was indeed posing as an imperial envoy.
He walked slowly, soon arriving at the Magma Sea. Daniel did not stop and continued toward the center. The rocks standing above the Magma Sea became his stepping stones.
Suddenly, Daniel noticed something emerging from the Magma Sea, and he instantly halted. Soon, several Fire Elementals appeared before him.
These Fire Elementals did not have a fixed appearance; their lower bodies were a mass of burning flames rising upward. Only their upper bodies resembled humans, but they were also made of fire.
Each had a head and two arms, all engulfed in flames, even their eyes were two blazing fireballs.
It was certain that the stronger the Fire Elemental, the more it resembled a human. The three leading elders of the Fire Elemental Clan at the front had flames that had subsided considerably, allowing their human forms to be discernible.
"Great imperial envoy, the Fire Elemental Clan welcomes your arrival. May I ask what brings you here this time?"
The central Fire Elemental Elder spoke. Although his words were respectful, his demeanor already expressed his anger.
Since being subdued, they had to submit a massive amount of resources every ten years. However, in recent years, the amount required had increased significantly, nearly crushing them under the burden.
"Nothing much, my mentor sent me to collect this time's resources, which is double the amount from last time."
"What? That's impossible. We simply do not have that many resources. You might as well kill us."
Another Fire Elemental Elder immediately retorted angrily. They had long been fed up with this kind of life; if it weren't for the fact that the Lava Secret Realm was not connected to the outside world, they would have escaped long ago.
But now, for the survival of their tribe, they had no choice but to submit time and again. If they were to hand over double the resources now, what would happen next time? With their capabilities, they could not possibly gather that much.
Daniel smiled faintly, took out a token, and infused it with magic. Suddenly, the image of the ancestor appeared before them.
"Fire Elemental Clan, you are to submit double the resources this time. The next tribute will be due in zero years. Anyone who dares to refuse will be exterminated immediately."
The Fire Elemental Elder let out a sigh of relief; it seemed that they only needed to gather the resources that were originally to be submitted in two installments all at once, which they could manage with some effort.
Little did they know, this was a token that Daniel had obtained from Arnold. He had slightly altered the structure of the Magic Array inside, allowing him to project these words.
He could not stay long; with the mindset of taking what he could and leaving, he certainly hoped to gather a bit more.
"You all heard that, it's the master's order. Anyone who dares to disobey should not blame me for being impolite."
The three Fire Elemental Elders then realized that Daniel was actually a disciple of Lord Boris, and naturally became more courteous.
"Please allow us to discuss this."
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