When A Bao saw everyone enter the tomb passage,
“Young Master, after the excavation is complete, should these…?”
With that, he made a gesture of slitting a throat.
“You all stay here and guard. After the excavation, deal with everyone except that Old Taoist. I don't want to bear the stigma of tomb raiding.”
“Oh, and the families of those people too…”
A Bao understood when he saw Wang Jin's gesture across his neck.
“Yes!”
Tomb raiding, once exposed, is almost universally condemned and greatly harms one's reputation.
Therefore, it is essential to nip it in the bud.
Wang Jin handed the crossbow to A Bao while giving instructions.
“A Bao, take a few men and accompany me home. It's getting dark, and I'm afraid to walk alone.”
A Bao was speechless upon hearing this. Ever since his mother's early death, this Young Master had been afraid of the dark and being alone, needing a maid to hug him to sleep. He didn't know why, as he was usually decisive and calm in situations, not a coward.
Little did he know how lonely and afraid Wang Jin had been since Transmigration to this world, and how much suppressed anger he harbored. His birth mother in this life truly softened Wang Jin's cold, stony heart with her meticulous care and tenderness.
Unfortunately, she was not in good health and passed away when Wang Jin was ten years old, leaving him behind. After she left, Wang Jin felt an even greater sense of unfamiliarity with everything in this world. At this time, the System's activation made the people of this world seem more like NPCs in a game to him.
And he, Wang Jin, was a Paradox Interactive gamer.
“With the wealth from this tomb, my plan can accelerate.”
Upon arriving outside the county town and giving some silver, the on-duty soldiers, seeing that it was Ji County's great talent, waved them through.
Tired from the bumpy journey and feeling a bit sleepy, Wang Jin did not go to his other residence but walked to the house he had bought years ago under the pretext of needing a quiet environment to study.
As soon as he entered, two graceful and pretty young maids greeted him. When they came closer, they said softly,
“Young Master, you've returned.”
“Mhm, prepare my bath and change of clothes, and have dinner ready. Also, get a few bottles of good wine for A Bao and the others; that boy loves his drink.”
In the bathtub, Wang Jin leaned his head against the maid's ample chest behind him, enjoying the massage from several soft, boneless hands.
“Comfortable…”
During dinner, he reminded A Bao not to drink too much before returning to his room to sleep.
Pushing open the bedroom door, he fell into a dream with the service of two charming bed-warming maids.
Wang Jin never abstained from pleasure. He had Transmigrated, so why pretend to be a virtuous man?
Enduring hardship unnecessarily?
There was no need; when it was time to enjoy, he would enjoy.
The next morning, in the study, A Bao's bloodshot eyes were filled with both exhaustion and excitement.
He excitedly said to Wang Jin, who was seated at the head of the table,
“Young Master! It's done. That Old Taoist is still being held at Five Treasures Mountain. We found hundreds of jade and bronze artifacts in the tomb, which the Old Taoist says are all great Treasures, along with much gold, silver, and jewels.”
“Let's go, we'll take a look.”
By the time Wang Jin arrived at Five Treasures Mountain, the tomb passage was piled high with excavated gold, silver, and jewels.
Beside them, a row of bodies was neatly arranged, decapitated to ensure they were thoroughly dead.
The Old Taoist, his face ashen, stared blankly at the gold and silver. There was no greed or desire in his eyes; he regarded them as dirt. Seeing Wang Jin arrive, he asked numbly,
“Is it my turn next?”
Even the most avaricious person would have no mind for Treasure at this moment. With his life about to end, what use was money?
Wang Jin chuckled upon hearing this.
“I had no intention of killing you, Daoist Priest, haha! You are my Treasure-hunting rat!”
“These Treasures belong to me, to all the brothers present, and to you too.”
Upon hearing this, Wang Jin's subordinates excitedly smacked their lips and moved the Treasures with even more vigor.
Wealth moves people's hearts. Even if A Bao and his men had been with him for a long time, with their wives, children, and elderly all under his control, he still had to give them benefits, otherwise, who would risk their lives for him?
“A Bao, take the brothers, disguise yourselves, and transport the Treasures to my private residence. Each brother will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver. Also, arrange a house for that Old Taoist, and buy some servants and beautiful maids to attend to him, but keep a close eye.”
Wang Jin was never stingy with monetary rewards. If his subordinates became disloyal due to money, then what was the point of him painstakingly acquiring it?
Money is meant to be spent; only spent money is truly money.
Two burly men, without a word, grabbed the Old Taoist by his arms and dragged him out.
Wang Jin said this while picking up a jade ruyi to play with. His thoughts moved, and the System's marketplace prompted that it could be recharged. He was overjoyed, realizing that ancient jade artifacts could also be used.
Then… “Ding!”
“Assistant notification: Side quest triggered: Recharge funds to one million. Reward: One draw attempt.”
Candles made from whale oil from the East Sea cast bright, warm light, making the gold, silver, and jade artifacts in the secret chamber glitter.
Wang Jin excitedly rubbed his hands like a fly, saying:
“Assistant, recharge all.”
“Ding!”
“Funds increased by 3,089,580.”
Seeing the fund increase after recharging, Wang Jin frowned.
“Hmm? This number isn't right; it's less. It seems jade and bronze artifacts can be recharged, but not at their actual value.”
“Ah, but it's good that it can be recharged. Selling funerary objects is also a problem, so recharging is good for clean monetization.”
“Ding!”
“Assistant notification: Side quest completed. Draw attempts increased by one.”
“Let's do a draw and see if there's anything good.”
“Ding!”
“Wei Infantry * 1000.”
“Wei Infantry? More soldiers. When I get to the south…”