Chapter 56 - 54: The Great Elf Plants Heist

Even within the Shadow Plane, Xiahou Yan’s vision could not penetrate the surface of the box to observe what was inside.

"That should be a safe for storing valuables!" Master Laurie had also noticed the box and whispered, "The body of the cabinet might be made of Magic Metal, which is why we can’t sense what’s inside! I’ve already investigated; there are no anomalies anywhere else in the Monastery. The Elf Plants can only be hidden in this safe!"

"Then what are we waiting for?" Xiahou Yan cast a sidelong glance at his own Chief Mage.

With that, the group immediately set off toward the basement.

"Shadow Stealth" had a time limit. Moreover, once it wore off, if one wanted to cast it on the same person again, the Magic Power consumption of the Spell would multiply. This was fundamentally because the Shadow Plane, as an Otherworld, had a tendency to reject creatures from the Main World. This was also known in Magic as "Odegaard’s Second Principle of Incompatibility"!

Therefore, the five temporary thieves from the Igor Family did not dare delay in the slightest and quickly descended into the basement.

To their slight relief, there wasn’t a single grey shadow around, proving that there was no one else here but them. Clearly, the Desolate Wind Mercenary Corps, who believed the Monastery’s defenses were as solid as King Kong, had no intention of sending anyone to guard the basement at all!

However, this wasn’t purely out of overconfidence. According to Master Laurie, they had installed a Magic Detector at the entrance of the Monastery, which was supposed to be capable of detecting the Magic Fluctuation of all intruders!

It was just that the extremely rare and highly effective Shadow Magic had perfectly hit the blind spot of the Desolate Wind Mercenary Corps’ security. The remaining Shadow Mages in the world couldn’t even fill a poker table, so who would specifically prepare for an obscure Spell like "Shadow Stealth"?

After confirming that the basement was absolutely safe, Xiahou Yan waved his hand and dispelled the effects of "Shadow Stealth."

Vibrant colors returned to the eyes of the five, indicating that they had left the Shadow Plane and returned to the Main World.

If there had been another person in the basement at this moment, from their perspective, these five people would have appeared out of thin air like ghosts.

Having dispelled the Magic, Xiahou Yan did not hesitate for a second, his eyes immediately locking onto the massive safe in the corner of the room!

The note attached to the safe that read, "Flower of Abundance, handle with care," made the Lord surge with excitement!

But immediately after, he realized a problem. The surface of the safe was a dark iron-grey, and at first glance, it seemed to be ordinary steel. However, the glowing runes engraved upon it and the faint Magic Fluctuation indicated that this was a Magic Safe forged from the Magic Metal, "Babylonian Secret Pattern Steel"!

Furthermore, the Lord discovered to his frustration that this cabinet also lacked a keyhole.

This meant that it was yet another damn Magic Lock that could only be opened through a special method!

Xiahou Yan stood in front of the safe and probed hesitantly, "Simon Adrian is an Iron Handsome Guy?"

The safe remained motionless.

Clearly, not all Magic Locks could be opened with the same password.

"What do we do?" Xiahou Yan looked to Master Laurie for help.

Master Laurie sucked his teeth with a grimace. How to crack a Magic Lock had always been a global challenge. Although with Master Laurie’s experience and level of Magic Power, attempting to forcefully break the seal on this safe wasn’t impossible, it would take a massive amount of time! And time was exactly what they lacked the most!

Xiahou Yan was furious, wondering why lately, just when great treasures were right in front of his eyes, he was constantly blocked by things like Magic Locks! He was as anxious as a hardcore nerd who had finished downloading a zipped torrent file, only to discover it was password-protected!

"Screw it!" Knowing they couldn’t delay here any longer, the Lord steeled his resolve. "Let’s transport this safe back first. As for the Magic Lock on it, we’ll just have to slowly figure out a way to crack it..."

Master Laurie also had to admit that with time being so tight, this was undoubtedly the best solution.

Although this safe was incredibly heavy, to a junior Mage, it wasn’t considered a significant obstacle!

Master Laurie waved his sleeve and fluently chanted a "Floating Spell." The mountain-like safe, as if lifted by an invisible giant hand, swayed and floated into mid-air.

Then, the ear-piercing sound of a Magic alarm rang out throughout the Monastery of the Summit of Glory...