When the six men saw Hao Yun get out of the car and start loading treasures onto it, they cautiously followed.
"Really no traps?"
George looked around nervously, afraid that he might have triggered some kind of mechanism.
"That's all. Hurry up and come and move the treasure. After you're done, there will be gold bricks too."
Hao Yun filled wooden crates with jewels, piled them aside, and then continued filling them.
After working for more than three hours, the seven people finally packed all the jewelry in the room into boxes and loaded it onto the car.
"We've struck it rich this time, over three hundred chests of jewelry!"
Sitting on the ground, the seven people had smiles on their faces.
These jewels alone, if divided equally among everyone, would be enough to feed them for a lifetime.
"Don't get too excited yet. This palace was built entirely with gold bricks. Let's think about how to dig them out later."
Hao Yun was chatting and laughing with everyone when his expression suddenly changed.
"Get in the car first, something's coming."
Outside the palace, a group of monkeys carrying weapons barged in.
Back in the car, Hao Yun steered it out of the room.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Dozens of spears were thrown over and hit the car with a crisp sound.
The people inside the car were a bit confused, completely unaware of what had happened.
"What's going on?"
Chapter 331 Getting Rich
Of the people inside the car, only Hao Yun could see clearly what had attacked them.
They are a group of monkeys, monkeys that can use weapons.
The monkeys hid in various corners of the palace, systematically throwing spears in an attempt to stop the car from moving forward.
"There are monkeys! Look, they're even carrying weapons!"
Hermione has excellent eyesight and spotted the monkey hiding on the roof.
"There are monkeys over there too, lots of them!"
The six people peered out the car window, observing their surroundings, and noticed that more and more monkeys were gathering around.
After testing the waters with spears, the monkeys grew bolder, because they discovered that this strange-looking creature didn't seem to have any offensive capabilities.
"The guardians of the palace? I never expected them to be a bunch of monkeys."
Hao Yun muttered to himself, wondering whether he should kill them.
If they didn't drive them away, the group wouldn't be able to remove the gold bricks from the palace.
Hao Yun quickly made a decision: he would kill the monkeys because they were just too annoying.
"Big White, activate attack mode!"
"Attack mode activated. Please lock onto the target."
"All monkeys within sight, begin attack."
The magic array inside the car's hood was spinning at high speed, and a huge array spread out, enveloping all the monkeys.
Once the formation was complete, the attack mode was officially activated, and beams of white light swiftly pierced through the monkey's head.
The gruesome scene caused Hermione and Ginny to cover their eyes.
Ron and Harry felt that Hao Yun's actions were too cruel.
"We don't need to kill them all, do we?"
Hao Yun snorted and pointed to a weapon in a monkey's hand.
"Look, those are human leg bones! These monkeys have eaten people!"
Suddenly, no one felt sorry for the monkeys anymore. What if they let them go, and the monkeys turned around and killed them?
After the monkey died, its body quickly combusted and eventually turned to ash, which was then scattered by strong winds.
Hao Yun's actions drew attention, but Fred and George were not surprised.
Last year, during their travels, they encountered a cannibal tribe, and George and Fred were tricked and turned into roast pigs.
That tribe was wiped out by Hao Yun in the same way, leaving not even ashes.
After the battle ended, Hao Yun got out of the car and led everyone to start breaking the gold bricks.
This time, no one foolishly tried to pry it open with their hands; instead, they used magic.
While we were organizing the jewelry, everyone was so happy that they completely forgot they could use magic.
With the help of magic, all the gold bricks laid on the ground were removed, followed by the roof, walls...
Everything made of gold was packed up and taken away.
After staying in the Golden City for four days, the seven men took all the gold, leaving only the gilded buildings behind.
If any adventurers ever find this place in the future, they'll probably faint from crying on the spot.
Having explored the Golden City, the next destination is the Golden Lake.
The exploration went smoothly, and Hao Yun found Golden Lake in just a few days.
The so-called Golden Lake is actually just a small lake. Under the sunlight, the gold, silver, jewels and jade at the bottom of the lake reflect a golden color on the surface.
"What should we do? Are we supposed to go down into the lake to retrieve it?"
The seven people stood on the shore, all looking somewhat lost.
"Forget it, it's too much trouble. The harvest from the Golden City is enough for everyone to live on for a lifetime. There's no need to go into the water to fish for more."
Hao Yun had no desire to go into the water. It would take too much time for just a few of them to retrieve all the gold and silver treasures from the bottom of the lake.
The other six also agreed, as they were already very satisfied with what they had gained in the City of Gold.
Where do we go next?
"Let's go to the islands on the west coast and enjoy the beach and sunbathing. I'm getting so tired of being in this tropical rainforest that I'm practically growing hair."
"Great! I agree to go to the archipelago!"
After some discussion, everyone finally decided to go to the archipelago.
After getting into the car and officially setting off, Ron returned to the vehicle, lay down on the large bed made of gold bricks, and looked completely satisfied.
The others expressed their disdain, and Harry even wondered if Ron had dragon blood, otherwise why would he like gold so much?
After everyone received the gold, their excitement subsided after two days, except for Ron, who was still immersed in the sea of gold.
This trip to the archipelago took a full three days.
They had already sent the letter to let them know they were safe back to their humble abode.
Everyone kept quiet about the Gold City adventure, planning to surprise their families later when they got home.
Upon arriving at the archipelago, everyone went completely wild, letting loose and having a blast.
If the group hadn't returned at night, Hao Yun would have suspected they had gotten lost.
After spending ten days exploring the archipelago, the seven began planning their return journey.
More than a month has passed since I left.
On the way back to the city, the group spent a few more days sightseeing before speeding back to the Burrow, because Quidditch was about to start.
As dawn broke, Mrs. Weasley, in her humble abode, looked at the empty dining table and couldn't help but think of her children who had gone on a trip.
Arthur, who was having breakfast, couldn't take it anymore. It had been more than a month since the children sent letters to let him know they were safe.
"Don't worry, the children are safe. You know Fred and George, when they're together, it's always the other people who suffer."
"How can that be the same? It's too dangerous outside. What if we encounter a dark wizard!"
"Stop nagging, look, they're back now."
Arthur looked at the car parked in the yard, smiled, and walked out.
The seven men got out of the car and greeted the Weasleys, who had come out to welcome them, with smiles.
"My darling, I've missed you so much."
Mrs. Weasley held Ginny and asked if she had encountered any trouble on the way.
Fred and George chuckled and dragged two large suitcases downstairs.
"Mom, look what this is!"
When the box was opened, the dazzling light of gold and silver jewelry left Mrs. Weasley speechless with astonishment.
"What...what have you all done!"
At this moment, Mrs. Weasley's mind was filled with images of the seven of them robbing the bank.
"Tell me! Did you rob a bank?!"
Mrs. Weasley's angry rebuke made the others burst into laughter.
"Mrs. Weasley, don't worry, we didn't rob a bank. We just found a ruin while we were traveling, which is the Golden City."
With Hao Yun's explanation, Mrs. Weasley finally believed that they had not robbed the bank.
On the way back, the gold and silver jewelry had already been distributed among everyone.
Of the more than three hundred chests of jewels, the four members of the Weasley family took fifty chests: Harry fifty chests and Hermione fifty chests.
The remaining hundred-odd boxes of jewelry were all given to Hao Yun.
As for the gold, there were more than 300 tons in total. Harry took 50 tons, Hermione took 50 tons, and the four Weasleys took 120 tons.