A few minutes later, Mitch's phone received a notification for the transfer to his bank account. "Thank you." Tears welled up in Mitch's eyes, and he seemed overwhelmed with emotion. Wilbur said, "No worries. Get some rest. I've now invested in Mitch's exploration team. We'll get in touch after you get some rest. We'll talk about the next step of our plan after that." After getting back to the hotel, Wilbur began thinking about the eight explorers. Mitch's wish had come true, and Vernon's was next. For that to happen, the head of the library Vernon had worked at would need to release Vernon's bonus, then apologize and rehire Vernon. That was hardly a challenge. As for Veda, the trauma of having the woman he loved marry another man was quite tough. However, it was considered pretty common in daily life. All was fair in love, and everyone was entitled to make their own decisions. Wilbur felt like Veda's problems might be related to the resentment nestled within him. As long as

Eli and Aite looked at each other, and their expressions darkened. "That's hardly possible, Mister Penn. We've done the math, and that chest of gold is really worth around two hundred million. The difference can't be that big." Aite nodded. "We want forty million, and not a penny less. Otherwise, we won't give up our share." Wilbur frowned at the two men with growing suspicion. After all, the chest was buried deep in the Vicente Primeval Forest, where no one had reached to this day. No one was supposed to know how much that treasure cost at all. Not only did these two men know that the treasure was a chest full of gold, but they even knew how much it was worth. How was that possible? Wilbur was the CEO of Cape International and worth billions of dollars, so forty million dollars was hardly anything to him. Even so, he had his boundaries. Wilbur would have been fine helping them out if it was just a few million dollars. However, the two brothers had asked for forty million out

Wilbur looked up at the two brothers. "Are you sure that Vicente Deep Waters really exists, and there's treasure in there?" Eli seemed a little emotional as he said, "We have all the information, Mister Penn. We can send you a digital copy of it tomorrow morning if you don't believe us, and you can see for yourself then if this treasure really exists." Wilbur nodded. "That's probably for the best. After all, we've never seen Vicente Deep Waters before. Nonetheless, I am curious about how Mitch and the others know about the treasure in the forest too." Aite shrugged. "It was purely coincidental. Vernon found a book containing notes left behind from a previous civilization, and it was mentioned that there was indeed treasure hidden within Vicente Primeval Forest. It was all in text, though. The five of us just found each other randomly and chose to team up to search for the treasure because none of us wanted to be ordinary people." Wilbur's mind raced. "So, you knew where the tre

Kean said, "If it's worth a lot, I'm bringing a crystal or two back with me. Who knows, I could make some good money with it." He walked over to grab one of the glowing crystals, but a huge spark of electricity struck him the moment his hands came into contact with them. "Argh!" Kean's hands flew backward as his eyes widened in shock. "What was that?" Vernon said, "Be careful of what you touch, Vernon. There might be powers none of us know of." Wilbur said, "Alright, I'll lead the way now. Everyone, stay behind me." Wilbur took the lead, and everyone followed behind him. They made their way down the path, which widened as they kept going. Before long, the entirety of Vicente Deep Waters stood before them. Wilbur looked at the map on his phone as he walked and was shocked to discover that the castle looked exactly like it did on the map. Moreover, the walls and ground were both very clean with no signs of wear or decay. It was important to note that the last civilization

"Get down!" Wilbur shouted amidst the quaking, and everyone scrambled to lie on the ground. Aite grumbled, "What the hell is this, huh?" Just then, a huge rock fell from mid-air, falling down toward Aite. "Aite!" Eli threw himself on top of his brother instinctively. Wilbur dashed in front of the two brothers, summoned his thunder cleaver, and struck the rock with it. The black aura blew the rock into countless tiny pebbles, scattering them into the waters below the passage with a series of splashes. Following that, countless giant rocks appeared and fell from above. Wilbur raised his hand, the Light Gloves emitting a white glow that enveloped his body and formed a glowing white shield. "Argh!" Wilbur roared out in fury, and the shield began to spread. It was not long before all the explorers were covered inside it, and the huge rocks that struck the shield were reduced to dust at once. The other rocks fell down the sides of the passage, splashing into the waters. A whi