Beast Taming Era: I Became Groudon

Chapter 223: Those who hear it are sad and those who listen to it cry

Sometimes bad luck does not necessarily mean that one is incompetent; it may just be a bad year.

As the new president of the Ling Kingdom, he had just come out of the incident of the Sand Demon breaking the seal, but unexpectedly he encountered a theft case that shocked the whole country.

Moreover, this group of guys was so rampant that they even spared no effort to loot the national treasury of the Ling State.

"Mr. President, are you still worried about the theft in the treasury?" asked the staff member who was serving mashed potatoes and steak.

"How can I be happy after such a big thing happened?" Hearing this, the president looked up and said with a sad face: "If you knew how much material we lost this time, you would be the same as me."

High-grade materials are strategic-level resources. Now that so many have been lost at once, it would be a miracle if he could be happy. In other words, this incident has nothing to do with him directly.

Otherwise, he would soon follow in the footsteps of his predecessor and become the president who stepped down less than a month after taking office.

"So our country is the only one that was robbed this time?"

The staff member who heard this opened his mouth and asked, although they knew that they had suffered a heavy loss this time, they were not the only ones to be unlucky.

"That's not the case. Xuan Country suffered a theft some time ago, but their losses were much smaller than ours."

The president cursed angrily upon hearing this, wondering if this thief who patronized their place had any grudge against them.

He had clearly stolen from a few cities in Xuan Country and then left, but he had visited many cities in their country and had no intention of leaving.

"That's good, at least we're not the only ones suffering."

The staff member couldn't help but feel much more comfortable after hearing this. If only their country was stolen, then he would really feel that he was being targeted. But if you told him that other countries were also stolen, then he would instantly feel a lot more comfortable.

"What's good about that? The national treasury is almost emptied." The president cursed angrily, "How is the investigation going? Has a large amount of materials appeared on the black market recently? Or have habitual thieves become rich recently?"

The treasury was stolen and various cities were hit by thieves. The most suspicious place was the black market. As a famous circulation place in the country, where could the missing materials go? Nine out of ten times, they appeared there.

"Mr. President, you may have wrongly accused the black market this time, because according to our investigation, in addition to major cities, the national treasury was also robbed this time."

"The losses in the black market were also extremely severe. Almost every merchant that stocked high-grade materials was not spared." The staff member reported the situation with a complicated expression.

So if they didn't investigate, they would be dead. Even they were shocked. They didn't expect that there were people who were so fearless of death that they even dared to steal goods on the black market.

The degree of their cruelty is simply outrageous. The entire black market has issued a death order to find the thieves and cut them into pieces.

It can be said that the theft gang this time directly incurred public anger.

"What! The black market was also robbed?" The president, who had originally hoped to get some useful information from the black market, couldn't help but show a look of surprise after hearing the report from his staff.

Did he hear it right? Someone actually stole something and sold it on the black market. You have to know that those guys are all vicious criminals. If you steal their things, won't that mean you're going to kill them?
Moreover, the financial backers behind many black market businesses are politicians and guys who cannot show their faces in person.

Now that their goods have been stolen, they must be more anxious than anyone else to catch the thief.

"Yes, Mr. President."

"Although this sounds outrageous, it is true. If you go to any remote alley now, you will see big men with tattoos on their bodies searching for habitual thieves and checking their homes one by one."

“Some were even taken back home, and many received cordial greetings.”

The staff member smiled and said, the fact is that you will be much more unlucky if you offend people who do not abide by the law than if you offend people who abide by the law. They will not tell you any rules. As long as they can achieve their goal, they will use any means possible.

For example, this time all these habitual thieves were invited to be guests in the small dark rooms of various forces.

"Well, it seems that they are more professional than our people in some aspects." After listening, the President said, "Pay more attention to these guys. I hope they can get the clues we need."

Since someone has already helped them to test the waters, all they need to do now is to wait patiently for the results.

"Okay, Mr. President." The staff nodded, put down their lunch, and went to pass on the president's order.

Soon, a group of water meter workers, deliverymen, and drivers dressed in different costumes were dispatched to various parts of the city, keeping an eye on the actions of the major forces.

As for those forces that were not robbed, they were also nervous and looking around, fearing that their storage bracelets would be stolen in the next second.

"Lord Sand Demon, do we still need to continue? All major forces are on guard against us. It may not be easy to succeed next time." The leader of the terrorist organization, who had looted many warehouses with the Sand Demon, felt very happy doing these things.

But it is obvious that now is not the time to continue. All major forces and the Ling State are tracking them. If they are caught, hanging would be the lightest punishment.

"I understand this without you telling me, but how can we know if it's possible if we don't try?" The Sand Devil looked at the big castle in the distance and said, "Is this the residence of the guy who claims to be the richest man in the world? I hope his wealth will not disappoint me."

"Sir, you must be talking about collectible materials." The leader of the terrorist organization said after hearing this. It is obvious whether the world's richest man has money in his home, but it is unknown whether he has materials.

"That's about the same. I want all the money and materials today." The Sand Demon said. Since he had already set out, there was no reason for him to return empty-handed. Money could buy materials anyway, so no matter what was in the castle today, he would take it away.

"Your Excellency is so domineering." Upon hearing this, the man couldn't help but flatter him.

"No need to say any more flattery. Let's go in first. It won't be too late for you to say these things after we get the things." The Sand Devil was almost tired of listening to the man's words.

Therefore, facing the other party's words, there is no longer much reaction.

"Yes, sir." The man nodded upon hearing this, then turned into sand and went underground.

After a while, they arrived at the basement of the castle. Looking at the piles of red wine in the basement of the castle, the man couldn't help but sigh: "A wealthy family is a wealthy family. Such good wine is actually piled up."

"Don't pay attention to these useless things. We are here to see this." The voice of the Sand Demon sounded in the man's ears. What's so good about these things?

In his opinion, it was just like the garbage on the ground.

Only materials containing energy are what they need.

"Sir, I don't have any other hobbies except drinking. There is quite a lot of space in your body, so please bring me some wine." The man pleaded after hearing this. If he left without taking some of the good wine, he would definitely regret it after he left. Besides, it would be a waste if he didn't drink so much wine here.

"Well, since you work diligently for me, I will make an exception and help you this time." The Sand Demon heard this, thought about how the other party had done a lot for him, and then gently waved his hands made of sand and swallowed all the wine.

"Thank you, sir." Seeing this scene, the man couldn't help but say happily.

"Okay, we have to get down to business. We don't have time to waste here." After dealing with the wine, the Sand Demon said.

"Yes." The man nodded and began to explore the entire castle. The castle was full of walls and floors made of special materials. The owner here seemed to want to use this method to prove his financial strength and avoid thieves.

But today he paid the price for his carelessness. It turned out that he brought his girlfriend to the castle to flirt and experience the meaning of life in a different way.

The fine wine he had spent eight years collecting was gone, the treasure trove he had built with special minerals was destroyed, and not even the gold dust was left of the entire set of gold furniture he had used to highlight the luxury of his home.

The most crucial thing is that he did not install any surveillance in the castle. After all, there were two emperor-level three-headed wolves outside. As long as someone approached him, they would hear the sound and he would wear pants so as not to appear naked.

But today, the house was almost emptied, and the wolves outside didn't even roar, which made him very angry.

"You two bastards, why have I raised you for so long? Isn't it just for you two to help me look after us? What have you done?" The rich man in mink fur looked at the two three-headed wolves and cursed angrily.

"The door isn't lost, is it?"

"That's right. You said it yourself. When you were at home, you told us not to get too close to each other. If we heard any strange noises coming from the castle, we shouldn't ask. We just had to stay outside and not let anyone get close to us."

The two three-headed wolves who were being scolded became instantly unhappy when they heard this.

The two of them work diligently and hard. Although there are some lazy people who slack off, they still have to work hard, okay?
There was no one outside at all, why were they shouting for no reason?

"Okay... okay, I kept you two guys just to watch the door, right?" The rich man almost got a cerebral congestion when he heard this. No wonder some people said that the three-headed dog was not very smart. Now he finally understood why these guys were not smart.

It turns out that no one there is smart.

"Otherwise?" said the two three-headed wolves, lying lazily on the ground.

They both tried their best, but problems still occurred. This matter has nothing to do with them.

"You two bastards, just prepare to go hungry tonight." The rich man returned to the castle cursing. He was very angry now. How angry was he?
You can tell from the fact that he's now going to call and curse at the local sheriff.

The fucked sheriff said that he was really unlucky today and that what's the point of scolding and complaining about the thief who he couldn't even handle?
If you have the ability, catch the thief yourself, don't get angry at him.

But this certainly cannot be said, after all, he is a wealthy man.

The local finances still have to rely on the other party for help, so they can only say with a smile that they will send people to investigate immediately and will definitely solve the case as soon as possible and find the murderer.

In response to the sheriff's assurance, the wealthy said that hiring a private detective would be more reliable.

But this incident did serve as a wake-up call for him. The other party was able to take control of everything in his house so easily. If the other party had no ulterior motives towards him, he would have lost his life.

However, he had to take some safety measures to prevent someone from targeting him in the future.

Thinking of this, the wealthy man immediately asked all the legendary beastmasters nearby to live in the castle. Now he didn't dare to be greedy for happiness.

The legendary beastmasters who learned that their boss's house had been emptied couldn't help but take a deep breath when looking at the empty castle. They were staying in the houses around the castle but didn't find anything wrong. Fortunately, nothing happened to their boss, otherwise, they would have lost a large amount of annual income.

"Rich people these days have such low vigilance. It's ok that they don't have surveillance cameras at home, but they don't even have a butler or something like that. It really is just their tricks." The man who successfully robbed the castle said, and he opened a bottle of good wine and started drinking it. For him, today is really a day worth celebrating.

Not only did I complete the task successfully, but I also got the necessary materials.

"Drink less, we still have to continue working." The Sand Devil looked at his drunkard-like subordinate and reminded him.

Although they had looted most of the country of Ling, there were still many places they had not visited and they had to make a few more trips. Now was not the time for them to drink in peace.

"Don't worry, sir."

"The more I drink, the more energetic I become. I won't get drunk." The man said with a smile, his body slowly sinking into the ground.

Originally, he was not very interested in such sneaky things, and felt that a real man should do things openly and honestly. But after tasting the benefits of this, he felt that people should not be so rigid, and in fact, it is quite good sometimes.

At least, if he wanted to find such good wine, he would have to spend some effort. How could he drink it so easily like he does now?
So the old saying is still true, there is no reward without hard work.

I hope the place I go next won't disappoint him.

(End of this chapter)