The three monarch space-times were divided into three regions, namely the Lower King Starfield, the Upper King Starfield, and the Monarch Starfield. Only the people from the Monarch Starfield could walk freely in the Upper King Starfield and the Lower King Starfield, and it was very difficult for the people from these two starfields to enter the Monarch Starfield, they could only use their connections.
However, there were some people who could enter the three regions, and the Crystal Wall was one of them.
The development of humanity had broken away from its primitive state, and the economy was a very important factor. The Crystal Wall was like the Mavis Bank, controlling the economy of the three monarchs.
In the Emperor Starfield, the Crystal Wall's headquarters was circular. It was even larger than a planet, and it rotated slowly as if it was a clock for the Emperor Starfield.
Dong, dong, dong. A man stood outside the door with a nervous expression.
"Enter," a woman's voice sounded. It sounded steady, experienced, and had traces of time.
The man entered and bowed. "Assemble."
A woman sat in front of him. She wasn't very pretty, but she was the type that was pleasing to the eye. Her eyes were very sharp, and when she looked up, it was as if she could see through people's hearts. The man's heart trembled. "How is it?"
The man respectfully replied, "It hasn't reached the standard yet."
"Look again," the woman said and lowered her head. No one knew what she was looking at.
The man walked out, thought for a moment, and knocked again.
"Enter."
The man walked over to the woman. "Assemble. It's reached the standard. You can fill it up."
"Mm," the woman replied. "Well done."
"Thank you for assembling." The man wiped the sweat off his forehead. His task was to check whether the rainbow wall had reached the standard for replenishing the monarch's aura, and this job was very simple. It wasn't that the job was difficult, but that it was too simple. It was so simple that one glance was enough. However, with just one glance, some people were right, while others were wrong.
Every time he reported, it was like trying his luck.
Everyone who knew Shui Ningqiu knew that she had a standard in her heart, but no one knew what that standard was.
The man walked out with a complicated expression. He didn't know how many more days he could do this job, and he might not be so lucky next time. Luckily, he had reacted quickly this time, or he would have lost his job.
"Let's go to Mohe Courtyard," the woman said indifferently. Following her words, two figures walked out from behind her. They both had the cultivation level of a monarch's servant. They were here to protect Shui Ningqiu, and the entrance to the Emperor's Storehouse was in Mohe Courtyard. The woman was Shui Ningqiu.
The two of them followed Shui Ningqiu like shadows towards Mo He Courtyard.
One of them was surprised; it was Lu Yin in disguise. He hadn't expected his luck to be so good, going to the Emperor's Warehouse as soon as he arrived. He had only wanted to see when Shui Ningqiu would go so that he could make arrangements.
As for Cang Bi, how could she possibly monitor him?
Mo He Courtyard was second only to the Sword and Shield of the Three Monarchs in the Three Monarchs Universe. It had a total of fifteen Half-Martial Ancestor powerhouses guarding it, deterring the Sovereign Domain. Even other parallel universes were afraid of Mo He Courtyard.
Even though there were definitely more than fifteen Half Martial Ancestors in each parallel universe, they were unable to unite. Only the three monarch universes were able to unite all the Half Martial Ancestors together, becoming a force that no one could ignore.
After all, the fifth continent only had seven Half-Martial Ancestors back then, so one could imagine how powerful Mo He Courtyard was.
With Mo He Courtyard guarding, unless it was an extremely strong person, no one would be able to enter the Emperor's Warehouse.
And within the Emperor's Warehouse, there must be other methods of surveillance.
Shui Ningqiu was too familiar with Mo He Courtyard. It was like returning to her own home.
Lu Yin was rather curious, as he had heard that the Mo He Courtyard's Courtyard Master was a peak Half-Martial Ancestor.
He was currently attempting to break through to the Ancestor Realm. Once he succeeded, the Three Monarchs Time-Space would have an additional powerhouse. This person was called Chen Le.
The entrance to the Emperor's Warehouse was beneath Mo He Courtyard.
Along the way, no one noticed anything strange about him. Even an extremely strong powerhouse might not have been able to discover him, let alone Mo He Courtyard.
The entrance to the Emperor's Warehouse was rather grand, and there were three statues that represented the Three Monarchs. Lord Luo was in the middle, Lord Mu was on the left, and Lord Xing was on the right.
A man was standing at the entrance, and when he saw Shui Ningqiu, he frowned, "You need to replenish the rainbow wall so soon?"
"There's no other way. The war is too intense." Shui Ningqiu walked closer step by step until she was three meters away from the man. She smiled, her aura completely different from before.
The man's eyes lit up, "I want fifty million Hui Crystals this time."
This person was called Fu Yuan, and according to the information provided by Luo Laoer, this person had cooperated with Shui Ningqiu to steal the Hui Crystals.
The two of them would steal Hui Crystals each time, and although they didn't steal a lot, it was different after a few times. After so many years, Fu Yuan had accumulated a huge amount of Hui Crystals. He wanted to surpass Chen Le and become Mo He Courtyard's Courtyard Master. If Chen Le broke through to the Ancestor Realm, then he would become the next Courtyard Master.
"Fifty million is a bit troublesome," Shui Ningqiu whispered, "Mu Jun's disappearance has caused the Three Monarchs Formation to become unstable. The rainbow wall is also weakening day by day, so it might attract Lord Luo's attention."
Fu Yuan frowned, "I don't have enough Hui Crystals to break through to the peak of Half-Monarch."
"After so many years, you've taken no less than a billion Hui Crystals since you first became a Half-Monarch. To be honest, that's a huge number. The situation isn't good now, so you should try to reduce it. If Mu Jun returns and the Three Monarchs Formation stabilizes, I might even give you a hundred million."
Fu Yuan lowered his voice, "Chen Le is about to break through to Half-Monarch, and the competition in Mo He Courtyard is very intense. You don't want that position to be taken by someone else, right? You've taken as many Hui Crystals as I have over the past few years. There are ten billion Hui Crystals, but you've only taken fifty million. That won't attract anyone's attention."
They didn't hide their conversation from Lu Yin, as these two guards were people they trusted completely. They would never have imagined that one of them was Lu Yin.
No matter what Fu Yuan said, Shui Ningqiu refused to give him that many Hui Crystals. In the end, Fu Yuan could only agree to take ten million.
To a Half-Ancestor, ten million Hui Crystals was a very small number that wasn't even worth mentioning. It was just like how ten million star essence was to a Half-Ancestor from the Fifth Mainland. However, Fu Yuan had accumulated them over a long period of time, and after stealing them so many times, the number of Hui Crystals he had on him was ridiculous. There was only one use for all of them, which was to break through to the peak of Half-Monarch.
Shui Ningqiu's Hui Crystals were used to break through to Half-Monarch, and she was also a peak Ruler's Attendant.
Both of them had their own needs.
According to the information that Luo Laoer had purchased, these two had been together when they were young, which was how they had managed to contact each other. It was also possible that Shui Ningqiu knew that Fu Yuan was in Mo He Courtyard, which was why she had taken the initiative to contact him.
Regardless of the situation, they were stealing from each other.
Soon, Fu Yuan retrieved ten billion Hui Crystals from the Imperial Treasury and left Mo He Courtyard with Shui Ningqiu. They headed towards the Rainbow Wall, which was Fu Yuan's mission in Mo He Courtyard.
From start to finish, Lu Yin and the other guard acted the same way. Nothing out of the ordinary happened as they calmly watched everything unfold.
He had seen the terrifying amount of Hui Crystals in the treasury, and he estimated that there were no less than a trillion of them. If something happened to Lord Luo, these crystals would be enough to support the Rainbow Wall for a considerable period of time. They were strategic resources for the three monarchs.
If he wanted to cultivate a Monarch's Aura, these crystals would be very suitable.
Sigh.
The distance from Mo He Courtyard to the Rainbow Wall was quite far, so Fu Yuan and Shui Ningqiu took a spacecraft as usual. They weren't in a hurry, or else Fu Yuan could have brought Shui Ningqiu to the Rainbow Wall quickly.
That way, it would be difficult for them to discuss anything.
Along the way, Fu Yuan took away ten million Hui Crystals, and Shui Ningqiu relaxed. "Everything needs to be stable right now. There can't be any accidents."
"I know." Fu Yuan's tone was unpleasant.
Shui Ningqiu didn't say anything else.
At that moment, someone reported, "Assemble. The Mu family has been spotted ahead."
Shui Ningqiu and Fu Yuan were stunned. "The Mu's family?"
Not long after, the two saw Matriarch Mu.
"So it's a spacecraft from the assembly. I was wondering why it looked so familiar." Matriarch Mu's calm face carried a hint of coldness. Shui Ningqiu felt uncomfortable, but she didn't dare offend Matriarch Mu. The only reason they had won back then was because Lord Luo didn't want the Mu family's influence to be too great.
Now, even though Mu Jun was missing, Luo Cang was still around. The Mu family couldn't lose power unless someone replaced Luo Cang.
Matriarch Mu saw Fu Yuan. "Long time no see."
Fu Yuan replied politely, "Senior, long time no see."
"Why are you here, Senior?"
Shui Ningqiu asked in a respectful tone.
Matriarch Mu replied casually, "It's nothing. Someone told me that the amount of Hui Crystals you provide to the Rainbow Wall each time is wrong, so I came to take a look."
Fu Yuan and Shui Ningqiu's expressions changed when they heard this.
"Senior, who spread rumors about us?
You can't talk about such things, "Shui Ningqiu said sternly.
Fu Yuan's expression was gloomy, but he didn't say anything.
Matriarch Mu said indifferently, "Whether it's true or not, we'll know once we check. Assemble and take out the Hui Crystals that were provided to the Rainbow Wall. The Hui Crystals in the Emperor's Vault are different from those in the outside world. The Monarch's Qi belongs to Lord Luo alone, so it can't be faked."
Shui Ningqiu's heart sank. She had just given ten million Hui Crystals to Fu Yuan. If Matriarch Mu checked, it would be equivalent to admitting that the two of them had stolen the Hui Crystals.
"Senior, assembling the Hui Crystals isn't child's play, and not just anyone can check it. This is a task given by Lord Luo. If you want to check it just because you heard a few words from others, others can do the same. If one day an Eternals spy takes the opportunity to steal the Hui Crystals, who will bear the responsibility?"
Shui Ningqiu said unyieldingly.
Matriarch Mu frowned. "You're not willing?"
"Yes, I can't." Shui Ningqiu didn't back down. She couldn't care less at a time like this.
Matriarch Mu looked at Fu Yuan again. "What's your attitude?"
Fu Yuan said, "If you want to check the Hui Crystals in the assembly, I'd like to ask how you can prove that you're Matriarch Mu.
If you're an Eternals spy in disguise and have methods that we can't see through, wouldn't the Hui Crystals be stolen as soon as they're taken out? "
Matriarch Mu sneered. "What a joke. Would a spy who can fool you take action for such a small amount of Hui Crystals?"
"It's true that the Hui Crystals are few, but it's related to strategy," Shui Ningqiu said. "If we don't replenish the Hui Crystals in time and cause problems to the Rainbow Wall, then it'll be a big problem."
Fu Yuan stepped forward. "If you really want to check it, you can report it to Lord Luo and let him decide."
Matriarch Mu sneered. "You two speak one after the other. Perfect coordination. The person who reported it to me was right. The two of you really do look like the two of you stuck together when you were young."
Shui Ningqiu and Fu Yuan were shocked. Not good, they've been found out.