Witch Special

Chapter 201: It’s not called stealing if you give advance notice.

At this time, Lin Zhenxi had already run to the underground vault of the United Government Savings Bank, which was dozens of meters deep, and was dazzled by the glittering golden bricks.

The underground vault was abundantly lit, with bright white lights radiating from the ceiling, walls, and floor. Lin Zhenxi's shadow was minimal as she stood inside. The gold bricks stacked in the room shone with a dazzling golden sheen under the omnipresent light. Even though Lin Zhenxi wasn't someone who was obsessed with money, the sight of the piles of gold bricks still gave her the unpleasant thought, "I wish they were all mine!"

The key point is that this is not just Lin Zhenxi's wishful thinking. If Lin Zhenxi really does it, she may be able to empty the entire vault.

Let's briefly describe the process. First, although gold is a precious metal, even if these gold bars are mixed with some copper and silver to increase their hardness, they are only alloys with a gold content of over 99.5%, not magic metals.

In the presence of magic, these gold bricks are no different from ordinary stones. The reason why alchemy and the golden touch are so well-known and even widely sung is not because they can turn worthless objects into more valuable gold, but because they fundamentally change the properties of a substance, turning other metals into gold.

As for why it has to turn into gold, it is indeed because gold is very valuable... In short, Lin Zhenxi can use magic to take away all the gold in the room, move it back to his own floating city, and then slowly proceed to the second step.

The space inside a Rubik's Cube is limited, a fact that's both a reality and a flaw. However, the Rubik's Cube also possesses another crucial property: its internal space is distributed like the pages of a book, rather than sharing a single, vast internal space. As long as different objects are present, each of the Rubik's Cubes can fit within a cubic meter, adding a great deal of technical complexity to its use.

A cubic meter of gold bricks? OK, they're in there. Can I add a cubic meter of broken gold nuggets? Is that okay? Also, a cubic meter of small gold nuggets? A cubic meter of gold leaves, a cubic meter of gold foil, a cubic meter of gold cubes, smaller than a cubic meter, and all sorts of gold sculptures and creations...

If Lin Zhenxi really intended to do that, she could stuff as much common metal as she wanted into the space cube, such as gold, which can be shaped at will without changing its own value.

But what's the point? When money reaches a certain level, it truly becomes just a number. Give Lin Zhenxi 20 kilograms of gold, and she'll consider it a windfall. Give her 20 tons, and she'll probably lose her sense of money. Even giving her 200 tons, 2,000 tons, or even 20 tons wouldn't make any difference.

After all, Lin Zhenxi didn't need that much money. Simply placing a cubic meter of gold bricks in the space cube would be enough for her to use forever. Furthermore, precious metals needed to be converted into cash through channels, which also came with a host of other issues, such as liquidity. If a large amount of gold flooded the market in a short period of time, it would only disrupt the market and alert industry insiders, without actually generating any positive returns.

Therefore, Lin Zhenxi considered his own needs completely and restrained the idea of ​​taking all the gold in front of him for himself. Instead, he used the magician's hand to take just enough gold bricks for one cubic meter from the pile of gold bricks.

These golds maintain the stability of the world's monetary system, so please be kind and don't leave behind a bad reputation as a gold thief that will be recorded in history before you leave.

If only one cubic meter of gold was stolen, the coalition government would probably suppress the matter. However, if Lin Zhenxi really emptied the vault, the coalition government, which would have no way to explain to the public, would definitely put all the blame on Lin Zhenxi, who had already left, and label her a demon who should be burned at the stake, leaving her infamous for eternity.

The gold bricks were neatly stacked not just for aesthetics, but also because a gravity sensor beneath them would sound an alarm if it detected any unexpected weight changes in the gold above. When Lin Zhenxi removed the first gold brick from the stack, the lights in the vault suddenly went out, and a shrill alarm began to blare throughout the vault, even in the savings bank above.

Lin Zhenxi had anticipated the alarm; it would have been strange if it hadn't been there. This clearly wouldn't interfere with her bricklaying, and with the combined effects of "Fluorescent Flashing" and "Silent Silence," the environmental disturbance was immediately minimized.

The Mage's Hand is a very low-level mage trick. Although it is very flexible, it is the most commonly used little magic by mages. As long as wizards learn how to cast spells silently, the first silent casting spell they master is basically this. However, it also has a very serious shortcoming, that is, insufficient power.

With Lin Zhenxi's current level of mental strength, the Mage's Hand can only move one gold brick at a time. Fortunately, she can operate on multiple lines and command many Mage's Hands to carry and cut at the same time. Otherwise, it would take a lot of time just to stack this one-meter square pile of gold, and there would be no way to finish the job before the security personnel who manage the vault arrive.

Hmm... Come to think of it, they should be here soon, right? After all, although Lin Zhenxi felt that this was a fair deal, and even that she had suffered a slight loss, in the eyes of those guarding the vault, her actions were probably a very serious act of theft.

Forget it, it's enough to get over this hurdle in her heart. As for the thoughts of other people, especially the indigenous people in this other world that she will leave in a few days, there is no need for her to consider them.

The gold bricks were narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, with uneven front and back ends. This was to prevent the gaps between the bricks from being too small for fingers to fit through, making it impossible to move the heavy bricks. Lin Zhenxi placed the gold bricks directly into the space cube, obviously not needing such a thoughtful design; she needed to save space.

So, while using the mage's hand to retrieve the gold bricks, Lin Zhenxi used Transfiguration mid-air to transform them into square, smooth bricks. He then stacked the square, angular gold bars on the ground, layer by layer, in a staggered pattern. Before long, a cube of stacked gold bricks took shape, its length and width both precisely approaching one meter, and its height slowly approaching that value.

When the height of the golden cube was only two or three centimeters away from one meter, the cube, which weighed nearly nineteen tons and was worth nearly 8 billion RMB in the main world (based on the spot gold market price of SH Gold Exchange in early 2023), was officially completed.

After using the Space Cube to select the pile of gold in front of him as the target for collection, Lin Zhenxi felt that his magic power had been slightly consumed, and the gold had been completely collected into the Space Cube.

Lin Zhenxi took out a gold brick from the space cube. Although he was prepared for the heavy weight of the gold, he still almost lost his grip.

Just this one weighs 25 kilograms, it is quite heavy and it feels really good to hold it in your hand.

The thought of having over 1,500 gold bricks in her own Space Cube filled Lin Zhenxi's heart with a sense of joy: "I'll never be short of money again." Fortunately, Lin Zhenxi quickly suppressed the desire that was beginning to swell within her and placed the gold brick back into the Space Cube, filling the small gap in the corner of the perfectly square gold block.

Although Lin Zhenxi is not a Virgo who pursues perfectionism, she still feels a little uncomfortable when she thinks that such a regular-shaped block will gradually become incomplete.

Otherwise, why not just go back and process these gold bars into irregular gold nuggets, which would be easier to sell later. Otherwise, a single piece of gold weighing 25 kilograms would be worth more than 5 million. What kind of gold purchasing place would be so calm as to buy such a large amount of gold without questioning its origin?

Depending on the situation, I'm afraid they would either call the police on the spot or call out the thugs to do something.

After deciding what to do with the gold, Lin Zhenxi glanced at the nearby vault door, wondering why the security guards outside hadn't rushed in yet. It was obvious that the vault had received instructions from higher-ups not to interfere with Lin Zhenxi's actions.

In that case, why don't you just turn on the lights...

Lin Zhenxi had forgotten that her "silence" not only blocked the alarm, but also blocked the outsiders' attempts to communicate with her. Lin Zhenxi remained silent, leaving the outsiders unsure of what to do next. However, seeing that she had no intention of moving too much gold, and had kept her promise to only take one cubic meter, they made no attempt to stop her.

Boss, our small temple cannot accommodate a great god like you. Please take your things and leave quickly.

Feeling that it was pointless, Lin Zhenxi simply used Apparition to leave the underground vault. Shortly after she left, the vault door was opened from the outside, and the vault's security personnel and management staff walked in and began to count the amount of lost gold.

Unfortunately, Lin Zhenxi had previously stated that he would take one cubic meter of gold, so the higher-ups already knew the approximate amount of the loss. Otherwise, they might have inflated the loss and taken advantage of it to profit from it.

At this time, Lin Zhenxi, who had returned to the Hanging City, also began to pack his belongings and disassemble those precious magical equipment (mainly the Heart of the Rising Sun, the Glazed Altar, and Lin Zhenxi's alchemy table) into small parts that could be placed in the Space Cube, making final preparations before leaving.

The time of return is getting closer and closer.