Unexpected "Treasure" Discovery**
After getting the second fragment of the Wheel of Fortune, the four did not rush to leave the cave. They decided to check the surroundings first to see if there were any other clues or hidden secrets.
"This place looks like an ancient storage room." Sophia swept the wall with a flashlight and found some strange grooves, "Maybe there are other things hidden."
Isabella jumped up excitedly: "Wow, it would be great if we could find more treasures! Those ancient Roman gold coins have already made me excited."
Giovanni couldn't help but complain: "Are you too greedy? We came here to find fragments of the Wheel of Fortune, not to hunt for treasure."
Aletia calmly reminded: "Don't forget, these places are usually full of traps. Be careful and don't be fooled by things on the surface."
However, as soon as the voice fell, Isabella stepped on a loose stone slab. With a muffled sound, the ground suddenly cracked a gap, revealing a hidden cellar.
"Oh, I didn't mean it!" Isabella explained hurriedly, but her eyes couldn't help staring at the glowing things inside the cellar.
Sophia squatted down and took a closer look, and was surprised to find that it was full of glittering ancient Roman gold and silver coins, as well as some small statues inlaid with gems.
"Oh my God... This is simply a small vault!" Sophia whispered, with an excitement that was difficult to conceal in her tone.
Giovanni was also stunned: looking at the piles of gold coins in front of him, he fell into a deep contradiction. Since his father passed away, he has been worried about tuition and living expenses. Although Aletia has powerful magic and can come up with a plan of "robbing the rich and helping the poor", he really doesn't want to commit a crime... Doing so goes against his conscience. Now there is "so much wealth...enough to solve all my financial problems?"
Aletia frowned: "Master, these gold coins may be cursed or magical. Taking them away rashly may cause trouble."
But Isabella was obviously fascinated by the gold coins. She reached out and grabbed a gold coin, and looked at it carefully under the light: "Who cares about the curse! These are priceless cultural relics! Selling some of them will be enough for us to live comfortably for several years!"
Sophia remained calm on the surface, but a trace of greed flashed in her eyes: "Maybe we can take some out. Anyway, this place has been abandoned for hundreds of years and no one will know."
"Well, since these gold coins are If no one claims the coins, then we will only take part of them. "Giovanni finally made a decision, "After all, this is also a way of 'robbing the rich to help the poor'."
Aletia sighed: "Master, although I don't completely agree with your choice, I respect your decision. But remember, if anything unexpected happens, we must retreat immediately."
Isabella almost jumped up with joy: "Great! I knew you would agree!"
Sophia has already started to assign tasks: "Each of us only takes one bag, don't go too far. The rest will stay where they are to avoid unnecessary trouble."
The next scene turned into a chaotic and funny "carrying operation". Isabella tried to fill her backpack with gold coins, but she almost fell because it was too heavy; Sophia carefully selected the small statues inlaid with gems, claiming that "this is a work of art and must be protected first."
"Hey, hurry up! Enemies may appear outside at any time." Aletia urged, while watching the surroundings vigilantly.
Giovanni stuffed gold coins into his bag while muttering to himself: "If I sell these, I should be able to get a lot of money, right? At least I don't have to worry about the tuition for the next semester."
Just then, Isabella suddenly had an idea: "Why don't we try to spend these gold coins directly? For example, go to a cafe to buy a drink?"
Sophia rolled her eyes: "Come on, these are antique gold coins, how can ordinary people accept them? Besides, do you want to be regarded as a criminal who smuggled cultural relics?"
Isabella stuck out her tongue: "Just kidding! I just think this is interesting."
Just as they were busy moving the gold coins, a low vibration sound suddenly came from the wall of the cellar. The originally stationary pile of gold coins began to move slowly, revealing a hidden secret compartment.
"Oh no! Our actions triggered some kind of mechanism!" Sophia said nervously.
There was a heavy book in the secret compartment, with an ancient text engraved on the cover: "Anyone who takes this wealth will be tested by it."
Giovanni frowned: "What does this mean? It sounds a bit bad."
Aletia pondered for a moment: "Maybe these gold coins are not only wealth, but also carry some kind of responsibility or curse. We must leave here as soon as possible."
However, just as they were about to evacuate, the entire cellar began to shake violently, the runes on the wall emitted a faint blue light, and a mechanical voice sounded:
"Mortal, you have touched the forbidden wealth, please accept the punishment."
"It's over, it seems there is really a curse!" Isabella shouted in panic.
Aletia quickly released a wind blade, smashing a huge rock at the exit, opening up an escape route for everyone.
"Run!" she shouted.
The four rushed out of the cave desperately and finally returned to the ground. However, when they stopped to take a breath, they found that everyone's hands were stained with a layer of golden powder.
"What's going on?" Giovanni looked down at his palm and asked in confusion.
Aletia frowned: "It may be some kind of tracking mark. The enemy may have locked our position."
Sophia patted the dust off her body: "Anyway, we can only find a safe place to hide now."
Isabella waved her hand nonchalantly: "Don't worry, anyway, we have got the gold coins, and the next step is to figure out how to deal with them!"
Giovanni nodded: "That's right. We can contact some reliable buyers and exchange the gold coins for cash. But before that, we must make sure that we won't get into trouble."
Aletia shook her head helplessly: "Master, you are really becoming more and more like a mortal."
After solving the problem of the gold coins, the four finally breathed a sigh of relief temporarily. However, the sky in the distance was gradually covered by dark clouds, and there was an uneasy atmosphere in the air.
"It looks like a storm is coming." Aletia whispered, "We must speed up."
Sophia looked up into the distance and vaguely saw several dark shadows approaching quickly. "Oh no, the enemy may have discovered our whereabouts."
The sound of thunder in the distance gradually sounded, as if foreshadowing that a new crisis was approaching...