Reborn with Infinity Money System, I was Worshipped by All Universes!-Chapter 259 - 256-Compared to His Highness Velen, We’re Just Paupers

"You call this small?"

Seeing the massive piece of Starshadow Steel that dwarfed anything he had ever laid eyes on, the Ghost Knight Commander was on the verge of tears. After centuries of risking his life in the Singularity Battlefield, the total amount of Starshadow Steel he had scraped together wasn't even one-twentieth of this chunk!

In other words, hundreds of years of hard-won gains were less than a single reward for digging a pit!

"Damn it!"

"Silver Lunar! What the hell are you doing?!"

Just then, the Ghost Knight Commander saw the Silver Lunar Knight Commander suddenly bend down and start frantically digging with both hands, wildly clawing at the earth like a dog digging for a bone. In the blink of an eye, he had carved out an even bigger pit than the Ghost Knight Commander's.

"You bastard Silver Lunar! You're stealing my job!"

Finally realizing what was happening, the Ghost Knight Commander panicked. Even though Velen had offered generous payment, it was clear the full reward would only come after completing the task. If Silver Lunar Knight Commander stole half the work, wouldn't he be taking half of the Starshadow Steel as well?

Eyes reddened with desperation, the Ghost Knight Commander swung his shovel madly, moving so fast that he left afterimages behind.

"I'm such an idiot!"

"I stood here waiting to watch Ghost make a fool of himself, and now he's earned a piece of Starshadow Steel this big! No way! I have to steal at least half the job!"

Muttering determinedly under his breath, the Silver Lunar Knight Commander dug even harder, his hands blurring into a frenzy of motion.

"So efficient!"

"No wonder they're knight commander-level powerhouses... When they get serious about manual labor, they basically turn into human excavators!"

Watching the two knight commanders dig furiously, Velen couldn't help but marvel at the sight. At this rate, the massive pit would be finished in no time.

"As for Silver Lunar Knight Commander's reward for all his hard work... I'll deal with that once they finish. Anyway, the system will only settle my reward after the job's complete."

Thinking that, Velen casually moved to the side, took out a pile of advanced mana crystals, and built himself a luxurious crystal bed. Then, as if that weren't enough, he fashioned a massive sunshade from Astral Aurum.

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"So extravagant!"

"So this is the daily life of a rich, spendthrift tycoon?"

As the two knight commanders glanced over between frenzied shoveling, they couldn't hide the envy flashing across their eyes.

A short while later—

"Your Highness Velen, the big pit is finished," Ghost Knight Commander said as he approached, wiping the sweat from his brow. "But it wasn't all my effort. How about I only take half of that Starshadow Steel?"

While speaking, he cast a resentful glare at the Silver Lunar Knight Commander beside him.

"Half?" Velen chuckled. "No way. That whole piece of Starshadow Steel is yours. As for Silver Lunar Knight Commander, I'll prepare a separate reward for him."

Without hesitation, Velen pushed the massive chunk of Starshadow Steel toward Ghost Knight Commander.

Beep! Congratulations to the host for triggering a spendthrift tycoon action. Reward: 10 million luxury points, 100 barrels of Iron Cub Spring, and 100 Invincible Upgrade Potions!

As Ghost Knight Commander, full of gratitude and excitement, carefully stowed away the Starshadow Steel, the system notification rang out in Velen's mind.

???

He had actually triggered a special reward?! And not just any reward—one hundred barrels of Iron Cub Spring?

"But I have no use for this stuff..."

"And it's not small barrels either—they're two meters in diameter and five meters high!"

As he pondered, Velen's gaze drifted toward the massive pit before him.

"I've got it! I was planning to have the knight commanders fetch water anyway, to fill up the pit and turn it into a swimming pool. Since I have all this Iron Cub Spring, I might as well fill it with that instead!"

The idea excited Velen so much that he could hardly wait to dive into the sparkling pool once it was filled.

"Silver Lunar Knight Commander, tell me—what would you like as your reward for all your hard work? Don't be shy, just say it!"

Suppressing his excitement, Velen turned to settle Silver Lunar Knight Commander's payment first.

"Your Highness Velen..." The Silver Lunar Knight Commander hesitated for a moment, then nervously said, "I'd like a single Starnight Flower."

"Hm?"

"Just one?" Velen raised an eyebrow. He immediately spoke to the system: "System, since Silver Lunar Knight Commander helped me dig the pit using a literal dog-paddle digging method, giving him ten Starnight Flowers should be reasonable, right?"

Although Silver Lunar Knight Commander only asked for one, Velen wasn't about to be that stingy.

"Beep! Quantity too low. Not within acceptable range for special item rewards."

Velen blinked, then asked, "How about a hundred flowers?"

"Beep! Quantity within acceptable range."

Perfect!

So Starnight Flowers weren't particularly rare after all!

Velen turned to the anxious Silver Lunar Knight Commander and, with a smile, took out one hundred Starnight Flowers.

"Here, Silver Lunar Knight Commander—one hundred Starnight Flowers for you."

"Thank you, Your Highness Velen! Wait... What?"

"One hundred?!"

"And these are... Starnight Flowers with ten thousand years of age?!"

When the Silver Lunar Knight Commander realized the flowers were all of such an ancient vintage, he nearly fainted from shock.

"Damn it!"

"I treated you guys like precious treasures for hundreds of years!"

In a fit of emotion, the Silver Lunar Knight Commander pulled out eight Starnight Flowers he had hoarded—each only a thousand years old—and, to the stunned eyes of the Ghost Knight Commander, buried them in the dirt without hesitation.

Buried!

"Silver Lunar actually buried his precious flowers!"

Seeing this, the Ghost Knight Commander couldn't believe his eyes. But when he looked again at the hundred ancient Starnight Flowers, he quickly understood.

If it were him, he probably would have buried them even deeper.

Boom!

At that moment, another massive one-meter-high chunk of Starshadow Steel appeared as Velen retrieved it, along with another batch of one hundred Starnight Flowers.

"My esteemed knight commanders, I have another small favor to ask."

Looking at the two still-reeling knight commanders, Velen explained with a smile.

"No more!"

"At this rate, we'll lose all sense of reality!"

Watching Velen bring out yet another huge set of rewards, the two knight commanders felt like the precious Starshadow Steel and ancient Starnight Flowers in their arms suddenly lost all their value.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Velen, oblivious to their inner turmoil, began unloading barrel after barrel of Iron Cub Spring into the pit.

"My lords, these fifty barrels contain water. I'd like to trouble you to pour them into the pit. Once they're emptied, we'll see how much more is needed to fill it, and I'll bring out more for you to pour."

Velen neatly arranged fifty massive barrels inside the pit and laid out the next steps.

"Your Highness Velen!"

"Please! Let us do something challenging! Otherwise, we'll never feel at peace accepting these outrageous rewards!"

Ghost Knight Commander said with a wry smile, speaking the hearts of both knight commanders.