Arsenal? Treasury!

As Germany’s secret underground arsenal, its location was naturally well concealed, unknown to ordinary German soldiers and even low-ranking officers.

Aside from handling post-battle matters, the Allied vanguard forces would prioritize Germany’s laboratory weapon blueprints, high-tech products, and elite scientific talent as the spoils sought by the major powers.

As for arsenal supplies, they would wait for logistics personnel to arrive before using transport planes to haul them away. As a result, no troops had shown any signs of searching this underground arsenal so far.

This had worked out well for Kyle, who had been the first to learn the location of the largest secret arsenal from the surrendered German Field Marshal.

Leaving Logan to stand guard at the arsenal entrance, Kyle approached the vast piles of supplies without any intention of lifting the green tarps to inspect them.

There was no need. Within three meters, even supplies sealed layer upon layer in iron crates quickly displayed their Item Card information.

German Rifle, Mauser 98K, Mauser Pistol…

These military supplies ranged from white to green quality and were plentiful, but they were all fairly common standard weapons issued to German Soldiers.

Over the month-long campaign, Kyle had looted intact spoils from slain soldiers whenever possible. His Card Space now held nearly a thousand German weapons of various kinds.

"A green Item Card takes one second to extract…" Kyle did not stop. He passed straight by the mountain of weapons and equipment and headed toward another pile of supplies nearby.

He had not been able to choose before, but now that he could, he naturally had to extract the more valuable items first.

Camouflage Raincoat

Sergeant’s Field Uniform

Squad Automatic Weapon

After examining several piles of supplies near the main entrance, he found that they were basically all white- and green-quality military equipment, leaving Kyle somewhat disappointed.

Camouflage Steel Helmet: A German military helmet made of refined steel in its natural color. Green Item Card.

Green quality, and another headpiece? What was this supposed to be?

Kyle shook his head and went deeper into the arsenal. The moment he reached another pile of supplies, numerous Item Cards marked with the word "gold" appeared before him, leaving him completely stunned.

Gold Bar: A gold bar produced by Germany, rectangular in shape, 25 KG. Rare Green Item Card.

Gold bricks?!

Kyle’s pupils contracted. It was not just the pile in front of him—within three meters, the four-meter-high wall of supplies was filled entirely with this type of Item Card information.

He quickly moved to confirm it, circling the several hill-like piles inside the arsenal. To his surprise, he discovered that they were all gold products, each immensely valuable.

Gold ring, Emerald Gemstone, Gold Diamond Chain…

Countless similar Rare Green Item Cards overlapped in layers. One glance was enough to show that their exact quantity was impossible to count.

"An arsenal? This is practically Germany’s treasury!" Kyle stood dumbfounded. He had never seen so much gold and so many gemstones. For a moment, the entire scene felt unreal.

Now he understood. The weapons and military supplies placed at the entrance of the secret underground arsenal had merely been a smokescreen. What Hitler truly wanted to hide was this priceless trove behind the military supplies.

"All of this belongs to me." Kyle took a deep breath and suppressed the excitement in his heart. With a thought, he began extracting the nearby supplies one by one.

Time to draw cards!

If he secretly used military transport planes to embezzle and ship away the stockpile here, there would be a risk of leaving evidence that others could trace. But if he directly turned everything into cards and took them away, no matter how other nations investigated in the future, they would have a hard time connecting this to Kyle.

Nearly two hours later.

Only after extracting the final gold ring into a card and placing it in his Card Space did Kyle finally stop his uninterrupted extraction.

"The feeling of being filthy rich… really isn’t bad." Kyle smacked his lips. Owning forty percent of Stark Industries had already made him wealthy enough not to worry about money, but after today, he could truly be called rich enough to rival a nation.

Let’s see who dares say they’re richer than me! Oh, right, Wakanda’s King Black Panther…

Thud!

Suddenly, the chaotic sounds coming from the main entrance pulled Kyle back from his thoughts.

Kyle turned around and saw Logan rushing into the arsenal, warning him, "A Soviet scouting squad is approaching this way. They’re about sixty meters out."

"They reacted quickly. Looks like the spoils from the laboratories have already been divided up." Kyle considered it, then said to Logan, "Let’s leave before they find this place. Prepare High-Explosive Grenades. Blow up the underground arsenal immediately before we leave and erase any traces that we were here."

"Okay." Logan nodded obediently.

After making the arrangements, Kyle looked around the emptied rear half of the arsenal and was about to leave when he suddenly thought of something and abruptly stopped.

He turned back toward the far end of the underground arsenal, a question arising in his mind.

The German military certainly liked constructing hidden underground levels. Could an underground arsenal holding treasures nearly equal to a national treasury really have no hidden chamber?

Five minutes later.

The Soviet scouting team had just felt its way near the main entrance of the underground arsenal when a fierce explosion suddenly erupted. The entrance and the surrounding stone and earth layers were destroyed and collapsed, burying the entrance to the largest arsenal.

At the same time, daylight-like illumination lit up once more inside a hidden chamber next to the original underground arsenal.

Holding a high-powered military flashlight, Logan swept its beam ahead to dispel the darkness and led the way after confirming it was safe.

The Wolf-like Claws on his free hand extended as he continuously pried open the lids of wooden crates stored along the hidden chamber, revealing their contents beneath the light.

"These are…" Following behind Logan, Kyle widened his eyes in surprise at the items stored within the wooden crates in the hidden chamber, each protected by two layers of security.

Twelve Sunflowers in a Vase: One of Van Gogh’s personally created famous paintings. Blue Item Card.

The Last Supper: One of Leonardo da Vinci’s personally created murals. Blue Item Card.

Venus: A famous sculpture by Michelangelo. Blue Item Card.

Heart of the Ocean: A heart-shaped gemstone necklace made by a master craftsman from an enormous sapphire of exceptionally rare purity. Blue Item Card.

"Looks like these are all top-tier treasures Germany plundered from around the world during World War II." Kyle sighed inwardly. No wonder even gold and gemstones could only be piled in the outer arsenal. The items inside this hidden chamber were far more valuable.

Every one of these collectibles, if placed in a future auction house, would be a world-class treasure capable of causing a sensation and selling for an astronomical price.

Crack!

Logan reached the end of the hidden chamber and used his claws to open the last two large crates. The cube-shaped objects inside the sealed boxes immediately emitted specks of blue light, completely illuminating the hidden chamber.

The light reflected brightly in Kyle’s azure eyes as he murmured, "Gem Energy…"