NOVEL NEXT Chapter 124 123. Stupid Fox
"Here, This is a place where all the most precious and expensive things are stored, The Royal treasury of Hastinapur."
Karna and Eklavya both come and stop in front of the large tower-like structure which emits the aura of sturdy and stable standing in the middle of the lotus pond.
From first glance anyone can tell that this is an important place and they should stay away from it to avoid trouble. It's just that contrary to what was expected, There were no soldiers guarding this royal treasury.
Even common armoury is guarded and yet the place where all the most precious things are left unattended. The door of the treasury also looks like it is not locked at all.
It gives people the illusion that they can just walk in and take things they desire and just go away, Which also not an illusion. One can literally walk in and take things they wanted and walk away. There are not many restrictions other than one tiny one.
That is if you are a person not directly related to the current ruling family or have gotten permission from the Queen or King, The moment you step on the bridge in the pond towards the tower, The body turns into ashes in instance.
One can not even cheat it by simply jumping or flying directly towards the tower as the moment anyone below Maharathi rank warrior tries that tower will go in lockdown mode.
This means not only no one can not enter the tower but the one who tried will be blasted by lighting and blazes of fire coming from above and below, and also once you land anywhere near the tower area bridge or not, It will turn them into ashes instantly.
Of course people did not forget the safety feature if the consequence is deadly. There is a invisible barrier surrounding the place, No normal person can breakthrough it and the one who can will not be a normal mortal but a warrior, Well in that case it's all fair as they would have known what would happen to them.
"I will go in and see if they have a good bow for you Eklavya, You stay here, I don't have permission to take someone else inside, And no matter what happens don't step on the bridge…You know what, Just go sit under that tree until I come back."
Karna after reaching near the bridge remembers that he indeed got the permission to enter in the treasury any time he wanted long ago from King himself thanks to his good relationship with them and the other stuff he did.
He just didn't enter because there was no system inventory. He was afraid that if there was something good in the treasury and he picked it up, He might just expose himself. He was being quite careful not to show his strength.
It's just that the permission he got did not allow him to take someone in. Exclusively the people directly related to the one seated on the throne have that benefit even then they need permission from the king.
So Karna decided to keep Eklavya far away from this bridge under the tree. Anyway, it would not take that long for him to come back, He just had to go in look for a good bow and come out, Simple.
"Okay Gurudev, I will wait for you under that tree."
Eklavya didn't want a fancy bow. The one he has is enough, It is sturdy and shoots an arrow. What else did the bow need to do? He had everything he wanted in his makeshift bow.
But he didn't want to deny his teacher. If Karna wants to give him a bow then Eklavya will gladly accept it even if he doesn't want to part away from the bow he made.
"Okay then, It will not take that long, I will be back soon, Ohh yeah nearly forgot, take her with you, I don't think she will be allowed to enter."
Karna not knowing Eklavya was satisfied with the bow he made wanted to give him a bow worthy for someone like Eklavya, After all when mighty warriors fight what gear they have makes too much of a difference.
There are some legendary weapons that give an extra buff to their wielder, Like the Vijaya bow Karna has, Which grant absolute victory as long as it was being wielded.
Asi sword of Drona is also such a case, It literally makes one unslayable and invincible in battle.
So Karna wanted Eklavya to have that extra protection. Who knows what Niyati will throw at them now that their fate is changed, He might be able to survive because of the buff on him but it will be hard for Eklavya.
So it's best to get his some powerful bow for the initial period, Later just to search or ask to create a divine bow to someone, Hence Karna decided to enter but as he was about to go through the barrier he remembered a very important thing.
The damn white fox, Who is always hungry for some reason with him. He didn't know if she would be counted as a person by the security here but he didn't want to take any chances at all, and thought leaving her here was the best choice.
"Wait!?!!! Where is she?!"
Karna reached to his shoulder to pull that fox down just to find out she was no longer on his shoulder. Karna had a very bad feeling in his heart. He by instinct mechanically turned his head towards the barrier and just to his horror, That stupid fox running towards the barrier wanting to enter it.
*Shatter*
Karna breathed a sigh of relief seeing this, he reasoned that there is no way a fox who just gained her power yesterday would be able to break this invisible barrier but this fox just like her master was stupidly buffed.
She didn't even paid attention to the barrier. The mere touch from her scattered the barrier and directly landed on the bridge.
*Trumble*
The stone bridge started to tumble where the fox landed instantly turned orange and red as the next second the inferno of fire shot in the sky.
Karna at this time also reached here just to see this. When he was about to jump in the inferno to save that stupid fox, the blazing inferno of fire stopped and in the fraction of second became frozen solid.
Yes, The inferno is capable of turning people instantly into ashes become a frozen solid ice pole right in front of Karna.
*Shatter*
Then it's just shattered into a million pieces, After which a stupid little fox who is currently glowing in starlight walked out and once again made a run towards the gate of the treasury.
Same thing happen when fox started running again but unlike before no inferno was frozen, They skip that part and directly shattered into million pieces.
'How come- wait? Why was she running towards the treasury?'
Karna was too shocked to move. He got an idea how others feel when he pulls stunts like this but then he realised one key thing he missed during this time.
From the observation of her since yesterday he confirmed that this lazy fox is unwilling to move from her place if matter is anything other than food but once there is food in the equation.
She became the most agile and active being on the planet, Which thing now I click in mind of Karna, If this stupid fox is going towards the treasury then there is a high chance that her foodie senses were tingling.
To be honest sacred Karna, Who knows what this fox considers food, If it's anything that can be eaten by a normal person then there is no problem, Karna can resupply those things with Akshaya patra
But what if this fox can eat gold and such? Seeing how much this fox can eat, There is no saying if there will be anything left if that stupid fox decides gold is also on the food cycle.
Karna was afraid to disappoint them, especially when they gave him this big permission and access to the treasury.
"You stop there stupid fox!!!"
So Karna also made a run after the fox. He can't allow this fox to eat the fortune of the whole kingdom at all. It would be a shame if this is how big a kingdom is like Hastinapur collapsed.
"Be careful Gurudev and Little fox, I will be waiting for you here."
Eklavya was standing where he was before and waved to the two of them, feeling that the two were just playing. He had no idea that a little fox in a mouth could destroy the whole Hastinapur if it would suit her appetite.
After seeing both of them enter the tower door, Eklavya goes and sits under the tree Karna pointed at before closing in his eyes trying to relax himself. It's been a long while since got time to relax himself.
(A/N : Like always thank you for reading and have a good day ??.)