Chapter 594: Harvest

The entire Team 7 sprang into action, and with the help of Naruto's shadow clones, Charles quickly stored all the treasures in his storage space. This included the thirteen crystal skeletons, which Charles also stored away.

The headless skeleton showed no signs of life, and Charles planned to give this alien artifact to Orochimaru for further research. He figured Orochimaru would be highly interested in a creature that could live for ages, die, and then revive.

Looking around the now-empty grand hall, Charles spoke up, "You all take Sakura outside. I'm going to destroy the upper level of this hall. There's a big surprise up there."

While he wasn't concerned about Naruto or Sasuke getting hurt by falling debris, he was worried about Sakura, who was still too weak at this point to handle such a situation.

"Yes, Lord Charles!" The four members of Team 7 obeyed without question and left the grand hall, heading towards the stone platform outside.

Once they were gone, Charles glanced up at the ceiling. His primary interest in this expedition was the starship capable of interstellar travel. With such a ship, he could easily venture to other planets to plant chakra trees.

With a powerful punch enveloped in blue chakra, Charles struck the ceiling of the hall.

"Boom!" The ceiling shattered, revealing the spaceship above.

Charles leaped up to the spaceship, feeling the smooth surface. His chakra surged, enveloping the entire ship. "Collect!" he commanded, and the ship vanished, stored within his spatial storage.

Without the support of the spaceship, the structure above began to collapse. Outside, Team 7 felt the ground shake and saw the tremors.

Sakura shouted in panic, "This place is going to collapse!"

"Boom!" The ground beneath them gave way, forcing the four to jump to a nearby rock wall for safety.

Naruto, worried, shouted, "Lord Charles is still in there! Is he going to be okay?"

Sasuke, with a calm demeanor, replied, "With Lord Charles's power, this collapse won't harm him."

Kakashi also reassured Naruto, "Don't worry, Naruto. Lord Charles will be fine."

At that moment, the rubble below burst apart, and Charles flew out, surveying the scene.

The starship's extraction hadn't flooded the Golden City with river water; only the stone platform had collapsed. The once-high platform had turned into a large pit.

Charles looked over at Team 7 and flew to them. "I've got what I came for. Let's head back to the New York base."

"Yes, Lord Charles!" they responded in unison.

Passing through the cave to the plain, Charles activated Merlin's Teleportation Array. "Everyone, step inside the array. We'll return directly to the base."

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As the group stepped into the array, a flash of light enveloped them, and they vanished, returning to the New York base.

Upon returning to the base, Charles and Team 7 made their way to the conference room.

Charles looked at everyone and said, "The mission is complete. Take some time to rest. There are many new comrades from Konoha in the base now, so take the opportunity to catch up with your classmates and friends."

"I'll be hosting a gathering in a few days. It will be a chance for everyone to get together."

Hearing about the new arrivals, everyone, including Naruto, showed expressions of joy and excitement.

"Yes, Lord Charles!" they responded in unison.

The team didn't linger in the conference room and quickly dispersed. Charles then instructed, "Red Queen, inform Ginny to meet me at the Treasury."

"Yes, Master."

After giving the instruction, Charles headed to his Treasury. Despite its name, the Treasury was an entire building.

Entering the building, Charles began unloading the treasures collected during their recent mission. The hoard included artifacts from various countries and eras, even containing a Terracotta Warrior and an Egyptian mummy.

"It seems my Treasury will get quite the improvement," Charles mused.

Although he initially considered keeping one of the crystal skulls for his collection, he decided to give it to Orochimaru for research, curious about what insights the scientist might glean from the extraterrestrial artifact.

Charles sorted the historical and valuable items, filling the first floor of the Treasury to the brim with jewels, artworks, coins, and antiques.

He then moved to the second floor, where he stacked the gold bricks he had collected. The sheer volume of gold bricks illuminated the entire floor, creating a dazzling sight that even Charles found impressive.

Soon, Ginny arrived, her eyes widening in astonishment at the sight of the gold. "Boss, did you rob a national treasury?"

Charles laughed, "Kakashi and his team found the Golden City. The artifacts downstairs and these gold bricks are their haul."

"Wow, they got lucky, didn't they?" Ginny remarked, still in awe of the treasure trove.

Charles continued, "I have a task for you. Leave the Chinese antiques downstairs to decorate the Treasury. Pick one or two of the most valuable items to keep for the collection, and sell the rest. Also, sell all these gold bricks for cash."

"Boss, selling such a large quantity all at once could devalue them significantly. It's better to sell them gradually. It might take longer, but the returns will be higher."

"Alright, handle it as you see fit. Remember, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Coulson mentioned they could help sell items from the Golden City if we managed to find it. If the price is right, let them handle some of the sales."

"Got it, boss."

Charles thought for a moment and then added, "I'm planning a banquet at the base in a week. Prepare for that as well."

"Send out invitations to people from the Sound Village, Sand Village, Mist Village, and also to Tony Stark and the Elders of the High Table."

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