Chapter 155: My name is Ha Taeho. And I... (6)
In truth, the time I lived off thievery was less than 1/10 of my life.
But that period was so shocking, it shook my entire life and even the future I was headed in.It was like being in a rowboat with broken oars in the middle of the tempestuous Pacific.To survive the storm, I had to learn many skills and develop new ones.
One of those was my ability to find treasures.Once, I had sneaked into a royal palace.
Because the country where this palace was located was rumored to be the richest in the world, one successful heist could yield enough wealth to last a lifetime.
Although I believed the more money one has, the weaker one becomes, at that time, I wanted to retire.Make a big score and quit-.
With that in mind, I entered a certain royal palace.It was truly a mountain of treasure.The problem was that my pockets were limited, and I couldn't decide what to steal.
If I stole something mediocre, I would regret it for life, thinking, "Ah, I should have taken the golden frame instead of the censer!"The choice had to be swift and careful, and eventually, I acquired the skill to appraise treasures.It was as if I had an innate sense of the value of treasures.Measuring someone's Princess Power was an application of this skill.
So what did I steal then?Of course, the most precious and valuable treasure in the palace.
No treasure could compare to that one.It was one of the few memories of my life as a thief."What was it..."