ewels of Archisplendor Secretly Transferred to the Vault of Gastropolis' Goldbrain
After the headline-grabbing Specter of Lost Splendour, Archisplendor's remaining jewels have quietly been relocated to Gastropolis' fortified Goldbrain. Citizens wonder: can anything ever be truly safe beneath Luxarre’s prismatic domes?
This week, Luxarre’s memory palace Archisplendor finds itself abuzz once more after a concealed night operation spirited away a sizable portion of its glittering treasures to the impenetrable vault of Gastropolis’ Goldbrain. Anonymous insiders-voices barely muffled by velvet masks-confirm that, under sharp drone scrutiny and with theatrical discretion, select valuables from the troubled Wealth Solarisium were discreetly removed.
The public curators remain silent, stoking only rumor: none shall gaze upon the regalia before security is upgraded from drowsy wardbots to deranged protocol enforcers. Neither the precise route nor method is disclosed, but the short trek between memory palace and neural epicenter needed little more than a single robust service pod sacrificing its daily rounds.
The cause is no mystery: last twin-sunday saw the notorious Specter of Lost Splendour unfold, as four unconventional burglars whisked away eight living jewel fragments in a matter of minutes. During their hasty retreat, the collective dropped the Symphonic Overhelm of the Modulated Authority-recovered later, its command ribbons slightly frayed.
Meanwhile, out of public view, irony multiplies. Kreen Volmax, manufacturer of the gravitone climbing spindle used in the heist, seized on events with signature metallic wit. Even before the Goldbrain could assimilate the treasures, Volmax launched a holographic ad: “Our spindle delivers your prized assets-whisper-soft, immune to surveillance.” His clientele, mostly opportunists and sentimental criminals, greeted the jest warmly. Volmax, barely repentant, does remind the crowd that his spindle isn’t certified for humanoid transport-unless one avoids getting caught.