"Mr. Su, didn't you just say you were clearing the mechanisms below? Why are there still traps?"
John asked with a hint of surprise.
"You believe whatever I say, idiot!"
Su Chen replied indifferently.
John's face instantly filled with resentment. He was a noble prince, yet this guy from Huaxia had the audacity to call him an idiot!
"What 'you'? If it weren't for our warning, you would have been killed by the traps here already!"
With everyone's true feelings out in the open, there was no need for Su Chen to pretend to be friendly anymore.
It did cross Su Chen's mind to get rid of the people from America and the Island Country.
But after some thought, he decided to keep them around for now. Should there be any unknown dangers ahead, they could serve as cannon fodder or guinea pigs.
He had not the slightest pity for the Americans or the Island Country's people. If necessary, he wouldn't hesitate to sacrifice them.
"Mr. Su has a point. We owe our safe descent to Mr. Su and Miss Joanna indeed,"
Chuan Ye gently nudged John and said with a smile,
"Let's keep moving forward. Finding special materials is what's most important."
Su Chen didn't continue to argue and turned to walk ahead with Joanna, leaning heavily against her.
Their bodies were pressed closely together, and Su Chen could distinctly smell her unique scent.
Although Joanna still felt a bit uncomfortable, this time she didn't push him away since he had just risked his life to save her.
Lang Tian, not far behind the two, watched their intimacy with flames of jealousy burning in his heart.
He had known Joanna for so many years, harbored affection for her for so long, yet he had never been this close to her!
The group continued cautiously moving forward, avoiding the countless traps on the ground.
They were all amazed that there was such a cave beneath the palace, with its cold iron plates embedded everywhere and so many traps!
The passage was very long, and they had walked for a long time without reaching the end.
However, after walking for a while, there were no longer any protruding stones on the ground, and a thick layer of iron plates covered the entire floor!
"Mr. Su, how long are we supposed to walk until we find the end?"
Joanna was also on the brink of collapse.
Su Chen spread his hands, thinking to himself what a lunatic it was to create such a massive cave underground. Surely, something must have been hidden there!
After about another hour or so, the group was completely taken aback!
Because before them stood another wall made of steel, the cold iron wall completely blocking their path!
"Damn it, did we walk half a day just to see this iron wall?"
John kicked the iron wall in frustration and spat out angrily.
"Everyone look around and see if there are any mechanisms or the like."
Su Chen believed this underground passage couldn't be so simple. Otherwise, the person who built it was crazy, what was the purpose of creating such a massive tunnel if not to hide something?
As soon as Su Chen finished speaking, everyone immediately started searching the surroundings with their flashlights.
But the surroundings, including the ceiling and the floor, were cast from steel, and it was clear at a glance—there were no mechanisms or buttons to be seen!
However, having come all this way, none of them were inclined to give up so easily.
Su Chen naturally joined the search, not only looking but also feeling with his hands.
After about half an hour, he suddenly stopped in front of a wall panel, having felt something different to the touch!
He inspected the area where his hand had brushed over, but it appeared no different from the rest.
He reached out again and confirmed it was indeed different, as there was no cold touch of steel. Instead, it felt more like plastic and even seemed to wobble slightly!
Su Chen tried pressing it, and sure enough, a small section of the area suddenly sank inwards!
At this moment, a voice filled with surprise sounded.
They saw a large iron plate beside them emit a heavy "squeak squeak" sound, slowly rising upwards!
"It turns out this is not a wall, but a door, and it's on the side!"
Joanna murmured; before, everyone thought that even if there were hidden rooms, they would be behind the wall in front, but it turned out to be on the side!
The designer really didn't follow the beaten path!
Upon seeing the iron door open, Chuan Ye and John ran over in ecstatic joy, with the others closely following behind them.
"The builder was really meticulous, hiding the switch so well!"
Su Chen sighed and also entered inside.
But once they entered, they shone their flashlights around and were somewhat at a loss for words!
They had originally thought that inside would surely be filled with all sorts of rare treasures, but it turned out there was almost nothing.
The walls around this room were different from the outside, made of ordinary bricks and stones, and the furnishings included only a stone bed, a stone table, and a stone stool.
Besides that, there was only a statue, erected next to one of the walls.
The statue depicted a muscular man with blonde hair and blue eyes, looking quite imposing!
This did not seem like a treasure chamber, but rather more like a place for living out daily life.
"What the hell is this place? Where are the special materials?!"
Prince John shouted angrily, slamming a palm on the stone table!
The stone table was instantly shattered, its fragments flying in all directions!
Everyone was taken aback; they had not expected Prince John to be a master at the peak of Qi Refinement!
"Prince, look over there!"
Suddenly, one of John's subordinates pointed at the statue against the wall and shouted.
Everyone quickly turned their gaze toward the statue, and at its base, they spotted a pitch-black box!
"This might be where the treasure is!"
John quickly dashed to the side of the statue, but Chuan Ye beat him to it by a step.
Chuan Ye pushed the statue to the ground and then picked up the box beneath it, his eyes revealing a longing expression!
"Chuan Ye, what do you mean by this?"
John asked with a displeased face.
"John, allow me to check out what's inside for you first!"
Chuan Ye laughed heartily.
"Don't put it so nicely, Chuan Ye, give the box back to me!"
John shouted sternly.
"Give it back to you? Is this your property?"
Chuan Ye's mouth curled into a faint smile.
Enraged, John threw a punch directly at Chuan Ye!
Su Chen watched from the side with a smirk, having no interest in getting involved—it was just a case of dog eat dog!
It would be perfect to make a move and snatch it from them after they had worn each other out.
However, just then, the room, which had been pitch black, suddenly lit up so brightly that it was almost blinding!
Everyone was surprised and urgently searched for the source of light, even John temporarily withdrew his fist.
Soon, they found the source of light, four huge Luminous Pearls embedded in the four corners of the room!
The group was utterly shocked, such large Luminous Pearls were rare treasures of the epoch, and here there were four!