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Chapter 1029: Chapter 317: Gold Coffin, Dark Crystal, Stone Stele Chapter 1029: Chapter 317: Gold Coffin, Dark Crystal, Stone Stele Having discovered such a large ancient tomb, the mercenaries and adventurers of the Trial Group were initially shocked but then plunged into a state of near-mad excitement.

Just by looking at the specifications of the tomb, everyone knew that it must contain significant treasures.

Not to mention anything else, just the exquisite stone carvings and murals, if they could be transported back to the Southern Continent, would be ancient artifacts that the upper-class nobles would purchase at a high price.

The amount of money they could share far exceeded the compensation for their hire.

However, Leonard Churchill felt increasingly that something was not quite right.

While others were searching for treasures in this empty Underground Palace, he quietly approached Elder Clinton.

War Slaves could regain their freedom if they accumulated enough merits through adventure.

At the moment, all slaves were excitedly searching for treasures throughout the Underground Palace.

Yet, this old man was hiding in an inconspicuous corner, looking up at the mottled ancient writing on the walls as though he was reading something.

This was the Ancient Taron Language.

Even in the Taron Dynasty three thousand years ago, the number of scholars who could understand these characters was few.

It wasn’t just the meaning of the words, but one needed to grasp the “intention” of the vocabulary in the context.

Leonard Churchill tried to read and managed to understand some of the words, but he couldn’t penetrate the longer sentences.

But he knew that Elder Clinton definitely understood them.

After all, “Sean” was an Information merchant, and no one would suspect his interest in cultural relics and ancient texts.

He also pretended to have that nearby.

Catching a glimpse out of the corner of his eye, he saw the old man’s yellowed and blackened face twitching like a piece of jerked meat as if he’d seen something horrifying.

Then Leonard Churchill watched as the old man rubbed under his filthy robe and soon produced two mud pills in his hand.

Looking at those pills, his keen sense of smell had already told him what they were, and his eyelids twitched inexplicably, but his curiosity grew: What is this guy up to?

Then he watched as Elder Clinton quietly inserted two mud pills into his ears.

“Is he blocking his ears?”

Leonard Churchill began to understand some of it.

Elder Clinton knew some strange and unusual ways to save his own life, such as putting his head between his legs to prevent Evil Spirits.

As absurd as the methods seemed, Leonard Churchill had tried it himself and found them very effective.

Now, seeing the old man’s strange actions, he somewhat understood and quietly found some ointment to seal his own ears as well.

Thinking of something, he also took the opportunity to covertly use directional sound transmission to speak to Colin.

The young Swordsman was surprised by Leonard Churchill’s advice within the team but was more excited than surprised.

…

In the antechamber of the Underground Palace were mostly funerary objects, which were mostly decayed and not of much value.

Thousands of people scavenged like locusts, and it didn’t take long to explore everything thoroughly.

The Archaeologist, Old Karen, who clearly also had a deep understanding of tomb structures, found a special wall section and blew it open, revealing a stone door.

Though Leonard Churchill wasn’t very knowledgeable about archaeology, he knew enough to recognize that this was the passage leading to the main burial chamber.

Prince Salo, who was after the Olympus Holy Sword, of course, wouldn’t settle for staying in the antechamber.

Such a thing could not be touched by others; he had to enter personally.

At his command, a group of people followed the passage into the depths of the tomb.

Once inside, they realized the antechamber that had left them in awe was just the tip of the iceberg.

The scale and luxury of this Underground Palace tomb were such that it left people incredulous.

…

“Old Karen, what’s going on here?”

“This scale might belong to a Royal Family tomb from the Talun Era. According to the literature, the upper-class nobles of the later Taron periods were excessively extravagant, and their tombs were immensely luxurious. The extent to which they ruled in life was the same extent to which they desired in death. I guess that if this Underground Palace is a Royal Tomb, it might be even larger than our Red Dragon King’s Court’s Achilles…”

“Sheesh… That’s outrageous. How much manpower and resources must it have taken to build?”

“What do you think caused the Rebels to run rampant at the end of the Taron Dynasty? Just to construct tombs of this scale, millions of laborers were required. Moreover, the Taron Dynasty had a ritual of human sacrifice, so those laborers building the tombs couldn’t survive. The tomb’s pervasive aura of death is likely because many have died here…”

“Then we should be extra careful.”

“Afraid of what! With all this treasure, if the one buried here were to Resurrect, I’d still knock some teeth out of it!”

“…”

Even with his ears sealed, Leonard Churchill’s hearing was good enough to communicate without issues.

It had to be said, Old Karen indeed knew a lot of tricks.

He could describe the stories behind each of the tomb’s murals.

Leonard Churchill also knew that Prince Salo was well prepared for tomb exploration.

Everyone could guess that such an Underground Palace would inevitably have unknown dangers.

But for mercenaries who were trading their lives for money, nothing could stop them from searching for easily attainable treasures.

And they were fortunate not to have encountered any great danger.

The passageway only contained a group of Ironback Spiders that had made the tomb their nest and some normal traps…

The deaths of a dozen or so War Slaves exploring the path didn’t cause much loss.

This made the members of the Trial Group even more enthusiastic.

The group continued to walk and search, gradually discovering a variety of funerary objects.

Pottery Jars filled with jewelry, chests stuffed with Gold Coins, heaps upon heaps of gold and silverware, and even some Relic Level armor and weapons…

In the light of the fires, the passageway shimmered with the dazzling luster of treasures.