If this were a movie world, this ruin would clearly be a treasure trove.
Jiang Fan was first stunned by the architecture before him, and then a sense of joy immediately arose in his heart.
If there was a place with treasures inside this pyramid, then this must be it, as only this place would qualify.
"This is simply magnificent."
Jiang Fan couldn't help but exclaim, and Dai Xiaomei, standing beside him, was also so shocked by what she saw that she couldn't speak.
"Beautiful, who created this? It's so large."
Although Zhou Niannian's words were not wrong, the exaggerated terms coming from her mouth lacked any aesthetic appeal.
Jiang Fan paused for a moment and then continued to walk forward.
What he was looking forward to at this moment was not the grandeur of this building, but the goal they had when they entered.
They hadn't intended to venture in for adventure. If they hadn't been forced in by those dinosaurs, they would never have risked their lives.
To get out, they had to retrieve the pearl that the dinosaurs wanted.
If they obtained this pearl, everything would be fine.
However, after searching for so long, there seemed to be no clue about the pearl, and now, in this vast palace, it was highly likely that such a treasure was hidden.
Such architecture resembled ancient Egyptian palaces.
In places like this, there were either mummies or rare treasures.
In any case, in Jiang Fan's imagination, there would be nothing here.
"Do you think the pearl might be hidden inside? If we find the pearl, we'll be safe."
Zhou Niannian's sudden remark struck a chord with Jiang Fan's thoughts.
Jiang Fan's gaze was firm as he looked at the mentioned palace, wondering if there really was nothing inside.
The places they had passed through earlier had nothing, and this palace before them was so grand, and it was currently the most likely place for the treasure pearl to appear.
"I suspect it's highly likely to be stored inside."
After Jiang Fan finished speaking, Dai Xiaomei nodded repeatedly.
Although she couldn't speak, in her heart, she also believed that the pearl must be in this palace. Otherwise, what was the purpose of such a grand palace?
After receiving everyone's affirmation, Jiang Fan became even more convinced that this was the place where the treasure pearl was hidden.
The group arrived before the colossal palace, and then Jiang Fan pushed open the massive wooden door.
To everyone's surprise, as the door opened, a swarm of bats flew out.
However, these bats seemed completely out of place in this palace.
After dodging the bats' attack, everyone immediately closed the door and then entered the palace.
The absolute darkness forced Jiang Fan to take out the few torches he had left and light the torches around.
Fortunately, there were enough torches inside the palace for everyone to see a little clearly.
However, what Jiang Fan didn't expect was that while the exterior of the palace was incredibly grand,
the interior seemed as if it had been ravaged beyond recognition.
Fortunately, the central passageway remained intact.
It was as if something was intentionally protecting this passageway, and at the very front of this passageway was a stele.
At a glance, this was the most likely place to hide something.
The other corners were just empty stone pillars, so bare that one wouldn't want to look at them.
Zhou Niannian, being careless, ran towards the front without properly observing her surroundings.
Jiang Fan wanted to stop her, but Zhou Niannian had already reached the tombstone.
Seeing that Zhou Niannian was unharmed, Jiang Fan breathed a sigh of relief.
"There's a box here."
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately turned their heads to look at Zhou Niannian, and Jiang Fan immediately quickened his pace, rushing over.
Finding the treasure pearl now was the best guarantee for everyone's safety.
Jiang Fan immediately crouched down and looked at the chest, which was locked with a small padlock.
The chest was about as long as a person's arm.
It wasn't particularly large. Jiang Fan unhesitatingly grabbed his fire axe and brought it down heavily on the lock.
Although he could feel that its texture was steel,
it seemed to have been stored here for many years and had long been weathered and corroded, so the lock appeared extremely fragile.
With one swing of the axe, only some rusted fragments were ejected, and then the lock was opened without any suspense.
When Jiang Fan opened the chest, he frowned.
Because inside, there wasn't a pearl as he had imagined.
This disappointed the people around him.
However, thankfully, it wasn't empty. Although they didn't see the pearl,
there was a piece of wood placed there, with unknown carvings on the back.
Jiang Fan saw this strange piece of wood, which, after so long, had not decayed. He picked it up and examined it carefully.
Looking at these strange runes, they seemed like writing.
But these characters were clearly not something Jiang Fan or anyone else could understand.
At the same time, everyone turned their gaze towards Dai Xiaomei, who, upon seeing this, looked bewildered.
She pointed to herself with her finger, seemingly curious if they were hinting at something to her.
Clearly, that was the case. Jiang Fan moved aside and let Dai Xiaomei squat down.
"Wuwulala ababa."
"Hururu didi xi."
After a round of explanations, the surrounding crowd didn't understand what Dai Xiaomei meant. Dai Xiaomei immediately picked up the lock that had fallen on the ground and began to draw on the floor.
Dai Xiaomei drew a house, and this house clearly represented this palace.
And behind this house, she drew a door, which led to a basement.
Dai Xiaomei drew layers upon layers of stairs behind this door.
Soon, Jiang Fan roughly understood her meaning.
"Is there a secret room here, and if we go through a large door from here, we'll find a clue to the treasure pearl?"
Upon hearing this, Dai Xiaomei nodded repeatedly.
Jiang Fan looked at Yao beside him, and Yao nodded firmly. Then, the few of them stood up.
Although they hadn't found the treasure pearl yet, they had at least gained a clue, so they weren't too disappointed.