"Could it be steel ingots!" Zhou Yan thought to himself as he walked closer to inspect them.
"Hmm, it is indeed steel ingots!"
After checking, Zhou Yan discovered that there were at least 10 tons of steel ingots here!
Zhou Yan picked up one of the iron blocks, examined it, and said, "These are steel ingots of extremely high purity, and the quality is excellent. They can probably be used to forge very powerful armor."
"Lord, then we won't be polite about these iron ingots."
Gao Shun said with great anticipation. Although Zhou Yan's armor was already strong enough, the armor of the Trapped Formation Camp still lacked defensive power.
"No, don't rush about this. Let's first send someone to notify the other legion commanders. I'm worried the strength of these demon beasts will exceed our expectations."
Zhou Yan shook his head, he always felt that things were not that simple.
...
"What, there's new news again!"
When the news reached Gao Shun, he immediately convened a war council. In this meeting room, besides Gao Shun, all the high-ranking officers such as the deputy commander and chief of staff were present.
"A scout just reported that a massive palace was discovered in the west, suspected to be the tomb of an ancient emperor!" Gao Shun said.
"An emperor's tomb?"
Everyone's eyes lit up. They had seen too many imperial tombs over the years. Although this place was destroyed, this palace was previously occupied by demons. Who knew if anything good would be left behind.
"Our mission is to protect the lord's safety. Since this is an imperial tomb, it's possible that an emperor is buried inside!"
Gao Shun continued, "I've decided that we will go to this palace to search for treasures!"
"But we don't know how many demons are still in this palace!"
The deputy commander frowned.
"This palace is an empty city, and there are no demon beasts in sight, which means there should be no demon beasts inside. Moreover, as you can see, our target this time is only one demon king, and this demon king is still a cub. Even a Saint-level demon beast wouldn't be too powerful. If we soldiers work together, we can completely defeat this demon beast."
Gao Shun said, "Also, we can take this opportunity to collect information about this country and extract information about demon beasts!"
"The Lord is wise!" Everyone praised upon hearing this.
"Lord, then please let me handle this matter!" Gao Shun said.
"Okay, be careful!"
Zhou Yan nodded, and then led everyone into the deepest part of the palace, where there was a coffin.
The coffin was dark gold, carved with mysterious patterns around it, looking very eerie.
"It seems this is the coffin where the dragon脉 is located!"
"Lord, this should be something important guarded by demons!"
Gao Shun said.
"Indeed!"
Zhou Yan nodded, then stepped forward and lifted the coffin lid. Inside the coffin lay a red sphere the size of a fist. The surface of the sphere was covered with dense cracks, as if it might explode at any moment.
Zhou Yan carefully examined the red sphere. He always felt that this thing resembled some kind of bead, but unfortunately, there were too many cracks, making it almost impossible to discern its original appearance.
"This shape should be a bead!"
Zhou Yan reached out and touched it lightly. Instantly, a bone-chilling coldness spread throughout his body. This cold was several times colder than frost.
"The cold here is even more terrifying than in Frost Valley!" Zhou Yan exclaimed.
"System, scan this bead and see what it is!"
After the system scan, Zhou Yan obtained the relevant information. It was a precious ore called [Chi Yan Crystal].
"Chi Yan Crystal, this is a good thing! With this material, we can forge many powerful weapons and equipment!"
Gao Shun's eyes were burning with desire. He wished he could rush over and snatch all this Chi Yan Crystal, then smelt and forge it into a spear.
"Then let's continue to look around the palace for any extra Chi Yan Crystals. This is a Tier 3 ore."
Zhou Yan glanced around, and finding nothing else, he led Gao Shun and many soldiers out of the palace.
Zhou Yan led everyone towards the interior of the palace.
The deeper they went into the palace, the lower the temperature became. Zhou Yan and the others gradually became more cautious, as these things were too strange and had to be guarded against.
Just then, Zhou Yan suddenly stopped and looked into the distance. He vaguely sensed a familiar fluctuation in the distance, but he couldn't recall where he had seen it before.
"Lord, what's wrong?" Gao Shun asked.
Zhou Yan didn't answer, but instead quickened his pace forward.
"Boom!"
At that moment, a violent sound came from afar, and then the entire mountainside began to tremble. Following that, Zhou Yan saw the ground in the distance shake violently, followed by dull thudding sounds. Zhou Yan's eardrums were almost ruptured.
"Bang!"
With a loud bang, a black object smashed beside Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan touched the black object with his hand. It was a wooden board with strange runes on it, which Zhou Yan didn't recognize.
"Rumble~~"
Then, tree branches began to rise from the ground, and these branches combined to form a colossal being.
"What is this!"
Zhou Yan looked at the giant creature in front of him, his face filled with surprise.
This colossal creature was four to five meters tall, covered in moss. A sharp horn grew from its head, its legs were extremely thick, and its limbs were wrapped in thick vines.
"This creature… looks like the legendary Ogre?" Da Feng Novel Network.
The deputy commander stared at the monster with a solemn expression, as he had never seen such a large ogre before.
At this moment, the ogre's eyes slowly opened, and its blood-red eyes stared intently at Zhou Yan.
"Crunch, crunch!"
The ogre's mouth opened slightly, and it slowly stood up, then walked towards Zhou Yan with heavy steps. The vines on its body kept twisting, looking particularly creepy.
Zhou Yan also felt threatened. His eyes narrowed, and he swung the sword in his hand towards the ogre.
"Clang!"
Zhou Yan's sword struck the ogre's head, making a crisp collision sound. Then, a slight white mark appeared on the ogre's head, while Zhou Yan's hand felt numb, and his arm holding the sword was slightly sore.
"Hiss! It's so hard, truly comparable to rock. The physical body of this monster is so robust. As expected of the guardians of the demon race, they are indeed extraordinary!" Zhou Yan couldn't help but sigh.
"Roar!"
The ogre roared and then swung its right palm fiercely towards Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan quickly dodged and leaped to the side.