"Yes."
A Qing nodded. "Our Sea Princess Clan's treasury holds not only rare treasures, but also materials meant to strengthen the foundations of our younger generation."
"Other than you, a true friend of the Sea Princess Clan, no outsider has ever been allowed to come here and freely choose anything."
A Qing was explaining when he realized he had already walked past Chen Ping.
When he turned around, Chen Ping was standing beside one of the treasury's enormous pillars, which required two people to wrap their arms around it. He stroked it with a dazed look in his eyes.
"Sir, are you all right?"
Xiao Hong spoke timidly, unsure why Chen Ping had suddenly fallen into a trance.
Chen Ping had unconsciously placed both hands on the treasury pillar, carefully tracing the scale-like patterns on its surface. From time to time, he tapped it a few times, then pressed his ear against it to listen to the dull, nearly nonexistent echo.
"It's about time, Chen Ping. Shall we head back?"
Lan Fuzi calculated the time and reminded him.
"Ah... all right."
Chen Ping was stunned for a while before coming back to his senses. He followed Lan Fuzi toward the entrance, yet kept looking back at that massive pillar, his eyes filled with disbelief.
"What is it? Aren't they just a few big pillars?"
Lan Fuzi asked in confusion. Could something like this really leave Chen Ping looking as though he had lost his soul?
Lan Fuzi had no idea what Chen Ping had discovered. Those pillars in the treasury were not only several times larger than the Inheritance Pillars of Clear Sky Fort—they were also made of Deep Sea Dark Silver!
Yes, Deep Sea Dark Silver—sunken silver from the deep sea!
The top-tier Rare Metal known as Deep Sea