A Surprising Discovery Beneath the Secret Chamber

Inside the Lord's Hall.

Fang Yuan's face lit up upon hearing the system prompt.

"As expected!"

"My guess was correct, the Garrison is Orange quality!!!"

Before the battle, Fang Yuan had deduced that this Garrison might be Orange quality based on the Beastmen's tier.

After all, a Centurion Camp already had Shamans and commanders who mastered Bloodthirsty Battle Qi.

As the main base for the Beastmen, there was no reason for it to be worse than the Centurion Camp.

It was precisely for this reason that Fang Yuan had spent resources to produce soldiers and seize this Beastmen tribe without hesitation.

Now!

The reward had arrived!

An Orange quality Military Territory.

This was surely a hundred percent return on investment.

However, this also had to do with his current location.

In the Gloomy Forest of the Northern Territory.

There were hardly any other Lords within a hundred-kilometer radius.

It was an area that Lords had not yet developed.

Monster lairs were everywhere.

Only in such a place could one possibly get lucky and obtain an Orange quality Military Territory.

If it were in the densely populated central region of the Gondor Kingdom.

Heh!

Let alone an Orange quality Military Territory, It would be considered a feat to even find an unclaimed territory.

Fang Yuan looked at the pop-up option box before him.

He thought to himself.

"An Orange quality Military Territory."

"This means Orange quality high-tier troops, and they are units that don't require money and are automatically produced daily."

"A high-tier Orange quality Military Territory is enough to support the troop requirements of an entire alliance."

"And now!"

"This Orange quality Military Territory belongs to me alone."

"Then in the future, this Valley Garrison will undoubtedly be the foundation of my rise!"

Fang Yuan took a deep breath and quickly made his choice.

"Occupy!"

"Ding, the occupation of the Orange quality Military Territory will take one hour. Please ensure sufficient military strength is maintained within the territory to protect it from being captured."

Upon hearing the new system prompt, Fang Yuan frowned slightly.

"It's actually going to take another hour to complete the occupation."

"Fortunately, Lilith and the others wiped them out completely, killing all the Beastmen."

"If even one or two had escaped and fled to the Pioneer Lords of the Golden Flower Family to call for reinforcements."

"Then things would have become troublesome."

"The decision to dispatch Lilith and Christian to lead the main force was indeed correct."

"As the saying goes, even when hunting a rabbit, one must use their full strength. The dangers of the Ten Thousand Realms Battlefield are unpredictable."

"Only by being cautious can mistakes be minimized and ensure that battles do not have any setbacks."

"It should be the same when dispatching troops for conquests in the future. Never let greed blind your eyes."

Just as Fang Yuan was silently warning himself, The Lord's Mark prompt sounded again.

"Ding, the extermination of the Steel Fang Tribe of Beastmen has been completed. Loot cleanup has begun, estimated to take one hour."

"Ding, a secret chamber of the Steel Fang Tribe has been discovered. Hero Lilith has begun exploring the secret chamber."

Upon hearing the second message, Fang Yuan's face showed astonishment.

"A secret chamber?"

"What is this!"

While Fang Yuan was somewhat perplexed by this secret chamber.

At this moment.

Inside the Valley Garrison.

A Flame Mage, who was clearing the battlefield, quickly walked up to Lilith.

"Your Excellency."

"We've discovered a secret chamber!"

Hearing this news, Lilith slightly raised her head in surprise.

"A secret chamber?"

"What was found inside?"

The Flame Mage nodded gravely and said.

"We found Blood Sucking Vines."

Upon hearing the name, Lilith's brow furrowed slightly.

"Blood Sucking Vines!"

"Isn't that a plant only found in the Endless Abyss?"

"When the Great Calamity era began, the Endless Abyss of the demons lost contact immediately."

"There were rumors that the lords of the Abyssal Demons had defected to the invading Mist Gods."

"But later, before the Great Cataclysm era, no demons from the Abyssal Plane were seen joining the Mist Gods."

"Even the cult followers exclusive to demons have all disappeared, along with various abyssal creatures that also didn't appear on the continent."

"I never expected that after so long."

"We would find Blood Sucking Vines in the Northern Territory of the Gondor Kingdom."

"Perhaps in this secret chamber, we can find some clues about the disappearance of the Abyssal Plane back then."

Thinking this, Lilith quickly got up and said.

"Lead the way!"

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

The entrance to the secret chamber was in the chieftain's great hall of the Beastmen tribe.

However, after the cleanup.

This former chieftain's great hall of the Beastmen tribe revealed its original appearance.

It was once the command center of the garrison.

But it was still being cleared.

Its function was not yet known.

Guided by the Flame Mage, Lilith soon arrived at the entrance of the secret chamber.

Flame Mages were stationed at the entrance to guard it.

Upon seeing Lilith arrive.

The leading squad captain bowed and said.

"Your Excellency."

"The Blood Sucking Vines in the secret chamber are not strong, only green tier three quality."

"The clones of the Blood Sucking Vines have all been eliminated by us."

"Only the main body remains."

"However, this main body is residing on a skeleton."

"The specific situation requires Your Excellency to inspect it personally."

Lilith nodded.

Then she descended the stairs into the secret chamber.

The secret chamber was not deep, only a shallow level.

She quickly entered the secret chamber.

Upon entering, Lilith frowned slightly.

Because she discovered that this was not a secret chamber at all.

It was clearly a dungeon!

The shallow level did not appear to be large.

But along the wall, there were dried-up skeletons and mummified corpses everywhere.

The dried human skin hung on the corpses.

The symptoms clearly indicated they had been drained of blood by Blood Sucking Vines.

Lilith walked up to a mummified corpse and prodded it with her staff for a moment. A badge then fell from the corpse's body.

As a Mage, once a ruler of the world, Lilith was also extremely proficient in noble heraldry.

She immediately recognized the origin of the item.

"This badge is the insignia of the Golden Flower Family's guards!"

Then, she prodded each corpse one by one.

The same insignia fell from all the dozen or so mummified corpses in the prison.

"These were the Golden Flower Family's most elite guard knights."

"How could they have died here!"

Greatly puzzled by this, Lilith looked up towards the deepest part of the dungeon.

Lilith sniffed the air.

"Such a strong smell of blood."

"The main vine of the Blood Sucking Vine is in there."

"Perhaps I can find the answer over there."

Lilith stepped forward.

In a moment, she arrived at the end of the secret chamber.

Here, several Fire Elementals summoned by Flame Mages had surrounded a skeleton.

The skeleton's head had been severed.

Beside the skeleton was a long spear.

It shimmered with an orange light.

"An orange weapon?"

"No, it looks like a Curio."

"Perhaps it will be useful to the Lord."

Then, she looked behind the skeleton.

A ferocious Blood Sucking Vine coiled around the skeleton's spine.

Its open suckers hissed and roared at the surrounding Fire Elementals.

"This is!"

"A parasite!!!"

"A Blood Sucking Vine parasite."

"If I remember correctly, during the Glory Era."

"Only the most devout Bishops of the Demon Cult could be parasitized."

Immediately, Lilith's gaze snapped to the headless skeleton.

"So, this skeleton's identity is a Bishop of the Demon Cult!!!"