The Forest Beneath the Sea

Sophia controlled Jiang Xiao's body and cautiously backed out of the room. For the moment, she couldn't think of a way to take the book away while keeping it intact.

At the doorway, the two stared at each other. After hesitating for a while, Sophia said softly, "Let's look elsewhere first."

Jiang Xiao nodded. He had already seen this place on the terrain map scanned by Giant Whale. Other than this building, there should be nothing else.

Twenty minutes later. "Sophia! Jiang Xiao Pi!" Prince Bino's shout drifted faintly up from below.

Inside the castle, Juliet was swimming along the second-floor corridor, holding the Sea Soul Lamp as she examined a faded, blurry oil painting, searching for any clues about the figure in it. When she heard Prince Bino's voice, she hurried out as well.

The Four-person Team gathered at the statue in the center of the castle. Prince Bino lightly tapped the ground beneath the sculpture with his trident and said, "It's hollow."

"Hm?" Sophia raised her brows slightly.

Bino said, "This castle stands atop a cliff. This tunnel might lead into the mountain below. There could be treasures inside!"

Jiang Xiao frowned slightly. Why hadn't Giant Whale detected it? Was it because this place was sealed off? Could Giant Whale only scan things on the surface? Sophia nodded. "Look for a mechanism."

Bino said, "Why look for a mechanism? Can't we just blast our way in?"

Sophia said, "We should still be careful with the products of this civilization. This is a secret passage, after all."

Prince Bino scratched his head, then looked at Jiang Xiao and said, "Blink inside and open the door from within. That'll definitely be easier than looking for a mechanism outside."

As he spoke, Prince Bino looked around and couldn't help baring his