This Wasn't a Failure, Only a Victory for 95 - An Extra Chapter for "Wenjiuci," Part 2325

Thirty minutes was actually quite a long time.

For a man, thirty minutes was already something he could brag about in any situation.

But when it came to searching a vast, unknown area for an important object, thirty minutes was nothing.

Meat-Ripper wasn't confident he could find the Bonechewer King's secret hoard within thirty minutes. The good news, though, was that the mysterious psion beside him seemed familiar with the place.

The magic carpet drifted lightly over the areas shrouded in thick fog, carrying him and Meat-Ripper swiftly onward without making a single turn or veering off course. After a few minutes of rapid flight, they stopped in front of a barren cave.

"This is it. The entrance from Area A to the exhibition hall's core, exactly as described in 'Elder Monk's' exploration notes."

The psion jumped off the carpet and stepped forward, touching the strangely textured rock of the cave with a peculiar look of emotion. He murmured,

"Shaped by an ancient might, yet still no match for the passage of time. All its wonders have been erased. Only the outline of what once stood remains, not even a shadow—just fragments of the past."

"You seem to know this place well."

Meat-Ripper followed behind the psion and asked suspiciously,

"Have you been here before? Or has someone from your organization?"

"More than once."

The psion didn't try to hide the answer.

As he led Meat-Ripper into the dim cave, he explained,

"Our organization has explored this place several times over the past few decades, but we've never managed to reach the core. The ancient power still holds sway here. It lets us glimpse its secrets, but won't let us venture farther.

"Almost every expedition has returned empty-handed. This place is part of a tightly connected system. What you see