"Mmm, in just three thousand meters, I've already discovered one hundred and ninety-seven powerful defensive measures. But it seems most of them haven't been completed. Moreover, their structures differ from some defensive devices I know of—their power appears to have been greatly enhanced!" Dragon Cliff muttered in a low voice, appraising some of the things within the passage they had traversed.
"This should be a very important stronghold! But I have absolutely no information related to it!" The Osmanthus Tree waved its roots in distress. "I've been calling out for a long time, but I haven't received any reply. Could it be that no one is controlling this place?"
Lin Qi quietly listened to the exchange between Dragon Cliff and the Osmanthus Tree. They continuously evaluated various defensive systems, while everyone kept calling for the controller who should have been present in this place, yet there was no response whatsoever.
They proceeded another twenty li or so down the passage. Along the way, dozens of branching tunnels opened off on either side. At the entrance of every branch passage stood burly Tiger Clan men armed with heavy weapons and clad in heavy armor. Beside some of these Tiger Clan warriors, green-skinned goblins chattered away as they carried strange and exotic magical devices back and forth, doing who knew what.
Seeming to notice Lin Qi's surprise, Lin Yufeng pointed at those green goblins and laughed. "These goblins are a vassal race sheltered under the Tiger Clan's main family. They have connections with certain goblin powers on the Goblin Continent. Many of the powerful magical devices and magic tools used by the Tiger Clan are made by them. The Heaven-Confounding Pendant, for example, is one of their creations."
With a sigh, Lin Yulei shook his head. "It's precisely these green dwarves—they consume