He handed the Picture Frame to Lisette, having her return to the Train and hang it on the Wall of Records.
Gatam I's advancement was still ongoing.
The Nanite Swarm had transformed and assembled into a large drill, while the Black Feather Storm summoned by the Raven Demon kept accelerating and enchanting it like a whip spinning a top.
This greatly increased the efficiency of the excavation.
About half an hour passed.
Finally, deep underground where the light had long since vanished, the drill broke through the soil, and roaring flames surged out of the underground space.
Scorching lava kept gushing out like a volcanic eruption.
"Where did we drill into?"
Ye Qiyan immediately recalled the Nanite Swarm, the Raven Demon, and the others, frowning at the space below that was filled entirely with magma.
"WALL-E wouldn't make a mistake, so that means the treasure is beneath the magma? Strange... haven't we only drilled a little over nine thousand meters? Why is there magma? Could that Researcher's Remnant Soul have forgotten what he was researching?"
Getting down there was not difficult.
Ye Qiyan took out the Driver's Righteous Sword.
He released Freezing Point Authority toward the magma below.
The searing magma instantly cooled to its freezing point, forming extremely sturdy rock.
The Nanite Swarm and the others continued drilling downward.
The power of Freezing Point Authority worked alongside them, completely cooling both sides.
This time, it did not take long.
Beneath the magma lay an immense volume of highly pressurized gas.
The gas seemed to be restrained and guided by some sort of power. Even with an opening to the outside, it did not all gush out at once.
"Wa, wa-wa!"
"All right, let's go down together."
WALL-E had not told Ye Qiyan what the treasure was this time. The