Chapter 3053: Chapter 3055: An Unexpected Discovery

"Books?"

Lin Yi’s attention was drawn by Jiang Zhengnan.

He quickened his pace and walked over.

On the stone platform, there were stacked layers of items, similar to sheepskin.

The edges were tightly bound with rope, forming a primitive version of a book.

The sheepskin scrolls on top were already covered in dust, contrasting sharply with the altar on the ground.

Gently, Lin Yi blew the dust off.

Due to its age, Lin Yi cautiously flipped through the scrolls.

Upon opening, he found that they were mostly illustrations, but the content was remarkable.

The murals seen before were mostly related to sacrifices.

However, the scrolls recorded something more akin to an experiment.

Seeing these, Lin Yi suddenly turned his head to survey the entire cave.

In an instant!

He suddenly realized!

The cookware and utensils depicted in the scrolls were visible throughout the cave.

After flipping through a bit more, Lin Yi found similar content in the subsequent pages.

Lin Yi’s eyes shifted, forming a daring hypothesis in his mind.

"Did you discover something?"

"This place doesn’t seem intended for sacrificial use."

"Not for the priest?" Song Jinmin asked:

"Could it be a restaurant?"

"It is very likely to be a laboratory."

"Laboratory!?"

Lin Yi’s speculation surprised and startled everyone.

In their minds, such a thought never existed.

Like no one would assume that the world might end tomorrow.

"Are you sure?"

"Seems quite likely," Lin Yi said:

"The cookware and utensils on the table are not for dining but are laboratory tubes and vessels. They simply lacked modern equipment to create delicate items at that time."

Lin Yi’s words made everyone reevaluate the cave.

Upon entering, the brick mechanisms seemed to partially validate Lin Yi’s assertion.

"If this is indeed a laboratory, then the corpses on the ground might have been their experimental subjects," Moon said.

"Exactly."

Lin Yi said:

"The contents here have significant research value; this discovery is substantial."

"Then let’s get started," Jiang Zhengnan said:

"Take everything you can carry back, and photograph all possible areas."

"Got it!"

After responding, Flame Dragon’s team started busying themselves.

"Brother Nan, what should we do with the bodies on the ground?"

Jiang Zhengnan looked at Lin Yi, as Lin Yi was more knowledgeable in this area and wanted his opinion.

"Given how many years have passed, moving the bodies will be difficult as they crumble upon contact. But we can take back some bone ash."

"Then let’s give it a try."

Just as Lin Yi anticipated, after the photos were taken, Flame Dragon’s team carefully approached.

But as soon as they touched the corpses, they disintegrated into piles of bone ash.

Perhaps due to the disturbance that broke the balance, the remaining eight corpses experienced the same fate.

In the blink of an eye, they turned to ashes, and a dust cloud rose, taking quite some time to settle.

During this process, Lin Yi stood in a daze.

It felt like a vibrant world collapsed into dust before him.

"Pack these into nine portions and take them all," Jiang Zhengnan said.

Flame Dragon’s team swiftly packaged all nine portions of bone ash.

After completing this series of actions, the circle’s patterns became clearer.

However, at this moment, Lin Yi made a new discovery.

He discovered the patterns weren’t engraved on the ground but painted on a stone slab embedded in the ground.

Lin Yi crouched down, gently pressing on it, and surprisingly felt a slight shift.

This discovery was very important to Lin Yi, making him feel excited.

"Brother Nan, come over here."

Lin Yi called, and Jiang Zhengnan and Luyu Teahouse hurried over.

Lin Jingzhan and Song Jinmin stood nearby, quietly waiting.

"This stone slab seems movable; let’s lift it and see."

"Alright."

The three stood at different positions, and with little effort, lifted the stone slab.

But as soon as the slab was raised, a foul stench hit them face-on.

For a moment, Lin Yi felt oxygen deprivation in his brain; his hand loosened, and the slab fell back.

Jiang Zhengnan and Luyu Teahouse were no better, instinctively loosening their grip, causing the slab to fall again into place.

"There must be something underneath," Red Ace Mira said:

"If it was just a cavity, such a stench wouldn’t occur."

"You mean there’s something hidden below?" Song Jinmin asked:

"In other words, there might be a hidden chamber?"

"That’s exactly what I mean."

Their speculation was shared by everyone else.

If what everyone assumed was true, there could be something even more important hidden below.

"You all step back, let me try."

Song Jinmin prepared his mask and stepped in front of the stone slab.

After stretching his wrists, Song Jinmin forcibly lifted it.

The stench wafted out, but prepared as they were, everyone’s reaction wasn’t as intense.

Soon it spread throughout the cave, becoming diluted to a bearable level.

Song Jinmin moved the slab to the side.

Below the slab, they saw a black hole more than a meter wide, with connected stairs up and down.

But it was pitch black inside, and visibility was zero.

Everyone raised their spotlights, illuminating the darkness.

Suddenly, they found a giant black creature raising its head to look up.

"What the hell is that!"

Everyone was startled, including the well-traveled Lin Jingzhan.

"Seems like there’s more than one."

Under the spotlight’s shine, they saw several lizard-like creatures crawling below, their backs clad with armor-like skin, reaching at least seven to eight meters in length.

Occasionally, they flicked long tongues out, resembling small dinosaurs.

"They look somewhat like Komodo Dragons," Moon said.

"Komodo Dragons grow up to three meters at most, but these here are a minimum of five meters. Calling them lizards at this size seems rather unsuitable."

"It’s not the time to discuss this," Mira exclaimed:

"Seems there aren’t just two; they’re everywhere below!"

Lin Yi’s heart pounded, sweat seeping across his forehead.

Attracted by the light and sound, the giant lizards continually writhed and surged toward the opening.

Three!

Five!

Eight!

In less than a minute, dozens of giant lizards surged up!

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