"What did you discover?" Wang Lu jumped up as well and sized up the building beneath her feet.
"This building is a little strange. There are no doors or windows around it. Furthermore, it doesn't seem to be made of ordinary bricks. It seems to be made of a special kind of bronze," Zhou Wen said.
"It's indeed a little strange." Wang Lu squatted down and touched it. She nodded and said, "It's metal. It's indeed a little strange."
Their actions attracted Li Xuan and company. After Wang Lu explained the situation, everyone felt that the building was indeed a little strange.
"All of you, move aside. I'll try to see if I can smash it open." A stocky boy from the Ocean Club summoned a huge hammer and smashed it at the metal wall.
The boy was at the Legendary stage and was known for his Strength. With the hammer transformed from a Companion Beast, he used a Primordial Energy Skill to strike the wall. Even if the wall was made of metal bricks, he should have blasted open some cracks.
However, not only did he fail to blast open the metal wall, but he also fell to the ground from the backlash. The hammer in his hand flew out, and his hands were dripping with blood. The webbing between his thumb and index finger had already ruptured.
"So hard!" Everyone was alarmed. The boy's Strength was famous in school. Unfortunately, his speed and other aspects were lacking, so he wasn't able to enter the top ten.
In terms of Strength, he was probably ranked in the top three. For such a person to fail to damage the metal wall with a full-powered strike, the metal wall's strength was truly extraordinary.
The more this was the case, the more interested everyone was in the building. Everyone used various methods, but unfortunately, they failed to see what was inside.
Even Zhou Wen used Truth Listener's ability to hear what was inside, but the building's interior seemed solid. There was no movement at all. It was dead silent, so Zhou Wen couldn't hear anything.
"That's Death City." A voice suddenly sounded.
Zhou Wen looked in the direction of the voice and saw that the person who spoke was a long-haired boy. His looks were average, and he looked refined. He had a scholarly bearing.
Perhaps it was because this boy's aura was too reserved and he wasn't eye-catching among the students, Zhou Wen didn't notice him in the beginning.
"Jiang Yan, you said that this strange building is called Death City? Do you know its origins? "Wei Ge asked Jiang Yan.
Jiang Yan was a member of the student council, but he didn't look like a core member. He was likely an ordinary member since no one had noticed him previously.
"During the Two Zhou Dynasties, humans were still at the edge of the uncivilized wilderness. Many people believed in ghosts and gods, and activities like offering sacrifices to the heavens were common. Funerals and other ceremonies were also very particular, especially for the members of the royal family at that time. During the later period of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the King of Zhou was afraid of death, so he built the City of the Dead and placed his own flesh and blood in it to show that he was already dead, in an attempt to deceive the Heaven's Will and escape the calamity of death. Unfortunately, fate cannot be defied. The Eastern Zhou Dynasty's king still couldn't escape death in the end. "A hint of mockery flashed in Jiang Yan's eyes.
After a pause, Jiang Yan continued, "According to the bits and pieces of historical information, Death City is made of bronze. It has no doors or households …"
The more everyone heard Jiang Yan's explanation, the more they felt that this strange bronze building was likely the legendary Death City.
"I thought it was something good, but it turns out to be a fake grave of the dead. How unlucky," a boy said.
"That might not be the case." Jiang Yan said indifferently, "In order to deceive the ghosts and deities of the world, not only will King Zhou place his flesh and blood in Death City, but he will also bury his personal items and many treasures with him. Some brutal kings will even bury their beloved concubines alive. In order to deceive the ghosts and deities of the world, it can be said that he has gone to great lengths."
"In that case, there might be treasures inside?" Many students' eyes lit up when they heard that.
"If the historical records are right, there will definitely be burial items inside. However, now that this place has transformed into a dimensional zone, there might be strange changes inside. It wouldn't be surprising even if dimensional creatures appeared inside," Jiang Yan said.
"Jiang Yan, do you know of any way to open Death City?" Wei Ge asked Jiang Yan.
This was the first time he had seen such a side to Jiang Yan. He seemed to be somewhat different from the Jiang Yan he knew in the past.
"Dig down along the wall to the south of Death City. If this is really the Eastern Zhou Dynasty's Death City, there should be an entrance there," Jiang Yan said.
Wei Ge arranged for people to dig according to Jiang Yan's instructions. After digging seven to eight feet deep, they saw a hole in the metal wall.
After digging down for a distance, a circular hole appeared. It led all the way into Death City. However, the passageway was winding, making it impossible to see what was happening inside.
"Who among us is willing to go in and take a look?" Wei Ge asked.
"I don't know if others can enter, but I want to go in and take a look. However, I don't want to be the first to enter," Li Xuan said.
After a short discussion, Hui Haifeng was the first to enter. The four clubs sent a few people in.
Zhou Wen originally didn't wish to enter, but he was pulled in by Li Xuan. Soon, he heard Hui Haifeng's voice coming from the front. "Come in. There's no danger inside."
By the time Zhou Wen and Li Xuan climbed in, Wei Ge, Hui Haifeng, Feng Qiuyan, Li Weiyang, and company were already standing in Death City.
Zhou Wen originally imagined that he would see skeletons and coffins, but after entering, he realized that there were no such things. There was only a tree in Death City.
The tree was only about two meters tall, and its branches, leaves, and trunk were all black. However, there were many fine white lines on it. It looked like an ink painting drawn with white paper and black ink.
"Jiang Yan, what's going on? Didn't you say that this is some Death City that has King Zhou's bones, blood, and funerary items buried inside? Why is there only one tree? "Wei Ge questioned Jiang Yan.
Jiang Yan said indifferently, "I've already said that those are historical records. After the dimensional storms, it's normal for there to be anomalies inside."
"Then do you know what tree this is?" someone asked again.
"I don't know," Jiang Yan answered straightforwardly.
Everyone was somewhat disappointed. Even though they didn't really expect to dig out any treasures, there was only one tree inside. It made their curiosity vanish and they were somewhat disappointed.
"What kind of crappy tree is this? It made us waste so much time." A member of the Ocean Club kicked the tree trunk unhappily.
With this kick, the pitch-black tree swayed and suffused a blazing white color. In the blink of an eye, the black tree turned completely white.
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