The Xiagong City Ruins was considered a famous attraction in Division7, but it did not charge any fees.
There was only one entrance to the ruins, the South Gate. Anyone could enter the ruins after passing the identity verification.
Although the hotel owner said that it was the off-season, there were still many people queuing at the entrance. Lin Huang queued for more than half an hour before he finally entered the ruins.
As soon as he entered the ruins, a lady in a red uniform greeted him, "Sir, do you need a tour guide?"
"Sorry, I just want to walk around." Lin Huang waved his hand and rejected.
He did not come to the ruins for sightseeing, but to look for the traces left behind by Xia Hao. Naturally, he did not need a tour guide.
After following the crowd down the stairs for more than a hundred meters, Lin Huang finally arrived at the location of the ruins.
In front of him was a building that looked like an ancient city gate, with three doors in the middle.
Lin Huang heard a tour guide explaining to the guests, "It looks like there are three doors at the entrance of the palace, but in fact, there are two hidden doors at the side. This method of three big and two small doors, the Xia Palace is an exception. The experts who participated in the excavation said that the Xia Palace might be the only one … "
Lin Huang was speechless as he looked at the building. It was a complete replica of the Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City on Earth, just that it was bigger.
Moreover, the signboard at the entrance had the words "Gate of Heaven" written on it. Lin Huang was even more certain of the relationship between the Xia Palace and Xia Hao.
After passing through the Gate of Heaven, not too far away, there was a ditch in front of him with five small bridges above it.
Further ahead was a huge palace gate. It looked a bit like the place that the ministers would often pass through when going to court in the Qing Dynasty.
The signboard above the palace gate still had the words "Gate of Earth".
Lin Huang shook his head helplessly, walked quickly through the Gate of Earth and continued forward.
Further in, there was a magnificent hall with the words "Xia Palace" written on the signboard.
Lin Huang knew that this grand hall should be the main hall, so he quickly walked forward.
After entering the Xia Palace, Lin Huang was immediately attracted by the cracks on the ground.
A tour guide was explaining the cracks on the ground.
"The cracks on the ground look like they were forcefully stepped on by an expert. However, in reality, this floor is made of Serene Sea Black Stone. It is said that even a full-powered attack from a mortal would not be able to leave a mark … "
"Also, the roof above us originally had a hole about a meter in diameter. Later, it was repaired by our archaeologists, and there's almost no difference between it and the original roof. In the entire palace ruins, this is the only place that was damaged. The other places are well preserved … "
Lin Huang couldn't help but look at the roof. Indeed, he couldn't tell that it had been repaired. However, after activating Boundless Vision, he could see that there was indeed a very subtle difference in the repaired part. It was almost indistinguishable to the naked eye. The repair area was right above the crack in the ground.
"It looks like something smashed in. Maybe he sensed an attack and rushed out from here …" Lin Huang walked to the crack and looked up.
At this moment, a 'ding' sound rang out.
"Abnormal energy fluctuation detected underground. Obtain the energy, new function can be activated!"
"Are you sure?" Lin Huang was stunned. It was the first time he heard Xiao Hei asking for something.
"Yes! According to the sensor, the abnormal energy belongs to the remaining energy after the other Goldfingers were destroyed. Devouring this energy can strengthen the Goldfinger's function. "
"Directly below this place?" Lin Huang continued to ask.
"Directly below, about three thousand meters away from you."
"I understand. Let's go back and think about it." Since he had confirmed what he was looking for, Lin Huang did not stay any longer. He needed to think about how he was going to retrieve the item.
It was past one o 'clock in the afternoon when he returned to the hotel after leaving the Xia Palace ruins.
Lin Huang returned to his room and locked the door before contacting Xiao Hei again.
"Xiao Hei, apart from the abnormal energy that you're looking for, what else is there underground?"
"According to the life wave detection, there's a double mutated monster that's about to break through to silver-level."
"What kind of monster is it?" Lin Huang asked again.
"Unable to determine."
"A double mutated monster. Currently, only Charcoal can fight it …" Lin Huang frowned. "What about the underground environment? Is it enough for Charcoal to unleash its abilities? "
"Yes, it's spacious underground."
"I guess I can only try to bring Charcoal down." Lin Huang was confident in Charcoal's ability. Although it was also a double mutated monster, Charcoal was an authentic dragonkin.
After looking at his remaining cards, Lin Huang recalled that he did not have any Transformation Cards left.
"I almost forgot that I've used all my Transformation Cards last time. I can't transform into Spectre and sneak into the underground now …"
Lin Huang was speechless at the situation.
"Xiao Hei, think of something!"
"You can redeem a Specific Transformation Card from the card pieces mall."
"Specific Transformation Card?" Lin Huang was stunned. "Do I have enough card pieces?"
"Specific Transformation Card. The number of card pieces required is the same as the number of card pieces required to redeem a specific monster. The Spectre that you own is a normal bronze-level rank-1 card. It requires 60 bronze card pieces. The number of card pieces required to redeem a Specific Transformation Card is also 60 bronze card pieces. "
"Special Reminder: Specific Transformation Card is only effective for one hour."
"Just in case, I'll redeem five of them!" Actually, two cards were enough for a round trip. However, Lin Huang was worried so he decided to redeem more cards at once.
"Consumed bronze card pieces x300. Obtained Spectre Specific Transformation Card x5."
"There are too many people in the Xiagong Ruins now. I'll have to wait until night time when there are fewer people." Lin Huang did not want anyone to see him transforming into a Spectre as he would definitely be captured and dissected for research.
The Xiagong Ruins was only open until 10 pm. Lin Huang planned to enter at around 9.30 pm and wait for the people to leave before making his move.
In the hotel room, Lin Huang decided to take an afternoon nap. He slept until six in the evening. He woke up for dinner and waited for the night to come.
At around 8.30 pm, he heard a squeaking bed and a woman's scream coming from the room next door.
Lin Huang frowned. He did not expect the soundproofing of the hotel room to be so bad. He shook his head and continued to check his news.
At around nine o'clock, the creaking of the bed stopped, but the woman suddenly let out an unusual scream.
Lin Huang wanted to stand up to check but he thought that he might be overthinking. He hesitated for a while and sat down again.
Then, the room next door became completely silent.
Not long after, footsteps could be heard coming from the corridor. It was approaching Lin Huang's room.
Lin Huang's room was numbered 505 which was the innermost room on the left. Nobody should be passing by.
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