Chapter 460: Ancient Desert Kingdom
Feng Xiaotian and others walked to the gate of the palace when another group of people ran into them head-on.
Neither side acted rashly, but looked at each other vigilantly.
"What do you want to do!" Feng Xiaotian asked in a deep voice.
The group of people on the opposite side glanced at everything in the palace, and seeing that the large cauldron here had not moved, their eyes fell on Huo Wu's hand.
Huo Wu was holding a compass that indicated the direction. However, in the eyes of these people, this compass was not made of precious metals, so they were not interested.
"Brother, they probably haven't had time to explore yet. Drive them away, and the treasures here will be ours." The gloomy man at the side whispered.
The leader nodded and said, "If you are willing to leave, we will not stop you, but if you want to monopolize the treasures here, that won't work."
"It's better to have less trouble than more. Let's go." Huo Wu whispered in Feng Xiaotian's ear.
Earlier, when they were outside, Feng Xiaotian took the initiative and then caused others to fight. If he took action now, the fighting would be discovered by others, and in the end, it is possible that someone would take advantage of the opportunity to reap the benefits.
With a light snort, Feng Xiaotian and his group immediately left the hall.
Of course, they had searched for the things here, and the most valuable ones were the ancient bronze tripods. However, the tripods were very heavy, and no one could move them unless they were a powerful soul master above the Soul Emperor level.
"There are quite a lot of palaces here, some of which have been searched. Do we still need to go in and search?" Bai Chenxiang couldn't help but ask when he saw the destroyed hall in the distance.
Apart from them, everyone else is just a bunch of thieves who plunder everything. There must be nothing left in the places they searched.
Feng Xiaotian replied: "Let's go somewhere else."
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After about an incense stick of time, Feng Xiaotian and his companions arrived in front of a building with a mottled and dilapidated appearance.
"The other buildings all look bright and shiny, so how come this one has become like this? Could it be that it has been abandoned?" Ah Fei couldn't help but say.
The buildings looked dilapidated, and must have fallen into disrepair over the years. Judging from the other buildings at the site, they obviously did not suffer much damage during the years they were buried under the sea of sand.
The situation here could only be that it had been abandoned before the palace was buried.
The gate of this palace is not a wooden door, but a heavy stone door.
Feng Xiaotian and others took some effort to push the stone door open.
What came into view was an ancient palace, the interior was not as shabby as Feng Xiaotian and others had imagined. Apart from the sand, the facilities inside were quite tidy.
In the center, there is a sphere made of gold with the positions of stars engraved on its surface.
"Is this the Imperial Observatory?" Everyone couldn't help but be amazed.
Although they had never been to the Tiandou Palace, this was the first time they had seen the architecture of the Imperial Observatory look like this.
Feng Xiaotian and his group immediately began searching the palace.
Ah Fei wanted to close the palace door, but was stopped by Feng Xiaotian.
There are not many light sources in the palace, and without lighting candles, the light of the golden ball will not be transmitted to the outside world.
When they entered the palace, they would definitely be noticed. Closing the door at this time would be like telling those who were interested that there was a treasure here.
Besides, if they closed the stone door, they would not be able to observe the outside world. When they went out, they would probably be surrounded by people.
The most important things in the Imperial Observatory are books and maps.
The bookshelf was covered with a layer of sand. After dusting off the book covers, everyone sat on the floor and looked through the contents.
"The characters written here are not the mainstream characters on Douluo Continent. We can't understand them at all." Everyone spread their hands, but it was no use.
The only way to leave this desert kingdom is to go out through the Lost Canyon.
Ordinary people certainly cannot leave the kingdom, even if some nobles of the kingdom have left and left translated versions of the texts here on Douluo Continent.
But after tens of thousands of years, the empires on the continent changed several times, and with the destruction of the Desert Kingdom, the text in the book almost became a hieroglyphic book, making it impossible for anyone to decipher it.
With a sigh, everyone quickened the pace of flipping through the book, hoping to find something they could understand.
An hour later, Bai Chenxiang was the first to exclaim, and took out a broken map of the kingdom's palace from a book.
Although the crowd could not understand the words on it, the importance of the buildings was marked with special symbols. Among them, there was a palace in the south of the imperial palace with a striking symbol marked on it.
"Could this be the kingdom's treasure house?" Ah Fei couldn't help but think.
"It's possible." Feng Xiaotian touched his chin. "However, we are not sure about the status of the Imperial Observatory in this kingdom. But if they can make special marks on a place, it must not be an ordinary place."
"But, a place like that will definitely attract others. Whether we can find the map or not, I'm afraid we can't avoid fighting with them."
The status of the Imperial Observatory is very delicate. If the king believes in Feng Shui, then the Imperial Observatory is the department that the king values most, and its status is even higher than that of the prime minister.
If the king did not believe in these sayings, the Imperial Observatory would be just an ordinary institution that observes celestial phenomena, calculates solar terms and formulates the calendar.
These two different situations will make the status of the Imperial Observatory very different, and the places marked will also be very different.
Bai Chenxiang smiled and said, "Didn't we just see the murals of the fall of the Desert Kingdom in the sacrificial palace? I think this king must be superstitious about Feng Shui and hopes that the sandstorm will dissipate on its own."
"That makes sense. Let's explore this place first, and then rush to the marked place immediately."
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The ruins of the imperial palace, somewhere on the roof.
"Boss, that group of young men have been in there for more than an hour and haven't come out yet. I guess there must be countless gold and silver treasures in that ancient palace." A short man said with a teasing smile.
On the surface, they were on the roof, not competing with others to enter the palace. In fact, they were observing others, and once someone got wealth, they would immediately start to rob it.
The leader was an old man with white hair and beard and a sturdy build.
The old man had a strong and powerful face, and said in a deep voice: "This is not in line with common sense. If they were getting rich, they would definitely close the stone door. But not only did they not close it, but they were walking back and forth at the door. They should not be moving gold and silver."
"Could it be that they are pretending?" another person expressed his curiosity.
The old man shook his head. "When faced with wealth, it is difficult for anyone to maintain their original intentions and they would not think about these things at all. The palace was already dilapidated, and at most it was just a hall for sacrifices. There should be a lot of things in it that record the past of this kingdom. These guys are studying history in it."
