Chapter 271 The Shocking Secret of the Academy

The morning sun shone through the gaps in the dormitory curtains. Qin Feng and his friends had just gotten up, ready to greet the new day. In the dormitory, Chu Tian was already jumping on the bed excitedly, obviously looking forward to today's activities.

"Hurry up everyone, today is the adventure day we're most looking forward to!" Chu Tian shouted loudly while putting on his clothes.

"Exploration day? Are you talking about the exploration of the mysterious academy ruins?" Zhang Meng rubbed his eyes and asked sleepily.

"That's right!" Chu Tian said proudly, "I heard that there are a lot of secrets in the academy. Today we are going to unveil these mysteries."

While sorting out her equipment, Wang Yue said, "I heard that there is an ancient maze underground in the academy, which contains all kinds of mysterious treasures and mechanisms."

"Yes, yes, I heard that too." Ye Li added, "But the specific details are still unknown, so we'd better be fully prepared."

"No problem!" Qin Feng nodded, "We have made all the preparations. We must reveal this secret today!"

Everyone packed up and prepared to leave. After breakfast in the cafeteria, the teachers of the college led them to an ancient building. The building looked quite old, with vines climbing all over the walls, like a forgotten historical relic.

"This place looks really mysterious." Chu Tian looked around as he walked, "I can't wait to explore it!"

"Don't worry, let's understand the situation first." Qin Feng said, "We'd better understand the layout of the ruins and the possible dangers we may encounter."

After entering the building, everyone followed the teachers to a huge hall. In the center of the hall was an ancient stone platform, which was engraved with various strange symbols and patterns. The teachers began to introduce the background of this place to everyone.

"This is the underground ruins of the academy. It has existed for thousands of years." A teacher explained, "The ruins are full of ancient mechanisms and traps. You need to explore carefully."

"It sounds really exciting." Zhang Meng said excitedly, "How do we start?"

"First, we need to find the entrance to the underground maze." The teachers said, "There are many hidden passages and mechanisms in the ruins. Everyone should pay attention to every detail."

Following the teacher's instructions, everyone began to look for the entrance in the hall. They found a huge stone door in a corner of the hall, with complex patterns and runes engraved on it.

"This door seems very ancient." Wang Yue said, "How do we open it?"

Ye Li carefully observed the runes on the stone door and pondered for a moment: "These runes look like an ancient code. We may need to solve these puzzles to open it."

"Looks like I need to use my brain." Chu Tian grinned, "Let me try!"

Chu Tian pondered over the runes and patterns for a while, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind, and he pressed a hidden button. The stone door made a dull roar and slowly opened a small gap.

"Wow, it actually worked!" Chu Tian shouted excitedly, "Now we can enter the underground maze!"

Everyone carefully entered the passage behind the stone door and gradually walked down the stairs. There were dark walls on both sides of the passage, and it could only be illuminated by the weak light of the flashlight.

"This place is really eerie and scary." Zhang Meng whispered, "Do you feel a chill?"

"I can't feel the cold, but it does feel a bit oppressive." Qin Feng said, "We must remain vigilant."

"That's right," Ye Li reminded, "After entering the maze, always pay attention to your surroundings, especially those places that don't look right."

We continued to move forward and finally arrived at the entrance of the maze. The walls of the maze were decorated with various strange patterns and carvings, which looked mysterious and complicated.

"The entrance to the maze looks like a huge net." Wang Yue exclaimed, "How do we choose the right path?"

"Usually, there will be an indication or sign at the center of the maze," Qin Feng analyzed, "We can use this sign to find the correct direction."

Everyone was divided into groups and began to explore the maze. Chu Tian was responsible for clearing the way in front, while Zhang Meng was responsible for detecting possible traps. Ye Li and Wang Yue were responsible for providing support and help in the back.

"This road should be fine." Chu Tian said as he walked, "I feel like I'm about to become an expert in mazes!"

"Don't be too confident, be careful of traps." Qin Feng reminded, "There may be various dangers in the maze."

As everyone was moving forward cautiously, suddenly, a strong light flashed from the wall of the maze, and the entire maze instantly became bright. The patterns and runes on the wall began to rotate, forming a huge circle of light.

"Wow, what's going on?" Zhang Meng asked in surprise, "Could it be that the mechanism has been activated?"

"It looks like we have entered some kind of trial." Ye Li said, "Everyone, be careful."

A glittering door appeared in the center of the aperture, with a line of ancient characters engraved on it. Qin Feng walked closer and observed carefully, and found that these characters were ancient puzzles.

"This is a puzzle. We must solve it before we can move on." Qin Feng said, "Let's work together to find a solution."

The text on the puzzle reads: "Ancient heritage comes from the flame of wisdom. Choose the right path and you will gain eternal glory."

"What does this mean?" Chu Tian frowned and said, "Choose the right path?"

"I think this puzzle may be related to light." Ye Li thought, "Maybe we need to find clues related to brilliance."

"Everyone, look around, are there any symbols related to glory?" Qin Feng asked.

Wang Yue looked around and found a hidden stone slab in a corner of the wall with a faint light on it.

"There seems to be light over there." Wang Yue pointed at the stone slab and said, "Maybe we can try that direction."

Everyone came to the stone slab, Qin Feng reached out and touched it, and found that it could be moved. With a light press, the stone slab slowly opened, revealing a hidden passage.

"It seems we have found the right one." Qin Feng said, "This passage may be the correct direction."

Everyone entered the hidden passage and continued to explore. The passage was full of various mechanisms and traps, and everyone carefully avoided them and finally arrived at the center of the maze.

"This looks like the core of the maze." Chu Tian exclaimed, "We've finally arrived!"

The walls of the central area are covered with various treasures and ancient documents, and there is also a huge treasure chest.

"This treasure chest may be the ultimate goal of our expedition." Ye Li said, "Everyone be careful, the treasure chest may have traps."

Qin Feng carefully opened the treasure chest, which was filled with various precious gems and ancient documents. Everyone was pleasantly surprised to find that these treasures were not only of extremely high value, but also recorded some ancient secrets of the academy.

"Wow, this is awesome!" Zhang Meng said excitedly, "We made a lot of money on this expedition!"

"Yes, these treasures are not only valuable, but may also help us unlock other secrets of the academy." Qin Feng said, "Today's adventure is really fruitful."

After packing up the treasures, everyone returned to the ground with a full sense of accomplishment and excitement. The teachers of the academy praised their performance and prepared a sumptuous dinner as a reward.

"Today's adventure was so much fun." Chu Tian exclaimed while eating dinner, "I feel like a real explorer now!"

"Yes, we have experienced many challenges and tests together." Wang Yue said with a smile, "This adventure has made us more united and helped us understand the secrets of the academy better."

"No matter how many challenges there are in the future, I believe we can meet them." Qin Feng said, "Because we are the best team!"

Everyone enjoyed dinner happily, talked about their adventure experiences, and felt the power of the team. Although today's adventure has ended, they know that there are more challenges and adventures waiting for them in the future.