872 Ruins (2/2)

”Sorcerer?”

Fang Yuan was suddenly interested. He now knew where the tribe's witch doctor was.

”I will turn anyone who can beat our opponents into an Extraordinary!”

Without saying much, Fang Yuan threw out a few detoxification bottles after promising the reward. Some pirates immediately charged at their opponents.

As a great pirate, he did not need to do everything personally.

Fang Yuan sat down on a rock and waited patiently.

After a short while, only a few pirates had died. The rest brought back an old aboriginal man and proudly announced that they had caught the witch doctor.

”Nice! Imprison their leaders separately, then interrogate them and find the information I need.” Fang Yuan stood up. Actually, he was more interested in this vestige than these aboriginals.

Before long, Bill ran back with a happy expression while Fang Yuan was examining the unique patterns on a stone. ”We've found something! Although this tribe didn't see Soro, they found gold nuggets, coins, and even gems in a river. However, the tribe thought they were just decorations because they didn't know how to use them!”

”Tell them to take us to that river. If they don't comply, kill them immediately.”

Fang Yuan waved his hand, feeling even more confused.

This place was just a lone island where few would visit. The landscape should not have changed too much since ancient times.

So why did the Goblin Empire build this place without caring about the costs incurred at all? Fang Yuan wondered.

Although those buildings are refined, they seem to be just housing for workers. Is the truth still hidden somewhere on Evil Demon Island?

With these questions in mind, Fang Yuan and a bunch of other pirates followed the prisoners to a river.

The water appeared to be slightly golden under the sunlight.

”Boss!”

Bill went into the water suddenly and returned with a gold coin in his hand.

”This is a gold coin from Cecil! The image printed on it is King Sukakin III of Cecil!”

Fang Yuan nodded. ”Follow along the river!”

”Woo, Woo!” the pirates shouted excitedly.

They walked along the river and reached the source—a dark cave.

A large amount of water flushed out from the cave. The gold nuggets, gold coins, and gems made the water appear golden.

”Let's go!”

Fang Yuan examined the cave, feeling a little bit confused again. The cave had a smooth oval shape, which was definitely unnatural.

At this time, there were a number of Ocean Warlocks under his command.

A few loyal and capable pirates followed him into the cave.

The ground under the flowing water turned solid as soon as they entered.

”Boss, something isn't right…” Bill's voice was tense. He lit a torch as they went deeper into the cave.

The walls surrounding them became smoother and smoother and had a metallic color. There were obvious signs of artificial activity.

”From how long we've walked, we should be in the center of the mountain now. It seems that both mountains on Evil Demon Island were made into some factories. They probably built their factories here because this place is well-hidden and… perhaps because of the thermal energy in the ground?”

Geothermal energy was very beneficial and convenient for the extraction of metals.

If this mountain was a factory, then where they had entered from was undoubtedly the opening for sewage.

The cave became more and more spacious as they walked in deeper.

They gradually walked away from the water and reached dry ground.

Crisp sounds echoed in the cave as their boots hit the hard ground.

Tick! Tick!

A dazzling red light suddenly appeared.

Crack! Crack!

The sounds of wheels echoed.

With the sound of heavy footsteps, a dozen tall figures slowly emerged from the darkness.

The torch's light shined onto their bodies and was reflected back. With rays of metallic light shining, several metal statues appeared.

Their shapes were very strange, and there were all kinds of beasts. The three largest statues had a sharp nose and long limbs, looking exactly like giant goblins!

”They're the metal guards of an ancient goblin!” Blackbeard smiled. ”Congratulations Roche, you've found the vestige of an ancient goblin research institute!”