The secret room was not large; it seemed to be a natural space formed by a crack in the earth, long and twisted.
Several fist-sized luminous pearls were embedded in the stone wall, casting a faint light throughout the space.
Wearing an invisibility cloak and empowered by the "Ghost King's Escape Technique," Chen Ke silently descended the steps.
Before he could even get a clear look at the layout of the secret chamber, his gaze was immediately drawn to a huge animal hide on the left wall.
This animal hide almost covered one side of the wall, and it was actually a huge map!
When Chen Ke stepped forward, he realized that this was not a complete piece of animal hide, but rather a dozen or so pieces of animal hide pieced together.
"The Great Xia Dynasty, the Qin State, the Purple Eagle Dynasty, the Red Lion Dynasty…" Chen Ke's eyes widened in shock.
This map is so comprehensive and its markings so precise and detailed that it is even superior to the radar navigation maps he compiled!
The map also extends to the vast northern orc territory, clearly showing the mountains, rivers, and the distribution of different tribes.
The markings and records of the 800-li Jigong Mountain are incredibly clear, with even a dozen hidden paths clearly drawn in red.
Sure enough, this bear-man was no ordinary person; he was likely a high-ranking general in the orc army.
As Chen Ke looked at the orcish markings and marching routes on the map, his guess was further confirmed.
He casually opened a large box at the bottom of the map.
Inside the box, various maps and animal hides were neatly stacked, many of them quite old, some even stained with blood.
Chen Ke flipped through the pages one by one, a sudden realization dawning on him.
The bear-man pieced together the complete large map on the wall using the fragmented maps in this box.
These fragmented maps and route maps were undoubtedly stolen from passing merchants and adventurers.
The remaining three large boxes also contained maps, animal hides, and various letters.
Chen Ke didn't have time to examine them all closely, so he simply put all four large boxes into his ring space and carefully took down the large map from the wall and put it away.
These are all priceless treasures, and their value to Chen Ke far exceeds that of gold and silver jewelry.
Walking forward along the narrow space, Chen Ke saw piles of gold and silver jewelry, as well as some weapons. He kept flipping and collecting them into his storage space.
"There really are spirit stones!" Chen Ke exclaimed excitedly as he looked at the pile of spirit stones that was half a person high.
The colorful spirit stones were neatly stacked into a pyramid about half a person's height, and there were at least a hundred of them!
Scattered around were many raw spirit stones, of the same quality as those Chen Ke had obtained through illicit means outside Pearl City.
At the end of the space is a mysterious shrine.
A worn-out animal skin painting hangs on the stone wall, resembling some kind of totem.
Below the totem is a black stone platform, where three human hearts are encased in a crystal box and arranged in a triangle.
As the Mirror Serpent elder (Senior Cobra) once said, the demon race prides itself on being the Sun God race, so the Sun God is worshipped in the Sun God Temple, and the priests exercise power.
The orcs worship mountain gods, so various orc gods are enshrined in the Beast God Temple, and the shaman exercises power.
In some ways, shamanism is more primitive, more mysterious, and more representative of a wild and untamed power.
Perhaps for this reason, the impression that the orcs left on Chen Ke was marked by "roughness" from the very beginning.
A compartment was hollowed out beneath the stone platform, containing a small black wooden box.
Chen Ke opened the wooden box and took out the dominoes and several letters inside.
The letter was written in the beastman language, which Chen Ke couldn't understand, but he was familiar with dominoes.
The dominoes used by the beastmen generals and the dominoes used by the demon generals were not significantly different.
The diamond-shaped white dominoes, engraved with ancient patterns, exude a mysterious aura.
Clearly, this domino was forged from a bone from the bear-man, serving as a symbol of identity while also possessing some of the magical abilities of a treasure.
At this point, Chen Ke was certain that the bear-man he had killed was a general in the Beastman army, and probably of a high rank.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel secretly fortunate. Fortunately, this bear-man general had been injured before and was also old. If it were in its prime, he might not be its match.
After collecting the ancient animal hides from the wall and confirming that nothing was missing, Chen Ke turned and walked towards the exit of the secret chamber.
After leaving the secret chamber, he resealed the entrance, laid out the animal hides, and returned along the same route.
The two rings contained so many things, yet they didn't carry much weight, but Chen Ke still felt they were quite heavy.
Yes, this is what it feels like to have a harvest.
The training was very rewarding; my soul value increased by 330 points, and I also copied three skills from the bear-man.
The biggest surprise is the new functionality of the right-click menu.
Implanting a Trojan horse (virus) can throw the target into chaos, and can subdue the enemy without the target having to take action himself.
Chen Ke felt that this new mouse function was probably related to the death attribute.
Because, like the death attribute, it can affect not only the physical body of the other party, but also their soul.
In conclusion, "implanting a Trojan horse" is the second major weapon that Chen Ke has mastered, following "formatting".
He quietly emerged from the cave, taking deep breaths of fresh air. He had been suffocating in the cave for so long.
Once the stench emanating from his body had dissipated, he opened the radar window, surveyed the area for a moment, and then piloted the Divine Boat into the night sky.
There are at most two hours until dawn; it's time to go back.
The starlight and moonlight shone down quietly, making the outline of the boat barely visible as it flew steadily through the night sky.
Beep beep, beep beep!
Suddenly, hundreds of red dots appeared on the screen in front of the cockpit!
Chen Ke's scalp was about to explode. He instantly enhanced his stealth capabilities and piloted the Shenzhou spacecraft upwards.
The red dots on the radar signify the appearance of a master, but the so-called master only refers to Chen Ke's cultivation level.
Those who are roughly equal to or stronger than him will be represented by red dots.
Hundreds of experts—what does that even mean?!
In the blink of an eye, a dozen black dots appeared a kilometer away; they were none other than a dozen enormous birds of prey.
With wingspans reaching ten meters, the vultures, arranged in a wedge formation, resembled streaks of black lightning as they swept across the night sky.
On the back of each giant vulture stood a dozen or so orc warriors, clad in fine leather armor and armed with weapons.
This was the first time Chen Ke had ever seen such an elite orc legion, and he was so nervous that he could hardly breathe.
He piloted his small boat, hiding in a large cloud high in the sky, until the vulture legion disappeared from sight, at which point he cautiously followed.
The orcs have mobilized such an elite legion; something big must be about to happen.
Looking in the direction they flew, it was Xianxia Pass!