As the two continued deeper into the settlement, the surrounding buildings began undergoing noticeable changes.
The crude wooden sheds and beast pens that had previously been visible everywhere gradually disappeared, replaced by towering, ancient stone pillars and broad stairways that had clearly been constructed through deliberate craftsmanship.
The surfaces of many stone pillars were covered in thick layers of dirt, while sections of them were draped with tattered animal hides, suggesting that the goblins had occupied this area for quite a long time.
Judging from the scale of the structures themselves, however, they did not appear to be something ordinary goblins could have built.
Several broken stone tablets lay scattered near the stairways, their inscriptions almost completely worn away.
Nevertheless, Zich did not waste much time examining these ancient buildings because, as they gradually approached the central hall, the commotion ahead became increasingly distinct.
