Game: Civilization Paradise

Chapter 226: Chapter 226: Disappointment

At this point, Qian Wei gathered himself and asked.

"We’ve taken the City Lord’s Mansion. How are we dividing the spoils?"

Hearing Qian Wei’s words, Luoxue and the others all turned to look at Qian Luobing.

Qian Luobing said coolly.

"Everyone go in and search. Finders keepers!"

"No problem."

Qian Wei and Luoxue immediately agreed.

Everyone headed toward the open castle gates.

As they entered the gates and arrived in the castle’s main hall, an overpowering stench assaulted them.

Although their exoskeleton armor had filtration systems, they could still barely stand it.

BLECH~

Jing Chuan and the others almost threw up.

Long Ming fought back the churning in his stomach and looked up.

The massive hall was densely littered with countless skeletal remains.

The entire hall was like a charnel pit, making everyone’s skin crawl.

’Just how many people did that Fakamo eat to leave behind so many remains?’

Qian Luobing gave the scene a detached glance, then led her people straight toward the corridor at the back of the hall.

Qian Wei, meanwhile, took his people toward the elevator on the left side of the hall, preparing to search the second floor.

Seeing this, Luoxue led Long Ming and her group toward the spiral staircase on the right.

They took the stairs directly to the third floor.

The castle’s third floor was enormous.

A network of intersecting corridors led to different rooms.

"Everyone, split up and search!"

Luoxue told Long Ming and the others without hesitation.

"Yes!"

"And be careful while you search. There might be some Blood Breath Spiders left. If you run into danger, call for help immediately!"

"Understood!"

Everyone nodded and dispersed.

Long Ming headed down a corridor by himself.

The castle’s interior was lavishly decorated. The corridor floor was covered with a red silk carpet, and the walls were lined with light fixtures shaped like ancient beasts.

Long Ming casually raised his wristband and scanned one of the light fixtures.

Ancient Bronze Beast Art Lamp.

Grade: Purple

...

Long Ming glanced at the information and continued walking in silence.

Just then, he saw a room with its door slightly ajar.

Long Ming cautiously pushed the door open and stepped inside. A dust-covered study came into view.

At the far end of the study stood a dark red desk, and along the walls were cabinets stuffed with all sorts of books and documents.

The entire study was well-preserved, with no signs of damage.

Long Ming scanned the room, confirmed there was no danger, and walked to the desk.

On the desk was a stack of documents and a dark gold fountain pen.

Long Ming picked up the dark gold pen and looked at it, an inexplicable sense of sorrow washing over him. He could imagine how prosperous this place once was, home to countless natives living carefree lives.

"Sigh..."

Long Ming sighed. Just as he was about to put the pen down...

BUZZ~

...a notification popped up on his wristband.

Seo’s Fountain Pen.

Grade: Orange.

Note: The pen most beloved by City Lord Seo during his lifetime.

Seeing the notification, Long Ming silently tucked the dark gold pen into his backpack.

He began to open the drawers, rummaging through their contents, but he didn’t find anything special—just Red-grade documents.

Long Ming’s attention then fell upon the bookshelves.

He searched the shelves carefully and found a hidden compartment.

Long Ming drew his Death Fang and violently pried the compartment open, pulling out an exquisite box from within.

Long Ming’s heart skipped a beat. He immediately picked up the box and opened it.

A black mechanical ring came into view. The entire surface of the ring was engraved with complex patterns, and at its center was the crest of a fleur-de-lis.

Looking at the item inside, a disappointed expression crossed Long Ming’s face. He had thought he’d found a Genetic Potion, but it was just a ring.

Long Ming raised his wristband and scanned it.

Ring of the Fleur-de-lis

Grade: Gold

Note: A ring of power bestowed upon City Lord Seo by the Aniska Empire.

...

Long Ming glanced at the information, put the item away, and left the study to continue searching other rooms.

...

「Aimengka City, inside the City Lord’s Mansion’s main hall.」

Qiansha sat on the lavish City Lord’s throne, his face grim. He watched as his subordinates piled the plundered loot before him: priceless art pieces, jeweled necklaces, valuable documents, and military hardware like second-generation exoskeleton armor.

Just then, Captain Alang respectfully reported to Qiansha.

"My lord, we’ve searched the entire City Lord’s Mansion. Everything is here."

"You didn’t find the Genetic Potion?"

Qiansha confirmed, his expression dark.

"No, we’ve turned the place upside down."

Captain Alang replied, shaking his head.

Qiansha clenched his left hand into a fist, his knuckles CRACKING.

Seeing Qiansha’s apparent fury, the surrounding subordinates didn’t dare to breathe.

Fortunately, Qiansha eventually suppressed his anger and asked calmly.

"Go, find out how the looting is going in the other two cities. See if anyone has found a Genetic Potion!"

"Understood!"

Captain Alang nodded.

At that moment, Blake ran in hurriedly, calling out to Lord Qiansha.

"My lord, something’s happened!"

"What is it?"

Qiansha immediately turned his head toward Blake.

"The sentries outside the city sent word! They’ve spotted a large force from Sinful City!"

"From Sinful City?"

"That’s right. They’re advancing along the highway, and it looks like they’re trying to pass by us."

Blake reported to Qiansha.

Hearing this, Captain Alang’s expression changed slightly.

"This is bad. They’re heading for the ruins of the royal city!"

"Trying to get their hands on the royal city’s ruins? In their dreams!"

Hearing this, Qiansha slammed his hand on the armrest and shot to his feet, speaking angrily.

"What do we do now?"

Blake quickly asked Qiansha.

"Alang, you stay in the city and continue searching for spoils. Blake, take a team with me to block the highway. They want to get past us? Not a chance!"

Qiansha directly issued his orders to the two men.

"Yes, sir!"

Blake and Captain Alang responded at once.

...

「Uzika City.」

Qian Hai stood with Qian Ying inside the City Lord’s Mansion, surveying all the collected spoils, his brow furrowed.

"Wei Sheng, is this all?"

"Young Master, everything is here. We’ve pried open all the secret rooms in the castle, but we didn’t find the Genetic Potion."

Wei Sheng replied respectfully.

"Looks like our luck isn’t very good."

"Young Master, what now? The other two cities have also been taken. You don’t think they’ve already found it, do you?"

"Have someone keep an eye on Qiansha’s search. If they find anything, report back immediately."

Qian Hai said after a few seconds of thought.

"Understood."

Wei Sheng responded respectfully.

Just then, a man in gray second-generation exoskeleton armor, with a hooked nose and sharp eyes, walked over and reported to Qian Hai.

"Sir, we have a situation!"

"What is it?"

Qian Hai asked, looking at Xie Fei.

"The sentries on the perimeter have spotted a large force from Star Tower City. They’re advancing rapidly in our direction."

Xie Fei reported to Qian Hai.

"What are troops from Star Tower City doing here?"

Qian Hai was also quite surprised.

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