Catastrophe Card King - Chapter 759

Chapter 759: Chapter 244: A 3000-Year-Old Skeleton_4

He didn’t know what he had thought of, but his gaze grew deep, and he reached out to pull up the blanket, covering her with it.

….

The pocket watch showed six o’clock in the morning, and the campfire had already burned out.

Damp mist was spreading evilly over the cliff.

After a night’s rest, he felt refreshed and brisk.

Vera Williams awoke from a night of good dreams.

Upon opening her eyes and not finding Leonard Churchill, she stepped out of the tent and saw him coaching Pigeon in practicing the Fist Method.

“Good morning, Mr. Leonard Churchill; good morning, Pigeon.”

“Good morning, Miss Williams.”

“…”

All three of them got up and made breakfast.

Elder Clinton, who wanted to stay in bed, couldn’t fall asleep and had to get up early as well.

After breakfast, they cleaned up the campsite, and the four of them prepared mechanical equipment for climbing, ready to explore below the cliff.

Despite Elder Clinton’s frail appearance, he was swift and adept at climbing for his life, and did not falter at all when descending the cliff;

Vera Williams had taken rock climbing courses at the academy, so this was not a big problem for her;

Though Pigeon was somewhat lacking, his courage was sufficient, and he was agile and small, like a monkey.

With Leonard Churchill leading them, there shouldn’t be any problems.

The four of them began to search around the cliffside.

According to Elder Clinton, the place where they camped out last night was the unknown location indicated by the map.

But whether they could find the place was entirely up to luck.

Leonard Churchill guessed that it might indeed be the “Gold Aggregation Effect” that Elder Clinton mentioned, so they also took care to look for tunnels leading into the land that were stirring.

However, the Underground Cave world is never short of various holes; if they really had to explore each one, the four of them might take months to completely survey the vast area nearby and still not be sure how deep everything went.

…

“Everyone, keep an eye out and see if there are any traces of man-made excavation. Since people have been here before, they might have left some traces…”

“No. This is a Demon Beast den.”

“Nothing here either, looks like it’s a natural rift from a rockslide.”

“…”

The morning passed in a flash.

The four of them explored dozens of holes on the cliff face, but found no trace of Mithril.

Just when Leonard Churchill felt they might waste a lot of time, fortune smiled upon them.

As Elder Clinton had asserted, the team included Vera Williams, a person with a “Super Wealthy Destiny.”

It was during their search that Vera suddenly discovered something.

“Leonard, come over here and take a look! These broken stones don’t seem to have fallen naturally.”

“Oh?”

“Those stones. The Rock Wall here is very sturdy; they shouldn’t have eroded naturally and fallen off. But there’s a pile here. I think, it’s like they were shattered by some external force.”

“Indeed they were!”

“…”

Vera Williams didn’t know how she spotted a pile of scattered stones that most people would easily overlook.

But she was brought up in a family with a Mining Industry background, and they had plenty of expertise in prospecting, which the young woman was adept at.

Leonard Churchill also felt there was something amiss.

But there was still the possibility that Demon Beasts or some other creatures fighting might cause rocks to fall.

With a try-and-see attitude, the four of them began to dig.

Although Leonard Churchill’s strength had not fully recovered, he handled several hundred-pound stones as if they were sandbags, tossing them aside effortlessly.

It didn’t take long before he saw an Underground Cave beneath the pile of stones.

Moreover, it was a man-made cave!

“Eh… we’ve found it!”

Seeing the marks of chiseling on the walls, Leonard Churchill was immediately delighted.

Vera Williams and the others rushed over excitedly as well.

However, as soon as they made out the situation inside the cave, the exhilaration on Leonard Churchill’s face instantly turned grave.

Because not far from the entrance of the cave, a golden Skeleton clearly appeared before them.

And on the wall, there was a long string of text.

Written in the Taron Ancient Language: “In the year 2441 of the New Taron Calendar, we, the White Family, by order of the King of Augustus, brought the Disaster Object that was leaked to the East Wilderness for Sealing…”

“This…”

Upon reading the beginning, Leonard Churchill realized the problem was serious.

The Taren Dynasty had already perished three thousand years ago.

“New Taron Calendar year 2441” might be an unknown year.

But it was at least three thousand years ago.

The Orlan Dynasty that previously ruled the East Continent only had a history of over two thousand years.

This meant that the time when these remains came here was earlier than the entire Card Master Civilization of the East Continent!

It also occurred to Leonard Churchill that this “White Family” might be the same White Family that is one of the five great Senators of the Federation.

He remembered discussing the situation of the Federation with Catherine Carter before, and she had mentioned it:

The White Family had the most ancient and mysterious background among the five senators of the Federation.

Their family name’s heritage might even predate the Orlan Dynasty.

The origin of the White Family was an “unresolved mystery” known to no outsider in the entire Federation.

Upon seeing this, Leonard Churchill felt he might have discovered the true origins of the White Family.