Chapter 662: Chapter 220 The Great Secret Hidden in Upper State Prison_4
The people of Golden Oak expended so much manpower and resources to mess with this place, there must be some big secret hidden in these relics.
After taking one hundred fifty-one steps, which was roughly 113 meters,
the view suddenly opened up.
However, what surprised Leonard Churchill was that this place wasn’t the anticipated prison.
It was a cave resembling a mine, with digging marks everywhere!
And the moment he entered, the Enlightenment tip indicated that the Negative Spiritual Contamination had surged tenfold.
It was as if the Demonic Whispers of some unseen demons were ringing in his ears, making his head spin.
All of the people who entered with him simultaneously showed signs of discomfort.
“Eh…”
Leonard was not affected much, but thanks to “JOKER”, he could understand parts of the Demonic Whispers.
When those chaotic Mental Powers swept over like a tidal wave, he always felt that the Mental Pollution seemed to have a major significance.
It was like the hysterical sound of slaughter on a large battlefield, as if thousands of troops were charging and killing.
Pain, fear, ferocity, rage, despair, numbness, anger… all sorts of negative emotions!
After comprehending the Demonic Solution, he could see the Mental Power threads formed by various negative emotions.
And in the cave before him, he saw clusters of these Mental Power threads like black fog.
“What on earth is this place?”
Leonard looked at all the negative Mental Powers before him, which were causing an even bigger stir than what the Orlan Remnants had caused in Lion City!
This was an ancient relic, after all.
Which means, were these remnants of the distant past?
What kind of Mental Power lingers without dissipating, able to be passed down for two or three thousand years?
However, just as his thoughts began to race, they were immediately drawn to a more terrifying scene before him.
As this group of people walked in, it was like cold water being dropped into a hot pot – the pitch-black Underground Cave suddenly became tumultuous.
“Rustle rustle,” “clank clank”…
It was like the sound of a horde of rats scurrying through the cave, which sent chills down one’s spine.
Leonard fixed his gaze and realized they were humans?
A group of ragged miners surged towards them like they had gone mad!
What is this situation?
Miners as prisoners of the jail?
Although it was common for prisoners to work as laborers, the state of these miners was peculiarly weird.
One by one, they swarmed like red-eyed maniacs.
Not only was their mental state strange, they also had physical Mutations, becoming oddly shaped everywhere!
Three ears, one eye, four hands, two heads, Giant Race features…
To say they were human was stretching it; they looked more like a group of monsters.
“Pop, pop, pop…”
Warning shots rang out.
The miners quieted down a lot in an instant.
The leading man in a suit, accustomed to the sight, barked loudly, “The usual rules, bring out the ‘ore’ to exchange for food. Dig more, get more food!”
“Food is limited, exchange with your ore, clean deals only, no lateness tolerated!”
With that said, the group of miners hastily pulled out carefully preserved cloth bags from various places in their clothes.
Opening the cloth bags, they revealed small, diamond-like crystals that glowed faintly inside.
[Muddy War Spirit Crystal (Gold)]
Explanation: A material containing an ultra-strong Mental Power; this crystal contains a trace of high-tier Fighting Intent, which can be absorbed to enhance Mental Power and the comprehension of Fighting Intent; severe Negative Spiritual Contamination, please absorb with caution;
“Golden Quality!”
The moment Leonard saw these miners produce the crystals, he understood everything.
He understood what was going on with Upper State Prison!
Mental series materials are almost the most expensive of comparable materials on the market.
The crystals being casually found here were of Silver and Gold Quality… simply a Supreme treasure!
Just when the prisoners took out these crystals, those armed guards also began to exchange food.
Crystals that would easily fetch hundreds of thousands outside could only be traded for a piece of black bread here!
Having arrived here, Leonard immediately understood everything.
These crystals contained not only Mental Power but also “Fighting Intent”!
Normally, this was a Secret that card masters above the Fifth Tier would pursue.
Sword Intention, Fist Intention, Gun Intent, Blade Intent… and so on.
This was the extraordinary Domain that only the truly powerful could touch.
No!
According to what Master Merlin had said,
even those above legends needed to comprehend “Intent.”
And these Underground Cave-produced Crystal Cores could actually directly enhance the comprehension of “Intent”?
Just from this point alone, these were strategic-level Supreme treasures that come once in a lifetime!
If the outside world knew, the Federation would likely spare no expense to fight over them.
So it turned out those Orlan Remnants actually controlled such a relic that produced Supreme treasures!
The prisoners only came in and never went out, all to keep this a guarded secret.
…
Mining for food.
Seeing those miners scrambling for food, Leonard guessed the fate of these transport workers.
Those from Upper State Prison had indeed discovered “spies”, but they didn’t plan to kill them. Instead, they brought them in, merely looking to fill the ranks of miners.
With such severe Mental Pollution here, the miners’ lifespans were definitely not long.
However, the negative Mental Powers were not a source of Contamination for Leonard, but rather the perfect nourishment for his training.
Having comprehended Demonic Solution, he could even directly comprehend what he needed from these negative Mental Powers.
So even though he knew it would be difficult to leave once he came in, Leonard was not in a hurry anymore.
Seeing this, a different doubt emerged in his mind.
That was, how were these crystals formed?
Moreover, his intuition told him that the “mysterious person” might really be in this mine!
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