182: Chapter 182 Treasure Vault Emptyed, SS-Rank Blueprint: Deep-Sea Ecological Dome

The moment the giant bronze gate opened completely.

The seawater was forcibly pushed to both sides.

A waterless zone appeared in front of the Ghost Fortress.

At a depth of 2,700 meters on the seabed, a frighteningly wide passage had surprisingly been cleared.

At the end of the passage stood a partially collapsed, massive royal court.

Blood-colored veins covered the walls, and many parts had crystallized, resembling dried-up blood vessels.

Shen Wanxing hugged a blanket, shrinking entirely behind Shen Wanbing.

"Sister... something feels off about this place."

Shen Wanbing tapped her panel rapidly with both hands.

"The energy fluctuations are very chaotic."

"There is blood origin, machinery, and unpolluted life essence."

Mio's projection glitched for a moment.

"This is not an ordinary treasury."

She stared at the scan, her speaking speed increasing significantly.

"This looks like the genetic storage area of the Deep Sea Royal Court."

The High Priestess clutched her copper bell, her face turning pale.

"Ancient texts from the Amaterasu Shrine once stated that the Deep Sea Royal Court was not born naturally."

"Their royal family was manufactured."

Su Xiaoqi's eyes lit up.

"Is manufactured meat delicious?"

Mio was silenced on the spot.

Blood Rose leaned against the sofa, her shoulders shaking slightly with laughter.

"Little Sister Xiaoqi, your focus is truly consistent."

Chen Chen put away the sea-stabilizing needle and swept a glance at the passage inside the giant bronze gate.

"Jiang Jiuyou, park the Sea Scale outside."

"Shen Wanbing, Shen Wanxing, Su Xiaoqi, and Blood Rose, come inside with me."

Jiang Jiuyou immediately looked up.

"I'm going too."

"No."

Chen Chen pointed to the secondary command console.

"The anchor chain, the ship's hull, and the evacuation route all depend on you."

Jiang Jiuyou's fingers paused on the control panel; it took her two seconds to reply.

"If you don't come out within ten minutes, I'm dragging the ship away."

"Fine."

Blood Rose leaned in lazily.

"Is Commander Jiang worried about the Master?"

Jiang Jiuyou shot her a cold glance.

"I'm worried you'll leave the loot inside."

Blood Rose laughed out loud.

"Fine, stubborn."

Chen Chen pushed open the cabin door.

There was no water pressure in the waterless zone; as everyone stepped out, the black stone slabs under their feet were cracked.

Shen Wanxing had only taken two steps before she immediately reached out to grab the corner of Chen Chen's jacket.

"Chen Chen."

"It's so dark inside."

"And there's blood-colored light."

"Can we just take the needle and leave, please?"

Chen Chen turned back to look at her.

Shen Wanxing's light amber eyes were watery, her fingers tightly clutching the hem of his jacket. Wrapped in a thick coat over her silver evening gown, she looked both cowardly and obedient.

Chen Chen reached out and pulled her from behind Shen Wanbing to the front.

Shen Wanxing was stunned.

"What are you doing!"

Chen Chen patted her head.

"Since we're already here."

"Fuel is so expensive."

"If you don't loot this place dry, do you deserve the title of God-Level Worker?"

Shen Wanxing almost cried.

"I don't want this title!"

Su Xiaoqi held up her barbecue and seriously added insult to injury.

"Sister Wanxing, come on, you're the best when it comes to looting things."

Shen Wanxing turned her head to glare at her.

"Don't bully me with an encouraging tone!"

Shen Wanbing had already activated the All-Seeing Eye.

A golden light flashed in her pupils, and the internal structure of the royal court was projected onto the panel layer by layer.

The next second, her tapping stopped.

"Chen Chen."

"This is indeed not an ordinary treasury."

She projected the scan results.

"Thirty meters to the left, there is an ancient material repository."

"In the lower level on the right, there is a pure source blood storage pool."

"The central area is the Gene Origin Chamber."

"It preserves the earliest royal samples of the Blood Origin Royal Court, and they haven't been polluted by the black fog."

Blood Rose stopped smiling.

"Pure source blood?"

Mio's projection floated to the side, her electronic pupils flashing rapidly.

"That thing is extremely valuable."

"It can be used to modify flesh-and-blood vehicles, and it can also repair biological modules."

"If combined with your biological fusion chamber, the effects will be exaggerated."

Chen Chen gave the order directly.

"Move it."

Shen Wanxing's little face fell.

"As expected."

The group entered the material repository on the left.

The door to the repository was already broken, and inside were piles of materials sealed in transparent crystal chambers.

Deep Sea King Bone.

Ancient Crystal Marrow.

Unfissioned Nuclear Pipelines.

There were also some metal blocks that even Shen Wanbing needed to analyze a second time.

Chen Chen pushed the first crystal chamber in front of Shen Wanxing.

"Touch it."

Shen Wanxing closed her eyes and extended a finger.

"I'm touching it."

"I'm touching it, okay?"

Her fingertip had just touched it.

A golden light flashed.

[Lucky Critical triggered.]

[Triple rewards.]

Three crates of Ancient Crystal Marrow rolled out from thin air.

Su Xiaoqi squatted down and poked one.

"Can this be eaten?"

Shen Wanbing didn't even look up.

"No."

"What about this one?"

"Also no."

"What about this red one?"

"Su Xiaoqi, if you touch things indiscriminately again, I will make you drink only nutrient paste tonight."

Su Xiaoqi immediately pulled her hand back.

Shen Wanxing continued to touch them.

The second crystal chamber, five times.

The third crystal chamber, ten times.

The fourth crystal chamber, the golden light shot up sharply and turned directly into purple-gold.

[Fifty times Lucky Critical triggered.]

[Obtained: Ancient Deep Sea Source Bone × 500.]

[Obtained: Royal Court Blood Crystal × 300.]

[Obtained: SS-Grade Blueprint: Deep Sea Ecological Dome.]

Shen Wanbing rushed over to catch the blueprint almost immediately.

"SS-Grade Deep Sea Ecological Dome."

"It can establish a stable ecological environment in the deep sea or on the edge of the black fog."

"If installed on the lower level of the Floating City, the life-support pressure for the tens of thousands of people in the bottom hold can be reduced by half immediately."

Chen Chen nodded.

"Store it."

Shen Wanxing squatted on the ground, her fingers already starting to ache.

She looked up at Chen Chen, feeling extremely aggrieved.

"Can we take a break?"

Chen Chen pointed to the pure source blood pool next door.

"After you finish touching that side."

Shen Wanxing was stunned for two seconds.

"Are you a devil?"

Blood Rose bent down and pinched her cheek.

"Little kitten, endure it."

"We'll have the Master give you extra food when we get back."

Shen Wanxing felt even more aggrieved.

"I'm not Su Xiaoqi!"

Su Xiaoqi immediately raised her hand.

"I can take the extra food for Sister Wanxing!"

The group continued to advance toward the central area.

The door to the Gene Origin Chamber was jammed by a section of a mechanical structure.

Mio checked it and cursed.

"The Gray-White Mechanical Holy Court has been here."

"They didn't just want to take the sea-stabilizing needle; they also wanted to dismantle the Origin Chamber."

Shen Wanbing projected the residual data.

"The Dismantler was just the front."

"They had planted a backdoor program in advance."

"Something else in the treasury was awakened by them."

Chen Chen stopped walking.

"Location."

Shen Wanbing was just about to lock on.

Boom!

The wall in the central area suddenly bulged.

A massive body stood up from the shadows.

It had originally looked like a crouching deep-sea beast statue.

At this moment, a row of gray-white mechanical eyes on its back lit up one by one.

Its body was over twenty meters long; the front half was the remains of an ancient deep-sea overlord, the back half was replaced by a mechanical spine, and the abdomen was covered in old-fashioned pipelines.

Mio's projection flickered frantically.

"Oh no!"

"The Gray-White Mechanical Holy Court's backdoor program!"

"They awakened the ultimate guardian!"

"A half-step Tier 6 ancient deep-sea overlord remnant!"

Jiang Yanxue was not there.

Su Xiaoqi was the first to charge up.

She put her barbecue bag on the ground and clenched her fists.

"Does it want to steal my food?"

The guardian did not make a sound.

Its massive body suddenly disappeared from where it stood.

The next instant, its forelimbs smashed toward Shen Wanxing.

Shen Wanxing was so scared she closed her eyes.

"Ah!"

Before Chen Chen could move, Su Xiaoqi had already rushed over.

Bang!

She crossed her arms and blocked it hard.

The stone slab under her feet cracked on the spot.

Su Xiaoqi's little face flushed red, and she was pushed sliding back over ten meters.

"So heavy!"

Blood Rose raised her hand to release the Succubus Poison Body.

Pink poisonous mist swirled toward the guardian's head.

The next second, the mechanical eyes on the guardian's back lit up, and the poisonous mist was blown away by a high-temperature airflow.

Before Blood Rose could retreat, a mechanical whip from its tail lashed out.

Her reaction was fast, but she was still swept by the strong wind, and she fell backward.

Chen Chen reached out and caught her waist.

Blood Rose bumped into his arms, her red spaghetti strap slipped, her snow-white shoulders and neck pressed against his chest, and she looked incredibly disheveled.

Chen Chen looked down at her.

"Pick a better time to throw yourself into my arms."

Blood Rose gritted her teeth, but her face flushed a little.

"Master, it doesn't fall for this trick."