91: Mysterious Cave

The Griffons quickly swooped down.

The Giant Python leaped out of the water, bringing a massive amount of river water with it, and forcefully created a vortex in the air, dragging a large number of Griffons into the water.

Han Huohuo was quick-witted and quick-handed, pulling the Griffon he was riding to quickly dodge to the side.

"Damn, this thing is too sinister, and it attacks in groups!"

The Griffon Han Huohuo was riding suddenly plummeted. The Giant Python seemed to have targeted him, turning its head, its cold eyes fixed on Han Huohuo.

Holy crap!

Is it that sinister?

Han Huohuo's ear twitched, and he was about to use the brick to smash it before anything else!

Just then, a clear cry sounded, and Northern Darkness flew over like a black lightning bolt.

It turned out that Northern Darkness saw Han Huohuo in danger from afar and immediately became anxious. This is my long-term meal ticket, how dare a small snake like you cause trouble?

Following Northern Darkness's fierce cry, it rushed over.

The Giant Python panicked for a moment and actually froze.

Han Huohuo seized the opportunity, not wanting to fight this Giant Python in the river. He pulled the Griffon and quickly flew towards the opposite bank.

By the time the Giant Python recovered, Han Huohuo and Han Xin had both already flown across.

The enraged Giant Python swung its tail, sweeping away the Griffons and Floating Turret behind it.

Seeing that Han Huohuo was out of danger, Northern Darkness ignored the Giant Python and flew away, following Han Huohuo.

Upon reaching the opposite bank, Han Huohuo tragically discovered that only a dozen or so Floating Turret and four Griffons had made it across. The rest had all been eliminated by the Giant Python in the middle of the river.

Too strong.

When fighting the Giant Python with cannons and fortifications on the shore before, it was impossible to fully unleash the Giant Python's true power. Only when you truly entered the water and faced the Giant Python head-on did you realize how terrifying this monster is!

Fortunately, the Giant Python couldn't come ashore, otherwise Tongtian City would have been destroyed long ago!

Han Huohuo was still shaken.

Northern Darkness flew to Han Huohuo's side and looked at him proudly, thinking, this stupid dad, if it weren't for me, he might have been finished.

No time to dwell on the battle.

The Griffon carried Han Huohuo all the way to the mountain range full of caves.

The forest on this mountain range was very dense. After landing, Han Huohuo waited for a while. The Griffons were too fast, so he had to wait for the Floating Turret behind to catch up.

Because once they entered the caves, the Griffons wouldn't be of much help. Han Huohuo had the four Griffons circle in the air as a lookout. He and Han Xin, along with a dozen or so Floating Turret, began searching for a cave entrance.

The trees were dense and tall.

The forest was very dark.

The ground underfoot was very soft, covered in rotten leaves.

One of them held a dagger in his hand, and the other held a rusty sword. They moved cautiously through the jungle.

Suddenly, his foot slipped. Han Huohuo instinctively jumped to the side. The rotten leaves rustled and collapsed, revealing a deep, dark cave entrance.

Han Huohuo and Han Xin exchanged a glance. Han Xin walked a few more steps forward and cleared away the rotten leaves. The two of them could now see the full extent of the cave entrance, which was wide enough for a person to jump into.

Han Huohuo repeatedly observed with Earth Perspective and found that this cave entrance indeed led into the mountain's interior, but he had no idea what was inside the cave.

First, he sent one Floating Turret flying in silently.

It flew dozens of meters inside, and no battle occurred, but the Floating Turret sent back some strange information.

It seemed that the Floating Turret had discovered something in the underground cave. It stopped there and suddenly became motionless.

Han Huohuo's patience was limited. He leaped in, and Han Xin quickly followed behind.

This was a rock cave, sloping downwards. The rock walls were very rough, making it unclear if it was natural or artificially dug.

There were also faint specks of light emitting from the walls.

Walking down the sloping cave, it became wider the further they went. Not far in, they reached a very spacious area and saw the Floating Turret standing there in a daze.

Han Huohuo and Han Xin were also stunned.

All the Floating Turret behind them followed and together watched a puppet digging for ore.

This type of puppet had no resemblance to Han Huohuo's mechanical workers. It was like a very old, clumsy type of puppet.

It was also made of metal components, but the craftsmanship was extremely poor and crude.

The puppet paid no attention to the onlookers. It was clumsily holding a miner's pickaxe, chipping away at the wall to extract a strange raw ore containing certain crystals.

Then it walked over slowly and placed the crystals onto a mine cart.

Beneath the mine cart was a rail line leading deeper into the cave. It was clear that once these crystals were full, the mine cart would automatically transport them away.

Han Huohuo walked to the side of the mine cart and pulled out a piece of raw stone the size of a fist from inside.

This crystal stone had not yet been polished or processed. It looked ordinary, a mix of blue and green. At first glance, it didn't seem much different from ordinary stones.

But there were some specks on it that emitted fluorescence. The entire underground area was illuminated by this fluorescence, shining like Stars in the night sky.

He couldn't figure out what this crystal was for. Holding it in his hand, something just felt off. The stone emitted some strange fluctuations that even affected his emotions.

Weird!

[system prompt: Picked up one raw Soul Crystal ore, 254 grams, content unknown, use unknown, level unknown.]

[system prompt: You have discovered an ancient Soul Crystal mine. After occupying the mining central system, you can control this mine!]

Han Huohuo was a bit dumbfounded.

He had come here to find the mysterious owner of the Giant Python, but instead of finding the person, he found a very ancient mine, and even the system didn't know what this ore was used for.

This is a bit too outrageous!

But since he had already come, Han Huohuo didn't plan to turn back. He watched the clumsy collecting puppet continuously load the raw ore onto the mine cart.

The mine cart filled up and slowly moved along the track towards the deeper part of the cave.

The mine cart moved very slowly. Han Huohuo and his group followed behind the mine cart, tracking it all the way.

The entire underground cave was like a huge labyrinth, with tracks everywhere. The mine cart they were tracking kept switching tracks, passing through one fork after another.

The mine tunnel was deep and dark, but the air was very well-circulated. There was no feeling of stuffiness. A cold, damp gas continuously blew outwards from within.

The further they went, the wider and brighter it became. On both sides of the mine tunnel, many strange metal frames appeared. It was clear that these were artificially made mining devices.

There were more and more mine carts. Mine carts from various places began to converge one after another, like a long dragon, queuing up and moving on the tracks.

Clearly, there were more mining locations than just the one miner they saw upon entering.

Before long, more than a dozen mine carts had linked together, moving deeper like a greedy snake.

On the rock walls on both sides, there were specks of that glowing ore. Like Stars, they shimmered in the darkness.

The quality of these mine carts was really good. Hundreds or even thousands of years might have passed, yet there was not a single trace of rust.