From the sinkhole to the nearest fishmen outpost, it’s at least five or six kilometers away.

Those fishmen’s eyesight wouldn’t be good enough to detect any clues above the cavern.

Unless there’s a huge commotion, it’s absolutely impossible for them to discover what’s happening here.

After all, he personally relocated 29 Lion Skeleton Knights before.

So he gained experience, and had the confidence not to be discovered by the Shallow Water Fishmen.

As expected, everyone followed Zong Shen’s instructions, formed a long line, and entered the cavern in succession without attracting the fishmen’s attention.

Zong Shen and Baron Bezos personally led the vanguard, walking at the forefront with their warriors.

The laborers at the back lit torches, and the firelight illuminated the tunnel.

Leaving behind a strong smell of smoke.

Baron Bezos was very cautious along the way, keeping an eye on the ground and surroundings.

Zong Shen felt quite relaxed in his heart, after all, this was already his third time entering.

They didn’t directly go to the end of the corridor. After confirming the path, Baron Bezos instructed the laborers to start excavation on both sides.

Especially in places with obvious traces of wooden beams.

The laborers divided into two groups, one for excavation and the other for transporting dirt with rattan baskets.

The excavation group had twenty people, and the transportation group had ten.

The tunnel was about four or five meters wide, enough to accommodate two cavalry side by side.

Zong Shen also took out two Magic Energy Drilling Machines.

Entrusting the operation to two Rodok Soldiers.

The driving difficulty of Magic Energy Mechanisms wasn’t high; knowing the function of the levers and buttons made it easy to get started.

Zong Shen didn’t spend much effort learning back then.

He merely had the Guide Module point out the functions of the respective levers.

Under his personal teaching, the two Rodok Soldiers quickly mastered the driving techniques.

With the addition of the Magic Energy Drilling Machines, the excavation progress improved significantly.

First, the laborers excavated a part, then allowed the drilling machines to advance slowly.

A team of Tier Four Avalon Strong Strike Rangers occupied the nearby vantage points.

Either atop some tree crowns or on rocks near the mountainside.

They guarded nearby the ruin sinkhole as sentinels.

Meanwhile, the Tier Four Avalon Strong Strike Swordsmen followed beside Baron Bezos.

Once Zong Shen took out the Magic Energy Drilling Machines, the excavation progress within the corridor was greatly accelerated.

Baron Bezos and he continued forward with their warriors, reaching a hall.

The place still appeared calm, though Zong Shen had already swept through it once.

He deliberately stayed back, watching Baron Bezos search and inspect each place with a torch.

...

Five or six hours later.

Outside, it was already night.

It was now ten o’clock in the evening.

During this time, the laborers only rested once and ate their carried dry rations.

These laborers were hired by Baron Bezos.

Due to the long journey, the wages were high, five dinars per person per day.

If the maid handling miscellaneous tasks knew, she would faint on the spot.

By now, both sides of the corridor had been mostly excavated.

They obtained around 62 Rare Level Knight’s Lances, 26 Knight’s Battle Swords.

In addition, there were the warhorse’s plate armors, limited in quantity with only 12 sets.

These were all the gains from the ruins on both sides.

Zong Shen monitored the entire process, as per the agreement, this batch of equipment would be split between the two.

But in the hall of the cavern, which Baron Bezos had high hopes for, there was instead nothing to gain.

He had the accompanying Tier Four Strong Strike Swordsmen dig for several hours with shovels.

Even he personally dug for quite some time, still to no avail.

In those wooden houses filled with silt, only some bones and severely decayed armor were found.

During this, Zong Shen also helped dig with a shovel for a while.

He naturally knew it was useless, but still had to make an appearance.

Excavation outside the corridor was entering the final stages, laborers and the Magic Energy Drilling Machines were heading inside.

Preparing for a new round of excavation work.

For Baron Bezos, this relic exploration was unbelievably smooth.

With the addition of two more [Magic Energy Drilling Machines], the excavation efficiency was increased several folds.

Yet he still frowned, showing dissatisfaction.

After busying for five or six hours, he felt extremely fatigued, especially after traveling on the airship for a long time, leaving him exhaustively weary.

This was even more pronounced in the dark and narrow cavern environment.

Baron Bezos pulled Zong Shen aside to the ruins of a small petrified wooden house to sit down.

"Brother Zong..."

His voice was deeply tired, with a hint of bewilderment.

Zong Shen’s condition was much better than his.

However, staying long in such an environment still made him inexplicably irritable.

This wasn’t much of an issue, just a bit of emotion.

Hearing Baron Bezos’s call, he took off his battle helmet and turned his head.

With the dim light of the surrounding torches, he could faintly see Baron Bezos’s expression.

Their shadows were cast very long on the cave ceiling by the firelight.

Surrounded by the sound of shovels digging and the "rumble" of Magic Energy Drilling Machines.

"My lord, if you want to say something, just say it."

Zong Shen moved his arm, pretending to ask casually.

"This exploration action was too smooth."

"So far, it hasn’t even disturbed the Lion Skeleton Knights."