"Yes!"
Shotgun Brother nodded, and then whispered again, "Brother, ancient ruins are rare and mysterious, and the treasures inside this time are absolutely extraordinary. Not only the Adventurers Guild, but also people from the other seven major forces, like the City of Arcane, Desert Storm, Brad Base... even the Sea Restaurant have people coming. And it's said they are not ordinary leaders!"
"Go on..."
Hearing this, Ye Feng was even more surprised.
"You... this..."
Seeing Ye Feng's hesitant expression, the shotgun man immediately understood and quickly said, "Just call me Shotgun Che!"
"Oh, okay, Shotgun Che, these ancient ruins... do they have any particular significance?"
Although Ye Feng had heard of it before, he didn't understand the specifics.
It seemed that Angel Lingxi obtained something called 'Illusory Face' from the ancient ruins, which could change one's appearance. Shen Wanyao's father, Shen Lang, had explored the ancient ruins and ended up in trouble...
"I don't know how these ancient ruins came to be, only that they contain many miraculous things, such as the legendary Beast-Type Enhancement Serum."
"That's something even more precious than Serum No. 1. It's said that someone among the seven major forces relied on this to reach the heavens in one step!"
"Of course, ancient ruins also mean extraordinary danger. Every ancient ruin is extremely old, and the writing on them is not common human script. Moreover... many things in ancient ruins cannot be explained by science!"
"But science... how to put it... this world has become like this... no one can explain what's going on even now..."
Shotgun Che said with some emotion at the end.
"Is that so..."
After listening to Shotgun Che, and seeing many explorers rushing around, Ye Feng suddenly became worried that their goal was the treasure on his treasure map.
And it was obvious that many people had gone to that place much earlier than him...
"Wait, that's not right!"
Suddenly, Ye Feng frowned slightly.
"Shotgun Che, you just said that the purpose of these explorers is the world-shattering treasure of the ancient ruins... then why are so many people not in a hurry..."
"Especially some of those with considerable strength... instead, it's people with average strength who are rushing towards the ancient ruins!"
Ye Feng looked at Shotgun Che with some bewilderment.
"Brother, your observation skills are truly excellent!"
Shotgun Che said with a chuckle, "These rushing explorers should all be from afar, at least not familiar with this area! Many of them heard about the ancient ruins on the way and rushed over in a hurry..."
"Familiar with this area?"
Ye Feng keenly caught the key point in his words.
"Yes!"
Shotgun Che nodded. "Soon they will find that rushing over has little meaning, because from here, following the direction of the ancient ruins, it's less than a two-day journey to..."
...
Night fell,
Next to a tent on a hillside, Ye Feng and Xiaoxiao were lying on the grass resting.
"It's really quite complicated~"
Looking at the twinkling stars in the night sky, Ye Feng frowned slightly.
According to Shotgun Che, on the way to the ancient ruins, there was a place called the "Forbidden Zone of Humanity," where zombies covered an area of tens of kilometers, and there might be zombies above Tier 5.
Because the zombies there were very strange, although their numbers were huge, they did not spill out continuously. Even if some ran out, they wouldn't go too far from the central area, showing a clear central consciousness...
This was a sign of the existence of Tier 6 or even higher-tier zombies!
Because of the existence of the "Forbidden Zone of Humanity," ordinary explorers could not force their way through...
"Big Brother, why are those major forces so kind... to provide assistance to explorers in the 'Forbidden Zone of Humanity,' allowing them to fly over from the air, or to break through the zombie blockade with the major forces' exploration teams to pass through there..."
"And then go to search for the treasures of the ancient ruins..."
At this moment, Xiaoxiao's confused voice sounded.
As she spoke, she also looked in the direction of the Forbidden Zone of Humanity. "For money, or to earn resources?"
"This is also what puzzles me!"
Ye Feng frowned slightly.
During the day, Shotgun Che told him that ordinary explorers would have to leave with nothing but sighs when they reached the "Forbidden Zone of Humanity" filled with zombies.
However, major forces like the Adventurers Guild and Brad Base would assist them in various ways to pass through the Forbidden Zone of Humanity, as long as they paid high prices in hard currency like Arcane Yuan Coins and Arcane Origin Stones as remuneration...
Although this seemed like the major forces were taking the opportunity to raise prices and extort money, Ye Feng didn't think so.
After all, the treasures of the ancient ruins were not comparable to the remuneration paid by those explorers... These major forces would surely want to keep it all for themselves, so why would they bother to increase their competitors...
These major forces being so "helpful" must have other reasons!
Moreover, Ye Feng noticed that most exploration teams with considerable strength were recruiting members with certain abilities in various ways. According to Shotgun Che, this was also the intention of those major forces...
For every person recruited who was recognized by the major forces, these exploration teams could receive a considerable reward from the major forces, and even pass through the "Forbidden Zone of Humanity" for free...
"These major forces... need explorers with certain strength to help them enter the ancient ruins? And they need a considerable number of them..."
Ye Feng narrowed his eyes slightly, maintaining a defensive posture in his heart.
If he guessed correctly, the news about the location of the ancient ruins was probably released by those major forces, all for the purpose of attracting a large number of strong explorers there, and then using them in some way...
"Hoo!~"
Ye Feng exhaled softly, looking at the night sky, lost in thought.
"Big Brother, in a few days it will be another full moon... the night I met Big Brother was also a full moon!"
Xiaoxiao looked at the moon, which was missing a small half, in the night sky, her face filled with nostalgia.
"Yes~ another full moon~"
Ye Feng also felt some emotion. He had been in this world for quite a long time.
Suddenly, Ye Feng's eyes lit up, as he thought of something very important.
"Could it be that the moon... is not just the stars... the moon is also the key to the treasure map!"
Ye Feng was very surprised.
In fact, when he was studying the treasure map that required starlight as a guide, he had always had a doubt. The final location on the treasure map had always been vague, but sometimes it was quite clear...
Before, he thought it was because of the amount of starlight... Now that Xiaoxiao mentioned the moon, he couldn't help but think of another possibility...
"Xiaoxiao, let's check the treasure map again!"
"Okay~"