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460 Ancient Desert Kingdom

  Feng Xiaotian and his companions walked to the palace gate, and another group of people ran into them head-on.

  Neither side acted rashly, but looked at each other vigilantly.

  "What do you want to do!" Feng Xiaotian asked in a deep voice.

  The group of people on the opposite side scanned everything in the palace, and seeing that the big tripod here had not moved, their eyes fell on Huo Wu's hand.

  Huo Wu was holding the compass that guided the direction. However, in the eyes of these people, this compass was not made of precious metals, so they were not interested.

  "Brother, they should not have had time to explore yet. Drive them away, and the treasures here are ours." The gloomy man on the side whispered.

  The leader nodded and said, "If you are willing to leave, we will not stop you, but if you want to monopolize the treasures here, that won't work."

  "It's better to have less trouble than more, let's go." Huo Wu whispered in Feng Xiaotian's ear.

  Earlier, when they were on the periphery, Feng Xiaotian took the lead and then caused a fight among others. If they start fighting now, the fighting will be discovered by others. In the end, it is possible that someone will take advantage of the situation and reap the benefits.

  With a light snort, Feng Xiaotian and his group immediately left the hall.

  Of course, they have searched for the things here, and the most valuable ones are the ancient bronze tripods. However, the tripods are very heavy, and unless they are power-type soul masters above the Soul Emperor, others cannot move them.

  "There are quite a few palaces here, and some have been searched. Do we still need to search in?" Bai Chenxiang saw the destroyed hall in the distance and couldn't help asking.

  Except for them, everyone else was just a passing goose. There must be nothing left in the places they searched.

  Feng Xiaotian replied: "Go to other places."

  ...

  After about an incense stick of time, Feng Xiaotian and his group came to a building with a mottled and dilapidated appearance.

  "Other buildings are bright in appearance, how could this building become like this? Could it be that this place has been abandoned?" Ah Fei couldn't help but say.

  Buildings with dilapidated appearance must have fallen into disrepair over the years. Judging from the other buildings in this site, they were obviously not damaged much during the years of being buried by the sea of ​​sand.

  The only possibility here is that it was abandoned before the palace was buried.

  The gate of this palace is not a wooden door, but a heavy stone door.

  Feng Xiaotian and others took some effort to push the stone door open.

  What came into view was an ancient palace, and the interior was not as shabby as Feng Xiaotian and others imagined. Except for the sand, the facilities inside were quite neat.

  In the center, there was a round ball made of gold, and the positions of the stars were engraved on the surface.

  "Is this the Imperial Observatory?" Everyone couldn't help but be amazed.

  Although they had never been to the Tiandou Palace, it was the first time they saw the Imperial Observatory's building in this way.

  Feng Xiaotian and his group immediately searched the palace.

  Ah Fei wanted to close the gate of the palace, but was stopped by Feng Xiaotian.

  There were not many light sources in the palace. Without candles, the luster of the golden ball would not be transmitted to the outside world.

  When they entered the palace, they would definitely be noticed. Closing the door at this time is equivalent to telling those who are interested that there is a treasure here.     Besides, if the stone door is closed, they will not be able to observe the situation outside. When they go out, they will probably be surrounded by people.

  The most important things in the Imperial Observatory are books and maps.

  The bookshelf is covered with a layer of sand. After dusting off the dust on the book cover, everyone sat on the ground and looked through the contents.

  "The text recorded here is not the mainstream text on the Douluo Continent. I can't understand it at all." Everyone spread their hands, but it was useless.

  The only way to leave this desert kingdom is to go out of the Lost Grand Canyon.

  Ordinary people definitely can't leave the kingdom, even if there are nobles in this kingdom who have gone out and left the translation of the text here on the Douluo Continent.

  But over tens of thousands of years, the empires on the continent have been replaced several times, and with the destruction of the desert kingdom, the text in the book has almost become a heavenly book, and it is impossible for anyone to decipher it.

  With a sigh, everyone sped up the speed of flipping through the book, hoping to find something they can understand from it.

  An hour later, Bai Chenxiang was the first to exclaim, and took out a broken map of the kingdom's palace from a book.

  Although everyone could not understand the words on it, the importance of the buildings on it was marked with special symbols. Among them, there was a palace in the south of the palace with eye-catching symbols.

  "Could this be the kingdom's treasure house?" Ah Fei couldn't help but think.

  "It's possible." Feng Xiaotian touched his chin, "However, we are not sure about the status of the Imperial Observatory in this kingdom, but the place that can make them make special marks is not an ordinary place."

  "But, such a place will definitely attract others. Whether we can find the map or not, I am afraid we can't avoid fighting with others."

  The status of the Imperial Observatory is very delicate. If the king is superstitious about Feng Shui, then the Imperial Observatory is the department that the king values ​​most, and its status is even higher than that of the prime minister.

  If the king does not believe in these sayings, the Imperial Observatory is just an ordinary institution that observes astronomical phenomena, calculates solar terms, and formulates calendars.

  These two different situations will make the status of the Imperial Observatory very different, and the places marked are also very different.

  Bai Chenxiang smiled and said, "Didn't we see the murals of the fall of the desert kingdom in the sacrificial palace just now? I think this king must be superstitious about Feng Shui and expect the sandstorm to dissipate on its own."

  "That makes sense. Let's explore this place first, and then rush to the marked place immediately."

  ...

  On the roof of a certain place in the ruins of the imperial palace.

  "Boss, that group of young people have been in for more than an hour and haven't come out yet. I think there must be countless gold and silver in that ancient palace." A short man said with a teasing smile.

  On the surface, they are on this roof, not competing with others to enter the palace. In fact, they are here to observe others. Once someone gets wealth, they will immediately start to rob it.

  The leader is an old man with white hair and beard and a burly figure.

  The old man had a strong and powerful face, and said in a deep voice: "This is not in line with common sense. If they were getting rich, they would definitely close the stone door. But not only did they not close it, but they walked back and forth at the door. They should not be moving gold and silver."

  "Could they be pretending?" Another person expressed his curiosity.

  The old man shook his head, "When faced with wealth, it is difficult for anyone to maintain their original intention and would not think of these things at all. The palace was already dilapidated, and at most it was just a hall for sacrifices. There should be a lot of things in it that record the past of this kingdom. These guys are studying history in it."

  (End of this chapter)