Return to the City: The Strongest King-Chapter 1768 - 1705: Dragon Gate Exhibit Hall
"Oh? Do you know what's inside the Secret Vault?" Song Xiaodong asked.
"Of course, I don't know, but I was present when the Old Sect Master took the position. Before entering the Secret Vault, he was still a spirited young man. A day later, he walked out as if he had been reborn, with his mannerisms, demeanor, and poise elevated to a whole new level, as if he had acquired some otherworldly aura." Lin Feng recalled the events of those years, his eyes lighting up.
"Alright then, I will listen to you two Elders and first visit the Secret Vault to broaden my horizons. As for the island's defenses and renovations, I will trouble you two Elders, as well as several princesses who will assist." Song Xiaodong said with his mouth, but his mind wandered to the sultry affairs with the three princesses from last night. The three princesses, being inexperienced, had been endlessly charming to please Song Xiaodong, making him particularly vigorous, resulting in them still being sound asleep, with no idea when they would awaken.
After speaking, Su Lie went to contact the mainland to swiftly dispatch ships to transport Dragon Gate Warriors to the island, while Lin Feng guided Song Xiaodong to the Dragon Gate Secret Vault.
"Elder Lin, where is this Dragon Gate Secret Vault hidden?" Song Xiaodong asked Lin Feng.
"Sect Leader, before opening the Dragon Gate Great Array last night, I had you closely observe the stone formation mechanism. Do you remember the shape of that stone formation?" Lin Feng asked Song Xiaodong.
Song Xiaodong felt amused inside, thinking how could he not remember the shape of that stone formation; he even recalled five girls bathing in the spring water near the stone formation.
"Elder, that stone formation's shape is just like this mountain peak, gentle on one side, steep on the other, with a spring on the top forming a waterfall cascading down." Song Xiaodong replied.
"Hmm, correct. The switch to enter the Dragon Gate Secret Vault is in that waterfall." Lin Feng seemed satisfied with Song Xiaodong's response.
"Sect Leader, since there are women in the courtyard, it is inappropriate for me to enter. Later, I still have to discuss island matters with Su Lie. I must ask the Young Master to explore the Dragon Gate Secret Vault by yourself." Lin Feng excused himself.
The girls were still sound asleep, and Song Xiaodong thought to himself, you tempted me last night and got yourselves unable to get out of bed.
When Song Xiaodong reached the backyard, he was taken aback. The arrangement of the stone formations was different from last night.
When the backyard mechanism was activated last night, the stone formations moved as well. Now it seemed as if the stones moved by themselves.
After walking around the backyard a few times, Song Xiaodong finally reached the largest stone formation in the middle. He explored the water flow for a while until he felt a crevice, a square stone, which when pressed forcefully, caused the mountain spring atop the stone formation to suddenly stop, revealing a smooth stone wall. The stone wall emitted a gentle rumbling and opened a seam from top to bottom, revealing a dark passageway.
Song Xiaodong walked down and after a few steps discovered a wall of mist in front of him.
Since this was the Dragon Gate Secret Vault, housing the greatest secrets of the Dragon Gate, such defenses were expected.
Song Xiaodong had taken over the Dragon Gate Great Array last night and already initiated a connection with this mist. Now, he directly extended his hand into the mist, and the originally slow-moving mist paused abruptly before quickly dispersing.
Before him was an exceptionally vast underground exhibition hall, the walls adorned with Everlasting Lamps. Lin Feng had mentioned the entire island's underground had been hollowed out, and now it seemed he had spoken the truth.
The first sight was various weapons displayed on weapon racks on both sides—swords, spears, sabers, halberds, axes, hooks, and forks—all complete and meticulously arranged according to their era. The first things seen were various firearms and cold weapons from twenty years ago, followed by iron weapons, and at the very end copper ones, each with a simple description beneath it.
Song Xiaodong was a soldier, knowledgeable about weapons, whether hot weapons, various cold weapons, or ancient ones. With one glance, he identified many rare Divine Weapons among them, belonging to once-famous figures.
"So, they were all from the Dragon Gate." Song Xiaodong muttered to himself.
"It seems the legacy of the Dragon Gate is far more ancient than I imagined." Song Xiaodong mused to himself, looking at the bronze halberd at the end of the weapon rack.
Moving further inside, no longer were weapons displayed but various armors, still arranged by era, ranging from modern bulletproof vests to iron and leather armor. Among them were some striking pieces made of gold and jade. Regardless of their luxury, these two pieces of armor weighed at least a hundred pounds each. Such heavy armor could likely only be wielded by born warriors like Xiang Yu and Dian Wei.
Additionally, there was a ladies' armor made of feathers, sparkling with iridescent light in the dim exhibition hall, quite beautiful.
"It seems our Dragon Gate also has valiant female warriors. But can these feathers really fend off blades and spears?"
Besides that, there was also a scale armor, the scales of which belonged to an unknown creature, radiating a metallic luster.
Song Xiaodong didn't know, nor would he believe, that the feathers were Phoenix Feathers and the scales were Sea Dragon Scales.
The Dragon Gate Secret Vault was not only spacious but also layered. Reaching the end, Song Xiaodong discovered there was indeed a staircase leading down.
The style downstairs changed dramatically. The previous level clearly displayed weapons and armor of Dragon Gate elders and warriors from past generations, while downstairs had suddenly turned into a specimen gallery.
The first thing Song Xiaodong saw was a body pinned to a wooden board with iron nails inside a glass cabinet mounted on the wall. This body wore a Japanese military uniform, the entire body was jet black and emaciated. The thing that unsettled Song Xiaodong the most was that the body's eyes hadn't decayed, as if staring right at him.
