Without hesitation, the group simultaneously stepped inside the massive stone door before them.

The entire space was still vast and empty, so wide that only the echo of their footsteps remained.

It was pitch black here, and the light emitted by their flashlights was completely insufficient to observe their surroundings.

But just as Chi Yan was about to ignite her own flame for illumination, a buzzing sound rang out. Then, ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) flames began to shoot out from the stone walls on both sides, and the faint blue fire instantly dispersed the surrounding darkness.

At the same time, the smooth, massive stone walls on both sides appeared, extending all the way, and even revealing a bright white light at the far end.

That's right, it was white light.

Completely different from the surrounding blue flames, it looked as if the end of the tunnel connected to the surface, allowing sunlight to stream in.

Ye Liangchen and Leng Ningxue paused, worried about potential dangers.

However, under the combined senses of Bai Cheng and Chi Yan, they were certain there were no living creatures here.

"Let's go. There's no danger for now," Bai Cheng said.

Moreover, she could sense that the white light was likely some kind of treasure hidden behind the door.

The passage was long; the three walked for over ten minutes, driven by curiosity.

The white light gradually grew larger, and at that moment, the group stepped into an incredibly spacious underground plaza.

"What is that?" Leng Ningxue exclaimed in surprise. "Bai Cheng, look!"

In contrast, Ye Liangchen didn't show much surprise, as he didn't realize how difficult this item was to find in the desert.

Of course, even without Leng Ningxue's reminder, Bai Cheng had already spotted the objects shimmering with dazzling white light.

They were irregular small mountains, simply piled up around the underground plaza—they were everywhere.

The small mountains were entirely platinum in color, and the sparkling stones appeared nearly transparent; they weren't reflecting light, they were glowing on their own.

"This is... Star Diamond Ore!" Bai Cheng exclaimed with ecstasy. She hadn't expected the Death Desert's ore to be hidden here and have such a great connection to the previous Station.

More importantly, the amount of ore here was simply countless!

"If we mine everything here, forget upgrading the locomotive—it's enough to fully upgrade all the remaining carriages at once!"

Leng Ningxue was already impatient. They had brought their backpack tools when they got off the train, so there was no need to waste time returning to the carriage.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's hurry up and mine!"

Bai Cheng also nodded. "You're right. Who knows what might happen soon."

Then, she looked toward the only structure in the empty underground plaza.

It was a massive statue of a Lizardman, depicted in a seated posture.

Wearing a crown and holding a scepter, it sat on a throne, commanding respect without needing anger.

The reason Bai Cheng hadn't paid attention to it initially was simple: it was completely inanimate.

However, the possibility of an unforeseen event could not be ruled out.

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at the massive Lizardman statue before them, keeping their guard up.

"Bai Cheng, can I take a few hundred to upgrade my locomotive?"

Seeing the two girls already rushing to start mining, Ye Liangchen, feeling a little awkward and embarrassed, spoke up.

After all, Bai Cheng had stepped in to help when they were facing the group of leaders who were preparing to plunder them.

He had merely stood there, not even exerting any effort.

If Bai Cheng hadn't intervened, or if the opponents had been equal in strength to him, they would have been finished here today.

So, strictly speaking, Ye Liangchen felt that Bai Cheng had saved him.

The resources here should rightfully belong to her alone, but Ye Liangchen was also worried that he wouldn't be able to obtain Star Diamond Ore later.

Hearing this, Bai Cheng awkwardly scratched her head instead.

"Go ahead, don't be so polite."

After all, it was because of her that he had been forced to use the shrine core.

Since he wasn't an enemy and could even be considered a friend, Bai Cheng naturally wouldn't be stingy about this kind of thing.

However, Bai Cheng had forgotten one thing: she currently had two shrine cores in her possession.

"If a small ore pile yields about two hundred..." She gazed into the distance, making a rough estimate. "There are at least five thousand ores here!"

We're rich, we're rich!

Because the shrine core had forced everyone to open the path, all the ore here should have been distributed among several leaders.

But now...

Ye Liangchen also quickly got to work, and even Chi Yan nearby wasn't idle.

Although Star Diamond Ore emitted a brilliant white light on the surface, mining it was not significantly different from mining ordinary ore; it was just that, as a high-grade ore, its difficulty was slightly increased.

Ye Liangchen was a somewhat stubborn yet slightly shy young man.

He took exactly the amount he said he would mine, even though Bai Cheng had told him not to be polite.

Soon, because he was mining the least amount, Ye Liangchen was the first to complete his goal.

But he still didn't rest, instead proactively helping Bai Cheng as free labor.

The efficiency gained by having one more person mining was significant.

With non-stop mining, all the Star Diamond Ore in the entire underground plaza was completely extracted in just two and a half hours.

At this point, Bai Cheng couldn't bother counting the quantity; she and Leng Ningxue simply used their Spatial Backpacks to continuously transport the ore back and forth.

She only knew that her Star Diamond Ore storage had completely overloaded.

There was so much that the Spatial Backpacks alone were insufficient for Bai Cheng; she even had to construct several extra boxes.

"Nian Nian, let them all go," Bai Cheng called out to Yu Nian. She also didn't have time to count the collected Magic Crystals.

"Alright." Yu Nian nodded, then looked at the crowd and said, "Now scram!"

But the crowd could only exchange awkward glances.

They wanted to leave, but the crucial point was that there was no exit!

Clearly, they understood that they couldn't leave until Bai Cheng had finished dealing with the matters behind the door.

However, considering that the other party had promised not to kill them, even though they had lost a large amount of resources, being alive was a blessing.

Everyone retreated to their respective trains, not daring to make a single sound.

Bai Cheng glanced at them dismissively, then called Lvdou, Qingniao, and several other staff members to help her move the ore.

Leaving Ziyuan to watch these riff-raff was enough.

In the blink of an eye, another hour passed.

Just as Bai Cheng placed the last piece of ore into her backpack, the underground plaza suddenly began to shake violently.

Almost simultaneously, Bai Cheng, Chi Yan, and Lvdou—the three Guardian Level experts—fixed their gaze on the massive Lizardman statue.

It moved!