Catastrophe Card King
Chapter 1041 - Chapter 1041 Chapter 320 Golden Bug and Moon Wheel_3

Chapter 1041: Chapter 320 Golden Bug and Moon Wheel_3 Chapter 1041: Chapter 320 Golden Bug and Moon Wheel_3 The gold coffin was just right, preventing contamination from escaping.

Silence surrounded the area for several breaths.

Perhaps sensing Leonard Churchill’s goodwill, the angel’s head floated down, landing inside the coffin.

Leonard watched as It assented and he too breathed a sigh of relief.

He muttered an apology for the offense and then closed the coffin lid.

Thinking that the glittering gemstone coffin was too conspicuous, Leonard wrapped it completely with bandages.

Then, he fashioned a strap so it would be convenient to carry on his back.

…

Leonard effortlessly obtained the Moon Wheel and the Golden Bug, putting him in a great mood.

Indeed, the finest treasures are to be found among the noble class.

Elder Clinton was still observing the Forbidden Ruins Stele, in a daze, with no indication of when he would come to his senses.

Leonard didn’t disturb him.

After dealing with the contents of the gold coffin, the Underground Palace was completely safe.

He collected the Spoils of War from the bodies while simultaneously absorbing the Extraordinary Traits from the Dark Matter Crystals.

In a flash, a whole day had passed.

The spoils from six thousand people were simply too much.

Even without taking the less valuable items, Leonard was already “burdened.”

The Storage Ring Tracy Garcia gave him was stuffed full of various high-grade items, Potions, equipment, and materials.

He also filled several hundred mercenaries’ Storage Rings with supplies, bundling them all together.

Even with Leonard’s current state of mind, he was pleasantly overwhelmed by this sudden wealth.

Better yet, now at Level 4, the Demon’s Feast was extraordinarily efficient at absorbing power.

Strength, physique, and other attributes skyrocketed from 160+ to 270+.

This increase directly boosted his physical combat power by several magnitudes.

Now, he felt he had some chance of success against some of the ordinary, misunderstood card masters.

Although he had not yet reached a Fourth Tier physique to its fullest, the good news was that those Dark Matter Crystals had only been consumed by about one-fourth.

Leonard cut and stored the rest of them, planning to absorb them gradually later on.

Meanwhile, he was constantly speculating about the Tomb’s mechanisms.

He felt that since it had been confirmed that the true Imperial Mausoleum was beneath the Suspicion Tomb, beside the Spatial Displacement used by those from the Southern Continent, there surely had to be another way.

This was not mere wild speculation.

It was because he held a special item in his hand, which pointedly proved his hypothesis.

Throughout the day, while collecting the Spoils of War, Leonard inspected every corner of the Underground Palace in detail.

Every brick, every mural, every symbol, even the patterns of the floor tiles were not overlooked…

But he still hadn’t found what he was looking for.

Leonard glanced at his pocket watch, noticing that it was now evening, and he had spent fifteen hours in the Underground Palace.

Streams of black Transcendent Traits continuously poured into his body; he walked around, talking to himself, “Could it be that the hidden passageway marked on the map is not located in this Suspicion Tomb, but somewhere else?”

As he spoke, he looked over the Sheepskin scroll he had checked countless times before.

“Map of Augustus’ Mausoleum Tunnel”

Explanation: The Craftsmen who built the Mad King’s resting place knew their survival was hopeless and cleverly left a secret escape tunnel during the tomb’s construction. By following the tunnel, you could enter and exit the legendary Mausoleum.

This was a prize Tracy Garcia drew after the “Grand Cemetery Labyrinth” was cleared.

Until now, no use for this map had been found.

Now, seeing that the architecture inside this Mausoleum was identical in style to the Grand Cemetery Labyrinth, Leonard believed it had to be this place.

But after searching for hours and not finding the passage marked on the blueprint, he started to doubt his judgment.

“No, that’s not right. Since it’s a hidden passage, it definitely won’t be easy to find…”

With nothing else to do, Leonard Churchill repeatedly pondered in his head.

He had already walked through the entire Underground Palace once and was considering whether to walk through the complex labyrinth outside when…

Suddenly, he heard Elder Clinton’s complaining voice behind him, “Are you still pondering over this? Don’t waste your time; such a passage is impossible. The tomb was built using a very ingenious ‘mirrored space’ design, leaving no opportunity for exploitation… unless you can traverse through space like those guys before…”

“Huh…”

An idea seemed to flash through Leonard’s mind as he listened.

Normally, Elder Clinton’s words made sense.

The King of Augustus wouldn’t allow anyone to dig into his own burial site when constructing his mausoleum.

Once the tomb was sealed, there would definitely not be a door left for people to enter.

But this secret passage was a Craftsman’s escape route!

“Mirrored space?”

Leonard suddenly latched onto that fleeting inspiration.

Elder Clinton might not seem reliable, but when it mattered, he always was.

He had pointed out the most important design of the maze.

With this in mind, Leonard immediately visualized the 3D map of the Underground Palace he had measured with his steps, then mirrored it, and the map suddenly made sense.

He had an epiphany, “So that’s how it is!”

Hearing Leonard’s excited voice, Elder Clinton’s old face was full of question marks, “???”

Looking at him, Leonard laughed and said, “Senior, thank you for the guidance!”

Elder Clinton’s eyes widened like bronze bells: What guidance did I give?

Leonard said, “I think I might have found the entrance to the mausoleum!”

Elder Clinton looked displeased, “You… you’re not really thinking of going down there, are you?”

Instead of answering, Leonard posed a question, “Senior, have you regained your memory?”

Elder Clinton responded, “What?”

Alright, without asking, it’s a no.

Leonard, now used to this, calculated the scale on the map in his brain and began walking along the floor tiles.

Walk seventy-five steps east, turn sixty degrees right, take another ninety steps, turn ninety degrees…

He walked a triangle in a specific direction.

Gradually, Leonard found the space around him becoming thick like liquid.

Seeing this scene, he was even more certain that his guess was correct!

To hide something right under the supervisor’s nose, it couldn’t be an ordinary secret passage.

The Craftsmen had designed a very clever and hidden passage using the space rules of the mausoleum.

This secret passage was not in the space he had been in before,

but hidden somewhere invisible to the naked eye.

“Found it!”

Following this method and arriving at the predetermined location on the map, he saw a Space Rift suddenly appear in the corner of the wall.

The secret passage was a crevice between the real space and that Mirrored Space!

…

At this moment, a magical scene unfolded.

In Leonard’s vision, the Underground Palace was still pitch black, but he couldn’t see Elder Clinton anymore.

This was another space.

He knew that he had found the real Augustus’ Mausoleum.

Leonard retraced his steps and saw Elder Clinton’s ghostly expression, asking in utter astonishment, “Leonard, where did you go just now?”

Leonard smiled broadly, “Senior, I’ve found the entrance to the mausoleum.”