NOVPUBNightingale said lightly, "As long as the people from Dark Raven don’t show up, we won’t have to make a move."
Wu Bin couldn’t help but laugh and cry at the same time.
He had absolutely no combat capability, and even if the people from Dark Raven appeared, there was no way he could contribute.
However, not having to fight was the best scenario. It was Wu Bin’s first time seeing such a huge underwater palace; if only he could take out his phone, he really wanted to snap a few photos and check in here.
Looking at the busy people around him, Wu Bin asked somewhat boredly, "Why do you guys think Dark Raven could track us to a place like this? Logically speaking, Dark Raven shouldn’t be that big of an organization, right? Most importantly, can they really stand up to the Ninth Bureau? Look, we need submarines and the like to get here, do Dark Raven have these?"
Nightingale glanced at Wu Bin and said, "It seems you know absolutely nothing about Dark Raven."
"Although Dark Raven is a newly established organization, due to Shadow’s remarkable leadership and special abilities, they have now become the top rival of our Ninth Bureau."
"Our Ninth Bureau has the entire support of Dragon Country, but Dark Raven has the backing of the whole Western nations. Therefore, in terms of funding, technology, or anything else, the Ninth Bureau isn’t necessarily better than Dark Raven, or has an advantage."
"If we can have submarines, they can certainly have them too."
Upon hearing Nightingale say this, Wu Bin was momentarily shocked.
Previously, he had thought that the Ninth Bureau was the most powerful, so he never took Dark Raven seriously.
But now, hearing what Nightingale said, why do I feel like Dark Raven might be the most formidable?
"Then... this sea area should be within our nation, right? Even if Dark Raven is backed by those nations, would they dare to enter our waters? If they dare to enter, can’t we just sink their ships?"
Nightingale shook her head and said, "Twenty years ago, the nations had already signed the ’Secret Accord.’ This agreement stipulates that whenever and wherever a hidden treasure appears in the world, any nation, any person has the right to explore and investigate it."
"No matter what the other party has previously done, which organization or camp they belong to, as long as it is within the range of the hidden treasure, it’s considered a public area, and nations cannot use military force to intervene."
Wu Bin’s eyes widened, surprised that such an agreement existed between the nations.
But after thinking about it carefully, Wu Bin found it quite reasonable.
After all, no one knows where treasures like these might appear, especially ancient relics like the Dragon Palace of the East Sea left by the Dragon Clan.
Though it’s mentioned in the mythology of Dragon Country, other countries’ mythologies might have mentions as well.
For each nation, hidden treasures are ancient heritages, and excavating treasures and discovering new technologies from these sites is key to enhancing their own national strength.
Because of the principles of fairness and justice, and also for the personnel of the Ninth Bureau to be legitimately present in other countries’ territories, this ’Secret Accord’ really is necessary for all countries to sign.
Just as Wu Bin was about to inquire more details, a puzzled voice of a scientific researcher came through his headphones.
"Professor, I’ve found a strange stele here, and it seems to be engraved with a rune we’ve never seen before."
Hearing what the researcher said, everyone immediately moved closer to him.
Indeed, outside a palace gate, there was a three-meter-tall stele.
The stele was engraved with a very strange rune.
It looked like a dragon, but the dragon was coiled around itself, feeling more like a vortex, with a small dot in the middle.
Beneath this rune, there were also many texts of the Dragon Clan.
Seeing this, Liang Ru was extremely excited.
"Law, this is the legendary Law of the Dragon Clan!"
"If we can decipher the Dragon Clan text on this stele, then we can gain control of a kind of Dragon Clan law and obtain extraordinary power!"
"Quick, record it, and then we can take it back for decoding!"
Liang Ru did not know what other treasures might be inside the Dragon Palace of the East Sea, but just this stele’s Dragon Law was enough to thrill everyone enormously.
Law, a supreme rule.
A rule even above the laws of physics!
Legend has it that the Dragon Clan could dominate the world because they mastered this law, thus gaining the ability to rule over everything!
As everyone was focused on recording the content on the stele, a discordant voice sounded in the earphones.
"I didn’t expect you to find this place before us, but that’s fine, you’ve done the work for us, saving us the trouble."
This sudden voice put all the guards of the ninth facility on alert.
Feng Geng asked about the situation immediately.
"What’s going on?"
"Captain, our channel has been hacked. We are not sure of the direction of the invading voice!"
"Find it immediately, everyone, level one alert!"
No sooner had Feng Geng issued his command than red lights started flashing overhead.
Wu Bin looked up and saw the red light multiply from one to dozens!
Everyone was shocked by the scene before them.
Above their heads hung dozens of submarines!
Could Nightingale really have the capability to send so many submarines to seize the Dragon Palace of the East Sea?
Squad leader Ma Jun’s face turned extremely sour.
"Captain, the enemy has too many submarines. If we rashly start a battle, we are simply no match for them."
Ma Jun’s words were actually quite conservative.
If nothing else, the enemy must have already locked them all in by now.
The moment the enemy pressed the launch button, all of them would die here, with no chance of survival.
The reason the enemy hadn’t done so wasn’t due to their kindness.
It was merely because they didn’t want to destroy the secret treasure of the Dragon Palace of the East Sea.
After all, everyone knew that secret treasures usually have their own defense mechanisms.
When a secret treasure is attacked with thermal weapons, no one knows what kind of defense mechanism will be triggered.
Therefore, within the realm of the secret treasure, it’s common sense for everyone not to use thermal weapons.
But even with the protection of the secret treasure, they were still at a clear disadvantage.
Their communication channel was hijacked, their submarine numbers overwhelmed.
This meant they were completely trapped here in the Dragon Palace of the East Sea.
Before reinforcements from the mainland command could arrive, they had to fight a bloody battle against the enemy here in the Dragon Palace of the East Sea.
Feng Geng spoke gravely, "Three squads stay behind to protect the scientific personnel, the rest draw your blades, prepare to fight!"
As soon as Feng Geng’s words fell, the submarine hatches above them opened.
Hundreds of Nightingale soldiers in red deep-diving suits emerged from the cabins, carrying spears, wearing face masks, and charging directly at them!
