Good luck, a legendary relic with ice attribute!

Cao Xing said, "Rest assured, I have other ways to open the door."

Hearing this, the middle-aged man let out a sigh of relief.

The Minotaur Chieftain standing nearby also lowered the totem pole in his hand.

Cao Xing smiled and looked at the three golems on the side, asking, "Do you have the authorization to open this gate?"

The three golems turned their heads and replied mechanically, "Retrieving building authorization—"

"Buzz—buzz—"

The golems' mechanical cores emitted a humming sound, seemingly running some kind of program.

A moment later, the mechanical voice sounded again.

"Retrieval successful—Grade A building authorization not revoked, opening conditions met—"

As the words fell, the three golems replied simultaneously, "Master—can manipulate this gate—"

"Very good."

Cao Xing nodded and said, "Then help me open the gate."

"No problem, Master—"

The golems' mechanical voices replied steadily, their blue eyes flickering slightly.

"Accessing Resource Room authorization. Initiating authorization verification."

"Authorization verification passed—starting gate program." With a low, mechanical whirring sound, the heavy metal gate slowly began to move.

"Click. Click—"

The sound of gears meshing echoed continuously, and a sliver of light gradually seeped through the gap in the door.

"Rumble—"

As the vibrations grew stronger, the opening of the metal gate grew wider and wider.

When the gate was fully opened.

The group first saw a woman with a head of red hair lying on the ground behind the door.

She was wearing blood-stained white battle armor, with a broadsword lying horizontally beside her.

Although her face was pale, her chest was still rising and falling slightly.

"Captain!!!"

The members of the Iron Rose Mercenary Group immediately let out a cry of surprise.

Upon seeing that figure, they immediately rushed to the woman's side at their fastest speed.

Just as they were about to reach out to help the woman off the ground, they suddenly realized something.

The mercenaries' movements froze in mid-air, and they stood there, somewhat awkward.

At the same time, everyone also entered the building one after another.

Seeing this, Cao Xing asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Aren't you going to save your captain?"

The middle-aged man named Jamie looked embarrassed and said sheepishly, "According to the rules of our Iron Rose Mercenary Group, no members of the opposite sex are allowed to make contact with the captain—"

"Otherwise, they will be expelled from the Iron Rose Mercenary Group—"

He paused, then added, "Um—could we trouble you, sir, to have the female members by your side help our captain up?"

Hearing this, a strange expression appeared on Cao Xing's face.

His gaze fell back onto the woman below.

At this moment, although she was lying on her side, one could still see her breathtaking curves and stunningly beautiful face.

Beneath her high-bridged nose were lips as delicate as a rose, and her long eyelashes cast faint shadows on her cheeks.

Her exquisite, well-proportioned body was wrapped in form-fitting silver light armor, making her curves appear even more graceful.

Although he hadn't seen her full appearance, he could imagine that she was absolutely a beauty who could topple kingdoms.

She could even firmly rank in the top five among all the beauties in his territory.

At this moment, Cao Xing suddenly understood why the middle-aged man said that even Legendary powerhouses had pursued their captain before.

Relying on this woman's looks, as well as her strength and temperament, she could indeed make such powerhouses bow to her.

Cao Xing shook his head and looked at the Saint Light Sage beside him, saying, "Go ahead and heal this woman."

Isabelle bowed slightly, "The holy light shall follow your will—"

As the words fell, she walked gracefully to the woman's side and slowly crouched down.

She placed her staff on the ground beside her, then gently lifted the woman's head and rested it on her lap.

Immediately after, Isabelle extended the index finger of her right hand, and a warm, golden holy light radiated from her fingertip.

She gently pressed her index finger onto the woman's chest, and in an instant, the golden holy light spread rapidly across the woman's entire body like flowing water.

Recovery numbers also appeared above her head.

+56423

+56423

+56423

As her HP continued to recover, the aura on the woman's body gradually began to fluctuate slightly.

Cao Xing looked at the others and ordered, "Alright, let's continue to loot every corner of this place."

"Take everything that can be carried away."

"Yes, My Lord!"

Everyone split up again and began searching in this empty resource room.

A few seconds later, the woman's HP recovered to over 200,000.

The power of the holy light circulated within her body, repairing her injuries.

At this moment, her body showed slight movement.

Her slender fingers trembled slightly, as if wanting to grasp something.

A moment later, the woman slowly opened her eyes.

Her thick eyelashes lifted like a fan, revealing a pair of eyes as clear as jade.

The first thing she saw was Isabelle.

This Saint Light Sage's dignified and beautiful face appeared before her.

The golden holy light formed a faint halo behind her, like a goddess descending.

"God—dess—" The woman's voice was weak and hoarse, and her eyes held a dazed expression.

A soft expression appeared on Isabelle's face, and she said softly, "You're awake."

The woman seemed to regain her senses at this time, and she also realized her current situation.

"Mm…"

After a soft acknowledgement, she detached herself from Isabelle's embrace and then slowly propped herself up from the ground.

When she stood up, the expression on her face also became dignified.

As the captain of the Iron Rose Mercenary Group, she constantly exuded the temperament of a superior.

Her sharp gaze swept across the surroundings.

She first looked at her few team members.

After confirming that they were all unharmed, she looked at Cao Xing and the others not far away.

Linking this to what the middle-aged man Jamie had said to her, she seemed to understand something.

She turned her head, bowed slightly to Isabelle before her, placed one hand on her chest, and performed a standard mercenary salute.

"I am the captain of the Iron Rose Mercenary Group: Talia Iron Rose. Thank you, madam, for saving my life."

Isabelle wore a faint smile and shook her head slowly, "It wasn't me who saved you; it was my Lord who saved you."

She pointed into the distance, "That person is our Lord."

Hearing this, the female captain named Talia quickly looked in the direction she was pointing.

At a glance, she saw the young mage holding a staff, wearing frost-white robes, and looking around.

Talia's sharp gaze instantly locked onto Cao Xing, as if probing his strength.

Sensing the gaze from behind, Cao Xing turned around and looked back calmly, a faint, almost imperceptible smile hanging on the corner of his mouth.

At this moment, a strange expression gradually appeared in Talia's eyes.

Because she could clearly feel that although the young man was very strong, there was still quite a gap between him and the Saint Light Sage before her.

From Isabelle, she felt a familiar power fluctuation; it was the very power she had always longed for—Legendary!

However, such a powerful Saint Light Sage actually addressed this young man as Lord, which made her feel somewhat incredulous.

And when Talia's gaze saw the several tall golems standing quietly beside the young man, her pupils instantly constricted!

Her body instantly tensed up, like a leopard that had discovered danger!

"Clang!"

With a hum.

The next moment, the greatsword on the ground, which was thirty to forty centimeters wide and one and a half meters long, instantly flew into her hand.

She gripped the hilt and assumed a combat stance, her red hair fluttering in the wind!

Seeing this, the middle-aged man hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Captain, you don't need to be nervous. Those golems have already been subdued by this mysterious Lord!"

"Now, those golems follow the orders of Lord Cao Xing; they won't attack us."

"Subdued—the golems?"

Talia muttered, her hand gripping the sword trembling slightly, "How is this possible?"

The middle-aged man nodded vigorously, "We didn't believe it at first either, but this is what we saw with our own eyes."

Including the other team members, they also replied, "Captain, Captain Jamie is right; these golems were indeed subdued by this mysterious Lord."

Hearing this, Talia finally lowered the greatsword in her hand, but the look of shock in her eyes had not yet faded.

Although she still felt it was extremely unbelievable, she had to accept the fact.

Otherwise, there is simply no way to explain why those golems outside are here, and why they aren't attacking them.

At this moment, she also realized the importance of this mysterious Lord in front of her being able to tame the golems!

"Unimaginable! The ruins have been open for so many years, yet this is the first time I've heard of anyone being able to tame the golems here."

"And they are Hero-level golems at that!"

"If this news gets out, it will definitely cause a sensation in the surrounding kingdoms!"

"This Lord's name will also spread far and wide across the various kingdoms."

Talia's voice carried suppressed excitement, and her eyes flashed with an excited look.

At this time, City Lord Oran, who was standing to the side, chuckled: "Lord Cao Xing doesn't need such feats; he has already been famous for a long time."

"After all, he is the very existence who led the Four Kingdoms' Legendary figures to end the Blood Legion."

"Right now, the bards outside are all singing his name."

Hearing this, Talia's beautiful eyes widened once more.

"W—what?"

Her lips trembled slightly, and she asked with an expression of disbelief: "He is that Lord Cao Xing?"

As a Hero-level powerhouse, Talia also knew about some hidden matters.

She also knew about the existence who made the greatest contribution during the Blood Chaos and once turned the tide.

It was an Otherworld Lord.

She also knew that this Lord was named Cao Xing.

She had originally thought that such a Legendary figure would never have any connection with her in this lifetime.

Yet now, Cao Xing himself had appeared right before her.

At this moment, Talia seemed to finally understand everything before her.

"So that's how it is…"

"If it's him, then being able to tame the golems isn't actually that shocking—"

"After all, he personally ended the Blood Chaos; it wouldn't be strange for such a figure to accomplish anything."

City Lord Oran also nodded in deep agreement.

Through their contact over this period, he had gained a brand-new understanding of Cao Xing's mystery and strength.

And just as they were marveling at Cao Xing's mystery and strength.

That person seemed to have discovered some treasure, calling out in surprise: "Haha, so it's here!"

"Everyone come over, I've found the loot chest here!"

Hearing this, many people stopped what they were doing and gathered around.

Including Isabelle, who brought Talia and the members of the Iron Rose Mercenary Group as they approached Cao Xing.

After they walked closer, they discovered that Cao Xing was standing excitedly in front of a large black chest.

This chest was far larger than any they had encountered before, exceeding two meters in height and a full one point five meters in width.

Just from the appearance of the chest, one could imagine that it must contain quite a few treasures.

At this time, Talia coughed lightly, stepped forward, and said: "This chest—I have tried it before; it requires the corresponding password to open."

Cao Xing turned his head, his gaze landing on the person who spoke.

He immediately saw a face so exquisite it was almost unreal,

with porcelain-white skin, deep red hair resting on her shoulders like blooming roses, and a pair of emerald-clear eyes.

Compared to her perfect appearance, her attire appeared even more heroic.

Silver armor tightly wrapped around her figure, yet it still revealed her proud curves and slim waistline.

From head to toe, almost every part of her was beautiful in just the right way.

Cao Xing sighed inwardly: "Truly a peerless beauty."

Facing Cao Xing's direct gaze, the Iron Rose, always known for being cold and decisive, suddenly turned her face away in embarrassment.

However, thinking of her status, she quickly shifted her gaze back and met Cao Xing's eyes firmly.

Cao Xing smiled, then looked at the golems nearby: "It's fine, they will tell me the password."

Hearing this, a look of bewilderment appeared in Talia's eyes.

She looked puzzledly at the several standing mechanical constructs, completely unable to understand how these cold war machines could provide the password to open the chest.

At this time, Cao Xing said: "Iron Three, Iron Four, Iron Five, tell me the password to the chest."

The three Hero-level golems emitted mechanical chirping sounds again, and the rune patterns on their bodies lit up with blue light.

"Breaking through underlying mechanisms—Acquiring loot chest password. Triggering fortress alarm—Attempting to bypass—"

"Beep—beep—!"

The piercing alarm sound rang out once again, echoing through this empty room.

On the surrounding walls, those magic runes were also constantly lighting up with red light.

However, everyone remained unmoved, still calmly watching the three golems, waiting for the result.

Isabelle silently raised a Saint Light barrier, blocking out the piercing alarm sound.

A moment later, the golem named Iron Four emitted a 'beep' sound.

Then it turned to Cao Xing and said: "Bypass successful. Alarm has been deactivated—"

The alarm sound stopped abruptly, and the room fell into silence once again.

The golem Iron Five immediately followed up: "Password decrypted, the password is 8842—1952—"

When a full 24-digit password was announced, Tong Chuchu, who had already been waiting on top of the chest, quickly entered the string of numbers.

When the last number was successfully entered.

With a crisp "Click!", the heavy chest lid slowly opened.

In an instant! A surge of intense cold air poured out from the chest, forming a visible white wave of air.

This cold air instantly caused the temperature of the entire room to drop by over ten degrees, and a thin layer of ice quickly formed on the metal floor and walls.

Everyone felt a bone-chilling cold constantly washing over them, and they couldn't help but shiver; the white breath they exhaled condensed into tiny ice crystals in the air.

"Wow—such intense cold! What's inside?" Elisa exclaimed in a low voice.

Talia, who was to the side, replied: "It is very likely a Relic inside. I sensed a faint aura of divine power right next to this chest—"

"A Relic?"

Elisa widened her amber eyes and asked curiously: "With such intense cold, could it be an Ice-attribute Relic inside?"

Hearing this, everyone held their breath and couldn't help but take a step forward.

After all, among the various powerhouses present, there were quite a few who controlled Ice-attribute power.

If this Relic belonged to them, it would mean they were within reach of becoming Legendary!

Even Cao Xing couldn't help but feel expectant in his heart.

He quickly stepped forward and craned his head to peer into the chest.

The cold white mist rushed into his face, causing a layer of tiny ice crystals to instantly form on his eyelashes.

The next moment, he saw a pile of frost-white metal stones, a large amount of energy crystals, and some dark red ancient wooden planks at the bottom of the chest.

These items were all covered by a chill, with a thick layer of white frost condensed on their surfaces.

And in the center of this pile of items, there sat a crown with an extremely unique design.

The main body of the crown was woven from tiny icy thorns, with the tips of the spikes shimmering with a dangerous light.

And embedded in the very center of the crown was a deep blue gemstone.

"What—what is this?"

With a look of curiosity, Cao Xing directly collected all the items inside the treasure chest into his backpack.

[Obtained: Relic · Eternal Frost Crown]

[Obtained: Hero's Heart * 1]

[Obtained: Strange Metal * 4129]

[Obtained: Delimo Steel Ingot * 172]

[Obtained: Ancient Hardwood (Orange) * 3]

[Obtained: Master-level Magic Energy Crystal * 24]

[Obtained: Expert-level Magic Energy Crystal * 75]

The moment he saw the system notification, Cao Xing was stunned on the spot!

A moment later, he suddenly exclaimed: "Holy crap!"

"There really is a Relic and a Hero's Heart in here!"

Clearly, the items obtained from the treasure chest completely exceeded his expectations.

Including the others, upon hearing "Relic," their eyes also flashed with excited light!

Although they had heard before that there were Relics in this kind of ancient ruin.

But they didn't expect to actually find one!

And this Relic was even found in the outer perimeter.

Even City Lord Oran couldn't help but exclaim: "Lord Cao Xing's luck—it really is beyond imagination—"

"To actually be able to find a precious Relic in the outer area; even in the inner city, one might not necessarily obtain such a treasure."