Chapter 1986 Pink Gem
The planetary fortress is very large, not much smaller than the moon in terms of volume. Although it is a bit exaggerated that the people of the Glow Ion Yin Society hollowed it out back then, this area is still not something that can be explored casually.

The roads here are complicated. If Alyssa didn’t have a map in hand, she wouldn’t dare to jump in casually.

Then it will be easier to go in than to come out.

Ropes were hung on nearby heavy machinery. Although this thing could not be started, it was still heavy enough to serve as a perfect place to fix the ropes.

Then they used the buckles on their waists as pulleys and everyone quickly descended along the ropes.

It was a bit troublesome for Benben and Xista to come down, especially Benben. They had to use several ropes to make a hanging basket and slowly lower him down.

Originally, it was planning to do the same to Sista, but the two-headed sea snake looked at the distance below and thought it was better not to bother, so it jumped down by itself.

Just like what you see above, there is also an empty room below, and as expected, the circulating water pipe on one side has collapsed, and a large amount of water has flowed to the other side along the inclined angle of the floor.

The people who came down followed the water flow and immediately found an inner door that was collapsed by a huge rock. The water flowed away through the gap in the door.

Sanafia stepped forward and removed another door panel, and everyone passed through the door panel and came to a corridor.

Unlike the previous corridors which were made of metal and recycled materials as the main building materials, this corridor looks like a stone tunnel dug out of the rock, with traces of tunnel boring machines still remaining on the walls.

Everyone waded through the water that was nearly calf-high, and after about ten minutes, a T-junction appeared in front of them.

The passage directly ahead collapsed completely, and water flowed into the cracks in the rocks that blocked the passage. The only option for everyone was to turn left and take another route.

This road was a little different from the previous one, mainly in that golden runes could occasionally be seen on the walls on both sides. Alyssa used a scanner to check and confirmed that the golden runes were embedded in them.

This cannot be dug casually. Alyssa recognized that these runes have the effect of strengthening the structure. Any random destruction may cause the collapse of this passage dug out of the rock.

Following this path further, everyone came to an empty room.

This was originally the staff lounge. There were traces of lockers on the ground and some unrotten clothes hooks on the wall. This should be the place where the members of the Glow Ion Yin Society would change clothes and rest when they entered the mine.

It’s just that the lockers and metal objects visible to the naked eye have been moved away, probably similar to the savage tribe we encountered before, who took the metals away and used them for other things.

There was a small door on the left side of the room. Lieutenant Dui went closer and took a look. Inside was a tea room.

Of course, all the equipment and metal products have been moved away, but the space is not small and the ventilation system works well, so it is more suitable here if you want to set up camp.

At the other end of the room, there was a door leading to a deeper room. At the end, you could vaguely see that the lights were still working. Only near where Alyssa and the others were now, the lighting system was damaged.

In addition, some collapsed rocks can be seen in a corner of the room, but it is not the ceiling that has fallen down, but the wall that has collapsed, revealing the pipes buried inside.

Alyssa decided to stay here overnight, take a rest, and continue exploring deeper tomorrow.

Due to the long distance and too many obstacles, Alyssa and the others were unable to contact the Swan with the communicator. Just as they were about to ask Li Chengxi to report safety to the Swan, he suddenly said in the headset:

“There’s something inside that collapsed stone mortar.”

“Baby, huh?”

Alyssa became interested as soon as she heard it. Although she had already made a lot of money, no one would complain about the sting of money.

The so-called collapsed stone pestle was actually not that big, and looked like a small grave. Alyssa asked others to be on guard nearby, and called a few more people to move the stones, and soon cleared the collapsed part.

At first glance, it looks like a stone slab like the floor, but if you look closely, you will find that the stone slab is movable.

Sanafia reached out and lifted the heavy stone slab, and Alyssa quickly leaned over to look inside.

Under the stone slab is a depression about half a meter wide. The first thing that catches the eye is a hand.

It was a hand that looked like it had been torn from a human body. No one knew how long it had been here. It was withered and blackened, but had not rotted into bones. It looked like it had been torn from a mummy.

But here, because there is running water nearby and the humidity in the air is very high, normally the organic matter should rot quickly.

Seeing such a hand suddenly, even the ruthless Alyssa raised her eyebrows.

But immediately, she saw a very shiny ring on the index finger of the severed hand.

The ring seemed to be made of platinum and was in a quadrilateral shape. Each corner was shaped like the head of an angry dragon, and a beautiful pink gem was inlaid in the center of the ring.

Generally speaking, pink gemstones are pink diamonds, but based on Alyssa’s knowledge of gem appreciation, this is not a diamond.

It has the fleshy texture of jade and the transparency of ruby ​​and sapphire. When light shines on it, it shines brighter than diamond.

It is probably some kind of gemstone from the tourmaline family, but to know what it is specifically, it needs to be sent to the laboratory for examination.

But no matter what, when Alyssa saw this thing for the first time, she immediately felt that it was definitely a very valuable thing, and a strong desire to possess it arose in her heart.

This is actually very strange. As a recycler, Alyssa has seen all kinds of precious jewelry. She is so used to it that she is no longer interested in it and prefers to collect cultural relics.

It seemed that only the pink gem ring was left in her field of vision, and everything around her seemed to have disappeared. Even Alyssa didn’t care about the strange broken hand, and immediately opened her five fingers and prepared to take it.

“Wait, don’t touch it.”

The voice coming from the headphones made Alyssa stunned for a moment, and then she suddenly woke up as if she was slapped in the face.

She saw that besides herself, Sophia and Lieutenant Dui beside her also stretched out their hands at the same time, trying to reach for the ring in the depression under the floor. Both of them were breathing rapidly and their eyes were dull, which was obviously not normal.

Except for Sanafia who lifted the slab of stone, everyone else couldn’t help but look over.

Alyssa slapped her forehead. Damn, I got caught.

She immediately knocked away the hands that Sophia and Lieutenant Dui extended, which made the two of them stunned, and then they came to their senses with some fear.

Human beings are a race that is easily tempted, especially those whose hearts are full of desires. Just now, I almost fell into the trap without realizing it.

“wait a second.”

Li Chengxi’s voice came from the headphones, and then they saw the ring on the severed hand disappear, and then the severed hand also turned into a handful of dust as if weathered.

But the ring did not disappear for too long. After only a few seconds, Alyssa felt that there was something extra in her hand. She opened her palm and saw that the pink ring was staying in her hand obediently.

(End of this chapter)