EuropeNovelThe soldiers glowered at Wilbur, who knew that things were about to take a turn for the worse. Wilbur knew that he could not stay
for long, but Vernon said, "I've found it! Pull the rope, and the door will open."
Wilbur charged over and pulled the rope. The door eventually opened, and he said to the others, "Go on, hurry up!"
The explorers rushed into the last secret room, and Wilbur followed behind them as he let go.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtBam!
The huge metal door swung shut, blocking the soldiers outside.
"They've gone inside, Captain. What should we do now?"
The captain of the soldiers glowered. "They're not getting out of here alive either way! Release the water!"
A passage appeared in front of the men in the room. There were two chests at the end of the passage, one golden and one black.
Below the passage were the waters. There seemed to be something moving in them as the men ran to the podium at the end of
the passage to open the chests.
The golden box contained a pile of gold, and the black box contained a single black marble.
"What's this? A marble?"
Vernon picked up the black marble and glanced at it, before handing it to Kean. Kean rubbed the black marble in his hands, before
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmsnorting, "Yeah, it's just regular glass marble. Machines weren't as advanced back then, so a transparent glass marble like this was
a symbol of wealth."
The explorers passed the marble around, and it eventually landed in Wilbur's hands.
Just then, Mitch said, "et the marble, let's look at the gold."
—— Locked Chapter —
*D Reading History
No history.
Visit our social media platform to read fascinating stories every day and connect with the community!
