The sudden clearing of the hidden realm didn't just shock ordinary players—it stunned the representatives of major nations as well.
Most of them had already heard about hidden realms. Some had even attempted to challenge them—but all had failed.
Now that Lin Chen and Adam had successfully conquered one after another, it ignited a fire under the other Lords.
Like cats having their tails stepped on, they immediately went into a frenzy, scrambling to become the third to complete a hidden realm.
Of course, none of this had anything to do with Lin Chen.
At this moment, he was busy hunting down the hidden reward!
15 minutes remained before the [Vicious Insectoid] hidden realm would close.
There was no time to waste.
"Quick, everyone follow me!"
Lin Chen had already confirmed the hidden reward's location before finishing the main quest.
It was right in the center of the realm, in a small village overrun by the corrupted insectoids.
No hesitation—he flew straight there.
After three minutes of flight, Lin Chen arrived and descended rapidly.
"Find the village chief's house—move, move, move!"
Jia Lou, Ina, Mankun, and Lilith didn't know why Lin Chen was suddenly so intense, but they obeyed and began searching immediately.
The village was small, clearly quite old.
Its inhabitants had long been slaughtered by the insectoids.
Now, the place was deserted—ruined and desolate.
Not long after, Jia Lou's voice echoed from the skies:
"Lord, over here! I think I found it!"
Lin Chen rushed to her location and soon spotted a well-preserved, majestic building.
A quick scan confirmed it: the village chief's house.
Without delay, Lin Chen dashed inside and pulled out the three iron shards, placing them in front of the four heroes.
"Find a place where these three pieces can fit."
The four nodded and split up to search.
Sure enough, in the backyard of the house, they discovered three recessed slots hidden beneath a thick layer of dust.
Lin Chen didn't waste a second. He cleared the dust and fit the iron shards into the slots one by one.
When the last shard clicked into place, a loud crack echoed, and a stone slab popped open.
"Big guy, move this thing."
Mankun nodded, squatted down, grabbed the slab, and tossed it aside—revealing a dark hole with no visible bottom.
"This is it. Let's go down!" Lin Chen commanded.
"Let me go first, Lord." Mankun volunteered.
Ina lit a few torches and distributed them among the group.
They entered the hole cautiously.
The path led downward—stone stairs spiraling into darkness.
The air was damp and musty.
Thankfully, there was no danger, and soon they reached the bottom.
It was a cellar.
After searching around, Lin Chen and the others found a skeleton at the deepest part.
The body had long since rotted, leaving only brittle, pale bones.
From the shape, it appeared to be a human corpse.
"Lord, there's a chest here," Jia Lou called out.
Lin Chen crouched and opened the chest.
"You have opened a mysterious chest and obtained:
5 million Basic Resources, 500,000 Food, 1 Random Troop Chest, Blueprint: [Human Totem], Mo Er's Investigation Diary."
The system prompt rang out.
Lin Chen's backpack now held a ton of rewards.
And more importantly, it contained the blueprint he had come for.
Just as he was about to inspect it further, the realm timer hit zero.
A flash of divine light enveloped Lin Chen, the four heroes, and all his troops.
The next moment, they were all teleported back to the entrance of the hidden realm.
Breathing in the fresh air, Lin Chen let out a long sigh of relief.
"We made it out just in time."
"Set up camp. Rest and recover." Lin Chen ordered.
The four heroes nodded and got to work.
Meanwhile, Lin Chen found a large boulder, sat down, and took out the [Human Totem] and Mo Er's diary.
[Human Totem]
Description: Spend the required resources to construct this miracle building. Significantly enhances Human troops.
A smirk tugged at Lin Chen's lips.
"Yes... this is it."
Miracle Buildings.
They were still considered buildings, but their effects were ten or even a hundred times stronger than regular structures.
They could provide game-changing bonuses.
Among all game items, Miracle Blueprints were among the most valuable.
Since he wasn't in his territory, Lin Chen couldn't build it yet—so he stashed it away for now.
Then he turned to Mo Er's Investigation Diary.
Just as he opened it, a new system prompt appeared:
"You have triggered the Unique Quest [Origins of the Corrupted Insectoids]. Complete the quest to earn rich rewards."
"First step: Deliver Mo Er's Investigation Diary to Archmage [Yana] of the Galan Empire. She will assign your next task."
Lin Chen's brow arched. His breath quickened.
"A Unique Quest?"
What the hell?
Had that Wind Beneath My Butt guy hidden something in his past life?
It was starting to look like it.
After all, Unique Quests were the rarest of the rare.
Their rewards were incredible and one-of-a-kind.
There was no reason to tell others about them—it brought no benefit.
As for this Yana—Lin Chen did remember the name.
Archmage of the Galan Empire, second only to the Emperor himself.
A true big shot.
"Looks like things aren't as simple as I thought," Lin Chen muttered.
He opened the diary—only to discover... he couldn't read a single word.
The text was written in some unknown script.
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