The Aegean Tomb Raiders have a saying, "Wet for ten thousand years, dry for a thousand years"; meaning in places with water, bodies are often preserved longer than in dry places.
Liu Zhenhuan could see that these strong bodies underwater were indeed Orcs.
In the slang of the Silk Continent, they would be called bookish scholars.
As Jiu Lang said, this Seven Treasures Pagoda was indeed the trump card during the unification of the world by the Emperor Yun Qin of that era.
When the faint silver light of the Silver Flame Beauty shone on these wet corpses, their hair floated like algae, entwined with gold and silver jewels, sparkling as if welcoming old Liu.
This really hit old Liu's sore spot.
He began contemplating whether to look for his wife later and first retrieve some treasures to check their quality.
"Richard? Is it Richard?" From the other side of the corridor, in the adjacent room, Helen's voice came from afar.