He said with a twitch of his head: "Maybe you can take advantage of this time to study a pet evolution topic with Professor Qiao Bai?"
Qiao Bai: “?”
What kind of curler is this? You didn’t forget to find him a job at this time, right?
Qiao Bai: Rejected.
Professor Wu's eyes suddenly lit up. Fortunately, Professor Wu still had some rationality.
"I invited Qiao Bai to study this ancient tomb together. We started a new research topic temporarily... Without any preparation, we won't be able to research anything, and it will be a waste of time."
Professor Wu shook his head.
No, no.
This won’t work.
No matter how excited I am, it won't work.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Heng showed an expression of wanting to say something but stopping himself.
She glanced at Qiao Bai, whose expression did not change at all, and then glanced at Professor Wu, who sincerely thought so, and the words of complaint were on the tip of her tongue.
But obviously, how could Jiang Heng say that in front of the person himself?
"...Okay, Professor Wu, if you think it's inappropriate, forget it." Jiang Heng sighed helplessly.
"However, there has been no progress in the excavation of the ancient tomb. We didn't expect that you would come so soon..." When Jiang Heng said this, his voice became smaller and smaller.
Okay okay.
They should have thought of this in advance.
after all.
Who can resist an ancient tomb that could possibly tamper with the entire history of beast control? Just look at the completely sold-out flights and train tickets to Yangcheng.
Fortunately, Professor Wu and Qiao Bai are both easy to talk to.
Jiang Heng repeatedly assured them that he would contact them as soon as there was any progress. Professor Wu, like when he came here, walked slowly in the direction of the return journey with his hands behind his back.
"Then you guys get busy, we'll go ahead."
Professor Wu waved his hand as he spoke.
Qiao Bai glanced at the deep pit being dug, then looked away.
He followed in Professor Wu's footsteps, his heart full of anticipation.
Just now.
Qiao Bai quietly used his innate skills on the part excavated from the ancient tomb.
【Eye of Insight】didn’t see anything.
The panel locked onto the pets of other insignificant beastmasters and staff.
Immediately following.
Qiao Bai used another innate skill that he rarely used, [Power of Response].
When using it, Qiao Bai didn't have high expectations. There were too many pets nearby, and it was impossible for him to hear anything useful.
However.
Something unexpected happened.
Just like Qiao Bai said, there are a lot of pets around.
The ones nearby were the Dream Eater Cat and Qianji beside Jiang Heng, and the ones further away were the three Earth-Drilling Dragons used to dig the entrance to the ancient tomb, as well as the pets brought by other staff members...
There were a dozen or so pets here and there, and the mixed thoughts of the pets were not that noisy. Most of the pets had very simple minds and single thoughts.
Their voices combined together are probably just like the barking and meowing of kittens and puppies. A little noisy, but tolerable.
But after using his innate skill, what Qiao Bai noticed first was not the chaotic voices of his pets, but a huge, deafening heartbeat that could drown out all other sounds.
Bang--
Bang Bang——
Bang, bang, bang——
One after another.
Soothing, regular, and long-lasting.
It was as if some ancient giant beast was sleeping beneath this land.
That is living life.
Qiao Bai summoned up his strong willpower to control himself from showing any strange expressions on the spot.
Who could have thought?
It was just a casual remark originally, that there might be extraordinary creatures in the ancient tomb below.
But basically no one believed it.
Even Professor Wu agreed to come here to see if he could find the corpse of any supernatural creature in the ancient tomb.
By the way, let’s study the differences between the extraordinary creatures two thousand years ago and those one thousand two hundred years ago and now.
Living supernatural creatures...that's a bit scary.
A life form that can live for two thousand years...
What could that be? After walking a few steps back, Professor Wu ran into Cui Wenzhong who came to see him.
"Teacher." Cui Wenzhong didn't feel awkward when he bumped into Professor Wu. He took the initiative and said as if he had just followed Professor Wu here: "The excavation work will take some time. The previous investigation team is not that fast. It is estimated that we will have to stay here for ten days to half a month."
"Do you plan to relax for a while or continue with your previous research topic?"
Professor Wu: “…”
Professor Wu had an expression of toothache on his face.
"Hey... the previous research..." Professor Wu said, glancing at Qiao Bai beside him. After thinking for a while, he said hesitantly, "Why don't we all take a good rest for a while..."
"Professor Wu, you don't have to worry about me, it's okay." Seeing this, Qiao Bai said hurriedly.
But... "What's your latest research topic?" Qiao Bai looked a little interested and asked curiously.
"Didn't I remember your latest job ending more than a month ago?"
Since he had accepted Professor Wu's invitation, Qiao Bai had done his homework before coming and learned about Professor Wu's main work over the past year.
After finishing the cooperation with the official "Extreme" project, Professor Wu took on a designated task of "researching the evolutionary path of extraordinary creatures with the ability to purify water sources."
When Qiao Bai saw the requirements of this subject, there were so many question marks on his face that he could have gone out and acted as an NPC.
no?
What is the difference between this kind of designated topic and making a wish? Party A said he wanted a colorful black, and he didn't care whether there was a colorful black in the world.
Party B has to rack his brains and compare various colors of pigments to create this colorful black that may not exist.
Qiao Bai: “?”
I have learned a lot.
It turns out this is possible.
"That project..." Before Professor Wu could say anything, Cui Wenzhong pushed his glasses and clicked his tongue, his dissatisfaction evident in his tone.
Qiao Bai: “…”
He originally thought that this kind of evolutionary requirement in a specific direction was normal, but from Cui Wenzhong's surprise, he could tell that it didn't seem to be that normal?
"That's right." Cui Wenzhong glanced at Qiao Bai, whose face showed what he wanted to say.
Knowing that Qiao Bai had only been in the industry for a short time and was still a newcomer in the circle, Cui Wenzhong patiently explained to Qiao Bai: "In fact, it is not difficult to simply study the evolutionary path of extraordinary creatures with the ability to purify water sources."
"After all, there are some water-attributed extraordinary creatures. They are in the water source and have a certain function of maintaining the environment of the water area they are in."
The impact of supernatural powers on the ecological environment is multifaceted.
There are good and bad things.
But as long as you look and study carefully, you can still pick out the good parts.
"The waters where these extraordinary creatures, such as the anemonefish, scavenger fish, and moss turtle, live are cleaner than other ordinary waters. The extraordinary power emanating from them has a positive impact on the waters."
"Starting from this direction, we can figure out the evolutionary route in this designated direction by trying a few more times."
"But the question is... what does it mean to not only purify the water, but also to increase the vitality of the water, so that the life forms in the water can reproduce five to ten times?"
At this point, Cui Wenzhong was so angry that he laughed.
"Do you really think our pet evolution professor is a magic lamp? We can light up any wish you make?"
Qiao Bai was silent.
ha.
It sounds a bit outrageous.
Cui Wenzhong: "Then you haven't heard something even more outrageous. They want to raise water dragons in this water area."
Qiao Bai silently typed out a question mark.
Water dragon?
Was it the water dragon he was thinking of? Not the Jade Silver Snake, which was a dragon species that had evolved and was a bit like a dragon.
The water dragon is an extraordinary creature with dragon attributes. It has the ability to make it rain, and its control over water is at the top among other extraordinary creatures with water attributes.
but.
It is just like the saying “The phoenix will not roost except on the paulownia tree, will not eat except on bamboo, and will not drink except from sweet springs.”
Water dragons also have very high requirements for water areas.
At least in the entire world, only a part of the sea area near a certain island named "Water Dragon Island" in the southeast can meet the daily requirements of water dragons for living and reproduction.
No water dragon will leave Water Dragon Island until it reaches adulthood.
The number of water dragons that leave Water Dragon Island after reaching adulthood can be counted on one hand.
The problem is that the water from other places simply cannot meet the standards of Shuilong for daily life water use.
Qiao Bai shook his head.
sharp.
There are all kinds of people these days.
Raising a water dragon? Don't you even consider whether you have the ability and strength to do so?
"The most infuriating thing is that these outrageous demands were not made all at once in advance, but were raised bit by bit during our research process." Cui Wenzhong rolled his eyes: "I realized something was wrong at the time."
"Then dig deeper inside, okay." He spread his hands.
This is definitely a targeted scam.
If the other party dares to write down the requirement of "purifying the waters to a level acceptable to water dragons", they will not even look at the project.
"Ah, so these years I prefer to cooperate with the government." Professor Wu also looked a little helpless: "If it really doesn't work, it's better to study some topics that I like."
"For example, the topic I'm currently researching."
Professor Wu is able to let go of things and is very open-minded.
After chatting briefly for a few breaths, he told Qiao Bai about what he was currently researching, and his eyes lit up.
"I want to start a new series of research projects, specializing in those simple, convenient, and low-resource evolutionary routes!"
"Under these conditions, research and develop more powerful evolutionary forms of extraordinary creatures as much as possible!"
Simple.
convenient.
Low resource requirements.
When these words were put together, Qiao Bai instantly understood Professor Wu’s real needs - an evolutionary route that was more convenient to promote to the majority of beastmasters.
It’s not that there are many powerful evolutionary routes that are bad, but the resource requirements are too high.
A beastmaster of ordinary origin might not even be able to get a loan, let alone subsequent training and growth of strength.
Spending all your money to raise a pet is never a joke for a beastmaster.
Thanks to the support from the state and the government, no major problems have occurred for the time being.
But Professor Wu is old, and he always can't help but worry - what if an accident really happens?
It’s better to study it in advance to be prepared.
If there are potential hidden dangers, they will try their best to solve the problems.
High-level beastmasters are a reflection of a nation’s strength.
But this does not mean that low-level beastmasters are no longer necessary.
If the number of low-level beastmasters increases, the number of high-level beastmasters will increase accordingly.
This is a necessary process.
Qiao Bai touched his chin.
Ah... maybe he can help with this? Thinking about his talents, skills, and progress bars, and the new evolutionary routes of extraordinary creatures that need to be researched... Well, this might be a very good opportunity!
…
Five days.
During these five days, the entire Yangcheng was in a bustling atmosphere.
It’s obviously Chinese New Year.
But the merchants in Yangcheng have no time to rest at all.
I went back to work after New Year’s Eve.
Here comes the chance to make money! There are already many tourist attractions in Yangcheng, and there are also ancient tombs being excavated... Although it is not allowed to approach or take photos, just a glance at the progress from a distance will make people exclaim.
Very fast.
After determining the exact location and scope of the ancient tomb, it was discovered that the huge underground tomb covers an area of nearly 800 square kilometers, which is one-fifth the size of Yangcheng City.
With three burrowing dragons working in shifts for 24 hours without interruption, they finally dug out the general outline and found the location of the entrance to the ancient tomb.
Excited.
excited.
A variety of emotions were mixed together. After five whole days of hard work, the groups of people could not wait to enter the ancient tomb.
Then……
As expected, the accident happened.
The entrance to the ancient tomb... ahem, can’t get in.
A total of ten groups of people tried to enter, but just as they walked in from the entrance of the ancient tomb, they were sent out intact half an hour later.
When asked what happened, everyone had a confused expression and knew nothing.
Don't remember.
I can't remember.
Passed out.
I walked and walked and finally came out.
The answers are pretty much the same, they all mean the same thing.
Jiang Heng: “…”
"There has to be a solution." Jiang Heng held his forehead and said helplessly, "I found the entrance but can't get in... Could it be caused by the ability of some extraordinary creatures?"
The Beastmaster's Tomb.
Especially those powerful beast masters, some of them will indeed arrange some strange arrangements.
But basically they are easy to break.
It won't cause too much trouble to their tomb-digging work.
This kind of situation, where we have no idea what kind of extraordinary creature caused it... I have to say, this is the first time I've seen it.
Jiang Heng and Ke Xia, who was forced to come along, looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Shall we go in together and try?"
"……OK."
Try it and you will die.
As it turned out, Jiang Heng and Ke Xia had no way to study the strange situation at the entrance and exit.
Jiang Heng couldn't help but become anxious.
The ancient tomb is right in front of us.
They couldn't even get through the door.
Is that reasonable?
Is this a reasonable question?
"There's no point in being anxious." Although he didn't want to work, when he had to work, Ke Xia would still exert his due spirit.
The sooner you finish your work, the sooner you can return to your normal state! Everything that prevents him from being a salted fish should be eliminated and solved! Just like the setting of this entrance.
After confirming again and again that this was not the effect of the skills of some extraordinary creature, everyone began to study it. Finally, after three days and three nights of research, they found a clue.
"Machinery? Or is it alchemy?" Qiao Bai couldn't help but show an expression of doubt and confusion on his face as he listened to Jiang Heng's story.
no?
Aren't they on the fantasy channel? Why did they inexplicably cross over to the magic channel? The mechanical one could barely be explained by the genre.
But alchemy... this is really a bit outrageous.
"It's not the alchemy you imagined... Well, if you insist on thinking so, it's not impossible." Jiang Heng wanted to refute, but halfway through she held her forehead helplessly.
However, Professor Wu at the side showed an understanding expression and took the initiative to explain to Qiao Bai.
"Alchemy actually existed a thousand years ago, but due to some special reasons that we cannot explore now, alchemy was lost."
"Alchemy is not as mysterious as the legends say. There are a few written records and descriptions in some ancient books that can be verified. Alchemy is the equivalent exchange of substances."
"If you ask me, I think the so-called alchemy is more like the most basic use of matter by ancient humans. Because they don't understand the principles behind it, they call it alchemy."
Jiang Heng has a toothache.
"No, no, no... the alchemy we discovered and this alchemy... are really different."
Professor Wu: “?”
Professor Wu looked at Jiang Heng with surprise: "You don't mean to say that this alchemy is the kind that can turn stone into gold and make people immortal, right?"
"Do you think I am that kind of person?"
Jiang Heng's voice was a little weak, but she finally got to the point: "We suspect that this alchemy is another way to use supernatural powers."
Professor Wu: “?”
Cui Wenzhong: “?”
Qiao Bai:.
A little surprised.
But it doesn't seem that surprising.
As early as after hearing the steady and powerful heartbeat coming from the ancient tomb, Qiao Bai had a premonition - this ancient tomb was definitely much more exciting than he had imagined.
In every aspect.
Qiao Bai originally thought that they would not begin to be shocked until they entered the ancient tomb and saw the living, unknown supernatural creature.
I didn't expect that just by getting started, I would begin to feel the shock of two thousand years of time and space.
Alchemy? Legendary alchemy? Other ways to use supernatural powers?
Professor Wu felt that there seemed to be something wrong with his heart.
"Are you sure?!" Professor Wu asked hurriedly.
"I'm not sure." Jiang Heng's expression was very serious: "This is based on our speculation about the special situation of the entrance, but if it is true..."
Things have changed. Things have changed.
Things are really going to change.
It has only been in recent years that humans have awakened the ability to taming beasts and mastering supernatural powers, and have never used supernatural powers to apply them to external materials.
What is the design of the gate of this ancient tomb?
Think of this.
Professor Wu couldn't sit still anymore.
Jiang Heng nodded.
"That's why I came here today."
"But the situation inside the ancient tomb is a little complicated..."
Professor Wu waved his hand and said, "That's not a big deal!"
As long as you can get in.
No matter how complicated it is.
There is no researcher who would not be interested in this historical treasure from two thousand years ago.
"Then let's have a meeting first."
Jiang Heng made the final decision.
…
Qiao Bai also attended this meeting in person, but what exactly happened at the meeting and other processes... Qiao Bai didn't really want to recall.
That's it.
Anyway, the final result is good for him, Professor Wu, and the professors of pet evolution.
Go to the tomb together.
Everyone was given a backpack that had been prepared in advance.
“里面有灯、水、食物等一应基础生活物资，可以保证分散或者被困之后三天的基本生活无虞，如果是御兽师的话能够支撑的时间更久。”姜恒看着一溜地准备一起进入古墓的人员，表情严肃地说道。
“古墓的入口在我们的研究下已经正常开放了，但是从同一个入口进去却不代表我们会被传送到同一个地方。”
“进去后要是发现身边没有其他的同伴也不要慌张和着急。”姜恒细细地说着经过他们第一轮研究和探索之后，可能会遇到的一些情况。
“记住时间，在保证自身安全的同时尽可能地研究古墓内的资料、文献和一应情况。”
说到这里，姜恒停顿了一下：“觉得有危险，没把握搞定的就不要去尝试，懂？”
姜恒不是没有想过把非御兽师群体踢出来。
但经过再三考虑她还是没有这么做。
这个古墓的危险程度还在可控的范围内。
门口的迷阵非常的温和，没有对他们的生命和身体造成任何的威胁或者是伤害，无论是御兽师又或者是普通人，再进不去的情况下也都被平平安安地送出来了。
既然如此。
就让普通人和御兽师一起下去尝试一下。
人多力量大，说不定就能发现一些有用的线索。
对姜恒的这个决定，不是没有人有意见，可是这些愿意下墓的非御兽师，都自愿承担可能造成的后果。
和可能存在可能不存在的危险相比较，他们还是对古墓本身更感兴趣。
这可是一手资料啊！
谁也不能阻拦他们的接触！ 乔白和崔文仲并肩走在吴教授的身边：“吴教授，您进去之后要小心一点。”
“老师，您还是别去了吧，您要是不小心出了什么事……”崔文仲也一脸担忧地看着吴教授，像是很想把吴教授给劝下来。
“我知道，但这很有可能是两千年前御兽师的墓穴，里面可能存在着很多未知的超凡生物文献或者是相关资料，要是不能亲眼看一眼……”说着吴教授抿了抿唇，他一定会后悔的！ 危险嘛。
他也考虑到了。
在没有超凡生物的情况下，只要能和大部队会合上，或者遇到一两个人，危险程度应该就没有想象中的那么高。
崔文仲长长地叹了一口气。
他知道劝不动老师，但这不就是想要试一试嘛！
没有用……崔文仲把期待的目光落到了一旁的乔白身上。
就是说，有没有可能能指望一下乔白？ 乔白点了点头：“要是能遇到的话。”
他肯定会连带着保护好吴教授的。
崔文仲一点都没有因为乔白的首肯放松下来。
随机传送这种事情……想想崔文仲的眉头就再一次地皱了起来。
就是因为这个，不然的话他哪里要想这么多有的没的！ “到了。”
就在崔文仲东想西想的时候，他们已经来到了古墓的门口。
没有想象中那种气派的场景。
就是一个可以容纳一个人通过的洞口，凑近了看里面也是黑漆漆一片。
“一起进？”崔文仲看看乔白，又看向身边的老师说道。
不远处的姜恒听到了崔文仲的话，她扭头看了一眼他们几个人：“一起进还是一个一个进都行，传送是随机的，并不会因为你们一起进去就传送到同一个地方。”
说着姜恒有点迟疑：“也不一定？可以再试试。”
管他是心理作用还是其他的什么，试试也行。
崔文仲点了点头，毫不犹豫地站到了吴教授的身边，乔白也没抗拒，顺从大流地跟了上去。
大部分人都是三五个人一起结伴走进去的。
往前走上两步，他们的身影就看不到了。
很快为数不多的人就已经全部进入了洞穴中，只剩下乔白和吴教授他们三个人。
“我们也走吧。”
三个人一起上前，崔文仲更是双手紧紧抓着吴教授的手。
吴教授已经嫌弃地给他翻了好几个白眼了，崔文仲无动于衷。
翻吧翻吧，随便翻。
老师的安全最重要。
乔白在一旁看得嘴角上扬。
这一对年龄都挺大的师徒组合，真的是很有意思。
乔白带头走在最前面进入了洞穴。
一步。
两步。
黑黢黢一片。
乔白没有拿出手电筒。
三步。
四步。
继续走。
五步……眼前的漆黑消失，有一瞬间乔白仿佛看到了黑色的空间里有金色的星河闪过。
不等乔白确定这是他的幻想还是现实。
下一秒。
身体腾空。
双脚已经站在了另一片空间当中。
乔白站稳了睁开眼睛，惊讶地发现——恩？
周围的环境居然没有想象中的那么黑？
微弱的光芒像是黑夜中的萤火虫，星星点点，不够明亮。
但是在眼睛适应了周围的环境后，勉强也能看清楚周围的情况。
然后乔白惊讶又不是很惊讶地发现。
他身处的地方并不像是一个两千多年前的古墓。
身边没有其他人。
吴教授和崔文仲没有和他传送到一起，其他人也不知道在哪里，乔白紧了紧身上的背包，里面的物资就是他在这里探索的底气来源之一。
乔白没有急着开始他的探索，而是放出了几只小家伙。
小乌。
猫猫虫。
小白蛇。
小水母。
小乌振翅飞出来的那一瞬间，乔白仿佛又听到了心脏“砰砰”跳动的声音，好像变得更加急促起来。
小乌金红色的眼睛在昏暗的地方也格外的亮眼。
“叽叽？”猫猫虫站在乔白的肩膀上，左看看右看看，发出了疑问的声音，这是什么地方？ 感觉好像怪怪的！
小白蛇也在乔白身上缠得更紧了一点，就像是被吓到了一样。
唯独小乌和小水母，两个小家伙一点感觉都没有。
乔白合理怀疑，小乌没有感觉是因为身体中逐渐觉醒的三足金乌血脉，让小乌无所畏惧。
至于小水母……可能是因为神经足够大条，所以同样什么感觉都没有。
小水母：“？”
被乔白怀疑神经大条所以不害怕的小水母歪了歪脑袋，用动作向乔白表达了它的疑惑。
“咳咳。”乔白单手握拳抵在唇边，轻轻咳嗽了两声，果断地转移话题：“大家不要乱跑，这里是一个……不太安全的地方。”
看着猫猫虫和小白蛇的下意识感到害怕的举动，乔白就觉得。
它们如果不是被古墓中的氛围所吓倒。
就只能是被那个不知道身处何方，但是乔白一直都能够听到心跳声的超凡生物给吓到的。
隔着这么远都能让猫猫虫和小白蛇感到害怕……乔白对这个古墓的安全性保持怀疑。
摸了摸猫猫虫和小白蛇的脑袋，简单地安抚了一下它们的情绪。
猫猫虫和小白蛇的紧张的状况很快就舒缓了下来。
两只小家伙主要是因为冷不丁地一下被吓到了。
缓过来之后，小白蛇还不敢怎么乱动，但是猫猫虫已经恢复了原本拥有上蹿下跳活力的模样。
看起来很想要在这个陌生的地方大展拳脚，展现一下自己的实力。
猫猫虫：“叽叽！”
本龙刚才只是吓到了！ 看本龙现在来开道！ 本龙无所畏惧！
猫猫虫一副活力满满，想要一雪前耻的姿态。
反手就被乔白给镇压了下来。
“乖。”
乔白一手摁着猫猫虫的脑袋，一手摸了摸乖巧的小乌。
“这个时候乖乖地待在我身边，不要总想着搞事情，不然我就直接把伱们关小黑屋哦。”乔白笑容温柔，但是话里话外威胁的意思……猫猫虫听懂了，猫猫虫知道这次乔白的态度真的非常认真。
猫猫虫终于乖巧了下来。
安安静静。
不吵不闹。
猫猫虫：认怂.jpg 小白蛇睁着一双漂亮的黄金瞳，好奇地盯着猫猫虫的方向。
猫猫虫：“……”
扭头。
假装什么都没有看见。
只要龙没有看见，就不算是在小弟面前丢脸！ 乔白：“……”
行行行。
你们开心就好。
乔白朝着小水母招了招手，小水母也乖巧地一收一缩，悬浮在乔白的耳边，乍一看就像是一个装饰的挂件。
还挺好看。
小乌警惕地跟在乔白的身后，乔白终于在所在的空间里转悠了起来。
Why did we say before that this didn’t look like an ancient tomb from two thousand years ago… Because the building materials under Qiao Bai’s feet and around him were not bricks, tiles, gold, or jade, which were more in line with the times, but a light reddish-brown color that looked like it was fired at first glance.
But if you really step on it, you will find that it is a hard substance similar to steel.
Qiao Bai: “?”
Did people two thousand years ago have such a powerful way to refine steel? Or does possessing extraordinary power really mean that one can do anything? Qiao Bai was shocked.
Qiao Bai wandered around in this space.
He also saw several huge machines that occupied a large area. At first glance, he had no idea what they were used for, but after careful examination, they looked a bit like modern scientific instruments.
However, most of the circuit structures are mechanical.
Qiao Bai walked around the machine in the middle several times. It was also the largest machine with the most mechanical parts.
The expression on his face became more and more shocked and unbelievable.
"This is really..." It's unbelievable.
Although two thousand years have passed, these machines are broken from the inside out and cannot be used, and their true functions are unknown.
But based on the fineness and complexity of their parts structure, Qiao Bai could imagine what a spectacular scene it would be to use these machines when they were still in good condition.
The steampunk feel is instantly there.
"These locations should be where some energy is stored, right?" Qiao Bai walked around a few more times, nodded thoughtfully and said.
There are five blank spaces on this huge machine that are very abrupt.
It was completely empty with no structure at all.
But looking at its specific appearance, it doesn't seem like the parts that should have been there have been worn away by the erosion of time.
There is only one possibility - the starting energy of this machine is a very magical energy.
For example... the energy crystals in the bodies of extraordinary creatures? Qiao Bai thought uncertainly.
He casually took out five energy crystals and placed them where he thought the energy source was.
Waiting quietly.
One minute.
Two minutes.
Five minutes.
Qiao Bai sighed.
"Alas, it's not as easy as I thought. My attempt failed."
The energy crystal cannot provide energy for this huge, towering machine, nor can it restart this machine that has been out of action for two thousand years.
Qiao Bai shook his head and put away the energy crystals he had taken out.
“Chichi!”
Maomao Chong looked at the energy crystals in Qiao Bai's hand with a greedy expression.
Qiao Bai: "...It's as if I've always starved you. I've never seen you not be greedy for anything."
Reluctantly tapping the catworm's forehead twice, Qiao Bai still fed two of the energy crystals that were suitable for the catworm's attributes to the catworm. The other pieces were also distributed to Xiaowu and Xiaobaishe, and finally the little jellyfish...
"This is a water-attributed energy crystal. You should be able to absorb it. Why don't you try it?" Qiao Bai said uncertainly to the little jellyfish while holding a water-blue crystal.
Theoretically it should be possible.
But the little jellyfish's situation is quite special! The little jellyfish doesn't care.
What to eat?
Try it.
The little jellyfish opened its shell and swallowed the energy crystal in Qiao Bai's hand in one gulp.
Chew, chew, chew—chew, chew—the little jellyfish tilted its head, and suddenly raised its two tentacles toward the void—sizzle! A stream of water as thick as a wrist spurted out.
Then.
The water magically disappeared into the void.
Qiao Bai: “?”
Xiao Wu: “!”
The cat, cat and bug and the little white snake tilted their heads stupidly, as if they didn't react to what was happening.
Instead, the little jellyfish that had sprayed water retracted and expanded, and returned to Qiao Bai's side calmly as if nothing had happened, happily waving its eight tentacles towards Qiao Bai.
Eat! Eat more! The little jellyfish conveyed this message accurately.
Qiao Bai: "...No more, I just happened to have a few in stock."
"There are other foods."
After all, the card pool can only store things that are drawn, and these energy stones were brought in by Qiao Bai himself.
There really aren’t many.
Fortunately, the little jellyfish is not picky about food, as long as it is edible, it will eat anything! The little jellyfish waved its tentacles happily and ate heartily.
Qiao Bai, Xiao Wu and others were very concerned about the disappearance of the water column just now.
It would definitely not work to let the little jellyfish do it again, so Qiao Bai turned his attention to the little white snake: "Try it, spray some water?"
Qiao Bai said in an uncertain tone.
He didn't know whether the situation just now was special because the little jellyfish obviously didn't have any water-attribute skills.
Or it is because the situation of this ancient tomb is special.
Fortunately, Qiao Bai has a pet that can spray water. You will know after trying it.
The little white snake looked a little hesitant.
It's different from the little crow that's not afraid at all, the foolishly brave little jellyfish, and the catworm that has recovered because face is more important than fear.
The little white snake was still shivering, tightly wrapped around Qiao Bai's arms and neck.
It seems that I can gain a sense of security from Qiao Bai in this way.
Looking at the little white snake's appearance, Qiao Bai didn't know what to say.
I could only touch the little white snake's head and put this idea aside for the time being. I will study it in detail later when I have the chance.
This room has been walked around.
Qiao Bai took out his mobile phone and took hundreds of photos of the mechanical equipment in the room, capturing every detail and even recording a video.
Twenty minutes passed after completing this process.
Qiao Bai put away his phone.
Walk outside.
Then, Qiao Bai looked at the dozen or so intersections at the door with a confused expression on his face.
no?
What kind of ancient tomb maze is this? There are no fatal traps, but there is a fatal maze, right?
Qiao Bai was not in a hurry.
He closed his eyes and listened.
Bang—bang—bang—
The heartbeat continued, beating slowly.
Qiao Bai wandered around several intersections.
No, this one is a bit far.
This one seems closer, but the heartbeat next to it is even closer.
Qiao Bai moved his footsteps little by little. Among several very close intersections, Qiao Bai closed his eyes, chose the direction where his heartbeat was the loudest, and stepped into that intersection.
(End of this chapter)