Chapter 75 Buying Life
Yu Mu went in and finally saw the situation under the quicksand on the computer screen.
The entire scene was milky white. In the mist, you could vaguely see stalactite-like stone pillars standing in the cave. As the robot moved, you could also see different stalactites inside, big and small. The ground was bumpy and the picture was shaking. Before everyone could see much, there was a sudden hissing sound.
The screen went black.
What's going on?
Yu Mu was just wondering when he saw the man with the glasses suddenly stand up and shout angrily, "Damn those suicide bugs! They must have eaten the exploration robot!"
"How many robots are left?"
The gentleman beside him asked calmly.
"Let me see."
The man with glasses ran to his backpack again, took out three robots and said, "There are three left. Do you want to put them in all at once?"
"Let me think about it."
The gentleman stepped out of the crowd and approached the quicksand pit. "It seems there's a hidden world inside. We can definitely go in and check it out. Who among you wants to be the vanguard? I'm laying it out here. No matter if this person is dead or alive, I'll give him 10,000 gold coins if he goes in. If he's dead, I'll give him an additional 20,000 gold coins, for a total of 30,000 gold coins. Anyone want to go in and take a look?"
After saying that, he looked at the crowd.
Everyone lowered their heads when they met his gaze.
Thirty thousand gold coins is indeed a lot, but it is not worth their death.
Ordinary people's lives are fragile. It is easy to get in but difficult to get out, not to mention having to cross the terrible quicksand. No one knows what is inside the quicksand. If you are not careful and get harmed by something inside, it would be such a shame.
The psychic looked down upon the mere 30,000 gold coins, and the scene fell silent for a moment.
Is it because the money is not enough?
Seeing that no one agreed, the gentleman frowned, wondering if he should add more money. Then he heard a smaller man loudly ask him, "Don't we have three robots left? Let them go in and see what's inside the quicksand first, so that no one will die in vain. We were hired by your Wei family to find someone, not to die. You want to buy someone's life for 30,000? You really look down on us!"
These words touched everyone's heart.
Everyone agreed, and someone said, "Yeah, no matter how much money you pay, I won't go down."
His words angered everyone. The gentleman glanced around and saw that most people had ugly expressions. He frowned and said, "You are all employees of the Wei family, not my slaves. I just proposed a plan. No one forces you to disagree. Since you are all unwilling, let's use the robots to explore again. But as you can see, we brought ten robots, and now seven have been destroyed. We don't know how long the remaining three can last. If we use up all the robots and still haven't found the Second Young Master, we will have to return empty-handed. The interior of the cave is hollow. As long as people can survive the quicksand and go in, they will be fine. It's not that dangerous."
This made some people feel a little better.
But more people were not fooled. Some people whispered: "Since there is no danger, then go in by yourself!"
The gentleman overheard this and his expression immediately turned cold. He said to the man in a cold voice, "If I go in, will you give me 10,000 gold coins? If you can, I'll go in right away!"
The man was dressed in rags and looked poor. How could he afford ten thousand gold coins? Seeing that the gentleman had noticed him, he didn't dare to say anything and quickly lowered his head to hide in the crowd.
"Okay, let's put the robot in and see."
The gentleman said to the optician angrily.
"OK."
The optician carefully placed the mouse-sized robot into the quicksand, then quickly ran to the computer to check the situation, and everyone else also went over to check.
The computer now displayed the image observed by the robot. It was all yellow sand, rolling and steaming. This lasted for five minutes before the image changed. The robot fell to the ground with a snap, then paused for a moment and began to move.
"It seems that a person only needs to hold out in quicksand for five minutes. Judging from the robot's fall, the height is not very high, so there is no need to worry about falling to death. However, there is not only a lack of oxygen in quicksand, but the temperature is also very high. Even if a person brings an oxygen tank, they will be burned to death by the extremely high temperature."
After reading it, the gentleman analyzed.
"That's true. If there are people with fire-attribute abilities who aren't afraid of the heat, perhaps they can go in and try."
As they spoke, everyone looked at a fat man in his thirties in the crowd. He had short red hair, was about 1.7 meters tall, chubby, and had a slight smile on his round face. Seeing everyone looking at him, he said, "It's true that I have fire attributes, but my body can't withstand high temperatures. I can use fire energy to wrap my whole body, forming a protective film to protect me from the heat. But I'm only a second-level psychic now, and I can only last for three minutes. I'm afraid I'm not up to the task!"
“That’s such a shame!”
Someone sighed: "If only there were a third-level psychic here, the energy in their bodies could last longer."
The gentle man was a third-level psychic with wood attributes. His protective shield could last for half an hour, but his wood attribute was naturally restrained by the fire attribute, so he didn't plan to go in to investigate. After hearing what the fat man said, he smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, I have a fire attribute demon core here. You can take it and absorb it. It should last for more than five minutes. If that's not enough, I can give you a few more."
"this……"
Hearing this, the fat man hesitated.
"Li Hu, whether we can rescue the Second Young Master this time depends entirely on you. Here are 50,000 gold coins. As long as you go in, these gold coins are all yours. If you can find the Second Young Master, you can get another 50,000 gold coins. If you die in there, I will compensate you with 100,000 gold coins. If you can bring the Second Young Master back safely, you will get another 200,000 gold coins."
"Wow!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd immediately became agitated, and everyone was stunned by the money.
Their eyes gleamed as they looked at Li Hu. One of them said, "Li Hu, why are you still hesitating? If you can rescue the Second Young Master, you will get 250,000 gold coins."
Yu Mu, who was quietly preparing to enter the quicksand, became depressed when he saw this.
Can we let her collect the reward before going in?
Even though she had no money, she wanted to go in and take a look, for Fengli.
Because she had absorbed the lotus in the flame, she was no longer afraid of high temperatures. She had just tested the temperature inside the quicksand and it was only slightly hot, not scalding at all. As she had the space, she was not afraid of being suffocated by the quicksand. As long as she couldn't bear it, she could go into the space to rest and then come out.
(End of this chapter)
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