Chapter 94: Not a ferocious beast, but an auspicious omen.
Meng Qingyin has already applied the medicine to the pangolin.
Pangolins with minor injuries recovered after applying ointment, but some were so badly injured that the chains were embedded tightly in their flesh. If the skin and flesh were healed, the chains would grow directly into the flesh.
Meng Qingyin didn't apply any ointment to them, thinking she would find a way to cut the chains after they got out.
She went to Gin's side and took the heavy sword: "Gin, go rest for a while, I'll take over smashing it."
Although she wasn't as strong as Qin Jiu, she had practiced with the heavy knife a few times before, and with a little more time, she could break the chain.
Qin Jiu was indeed so tired that she could barely lift her arms. "Okay, I'll rest for a minute and then I'll take over for you."
Their mission time is limited to 12 hours, so she can't rest for too long.
The effects of the liquor will last for another ten minutes, so we can't waste it.
Chen Leying rummaged through her system inventory and found a cleaver. She then squatted down and helped chop the chain.
After resting for a while, Qin Jiu took the heavy knife again and began smashing.
Ten minutes later, the effects of the liquor wore off, and Qinjiu broke another chain, but there were still 22 chains left.
Qin Jiu collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.
Meng Qingyin continued smashing, and it took her an hour to break one chain.
Chen Leying's cleaver was even slower; she hadn't managed to break a bone in an hour.
Qin Jiu was somewhat desperate: "At our current speed, it's impossible to cut all the chains in the remaining time."
Chen Leying wholeheartedly agreed, "Perhaps we should try cutting down this pillar?"
Meng Qingyin carried the heavy sword to the pillar and swung it down hard.
The pillar had not a single crack.
All three of them fell silent.
A moment later, a crisp "crack" sound rang out.
Meng Qingyin looked in the direction of the sound, and the little one looked up at her: "Master, the little one bit through the chain!"
On the ground in front of it lay a chain broken into several pieces.
Meng Qingyin was startled and immediately rushed over to check the child's mouth: "Are your teeth okay?"
"It's okay." The little one obediently opened his mouth so Meng Qingyin could see.
Its tiny baby teeth have somehow been replaced by fangs, which look incredibly sharp.
Meng Qingyin was surprised. When did the baby lose his baby teeth?
Qin Jiu looked at Zai Zai with a shocked expression: "Now I believe you're not a lamb. What kind of lamb has tusks... and can even bite through a chain? Such a powerful bite force."
Chen Leying stared at the cub: "Why do I feel like it's gotten a whole size bigger than before?"
Meng Qingyin didn't notice. "Really?"
Qin Jiu: "It seems so. When you first held it, it was like a little kitten, but now it's more like a lamb. But how did it grow so fast? What kind of beast is it?"
Meng Qingyin thought for a moment, the baby had grown bigger and had lost its baby teeth...
Could it be because they ate the Spider King and Spider Monster in the mine?
"Little one isn't a beast," Little one said proudly, "Little one is fierce... ugh!"
Meng Qingyin quickly covered the baby's mouth, "Yes, our baby isn't a ferocious beast, he's an auspicious creature!"
The little one blinked, not understanding why its owner wouldn't let it finish speaking.
But... an auspicious omen?
Is it truly a lucky charm for its owner?
Meng Qingyin gave the child a look before letting go of his hand.
The little one was overjoyed, "That's right, the little one is a lucky charm!"
Qin Jiu nodded sincerely: "Yes, how can it not be considered an auspicious omen?"
Chen Leying looked thoughtful.
What the little one didn't finish saying earlier.
fierce……
Thinking about how it ate the Spider King, which was so much larger than itself, Chen Leying had a guess in her mind.
Could it be...?
Is it the ferocious beast Taotie?
Does this game actually have ferocious beasts?
Meng Qingyin patted the baby's head, "Baby, the rest of the chain is yours, okay?"
The little one nodded emphatically: "Don't worry, Master, I can do it!"
After saying that, it ran to another chain, lowered its head and snapped it in half. The chain immediately broke into several pieces.
The whole process... took only about three seconds, including the time the baby spent running.
Qin Jiu stared in disbelief: "No, baby, you're making us look like clowns..."
The chain that took her half an hour to cut, the little one only took three seconds to cut?
It's so surreal.
In less than a minute, the remaining chain was snapped off by the little one.
A notification sounded in the ears of the three people.
[Congratulations on completing the hidden quest. The mine entrance is now open; you may leave at any time.]
Qin Jiu was overjoyed: "Yay, mission accomplished! Is this what it feels like to be carried to new heights? So awesome!"
Meng Qingyin: "Alright, let's get the pangolin up there first."
Each of the three carried a pangolin and climbed back to the first floor.
After several attempts, all the pangolins were rescued.
The cub bit through the chains on their hind legs. Three of the pangolins had chains embedded in their bones, making it impossible for the cub to bite them.
They looked pained and lay pitifully on the ground.
Qin Jiu felt a pang of pity: "What should we do with these three pangolins? If we don't find a way to untie them, they will only suffer more and more."
Meng Qingyin: "If we can figure out what material this chain is made of, maybe we can find a way to untie it."
Upon hearing this, a pangolin suddenly approached, grabbed Meng Qingyin's trouser leg tightly, and squeaked.
Meng Qingyin squatted down. "What do you want to tell me?"
The pangolin squeaked, but Meng Qingyin couldn't understand a word she said.
The little one acted as a translator: "Master, it says that there is this kind of ore in the place where they are imprisoned."
The pangolin squeaked twice at its cub.
Little one: "You're welcome."
Meng Qingyin: "It seems we still have to go down there."
Qin Jiu raised her hand: "I'll stay here and look after them. You two go and check on them."
Meng Qingyin and Chen Leying had no objections and climbed down the rope.
Upon reaching the second floor, the two split up and began their search.
Meng Qingyin discovered an unusual black stone, the "Rock".
“We’ve found something here!” she said to Chen Leying as she turned around.
Chen Leying immediately ran over and started smashing with a gold pickaxe.
After knocking a dozen times, the boulder rolled down.
[Rock: An extremely hard stone, which, after processing, yields rock essence, which has a wide range of uses.]
“Rock?” Meng Qingyin murmured. “It seems that the essence of the rock after processing is the material used to trap the pangolin.”
Chen Leying: "You take this rock up there and think of a solution first, I'll look around some more."
Meng Qingyin looked at her without saying anything.
Chen Leying added, "The three of us will split the rock we dug up equally."
"Okay." Meng Qingyin left without looking back.
Back on the first floor, she showed the rock to Qin Jiu.
Qin Jiu asked in confusion, "But how do we process this kind of stone? And the salt mine and rough stone we dug also need to be processed, but how do we process them? Moreover, how do we use the processed rock essence to untie the chains on the pangolin's hind limbs?"
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