Not long after, Eagle returned with several bodyguards.
Qi Guze immediately instructed them, "Go and dig around to see what's underneath."
Without a word, the guards immediately picked up shovels and began digging around the large rock. Soon, they reached the hard stone.
“This is no ordinary stone,” Xu Yuehuai said, looking at the rock. “The terrain here shouldn’t have such a hard stone. It must have been moved here by people from somewhere else.”
Qi Guze's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this. "So you think there's a secret passage down there?"
Xu Yuehuai said, "Very likely. And what I sensed is inside the secret passage."
“If that’s the case, then it will be even harder for us to get in.” Qi Guze knew that opening this secret passage silently would not be easy.
However, at that moment, Xu Yuehuai said to the guards, "Go and call the people from the Transmigrator Organization over."
The guards immediately obeyed and left, returning soon with several members of the transmigrator organization.
Xu Yuehuai looked at them and said, "I need you to find a way to break through this stone silently."
One of the men, who looked scholarly, pushed up his homemade glasses and said, "We can use acid to corrode this stone." His words exuded the confidence of a professional.
However, the others looked troubled. "But we don't have the right tools," they said, looking at the hard rock with a sense of helplessness.
Xu Yuehuai smiled and said, "It's alright, I believe you will be able to think of a solution."
Encouraged by Xu Yuehuai, the members of the transmigrator organization began to brainstorm and discuss how to break through the stone silently, while Qi Guze stood by and silently supported them.
After the members of the transmigrator organization finished their discussion, they quickly took action. Qi Guze, relying on his extensive network of contacts, quietly collected the special materials he needed under the cover of night.
These materials, though seemingly ordinary, can be transformed into something magical by the skillful hands of the members of the time-traveling organization.
Before long, a small, makeshift laboratory was set up in a secluded spot in the woods.
In the dim light, several time travelers were nervously preparing a special acidic solution.
They carefully controlled the reaction rate, afraid of making unnecessary noise, while ensuring that the corrosive power of the solution was sufficient to penetrate the seemingly indestructible stone.
After several hours of intense work, a bucket of solution emitting a faint corrosive odor was finally successfully prepared.
Qi Guze personally supervised the slow pouring of the solution onto the stone.
At first, the surface of the stone seemed normal, but as time went by, tiny bubbles began to emerge from the surface of the stone. Then, a fine crack quietly appeared and gradually widened.
Finally, with a soft "boom," a corner of the stone collapsed, revealing a dark entrance.
The time travelers exchanged smiles; their efforts had not been in vain.
However, out of caution, they did not immediately explore further. Instead, they quickly tidied up the scene, reported their progress to Xu Yuehuai and Qi Guze, and then quietly withdrew, leaving the three of them to face the unknown challenges.
Xu Yuehuai, Qi Guze, and Pei Hai knew that taking this step would mark the beginning of the unknown and danger.
Without saying a word, the three of them tacitly changed into their pre-prepared night clothes, took their weapons, and silently approached the newly discovered entrance to the secret passage.
Once inside the secret passage, they were surrounded by complete darkness and proceeded slowly.
Suddenly, a commotion arose ahead, mixed with drunken laughter and curses. Xu Yuehuai immediately signaled everyone to stop, and the three of them approached silently. They saw several disheveled people with flushed faces staggering ahead, clearly drunk.
Xu Yuehuai's mind raced, and she quickly devised a plan. She signaled Qi Guze and Pei Hai to flank from both sides, while she would attack from the front.
The three men acted simultaneously, swiftly knocking out the drunkards one by one. They then quickly changed into their clothes, mimicking their drunken state, and continued deeper into the secret passage.
As they ventured deeper, the secret passage gradually widened, and faint lights began to appear all around. They discovered that a vast underground space was hidden here, with a large number of crystals piled up in the center, shimmering with a strange light that illuminated the entire space.
Even more shocking was the presence of many people with vacant eyes around them, who seemed to be controlled by some force, mechanically moving the crystals.
Xu Yuehuai and his two companions were horrified, realizing that a huge conspiracy was hidden behind this.
They quickly exchanged a glance and decided to blend in first and look for an opportunity to reveal the truth.
So they began to imitate those who were being manipulated, and silently joined the ranks of those transporting crystals.
During the moving process, Xu Yuehuai took the opportunity to observe her surroundings.
She discovered that these crystals were not only numerous but also contained powerful energy fluctuations, clearly indicating they were not ordinary objects. Furthermore, those being manipulated all seemed to be wearing peculiar talismans, and it was these talismans that were controlling their behavior.
Just as Xu Yuehuai was trying to find a way to remove the curse, a deep voice suddenly rang in his ear: "New guy, hurry up! Don't try to slack off!"
Her heart tightened, but she remained outwardly calm and quickened her pace of moving the items, while secretly glancing at the person who had spoken out of the corner of her eye.
The man was dressed like an ordinary guard, but his eyes revealed a cold and sinister aura.
Xu Yuehuai knew that this person must be a confidant of the mastermind behind it all. She secretly memorized the man's characteristics, plotting how to subdue him in order to obtain more clues.
As time went by, during the daytime, Xu Yuehuai and his group mingled among the transport teams, secretly observing everything around them, looking for an opportunity to rescue those who were being manipulated.
As night fell, they took advantage of the guards' laxity to explore the area, trying to unveil the mysteries of this underground world.
However, things did not go as smoothly as they had hoped.
By chance, Xu Yuehuai stood in the dimly lit underground mine, gazing intently at the laborers who were like walking corpses.
She has recently determined that these people seem to be controlled by invisible threads and have truly lost their self-awareness.
This is a mysterious crystal mine, containing endless energy.
"We need to find a way to wake them up," Xu Yuehuai said in a low voice.
Qi Guze pondered for a moment and said, "I have studied some ancient secret techniques before, which may come in handy."
Pei Hai looked around warily and said, "We have to be careful; there are spies everywhere here."
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