He had only dug down a few stones when he noticed something was amiss. He held the stones up to his eyes and, using the orc's night vision, examined them carefully.
Soon, a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.
"It's magnetite! Could this be a magnetite mine?"
This is truly a case of fortune and misfortune intertwined. Having found the sandalwood they wanted, they also unexpectedly discovered magnetite, which gave Su Shiwei even more energy to dig.
He must leave this place!
However, Su Shiwei's movements slowed down not long after. The area was full of hard rocks, and it would be extremely difficult to dig out with just a pair of beast claws.
Moreover, he couldn't go straight up, as that would cause the loose stones above to collapse, and he would be crushed to death.
The safest way is to dig to the side, bypassing the rubble above, and cut out from the side.
However, this method soon failed as well.
All around him was incredibly hard magnetite, leaving him nowhere to make a move. Even if he wore down his claws, he still couldn't dig through.
Su Shiwei leaned against the stone wall, panting slightly, her mind racing as she considered a solution.
If all else fails, he'll have no choice but to risk digging upwards.
After resting for a while, just as Su Shiwei was about to try the most dangerous method, he suddenly felt that the cap of the small bottle on his body had been opened.
Upon closer inspection, the small scorpion that was originally inside had disappeared.
Su Shiwei: "..."
She silently tightened the wolf fangs around her wrist.
Lin Shanyue said that as long as the wolf fang was on him, the little scorpion wouldn't bite him...
Nevertheless, Su Shiwei still harbors a shadow over his life.
I had to mentally prepare myself several times before I could force myself to ignore the venomous scorpion that had probably already disappeared into some corner and could climb onto me at any moment and hurt me.
Letting out a long breath, Su Shiwei began to dig away the stone pressing down on her head, bit by bit.
It was less like digging and more like moving pieces away one by one.
Each time a stone was moved, Su Shiwei had to carefully weigh the options to ensure that the next stone would not be placed on the bridge that supports the other stones.
He could only try to reduce the number of stones above his head so that he wouldn't be buried when the building collapsed.
In the pitch-black space, time passed by, bit by bit.
Meanwhile, Hu Shen and Su Tang also found their way into the mountain stream.
"Your Majesty, Awei's trail completely disappeared near this mountain stream. We also found climbing marks on the cliff face." Yingjie folded his wings and landed in front of the two, reporting the results of their search.
Su Tang walked to the side of the cliff and immediately saw the sandalwood tree emerging from the bottom of the ravine.
She clenched her fists. "It's here. My brother must be here. He must be trying to get the sandalwood."
There were obvious signs of climbing on the cliff face, but what was even more shocking was the pile of rocks and dead leaves at the bottom of the ravine, which was clearly a sign of collapse.
Yingjie nodded with difficulty and stated his conclusion, "That's right, we suspect that Awei is very likely... possibly buried underground."
Su Tang's face paled slightly.
Hu Shen, standing to the side, frowned and said, "Then dig it out, dig it out for me."
"However, the area of the collapse at the bottom of the ravine is too large. We cannot determine where Awei is now. If there is still space below, digging holes indiscriminately will cause the whole place to collapse again."
Hu Shen pursed his thin lips into a straight line and said without hesitation, "Then move them one stone at a time! Ying Jie, you take the eagle clan orcs to move the stones on top, and no one is allowed to step on them."
"Hu Ming, go back to Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain immediately and find the other bird-clan beastmen."
The two dared not delay and immediately carried out Hu Shen's instructions.
Listening to Hu Shen's methodical words, Su Tang calmed down and moved closer to the edge of the cliff.
"Ah Tang!"
Hu Shen grabbed her wrist with concern.
"I'm fine, I want to go check on him." Su Tang forced a smile at Hu Shen and patted his hand. "Don't worry, I won't do anything stupid."
Hu Shen didn't say anything, but accompanied her to the edge of the cliff, carefully protecting her from the side while observing Su Tang's expression.
I felt a little relieved after confirming that she wasn't just putting on a brave face.
Yingjie led dozens of eagle-clan beastmen back and forth at the bottom of the ravine, carrying stones of all sizes up and piling them next to Sutang.
They quickly built up a small hill.
The sky was now filled with stars, and a half-moon hung on the horizon, casting dappled moonlight that became the only light in the mountain stream.
Su Tang watched this scene, but her pupils suddenly dilated.
“There! Hu Shen, my brother must have fallen from there.”
Following the direction Su Tang pointed, Hu Shen indeed saw an inconspicuous broken branch hidden among countless branches and leaves.
There were still traces of liquid oozing from the break, indicating that it had only been broken recently.
Hu Shen immediately ordered, "Ying Jie, go straight down from here and search in all directions!"
Since it could break tree branches, the area where it fell must have been in this vicinity, not far away.
"yes!"
Yingjie responded loudly and immediately mobilized the Eagle Clan orcs.
The other orcs who couldn't help stood silently a short distance away, not even daring to make a sound to disturb them.
For a moment, the mountain stream was so quiet that only the sound of stones colliding could be heard.
You can't go there!
"You promised you wouldn't cause trouble. If you keep this up, I'm sending you back."
"Damn it, I knew I shouldn't have brought you out..."
Suddenly, a commotion arose behind them, and many orcs turned to look.
Su Tang also heard the commotion and turned around to look, only to see that among the group of males behind her, there was actually a female standing there.
At this moment, she was struggling with a male orc.
"Let me go over and take a look. I won't cause trouble; I can help..."
"You're just a human female. It's enough if you don't cause trouble. What help can you be? Go away." The orc hurriedly pulled her back. "If you disturb the king, you'll lose your life."
The orc was also getting anxious. Seeing that Lin Shanyue refused to leave, he prepared to carry her away before the king would get angry.
Just then, Su Tang's voice rang out.
"Shanyue?" Su Tang took two steps forward and blinked hard, as if trying to make sure she wasn't hallucinating.
She had been focused on finding Su Shiwei and hadn't noticed that Lin Shanyue had come over with the beastmen.
"A-Tang!" Lin Shanyue was overjoyed to see Su Tang.
"Let her go, let her come with me." Su Tang walked over to the orc who was holding Lin Shanyue and said, then pulled Lin Shanyue to her side.
How did you get here?
Seeing that Su Tang didn't seem angry, the orc quickly retreated to a corner.
Lin Shanyue held Su Tang's hand anxiously and said, "I can find where Shiwei is buried. Please let me help you."
Upon hearing this, Su Tang's eyes widened. "Really?"
Lin Shanyue didn't speak. She took something out of her bosom, squatted down, and opened her palm.
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