mtl008 Chapter 171 Exploration
Chapter 171 Exploration
With Shu He's reminder, the three of them soon looked at Lian Wu and the others across the sea.
As time passed, the pool of asphalt at the bottom of the cave began to surge.
Lian Wu and his companions were in a very dangerous position at this moment, but they could not rashly go up directly from the top of the asphalt pool.
At this time, Hua Meng remembered a prop that he had taken out and forgotten in the corner.
【Replacement hourglass】
It was Lianwu who helped him pull it out. It is a fairly practical prop.
However, the replacement hourglass can only be used three times in a copy. The positions of Hua Meng, Xie Ning and Zhou Yixi have been marked by him with anchor props. They can use themselves to replace positions with the three people below, and then use the anchor props to get out.
But it could only take three people. So this idea was abandoned by Hua Meng shortly after it came up.
Feng Ling also thought about returning the same way, but the second merman had already conveyed the message to him in the mermaid way outside.
"The entrance collapsed."
They were trapped in this underground cave.
"Hmm... Is there a wider place on this road?"
Xie Ning looked at the slightly narrow passage and seemed to have thought of a solution.
He Xian immediately replied, "Yes, go straight along this passage. There's a three-way intersection about 50 meters away. It's quite spacious there."
"You guys go wait near that fork in the road first. It's best to use some defensive items. Remember, you need physical defense, as the noise might be a bit loud later."
Xie Ning already had an idea in his mind. He still had two bombs left, so it would be a waste if he didn't use them.
They found the location corresponding to the three-way intersection on the upper floor, and Xie Ning skillfully placed the bomb.
Like Hua Meng, Xie Ning’s favorite prop is the bomb, which is easy to operate, powerful enough, and has a wide range of applications.
The most important thing is that this kind of prop can be produced in many copies. With more quantity, the price will be lowered. Xie Ning can easily exchange for a lot of it with copy clues.
But he didn't exchange much this time because he had more valuable props.
With a loud bang, Lian Wu and his companions watched as a big hole was blown out at the top of the fork in the road. The second merman standing nearby also twitched his mouth when he saw it.
Several people swam upstream along the cave entrance and climbed up to the shore wetly.
The second merman also came up.
"Let me put it this way. Remember this: you'll receive at least 30% of the exploration points. The price is your full support in clearing the pollution source and gaining the remaining exploration points from the experimental camp. Friends, I think this is a good deal for everyone."
Lan Qing and the other three readily agreed.
This wasn't a bad deal for them; clearing the pollution source was a mission to clear the level. Even if Xie Ning didn't give them exploration points, they would still solve this problem.
Almost every high-level player pursues a high level of exploration, and 100% exploration is the most attractive. They all know very well that the tips from the audience in the live broadcast room are the main source of points.
Xie Ning's conditions are a sure win for them.
What has been said above is mostly about the origin of the experimental base and the research direction.
The increase in their exploration points was not much, but when Xie Ning started talking about Sai, their exploration points skyrocketed instantly.
"Sai was a guest on the Yue Seshir cruise ship. When the Yue Cruise sank, the owner of the cruise ship, Yue Seshir, made a wish. She wanted everyone on the cruise ship to stand trial and pay the price for their actions.
The demon was drawn in disguise, and it took away some of Yusel's emotions, turning her into a judge. But the demon did not leave, and it resided in Sai, allowing him to survive the shipwreck.
A giant creature sank within the mermaid's habitat, so naturally a mermaid would go to investigate. Coincidentally, that mermaid was right here."
Xie Ning looked at the second merman.
"Yes, I found the only survivor on the cruise ship. As for Yue Seshir, I didn't find such a person on the ship. Those humans said that mermaids are cruel by nature, but we have never attacked humans.
We are even keen on the game of salvaging living people from the sea. We have saved many fishermen in distress, but after they woke up, these people told others that they were attacked by mermaids.
After a long time, the mermaids stopped saving people, after all, there was no good reward.
But everything changed from the last human I rescued."
Every time the second merman spoke, Xie Ning and Lian Wu translated it word by word.
Xie Ning continued, "The devil found mermaids interesting, resembling both humans and fish, so the devil decided to transform humans into mermaids.
Under the influence of the demon, Sai's body was undergoing subtle changes every day, which were soon noticed by the experimental base and taken away for research.
The research report and other contents were delivered by Hua Meng, because Xie Ning had been tormented by someone all night and his throat was not feeling well. If he continued speaking, his voice would probably become hoarse.
"... Sai's body disappeared from the experimental base, and the researchers couldn't find it. But then they caught a mermaid, and so they turned their attention to that area. They believed that Sai's changes were due to consuming mermaid blood, and that studying the mermaids directly might be a better approach.
They experimented with various organisms, but initially made no progress. Gradually, however, they discovered that some unknown substances appeared in the organisms they fished out of the ocean. They extracted these substances and made them into pharmaceuticals for their experiments.
The root of all this is the disappearance of Sai. The coffin in the cave just now was probably Sai, but now perhaps we should call him a demon.
Lian Wu speculated: "The cave is connected to the ocean, and the pollution is transmitted through the seawater. As time goes by, the pollution becomes more and more serious."
"From the current perspective, it is indeed the case." Xie Ning agreed with this conjecture, but there was still a small part of the exploration in the experimental camp, so he did not dare to guarantee that it would be so.
Feng Ling volunteered: "I'll take care of the experimental subjects."
Feng Ling had escaped for so long that everyone almost forgot that he had actually always belonged to the experimental subject camp.
"The experimental subject camp doesn't have a communication channel. My last collective mission was to escape from the experimental base."
Hua Meng nodded. "Indeed, early this morning, many researchers at the experimental base reported a large number of test subjects escaping. They're most likely players. However, the numbers don't match up. The number of escaped test subjects far outnumbers the number of players. It's likely that a player deliberately released them to confuse the public."
"No, I put it there."
Shukaku suddenly appeared behind them, holding a piece of paper.
"Sorry, I took some exploration points. This belongs to the experimental camp in exchange."
Shukaku left the paper with them and prepared to deal with Marissa.
Shu He's action directly saved them a lot of trouble.