Chapter 3078: Unwavering Belief! Keep the Best Patience!

Right after that she strode over and, without the slightest hesitation, splashed it onto the mural once more!

At this moment the emotion in Wu Ya's eyes was almost anxious, because the mural itself was not important to her.

The key was that this guidance was arranged by Zhang Lin; if they failed to see the next layer of the mural beneath the wash of the hot-spring water, that would prove Mr. Zhang was wrong.

In Wu Ya's view, Mr. Zhang absolutely could not make such a mistake!

Now the only thing the group could do was wait—wait for the paint on the mural's surface to flake off on its own, and then they could see the truth. To say they had no doubts was impossible; some of them were also wrestling with the question of whether Zhang Lin had truly erred this time.

After all, after the hot-spring water was splashed on, what they saw was an even more chaotic scene. Yet everyone overlooked one point: the trajectory of the paint's movement simply did not conform to normal physical effects.

Only Wang Wang Canghai noticed this, which was also why Zhang Lin's manner at this moment was so composed—in his eyes all of this was a matter of course.

If the pattern of this miscarriage's own movement matched the normal angle, that would be the strangest thing of all. In fact, looking at it from Zhang Lin's perspective, he did not want that person to exist—the one who had hidden the layer beneath the mural. As for what answer lay beneath the mural, Zhang Lin was not actually that concerned.

On this premise, Zhang Lin hoped that through this answer he could remind Archaeology Team One and also remind himself, while at the same time letting Wang Wang Canghai's side understand that the situation he was watching with Archaeology Team Two might not be that dire.

Right now Archaeology Team One was pressing forward step by step; if Wang Wang Canghai did not redirect his attention, the likely outcome would be everything falling apart.

This was something Zhang Lin hoped the other party understood with absolute clarity. From this angle, Wang Wang Canghai had indeed guessed correctly—Zhang Lin's current thinking was indeed to make him focus his attention on Archaeology Team One. But since Wang Wang Canghai had already guessed this much, he would no longer pay attention to Archaeology Team One's situation.

Only now he was still watching all of this, but in the previous dozen-odd minutes Wang Wang Canghai had thought it through very clearly: he would no longer agonize over this point.

If he kept agonizing over it, the impact on himself would only grow more far-reaching—this Wang Wang Canghai understood more clearly than anyone.

In that case, Wang Wang Canghai could simply treat it as a spectacle to watch, unless the paint itself could truly give him some answer. They had not yet reached Cloud Top Tiangong, and Wang Wang Canghai did not know whether the next step for Archaeology Team One was to keep moving forward or to rest and regroup here.

But Wang Wang Canghai was equally certain that since the two archaeology teams wanted to adjust their rhythm to the same screen, that meant Archaeology Team One could not be too reckless.

If they were overly reckless, it would only throw Zhang Lin's plan off balance, and clearly that should not be the outcome they wanted.

Based on this, they had to take Archaeology Team Two into account, rather than single-mindedly pressing on for their own sake.

In fact, this was simply because Wang Wang Canghai had never understood Zhang Lin's words. Meanwhile, Zhang Lin commanding Archaeology Team One was more convenient than commanding Archaeology Team Two; he had not passed too much intelligence to Xue Long's side, only telling them to be careful in everything.

And then, once Wang Wang Canghai reached Archaeology Team Two, that would be the time node for Zhang Lin to open that chapter, because at Archaeology Team Two it looked as though everything was about to end.

But with Wang Wang Canghai's arrival, it was very likely that all of this was only just beginning; his footsteps would continue to be delayed, and then Archaeology Team One would reach Cloud Top Tiangong.

Archaeology Team Two might not have advanced much further, and at that point it would no longer be Zhang Lin deliberately stalling for time—rather, it would be Wang Wang Canghai seeking an answer.

But Zhang Lin was also prepared: if Wang Wang Canghai truly fought to the death, he would use certain means to threaten the members of Archaeology Team Two.

At that time Zhanglinye Society would also bluntly expose Wang Wang Canghai's identity. In this world, apart from Zhang Lin, no one else announcing this identity would be believed—only Zhang Lin had that kind of credibility.

As long as he spoke, the others would certainly choose to trust him one hundred percent, without reservation. At the same time, Zhang Lin had also found a corresponding excuse.

Previously he had not nailed this matter down either; that is to say, many people at New Moon Restaurant had asked Zhang Lin whether Wang Wang Canghai was truly still alive.

But Zhang Lin had never given a very definitive answer; what he said was always so ambiguous. Although many people had complained about this endlessly,

Zhang Lin did not care about these things. From his perspective, these matters were necessary; if he kept following this line of thought indefinitely, it might not work either.

But at the very least he had to lay the groundwork for what came later. One can imagine that if at this point in time, or sometime in the next few days, after Wang Wang Canghai reached Archaeology Team Two, he truly dealt with everything before him in the way Zhang Lin liked least,

then from Zhang Lin's perspective he would need to directly expose the other's identity. But if Zhang Lin had already affirmed this answer at New Moon Restaurant beforehand—

that is, told everyone that Wang Wang Canghai absolutely could not still be alive—then on that premise Zhang Lin's credibility would also lose a great deal.

This was also what Zhang Lin currently felt very fortunate about, and at the same time what Wang Wang Canghai feared most.

Wang Wang Canghai was very clear that his next step might leave him with no choice at all. And after reaching Archaeology Team Two, even if he continued in the way he imagined, the result he got might still be returning in defeat.

He might even be in a state worse than death before he had reached the hiding place he had been searching for.

The Ten-Thousand Slave King might come looking for him at any moment. In the past, Wang Wang Canghai would not have let his thoughts run wild like this, but now things were completely different!

From the current perspective, Wang Wang Canghai did not know when the Ten-Thousand Slave King would emerge. The main thing was the situation inside Cloud Top Tiangong, and Wang Wang Canghai was somewhat at a loss.

Originally he had never believed that Cloud Top Tiangong would slip from his control, and he was also convinced that as long as what happened inside Cloud Top Tiangong stayed within his expectations,

yet now such a place had appeared on the outskirts of Cloud Top Tiangong. From the moment that four-legged dragon appeared, Wang Wang Canghai knew in his heart that he did not know what would happen next, nor what might arise from the mural and the hot spring themselves.

Judging by the previous logic, Zhang Lin had pushed things step by step to the present situation; all of this was simply what he had planned in advance.

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