Chapter 3167: Anxious? It's Also Because They Can't Save Face!

For Wang Canghai, what he needed was time — as long as time permitted, he could do many things; conversely, once time was pressed and compressed without limit,

Wang Canghai knew the window of choices he had was growing narrower and narrower, and at that point he would have no choice but to submit to Zhang Lin's arrangements, able only to react passively.

Rather than making choices of his own volition — if it really came to that, Wang Canghai would consider all his previous efforts wasted, and even though Wang Hu was now standing on his side, it wouldn't help in the slightest.

So right now, no one in this world wanted the Archaeology Team One to fail more than Wang Canghai did — or rather, even if Zhang Lin gave them a way, Archaeology Team One wouldn't dare make that kind of attempt; that would be the best news for Wang Canghai.

And just then, the scouts Archaeology Team One had sent out hurried back to report. They were people Wang Cen had brought with him before, and they still weren't used to working under Wu Tianzhen, but Wu Tianzhen didn't mind either — he told them they could report any news to Wang Cen first, without needing to come to him.

"Boss, there's a discovery up ahead — it looks like there's something inside that ice!"

Wang Cen looked at Wu Tianzhen, and after exchanging a glance the two of them ran over quickly. Then a smile crept onto the corner of Wu Tianzhen's mouth — he hadn't expected to find it this fast. Seeing this, Wang Canghai's heart skipped a beat, while the barrage of comments was filled with sounds of pleasant surprise.

【Amazing, they found the entrance this fast — I thought going to Sanshang was just a signal.】

【What do you mean, a signal? You don't mean we'd be stuck for days before reaching Sansheng Mountain?】

【Honestly, that's exactly what I was thinking at first.】

【Right, I had the same thought — after all, Archaeology Team One's progress has been way too slow.】

【Haven't you noticed yet? Captain Wu has already caught on — he won't keep dragging the pace.】

【Even so, things had already reached that point before — can they really turn back now?】

【Honestly, people like you are just too pessimistic. You can turn back in any situation, as long as you realize it in time.】

No one argued with such words — everyone was now quietly watching Archaeology Team One's situation, hoping Wu Tianzhen would quickly resolve all the problems.

Because this was what everyone was hoping for. If Wu Tianzhen couldn't lead the group in excavating this place, then everything before — whether it was acting decisively or anything else — would all have been a waste of emotion, with no practical effect whatsoever.

Within Archaeology Team One, Wu Tianzhen didn't hesitate at all — he directly called on people to start digging. And at that moment no one hesitated; Fatty's eyes held that excited gleam.

They all knew in their hearts what they were doing — it was nothing more than forcibly matching the pace of Archaeology Team Two. But even if that weren't the case, they still felt their previous situation was somewhat indefensible.

To put it plainly, both Archaeology Team One and Archaeology Team Two belonged to the official side — they were at least considered brother units. Under that premise, for such a long time Archaeology Team Two had already been exploring inside the tomb for ages, while they, ever since leaving Wang Canghai's laboratory, had gone to the second tomb — Tiangong — and still hadn't made any substantive breakthrough. That left many people unable to save face.

But this kind of thing was also weighed against reality — it wasn't a choice they made of their own volition, but entirely forced, out of helplessness, with no other option.

After all, from the very outermost perimeter of Tiangong onward they had encountered all sorts of bizarre situations, and it was precisely these situations that left the group facing a state where they had no choice.

Then came Su Nan's arrival, and right after that Wang Cen showed up too. At that time the pressure Archaeology Team One faced was far greater than what Archaeology Team Two faced — and that was the main reason they had been dragging their feet entering the city. Of course, there was also one non-objective reason: Archaeology Team One was somewhat jittery, like someone who had seen their own reflection in a bow and mistaken it for a snake.

Because of the appearance of the Wang family people and the mysterious figure behind them, they were cautious in every situation. But for now all of that could be set aside — at least after entering the tomb, although the crisis had just begun, the pace could at least stabilize.

Because inside the tomb, the pace was either controlled by Zhang Lin, or controlled by the crises inherent to the tomb itself — they had no room for any other ideas. Even if in their own minds they felt this way of doing things was passive submission, they still had to accept it.

If they didn't accept it, they could turn around and see no way out at all. Under that premise, anyone with a normal mind would know what choice to make.

But there were two things they needed to guard against right now. The first was Wang Canghai suddenly giving up on Archaeology Team Two's side — because under Zhang Lin's instructions, Wang Canghai's chance of obtaining the Zhu Chen Zhu was zero.

Even if in the end he really did find that instrument, or after Archaeology Team Two broke the curse, Yang Lu Si voluntarily gave up the Zhu Chen Zhu and gave Wang Canghai that chance,

afterward Wang Canghai still couldn't obtain any opportunity for immortality — because that whole matter of becoming immortal was itself a scam. Zhang Lin had already emphasized this to Wang Canghai before.

And in that situation, if Wang Canghai were still alive, he would inevitably adjust his aim and come over to Archaeology Team One's side. Tiangong would be regarded by Wang Canghai as his home turf, so the crisis Archaeology Team One faced at that point would reach an unprecedented level.

But although this possibility existed, it was all something for later. Right now, the mysterious figure in their understanding would definitely head to Archaeology Team Two — and if he later came to Archaeology Team One, that would be something that might happen at any unspecified point in time.

It was possible that by then Archaeology Team One would have already investigated everything and left Tiangong, and the other side's final result would certainly be coming away empty-handed.

Based on this point, they could naturally set their minds at ease.

As for the second worry, it was even more direct — it came from Wang Cen. Although Wu Tianzhen had already said that to Wang Cen before, and Wang Cen had shown that subjective will, affirming that he would help Archaeology Team One solve all problems and would not harbor a single thought of betrayal,

human nature was something that could never be tested. If these things happened very rapidly, Wang Cen wouldn't have any time to think, and naturally there'd be no need for doubt. In other words, before this, Wang Cen had already staked his own life on it, using his own life as a pledge to protect Su Nan's life.

If it really were that case, Wu Tianzhen naturally wouldn't need to worry about anything.

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