Chapter 3171: A Basin of Cold Water! An Impossible Mission!

This remark was actually somewhat reasonable coming from Fatty.

However, there was a person in Wang Cen's team who specialized in demolitions, and he immediately said, "Hey Fatty, don't say I'm throwing cold water on you, but your idea isn't realistic! This ice layer may have been here for who knows how long—possibly several hundred years, or even a thousand!"

"If we want to blast this open, the explosive charge has to be calculated extremely precisely, and we also have to take into account the snow mountain above—we can't let any sound vibrations trigger an avalanche. This is an impossible mission."

At these words, everyone fell silent once more.

And this person's claim of hundreds or thousands of years was not without basis. Although Tiangong as a whole had not been built that long ago, this ice seal very likely existed originally, and whatever was beneath it may not have revealed its outline because of this layer of ice.

It was possible that when Wang Wang Canghai built Tiangong, he had used this ice peak as a natural barrier, and the entrance used to transport those things was located somewhere else entirely.

Looking at the other side, Wang Wang Canghai, who was still watching the livestream, showed no outward change in emotion, but inside his heart was already a tangled mess of feelings.

That these people could think things through to this level had completely exceeded Wang Wang Canghai's expectations. If they had come in and started blasting recklessly with explosives, it would actually have been good news for Wang Wang Canghai, but he hadn't held out much hope either—after all, the other side were no fools and wouldn't do something so stupid.

Using explosives in a place like this, without sufficient caution, would mean everyone getting buried along with it.

Under this premise, they had to discuss and come up with a feasible plan before taking action, but Wang Wang Canghai couldn't help still clinging to that fantasy in his heart.

He thought to himself that if the other side made a big move again while discussing their plan, that would be the best possible news for him—after all, the composition of Archaeology Team One was still very complicated.

This was the same logic as that person under Wang Hu's command earlier. Wang Cen had brought his people along with Archaeology Team One hoping to be of help, and based on this point, certain answers became very clear.

Although Wang Cen had not changed his own thinking, the fact that he had previously ordered some of his subordinates to leave had already made his entire attitude clear.

But every time Wu Tianzhen said something with a slight flaw, it always triggered Wang Cen's most sensitive suspicions. This was the weakest point among them, and also the part worth worrying about.

Furthermore, his own thinking could easily sway those subordinates of his—simply because they were loyal to him, they submitted to his orders. This was also logical.

But if this kept going on, who knew whether his subordinates' mentality would eventually tip out of balance. Right now, Wang Cen's only advantage compared to Mr. Wang was that he was still in the team, acting as a mediator.

But if his own people could arrive ahead of time, the others would have no choice but to believe them. Perhaps Wang Cen also had a few subordinates who could no longer stand this soft-violence coercion—they had originally only taken orders from Wang Cen alone, but now they were also implicitly expected to follow the commands of Archaeology Team One's leader.

Even a single word from any one of the three-person group would become an order to them, and this was something these people simply could not bear.

But the problem couldn't only be viewed from this angle—Wang Wang Canghai's starting point was also wrong. He only thought about how developments in this manner would benefit him.

He never considered that each person makes different choices. Running into Wang Hu was an incredible stroke of luck, and even Zhang Lin hadn't been able to foresee this beforehand.

But he knew there must be a small number of Wang family members who harbored that crude and foolish notion, believing Wang Wang Canghai to be their guiding light. These people were definitely still in the minority.

And within this team, Wang Hu was even the only one—were it not for the fact that his subordinates still submitted to Wang Hu's commands, he couldn't have handled things so smoothly. This was certain.

Unfortunately, the current Wang Wang Canghai still didn't seem to understand this principle, or even if he did, he still believed that Wang Hu's thunderous methods could suppress all his subordinates' thoughts—after all, Wang Hu had done exactly that before. He had no idea that such thinking would eventually lead Wang Wang Canghai truly into the abyss.

And he himself had no way of distinguishing these things.

Wang Wang Canghai, watching the livestream, took a deep breath. Checking the time at this point, he felt that continuing to mull over these things was meaningless—because even if he wanted to pay attention to them, it was already too late.

In the final analysis, he had chosen Archaeology Team Two. Again and again he closed the livestream, then opened it again. After much internal struggle, even Wang Hu watching from the side found it somewhat strange.

Although he didn't dare ask anything, that inexplicable look in his eyes simply couldn't be hidden.

But Wang Wang Canghai had no mood to explain anything to Wang Hu, nor did he have any such obligation. At this moment, Wang Wang Canghai simply decided to rest a little later—although he clearly knew he couldn't intervene.

He just wanted to see what other tricks Archaeology Team One could pull off. The key moment would come after the blasting. He believed that if Archaeology Team One was being overly cautious, the choice they would make at this point was to set up camp beside the crack they had found and rest for the night.

Even when they woke up in the morning, they wouldn't bother with it, and would simply wait until Zhang Lin arrived at Crescent Restaurant and gave them an answer before making any corresponding response. That would be the best solution.

By then, Wang Wang Canghai's time could also be successfully dragged out. There was also another possibility—it all depended on just how bold Archaeology Team One was. If they were bold enough, they might really put on a show of burning their boats and choose to use explosives for a directional blast.

But at the very least, Wang Wang Canghai could be certain of one thing: such blasting wouldn't exceed two attempts. After the first try, there were two possible outcomes—either the charge was too small and failed to blast it open without triggering an avalanche, or it triggered ground vibrations and caused an avalanche, burying everyone underneath.

If it was the latter, there was nothing more to say—everything would be over, and Wang Wang Canghai could set his mind at ease.

But taking it one step further—if by any chance it was the former, Wang Wang Canghai would have to make corresponding preparations. In that situation, if Archaeology Team One got a little bolder, they might very well increase the charge and try blasting again.

If the second time found that delicate balance and blasted the place open directly, that would count as a stage victory for Archaeology Team One, and also be the outcome Wang Wang Canghai least wanted to see.

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