Chapter 3177: Burn Your Boats! Or Smash the Pots!

These three instead calmly discussed and arrived at an answer, but what was still surprising was the timing—if it only took three or five sentences to settle everything, then not coming to blows was perfectly reasonable.

But in essence, the chance of their talks collapsing during that half hour had risen sharply; on the contrary, after the three of them finished discussing these matters, they actually all developed a sense of mutual admiration.

Wu Tianzhen shook his head helplessly at the sight, and at this moment the three of them also began setting up the explosives. They didn't even discuss with the leaders of their respective sides whether they should actually do this. This too came from Wang Cen and Wu Tianzhen's open-mindedness—they wouldn't pay attention to things they themselves weren't good at.

As long as they trusted this person enough, they could simply let him carry the matter through to the end. This was also the philosophy Wu Tianzhen had always adhered to, never once changed.

The three of them busily set up the explosives, and Wu Tianzhen quietly sidled up to Wu Ya.

Then, lowering his voice, he asked: "Wu Ya, what odds do you think the words Fatty just said have of coming true?"

Wu Ya frowned slightly; for a moment she couldn't recall what Wu Tianzhen was referring to, but after a moment's reaction, she suddenly understood.

In the final stretch, although Wu Tianzhen sent her a questioning look, Wu Ya didn't say anything, only conveying her thoughts through a single glance.

That glance couldn't resolve every issue, so at this point the reason Wu Tianzhen asked these questions became very simple—he wanted to be one hundred percent certain of the situation.

Or rather, following Wu Ya's line of thinking, to conduct a thorough analysis of the overall situation; only then could Wu Tianzhen set his mind completely at ease.

And Wu Ya at first was completely bewildered—she hadn't expected Wu Tianzhen to ask her such a question. Perhaps in her view, there was absolutely no need to ask it at this moment.

Because asking it would only further destabilize morale. But Wu Tianzhen had already thought the matter through very clearly; he didn't ask it openly in front of everyone, but rather questioned Wu Ya privately.

Even if the livestream cameras caught it, it didn't matter—they couldn't hear what they were specifically saying anyway. And at this point, even those watching the livestream should clearly understand that Wu Tianzhen now regarded Wu Ya as another guiding light.

After all, he couldn't contact Zhang Lin directly—he didn't have the advantage of the Second Archaeology Team. And even though Wu Ya could do so, she had to analyze the problem for Zhang Lin from every angle and untie his concerns. Unless absolutely necessary, Wu Ya wouldn't make that choice.

Of course there was one exception—earlier, at the hot spring murals, Wu Ya truly couldn't figure it out, so she contacted Zhang Lin right away. Zhang Lin didn't blame her for it, and considered that Wu Ya had done nothing wrong in doing so.

From this point one can also tell that Zhang Lin was relatively open-minded—at least he didn't push the problem to an extreme. If he had, it would only have caused his subordinates to be disappointed in him.

This was something Wang Wang Canghai truly needed to learn from Zhang Lin; he was far too lacking in this regard. Every time Wang Wang Canghai did something wrong, what came to mind wasn't his own mistake, but rather that his subordinates hadn't carried it out well.

This was just like how, in places like the Ancient City of Jingjue, Dragon Ridge Labyrinth, Worm Valley, and Evil Luo Sea City, Wang Wang Canghai lost large numbers of people. In truth, Mr. Wang had long harbored deep resentment over this.

But at that time, because of his absolute loyalty to Wang Wang Canghai, even though he sensed something was off, Mr. Wang still did his utmost to conceal it for Wang Wang Canghai. He told everyone they mustn't think that way, that they had to trust the Wang family, trust the whole.

But Mr. Wang himself had to admit that the reason he spoke that way back then was partly out of loyalty, and partly because, at that point in time, everyone in the Wang family believed he was the absolute leader.

Not to mention Wang Wang Canghai—they didn't even know the concept of the Mysterious Person. It was only later, when the Wang family announced its dissolution and fled the area, that they came into contact with that concept.

Based on this, Mr. Wang's concealment of it from them all along was understandable. But now the concept of the Mysterious Person filled everyone's mind, and when they actually wanted to ask about it clearly, Mr. Wang chose silence instead.

And Zhang Lin at this point had long since let the rhythm continue on its own. He believed that the shifts in tempo tonight would actually make his subsequent matters go more smoothly.

Because although the archaeology teams now appeared very calm, they had in fact already split into several factions. Zhang Lin had indeed taken control of the Wang family people, including getting Wang Cen and Su Nan to establish cooperation with the archaeology teams.

But even so, Zhang Lin didn't feel he could rest easy. Because in this world, the human heart is hard to fathom. So-called absolute loyalty does exist, but it also depends on how both the loyal follower and the object of loyalty act.

If that loyalty couldn't bring corresponding satisfaction to both sides, then one side would eventually, out of an imbalance of心态, betray the other outright. Zhang Lin understood this better than anyone, which was why he had shaped matters into their current state. But whether others could grasp Zhang Lin's苦心 was another matter.

But for now, none of this was what Zhang Lin needed to concern himself with. He only wanted to see what the two archaeology teams would encounter next, and what method Wang Wang Canghai would actually use to infiltrate once he reached the Second Archaeology Team. At that point, Zhang Lin, atop the New Moon Restaurant, would also adjust his own corresponding rhythm.

Meanwhile, looking back at Wu Ya, after a long silence she couldn't help but sigh, then shook her head and said: "Mr. Wu, I actually understand your worry, but sometimes if you don't choose to burn your boats, all you can do is smash the pots."

Wu Ya gave Wu Tianzhen a very equivocal answer. Though Wu Tianzhen frowned at first, his eyes soon lit up, as if he understood what Wu Ya meant. In fact, Wu Ya was still emphasizing her earlier reaction, and if Wu Tianzhen wanted a very clear answer at this point—

Wu Ya also made it very clear to him that she couldn't give him a definitive answer; a rough estimate was already her limit. If Wu Tianzhen kept pressing her, it would only back her into a corner, and that shouldn't be the outcome Wu Tianzhen wanted, nor was it a rhythm Wu Ya intended to deliberately change.

Everything she had done today was entirely for Zhang Lin's sake.

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