The designer drew an unusual bow and arrow on the computer, identical to Zhou Lin's.
This would surely attract a lot of attention.
The moment the bow and arrow appeared, many netizens flocked to see it.
The bow and arrow were fitted with light strips, creating the same effect as Zhou Lin's.
The boss's mouth stretched into a wide grin as he saw many netizens pre-ordering the bow and arrow.
Inside the tomb.
Zhou Lin saw that everything had disappeared and knew the matter was resolved. A bubble appeared beside him and began to drift towards the side.
"Let's go, I'll lead you out. Follow my instructions."
Zhou Lin looked at Captain Bai, Guo Liang, and the metaphysics professor, directing their steps.
As they walked, Zhou Lin interacted with the netizens in the livestream.
"I've already made it clear about the situation in Eagle Country. They refused to leave before when I told them to, and now they're in danger. I have no reason to save them for free. From now on, if you encounter danger, don't expect me to help for free."
"Be prepared to pay."
Zhou Lin's words were a subtle way of telling Summer that they needed to pay to survive.
Summer and Gall, along with the other two, turned grim upon hearing this but remained silent.
They quietly followed behind Da Xia.
As they moved deeper, the sense of imbalance disappeared, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
They then proceeded towards the opposite side.
After a few steps, they saw a spiral staircase covered in a sticky, viscous fluid with a foul odor.
The smell was extremely repulsive.
The students from Da Xia covered their noses, seemingly disgusted by the substance.
"Is that the smell of blood?"
"It seems so. Look at how many layers this staircase has. It must have taken a lot of blood, right?"
"It might be dangerous, so let's be careful."
"Isn't Professor Zhou Lin here? As long as Professor Zhou Lin is here, nothing will happen."
The students nearby were whispering amongst themselves.
Guo Liang and the metaphysics professor looked at the spiral staircase with trepidation.
"Could this be dangerous?"
Guo Liang whispered to Zhou Lin, feeling that things were not as simple as they seemed.
"What do you think? Of course, it's dangerous. Do I even need to ask?"
Zhou Lin looked at Guo Liang and said with a slight smile.
"No, but how do we go up? We don't even know what this is?"
The metaphysics professor voiced his doubts.
"This isn't difficult, but we need some time right now."
Zhou Lin's brow furrowed as he observed the surroundings, appearing troubled.
Seeing Zhou Lin's expression, the netizens became confused.
"What's wrong with Big Brother? He's frowning. Is there a problem?"
"There is a problem, as he said. But this problem requires time, and it might be very troublesome."
"It's just a staircase. Why are you people from Da Xia so nervous? I could understand being afraid of that bird you mentioned before, but are you sick to be afraid of a few steps?"
"Exactly. With such timid hearts, how can you explore tombs?"
"What do you know? When Big Brother says it's dangerous, it's dangerous. Haven't you suffered losses before? Why don't you learn your lesson?"
"You're all the type to learn only after getting hurt."
...
Inside the tomb.
"Spiral staircase, Professor of Metaphysics, don't you have any recollection? Do you know what a spiral staircase signifies in the Jiangnan region? Don't you remember?"
Zhou Lin looked at the metaphysics professor and slowly began to explain.
The metaphysics professor looked at Zhou Lin, startled, his mind frantically trying to recall the information he had encountered.
Suddenly—
His eyes lit up.
Could it be…
"A spiral staircase is a form of ancient sacrifice. Its origin is unknown, but it is indeed a terrifying thing."
"This kind of spiral staircase is stained with blood. It's a staircase of luck. You must ascend step by step, but if someone is unlucky, it will summon a terrifying demon."
"No one knows who this demon is because no one has ever left alive. Due to the passage of time, it has become a legend."
When the metaphysics professor heard this legend, he didn't fully understand it himself and thought it was just a story.
But now that he saw it, he felt nervous.
"But what kind of demon is on this staircase? Isn't that a bit too childish?"
Captain Bai found the concept quite peculiar.
"Go and scrape away the bloodstains on this staircase and see what's inside."
Zhou Lin said preemptively.
Captain Bai walked to the entrance of the staircase, gently scraped with his dagger, and saw an eye on the step. The eye was filled with hatred, its pupils crimson, enough to make anyone's hair stand on end.
However, within the eye, there was something resembling a dark branch with small green buds.
Captain Bai flinched and instinctively took a few steps back, his face pale, staring intently at Zhou Lin.
This thing was real.
"What did you see?"
Zhou Lin looked at Captain Bai.
"It was an eye, an eye with a branch. No, the branch was inside the eye."
Captain Bai was momentarily at a loss for words.
"Captain, what are you talking about?"
"Yeah, we don't understand."
The mercenaries looked at Captain Bai suspiciously.
Captain Bai didn't know how to explain.
Zhou Lin, however, understood and had a plan in mind.
In the livestream.
"What the hell are they talking about? There's something in a staircase?"
"I heard my grandmother talk about this terrifying thing before, but I just took it as a story. I never thought it was real."
"I just wonder who will be unlucky enough to awaken this demon."
"I suddenly feel that being an archaeologist is a very dangerous profession. I used to think it was a good, high-paying job, but now I know I was wrong."
"With Big Brother here, it should be fine, right?"
...
In the dean's conference room.
Many professors began searching for information about the spiral staircase and found some clues.
"Found it."
Professor Wen was looking at his computer and projected his findings onto another large screen.
"This is an altar. The saying about an unlucky person summoning a demon is just a story. It's because they will find someone whose birth date and time can be integrated with it."