The president, after a moment of surprise, understood. He immediately hung up the phone, registered an account, and joined the livestream.
Inside the tomb, an archaeology student happened to see the request from the president of the Biological Association. He walked over to Professor Lin and softly explained the situation.
Professor Lin's scalp was tingling. The Biological Association was actually making such a request now; they were truly risking their lives for research.
"Uh... Mr. Zhou Lin, the president of the Biological Association requests your help. He hopes you can take some of these extinct snakes back with you, even if it's just some snake meat."
Professor Lin knew the request was difficult, but he had to ask given the circumstances.
"Hmm? They want to research them?"
Zhou Lin glanced at Professor Lin suspiciously, a thought flashing through his mind.
"How much?"
"Huh?"
Professor Lin was stumped by the question.
What did he mean?
"Money, of course. In such a dangerous situation, who wouldn't want money?"
"Besides, if you want me to bring snake meat back, you have to pay me, right? Doesn't everyone know that I, Zhou Lin, am short on cash?"
Seeing Professor Lin's uncooperative demeanor, Zhou Lin had to spell it out.
"Oh, oh, oh, I'll ask right away."
Professor Lin hurriedly inquired.
However, before he could ask, he heard the archaeology student relaying the message from the president of the Biological Association.
"Mr. Zhou Lin, you name your price."
"Fifty million, and I'll bring back some snake meat."
Zhou Lin directly held up five fingers.
Old Tang, the Taoist priest, the biologist, the historian, the gymnastics champion, and the others present looked at Zhou Lin's apparent greed and how easily he had just asked for fifty million.
They deeply felt a sense of existential doubt. Just this one request alone had already brought their association over two hundred million yuan.
"Deal."
The archaeology student, seeing the president of the Biological Association's response, quickly said.
Zhou Lin was overjoyed, his eyes instantly lighting up.
"Old Tang, let's go."
Zhou Lin tried hard to suppress his smile, but the thought of the money he was about to receive made it impossible to hold back. He then looked at Old Tang with great joy.
"Go? This is a snake! Go where?"
Old Tang looked at Zhou Lin, his eyes about to pop out. This was a snake's nest; how could they just leave? Were they kidding?
"Otherwise? Are we just going to stand here in a stalemate? If these things wanted to harm us, they would have done so already. Why would they wait until now?"
"Are you just going to stare at each other? Someone has to take the initiative, right? Otherwise, the money would... no, how else would we explore history?"
Zhou Lin almost blurted out his true thoughts but quickly corrected himself, realizing it was inappropriate.
After Zhou Lin's outburst, the tension everyone had felt earlier had significantly reduced.
On the livestream:
"Haha, I think the big shot was moved by the money. It must be like that, haha."
"That's right, he already spoke his mind earlier."
"Haha, the big shot is good at everything, except he likes money. This is really..."
"But there's nothing wrong with that. In this world, who doesn't have a hobby?"
...
The president of the Biological Association twitched his mouth as he looked at Zhou Lin's expression. If they had just talked about money from the beginning, could this have been resolved earlier?
Inside the tomb, Old Tang and Zhou Lin slowly walked towards the center of the snake swarm. The snakes' gazes were unfriendly, but they didn't make any excessive moves. They just followed.
However, the archaeology team, security personnel, and the others felt immense pressure. They nervously watched the surrounding snakes, fearing they might suddenly bite them.
One of the security guards' legs began to tremble uncontrollably. He nervously scanned the venomous snakes around him. The only exit they had previously used was now completely blocked by these venomous snakes, leaving them with no retreat.
"Why aren't these snakes attacking us?"
The Taoist priest walked cautiously, his voice trembling as he observed the scene. It felt as if every step he took was on burning hot ground.
"Perhaps they have some intentions?"
The Olympic champion was also extremely nervous. This situation was truly hard to describe. He felt like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, a lamb that was already dead.
"What intentions could they have? Their intention is to eat us."
Wolf King unceremoniously exposed the Olympic champion's thoughts. The hearts of everyone present sank further, but there was no turning back now.
Old Tang and Zhou Lin had already reached the middle, approaching the edge of the mercury. Before Zhou Lin could get closer, a giant snake emerged from the mercury.
This snake was a hundred meters tall, and on its head, above its eye, was another eye. At first glance, it resembled Erlang Shen. The snake king was looking down at everyone present. Mercury occasionally dripped from its body onto the ground.
Old Tang, looking at the three-eyed snake king, was greatly astonished. Its dark scales seemed to be embedded on its body like armor. And that eye, dark and filled with malice, stared at him.
Seeing the colossal python that had suddenly appeared, Old Tang instinctively clutched his chest. Wouldn't anyone who saw this giant python lose several years off their life? Old Tang was terrified, his heart skipping several beats.
The Taoist priest and the gymnastics champion behind him, startled by the sudden appearance of the python, let out involuntary screams.
"Ah..."
Then, a look of terror filled everyone's eyes, especially when they saw this giant snake king. They instinctively screamed.
"Damn it, what is this?"
Wolf King, seeing the snake king, instinctively gripped his dagger and asked with a cold face.
The Olympic champion, the gymnastics champion, the Taoist priest, the historian, the biologist, and the architecture champion all turned pale upon seeing it. They were stunned by the sudden appearance of the python. Their hearts began to race, whether from fear or sheer shock.
The archaeology students and professors behind them were dumbfounded. They were paralyzed, unable to move or speak, their heads tilted back as they stared blankly at the giant snake king. Everyone was frozen, staring at the snake king with wide eyes.
On the livestream:
"Holy crap, you scared me to death! I was nervously watching to see if the snakes would attack the professors, but then this thing suddenly popped out. You really scared me to death."