"Then we must go and see, we can't miss this opportunity for nothing."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Lin immediately walked forward with an expectant look.
Professor Lin, the metaphysics professor, Elder Tang, and the members of the archaeological team behind him, seeing Zhou Lin so excited, all felt that Zhou Lin was not human.
"What's wrong with Professor Zhou Lin? Why does he look so excited?"
One of the archaeological team members said in confusion.
"Perhaps he's excited to see a mysterious tomb?"
Another team member quickly explained.
"No, no, no, you're all wrong. If I'm not mistaken, today is the day Zhou Lin gets paid, so he's very happy."
The metaphysics professor, hearing the discussion behind him, quickly spoke up.
The archaeological team and others behind them, including Professor Lin and Elder Tang, twitched their mouths.
No wonder he had so much energy.
...
In the live broadcast room.
"Haha, the big shot's motivation is money. Without money, he wouldn't make a move."
"He's already a professor, and he still likes money so much."
"That's just how the big shot is. Even if he were emperor, he'd like money..."
"Haha, you've hit the nail on the head."
...
Zhou Lin, along with the mercenaries and the archaeological team, reached the mountaintop, where a huge stone gate appeared before their eyes.
Judging by the position of the stone gate and the snow marks on it, it had been covered by heavy snow.
It was only after the avalanche that this tomb gate was revealed.
"Look, it seems something is coming."
The metaphysics professor heard a sound and saw a mass of white approaching them.
But for some reason, there was a chilling feeling.
He then took out his camera and captured everything.
Zhou Lin took a few steps back as he watched the snow tide approach.
The snow tide then stopped.
This strange phenomenon puzzled everyone present.
"Professor Zhou, what's going on? Is this snow tide happening because we're getting close?"
Professor Lin looked at him, bewildered.
The approaching snow tide had made him feel breathless and uncomfortable.
"This isn't a snow tide, it's a creature guarding the tomb. It hides in the snow, and with the vast expanse of white, it looks like a snow tide at first glance."
Zhou Lin explained calmly, feeling a slight itch in his heart.
If he could deal with this creature, could he charge more? A professor's salary was decent, but it was a fixed income.
He then looked at Elder Tang beside him, a hint of hesitation in his eyes.
Elder Tang was already very sensitive to such looks and knew what this guy was thinking without even having to guess.
"You are a professor now, don't always talk about money. You need to maintain your image, a noble image."
Elder Tang interrupted him first.
Before Zhou Lin could speak, a rooster crow was heard.
A wild rooster, appearing from nowhere, with vibrant colors, fell from above. Just as it touched the not-yet-fully-receded snow tide, its entire body turned into ice.
It froze instantly.
Everyone watching this gasped in unison, their hearts tightening.
Their faces were filled with fear as they looked at the wild rooster.
Now they finally understood why those people had disappeared. They hadn't disappeared, they had been frozen into ice!
Who would have thought that a light touch would turn someone into ice?
This was a matter of life and death!
The air was filled with silence.
They were also filled with lingering fear. Fortunately, they had all retreated earlier, otherwise, would they have suffered the same fate and turned into ice?
In the live broadcast room.
"Damn, that was too sudden. Fortunately, this wild rooster tested the waters. Otherwise, who the hell would have thought that the snow tide would turn into ice upon contact?"
"Oh my god, that scared me to death. It's too terrifying. We didn't even see what it was clearly, and it ended up like this."
"I'm sweating cold. This thing is dangerous. It looked fine before, who would have thought it had such a capability."
...
In the dean's conference room at this moment.
The dean, along with other professors and experts, were all shocked when they saw this scene.
The other professors also looked at the big screen in surprise.
"Professor of Biology, do you know what this is?"
Professor Hu looked sideways at the professor beside him, his eyes brimming with uncontrollable shock.
"I can only know if I see it. How can I know without seeing it?"
The biologist looked at Professor Hu with displeasure. Did he have x-ray vision? How could he know?
Who knew what this thing was?
"Even if you saw it, you wouldn't know."
The dean swallowed hard and finally couldn't help but tease.
The biologist immediately backed down, saying nothing.
It seemed so. Back when they were at the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, they had seen things they didn't recognize.
At the tomb entrance.
"Professor Zhou, do you have a solution for this situation? And what is this thing?"
Captain Lin looked at Zhou Lin's indifferent expression, showing no surprise.
Did he already know?
"Indeed, I saw it. And I happen to know what this thing is."
Zhou Lin said calmly, looking at the snow tide opposite him. The snow tide had already disappeared.
As soon as Zhou Lin finished speaking, the eyes of those around him lit up, and they looked at Zhou Lin eagerly.
"What solution? What solution do you have?"
Professor Lin asked impatiently.
"Wait, I'll show you something now."
Zhou Lin calmly took out a few pieces of paper from his pocket and began to cut them with scissors.
This made Elder Tang and the professors' eyes almost pop out.
Why was he taking out paper at this time?
And cutting it back and forth, what was going on?
"Professor Zhou? You are..."
Captain Lin looked confused.
"This creature is called Xue Li Chong, a type of worm cultivated through dark arts. This worm was fixed on the tomb door. If it weren't for this avalanche, it wouldn't have been discovered."
"Moreover, with all the snow here, this worm has always been hidden within, making it difficult to detect. It would be mistaken for ordinary snow."
Zhou Lin said softly, explaining to everyone.
"It's cultivated through dark arts?"
The metaphysics professor's eyes gleamed. This was dark arts, something that science couldn't explain.
This was an opportunity to shine.
"Yes, it's cultivated through dark arts. It requires certain things to break through."
Zhou Lin continued cutting the paper without looking up.
"Little friend Zhou Lin, you're not going to use this paper, are you?"
Elder Tang suddenly realized something. He was about to solve this problem now?
"Elder Tang, you're so smart. That's exactly what I'm thinking."
Zhou Lin smiled at him.