"Master Chen..." When Li Wu heard what he said, he immediately looked at Chen Ziyan and asked, "Look, can you let Brother Hua observe more?"
Although what Wu Laogou said was just a guess, Li Wu was not brainless and naturally knew that this was very possible.
If the problem of black-haired snakes underground could only be caused by Nephew, then the situation would be more optimistic now.
"I've just explained it, but it's full of snakes down there, and I can't see clearly. I have to fumble around a little bit." Chen Ziyan nodded and said.
Of course, Li Wu didn't care about this. He had already given orders to Huahu.
"That's good." Li Wu immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"Manager Li, I actually have a doubt."
"Hmm? Whatever Mr. Chen wants to ask, just ask. I, Mr. Li, will definitely tell you everything."
"Now the number of snakes outside has stopped increasing. Although the number of remaining black-haired snakes is a bit large, it should no longer be a problem for you to solve, right?"
"Mr. Chen, you want to ask, why don't we just deal with all these black-haired snakes and then explore the problem?"
"That's right." Chen Ziyan nodded.
He had already seen from the last time he came here that the main problem here was the continuous appearance of black-haired snakes, not the snake balls piled up in the potholes.
No matter how large the number of remaining black-haired snakes is, they are just rootless water, and it is not difficult to control them.
Hearing this, Li Wu was silent for a moment, and said helplessly: "Master Chen and Master Wu, you don't know something. The black-haired snakes here are very valuable, and the body after death cannot be preserved for a long time, so we don't have to do it as a last resort." This approach cannot be taken.”
Why doesn't he want to take such a method? Doesn't he know that it will be easier?
But Li Wu can't. You have to know that although he is the manager of the branch, the branch is not his own. Even he can't do things that are expressly prohibited.
"That's it..." Chen Ziyan nodded thoughtfully.
He probably understood Li Wu's real situation.
There should be no large-scale casualties among the black-haired snakes here.
If he guessed correctly, the Folklore Affairs Administration has probably not yet discovered the true value of the black-haired snake, otherwise it would never have issued an order not to do so.
Compared to Chen Ziyan, Wu Laogou was much more direct. After he glanced at the snake ball outside, he asked Li Wu:
"Manager Li, what are the functions of these snakes?"
"This..." Li Wu hesitated, but after seeing Chen Ziyan looking over, he still told the truth: "Actually, the purpose of the black-haired snake is to eat. Long-term consumption of this kind of snake can strengthen muscles and bones. It is used in conjunction with training. The only disadvantage of the top-quality ingredients is that they cannot be preserved and must be eaten and killed immediately.”
According to Li Wu's original intention, he didn't want to say this, but now he had to say it.
Because he knows people in this industry like Chen Ziyan and Wu Laogou very well. When the secret is discovered by them, you may not treat it as one of your own if you tell it, but if you don't tell it, you will definitely be regarded as having evil intentions.
Although Li Wu did have evil intentions, it was not the time for a showdown yet, so after a slight hesitation, he still told the two of them about the efficacy of the black-haired snake.
"No wonder!" Wu Laogou's eyes changed when he looked at the black-haired snake.
Although Li Wu said it simply, he only gave the four words "strengthening muscles and bones", but as an old Jianghu, he knew that things that can be effective for a long time are in a sense more valuable than those precious medicinal materials. .
Especially for a force, this means that it can enhance its overall strength. No wonder the Folklore Affairs Administration attaches so much importance to this place.
Although Chen Ziyan said nothing, he nodded secretly in his heart, because Li Wu's explanation undoubtedly confirmed his guess that the Folklore Affairs Administration had not discovered the true value of the black-haired snake.
But this is normal. If the other party really knows about the memory fragments, I'm afraid it won't be their turn to deal with it this time.
At the same time, Chen Ziyan finally figured out why his father was so confident that he could take control of this place. It turned out that this place is just a place where rare ingredients are produced.
Although the black-haired snake is very effective, for the Folklore Affairs Bureau, this snake mine is not an industry that is difficult to let go of. What's more, even if it is controlled by Chen Ziyan, the quota allocated to them is not at all. No less. In other words, it is just a transfer of self-control to outsourcing.
Of course, the prerequisite for outsourcing is whether Chen Ziyan can find an irreplaceable reason.
If he cannot do this, even if he can pass the management level, he will not stop taking these resources.
"It seems that we really can't kill all the snakes outside at once." Wu Laogou changed his mind at this moment and agreed with leader Li Wu's idea.
After knowing the efficacy of black-haired snakes, these guys who originally looked ferocious have become more than cute.
How dare I just kill all the black-haired snakes outside.
You must know that as far as he knows, there are no creatures with the same effect, but generally they are either extremely rare in number or the effect is unsatisfactory.
If the black-haired snake here died like this, it would indeed be a waste of natural resources.
At the same time, Wu Laogou also became more concerned about what Chen Ziyan said. If he could really hold this place in his hands, even if he managed it on behalf of others, the benefits would be unimaginable.
You must know that it is not impossible for him to obtain resources like the Black Haired Snake, but it is impossible to hold them for a long time.
Now that such a good opportunity has appeared in front of him, how could he let it go so easily.
Chen Ziyan nodded lightly at Wu Laogou. He couldn't tell yet that the other party seemed to be responding to Li Wu, but in fact he was reminding himself not to 'waste'.
Chen Ziyan also agreed with this. In fact, Li Wu's words were of great help to him. Previously, he didn't know that the black-haired snake could be eaten, and he only thought that this creature was a simple memory fragment storage.
In fact, if you really want to say it, eating this is more valuable to Chen Ziyan than the memory fragments.
As I said before, memory fragments are powerful, but the problem is that it is not enough to have a black-haired snake, you must have someone who can read them. Both are indispensable.
But for snake meat that can nourish the human body, the problem is not that big. You just need to stick to the point of eating it now and killing it now.
"Da da da……"
The familiar chaotic tapping sound came from the intercom again, instantly attracting everyone's attention.
But except for Chen Ziyan who pretended to listen, everyone else looked at Chen Ziyan in the next second.
There was no way, only Chen Ziyan could understand this 'knock-knock language', so they could only count on him to translate.
After Chen Ziyan listened carefully for a while, he slowly said under the expectant eyes of everyone: "Huahu said that the outline of the thing at the bottom of the pit is a circle, with many intricate holes on it."
Based on the information sent back by Huahu, Chen Ziyan did some sorting and finally got the answer.
But this was also within his expectation, because what Huahu discovered at this moment was the giant insect mill that appeared in the original plot.
When Chen Ziyan didn't see this thing before, he thought it didn't exist, but he didn't expect it hadn't appeared yet.
But thinking about it, I can accept it. After all, it was decades before Wu Xie's arrival. During this process, no one knew what happened in the snake mine, so it is reasonable for the difference to be different.
Even if you think about it in a darker way, everything Wu Xie saw might be a pre-designed scene.
"Round shape? Full of holes?" Wu Laogou immediately began to look for matching things based on the clues given by Chen Ziyan.
As the saying goes, ginger is spicier when it comes to age, and this is not unreasonable.
With just this clue, Wu Laogou really found the right target.
"There are many things that meet these two conditions, but for it to be so big, I think it might be some kind of special insect plate." Wu Laogou thought for a while and said.
"Insect plate?" Chen Ziyan was amazed in his heart, but his face showed surprise and curiosity.
"Yes, a worm plate. I once saw it in a tomb in an ancient Miao country. It was a very unique artifact. However, I am not sure whether it is a worm plate at the bottom of the pit at this moment, because this shape is also Maybe it's some kind of building." Wu Laogou didn't finish his words.
But other people also understand. After all, they haven't even seen anything yet, and no one dares to be too sure. It would be fine if they found out that they were right in the end, but it would be a bit embarrassing if they were not wrong to some extent.
Wu Laogou has been around the world for so many years, so he still understands this truth.
"But...why did Miao Jiang's things appear here?" Li Wu suddenly asked.
It is not an exaggeration to say that these two places are diametrically opposed to each other. Even now, they are nearly two thousand kilometers apart. In a longer period of time, they would not be close to each other at all.
"This is unknown." Wu Laogou twirled his beard, also a little confused.
He even began to wonder if he had guessed that the thing at the bottom of the pit was not a worm disk at all.
Chen Ziyan did not waste time on this. He expressed his thoughts directly: "I think we have to go and see inside the snake ball ourselves."
Now Huahu has found the way out. On the premise that they cannot kill all the snake balls, if they want to make further discoveries, they must go down to the pothole in person.
"This..." Li Wu hesitated.
Although this proposal was initiated by Chen Ziyan, when it came time to take action, it would definitely not work if he, the general manager, did not lead by example.
Wu Laogou said uncharacteristically: "I think Chen Xiaoyou is right. Under certain restrictions, if we want to discover more, we must go down and see with our own eyes."
After finishing speaking, he looked at Li Wu and said in a persuasive tone: "Manager Li, if you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you catch the tiger's cubs?"
Already seeing benefits and having a bleak future are two different concepts. Now Wu Laogou can be said to be very motivated, otherwise he would not have forced Li Wu with such words.
"Then go down and take a look!" Li Wu said through gritted teeth.
Wu Laogou has already said this, what else can he do? If he finds other reasons to shirk, he won't have to lead the team in the future.
"Then please make some preparations, Mr. Li." Chen Ziyan had been waiting for his words and said immediately.
Although Li Wu had some minor problems, his overall mobility was good. After making the decision to go and investigate in person, he immediately asked people to start preparing the equipment needed to go down.
Because this time it was just for observation, he didn't bring too many people. Wu Laogou only brought the sleeve dog in his arms, while Chen Ziyan was alone, but Li Wu brought a few helpers.
Soon the protective clothing and ropes were in place. After Chen Ziyan and the others put them on, they opened the door and left the underground fortress.
When I came outside, I immediately felt the difference. I didn't feel it when I was inside the fortress. Now that I came to this underground space in person, my senses were first greeted with a wave of baptism.
Compared to the relatively quiet underground fortress, except for the hissing of messages, there was almost no other movement in the space they were in.
This kind of sound is familiar to Chen Ziyan and the others. It has appeared twice as background music when the intercom sounded, but now it is a completely different experience when it is heard in all directions.
If you were mentally weak, you might be frightened by the continuous chirping.
"Retreat! Retreat!"
And just when Chen Ziyan and the others came to the edge of the pothole, a rapid shout suddenly sounded from the snake ball in front of them.
This shocked everyone, especially the men under Li Wu, who subconsciously retreated two or three meters.
"Master Chen, could this be Brother Hua giving a warning?" Although Li Wu did not retreat on the spot, he was still a little worried and asked Chen Ziyan quickly.
Chen Ziyan didn't pay too much attention, because he had long known that black-haired snakes, like cockscomb snakes, had the ability to learn words.
Looking at the performance of Li Wu and the others, it is obvious that it is not clear that the Black Haired Snake has such ability. This can be regarded as another verification of Chen Ziyan's guess, that is, the Folklore Affairs Administration has not taken over this place for a long time.
After all, Xuetong's ability is not like memory fragments. It is information that cannot be obtained unexpectedly without intelligence, but as long as the Xuetong is exposed to it for long enough, he will definitely encounter it.
"Huahu can't speak. This sound was not made by him." However, what needs to be explained is still explained.
This sudden statement would be false if it was not scary.
"Is there anyone else here?" Wu Laogou was a little worried at the moment, but he looked at Li Wu and asked.
Wu Laogou still believed Chen Ziyan's words. Since he said Huahu couldn't speak, he probably couldn't speak. After all, there was no need to lie about this kind of thing.
The reason why he asked Li Wu this question was because it was the first time for them to set foot here. They didn't know what it was like before. Who else could he ask about this kind of thing?
"No." Li Wu shook his head quickly: "The staff here have always been very cautious, and there have never been any accidents."
(End of chapter)
