"Alright, let them down. Get them all down," Zhou Lin said, putting away the porcelain bottle in his hand and patting it lightly to remove the so-called dust.
When he came to his senses, the mercenaries beside him were stunned. "Let them in? Let them in? It's so high, is it appropriate to let them in? How do we let them in?"
Zhou Lin looked at the people around him, who looked dumbfounded, and immediately understood that they couldn't throw them in.
"I'll do it," Zhou Lin said as he walked over to the students and mercenaries, noticing how bloated they had become. Their bodies felt like they were about to burst at any moment, a painful sensation that explained their agony.
Zhou Lin grabbed them by the collar and tossed them in, hitting the mark with 100% accuracy.
Splash—
After falling into the water, the students' hair was wet, and they spat out water from their mouths. However, the pain in their bodies had significantly lessened.
"Strange, what's going on, why..."
The student was murmuring to himself, but before he could finish, he saw another person emerge from above.
Splash—
"Cough, cough, I'm drowning. They didn't even give me a heads-up..." The student spat out more water. But his body felt much more comfortable. He looked at his classmates suspiciously, and the two of them tacitly retreated.
Finally, they watched as one by one they were lowered from above. After falling into the water, everyone felt much more comfortable.
As they were still in doubt, they heard Zhou Lin's voice. "How do you feel? Are you comfortable?"
"Professor, we feel much better. What's going on?"
Zhou Lin smiled knowingly at the voices from inside. Then, he began to chant something, and a sense of pressure emanated from above, filling them with dread. They then watched as the temperature began to rise. The large pot below had three legs, resembling a great cauldron at first glance. Below it, a ball of flame was rising.
The Xuanxue Professor watched this scene, a sense of curiosity in his heart. He walked over to Zhou Lin and asked, puzzled, "Zhou Lin, what are you doing? Why are you putting them in the pot?"
"They've been afflicted by water sha. They need to be boiled out, but the process is very painful. I've replaced the water with a medicinal solution."
Before Zhou Lin could finish speaking, he heard the Xuanxue Professor and Guo Liang looking at him with astonishment. "Is this a medicinal solution? The previous medicinal solution? Is this so wasteful? This medicine is so miraculous, and you're using it like this?"
"And how can there be so much medicinal solution? That porcelain bottle didn't look large, how is it seemingly inexhaustible?"
"You're quite generous. This medicinal solution looks very potent, a truly precious divine medicine. You're pouring so much of it in. Isn't this a waste?" The Xuanxue Professor looked at Zhou Lin, feeling it was a bit excessive.
"No matter how precious the medicinal solution is, it's not as important as the lives of the students and mercenaries," Zhou Lin replied.
Zhou Lin's words left Captain Bai, the Xuanxue Professor, and Guo Liang stunned. The sentiment was so touching! Captain Bai, Guo Liang, and Professor Xuan all felt a surge of warmth in their hearts. Zhou Lin, though somewhat greedy, was truly a warm-hearted person.
In the live broadcast room:
"I finally understand why the great god has captured my heart so deeply. A man like this is a true man, full of loyalty."
"Is it just your heart he's captured? He's captured all of our hearts. He's so generous to the mercenaries and students. It's heartbreaking to watch."
"Yes, researching this must have required a lot of manpower and resources. To use so much of it like this, if this doesn't cure the illness, I truly won't believe in miracles!"
"But boiling out the water sha in such a large pot... won't it be very uncomfortable? Look, the water is already steaming."
Everyone was watching the large pot. With such a height, what if they couldn't control the heat later?
In the Dean's conference room:
"I used to think Zhou Lin was greedy and would never miss an opportunity to make money. But now I was wrong. I realize how incredibly wrong I was. I will never call Zhou Lin greedy again."
"Using this money for research is truly worth it. It does require a lot of money." Professor Hu's eyes were glistening as he saw the situation. He had been too impolite to Zhou Lin before.
"Yes, if I'm being honest, if I knew the miraculous properties of this medicinal solution, I wouldn't have easily taken it out. Compared to Zhou Lin, I am the most cold-blooded." Professor Wen sighed in the end, admitting he couldn't compare to Zhou Lin.
"I think we should give Zhou Lin more money. He's working so hard. Dean, shouldn't you consider it?"
"More money? He already extorted hundreds of millions. Even if that Eagle Country is dead, if he went back, he'd be waiting for famine."
"Now Zhou Lin lacks nothing but money. Since arriving at the tomb, he's made nearly two billion. Who is richer than him?"
The professors and experts beside him spoke one after another, discussing animatedly. The Dean looked at Zhou Lin's actions and agreed that his compensation indeed needed to be increased, otherwise Zhou Lin would be at a disadvantage. Even if he extorted those from the Eagle Country, the mercenaries and students would still get a share of the money. He was greedy, but he never treated the students and mercenaries unfairly.
Inside the tomb at this moment:
Zhou Lin looked at the large pot beside him, which was emitting steam, and the temperature was beginning to rise. The students and mercenaries in the water initially felt better, but as it grew hotter, they began to feel a burning sensation on their bodies.
"Professor, we're in so much pain..."
"I'm really uncomfortable right now. Professor Zhou Lin, when will it be over?"
"Yes, I'm really uncomfortable." Several students said this painfully. Sweat beaded on their faces, and their skin was flushed red.
"No, you have to endure for now. You'll be in more pain later. This is for your lives. Remember not to give up easily." Zhou Lin looked at the large pot with a solemn expression, but he couldn't see the situation inside the pot. When he poured the water earlier, he stood by the edge of the pot. Now that he had come down, he was unsure of the scene below.
"Ah..." The students and mercenaries inside let out cries of pain. Hearing them, Captain Bai, the professors, and Guo Liang below became extremely worried.
"Ah... ah..." Hearing these sounds, the students felt a sense of fear and also a little lucky that they weren't in there... Otherwise, they would have been the ones going in.
The Xuanxue Professor, Guo Liang, and Captain Bai couldn't bear to watch any longer.