Tang Lao looked at Zhou Lin's appearance, and the way his eyes were shining with greed, his mouth twitched.
He seriously suspected that this kid was trying to fool people, but he had no evidence. How could such words even be spoken?
But upon closer thought, it seemed there was nothing wrong with it. There were many powerful individuals among Taoist priests.
Perhaps Zhou Lin was one of those incredibly capable people. But then he thought again.
Don't Taoist priests view money as dirt? Why did this guy care so much about money?
He then glanced at the Taoist priest behind him…
It seemed there was no problem either. Wasn't this old Taoist priest also participating in this archaeological excavation for money?
"I won't go back on my word. I'll apply to my superiors," Tang Lao said speechlessly.
Zhou Lin accepted this with peace of mind, and his footsteps became noticeably lighter.
In the live stream.
"Everyone, do you believe this? Why do I feel like the big shot is fooling me? Damn, Taoist priest? The Taoist priest next to him isn't as awesome as big shot Zhou Lin!"
"Haha, yeah, I think big shot is very capable and probably not a Taoist priest, but big shot speaks with such confidence and his tone is so firm, I'll believe it? Who told him to be so awesome?"
"Damn it, I don't care anymore. I'll believe whatever big shot says. Just based on what he's encountered since he came in, I believe it. As long as big shot says it, even if the sky is green, I'll believe it."
"That's right. I blindly believe in my big shot."
...
Zhou Lin and Tang Lao, along with the others, continued to walk deeper.
When they reached the end of the corridor, the scene before them stunned them.
They saw a huge cave. Inside the cave was a large, silvery-white pool. In front of and behind the pool lay piles of things.
What met their eyes were piles of snakes coiled on the ground. All sorts of snakes, colorful, as well as pure white, black, green, and yellow snakes were all there.
Some snakes had fleshy tumors on their heads, and some had two horns on top of their heads. They all lay peacefully on the ground.
As if they were in a deep sleep, nothing could disturb them.
"Holy shit..."
When the Olympic champion saw these things, he couldn't help but gasp, his eyes wide with shock as he looked at the snake群 on the ground.
Did they fall into a snake's nest? What's going on? Damn it.
The gymnastics champion quickly covered the Olympic champion's mouth. These snakes were all asleep, and it wouldn't be good if they were woken up.
It wouldn't be beneficial for anyone.
The historian, biologist, and architecture champion behind them also felt their scalps tingle as they looked at these snakes.
Finally, they decided to temporarily ignore the snakes and focus on the silvery-white water opposite them.
"Historian, take a look at this water... something's not right, is it? It seems problematic?"
The architecture champion looked at the water in the pool and saw that it was different from normal water. With normal water, after such a long time, there should have been moisture on the stone walls, and this place had a history of thousands of years.
It was impossible for there to be no moisture at all, and the air in this space should have had a damp smell.
"It is indeed not right. Look."
Wolf King said with a solemn expression and raised his hand, revealing his ring.
"This is a ring my late wife gave me. It's pure silver, but it's already black. I've only been here for less than a few minutes, and the ring has turned this black. This is enough to prove that the air in here is toxic."
After Wolf King finished speaking, everyone was in an uproar...
"Could it be mercury?"
The historian looked at the silvery-white pool opposite them in shock. Only mercury would be like this, only mercury could have such a color, and the surrounding stone walls had already begun to turn black.
"So, this air is full of the smell of mercury, and we could all suffer mercury poisoning at any moment."
The Taoist priest suddenly covered his nose in horror, looking at them with a shocked expression.
The students from the archaeological team behind them were immediately terrified when they saw this news.
They instinctively covered their mouths and noses, worried they might be poisoned.
The security personnel took out gas masks and also took out the spare ones they carried with them, then handed them to the students of the archaeological team.
These gas masks were special items, and they brought an extra one to ensure they were prepared for any eventuality.
Zhou Lin felt relieved seeing that the professors and participants all had them.
However, because there were not enough of these items for everyone, Tang Lao and Zhou Lin, only one of them could not wear one...
"Little friend Zhou Lin, this is for you. Wear it."
Tang Lao was a man who looked at things pragmatically. If something really happened, it wouldn't matter if he died, but if Zhou Lin died, the entire archaeological team and these participants would die here.
"I'm young and fine. You wear it. Believe me, my body is tough."
Zhou Lin chuckled and refused, patting his chest as if he was perfectly fine.
His bloodline was immune to all poisons. How could mere mercury poisoning affect him? He could even swim in mercury.
Besides, Tang Lao couldn't die. If he died, what about his money? Wouldn't he starve to death? No, absolutely not. He couldn't let his money slip away.
Just as Tang Lao was about to refuse again, Zhou Lin quickly put the item on Tang Lao's face.
Then everyone looked at the mercury pool.
They felt terrified by this thing. How did Ancestral Dragon manage to get so much mercury? What was he trying to do?
After a while, someone began to feel chest tightness and discomfort.
The students from the archaeological team quickly took out oxygen and took deep breaths, feeling much better before they recovered.
However, their hearts were now scarred by the mercury pool.
Everyone developed a slight psychological fear of this mercury pool.
In the live stream.
"Holy shit, this thing is actually mercury? Where did this Ancestral Dragon get mercury from?"
"Damn it, this is too terrifying. Not to mention staying near this thing, I'd be afraid even to touch it. I think this thing could kill someone at any moment."
"It's not just a feeling, it's real. I really think it could kill someone. You all saw Wolf King's ring just now, it turned black in such a short time."
"Fortunately, someone was wearing a silver ornament, otherwise, it wouldn't have been so easy to discover that it was mercury."
"Exactly. If they had stayed any longer without gas masks, these people might have suffered mercury poisoning and died here."
...
At this moment, the dean of the archaeological academy and the experts from Zhou Yi were watching this scene and were also shocked by the sight.