Huo Qi, who was watching from the sidelines in Sakura Country, saw a man appear in Sakura Country holding a rune. The rune was quite interesting.
It looked very strange.
"This is a unique witchcraft from Sakura Country, a type of talisman, similar in principle to Taoism, but the effect..."
Zhou Lin stopped himself before finishing his sentence.
The people from Great Xia understood immediately upon hearing this.
So, they would just wait and see.
The man from Anbei held the rune, chanted words, and forcefully placed the talisman on the ground.
A lot of pale blue light appeared on the ground, forming a layer of ice.
This ice began to approach the black-scaled snakes opposite them.
The black-scaled snakes seemed to be flash-frozen, becoming stiff.
Finally, a lot of ice formed on them, and the black-scaled snakes were instantly frozen solid.
The people from Sakura Country collectively breathed a sigh of relief, as did those who had been frightened.
They all slumped to the ground, gasping for breath.
"We're finally safe."
"You scared me to death, sob."
"So many of our friends and classmates..."
The students from Sakura Country covered their faces and began to grieve.
Captain Song Lin watched as the black-scaled snakes were frozen, then looked at Anbei before him with respect in his eyes.
This surprised the Metaphysics Professor and Professor Fang.
"This captain seems very respectful of this man. I've heard of Captain Song Lin; he seems to hold a significant position in Sakura Country."
The Metaphysics Professor whispered.
"Sakura Country places great importance on witchcraft. Even high-ranking officials are subservient to witchcraft, as witchcraft can kill someone at any time."
Huo Qi explained when he heard this.
"But if they have such abilities, why couldn't they use them against the ants? Wouldn't it be easy if they were all frozen?"
Captain Zhao was suspicious. This ability seemed very powerful.
"It also depends on the timing, location, and human factors. Not all environments can be solved."
"The desert has a very high temperature. Even with frost, it wouldn't freeze."
Zhou Lin explained with a faint smile, but the smile didn't reach his eyes.
"Professor Huo, do you think these black-scaled snakes can be dealt with? Make a guess?"
Zhou Lin's eyes darted, and he suddenly looked at Huo Qi.
"This... it should be possible, right? Aren't they already frozen?"
Huo Qi thought it was almost done.
"I bet one million that they won't. Do you want to add to it?"
Zhou Lin finally raised one finger, smiling like a fox.
"I'll add another million. I'm with Zhou Lin. Old Huo, if you think they can, let's bet together?"
The Metaphysics Professor added to the pressure.
Huo Qi's mouth twitched. He felt cornered. If he didn't agree, it would be difficult.
But this one million...
Was it too much?
This was one million...
"Old man, are you reluctant? Or are you afraid of losing?"
The Metaphysics Professor looked at his indecision with mockery in his eyes.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Since you say so, let's bet. I'll put in one million. I bet that Sakura Country can solve this problem themselves."
Huo Qi was provoked by the Metaphysics Professor.
He had no choice but to agree.
"What about you guys? Interested in joining?"
Zhou Lin looked at the people behind him and said with a smile.
"No, no, no. We're all small fries. We don't have that kind of money."
"You guys go ahead."
"Yes, yes."
The other professors and mercenaries shook their heads and refused.
Just starting with a million, who could afford that?
In the live broadcast room.
"See? This is the capability of Sakura Country. Do you think only you guys have abilities?"
"Exactly. Do you see it now? Sakura Country also has capabilities. See, we solved it ourselves."
"Oh, oh, look at you guys being so capable... It's really laughable. You don't understand our great leader. Our great leader usually doesn't fight battles without certainty. You're destined to lose."
"The great leader is betting, let's make one too. If you succeed, I'll call you grandpa. If you lose, you call us grandpa. Sakura Country, do you dare?"
"Yes, do you dare?"
"Alright, it's decided."
At this moment, in the dean's conference room.
Everyone's mouths twitched, and the entire conference room was silent.
What was Zhou Lin trying to do? Was he trying to target Huo Qi?
Poor Huo Qi.
"Hahaha, the Metaphysics Professor really tricked Huo Qi. These two will remember this grudge for a lifetime."
Professor Hu began to anticipate what would happen if Huo Qi found out about their interaction.
"Let's not worry about them. I also really want to know if Sakura Country can solve this."
Professor Wen really wanted to know the outcome.
"Haha, me too."
"Me too."
The professors and experts were all anticipating whether Zhou Lin and Huo Qi would win.
The dean smiled helplessly at them. Everyone knew the outcome. How could Zhou Lin, who was so greedy, agree so easily?
Inside the tomb.
"Zhou Lin, did you know from the beginning that we would be in danger?"
Professor Jingxia was furious and glared at Zhou Lin. Otherwise, why would he have said those things?
Just now, they had lost several mercenaries and students. This was a loss for them, and they would have to explain it to the academy later.
"What are you talking about? I don't understand. And you said it was your historical culture, so what are these snakes? What are their names?"
"Can you explain?"
Zhou Lin tilted his head, looking at him with innocent eyes.
"You..."
"However, if I were you, I would choose to run away now, because if you delay any longer, you won't have a chance."
Zhou Lin's ears twitched, and he continued to speak. Seeing Professor Jingxia's anger, he felt very pleased.
"You... you don't need to scare us. Although Great Xia has capable people, Sakura Country also has its strengths."
Jingxia sneered.
"Is that so? Then look back."
Zhou Lin casually gestured for him to turn around.
Jingxia turned back and saw that cracks were appearing on the ice covering the poisonous snakes that had been frozen earlier.
It looked like they were about to break free.
"Anbei..."
Jingxia cried out when he saw this.
Anbei frowned, looking at the scene with confusion.