Zhou Lin recalled the mural from before, wondering if the people who built this tomb already knew about the creatures inside and intended to use them as guardians.
Where did they get the audacity?
Zhou Lin mused for a moment, then heard a series of cries.
His thoughts interrupted, Zhou Lin looked towards the sound and saw the mercenaries and archaeological team staring upwards with grim expressions.
Following their gaze, he saw two ghostly figures appear above, the same two female ghosts who had been sacrificed earlier.
However, they now had heads where their necks had been empty before.
The two female ghosts now wore expressions of gratitude, and their gazes towards Zhou Lin held a newfound warmth.
Zhou Lin smiled at their appearance.
"You are free to leave now."
As Zhou Lin spoke, the two female ghosts bowed to him, their eyes filled with gratitude.
"But I have something I wish to ask you. What is this three-headed serpent? The ruler of Dongxia Kingdom certainly didn't have the ability to research such a thing. Why were you made sacrifices?"
Zhou Lin voiced his question. He hadn't seen this creature in his past life.
The female ghosts looked at Zhou Lin and chattered for a long time, but not a single coherent sentence came out.
The two female ghosts became anxious, but no matter how they gestured, they couldn't convey their meaning.
Elder Tang and Professor Lin, seeing this situation, suddenly understood the insurmountable gap between the living and the dead.
"These ghosts have been dead for a very long time. The living and the dead are separate, so we cannot understand their words," the metaphysics professor suddenly realized and quickly stated.
"But these two female ghosts understood us," Elder Tang agreed with the metaphysics professor.
Zhou Lin heard this and then looked at his electronic page, where he saw an entry titled 'Compendium of Ghosts.'
Zhou Lin saw that it only cost five million points to redeem. Without a second thought, he redeemed it.
Suddenly, a multitude of words and languages appeared in his mind, but these were not the languages he had learned in school.
After finishing his learning, he looked at the female ghosts opposite him.
"You can explain now. Where did this three-headed serpent come from?"
Zhou Lin asked again.
"This place was found by our country's Grand Priest. He said there was a very powerful being here, but it required a sacrifice to negotiate with it."
"My sister and I were chosen. This three-headed serpent was sealed here by someone. The reason for requiring living sacrifices was to break the seal with our blood one day."
"But he also agreed to this condition."
One of the female ghosts quickly explained upon hearing Zhou Lin's words.
"Just two people could make the three-headed serpent agree? Such a condition is very tempting. What did your Grand Priest demand in return?"
Zhou Lin felt that since this three-headed serpent could negotiate, it must have its own consciousness. Two people alone wouldn't have agreed so easily.
"That's because after my king died, the Grand Priest spread the word that there was a vast amount of gold and jewels buried here as funerary offerings, so..."
One of the female ghosts quickly explained upon hearing this.
Zhou Lin understood immediately.
People die for wealth, birds die for food. Many people would risk danger for money, even coming here to seek riches from the dead.
Undeniably, the offer was very enticing.
"Time is up, we must go. Thank you, benefactor, for releasing our souls. Thank you."
The two female ghosts then knelt and kowtowed, finally speaking slowly.
As the female ghosts vanished, Elder Tang, Captain Lin, and the others finally dared to approach Zhou Lin.
"Professor Zhou Lin, you could understand them? What did they say?" Captain Lin quickly asked.
"This three-headed serpent existed from the beginning. That Grand Priest intentionally placed it here to guard the tomb of the ruler of Dongxia Kingdom."
Zhou Lin told them the whole story.
Everyone recalled what they had seen earlier and finally understood why the giant snake had left after eating two people. It had been waiting here all along.
Tomb raiders were countless. Even after thousands of years, there would be those who would brave death to come here.
However...
"Strange, we didn't see any other remains. How did this seal get broken at this time?" the metaphysics professor said with a solemn expression, looking at the pieces of the three-headed serpent.
Zhou Lin heard this and walked to the stone wall, looking at the seal on the ground. The seal was covered in a lot of blood, but it hadn't dried yet.
Zhou Lin found it very strange and finally looked at the position of the seal, and suddenly understood.
"No wonder. There's a blood pool beneath this seal. After years of soaking, combined with external elements, it was only a matter of time before this seal was broken. Furthermore, the three-headed serpent was enraged and broke out in anger."
Zhou Lin secretly sighed. It was a matter of luck. They had just arrived here and encountered the three-headed serpent. Fortunately, it was there, otherwise, this point would have been lost.
And so would the 1.5 million.
Professor Lin and the others behind him, after hearing the explanation, didn't know whether to feel fortunate or unlucky.
"Then shall we take the snake meat and leave here?" the metaphysics professor hadn't forgotten about the snake meat, which needed to be taken back for research.
"Leave? Aren't you hungry?" Zhou Lin looked at the crowd opposite him, looking at them with curiosity.
Captain Lin, Elder Tang, and the others heard this and immediately understood. He intended to eat the snake meat.
"Zhou Lin, aren't you going to..." Professor Lin looked at him incredulously, then pointed at the pile of meat.
"This thing is thousands of years old and is a great tonic. Besides, you've all been greatly frightened. If you don't replenish your energy, how will you walk further down? Do you know what lies ahead?"
"If we don't eat, we won't even have a chance to run."
As Zhou Lin spoke, he took out pots, pans, and a pile of seasonings from his electronic page, astonishing the mercenaries and the archaeological team.
People going into tombs usually brought useful items. Who would bring pots and pans? Were they researching the tomb or having a picnic?
This action confused the viewers in the live stream.
"Holy crap, can this giant snake be eaten? It looks terrifying. Who could bring themselves to eat it?"
"Apparently, the boss can."