Mountain and sea lantern

Chapter 5 Without further ado
The passage at the end of the mine has been dug into a "T" shape. This was because the middle section of a skeleton was dug out, and then excavation was carried out left and right along the horizontally lying skeleton. The tail end of the skeleton has been completely dug out, and the current excavation is at the head.

Judging from the size of the skeleton, it is estimated that it will take less than half a day at the current excavation speed.

At this time, the excavation movement had been suspended. A group of people gathered around and the buzzing discussion could be heard from a distance by Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang, who were walking quickly and walked between the two ribs of the skeleton.

The skeleton is very large and long. No claws or the like have been found so far. Judging from the size, it seems to be a giant snake. The length that has been dug out alone is nearly thirty feet.

The color of the skeleton is also a bit strange, half black and half transparent, with a feeling of inky jade.

"It's still glowing, what is it?"

"Isn't this the glowing thing we want to dig up?"

"Do you think this thing is valuable?"

Two people, one tall and one short, ran to the back of the crowd and heard a lot of chatter. Some were talking curiously, and some were mumbling and biting their ears, as if they had some ideas.

In short, the front was blocked by onlookers. Some people put their feet up and raised their heads. Some even jumped up like gibbons and hung on the skeleton to look at it. Anyway, it was blocked and it was difficult for latecomers to see what was in front of them.

Shi Chun immediately patted his shoulders one by one and said, "Give way, borrow it, give way..."

Some people give way, some people are slow to react, and some people dawdle and spread their hands, indicating that it is difficult to give way to others in the crowd. Some even look at him up and down, as if there is no reason why he should give way to you when everyone is crowded.

The rules of this improvised gang are indeed not satisfactory.

Seeing a group of people reacting like this, Shi Chun was not used to their bad habits, so he swiped the whip in his hand, whining and slapping them, making a series of ouch or strange screams. Some of them scolded and asked angrily, asking why they were beaten.

Shi Chun was too lazy to answer, he just wanted to see clearly what was going on in front of him.

In any case, sometimes violence is more effective than politeness. At least they quickly gave way, even if they were crowded, they had to squeeze out a way to let him pass.

Once this whip was used, it really took away the spirit that Dongjiu was originally my territory.

Wu Jinliang, who was following behind, had his heartstrings trembling slightly, and he was sweating a little. He had just done it secretly before, but was it too much to do it in public?

He found that the big boss really didn't regard him as an outsider, he was not polite at all, and he didn't have any awareness of being a thief.

When he first decided to sneak in, he thought he would have to dodge and dodge throughout the whole process in a thrilling way. However, when he came in, he found that he seemed to be thinking too much. He felt that his painting style was a bit distorted by the boss, and the distortion in front of him was a bit ridiculous.

There were indeed too many people crowded together, and even after following the boss, he was unable to catch up to the front and was blocked again by the people in front who were pushing forward. Fortunately, he was tall enough, and after reaching this position, he could roughly see what was going on in front. After taking a quick look, his eyes widened instantly!

Naturally, Shi Chun rushed all the way to the front. The supervisors standing in front heard the sound of beatings from behind, so they turned around and looked at him. Seeing that it was one of their own, their attention returned to the diagonal upwards.

Looking up at Shi Chun, his eyes widened a bit in disbelief.

On the keel-like skeleton of the ribs, there is actually an extra skeleton. It is resting on the keel and has not been completely excavated. Although it is half buried in the soil, it can still be seen from its half-exposed ferocious outline that it is a snake head. I don’t know if it is the head of this dragon bone.

It doesn't matter whether it is. What is important is that in addition to the two eye sockets on the snake's head, there seems to be another one between the eyebrows. I don't know if it is an eye socket.

What caught everyone's attention was that there was a floating purple sparkling mist inside the concave eye socket that looked like a third eye, like a small nebula composed of countless tiny purple sparkling stars, and the interior was constantly changing shape, sometimes floating like drifting clouds. , sometimes like countless eyes staring, sometimes like countless charming butterflies flapping their wings, it is really beautiful.

The size of the Purple Sparkle Nebula is almost as tall as a person, because there is a person standing on the snake skull, trying to reach out and touch it for comparison.

He was indeed so bold. He didn't even know if the purple sparkling nebula was harmful or not, yet he dared to touch it. Many people stared at it with bated breath.

Everyone who can see it knows that this nebula is definitely not simple. I don’t know what kind of treasure it is. This is probably the main purpose of the employer’s excavation.

Some people are secretly curious, this employer is so big-hearted that he dares not to keep an eye on such a rare treasure. Does this mean he is sure that no one can take it away?

There were people on both sides of the snake's skull excitedly wielding pickaxes to break through the earth, intending to dig out the entire snake's skull. The earth and rocks kept falling. Fortunately, the moisture deep underground was heavy and there was no dust.

The overseer who was touching the nebula waved his hand back and forth in the nebula. Various stirrings seemed to have no impact on the nebula. From time to time, he made surprised "Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee" sounds.

Shi Chun was itching to feel "Eh" from him, and he was greeting his ancestors in his heart, "Eh, why don't you tell me what's going on."

Later, I couldn't bear it anymore. I put the whip on my waist and jumped up to try it myself.

Unexpectedly, a supervisor in the front row suddenly shouted: "Come down, stop digging, and stop touching. Come down and wait for Mr. Shen to make a decision."

The supervisor who was waving his hands in the nebula and several miners who were swinging their pickaxes all jumped down one after another.

This move was like pouring cold water on Shi Chun's head. He stared at the supervisor who gave the order. Seeing him give such an order, he was a little unsure of his ability. If he was really a leader, it would be bad for him to disobey orders in public, as it would be easy to be exposed. However, he had the same idea as everyone else. From the first glance at the purple nebula, he determined that this was the main target of this excavation. After all, he had personally checked the skeleton and found nothing special. He was a little confused before, but it turned out that the answer was this.

Although the place of exile is a legendary place, many brilliant people have fallen here, and he has heard many epic legends, but this is the first time he has seen the purple nebula in front of him, and he knows it is extraordinary at first sight. thing.

The appearance of this thing made Shi Chun take it for granted that he might not have much time left for him.

Previously, I mistakenly thought that Shen Youkun's target was the huge keel. It would be difficult to take away that thing, but you have to do it. But if the target is this nebula, it may not be difficult to take it away.

In other words, once the goal is achieved, this excavation may come to an end.

The consequence of the end is that when the work is stopped, the staff will inevitably be reduced. Once the people are gathered, they will find every opportunity to do something here and there, and they will no longer be able to play. If there are fewer people, they will be noticed immediately.

For him, these are all secondary. If he dares to come, he will have the courage to face the challenge. The real problem is that the purpose of sneaking in has not been achieved. Is this the end of the job?

He knew that Shen Youkun was here to do something shady, but he did not catch Shen Youkun during this trip, and they would not let him go after leaving the place of exile.

What's the point of digging a treasure underground? In order to make money, many people in the Exile Land are mining underground.

If you can't explain everything, you can't use it to blackmail people.

Is it possible to threaten Shen Youkun with a large amount of materials with questionable origins? It might be possible if someone else with strength were put in charge of the operation, but it would be a joke for a little shrimp like him to use this as an excuse when faced with forces that can reach into the city gates.

Therefore, his eyes still fell on the purple nebula. If he could figure out the function of this thing, there might still be a chance.

However, he also knew that even if he was allowed to go up and touch the nebula, it was unlikely that he would be able to understand its effect right away.

There is really no other way, so I can only think of a way to snatch this thing and hold it in my own hands first.

The problem is that he hasn't gotten his hands on it yet, and he doesn't know if he can take the treasure away. The scene of the supervisor touching the nebula is still vivid in his mind.

Since Shen Youkun came for this thing, there must be a way to get it. If not, we can only wait for Shen Youkun to take it, and then find a way to snatch it from Shen Youkun.

Although the other party has a large number of people, it would be troublesome to cause a gang fight. However, the bodies of the killed supervisors might be used to incite the crowd by saying that Shen Youkun wanted to silence everyone...

In a flash, various methods had already entered his mind, and he immediately decided to try contacting the nebula first.

When faced with the unknown, he thinks it is useless not even trying. That is not his style.

There was no time to lose, as he knew that he did not have much time left. The supervisor he met on the road had already gone to inform Shen Youkun, and that Shen Youkun would be here soon.

Fortunately, he also had a mouth. After a thought, he suddenly said loudly: "Mr. Shen will be here soon. Mr. Shen has given the order. Two people will be left to watch the scene. Everyone else should immediately retreat to the corner and wait."

As he spoke, he took the whip, walked to the front, turned around to face everyone, and shook the whip in his hand in a slightly demonstrative manner, as if he didn't take everyone seriously.

There are too many people around. If I could take away the purple nebula, it would be inappropriate to steal in front of so many people.

He didn't know whether this bluff would work or not, so he just let it go and try it out if it was a solution.

It was the guy who had just rushed forward with the whip. He could be recognized by the wound on his arm. Many people remembered that he had been whipped and had a look of dissatisfaction on his face.

When Wu Jinliang saw this scene, he suddenly felt a headache. This guy started again.

"You are..." the supervisor who had just given the order asked hesitantly.

Seeing his doubts, Shi Chun's eyes flashed, and he changed his plan in an instant. He decided to suppress his doubts first, and quickly raised the whip to point at him, interrupting him and saying, "You stay with me and watch, and everyone else go around the corner to avoid it."

He then waved his whip to signal the other supervisors to do as he was told, "Mr. Shen has something to do, so you guys keep an eye on everyone and don't allow anyone to peek."

Everyone thought, what else could he be doing? He just wanted to collect the purple shiny treasure in front of him and didn't want anyone to see his method.

The supervisor who gave the order felt relieved when he heard that he could supervise on the spot. He put aside his doubts and waved to everyone, saying, "Everyone, follow Mr. Shen's instructions and get out of the way first!"

Other supervisors immediately started shouting and drove the crowd back.

Shi Chun, who was already holding a whip with his hands behind his back, secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it worked.

Wu Jinliang in the crowd was a little dumbfounded. He thought there would be a share for him since two people were left, but he didn't expect that there was one for others. What does this mean?
After seeing the look from Shi Chun, although he didn't know why, he still turned around and cooperated, and followed the crowd.

(End of this chapter)