NOVPUB"I think you’re the crazy one. Who told you to jump down?"
Nightingale showed no regard for Wu Bin’s dignity and pulled him ashore, then threw two glow sticks into the water.
The black fish were all stunned, probably having never encountered such a situation before.
Wu Bin, clutching the egg, climbed up from the pool and realized that the entire cave was already densely packed with Dragon Slaves.
As the advance team was about to be overwhelmed, suddenly, the Dragon Slaves, as if responding to some command, all looked up at the sky simultaneously.
Boom!
The whole cave shook violently as a disc from above plummeted directly into the circular pool!
The top of the cave was initially a raging river.
Now that the disc had fallen, a huge opening appeared immediately.
The torrential river water flowed directly from the opening, instantly sweeping everyone into disarray.
Seeing the influx of so much water, Hu Feng’s face lit up.
"All members, open your oxygen tanks. Prepare to float up with the water!"
The surging river water was a deadly threat to the Dragon Slaves, but for the advance team members in training suits, it was a lifeline.
As more and more water filled the cave, the water level inside also continued to rise.
Soon, the advance team members used the buoyancy of the water to successfully escape from the cave.
The personnel waiting on the shore had already set up steel cables at the mouth of the cave. Anyone who could attach their safety clip to the cable would be able to climb ashore smoothly.
When the water completely filled the cave, the river returned to its previous state, as if nothing had happened.
Once everyone returned to the base, Jin Nanhua took off his soaking wet training suit and exclaimed, "We can now preliminarily confirm that the cave we were just in is the tomb of the Ao Fish."
"However, the scale of this tomb is not very large, so I suspect it is not the real Ao Fish’s lair, but a subspecies or perhaps just a shrine."
Wu Bin said in surprise, "The cave just now wasn’t big?"
Jin Nanhua smiled and said, "For us ordinary people, it definitely counts as large, but not for the Ao Fish."
"Think about it. In the legend of Nuwa mending the sky, each of the Ao Fish’s four legs could support the heavens and the earth. The cave we were just in probably couldn’t even fit one of the Ao Fish’s toes. How could it be the real tomb of the Ao Fish?"
"Therefore, I deduce that the tomb we just encountered is likely a shrine for the Ao Fish’s lineage, built by the Dragon Slave or followers of the Ao Fish."
After saying this, Jin Nanhua’s gaze fell on the egg in Wu Bin’s arms.
"Where did you find this egg?"
Wu Bin responded, "Wasn’t I squatting by that pool earlier?"
"I saw something shimmering in the pool, so I went down to retrieve it. I didn’t expect it to be an egg."
"It’s strange. The egg was glowing just now, why doesn’t it show any reaction now?"
Wu Bin weighed the egg with his hand; it seemed to have lightened quite a bit.
Realizing something, Wu Bin lifted the entire egg to examine it.
He then discovered that there was a big hole at the bottom of the egg.
Wu Bin looked embarrassed.
"Doctor, I wasn’t aware there was a hole underneath, and it seems whatever was inside is gone now. I hope it doesn’t cause any trouble for you all?"
Jin Nanhua leaned in to take a closer look.
The egg seemed to be just larger than usual, with no other special features.
Could it be that someone from ancient times had taken an ostrich egg back with them?
"Can you leave this eggshell with us? I would like to take it back for further study."
"No problem."
Wu Bin readily agreed and handed the eggshell to his assistant.
Wu Bin also didn’t want to take anything from this tomb back with him; it was inauspicious.
It was at this moment that Nightingale, standing nearby, spoke up, "Doctor, do you remember what you promised me?"
Jin Nanhua of course remembered, as this was precisely the reason Nightingale had brought Wu Bin here.
He said reluctantly, "Are you sure you want to do this? I’ve said before, the side effects of the Pisces Jade Pendant are so severe that you can’t even imagine, and the consequences might not be something we can handle."
Nightingale said expressionlessly, "Please carry out the orders, Doctor."
Jin Nanhua sighed, knowing nothing he said would make a difference now.
He took out the Pisces Jade Pendant and handed it to Wu Bin.
"Wu Bin, please hold this pendant and then lie down on that bed over there."
The pendant felt cold and smooth to the touch.
Wu Bin asked curiously, "What is this for?"
"To treat you."
Nightingale spoke flatly, "Doctor Jin’s Pisces Jade Pendant can return a person to their physical state from ten days ago and also automatically eliminates all diseases."
"All you need to do now is cooperate with Doctor Jin. Do whatever Doctor Jin tells you."
My god, is that even possible?
To return someone to their physical state from ten days ago, isn’t that like reloading a saved file?
Wu Bin didn’t believe such a miraculous thing could exist in this world, but glancing at Tang Hongguang, who was standing nearby and only he could see, he ultimately decided to just cooperate obediently.
He didn’t want to be seen as mentally ill after all.
As he lay on the hospital bed, Tang Hongguang and his companions even started to discuss.
"The Pisces Jade Pendant, huh? I didn’t expect it to end up in Doctor Jin’s hands. Old Sun, you dug this up from the ground yourself back in the day, got anything to say?"
Sun Simiao looked very serious.
"Impossible, this item was contained after the incident at Lop Nur. How could it end up in Doctor Jin’s hands?"
"Kid, get up quickly, throw away the pendant, you shouldn’t use it, it will lead to a catastrophe!"
I’m not listening, not listening, idle chants of a tortoise.
You three are all just figments of my imagination. Once my mental illness is cured, all three of you will disappear.
The trio could easily read Wu Bin’s thoughts.
Tang Hongguang sighed and said, "Alright, old buddy, every generation has its own blessings. This young man is not bad, and I feel he will become a pillar of our Ninth Institution in the future. Using the Pisces Jade Pendant to reset his state might not necessarily be a bad thing."
Looking at Wu Bin lying on the bed, Tang Hongguang said earnestly, "Kid, we’re about to leave. I’m only going to tell you one thing now, remember this."
"If you ever have the chance to encounter the Dragon Clan, you must eradicate them completely. Do you understand?"
"The Dragon Clan are our human race’s mortal enemies, never trust the words of the Dragon Clan."
Just as Wu Bin was about to speak, Doctor Jin placed his hand, holding the Pisces Jade Pendant, into a basin of water, and the next second, Wu Bin’s eyes rolled back, and he passed out completely.
