NOVPUBChapter 200: Chapter 199: Exploring the Tomb Underground
Chapter 200: Chapter 199: Exploring the Tomb Underground
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Having grown used to being served, Sally found it quite uncomfortable to suddenly return to being on her own, cooking and eating by herself.
“Easy to go from simplicity to luxury, hard to go from luxury back to simplicity,” Sally said as she chewed on the dry jerky.
Xiaomei, “Master, you must stay strong. This child will probably end up in your hands.”
“Huh? End up in my hands, what do you mean?”
“It has been ten days and Zhu Sanlang hasn’t come back yet. He may never return. Once the child is born, there will be no Father Beast to raise him.”
“Then I’ll give him to Frans to raise. Since he’s raising two Saint Rank babies already, he might as well take three together. He has enough nurturing resources anyway.”
“Why not give the baby to Zi Qi?”
“In the future, I plan to bear him a Saint Rank descendant. It’s enough for him to raise his own.” When her talent reached Saint Rank, even if her children were of the Rat Clan, they would be Saint Rank as well.
And with a Saint Rank descendant, that continent would likely evolve into a Holy Beast-grade continent.
No matter how much those children would grow, it was better to first build a bigger house.
“Master seems to have planned it all. After this child’s birth, you might reach Saint Rank.”
“Yes. My wish to be reborn on Earth has also come one step closer.”
“Master, you already know that returning to the embrace of your mother on Earth is not your true wish. Why do you still want to go back?”
“Because this wish is a good one, I’ve decided to truly fulfill it.”
“Does Master want to return to the post-apocalyptic Earth?”
“Post-apocalyptic? Earth does have a dark period, but it surely isn’t really the end of times, right?”
“Master, do you still remember Qin Mo, the one you revived?”
Sally didn’t really want to think of him, “What about him?”
“The reason he died was that he gave his spot in the survival arc’s migration plan to a little girl. When Earth collapsed, he perished along with it. The Qin Mo who was resurrected later had entered another star system where humans could thrive and reproduce.”
Although she hated him, she couldn’t deny that he was definitely the most impressive politician she had ever seen, a king at the negotiating table.
She had witnessed, in his twenties, how he transformed the most chaotic district into an economic hub, eventually having a decisive vote in the global leaders’ circle.
“Don’t mention him to me.”
“Yes, Master.”
After a full meal, Sally looked up at the sky, “You said there’s a paradise underground, but I can’t see it.”
“You need to go through the Teleportation Array. Xiaomei saw Zhu Sanlang go there a few times. Master can enter the Teleportation Array first, and I’ll send you over.”
“Haha, he thought he could keep it from me, but he couldn’t keep it from you.”
Once inside the Teleportation Array, a flash of white light passed in front of Sally’s eyes, and she arrived at a dark, damp, and cold place.
“Where is this?”
“A graveyard. The former owners of this island are all buried here. Each Lord of the island took away a large number of precious materials and treasures for their burial, along with living creatures.”
“That’s rather unscrupulous. Why take so many burial items with them when they die, including living creatures? Can they still enjoy them after death?”
Sally raised her hand, creating a fireball for illumination, lighting up the entire tomb chamber.
A massive statue with the head of a dragon and the body of a turtle became clearly visible in her sight.
“What’s this?”
“It’s an Ancient Divine Beast, a Dragon Turtle. On its back is the Merit Stele, bearing the names of those island lords.”
“Huh, I want to see what kind of great figures these were.”
She moved closer to look at the inscriptions.
At a glance, she didn’t recognize them, but the System quickly translated for her.
“The first name is ‘Qing,’ born in Ancient Times, died in the Ancient era, rests eternally on Floating World Island. Those fated in later generations may bow three times and kowtow nine times before entering my eternal resting place, and take three treasures. If the fated one obtains my Passed-on Relic, they shall be my direct descendant… Xiaomei, do you know this ‘Qing’?”
“Judging by his birth and death dates, he seems to be a member of the old Divine Clan. The Divine Clan has their own Tomb Divine Halls, so this might just be a cenotaph. His true tomb is likely within his own Tomb Divine Hall.”
“I actually think it’s the exact opposite; this might be his real tomb, and that Tomb Divine Hall could be the proverbial empty tomb. Come on, let’s go check out this great immortal’s resting place.”
Sally suddenly found herself experiencing the mindset of a country scholar, a mix of excitement and a hint of fear towards the unknown, causing her heartbeat to race.
“Host, it’s just a tomb, no need to get so worked up. Calm your emotions,” Xiaomei reminded Sally, as it wasn’t good for the baby.
“I just watched a tomb-raiding movie the other day, and now, thinking back on the horror scenes in combination with my current situation is just perfect.”
“…I’ve always said not to watch that kind of movie; you should listen to more classical music instead.”
“Hurry up and help me find it, that’s the one that needs to be propped up.”
“It’s right under your feet.”
“Huh?” Sally looked down at her feet, but there was nothing there.
“The tombs of others have often been disturbed, but this one, belonging to him, remains sealed due to its excellent concealment. Host, try the three bows and nine kowtows.”
“Is it possible that it’s not that the other island owners haven’t found it but that they are unwilling to perform the three bows and nine kowtows to him?”
“That could be possible, Host.”
Sally didn’t have such high self-esteem, and as a descendant too many generations removed to count, paying respects to an ancestor separated by an incalculable number of generations, she didn’t mind performing three bows and nine kowtows. In fact, she’d be willing to do forty-nine bows or even eighty-one kowtows.
With a ‘plop,’ Sally genuinely knelt down!
Xiaomei immediately warned, “Host!”
Sally quickly soothed, “Sincerity, sincerity, the spirit is present when the heart is sincere.”
Then she began to kowtow…
At first, Sally carried out three bows and nine kowtows, but there was no response, so she continued to kowtow.
Finally, after nine sets of nine bows and a total of two hundred forty-three kowtows, the ground thunderously cracked open!
It seems that today’s three bows and nine kowtows are twenty-seven times lighter than in those days!
A stairway leading underground appeared.
There was also a fragrance that cleared the mind and delighted the senses just by smelling it.
“Host, there are treasures underground.”
“There must be, after all the dizzying head-knocking.”
Sally walked down the passage, followed by the floating orb of light.
Soon after she entered, the ground rumbled again, and the cracks sealed shut.
Not long after Sally entered the tomb, the Teleportation Array lit up again.
Zhu Sanlang emerged with injuries, calling out, “Yanyan—I’m back!”
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Of course, Sally couldn’t hear him.
Right now, she was staring blankly at a golden lake in front of her.
“Xiaomei, you don’t need to tell me, I already know this is definitely something good.”
“Yes, Host, this is Divine Clan blood.”
“…Blood?”
“Host, quickly drink a few sips. It’s good for the baby. Plus, you can let Manman soak in the Divine Liquid to cleanse and transform her marrow, many benefits abound.”
“That’s so good, I should summon the other kids over to soak as well.”
“No, that’s not possible for the others, but Xiaoba, who hasn’t hatched yet, can be summoned. However, you can distribute Divine Liquid to the other offspring. I’ll send it for free and won’t charge any points, Host.”
“Great, summon Xiaoba then. Unhatched babies get such great benefits.”
Zi Qi stroked his precious son lovingly, and although it had not yet hatched, his affection for him was undiminished and growing by the day.
But as he continued to stroke, his son disappeared!
