Otherworld Bone Dragon Operation Guide

Chapter 371 Investigator

Su Ming and Zi Jin, who had just tidied her hair, walked over together and greeted Chloe and Stacy.

“Chloe.” Violet handed over an exquisite jewelry box. “The ‘Spirit Wall Crystal Fortress,’ returned to its rightful owner.”

“Keep it. It’s useless to me.” Chloe didn’t even look up, focusing on the stone tablet in her hands. “It was originally prepared especially for you.”

Zijin didn't stand on ceremony and readily accepted the gift. "Thank you very much. But next time you give me something, please don't choose anything in the cyan color family," she added casually. "The color of the earrings doesn't match my hair."

“You paint some red paint on it yourself!” Chloe said irritably.

Afterwards, Violet left first, returning to the Pansy, which was moored outside. Her magic hadn't fully recovered, so staying there wouldn't offer much practical help.

"Is everything going smoothly here?" Su Ming asked.

"It went fairly smoothly." Chloe, who was examining the next stone, straightened up and dusted off her hands. "The Rift Clan left behind a lot of clues during the repeated engraving and repair process, which provided us with a lot of clues for this 'stone puzzle game'."

In the center of the field, more Feather Clan members had arrived. They were carefully cleaning the soil between the cracks in the stone slabs, meticulously marking every engraving on the slabs—especially those with blurred or incomplete edges—and numbering the slabs. Then they were sketching the general outlines in a specially made book.

Everything is proceeding smoothly and in an orderly manner.

"Will it be much longer than originally planned?" Su Ming asked.

“It won’t take too long.” Chloe’s voice was firm. “I will continue to send more people until this cave is full!” She paused, her tone filled with genuine relief. “It’s also thanks to you for discovering such crucial information, otherwise all our subsequent work would have gone astray. A few years’ delay would be the least of our worries!”

Su Ming nodded and said, "We plan to leave tomorrow." He turned to Stacy, "What about you? Will you stay here to continue assisting, or will you come with us?"

“Let’s go together,” Stacy replied immediately. “I can’t help much with the archaeological work here. But there’s a ton of analysis work waiting for me at the genetic database.”

"Hey, don't go!" Chloe winked mischievously and joked, "You're an expert at sorting bone fossils!"

"There are plenty of people who can help you pick out the bones!"

Su Ming had already turned to leave, but suddenly remembered something and turned back, looking at the two of them with a hint of accusation: "I say, is this how you two act as best friends? Zi Jin was planning to leave without saying goodbye, and you didn't even give me a heads-up?"

“It’s my fault,” Stacy explained apologetically. “Judging from the way you looked, I figured you wouldn’t be fully awake until the next evening—so I planned to talk to you then.”

“You should thank me,” Chloe replied with a grin. “That idea of ​​‘going to find you and have a big fight to create conflict, then taking the opportunity to leave’ was my suggestion to Violet.” She shrugged, her tone carrying a hint of admiration. “And you actually saw through it. Well done!”

"..."

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A slightly noisy sound came from outside the cave, growing louder as it approached. The sound was somewhat like the heavy footsteps of a dragon, but Su Ming quickly scanned the cave and found that Lan Mo was still safely in the nest, intently gesturing with his claws—he was still diligently playing the game.

On one side of the nest, a large area of ​​the vertical rock wall has been cleared out and its surface has been carefully painted a smooth white, becoming a "giant screen" exclusively for the dragon. At this moment, light and shadow flow under the effect of the projector.

Su Ming turned his head and saw another blue dragon step into the space. This newcomer was much older than Lan Mo, with deep wrinkles etched on his dark blue dragon scales by the years, and frost from the outside world deposited among them. But this did not diminish his imposing presence; on the contrary, it added to his weathered and vigorous appearance.

The old blue dragon's sharp gaze first fell on Stacy, and his deep voice rolled like muffled thunder: "Hello, Stacy!"

“Hello!” Stacy nodded in response.

"Do you know this person?" Chloe asked Stacy in a low voice.

“We’ve never met,” Stacy replied softly. “However, I have treated dragons a few times, so it’s not surprising that they know me and I don’t know them.”

The blue dragon strode forward with steady steps. Su Ming stepped forward and introduced himself, "Hello, I am Su Ming."

Chloe bowed slightly in greeting: "Hello, I'm Chloe."

"My name is... Lan Lie!" Lan Long Lan Lie nodded slightly and gave his name, his voice carrying a heavy sense of pressure.

His gaze lingered briefly on Su Ming before turning to Lan Mo's direction. He saw Lan Mo facing a huge projection, waving his claws excitedly in the air and flapping his wings occasionally, completely focused.

Lan Lie turned his dragon head towards Stacy, his tone clearly confused, "Lan Mo, did Yin Fei damage his brain?"

“No, his mind is still as sharp as ever…” Stacy quickly replied, wisely swallowing the word “liar”.

Lan Lie said no more, his massive body strode to Lan Mo's side in a few steps, and his frost-covered giant claws lashed out without hesitation—

"Bang!" Caught off guard, Lan Mo was slapped and fell to the ground.

Lan Mo was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, only to realize with a start that a giant dragon exuding a familiar aura had appeared in the cave. He looked closely and immediately recognized it, about to open his mouth to greet it…

"Buzz!" An invisible ripple spread out, precisely sealing his throat.

"You greet your elders like this when they visit?!" Lan Lie's authoritative voice carried a reprimand.

"I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry! I... I got too engrossed in the game!" Lan Mo quickly got up.

Then, Lan Lie began to inquire in detail about Yin Fei. As Lan Mo recounted the events, Lan Lie's frost-covered brows furrowed even more deeply, and the anger in his dragon eyes was like a thundercloud about to erupt.

"Silver Scarlet! How could you be so vicious!" Finally, Lan Lie let out a furious roar that shook the cave walls, and cold dragon breath surged out.

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Su Ming had already heard the whole story from Zi Jin and didn't intend to hear it again. He left the cave and came to the open area outside.

The sorting of the Lanmo treasure is more than half complete. Among the mountain of collectibles, nearly a quarter are various ores that shimmer with different lusters, and they are quite useful.

(End of this chapter)