I Randomly Have a New Career Every Week

Ning Che gasped for breath, great gulps of air filling his lungs.

Cold sweat beaded on his forehead, his nerves stretched to the breaking point.

He looked again at the wall before him, much of it now dug away, but still no sign of the blue crystals.

Everything he thought he'd seen had been a figment of his imagination.

"You weren't affected?"

"I closed my eyes every few seconds and pinched myself. It didn't affect me much. As long as you pay a little attention, it shouldn't be a problem."

They both stared at the rock face, seeing only ordinary stones, nothing out of the ordinary.

Ning Che, holding the radiation detector, took readings of the surrounding area.

"Look at this spot. The radiation level is definitely a little higher than elsewhere."

"Let's keep digging, and let's not fall into the trap of preconceived notions. Minerals come in all colors. It might just be the same color as the rock."

Hearing Lin Yi's reminder, Ning Che realized he had indeed been a little biased.

"Then let's continue."

They continued digging in the same spot for a while.

Clang, clang, clang—

Suddenly, several crisp sounds rang out, distinctly different, like striking metal.

They exchanged a glance, both seeing excitement in each other's eyes.

At this moment, any anomaly could be a new discovery.

Subsequently, their attention focused on the unknown substance.

It was a mottled grayish-brown color, almost indistinguishable from the surrounding rock at first glance.

In addition, its surface was smoother.

"There's something wrong with this thing. Let's get it out first."

Ning Che nodded, and they tried to pry it loose. After about half an hour, they managed to detach it from the rock.

It was about the size of a child's fist and felt heavy in their hands.

Ning Che took a reading. It was radioactive, but not excessively so. They were both wearing protective suits, so there was no problem.

"Now is not the time to study this thing. Let's check other areas. If there are places with significantly higher radiation levels, there might be ore deposits."

"Okay."

"Okay."

After a brief exchange, they continued searching inside.

Soon after, they heard Ning Che say:

"Look here! It's hollow!"

Hearing Ning Che's words, Lin Yi immediately rushed over.

Based on past experience, they were both looking for mechanisms or similar features.

Because every ruin they had visited before had such a place. If this place was once inhabited by the natives, then there must be a secret chamber, they just hadn't found it yet.

Lin Yi came over, and Ning Che tapped the ground a few more times.

From the sound, they knew it was hollow. Lin Yi took out a scalpel and pried open the cracks in the stone slab.

But because it was too old, it took a lot of effort to pry the floor open.

The stone slab was about one meter long and wide and ten centimeters thick, and it was very dense. It took them a lot of effort to lift the stone slab.

"Yue..."

The moment the passage was opened, an extremely unpleasant smell rushed out. Ning Che almost vomited and quickly put on his mask. After a while, the nauseous feeling slowly dissipated.

But at this moment, Lin Yi took off his mask, smelled the odor emanating from below, and frowned.

"It smells a bit like the stench of corpses," Lin Yi said.

"But it should be very old. It's lucky there wasn't an explosion here, since it's a sealed space."

"This confirms our guess," Ning Che said.

"Since there's the stench of corpses, it proves that there are dead people below, which is in line with the characteristics of the native ruins."

Lin Yi nodded, naturally agreeing with this view.

At this moment, both of their expressions became extremely solemn.

There were stone steps below, leading down into pitch darkness, like a passage to hell.

"Let's go, let's go down and take a look."

Lin Yi walked in front, his expression becoming unusually solemn.

Their speed was not fast. Ning Che was holding a recording device, recording the murals on the walls.

"Look here."

Ning Che stood by the wall, looking at the murals on it. Lin Yi also stopped and looked over.

In the mural, there was a person sitting on a chair, and below were other people kneeling before them.

"This mural also proves our previous guess. The golden chair is something only royalty can sit on, proving their power."

"Before, Poker's people found something similar to a scepter on the island, which also proves this point."

"Now we can sort out their social relationships," Ning Che said.

"Actually, I'm not worried about this. I'm afraid that some of the natives are still alive."

"If there really is such a group of people, they would be the most difficult for us to deal with."

"There are two possibilities now. First, after so many years, these natives who came to the mainland have long been extinct. If that's the case, we can relax a bit, but there's really no need to discuss this possibility."

Ning Che said:

"The second possibility is that these people have been living until now. These people are very smart. They may have secretly built a larger force. In that case, even Mamen and Anglo may not be a match for these people."

"This possibility exists, and I think the probability is very high."

"But the problem is that the competition for the island started decades ago, but these so-called natives have never shown up. Isn't this a suspicious point?"

"Of course not, or rather, so far, nothing has appeared that is worth them showing up for."

"What do you mean?"

"Think about it, they are the natives. Information about the island will definitely be passed down from generation to generation. They know the situation on the island better than we do. Naturally, they also know that we haven't touched the core secrets, so there's no need to show up."