Lu Mingfei starts from Douluo

Chapter 400 Tamagawa

At night, in the Tama River mountains, the deep forests on both sides close together to squeeze out a narrow valley, and the cool mountain stream splashes white mist as it hits the rocks.

The hydraulic drilling rig roared deafeningly, and in less than half a day, a pit thirty meters deep and more than fifty centimeters in diameter was excavated.

Geological surveyors then filled the pit with high-explosive piles weighing over a ton, and subsequently detonated them.

This is seismic exploration blasting, which relies on artificially controlled explosions to generate elastic seismic waves that propagate underground. When encountering interfaces where rock density or material changes abruptly, the seismic waves are reflected and refracted. After the sensors capture the echoes, the computer uses the time difference and intensity to infer the three-dimensional underground structure, which is equivalent to an underground sonar.

A blast wave equivalent to one ton of high explosive is enough to detect underground structures at depths of up to one kilometer.

Similar geological exploration operations are being carried out simultaneously across Japan, dozens of times a day, from Hokkaido to Shikoku and then to Honshu, leaving no place untouched.

Such a large-scale explosion detection would have been unimaginable in the past, but now even the Self-Defense Forces have to protect these people.

Similar geological exploration activities were started by the Sheqi Eight Families as early as the beginning of the last century. It is estimated that they have drilled tens of thousands of pits, but so far, they have found nothing.

"I told you long ago that drilling wouldn't work. The Snake Clan has been digging for 100 years, drilling tens of thousands of holes, and they've all come up empty-handed. You're just wasting your time too." Uesugi Koshi would often grumble in his office in Angers in the evenings when he had nothing to do, while checking on the progress of the headquarters' investigation.

Angers promised him that if the gods or the Dragon King really awakened and wreaked havoc in Japan, he would immediately send Uesugi Koshi and Uesugi Erii to the main campus of Kassel College for refuge. The price was that he would have to coordinate the Snake Clan and cooperate with their actions unconditionally for the next period of time.

Although the previous expedition by the Snake Clan yielded no results, it still provided valuable guidance for the College of Kassel.

The Sheqi Eight Families' insightful choice of location is worth learning from; as for their lack of success, it's simply because they didn't delve deep enough.

"That's because your technology was too backward back then, and you didn't pay any attention to it. But now we can even plant explosives in the Japanese Emperor's garden and explore the underground structure." Angers casually lit a cigar. This feeling of not having to worry about the budget and just going all out was simply wonderful.

Nearly a quarter of the world's geological exploration experts were gathered in Japan. Through seismic exploration blasting, they were able to perfectly draw a three-dimensional structural map of the entire Japanese subsurface at a depth of 1,000 meters within a week.

According to their speculation, it was impossible for the gods to have left the burial site and returned to the well where the remains were stored to incubate, as they could not have dug through thousands of meters of rock strata.

The only possibility is a natural passage such as a magma channel, a plate fissure, or an underground river cave.

If a possible hiding place is found, and samples are collected and analyzed through deep drilling to examine the underground soil and water, there is a good chance of finding the well where the remains are hidden.

"Once we find the location, even if it's too deep for us to dig, at least we can confirm its entrance and exit in advance. When it's born and ready to break through the surface, we'll have enough nuclear bombs," Angers said coldly.

"You're talking about nuclear bombs right off the bat. Don't you feel bad about it?" Uesugi Kotsushi scratched his head. Actually, he didn't feel bad at all; in fact, he wanted a few more.

According to the family priest, he and his children possess the purest White King genes. Once the White King is resurrected, he will inevitably prioritize devouring them to replenish his power and completely restore the original power of the White Emperor.

"Don't say anything that's detrimental to unity; we're doing this for the well-being of all humanity," Angers said, shrugging.

"What about Norton? What about Jormungandr? You can turn the whole of Japan upside down, but do you think you can turn the whole Pacific Ocean and Eurasia upside down?" Uesugi Etsuko couldn't stand Angers's attitude.

Ultimately, Japan is a tiny place, but the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean is enough to cause trouble for a while.

Angers pursed his lips, offering no rebuttal. The White King at least had the Well of Bones to search for, but Norton and Jormungandr had absolutely no clue.

China and North America are also conducting geological exploration. Once the exploration is completed this week, these professionals will be transferred away immediately. If it weren't for the fact that the threat from God is even greater than that from the four monarchs, the five great powers would not have given up even this week to Japan.

You should know that when the four dragon kings descended, they all spoke modern Chinese!

"Satellites all over the world are watching, and the sonar on the seabed hasn't moved either. If we still can't find Norton and Jormungandr, there's probably only one possibility left: the legendary land of the dead. I'm afraid we'll only be able to see them when they open the gates of hell on their own." Angers shook his head.

"But before that, we must first nip the threat from God in the bud."

"That's your business. I only have one question now. You told me you had a way to cure Erii's illness. Were you lying to me?" Uesugi Kotsugu was powerless to help with those things. All he wanted to do was protect his child. Genji was a boy and strong enough to protect himself, but if Erii left the Blood Washing Ceremony, she would surely die.

"Flamer has made progress," Angze nodded. "In addition, I have some other private channels, so there shouldn't be any problem keeping Erii alive."

boom!

Just then, Professor Schneider strode into the office.

"Principal, based on the clues provided by the Snake-Headed Eight Families, we have discovered a suspicious clue in the Tama River area. There is an underground river called the Red Demon River in ancient Japanese texts, located 300 meters below it. The exploration team discovered a huge underground space there. More importantly, half an hour after the explosion stopped, the sensors still detected small, continuous seismic waves." Schneider held up the report in his hand.

"In other words, there may be signs of a large number of life forms inside. I have contacted the exploration team to immediately conduct deep drilling and collect soil and water samples. With the help of the latest high-speed drilling machine and the alchemy drill bit specially made by the equipment department, we can complete the 300-meter depth in just one day."

"There should be a magma zone under the Tama River near Mount Fuji. This underground river fits the legend of the Well of the Dead. Cold water, hot water, and magma—I have a feeling we might have found the right place." Angzhe nodded.

"The Tama River is the source of the eight rivers that the legendary Yamata no Orochi drank from," Uesugi Kotsugu said. That place is less than forty kilometers away from Tokyo.

"Notify the head of the Longma family to send additional self-defense forces to garrison that area, and also send Lu Mingfei's team to stand by. Report back immediately if there are any results." Angers immediately began to muster his troops. "If we really find the right place, I'm afraid some people will start to get restless."