Tomb raiding: Scientists dissect the Queen Mother of the West

After studying all night, Qi Mo was a little tired and decided to go out and enjoy the cool morning breeze.

As he stepped out of the tent, his eyes lit up when he noticed the small grass around the meteorite.

He clearly remembered that there weren't these little grasses yesterday.

But overnight, they sprouted, growing at an astonishingly fast rate.

This is not normal.

Qi Mo squatted down, plucked a small blade of grass, and carefully examined it:

"It looks no different from ordinary grass."

"But with its growth rate so fast, it's definitely not that simple."

"Perhaps this is the effect of the meteorite's radiation."

He looked up at the enormous meteorite:

"It seems I need to study this meteorite; perhaps I'll make an unexpected discovery."

Since meteorites can accelerate the growth rate of plants, can they also accelerate the growth rate of animals?

Could it even accelerate the rate of biological evolution?

Qi Mo became increasingly interested in meteorites.

He walked up to the meteorite and used a sharp knife to try to cut off a small piece.

However, this thing is very hard, and the knife only left a very shallow scratch on it.

Qi Mo raised an eyebrow and continued cutting.

It took him about half an hour to finally cut off a piece of stone about the size of his palm.

Then, he took the meteorite and walked toward the tent.

"What would happen if we fed this stuff to living organisms?"

"Under normal circumstances, the radiation carried by meteorites can damage the bodies of living organisms, leading to their death."

"But it's worth a try. Perhaps a small number of meteorites, by chance, could lead to biological evolution..."

This unknown event completely dispelled Qi Mo's drowsiness that night.

He was in high spirits and threw himself back into his research.

They really aren't afraid of sudden death.

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Inside another tent.

The Queen Mother of the West held the silk scroll that recorded the "art of immortality" and studied it continuously.

At this moment, she was somewhat deranged, her eyes only focused on the "art of immortality," and she cared nothing for anything else.

Outside, the Queen Mother of the West's most trusted subordinate, the Mysterious Maiden, was arranging for her men to build an underground palace.

This was the instruction given by the Queen Mother of the West yesterday.

Just as a group of soldiers and slaves were building the palace, a sudden downpour began.

Countless raindrops converged into the crater created by the meteorite.

This place seems to have become a natural water reservoir.

With this rainwater, the people of the Queen Mother of the West's Kingdom no longer need to worry about water sources.

However, whether this rainwater contains radiation is unknown.

Three days have passed without us even realizing it.

The Queen Mother of the West suppressed her excitement, carefully put away the silk scroll, and went to find Qi Mo.

"My Lord, the Queen Mother of the West has something she wishes to discuss with you."

The voice of the Queen Mother of the West could be heard outside the tent.

Qi Mo didn't want the Queen Mother of the West to see what he was researching, so he took the initiative to walk out and look at her:

"Queen Mother of the West, what business do you have with me?"

"My lord, I wish to make a trip to Changbai Mountain. Would you be interested?"

"Changbai Mountain..."

Qi Mo's expression remained unchanged, but he was secretly pondering what the Queen Mother of the West was doing at Changbai Mountain.

The Queen Mother of the West looked up at Qi Mo and explained:

"Deep in the Changbai Mountains, there is an ancient ethnic group, and each of them is highly skilled."

"I wish to appoint them as tomb guardians, to protect the meteorite and the Queen Mother of the West's palace for me..."

The Zhang clan members are born with a longer lifespan than ordinary people, and members of this branch can live to be over two hundred years old.

Moreover, this group has always pursued immortality, which can be used as leverage to reach a cooperation agreement with them.

Thinking of this, her gaze towards Qi Mo changed.

Because her main purpose in doing this was to distrust the deity before her.

She had to promise that someone would awaken her a thousand years from now.

This old hag wants to find members of the Zhang clan to guard her tomb while simultaneously keeping an eye on you.

Moreover, the bargaining chip was the incomplete version of the immortality technique you provided; how cunning!

That old hag deserves to be alone inside the meteorite for a thousand years.

However, going to Changbai Mountain is also a good thing.

The Zhang clan members are the later Zhang family members; you can meet with them.

In particular, we can take this opportunity to earn Shock Points.

Qi Mo observed the Queen Mother of the West without making a sound.

Even after obtaining the "secret to immortality," this old hag still doesn't trust herself.

But this intuition is correct; unfortunately, you can't resist the temptation of immortality.

In any case, they will eventually lie inside the meteorite.

"I am also interested in the ancient tribes you mentioned."

"Alright then, I will accompany you to Changbai Mountain."

Seeing that her goal had been achieved, the Queen Mother of the West respectfully bowed.

"Queen Mother of the West, thank you, Your Majesty, for granting us permission to go together."

With Qi Mo around, her cooperation with the Zhang clan will be much simpler.

After all, a living god was right in front of them, and they didn't believe that the Zhang clan would not believe in the "art of immortality" she possessed.

Next, we need to prepare for the trip to Changbai Mountain, and we should bring along some trustworthy and capable subordinates.

The Queen Mother of the West bid farewell and left to select her subordinates to go to Changbai Mountain.

Qi Mo turned around and went back to the tent to continue studying the meteorite.

There were maids guarding the door, and no one dared to approach, so naturally no one knew what he was doing.