I, from the Celestial Empire, have parachuted into Teyvat.

As instructions were relayed, the excavation work began under Li Wenliang's leadership.

To prevent the stone pillar from suddenly collapsing, the excavation team erected a ring of supports around the pillar to stabilize it, while the excavation team below went into full swing.

Although the permafrost is hard, the excavation work was still very fast with the help of modern technology. Soon a square excavation pit seven or eight meters deep appeared directly under the stone pillar, and the lower part of the stone pillar was completely exposed.

Ivan immediately stepped forward to observe and confirm, and finally confirmed what he had in mind.

He had thought the stone pillar looked familiar before, and now that he saw its full form, he was right. It was the Frost Nail that was originally located on the top of the snow mountain in the game.

In the original game, the Frost Nail shattered into several pieces for some reason, with the fragments floating above the snow-capped mountains. However, the real Frost Nail appears to have survived the accident and remained firmly embedded in the frozen ground.

The excavation work was temporarily halted at this point, because the roof bricks of the ancient Kanria crypt had been exposed directly beneath the Frost Spikes.

Just then, Abedo suddenly raised an eyebrow and said, "Strange, the elemental power emanating from this stone pillar seems to be amplified."

Not only Abedo, but all the holders of the Eye of God present had the same feeling.

Qin frowned and said, "After this stone pillar was fully exposed, I could indeed feel that the elemental power it emitted was much stronger than when we first came up here. Moreover, I could sense that this elemental power wasn't just randomly radiating outwards, but rather it seemed..."

Ningguang added, "It seems that all the elemental power on this stone pillar has been concentrated at one point, at the base of the pillar, and is heading towards the underground palace."

Just as everyone was discussing the transformation of the elemental power of the stone pillar, shouts from the excavators suddenly came from the excavation pit.

"Professor Li, there seems to be writing here!"

"what?"

Li Wenliang, who was discussing the next excavation plan with Ivan and others, couldn't stand still any longer. He took off running towards the excavation pit, and Ivan and the others hurriedly followed. By the time Ivan and the others arrived at the edge of the excavation pit, Li Wenliang had already taken his camera and gone down into the pit first.

Not long after, Li Wenliang returned to the ground and imported the photos taken by the camera into the tablet computer he was carrying.

The crowd gathered around, but the woman remained on the periphery without making a move, her face showing a hint of surprise.

This expression had appeared on her face many times in the past half day, not because of the discoveries at the excavation site, but because she was shocked by the novel gadgets that Ivan and the others kept pulling out, things she had never seen or imagined before, such as this iron plate called a tablet computer that could display some kind of image.

It could be said that Ivan and the others were constantly redefining her understanding.

The word "Huaxia" (华夏) became increasingly mysterious in the woman's mind.

Let's return to Li Wenliang's side.

Ivan saw a short text photo taken by Li Wenliang on the tablet and asked, "Mr. Li, what are these?"

Li Wenliang replied, "This was discovered by the excavators when they were cleaning the soil at the base of the stone pillar. It is engraved on the bottom of the stone pillar."

Qin frowned and said, "These characters look a bit strange. Are they some kind of symbols?"

At this moment, Abedo suddenly interjected, "This is ancient Canrian script; I recognize some of it."

Li Wenliang looked at Abedo with some surprise and said, "I didn't expect this young friend to recognize the ancient Kanrean script. I've been in Teyvat for half a year and have studied some of the ancient Kanrean script. I only recognize part of the script inscribed on this. Since you recognize it as well, could you help me translate it?"

Aberdo naturally agreed without hesitation.

Thanks to the efforts of Abedo and Li Wenliang, the inscription on the bottom of the Cold Sky Nail was quickly translated.

[Erect the nails of the cold sky, suppress the abyss of darkness in this tomb, bury death in the desolate earth.]

The Nail of Frost, is actually an object for suppression?

Chapter 345 Opening a Tomb Using Modern Methods

[Erect the nails of the cold sky, suppress the abyss of darkness in this tomb, bury death in the desolate earth.]

Upon seeing this line of text, everyone felt a sense of surprise and doubt.

What exactly is being suppressed within this underground palace atop the snow-capped mountain?

Li Wenliang pushed up his reading glasses: "This stone pillar is called the Nail of Frost, and it was used to suppress this underground palace in front of us."

Qin suddenly realized, "A suppressed underground palace... No wonder the elemental power in this stone pillar is concentrated at one point and heading towards the underground palace below. It seems that the truth that led to the destruction of the Kingdom of Kanria is indeed buried in this underground palace, but... do we really want to open this underground palace?"

"Now that things have come to this, we have nothing to hesitate about. Even if there are monsters inside, we have to face them. I just used the Destruction Aura Detector to measure the values ​​here again. After removing the top layer of frozen soil, the values ​​have soared from three thousand to four thousand, and it looks like there is still room for them to rise."

At this point, Ivan frowned awkwardly. Let alone the detector, because of the Wind God's Heart within him, he felt as if he were standing in a giant furnace of destruction just by standing here. The intensity of the destructive aura here was probably even greater than that within Shadow's Pure Land.

Ivan continued, "We need to act quickly and open the underground palace as soon as possible to clear out the Destruction Stones inside. Otherwise, if this continues, even if no one directly comes into contact with the Destruction Stones, everyone here will still be affected by the aura of destruction to some extent."

Everyone understood the urgency of the situation and began to get busy.

In the distance, the woman and her men stood quietly on the periphery of the excavation site. Several Chinese soldiers, armed with weapons, surrounded them, keeping a close watch on them. If any of the Fools made any unusual moves, they would be instantly riddled with bullets.

The woman didn't care about this. From the moment she proposed the cooperation, she had already anticipated this situation. There was absolutely no way that Ivan and the others would allow them to move around freely.

However, none of this mattered to the lady, as long as the Kanria Palace could be opened.

Ivan was right; the lady was indeed unlikely to tell the whole truth.

Glancing at the crowd bustling about at the excavation site in the distance, the woman scoffed, "Hopefully that madman won't cause any trouble this time..."

The woman muttered something to herself, then closed her eyes and began to rest.

Meanwhile, at the other excavation site, after the excavation pit was enlarged and most of the top layer bricks and side walls of the underground palace were completely cleared out, the new round of excavation work stopped again.

Li Wenliang called everyone over and shook his head, saying, "This is troublesome. The previous detection instruments didn't see through completely, and we couldn't find any entrances on the four walls of this underground palace. It seems that the only entrance is below the Frost Nail."

Abedo added, "I just took a look. This Frost Nail uses a magical alchemical technique. It seems to be connected to the central hub of the entire underground palace. A very strong force is holding the Frost Nail to the top floor of the palace. These two things don't seem to be one, but they're practically inseparable. External forces can hardly move it, which is why we can't move it no matter what we try. Unless we find the original blueprints or the technical principles behind this alchemical mechanism, it might be possible to pull the Frost Nail out."

Everyone looked at each other.

Abedo's words were essentially saying that the nail in the cold sky was completely immovable.

After all, the original blueprints or technical principles of such ancient alchemical mechanisms are now impossible to find.

Ivan frowned and pondered for a moment, then looked up and said, "Since the Frostfire Nails can't be moved at all... I have another idea..."

At this point, Ivan looked at Li Wenliang: "I just don't know if you, Elder Li, agree with this idea. After all, you came to the snow mountain in person to prevent any damage to the ruins..."

Li Wenliang raised an eyebrow and asked, "What idea?"

Ivan laughed and said, "Let's keep it simple and brutal, just drill through the top layer of the underground palace."

Li Wenliang was silent for a moment, then finally sighed and said, "Alright, alright. Although these ancient relics are precious, I, this old man, know what is more important. Besides, there are usually no important documents left on the top floor of such underground palaces. Let's open the hole then, but we should try not to damage the surrounding walls."

However, at that moment, the woman in the distance suddenly asked doubtfully, "Are you sure you want to break through the top of the underground palace?"

Clearly, she had overheard their conversation.

Ivan looked up at the woman: "Is there a problem?"

The woman said, “Don’t blame me for not warning you, the top layer of the dungeon you are standing on is made of a material called black flint, which is extremely rare in the entire Teyvat. I once saw a piece in Winterhold, and its hardness far exceeds that of steel. Although I don’t know where the Kanriyans got so much black flint to build such a large dungeon, I advise you to change your thinking.”

Ivan chuckled: "Didn't you say you cooperated with us because you believed we had a way to open the underground palace?"

The woman raised an eyebrow and said, "I cooperated with you because I believed you could open the underground palace as you wish, but I believe you can open it in other ways. Your approach is not feasible. I was just kindly reminding you to avoid some detours."

Upon hearing the lady's words, the group of people from China present suddenly exchanged knowing smiles.

Ivan shook his head and said, "I have a question. Since this black flint is refined from ore, it proves that it can be melted by high temperatures, right?"

The woman frowned slightly, not understanding what Ivan meant, but still replied, "Of course."

"Then there's no problem."

Ivan smiled slightly: "Thank you for your kindness, but there's no need to change our plans."

After saying that, Ivan looked at Xu Donghai and said, "Uncle Xu, could you please inform the rear to send the goods over?"

......

An hour later, a machine about half a meter square was airlifted from the direction of Mondstadt to the foot of the snow mountain, and then transported from the headquarters at the foot of the mountain to the top of the snow mountain.

Looking at the strange square device, the woman's face showed a hint of confusion.

This is the first time this machine has appeared on the Teyvat continent. China has never shown it before. Not only the lady, but also Ivan and others from China, as well as the rest of the people from Mondstadt and Liyue, are very curious.

Qin asked, "What is this thing?"

Ivan kept everyone in suspense: "You'll find out soon enough... Elder Li, have you confirmed the location?"

Li Wenliang pointed to the southeast corner of the underground palace and said, "Let's attack from the southeast corner."

As he spoke, Li Wenliang directed several Huaxia staff members to push the machine to the designated location. Then, the machine was connected to several generators that the main team had brought up the mountain, and preparations for opening the underground palace began.

As the probe representing the machine extended and a soft buzzing sound indicating that it was starting to work rang out, Ivan suddenly seemed to remember something and reminded the curious onlookers, "Everyone should keep their distance. Also, when the machine is working, try not to look directly at it; look away if you can."

Everyone looked at each other.

What kind of machine requires you to avoid eye contact while it's working?

Before everyone could recover, a sudden burst of light, like the sun crashing to the ground, shone brightly. The blinding light caused everyone to instinctively close their eyes. Those around felt a sudden white light before their eyes and began to feel dizzy.

This was only after Ivan had warned everyone, and everyone was on guard and consciously shifted their gaze away.

The woman who had been watching the excavation pit from a distance was also quite startled by the sudden movement and quickly raised her hand to block her view and turned her head away.

At the same time, a storm was brewing in the woman's heart.

The instant the machine started, she felt a powerful burst of fire elemental energy erupt from it, an energy far beyond her comprehension.

What exactly is this?

The machine ran for several minutes, and when it finally stopped, the surrounding temperature seemed to have risen considerably.

Now, a black circle with a radius of half a meter can be seen on the top floor of the underground palace under the machine probe. If you look closely, you can see that the circle has charred marks, as if it was burned by something. Then, several staff members used tools to stick the center of the circle and lifted it. The next second, a cylindrical black flint, which was forty or fifty centimeters thick and perfectly regular, was removed, revealing a perfectly regular, dark circular hole underneath.

The people around them seemed to still be recovering from the flash of light, staring in disbelief at everything.

Jean took a deep breath and looked at Ivan, asking, "What... is this?"

Ivan reached out and patted the machine's square head, laughing.

"This thing is called a high-energy laser cutting machine."

Chapter 346 Underground Palace

"High-energy...laser...cutting machine?"

These words were squeezed out of Qin's mouth with some difficulty.

In an instant, everyone gathered around shared a common feeling.

That is, they recognize each of the three words individually, but when put together, they suddenly don't know what's going on.

Faced with a sea of ​​bewildered expressions, Ivan explained, "Simply put, it's a machine that uses the high temperatures generated by light to cut objects. This thing can even cut high-strength steel, so cutting ores is naturally no problem for it."