"Right, right, right!"
Qin Hu's eyes lit up, and he said, "Even though we were the first to discover the Red Radiance Jade mine, we were pressed for time. We didn't finish exploring it, and we didn't put up any signs either. Even if we did, all the traces left underground would have been devoured by the spirit energy tsunami and turned to dust.
"This matter involves the fight between Sky Pillar Corporation and Huan Yu Corporation. There might be other mining companies that want to take advantage of the situation. If we continue to fight among ourselves, it'll be hard to guarantee that we'll get the first mining rights.
"Also, the White Spirit's carcass has a lot of research value. It's a monster that can evolve on its own and can communicate with humans' minds. It's a rare item. If we sell it to the monster research center, universities, or rich mega corporations, we'll definitely be able to earn a lot of money.
"These two items are our greatest interests. As for the other secrets, it's fine if we don't want to hear them. I'm already decades old, and I understand the principle of 'the more you know, the faster you die'."
Meng Chao agreed with this.
If he studied the White Spirit's carcass in depth, it would help him uncover the mystery of the Supernatural Entities.
That was the most important thing.
When he thought of this, his expression changed, and he cried out, "This is bad! The White Spirit's carcass!"
When the three of them fled, they crawled through the zigzagging cracks with great difficulty. Naturally, they could not care about the White Spirit's carcass crashing into them.
When they fled into the Blue Origin Crystal mine, the trio only cared about enduring the spirit energy resonance and impact. They did not have time to care about the White Spirit's carcass being in good condition.
Monster carcasses were things that easily rotted and deteriorated.
Under the impact of the spirit energy tsunami, Meng Chao wondered what it would become and whether it still had any research value.
Meng Chao quickly pounced on the items the trio had piled up in the corner.
He noticed that while the White Spirit's carcass had not rotted away, it had been torn to pieces. It was gradually softening and releasing a faint stench.
It would not be able to support another six to twelve hours of arduous trekking before being sent back to the surface in one piece.
Meng Chao did not have any stabilizing fluid or condensing spray with him to slow down the rotting process.
"I don't have a choice. I have to dissect it and categorize all the organs. I have to save as many as I can." Meng Chao asked for her opinion.
Lu Siya was the person who called up the mine exploration team and also the investor.
He was a mine explorer hired by Lu Siya.
Based on the rules in the circle, since Lu Siya had already paid a high reward, she had the right to decide everything that they would get from the mission.
Besides, aside from the time it was turned into an undead by the Blood Flower, when it was still a real White Spirit, Lu Siya had killed it with Spike Art.
The prey belonged to whoever killed it.
If they worked together to kill it, whoever had a higher cultivation, put in more effort, and completed the final attack would naturally get a bigger share of the loot.
This was a rule that had been used in the industry for decades. It was very fair.
Meng Chao might not like Lu Siya's ambition and domineering ways, but he did not want to break the rules.
Besides, he could not win against Lu Siya.
"Alright, I believe in your skills," Lu Siya said readily.
Putting aside the fact that she would do anything to achieve her goals, she was not a difficult woman to get along with.
After the incident underground and Lin Chuan's heroic sacrifice, she looked at her junior brother, who often talked to Lin Chuan at night and sparred with him, and something else appeared in his eyes.
Meng Chao borrowed two Shooting Star Blades from Qin Hu.
The throwing knives were as thin as cicada wings, and they were made of a material that was both hard and soft. They were comparable to the best lancet knives. They cut into the monster carcass gently, and Meng Chao felt as if he was splashing ink with a brush.
There was not much left of the White Spirit's carcass.
Its upper body had been blown to smithereens by the self-destruct gun, and its organs had leaked out through the hole that the spikes had pierced through it. Apart from the Blood Flower bacterial flora, only half a cavity, a pair of hind legs, and three tails that had lost all their hair and were bald.
Meng Chao quietly thought about the structure of dozens of canine-type monsters in his mind.
He especially thought about the structure of the Illusion Wolves.
Like quicksilver, he harvested its legs and tail and began to deal with the remaining half of its spine.
The swollen nerves that the White Spirit used to control its mind grew at the end of its spine, and it was the main culprit.
Unfortunately, as soon as the Flying Star Blades cut in, a 'pop' sound was heard, followed by a fishy stench.
No matter how gentle and precise Meng Chao's movements were, the swollen nerves at the end of the White Spirit's spine turned into a ball of sticky pus.
"Damn it!"
Meng Chao could not help but curse. "It's been too long, and its second brain has already rotted away."
"Ah!"
Qin Hu was disappointed. "Doesn't that mean we won't be able to sell it for much money?"
"We can't help it. After all, we've been here for a day and a night," Lu Siya said.
"The brain has always been the easiest monster organ to rot away. It's already thanks to the Life Stone that we managed to preserve it until now."
Meng Chao shook his head.
Lu Siya and Qin Hu would never know the value of this future Supernatural Entity.
Now that things had progressed to this state, he could not bring the dead back to life. He could only continue his work and dig out all the rotten flesh to extract the parts that could still be brought out.
Suddenly, Meng Chao froze like a statue.
His pupils shrank, and his fingers trembled. The Shooting Star Blades cut his fingertip, and a drop of blood appeared.
"Meng Chao?"
Lu Siya and Qin Hu were stunned.
They knew Meng Chao's skills. Even though he was still a greenhorn, his harvesting skills did not lose to his fighting skills.
If he had not been greatly shocked, he would not have made such a low-level mistake.
The two of them focused their gazes and noticed that Meng Chao was removing the White Spirit's broken spine.
After Meng Chao dealt with it, a small dot with a slightly different color appeared on the three vertebrae near the tail.
"What's this?"
Qin Hu asked curiously. "Is it a pattern on the bone?"
"… It's a hole."
Meng Chao closed his eyes and used his fingertip to rub it repeatedly for a long time before he mumbled, "It's three holes. It should have been dug out when the White Spirit was still very young, and some thin and long thing that looks like a needle was implanted in it. It was only after a long time that it was removed. That's why even though the bone has recovered, it's still slightly different from the rest."
Lu Siya and Qin Hu used half a minute to digest what Meng Chao said.
"Why are there three holes on the White Spirit's spine?"
Qin Hu asked in disbelief. "Are they natural?"
"Based on what I know, the spines of Illusion Wolves, or rather, all vertebrates don't have natural holes on their spines. There's also no monster that can make such fine holes on their spines without harming them or even crippling them," Meng Chao said.
"This requires very good skills and very advanced tools."
Qin Hu thought about it for a long time. "Are you saying that someone made these holes? Why?"
"If the monster controller course and biochemical course in Agricultural University want to modify some unique biochemical beasts, they might need to implant equipment in their spines or inject medicine into them," Meng Chao said.
"If they want to inject medicine into a biochemical beast's spine for a long period of time to stimulate the growth of its spinal nerves, it's impossible for them to insert needles into the spine every day. So, they have to drill holes in the spine and use special equipment to drip the medicine. Once the modification is done, they take away the equipment and inject bone cell growth hormone into the wound so that it can heal. This is a very common method."
"What?!"
Qin Hu was shocked. "That's how Lin Chuan modified the White Spirit?"
"That's unlikely. Big Brother Lin might have come from Agricultural University, but he's in the martial arts course. He shouldn't have been able to come into contact with such technology and equipment. Besides, when he got to know the White Spirit, he had already graduated. It's impossible for him to have the chance to bring the White Spirit back to Agricultural University," Meng Chao said thoughtfully.
"Agricultural University's technology isn't strong enough to make monsters gain intelligence. Besides, Big Brother Lin already told me everything, so there's no need for him to hide this.
"I think that even if the White Spirit was really modified, it was before it met Big Brother Lin. In fact, it didn't even communicate with Big Brother Lin about this, or else Big Brother Lin would have definitely told him.
"Based on my analysis of the spine, this modification happened when it was very young. It might not even know about it or remember it."
Qin Hu scratched his head. "Then who did it?"
"Remember, I didn't say that it was definitely done by a 'person'," Meng Chao said.
"I only said that based on the monster information we have right now, even Apocalyptic Beasts don't have such precise surgery abilities."
"Isn't that the same?"
Qin Hu frowned. "Aside from Earthlings, there are only monsters in the Other World. Oh, I heard that there are some humanoid creatures who eat raw meat and drink blood outside Monster Mountain Range. They might be mutated ape-type monsters. If it's not a human, who else could it be?"
"I don't know."
Meng Chao shook his head slowly. "The only thing I'm certain of is that there are three holes at the end of the White Spirit's spine. Perhaps its intelligence wasn't born naturally, and it didn't come from eating other monsters' brains either. That makes more sense."
"Oh well, that's not important."
Qin Hu punched his fist and said excitedly, "What's important is that it can be sold for a lot of money, right?"
Meng Chao found himself speechless.
"It might be sold for a lot of money, but it might also drag us into an even bigger vortex. Looks like regardless of whether the three of us like each other or not, we're bound together."
Meng Chao fell silent.
He knew that the White Spirit was a future Supernatural Entity, so he naturally knew better than Lu Siya and Qin Hu just how mysterious and dangerous the vortex they were dragged into was.
They were the Nine Great Supernatural Entities! Just how did such unscientific and peerless existences come about?
"Fortunately, the three of us survived. Looks like Meng Chao was right about one thing. The three of us are really lucky when we work together."
Lu Siya looked at Meng Chao with an intense gaze. "Let's go. Since this dangerous situation didn't manage to trap us to death, I believe that no matter what sort of vortex or storm we encounter, it won't be able to stop us from moving forward. Now, it's time to return to the surface and face a brand new future!"
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