The antelope walked to the small clearing and began digging with its hooves.
Could there be some treasure buried there? Zhou Wen was curious as he burrowed into the grass and quickly arrived at the side of the clearing.
The antelope dug very quickly. When Zhou Wen arrived, it had already dug more than a meter deep. The soil that it had dug out was piled to the side.
Zhou Wen looked at the soil that had been dug out and immediately knew why there were no plants growing here. What the antelope dug out wasn't soil at all, but a grayish-black ash. It looked like lime mixed with some metal powder.
He stretched his head into the pit and saw that it was indeed the same metal powder.
"Ol 'Antelope, what are you digging?" Zhou Wen asked curiously.
The antelope ignored him and continued digging down.
Zhou Wen thought to himself, This antelope is usually very arrogant. It doesn't care about anything and it's the laziest. It's like a lord. Now that it's digging its own hole, there must be something good down there.
With this in mind, Zhou Wen said with a smile, "Ol 'Antelope, it's not convenient for you to dig with your hooves. Why don't I help you dig? If there's anything good down there, why don't you split it with me?"
The antelope glanced at him and thought for a moment before raising its front hooves and gesturing at Zhou Wen.
Zhou Wen was confused as he thought to himself, You only have one hoof and no fingers. What's the meaning of gesturing at me?
Seeing that he didn't understand, the antelope used its hoof to write the word "20%."
Only then did Zhou Wen understand what the antelope meant by gesturing with its hoof. There was a fork in front of its hoof, making it look like a V sign. It could also represent two.
"20% is too little. How about 40%?" The antelope ignored him and continued digging.
"20% it is. I'll help you dig." Zhou Wen felt that since he had nothing to do, he could help it dig and save time. He could also share some benefits, so why not?
The antelope jumped out of the pit and pointed down, indicating for him to dig.
Zhou Wen obviously wouldn't dig himself. He summoned Tyrant Behemoth. The two horns on Tyrant Behemoth's head were like spinning electric drills. It dug holes very quickly.
To Zhou Wen's surprise, the metal powder below wasn't ordinary. Tyrant Behemoth's powerful strength failed to penetrate the metal powder layer.
After drilling for quite some time, they had only dug a dozen meters deep. The color of the metal powder they dug out was getting darker and darker, until it was as black as coal.
Moreover, the metal powder also had a smell. It wasn't unpleasant, but it smelled like the ink on a newspaper.
"Old Goat, what's down there? How deep do we have to dig? "Zhou Wen knew that the antelope had a high intelligence and could definitely answer him. It just depended on whether it was willing to answer.
The antelope stretched out its hoof and drew two words on the ground: "Eight meters"
"It's still eight meters deep. It looks like we'll have to dig a little longer." Zhou Wen did the math. The deeper he dug, the harder it was to dig. He estimated that he would need another forty to fifty minutes.
After some thought, he took out his phone and grinded dungeons for a while. He would wait for Tyrant Behemoth to dig out the item.
After grinding the dungeon for a while, he didn't get anything good.
The antelope suddenly nudged him with its hoof. Zhou Wen knew that it had dug up something. He walked to the side of the pit and looked down. He saw that Tyrant Behemoth had already dug a pit that was twenty to thirty meters deep.
However, Tyrant Behemoth's body was too huge. It almost blocked the deep pit, so Zhou Wen had no choice but to let it out before looking down.
This time, he saw something in the deep pit. It looked like a wooden stake with a diameter of fifty to sixty centimeters. It was pitch-black, but there were growth rings on the cross-section. It was likely wood.
The antelope pointed at the log and nudged Zhou Wen, clearly getting him to bring the log up.
Although the log looked huge, Zhou Wen's present Strength wasn't weak either. Even if the log weighed a few tons, it wouldn't be a problem for him.
However, Zhou Wen didn't wish to take the risk. He got Tyrant Behemoth to go down and pull out the wooden stake.
Tyrant Behemoth hugged the wooden stake with its claws and pulled with all its might. The wooden stake didn't pull out directly. It only moved a little and rose ten to twenty centimeters.
Tyrant Behemoth pulled it up bit by bit, revealing more and more of the wooden stake. When the entire wooden stake was pulled out, it was about three meters long.
Tyrant Behemoth placed the wooden stake on the ground. Zhou Wen carefully sized it up and realized that it was indeed a piece of wood. It was likely a section of some tree, and the bark was rather intact.
Zhou Wen didn't know what kind of wood it was. The bark and heart were black, about the same as charcoal, but it wasn't dirty at all. It was a little cold.
"Ol 'Antelope, is this the treasure?" Zhou Wen asked the antelope.
The antelope nodded and circled the log a few times as though it was examining something.
What's the use of this wood? Zhou Wen didn't discover anything special about the wood. Apart from being a little black and heavy, there didn't seem to be anything special about it.
The antelope pointed at the wood and then at Zhou Wen's shoulder, as though it wanted Zhou Wen to carry it.
"If you don't have a place to put it, I'll help you keep it. Ask me when you need it," Zhou Wen hurriedly said.
The antelope glanced at Zhou Wen, making him feel guilty. However, he never expected the antelope to nod in agreement.
Zhou Wen was overjoyed as he reached out to lift the log. He realized that it wasn't as heavy as he imagined. He could still lift it.
Zhou Wen originally imagined that he wouldn't be able to lift it since Tyrant Behemoth had used so much strength to pull it out.
Opening the chaos space, Zhou Wen placed the large piece of wood inside.
"Ol 'Antelope, what's the use of that piece of wood? Tell me." Zhou Wen wanted to get some information from the antelope. Otherwise, even if the entire piece of wood landed in his pocket, it would be useless just leaving it there.
The antelope ignored him and crawled out of the grass. Then, it returned the way it came. Clearly, it had come to dig up the piece of wood and had no intention of disturbing Zhou Wen's route.
After returning to the fork, Zhou Wen walked in the right direction and continued heading for the Imperial Capital.
After walking for a while, Zhou Wen suddenly felt something amiss. He felt uncomfortable, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.
Am I overthinking things? Zhou Wen used Truth Listener to carefully inspect his surroundings, but he didn't find anything wrong.
After walking all the way and entering a city, Zhou Wen realized that something was amiss. This was because the people walking over, be it men or women, were looking at him strangely. Some women were even smiling at his face.
What's going on? Zhou Wen was puzzled. Although he believed that he was good-looking, he wasn't to the point of being loved by everyone. Now that there was a 100% chance of them turning their heads, he felt a little creeped out.
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