Chapter 1351: Cannon Fodder
Chapter 1350 â Cannon Fodder
âYes!â Old Hei smiled bitterly in his heart but kept nodding on the surface. He stepped up and solved the mechanism. He wanted to prove to Lin Yi that he was capable as well, and could go into the palace without Lin Yiâs help. This way, heâd have more cards to use when negotiating the rewards!
He didnât even dare think about what Elder Yu wanted- trying to aim for that was too much for him. Plus, those things wouldnât be beneficial to him anyway; theyâre not things that would work for him. It was hard to sell them, too.
But Lin Yi, just taking fifty percent hurt him so much- after he left, he and James plotted a bit and felt that it was unfair! If it was just one person, then maybe heâd endure it, but now they were both against Lin Yi; they got braver. They wondered if they could kill off Lin Yi in the tomb?
They believed that when the chance came, Elder Yu would very happily watch it happen and wouldnât help Lin Yi! This meant that Old Hei and James would be the only ones to reap the rewards! Just thinking about it got them excited. Finishing a job like this would make them rich enough to retire!
Even without that chance, if Old Hei performed very well and got to speak louder, Lin Yi wouldnât say too much either. This was split according to performance, after all.
Old Heiâs moves were simple, using an electronic stethoscope on the stone door and carefully turning the two code wheels, listening to the slight difference in sound to get the correct code.
It was simple, but it was practical, and the most stable when it came to ancient stuff like this.
Xiaoke naturally knew how to do it as well, but since Old Hei was so enthusiastic about it, she naturally didnât force herself.
Half an hour passed by, and Old Hei was still trying to crack the mechanism. Other than Elder Yuâs impatience, the others were waiting with calm expressions.
James and Xiaoke knew that something like this required some luck- sometimes even one or two days wouldnât be enough to break it. Lin Yi, Lingshan, and Yutian, however, weâre pretending to be of the industry and didnât want to get exposed.
âWhy is it so slow? Can you open it or not?â Elder Yu finally said impatiently after two hours.
âElder Yu, this sort of code-cracking requires luck- it will open for sure, itâs just the problem of timeâŠâ Old Hei smiled bitterly. âThis mechanism isnât the best one. Itâs a normal coded stone door. Itâs easier to open.â
âThen hurry up, stop wasting time! Iâm getting tired already! Little Haoâs men already cracked the code. I shouldnât have let you kill him, it seems! Damn useless!â Elder Yu said, pissed.
Old Hei didnât dare say anything but continued working on the door.
Three hours, four hours, and Old Hei maintained his patience. In this industry, you needed that- who knew how many times you wouldâve died already if you didnât have patience? Some mechanisms werenât as safe as this one, too, and impatience could kill you.
Elder Yu saw that nobody else was complaining and realized that he was out of his field. He hmphed and sat down, starting to the practition.
Lin Yi, Lingshan, and Yutian were also following suit, practitioning on the ground. The natural qi here wasnât as thick as the jade space one, but it was much better than city qi. Practitionining here would be beneficial, too, although that only applied to Lingshan and Yutian. Lin Yi went into the jade space anytime he wanted.
Weiwu was in Yutianâs arms the entire time and was now put on the ground- although he was very obedient and stayed by Lin Yiâs side without causing trouble.
Elder Yu couldnât help but give a cold hmph as he looked at the three. âOther than the male thief from the couple, the other two donât have what it takes. Itâs too slow- thereâs no point in practitioning!â
From Elder Yuâs perspective, Lin Yi and Lingshan and Yutian must be at least thirty or even forty- after all, the couple was already active in the thievesâ world ten years ago, and if they were still Golden class late phase peak at forty the chances of getting stronger wouldnât be very high.
âDonât you worry about us- if you donât work hard and get into Sky soon, you wonât have many years left as well.â Lin YI said faintly.
âHmph!â Elder Yu left it at that.
It came time for lunch, and after eating a quick meal with everyone, Old Hei went back to the door- only after the sky got dark, did the door click open.
âFinally!â As expected, Old Hei jumped up excitedly. âItâs open!â
âWell, open the damn door then, what are you waiting for?â Elder Yu stood up as well, impatient because Old Hei wasnât opening the door.
âThatâs⊠Elder Yu, we donât know if there are any hidden traps, we canât just open it abruptlyâŠâ Old Hei said speechlessly- it was such a hassle to talk to someone, not in the industry! Canât you see everyone else was being patient? âMaybe you could come try?â
âHmph, if I knew this, then what use would you young ones have?â Elder Yu was prideful, but he was no idiot. There were many different fields, and he wouldnât put himself in this danger. He only said he would help out to get what he wanted in the end.
Old Hei smiled bitterly and turned to Xiaoke. âFlying sparrow girl, your qinggong is good- weâll leave this to you!â
The ten percent Xiaoke wanted to take had to be earned, after all- of course, heâd leave it to her.
Xiaoke nodded solemnly. Sheâd already had this thought that the dangerous parts would be left to her- otherwise, why would they give her a share? It was a whole ten percent!
She couldnât just get that for free. She walked up to the stone door.
In the past, Xiaokeâs life and death had nothing to do with Lin Yi- she was just a stranger, no different from the dead Mister Qiu, Old Keng, or Old Hao.
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