Chapter 126 The 9th Company's Discovery
So, after Jiuqi Shinobu and Zhiqiong arrived at the living room, except for Zhong Li who had been waiting at the table, they found that the atmosphere at the table was inexplicably weird. It was really rare that Dadalia and Ye Lan, two enemies who had said they would never have anything to do with each other and had fought with each other, were actually sitting together at this moment.
However, Aren and Zhiqiong also sat at the table, but they were closer to Zhongli. After all, it felt that the atmosphere at the table would be slightly more normal if they were closer to Zhongli. However, with the appearance of Tianhe, the awkward atmosphere seemed to dissipate instantly, and Tianhe brought today's breakfast to the table.
Of course, what Tianhe made was actually just the simplest Liyue breakfast. Breakfasts such as steamed buns, porridge, dumplings, and fried dough sticks all appeared on the table. After the six people finished their breakfast.
Zhong Li chose to leave the cave, and she naturally went to the Hall of Rebirth, because she had promised to keep an appointment with others. After Tianhe washed the dishes, he took the four girls and left the cave, heading to the transmission anchor point of the main mine tunnel of Juyuan.
At the same time, in the Craggy Stone Hall, researchers from the 9th Company made a major breakthrough in their research on black mud during an experiment. A Fatui came to the captain to report the matter, "Sir, we found that the composition of the black mud seems to come from the abyss."
The captain frowned upon hearing this, and the Fatui stopped talking and waited for the captain's further instructions. Because this already involved the Abyss, it meant that the previous encounters with those dark shells were not accidental. Maybe, no, the Abyss Cult must be behind this.
Thinking of this, he gestured to the Fatui to continue, "Sir, some of our researchers once went to the Abyss to carry out missions. Later, they were transferred to the Ninth Company. Now they have discovered that the actual source of the black mud is the Abyss. Sir, what should we do now? I am waiting for your further instructions."
The captain fell into further contemplation. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that if he continued to move forward, there would definitely be traps set by the abyss, and he would basically be dead.
However, there was no order from above to retreat immediately. If they retreated, they would be regarded as deserters by the cold-blooded Rooster Executive and would be killed without mercy. Until now, they did not know that many Fatui in Liyue had withdrawn.
They only knew that an executive officer had come to the underground mining area of the Layered Abyss, but it was obvious that the only one who could support the Layered Abyss the fastest was the princess executive officer of the Northland Bank. Although they had never seen that Tardalia, they had heard that the Fatui under her were doing quite well.
But now is not the time to think about these things. It is not a wise choice for the Ninth Company to be stationed in the Rugged Stone Hall. After all, this place is full of strange rocks, and clearing out a camp that can accommodate 64 people is also a very troublesome matter.
And it was obvious that there was a lot of black mud nearby. This was not a suitable place for them to set up camp. It was easy to be ambushed from all directions. If they were caught off guard, they would be easily dispersed and eventually defeated one by one. In addition, without supplies, they would basically be in a desperate situation with no chance of survival.
But strangely, until now, the dark empty shells that attacked them before did not seize the opportunity to come out of the nearby black mud to attack them, which made them feel a little confused. The captain could still feel the sight from the darkness, but because the sight was too dark, they could not find the source of the sight, and who it came from.
However, deep in the black mud, a special Black Snake Knight hid in the dark, took a deep look at them, and then turned and left the rugged stone hall. With a huge roar, the passage leading to the main mine of the Abyss collapsed not far away, so the 9th Company was forced to start preparing to open the passage and prepare for defense.
On the other side, Tianhe led a few women to the main mine tunnel of Juyuan. At this time, their goal was to find the passage leading to the rugged stone hall that they had discovered before. Although they arrived here quickly with the blessing of the ground vein anchor point, they found an unfortunate thing. The road here was very obviously damaged by human beings and was completely blocked.
"Tianhe, what should we do?" Zhiqiong looked at Tianhe. Tianhe thought for a moment, then replied, "Spread out and look for other possible passages." Tianhe took A Ren to explore higher up; while Ye Lan took Zhiqiong to check the area around the passage one by one to see if there were any weak points that could be broken.
As for Tartaglia, she chose to go in a direction alone to search. After all, besides Tianhe, she was the one who most wanted to preserve the Ninth Company of Fatui. At the same time, as the executive officer of the Fatui, she had enough reasons to want all the members of the Ninth Company to return to the Kingdom of Winter alive.
To this end, Dadalia would not hesitate to confront the Rooster Executive, retain the unit's number and structure, and try her best to fight for the glory that should belong to them, even if it means losing the title of executive.
Afterwards, Tianhe discovered a cave entrance on a cliff in the main mine tunnel of Juyuan. This road did not lead to the rugged stone hall, but Tianhe did not choose to leave. Instead, he took Jiuqi Shinobu and walked into the depths.
To know how the Abyss will develop in the future, please look forward to the next update from our Xianyu author~ Hehe