The Demon Lords

Chapter 986 - 227: Omen_2

"Tsk..." The Blind Man hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "You two go ahead and take a look."

Liang Cheng is a zombie, and Fanli has the bloodline of a barbarian god, so they aren’t afraid of any radiation effects. In fact, sometimes strong radiation could even stimulate their bloodlines to change and improve.

The Blind Man was different. His body was originally weak, and if anything went wrong under strong radiation, he might have to spend the rest of his life bedridden.

Liang Cheng and Fanli dismounted and walked to the spot where the meteorite landed. At the moment, the white smoke hadn’t completely dissipated, and the meteorite crater wasn’t actually that big, only about half the size of a basketball court. There were scorch marks all around it.

Moreover, although the crater was this big, the meteorite itself was actually smaller.

Fanli was the first to jump down. His skin was thick and tough, and he was heat-resistant, but when he got beside the meteorite, he still didn’t dare reach out to touch it.

Liang Cheng stood by and carefully observed.

Meanwhile, the Blind Man sneakily approached a bit closer and communicated through the mental chain:

"So, have you figured out what it is yet?"

"Haven’t you ever seen a meteorite?" Liang Cheng retorted, "If you want to see it, use your mental power to take a look."

"Do you really think my mental power can go anywhere?"

"It’s either iron, stone, or a combination of both. Meteorites generally fall into these few categories."

"It can’t be that ordinary, can it?"

"What do you want? Frozen Mysterious Iron?"

"I wouldn’t mind."

"Your imagination is too wild."

"And a zombie here is telling me I’ve got a wild imagination?"

"Tell someone to bring some water, let Ah Li pour it over, and we’ll transport it back sooner to prevent the news from spreading too widely during the day, which wouldn’t be good."

In this era, meteor showers and such were often seen as bad omens. Even though the demon lords believed in science, the common people and soldiers weren’t as knowledgeable.

"Let Ah Li pour water to cool it down first. I’ll check if the radiation is significant, and if it’s fine, we’ll quickly transport it back."

Soon, a soldier brought over a bucket of water. Without letting others approach, Fanli poured the water himself round after round onto the meteorite to cool it down.

After a few rounds, the temperature of the meteorite indeed dropped. Fanli tried touching it and responded:

"It’s not hot anymore."

It was only then that the Blind Man approached and muttered to himself:

"It seems the radiation isn’t significant."

Liang Cheng was somewhat surprised and said, "You assessed it so quickly?"

"If the radiation was significant, Ah Li might’ve transformed into the Hulk by now."

"Joking like that isn’t very funny at this moment."

"Just trying to lighten the mood." With that, the Blind Man pulled out an orange, jumped into the meteorite crater while eating it;

After a careful examination,

the Blind Man said:

"On the surface, it looks like it’s just silicate. When we take it back, we’ll try cutting into it to see if there’s anything good inside.

Come on, Ah Li, carry it home."

...

Lord Zheng returned to Snow Sea Pass at noon the next day. Since there was no longer the burden of the county lady’s carriage on the return trip, and with the military orders from Lord Jingnan requiring him to quickly return and begin preparations, everyone was racing back in a hurry, naturally moving quickly.

Upon returning to the residence,

Zheng Fan learned of the meteorite’s fall last night,

and exclaimed in surprise:

"What?"

...

It was no wonder Lord Zheng was surprised. While the meteorite crater was two miles away from the northern city wall, in total, it was only a thousand meters away, and his Lord Pingye residence was very close to the northern city wall.

This meant that if the meteorite’s ’butterfly wings’ had flapped just a little more, his home might’ve been destroyed.

It truly was enough to break out in a cold sweat.

The meteorite was brought back by Fanli and stored in the dungeon.

There were three secret rooms underground, each with a large enough area. Half of the reason why the Lord Pingye residence took so long to build was for this.

Now,

in the easternmost secret room lay the slumbering Shatuo Que Shi, in the middle was the wild people’s king, and now in the westernmost was the meteorite.

Therefore, the wild people’s king was indeed pitiful, with two neighbors, one being a zombie and the other high radiation exposure;

Zheng Fan entered the secret room and looked at this rounded, edgeless meteorite.

"So, has it been cut open yet?" Zheng Fan asked.

"Not yet, we’re waiting for Xue Three to do it," the Blind Man replied.

Xue Three was also excited, touching and feeling the stone, saying, "Whether we cut it or not, it’s probably just a lump of stone and iron."

He then joked,

"Unless there’s engraving on it, something like ’great prosperity, King Zheng Fan.’

"San’er."

"My lord."

"Can you cut it open today?"

"Sure, no problem. I’ll handle it overnight, even though a surprise is unlikely, I enjoy the process. Tomorrow, I’ll sort out the group I’ve been training and the day after, I’ll set out to scout the way for you, my lord."

"Thank you for your hard work."

"My lord, don’t mention it."

Zheng Fan and the Blind Man walked out of the underground chamber side by side. Back above, Zheng Fan patted his clothes. Having just returned, he hadn’t taken a bath yet, and with dust and dirt, he felt slightly sticky.

The Blind Man remarked, "My lord, this time Lord Jingnan’s order is quite challenging. But while it’s challenging, it’s also quite clear how much Lord Jingnan values and fosters you."

"Honestly, I don’t really want to take risks anymore. Slowly farming and gradually growing stronger is also nice."

"That’s just what you think for now, my lord. As the saying goes, ’well fed and warm, thoughts of desire arise.’ Who knows, perhaps when you lead your army into the Chu State, you might find it immensely thrilling.