The Informal Tomb Raiding Diary: She is the occupant of the tomb!-Chapter 318 - 273: Immunity

Shunfeng finished speaking and asked Xiangyang again, why did she call that pond Yellow Springs?

Xiangyang said this was a legend passed down by their tribe a long time ago. Before their ancestors built Sun City, they searched everywhere for a suitable location and accidentally discovered an ancient well.

The well was interesting because it was dug from the bottom up, with only the topmost section excavated by their tribe.

When their ancestors dug several hundred meters underground, they found a lid, which when opened, revealed a wellhead.

Someone went down to the bottom of the well and reportedly saw a spring, but the water was as yellow as mud, and a giant beast lay sleeping in the pool. The consequence of waking it was that three people in the group were devoured by the beast.

"Aren’t you good at running? It shouldn’t have been able to catch you," I asked, puzzled.

"Oh, the first person who fell woke the beast, and the three who followed fell right into its mouth," Xiangyang explained.

"Hmm..." I had just wondered where Zhaosi went and why she wasn’t attacked by the giant lizard when she fell. Now it seems she might have faced a similar situation—a wooden coffin fell and woke the lizard, which then swallowed her as she fell after.

So the lizard’s rage wasn’t due to a fake Demon Suppression Pestle stuck on its head at a 999 shock price, but because it ate some indigestible ’dirty things’?

"Senior, what’s the deal with your friend? Why did she throw us down here?"

"Oh, her? She’s antisocial, has a callous personality disorder. I’ve told you, we’re not friends. She hires me to do jobs for her but turns on me in a blink. What kind of person is that, huh?" 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Actually, this situation is quite common among my tribe; one moment, there’s a handshake alliance, and the next moment someone gets their head blown off. That’s why I used to refuse to form alliances with any faction.

"Hey? Could it be... she deliberately tricked you down here, wanting to kill you?" Shunfeng’s mind rarely engaged in complex thoughts.

"A test perhaps, to see if I could become her accomplice before deciding whether to kill me." I guessed Zhaosi wanted to test if I really cared about human children and their lives. Perhaps she saw this as ’weakness’ or a stance issue, and failing this would disqualify me as her ally.

"She wants to involve you in her crimes?" Shunfeng wasn’t aware of Zhaosi’s true identity or her plans, but he was right on target.

"More or less."

"What do you mean by compensated help, don’t tell me it’s..."

"No, it’s just running errands for her."

"Smuggling?"

"What could she smuggle, skeletons from ancient tombs? No, it’s just me helping her to fetch something from a faraway place." Now I know it was merely an excuse; her weapon was always in her hand.

The issue is whether Sachima and Galaxy knew about it or if their weapons were with them, and they were just deceiving others back then?

But why tell such a lie, enduring a millennium of being hunted? What’s the purpose? Is there any benefit?

"Who blew up the city?" Xiangyang asked.

"People sent by Zhaosi’s enemies to hunt her down, but I’ve talked to them and they’ve agreed to join me in opening a shop together."

"This is quite a messy relationship." Shunfeng scratched his head, suddenly lit up: "Ah? Senior, you’re opening a shop? What kind of shop?"

"Breakfast shop. By the way, how come you haven’t shown any symptoms? How long does the radiation incubation period last?" I saw Xiangyang listening intently to our conversation, her demeanor and actions all normal, with no signs of mutation, which I found puzzling.

"I don’t know. Overnight, everyone fell ill, and the latest was a day and a half ago."

"You’ve been hiding in the jar for two days, and tonight makes it three. Are you sure you’ve drunk the irradiated water?"

"There’s only one water source in the city. I’ve been drinking the previously stored irradiated water these past two days. I think I’ve already drunk it, and drinking more doesn’t matter; I’ll die sooner or later anyway."

"Maybe you’re immune to radiation." This possibility isn’t out of the question. I suddenly remembered something. Fajina’s skill is healing, and she herself also has self-healing abilities. Although her lifespan is the same as that of an ordinary tribe member, at least she can ensure a disease-free life.

"What’s wrong? Am I sick?" Xiangyang felt uneasy with my staring, touched her face, and looked at her hands.

"Senior means you might naturally carry antibodies, neither getting sick nor turning into that terrifying sight," Shunfeng explained joyfully.