Master of Ten Thousand Foxes-Chapter 173 - 119: Durian from Fox Mountain, the Ancient Immortal’s Research, and the Bronze House in the Deepwater Zone (Part 2)

Ah?

The ancient immortals used to conduct research on Beast Masters?

Bai Mo put down this stone slab and gained a new understanding of the extremity of the Ancient Immortal Dynasty.

So, the question is... where are the research results?

Bai Mo rummaged through the newly unearthed pile of documents, only finding conventional knowledge and a few operational guidelines. As for this research... not to mention results, there were no research records at all.

"Could it be that we haven't unearthed the core yet?"

Bai Mo put down the stone slab and sat comfortably on the sofa... then there was no need to rush. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

The fox apprentices' excavations have always adhered to the strategy of digging three feet into the ground, never giving up on any document. As long as there's a record from that research a million years ago, it will definitely be found!

...

In the swamp.

The Big Mushroom Ship dived deeper and deeper, entering ever darker waters.

In the cockpit, Quanquan Hu shivered for no reason.

It's blacker here, and colder, the bubbles on the cabin wall smaller and more dense. The descending sounds of the Big Mushroom Ship became more muffled.

It shivered again.

For some reason... it was really scared.

"Yingyingying?"

It asked Bai Xingxing beside it, whether they were scared.

"Yingyingying!"

Bai Xingxing replied they weren't scared, but their voice clearly quivered a bit.

Quanquan Hu extended its front paws and wrapped them around Bai Xingxing's shoulder.

"Awooo!"

The two foxes felt each other's warmth and gathered their courage.

Bai Xingxing pushed the steering wheel, maneuvering the Big Mushroom Ship to dive deeper!

With a "glugluglug" sound, they sank for a long time again and finally saw the bottom.

"Awo!"

Quanquan Hu's whiskers trembled slightly.

According to its intuition, the treasure was here!

The two foxes focused, but all they saw was mud with no weeds.

No piles of documents, only small houses lined up neatly on the seabed, densely distributed. In the mud and dark currents, they blurred into the background as if they'd been waiting here for thousands, tens of thousands of years.

"Yingyingying?"

"Awooo?"

Quanquan Hu and Bai Xingxing became brave again!

It seemed they found the real deal!

The Big Mushroom Ship swam forward, sucking in a mouthful of water, expanding its cheeks... then suddenly spat out water, rushing over the small houses!

Clatter, clatter...

The stream of bubbles pulled away the mud on the small houses' surfaces.

Revealing buildings cast from bronze, without doors or windows, sealed tightly.

Quanquan Hu widened its eyes, looking at the patterns on the small houses. It had never seen such a thing before, its whiskers and intuition failing it. But it didn't matter, for it was the first time seeing such small houses; they should be brought up to show their master!

Bai Xingxing carefully pushed the lever, the Big Mushroom Ship reaching forward, curling around the little house, wanting to wrap it entirely and bring it up to the surface!

Boom!

The Big Mushroom Ship coiled tightly!

Boom!

The Big Mushroom Ship exerted its strength, trying to take the small house away...

But...

The small house didn't budge an inch!

Bai Xingxing furrowed its brow, its mouth wide open... The Big Mushroom Ship's strength was actually being challenged?

It slightly adjusted the steering wheel and once again stomped hard on the accelerator.

Boom!

The water currents oscillated, stirring up a huge swell of mud.

But the bronze small house still didn't move an inch.

Bai Xingxing was doubting its own existence as a fox when it heard the voices from its fellow apprentices in the rear cabin through the loudspeaker.

"Yingyingying!"

"Awooo!"

"Yingyingawooo!"

It turned out that Black Ears, White Ears, White Moon, Bai Taiyang, and the rest saw that the entire seabed seemed to be cast from bronze, forming a bronze earth. And these small houses were cast in one piece with the bronze earth, unable to be moved at all!

"Awo?"

Bai Xingxing and Quanquan Hu slightly adjusted their angle, looking at the land outside the cabin.

Indeed, beneath the stirred mud and sand, they saw bronze markings extending, connecting the small houses and stretching infinitely from their base.

"Ying?"

All the foxes found themselves in an awkward spot.

"Yingyingying!"

"Awooo!"

"Awooo, yip yip!"

They used a transmission flower horn to hold an impromptu meeting, speaking in fox language to discuss what to do.

"Awooo, awooo, awooo, awooo!"

White Ears suggested using the mouth of the Big Mushroom Ship to gnaw down this little house and take it out entirely!

"Yip yip yip yip!"

Black Ears recommended using the head of the Big Mushroom Ship to ram down this little house and take it out entirely!

"Yip yip yip!"

"Awooo, awooo, awooo!"

The foxes finally pooled their ideas and decided to gnaw first and then ram, to try everything.

Bai Xingxing operated, and the vertical mouth of the Big Mushroom Ship opened wide to gnaw at the Bronze House.

Sss...

A strange friction sound.

Whoosh...

Chaotic splashing water sounds.

The effect of gnawing was like a toothless old lady sucking on a stone; the stone might get dirty, but it certainly wouldn't get hurt... the little house remained unstirred!

Then ram!

The Big Mushroom Ship backed up a bit, accelerated, sprinted, and its fleshy vertical mouth rammed down hard!

Boom!

The water surged wildly, lifting up countless silt and river sand.

The effect of ramming was equally ineffective; the little house remained unstirred... the frontmost part of the Big Mushroom Ship was its fleshy vertical mouth, and its body wasn't very solid either. The impact might be powerful, but it was all soft impact, soft landing!

After some fussing, the silt flew, and the water turned murky.

The foxes sat inside the Big Mushroom Ship, feeling the ship swaying violently and vibrating intensely, making them feel dizzy. The durian they just ate was about to be vomited!

Bai Xingxing sat in the cockpit, tilting his head.

Quanquan Hu leaned against the cabin wall, ears drooping.

In the rear cabin, four foxes were sprawled on the floor, dizzy, each using big tails or round bellies as pillows.

Tried without results, exhausting themselves.

They convened again to discuss a new solution.

"Yip yip yip!"

"Yip yip yip!"

"Yip yip yip!"

This meeting was particularly swift, as they all had a common thought... when you can't solve a problem, go find the master!

...

Inside the Bronze Hall.

Bai Mo sat behind the desk, put down the literature at hand, telling the students not to rush.

"Take your time to explain, clarify the problem a bit more."

At this moment, the damp Big Mushroom Ship was dripping water on the hall floor, with some silt stuck and some waterweeds hung, looking as if it had rushed ashore eagerly.

Looking at a few fox students reporting the situation, seeking assistance.

"Yip yip yip!"

"Awooo, awooo, awooo!"

"Yip yip yip!"

Bai Taiyang and White Moon lay on the ground, performing Bronze Earth.

Bai Xingxing stood between them, four paws on the ground with tail up, acting as the Bronze House.

Quanquan Hu, White Ears, and Black Ears gestured and babbled away in fox language.

Bai Mo frowned slightly and soon understood their meaning.

"Bronze-cast earth underwater?

"Small houses connected to the bronze earth?"

Using bronze to make utensils and palaces is understandable, but casting the ground with bronze... that's just extravagant, isn't it?

"Spending money frivolously?

"Or does the Ancient Immortal treat it so preciously... because these small houses indeed hold great value?

"How many small houses are there?"

"Yip yip yip!"

Bai Xingxing paused, eyes wandering, recalling the vast expanse underwater, full of small houses. He spread his front paws, gesturing—very many!

Very many?

Bai Mo instinctively recalled the Beast Master's management plan, ancient alchemists' research... could the Bronze Houses be related to these studies?

"There is a way we can try.

"You all pilot the Big Mushroom Ship, speed up, and get back the durian shells you ate at noon from the warehouse.

"Bring back several pieces; I'll pick the most suitable shape."

Several fox students looked at each other... Why fetch durian shells?

But they didn't question further; as long as the master suggested, it must work!

"Yip yip yip!"

"Awooo, awooo, awooo!"

They rushed onto the Big Mushroom Ship, burrowed into the cabin, and steered it towards the warehouse!