CHAPTER 70: CHAPTER 70: FOOLISH CRIMINALS

A cave within a cave, this is extremely rare.

Huang Xiaotian had never heard of it, but it was different for Lin Chen. He loved reading, so he once read about a similar case in a historical anecdote.

Someone had once ventured into ruins and encountered such a cave within a cave, and it made him a fortune, reading much like the protagonist of an online novel.

At the time, Lin Chen didn’t believe it, but then he saw further documentation in another book that convinced him.

After it was exposed, some people also tried to get rich, but ended up nearly losing their lives instead.

The reason Lin Chen thought of this was also related to some mystery novels he had read on Earth, such as the common grave within a grave.

However, Lin Chen naturally did not know the formation principle of such a cave within a cave, but he guessed it to be so.

Huang Xiaotian was also deep in thought.

Although the cave within a cave theory is somewhat novel, it aligns with all current speculations.

Huang Xiaotian immediately took Lin Chen to find Lee Zhen, who was surprised to hear Lin Chen’s theory.

The thought process was indeed correct.

"How did you think of this?" Lee Zhen asked.

"Blood Spirit Grass..." Lin Chen recounted everything that Xiaobai had discovered yesterday. Upon hearing this, Lee Zhen was overjoyed and said, "Your Plowhorn Beast is indeed an information type..."

After speaking, Lee Zhen then took Huang Xiaotian and others to the location.

This was overheard by Xiaobai, who happened to be rushing over at the door. Niu Niu was stunned for a moment, then looked at its own hooves with a lack of confidence.

As expected...

Still too weak.

Now even being called information type.

Xiaobai...

You must train doubly hard!

...

Lee Zhen and Huang Xiaotian took the others to the site, while Lin Chen went to sleep since he was too tired from researching and thinking the whole night, his brain muddled.

However, he didn’t sleep long; he woke up by noon and also went to the site.

There were many people searching here; the Secret Realm was still somewhat vast, and finding it right away was difficult.

"Chairman Lee, I understand your feelings, but a cave within a cave is impossible. How can a Secret Realm entrance be inside another Secret Realm entrance?"

Wu Ying also personally came to search, but like the vast majority of Beastmasters, she did not believe this theory.

Lee Zhen thought of what Lin Chen had done before; he was full of confidence, so he said, "There’s only one and a half days left, please, Chairman Wu, and everyone else."

Wu Ying said nothing; this time, Black Mountain City had also lost many Monster Hunters, and she wanted to find this nest of Demon Beasts and wipe it out.

After she left, Lee Zhen saw Lin Chen behind and said, "Don’t mind..."

Lin Chen didn’t pursue the topic, instead said, "Searching aimlessly isn’t the solution, let’s try to find some methods."

"I thought a lot while I was sleeping today..."

Both Lee Zhen and Xia Yu were embarrassed.

Thinking even while sleeping?

Embarrassed, yet inexplicably touched...

He hadn’t slept all night and was still thinking about how to help them.

This young man was more outstanding than imagined.

If it’s about excellence in strength, that’s secondary.

Moral excellence is what’s most precious.

"I’ve finally realized the purpose of this Beast Tide."

"Blood-Sucking Beasts are not as smart as I imagined, they’re like Brother Xiaotian said, not very sharp-minded."

"The real purpose of them launching this Beast Tide is... testing."

"Testing?" The three were even more puzzled.

"Testing whether their Secret Realm is concealed," Lin Chen said.

"Are they fools? Originally no one would have discovered it here," Xia Yu said.

"That’s why I said, at first, we overestimated their intelligence," Lin Chen said. "The Blood-Sucking Beasts found a cave within a cave and operated for a long time, finally thinking they were impregnable and wanted someone to test it."

"At first, they just killed and sucked blood at the entrance of this Secret Realm, but this area was too remote, few people approached, or perhaps they did bad things without being noticed, and got a bit cocky."

"So, they launched this Beast Tide."

Although Lin Chen’s explanation made sense, both Lee Zhen and Xia Yu found it a bit sci-fi.

The Blood-Sucking Beasts are that dumb!

Huang Xiaotian, on the other hand, very much believed Lin Chen’s words.

All deductions must be based on a large amount of evidence, and every word Lin Chen said had evidence as a reference.

"So, where should we start?" Lee Zhen asked Lin Chen.

Lin Chen, however, looked at Huang Xiaotian and said, "This isn’t my strong suit, but yours."

Huang Xiaotian nodded heavily and went searching with the Ghost Sound Beast.

....

Then, everyone spread out, and with Qin Shaoshao beside him, Lin Chen wasn’t worried.

Seeing no one around, Qin Shaoshao suddenly asked, "Why not tell them?"

Lin Chen understood what she was asking. When they came, Lin Chen had seriously considered how to start finding the Secret Realm’s entrance, but when Lee Zhen asked, he didn’t say it.

"Let him find it himself, it’ll be more meaningful..."

"He already has a knot in his heart, and undoing this knot is the best way."

Lin Chen said, "Besides, the direction I know, he can also think of it. In this aspect, information type Spirit Beasts do have an advantage."

Qin Shaoshao was silent.

Lin Chen liked to calculate everything, including those around him.

But this kind of scheming often gave people a warm feeling.

Unfortunately, they still didn’t find it that day; everyone returned to the city exhausted, and many Beastmasters began to complain.

Huang Xiaotian wanted to stay, but Lee Zhen pulled him back.

"Even if you find it at night, you’ll startle the snake, and we can’t stop it; we’ll just be sending ourselves to die."

This concrete statement woke Huang Xiaotian up.

Night fell, leaving only one day.

When dawn broke the next day, Huang Xiaotian set out, and Lee Zhen actively prompted the guild members to help search.

Although Black Mountain City’s Monster Hunters had some complaints, they still reported to work on time.

After all, the daily pay for this kind of search work was quite good.

This was the last day. If it wasn’t found today, then this task was basically over, the case would be sealed, until someone found related clues next time.

But gathering the combat power of two cities was a very difficult task.

Another morning passed without finding anything.

Lin Chen also searched many places according to his guesses, but still found nothing.

Until the time reached the afternoon, suddenly the Gale Beasts in the sky began to cry out, and many information type Spirit Beasts began reporting messages.

Lin Chen abruptly looked up and heard someone shouting:

"Found it!"

"There’s really a Secret Realm entrance here!"

"Who thought of this, it’s amazing."

There was no joy on Lin Chen’s face, but Niu Niu and Little Fox stood tall and proud...

If earlier Niu Niu had heard the words ’amazing,’ it would have been furious.

Until Lin Chen explained to it that this wasn’t a physiological term but a compliment.

Xiaobai immediately accepted it as well.

So, their Beastmaster is amazing.

Lin Chen quickly headed over, where it was already packed, and upon hearing it was Huang Xiaotian who first discovered the entrance, he felt relieved.

This was good.

The world might have one less person who sinks into darkness.