Am I a crispy college student? The whole internet says that I'm hard to kill! Chapter 229: Are You Going to Do Archaeology?

"Didn’t the Research Departnt bring in a batch of new equipnt? I rember one of them is specifically designed to survey such complex situations, right?"

"Take out that piece of equipnt and investigate what’s behind the waterfall."

The assistant wanted to persuade further.

"Doctor, that is a precision instrunt, very expensive to make."

Jin Nanhua glanced at the assistant.

"Are you teaching how to do my job?"

The assistant had more to say, but ultimately, he swallowed his words and followed Jin Nanhua’s instructions.

About a dozen mbers of the engineering team ca to the top of the waterfall, taking out a two-ter-diater iron sphere from a box.

Wu Bin approached, his face filled with astonishnt.

"Wow, this thing is badass, it looks very high-tech."

"Solid iron? Must be heavy, right?"

Upon closer inspection, Wu Bin realized that the iron sphere had a cara inside.

However, this cara was encased in layers of protection and wouldn’t be damaged by external forces when not activated.

At the top of the sphere, there was a hook, to which a sturdy iron chain and cable were attached, allowing the chain to be lowered slowly.

"Doctor, everything is ready."

Jin Nanhua was sitting in front of the monitor and made a releasing gesture.

As the chains rattled, the iron sphere began to descend slowly down the raging waterfall.

Owing to the sphere’s considerable weight, it stayed close to the rock wall, minimally affected by the current.

Even so, the sphere was still buffeted by the torrential waters, swaying and making noise.

"Ten ters, fifteen ters, twenty ters! We’ve reached the designated location!"

With the operator’s shout, the cara on the sphere was officially activated.

At first, it was all mist, but as the cara continually refreshed itself, the scenery behind the waterfall soon ca into view.

Everyone watched the monitor in disbelief, and Jin Nanhua stood up, shocked.

Right behind this waterfall was an enormous stone platform!

The platform was clearly man-made, with a pair of stone doors in the center, engraved with patterns. Flanking these doors were two guard-like creatures!

Only these guardians looked different from typical ones—they had dragon heads and fish bodies, and looked quite majestic and formidable!

Wu Bin pointed to the monitor and said, "See, I told you I saw these two statues before. That iron sphere is pretty impressive, isn’t it? The picture quality is so clear, it’s high-tech, right?"

All faces turned to Wu Bin in astonishnt.

Considering that just monts before, they were standing below with the waterfall blocking the view, theoretically, it should have been impossible to see anything with the naked eye.

But why was Wu Bin the only one who could see the statues?

This strange occurrence was beyond their scientific explanation.

However, based on the footage sent back by the sphere, there was no doubt that behind the waterfall was the entrance to sowhere.

After a mont of silence, Jin Nanhua said, "Get the vanguard squad together, everyone goes down to explore."

"Yes, Doctor!"

The assistant imdiately relayed Jin Nanhua’s orders, and soon, everyone at the base camp was mobilized.

Since the waterfall had a rapid flow and a large volu of water,

the engineering team had to perform a controlled blast upstream to divert the water and reduce the difficulty of entry.

"Wu Bin, are you interested in joining us to take a look inside?"

The assistant exclaid in surprise.

"Doctor, this is against regulations; he’s not a mber of our vanguard team."

Jin Nanhua spoke unconcernedly, "But he is one of us from the Ninth Institute, isn’t he?"

"Since it’s our people from the Ninth Institute, they have the right to be involved in this matter."

Upon hearing Jin Nanhua’s words, the assistant fell silent.

Wu Bin had yet to realize the seriousness of the situation, scratching his face as he asked, "Are you guys an archaeology team?"

Jin Nanhua smiled faintly.

"From a certain perspective, we are indeed an archaeology team."

"Okay then, I’ve been interested in archaeology since I was a kid, and I’d like to see how these cultural relics and such are excavated."

Cultural relics?

The assistant snickered to the side.

He feared that the place they were heading to contained no relics but monsters.

"Doctor, all preparations are complete; we can breach at any ti."

Hu Feng, the captain of the advance team, walked in from outside, having his team prepare a set of black advance uniforms for them.

Jin Nanhua nodded and began changing his clothes with the help of the assistant.

Seeing Wu Bin gearing up to explore, Nightingale, feeling resigned, could only pick up a set of clothes and head to a tent nearby to change.

The suit that Wu Bin held felt very much like shark skin to the touch, a tight-fitting garnt with a scale-like pattern on the surface.

Jin Nanhua explained as he changed.

"The suit you’re holding is a deep-sea operational uniform, the latest achievent of the Research Departnt."

"Waterproof, cut-resistant, puncture-resistant, corrosion-resistant."

"Wearing this suit will also increase your pressure resistance coefficient. The only drawback is it’s not very breathable, but the Research Departnt is working on improving that."

After Wu Bin had dressed, Jin Nanhua casually picked up a small knife and thrust it at him.

Wu Bin jumped in fright, unable to dodge.

The knife struck Wu Bin’s body, and he could feel the dull pain, but the knife did not penetrate the suit, nor did it leave any marks on the fabric.

Jin Nanhua said with a smile, "The Research Departnt’s technology is reliable. I just wanted you to rember this feeling. Whenever you feel this dull pain, it ans you’re under attack and must be on high alert."

Wu Bin nodded, indicating he understood.

Then Hu Feng took out a helt from a box and handed it to Wu Bin.

The helt looked very light, more like a mask that completely wrapped around the head.

In front of the helt was a transparent visor that didn’t block the field of vision.

At the back of the helt was an oxygen tube that could be directly connected to an oxygen cylinder.

No wonder this operational suit was called deep-sea; it was probably intended for diving.

Once everyone was dressed, Wu Bin followed Jin Nanhua out of the tent.

Only then did he realize that the water volu of the entire waterfall had been halved, with both the speed and the flow rate much lower than before.

Wu Bin guessed that this was due to the successful diversion by the Engineering Departnt upstream.

At the sa ti, the Engineering Departnt had anchored about twenty steel cables along the river bank.

These cables were laid out in a line, hanging down with the flow of the water.

Hu Feng spoke, "Doctor, we need to descend by roping down. My n will go first to provide support; you can follow us down after a while."

Jin Nanhua nodded to show his understanding.

Hu Feng fastened his visor, hooked the steel cable onto his buckle, and then entered the river, sliding downstream with the current.

As there were steel cables in place, Hu Feng didn’t need to worry about being thrown around by the water.

After Hu Feng’s departure, a staff mber patted Wu Bin on the shoulder, signaling that he could enter the water too.

Wu Bin, emulating Hu Feng, attached the steel cable to his own buckle, his heart racing.

Is archaeology always this thrilling nowadays?