The Informal Tomb Raiding Diary: She is the occupant of the tomb!-Chapter 337 - 279: Unyielding Defiance

Using this kind of material to seal the soil, no matter how many tunnels are dug, they can restore themselves.

If the reason for the disappearance of the tunnels is as I guessed, then back then, Nanduo might have secretly handed our tribe’s technology to the noble youth.

After all, she was once Zhaosi’s trusted subordinate, and she was the one who excavated that ancestral grave. This kind of thing is usually unaccounted for, unlike weapons; hiding a little won’t be noticed by anyone.

"How long will it take to dig a new path from where the tunnel was?" Lilith asked Qian Yu.

Qian Yu glanced at me and hesitated, "About... 12 hours."

"Dong, you and Qian Yu take turns digging, Old Zhao will be the backup." Lilith didn’t give me any chance to speak and happily gave the order.

Zhao Zhenghua and the others looked at me with a troubled expression, but there was no resistance on their faces, just difficulty.

This means they are willing to follow Lilith’s arrangement; it’s just that due to my status as captain, it’s not easy for them to nod and comply immediately.

"I disagree with this approach, it’s a waste of time." Whether they listen or not is one thing, whether I speak or not is another. Lilith’s attitude towards me before was quite good, but I didn’t expect she was waiting for me in the actual work.

"Then I’ll go with the captain to the main tomb chamber, both sides proceed simultaneously, no delays," Li Du quickly suggested. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

"You’re the team doctor, if something unexpected happens during the tunnel digging, you need to be there." Lilith gave him a stern look.

"I’ll go, I’ll go with the captain," Cheng Xuelin looked at the others and volunteered.

"If she doesn’t find you a burden." Lilith clearly wanted to stir up trouble.

Leaving the physically fit ones to dig and giving me a frail intellectual, and she replaced me in issuing orders to others, almost becoming the leader of this operation.

"What burden? I trust the organization’s arrangement, everyone is a colleague, each has their specialty, since you all think digging is more important, okay, I respect your decision, let’s act separately."

"The signal here is blocked, just like the situation Xiao Chen and the others encountered. I think we came to the right place, but there’s no exit, how to rescue people out? Fine, we’ll act separately, delay on both ends." Zhao Zhenghua tried to smooth things over, obviously trying not to offend either side.

The temporarily formed team still doesn’t understand each other, no, to be accurate, it’s that they don’t understand me, they’ve only heard about my emotional turmoil with Chen Qinghan.

And Lilith, from her especially natural tone when speaking with others, and the familiarity they showed in conversation, it’s easy to guess they’re acquaintances.

At least they’ve worked together, and interacted quite a bit.

With such a leadership figure in the team, what do I have to worry about? Let her mess around, I wasn’t planning on letting them help much anyway. Now that they want to dig, that’s even better; it makes it easier for me to act after leaving them.

I led Cheng Xuelin into the maze-like passage, and once we walked to where others couldn’t hear us, Cheng Xuelin whispered, "Captain, don’t be angry, Lili always leads missions; this time suddenly not letting her lead, she has a bit of a mood."

According to Cheng Xuelin, Lilith is used to issuing commands, and this time having to listen to others is something she’s not accustomed to.

But who doesn’t start as a team member?

When I asked this, Cheng Xuelin explained that Lilith has never been a team member; since joining the department, she has directly led teams. Chen Qinghan is legendary, and Lili is too.

"You’re talking about... someone with special abilities, you know?" Cheng Xuelin said mysteriously.

"I don’t know." I shook my head decisively.

"How is that possible? Hasn’t Professor Chen told you?" Cheng Xuelin looked surprised.

"No, because I’ve always wanted a relaxing job, I didn’t want to stay on the front line, and I’ve never inquired about these things." I quickly explained.

"Oh, no wonder, the front line leaders all have unique skills, abilities that ordinary people don’t have. Such people are considered the main force within the department, and whenever there’s a field mission, they lead the team."

From this perspective, it’s quite reasonable for Chen Qinghan to insist that I serve as the rescue team’s captain.

Unfortunately, others don’t know I also have unique skills, or maybe they’ve heard but just don’t believe it.

"Captain, I heard others say you have the ability of Beast Taming, is that true?"

"No," I replied irresponsibly, while focusing mentally, ’listening’ to some sounds.

It was precisely these sounds that gave me the confidence to walk out of the maze-like passages.

"Did you really save Professor Chen?" Cheng Xuelin asked again.