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Chapter 121 Underground Cave
The two discussed the key points of dealing with the giant toad and decided to go up the mountain the next day to conduct an on-site investigation, find suitable ambush locations, and further communicate the details.

Before leaving, Wang Jun hesitated for a moment and asked, "Is your team still hiring?"

Qin Ziwen laughed and said, "Sure, as long as the person's character isn't too bad."

Wang Jun said, "His character is beyond reproach. He used to be a member of my team, nicknamed Little Fatty. He's very strong, and he was the one who helped me collect the glass bottles."

“Okay, just bring your people tomorrow.” Qin Ziwen nodded.

This feeling of being trusted left Wang Jun somewhat stunned.

After Qin Ziwen left, Wang Jun looked at Yang Cunshen and asked, "Cunshen, what do you think of this new team?"

Yang Cunshen said succinctly, "The man next to him is a master. As for him, I haven't had enough contact with him to comment."

Wang Jun nodded thoughtfully.

After returning home, Qin Ziwen thought of the underground cave expansion card in his hand and decided to use it first.

However, this is the first time this card has been used, so we need to be careful when choosing a location.

Considering that there are three mineral deposits in the mining area, all of which extend underground, the structure of the underground caves might conflict with them. Therefore, Qin Ziwen ultimately chose to use the empty area on his master bedroom side.

There is a 20*20m blank area extending outward from the master bedroom that has always been vacant.

Therefore, Qin Ziwen decided to use the underground cave in this vacant area so that he wouldn't have to worry about it affecting other buildings on the surface.

To use this card, you need to select a 2*2m blank area.

Qin Ziwen chose to place it in the lower left corner, near the master bedroom.

As the cards were used, the entire blank expansion area was enveloped in a faint white light.

When the white light dissipated, a new entrance to a stone cave leading underground appeared in the target area.

The entrance is narrow, and the sides are dry.

A wide path covered with gravel extends downwards.

Take out the solar-powered flashlight and walk down the slope; the slope gets wider as you go down.

After walking a few steps, Qin Ziwen discovered that the path was actually spiral-shaped.

After circling around twice, a breathtaking view suddenly appeared before me: an underground cave with stalactites hanging down.

The terrain is open and flat, surrounded by tall stone walls. The cave is about three or four meters high, and there is a stream running along the corner of the wall at the edge.

Water droplets overflowed from the leaks in the wall, creating grooves on the surface and converging at the corner of the wall, forming a small stream along the wall.

The water flows deep into the cave and eventually disappears into a small crevice in the corner.

The underground cavern was not a regular 400 square meters in area. After walking around, Qin Ziwen was certain that the area was far more than 400 square meters.

Some of the stone pillars support the cave, which is further complicated by its irregular shape.

It's roughly "400 square meters inside the apartment," but the building area exceeds 400 square meters.

In addition, due to the special environment of the underground cave, the temperature here is lower than that on the surface, by about seven or eight degrees.

The air isn't stuffy; it's well-ventilated here.

In addition to the existing seepage points, if modifications are made, there should be an additional water collection point.

Back on the surface, Qin Ziwen saw that it was still early, so he went to the Tianxing Archery Gallery to practice his archery skills.

After practicing for half an hour, put down the compound bow.

After several days of practice, he felt that his archery skills had improved significantly, and his accuracy when using a compound bow was much better than before. He put down the bow, took out a towel to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and looked at Qin Ziwu, who was still practicing diligently beside him.

In contrast to him, his younger brother practiced archery whenever he had time, and his archery skills improved significantly.

At a distance of forty paces, you can basically guarantee hitting the target.

After taking a shower, Qin Ziwen went to the tavern.

I've been quite busy these past few days and haven't been here for a few days.

Put the flashlight inside the lantern and hang it on the signboard at the entrance.

A moment later, footsteps could be heard outside the door.

A hand secretly lifted the curtain, revealing a somewhat weathered and dignified square face. He looked at the layout of the room, his eyes somewhat dazed and confused.

"My lord, there are taverns in this desolate wilderness at midnight. Please be careful," a gentle female voice came from outside the curtain.

“I understand. I’ll go in and take a look first. You all wait for me outside.” He walked into the house, put his left hand behind his back, looked around, and finally fixed his gaze on Qin Ziwen behind the counter.

When he saw Qin Ziwen's face clearly, a barely perceptible look of shock flashed in his eyes.

He sat down, his fingers tapping unconsciously on the table: "Shopkeeper, bring some hot dishes and two bowls of water, but no wine."

"Alright, my shop is small and I don't have much to eat, please bear with me, sir." Qin Ziwen went to the kitchen, cooked half a piece of cured meat, sliced ​​it and brought it up, along with two large bowls of warm water.

After the dishes were served, Qin Ziwen had some expectations. People dressed in official robes must be officials from ancient times. Would he give them extra silver as a reward?

The man in official robes took a bite of the cured meat, which was a bit salty, and then drank two large gulps of warm water.

Then he looked up, his eyes filled with a complicated expression, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Excuse me, do you have Daliyuan mini bread?"

Qin Ziwen's hand trembled. He looked up at the man in official robes and hesitated for a moment. "Odd changes, even remains the same?"

The man in official robes had a look of confusion in his eyes.

Qin Ziwen asked again, "Eighty for the sledgehammer?"

The man in official robes looked around, puzzled, and asked, "Shopkeeper, are you selling hammers? Eighty dollars each?"

Qin Ziwen stopped his probing, pondered for a moment, and stared at the face of the man in official robes. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him, and the image of the scholar appeared in his mind. The two faces overlapped and were somewhat similar. "So it was you."

When the man in official robes saw that Qin Ziwen recognized him, he immediately sighed, "Twenty-three years have passed, and I never expected that you would still look the same as you did back then."

Qin Ziwen chuckled inwardly. Only nine days had passed for me, so of course things were the same as before, but he didn't explain further.

"Please wait a moment." After saying that, Qin Ziwen went out from the kitchen, found the book in the corner of the living room, picked it up, patted off the almost non-existent dust, and then returned to the tavern.

The man in official robes remained seated in his original position.

When he saw the books Qin Ziwen brought in, his expression froze, and he fell into a reverie.

He opened the book, found the new hemp shoes inside, took them out, and burst into tears.

He suddenly asked Qin Ziwen a question, "Shopkeeper, when you invited me to stay back then, did you really only want me to stay here?"

"Nonsense, can't you see I'm the only one working? I'm only keeping you here because you look honest and are a scholar, so I want you to work as an accountant, and also as a waiter and manager."

"Hahahaha." The man laughed loudly upon hearing this. "Shopkeeper, would you like to hear my story?"

Qin Ziwen glanced at the sky outside. "Go ahead and talk, but don't go on for too long. I need to close up shop and go to bed soon."

(End of this chapter)