Zhang Chen made his way to the burial pit. Looking at the pit before him, a trace of joy appeared on his face. "It hasn't been affected much. Only a thin layer of the surface was soaked by the rain."
Zhang Chen crouched down and examined the excavated dirt on the ground. Only the outer layer had been wetted, nothing more.
The heat from the burning charcoal inside the cave turned into billowing steam that poured outward, constantly battling the rain outside and accelerating its evaporation.
After confirming that it was safe, Zhang Chen crawled into the passage. Looking at the charcoal that had not yet burned through, he worried about running out of oxygen later. With a thought, he drew in the rainwater outside, turning it into Water Orbs that splashed over the charcoal. The hidden embers on the charcoal were immediately extinguished.
"Interesting! It seems the Water Control Technique isn't completely useless after all." Zhang Chen muttered, then took out an iron shovel and began digging up the Frozen Soil that had thawed the previous night. As the Frozen Soil was dug out, bone-chilling cold air swirled through the cave. Looking at the frost upon it, a thought surfaced in Zhang Chen's mind: Frost and ice should count as forms of water too. Could I control the frost within the Frozen Soil and extract all its moisture? Without moisture holding it together, Frozen Soil would merely be slightly chilly sand and dirt. Digging it would be as fast as digging sand.
Zhang Chen's heart thumped. He immediately activated his fourth skill, the Water Control Technique, but regrettably, it had no effect at all. The frost remained as it was, and his Water Control Technique could not move it in the slightest.
"No good." Zhang Chen looked at the