The conversation ended there.
Shadow Wolf slightly opened its eyes and looked at its friend beast in front of it.
" Panshan, are you saying that this was really done by Lord Black Rat and his group? Because Third Tier Calamity Beast could help mine more ore, so they let them go?"
"Who knows? But have you heard how many Tier 3 Calamity Beast have died at the hands of Underground Demon?" Shen Heng asked calmly.
"Uh... since I got here, I don't think I've ever heard of many Tier 3 Calamity Beast dying at the hands of Underground Demon!"
Shadow Wolf replied thoughtfully.
As it spoke, its eyes slowly widened.
"So, was this really done by the Black Rat? They didn't kill the Tier 3 Calamity Beast because they could help mine more ore, and only killed the lower-tier Calamity Beast?"
"But why? Why would Lord Black Rat...?"
One shocking revelation after another was being thrown out.
Shen Heng sat to the side, his eyes slightly unfocused.
The figure that had just passed by the Stone seemed to appear before my eyes.
Tier 3.
The Stone went from Fourth Tier to Third Tier? And I went from Fifth Tier to Tier 2?
Is this random, or is it just like that? Does that mean the Sixth Tier will become the First Tier?
If it's the latter, then we'll have to carefully search for the two Sixth Tier Calamity Beast that were in front of this palace.
One is Wind-Chasing Beast, and the other is Profound Crystal Griffin...
After a brief moment of thought, Shen Heng refocused his attention.
Beside him, Shadow Wolf remained in shock, and became increasingly convinced of his earlier guess.
Whether it's true or false, or for whatever reason, as long as things are generally fine at Tier 3, there's no need to worry too much about the Stone.
However, I still need to remind it to stay as far away from the two Black Rat that are monitoring it as possible.
"No, no!"
Shadow Wolf shook his head violently, about to say something, when he suddenly stopped.
After glancing around to make sure no other Calamity Beast were paying attention, it turned its gaze away and cautiously said:
"Regardless of whether Lord Black Rat did it or not, we must pretend we don't know anything. From now on, we'll continue to be careful, just like before, and stay away from those adults!"
"Now, let's continue mining!"
Shen Heng did not refute, and nodded.
The man and the beast continued their previous process of mining, resting, and chatting.
However, obtaining intelligence afterward was not as easy as before.
Most of the things that could be thought of, that Shadow Wolf knew, and that he was inquisitive about had already been asked before.
After a long while, a 'human' and a beast lay on the ground.
They've completed their task for the day, but they can't go up immediately, so they can only wait here.
Shen Heng continued chatting for a while, and only stopped after confirming that he couldn't think of any other questions to ask.
After a moment of silence, the two sides began to have a real chat.
At one point, Shen Heng asked calmly,
"By the way, how did you get arrested?"
There was a brief silence on the side before Shadow Wolf's voice responded:
"I didn't do anything special at the time. I just went hunting with the other Shadow Wolf in the clan, like any other day. I never expected that we would encounter a Fifth Tier Black Rat during the hunt, and then they would capture me!"
"Did you resist at the time?" Shen Heng asked, lying on the ground.
"Yes, several died, and the remaining few, including myself, were captured because they couldn't resist any longer!" Shadow Wolf replied.
"What about the others?" Shen Heng asked.
"They..." Shadow Wolf's voice suddenly lowered, "... are already dead!"
There was no immediate response; Shen Heng paused, then nodded.
"And what about the ethnic group you originally belonged to?"
The surroundings were quiet for a moment, then a reply was given.
"I don't know, it should still be in that location."
Shen Heng raised his head and looked at the Shadow Wolf lying beside him.
"What's wrong?" Shadow Wolf looked over and asked, somewhat puzzled.
There was no immediate response. Shen Heng looked at it for a while, then suddenly asked again:
Do you know where that location is?
"Yes, in the White Spine Plain."
Where is the White Spine Plain?
"It must be somewhere very, very far away!"
"Shouldn't it be nearby?"
"No, it's in a very, very far place!"
"Since it's in such a far, far place, why would the Black Rat travel so far to catch you?"
"..."
The Shadow Wolf's voice paused for a moment, then resumed:
"Hmm, I remembered wrong, it is quite close, but it's still a bit far for us!"
Shen Heng paused again, looking at the Shadow Wolf.
He thought for a moment and asked:
"By the way, do you remember how many kinds of food we ate after we came in?"
"Hmm... there should be three kinds, right? Horned rabbit, rock rat, and earthworm!" Shadow Wolf said, looking at his friend with some doubt.
"What's wrong?"
Shen Heng's eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at the Shadow Wolf.
"No, I was just thinking, when you were out there, you must have eaten a lot of other things, right? What did you think was the best?"
After speaking, Shen Heng looked at Shadow Wolf.
The Shadow Wolf lay there, slightly dazed, then after a moment, its eyes suddenly lit up again, and it said:
"The best-tasting one is definitely the aardvark. Have you ever tried it?"
"Without!"
"Let me tell you, aardvarks are really delicious; they're so fat all over..."
A joyful sound, filled with memories, rang out.
Shen Heng stood to the side, silently watching Shadow Wolf.
When asked about surrounding matters, the responses were normal; even if there was some hesitation, it was within the normal range of recall, but...
Does everything involving external factors, especially anything not previously discussed, immediately come to a temporary halt?
Although it's very short, it definitely exists.
Furthermore, if the question is related to that specific issue, the speed will return to normal.
However, if the question is asked from an external perspective and is not directly related to the previous question, there will be another pause.
This is how it looks...
Shen Heng's eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at Shadow Wolf.
Is it like addressing a problem and filling in the gaps?
Or, to put it another way.
The Shadow Wolf before them did not seem like a real, existing creature, but rather a fake individual that had been specially created and programmed with only the necessary information.
Therefore, that kind of lag occurs when facing some unfamiliar problems.
In other words...
Shen Heng slowly turned his gaze to the rock walls surrounding him.
Is this world, in all likelihood, a hoax?
suddenly.
"Ding ding ding..."
A piercing knocking sound suddenly came from above along the mine tunnel.
Shen Heng looked up.
The Shadow Wolf beside him also stopped talking and looked up.
"Hey, today's finally over! Let's hurry up and go up!"