People are watching American TV shows, and they are also watching American-style iaido.

If those black trees really came from there... wouldn't that mean that this deep hole in front of us can connect all the way to the center of the planet?

Center of the earth?

Ah, that's very interesting.

Ding Ze's mind raced, and he thought of many random things, a whole bunch of them.

At this moment, Stilwell, as impatient as ever, couldn't help but speak up, shouting, "What are you all standing there for? We've found the way, hurry up and get down, don't waste time, there are still a lot of girls waiting for me."

Look at him, what a man of character!

Upon hearing this, Ding Ze snapped out of his daze, grinned, and promptly teased, "Elder Stilwell, you must be living a very exciting life."

“Haha, right?” Stilwell laughed and said, “Women are a lifelong passion.”

“No problem,” Ding Ze replied with a smile.

Two unreliable guys started making a ruckus.

Snowwell Milden was speechless and couldn't take it anymore, so he interrupted, "Alright, alright, everyone be serious. Let's organize a team to go down first."

The Expendables are an exceptionally outstanding group.

Before long, a suicide squad was formed, and one after another, they resolutely entered the deep cave.

Ding Ze and the others naturally sat to the side, in front of the makeshift monitor, closely watching the live video of the suicide squad's return.

After watching for a short while, since it was only the beginning and there was nothing special, Ding Ze lit a cigarette, pondered for a moment, and then spoke up, bringing up an idea he hadn't had for a long time.

Snowwell Milden listened quietly, then frowned.

After listening.

To put it simply, Snowwell Milden didn't think Ding Ze's idea was too outrageous, but at the same time, he also thought it was quite outrageous; he was rather contradictory.

Due to the inherent contradiction, Snowwell Milden remained silent for the time being.

Relatively speaking, Stilwell was a very simple person. He spoke up, "Mr. Ding, if we're going to go by what you're saying, then there must be a super big boss in the Earth's core."

The words came out.

Another elder spoke up, "Regarding the Earth's core, the scientific community has always had various ideas, and scientists have never stopped their research in this area."

"As far as I know, many scientists are very curious about the formation of planets."

"Based on the Big Bang theory, many scientists have raised the question: why did individual planets become individual planets after the explosion?"

"What exactly is it that has turned these planets into what they are today?"

"Some people suspect that there is enormous energy at the Earth's core, and that this energy is what held together all the rocks that make up the planet."

"Some people also suspect that there is a creator in the universe, and that the creator caused all of this."

"..."

This elder went on and on, saying a whole lot.

Ding Ze listened with some surprise, not expecting that this elder would actually know these things.

At this moment, Snowwell Milden interjected, asking Ding Ze, "So, what exactly are your thoughts?"

Ding Ze smiled and said, "I'm wondering how likely it is that those black trees and those two giant eggs originated from the Earth's core, or rather, they all came from the Earth's core."

"After all, they obviously didn't come from the surface to underground."

“That makes sense!” Stilwell immediately agreed with a smile, then looked at the cave entrance not far away. “If that’s the case, as long as we go down that cave and make our way to the Earth’s core, all these problems will be solved, and I can continue to enjoy my wonderful life.”

Upon hearing this, Ding Ze grinned, and to be honest, he genuinely admired this guy.

Snowwell Milden was silent for a moment. "Let's see how the exploration team is doing... The Earth's core is a very complex place. We need to find the relevant experts and study it carefully."

Everyone has a different personality.

Snowwell Milden is a cautious person who always considers the big picture.

Ding Ze smiled, exhaled a puff of smoke, and didn't say anything more.

Not long after.

Everyone stopped talking and focused on the activity on the screen.

The suicide squad had already descended quite a distance without any problems, but they still couldn't see the bottom of the deep hole.

that's it.

One hour, two hours...

Faced with a scene that remained almost unchanged, Ding Ze's eyes grew sore from looking at it. Unable to bear it any longer, he simply closed his eyes and fell asleep.

I don’t know how much time has passed.

Okay, the video signal is out of range, and there is no image on the screen.

This means that from this moment on, all that's left is to wait.

Waiting for that suicide squad to return...

The question is, can that suicide squad ever come back?

It's probably impossible; everyone knows that. (End of Chapter)

Chapter 527 The Last Journey

Egypt, beneath a temple.

Nearly twenty hours later, there was still no word from that suicide squad.

Ding Ze, who had just had a long nap, woke up, rubbed his eyes, and lit a cigarette.

Well, it's only a day, so it's really nothing. After all, it's not unusual to spend several days walking through these underground passages.

Then let's just keep waiting.

One day, two days, three days... In the blink of an eye, five days have passed.

Alright, it's time to give up. Waiting like this any longer is just a waste of time and not a good thing.

So Snowwell Milden made arrangements again... Over the past few days, everyone had been busy, having already discussed several backup plans.

So, the arrangements were made in no time.

Snowwell-Milden argued that, considering the black tree escaped from here, it might be very deep down... so sending another suicide squad down and then wasting everyone's time waiting would be pointless.

Therefore, this time, we will adopt a technology-driven approach, exploring the field one stage at a time.

In other words, the team goes down and installs a signal receiver at intervals to ensure that no matter how far they go, the information below can be transmitted back up, so that everyone can see what is happening down there.

Naturally, all the relevant equipment has been transported to the site, including a high-powered professional-grade generator.

Time flies.

Everything is proceeding smoothly and in an orderly manner.

This operation will take a considerable amount of time, at least half a month, and possibly one or two months.

Ding Ze thought for a moment, then, not wanting to waste so much time here, he said goodbye to Snowy Milden and the others, took Janet back to the ground, and then headed straight for Antarctica.

Having been away from Antarctica for so long—in other words, having left thousands of people in that godforsaken place for so long—it's time to go back and visit; otherwise, it's really not appropriate.

Time flies.

Inside the palace beneath the frozen Antarctic continent.

The experts have been working day and night to study the materials in the Siren Library.

After so many days of research, the results are quite significant. The experts are just a little short of finishing reading all the materials... Of course, they have all been archived.

In other words, a group of experts already have a very good understanding of Alice's siren race.

Unfortunately, they didn't find much of the two giant eggs or the strange black tree.

Fortunately, there was a little bit.

Sure enough, as soon as Ding Ze appeared, one of the experts came up to him, eager to share his discovery, or rather, a possibility.

This discovery is not complicated...

Many, many years ago, Alice's sirens race, out of curiosity and other reasons, ventured deep into the ocean.

There, on the seabed, is a trench that seems to be bottomless.

The sea monsters ventured deep into the trench and saw a strange black tree. They were very curious and caused quite a commotion.

The strange black tree attacked the siren... but in the sea, the siren is practically invincible, and the strange black tree was quickly defeated and fled into the depths of the trench.

The sirens chased after it for a long time, but they couldn't reach the strange black tree, so they stopped... because they had gone too far. Most of the sirens were actually quite timid and felt afraid, so they chose to retreat.

This matter is only mentioned sporadically in the Siren Library's records, and is considered a minor story... The sirens didn't take it too seriously.

The reason is also very simple.

There are many strange things in the sea. The siren has an extremely long lifespan and has encountered far too many strange things.

It's nothing special that it's just a strange-looking tree growing in a trench.

"Fortunately, they chose to record it," the expert said excitedly after finishing the report.