1258 Stunned (2/2)

Zhang Zian did not know what to do. Having learned a few greetings and swear words, Salem seemed to think that Chinese was an easy language to learn. That was not true at all. Merely learning all the correct names for relatives and how to address them was such a headache!

Except for Zhang Zian himself, the others did not know that he considered entering the Devil's Sea. Thus, once Peter Lee finished his speech, he asked his team to get in the cars and prepare to leave.

Zhang Zian could only keep it to himself, as it would be troublesome to explain his motives. Fina or the Holy Cat statue would be difficult to explain. People might even think it was an excuse for him to follow Peter Lee's preaching.

Then...the only remaining option was to, over the next three days, find an opportunity or an excuse to enter.

Another reason that was somewhat less righteous to talk about was that, by letting them go first, they would help clear the road and make sure it was a safe path. They would bear the brunt of any danger… If anything were to happen up front, he would be able to pause and head back to safety.

He glanced at Fina, who was also very calm. She did not seem to care much about entering or not.

The expedition team watched Peter Lee's team line up and send dust flying into the air as they drove into the hive like sand dunes. They soon disappeared over the horizon. They could only gauge where they'd gone by the sand that was displaced.

After a while, the dust settled, and the team was completely gone.

Wei Kang wiped his palms and woke the expedition team up. He said, ”Stop staring and start working. There may be animals in the vicinity. Set up the infrared camera. Zhang Zian, use your drone and observe the terrain.”

”Sure.”

Everyone replied in unison and went to take care of their respective tasks.

Nabari and Salem were not assigned tasks. The former sat down on a blanket and smoked while looking out at the Devil's Sea. The latter kept bothering Zhang Zian, asking him to teach him Chinese.

Zhang Zian manipulated the drone to take off. Although Peter Lee's team was invisible to the naked eye, the drone could still spot them.

He noticed the route they took and secretly took note of it in his mind. His mouth then kept talking to entertain Salem.

”Zhang ZIan, I want to learn the most authentic Chinese, not written communication. Do you understand what I mean? I find that you Chinese people rarely say 'hello,' so how do you usually say hello?” Salem asked.

”I don't say 'hello' with my friends. That would be rather strange. As for with strangers…we don't say it much either,” Zhang Zian replied.

”Yeah! I noticed. So when I first meet Sihwa, what should I say? Do you have any suggestions?” Salem said. ”I want her to be amazed by me!”

Zhang Zian was deep in thought over other things. He replied offhandedly. ”For that…usually we say, 'What are you looking at?'”