1269 Travel through the Nigh (1/2)

The lights of the expedition team's car disappeared, and Zhang Zian waved to the elfins. ”Let's get moving too.”

”Why all the nonsense? Stop talking! Are you deliberately going against me?” Fina snarled in anger.

”Meow! Meow! He did it on purpose! You can do anything to me!” Snowy Lionet finally caught the opportunity and screamed its side of the story as soon as it got the chance.

”Calm down. The situation is not as serious as you think.” Zhang Zian picked up the sleepy Richard from the driver's seat and threw it to the back. When the elfins had gotten on, he put on his seat belt and started the car.

”The situation is not serious? There were two explosions. How serious must it be before it is actually serious?” His attitude made Fina even angrier.

Zhang Zian said, ”At first I thought that Peter Lee had gotten what he wanted. However, when I heard the second explosion, I was relieved.”

”Why?” Fina asked.

His words succeeded in making her curious. However, if he couldn't make a convincing statement, he might have to pay for his failure.

It was dangerous to drive a car at night in the desert. This was especially true when in such a complicated environment. Zhang Zian stared at the road ahead and analyzed it in an orderly way. ”Let's visit the pyramid, as you know it better than me. The pyramid is made up of full boulders. It's very strong and not easy to blast through.

”Besides, I think that even if Peter Lee is brave, he is unlikely to be using high-performance military explosives. He is probably using some better-quality earth-based explosives. He likely had to mix it on site for it to be activated—the use of earth-based explosives to blast holes is not something that can be done easily with two tries.”

The giant granite built into the pyramid was thick and strong. Without modern blasting and cutting tools, it was very inefficient to break through the wall, especially with only earth-based explosives.

Zhang Zian could already imagine what Peter Lee and his team were currently doing.

According to his analysis, Peter Lee must have learned about the structure of the pyramid through the visit to the Great Pyramid. The location of the pirate hole in the Great Pyramid had also become an important reference. It was likely that the chosen location of their heist was similar.

They would have placed the explosives on the selected boulder, detonated them, and manually cleaned up the broken gravel for further blasting.

As they went in deeper, with every explosion, the ceiling and the wall needed to be carefully checked to prevent sudden collapse. This could bury them alive. If necessary, they needed to be reinforced with wood or brackets.

These meticulous and complex tasks should not be taken lightly.

”If I'm guessing correctly, there will be a third, fourth, or even more explosions. Even if they work all night, they may not be able to blow out a passageway by morning. Let's hurry now, or we might be too late,” he concluded.

”Are you sure?” Fina asked.

Zhang Zian replied, ”I have a lot of confidence, but unless I see it with my own eyes, who can be 100% sure?”

”Hmph! All flashy talk from the stinky man!” Snowy Lionet replied with great disappointment.

Fina finally calmed down a bit. She agreed that there was some truth to what he said. Besides, she was a somewhat reasonable cat.