57: Chapter 57 Cleverly Moving Stone Carvings: Knowledge is Power

Hearing this, Captain Song Lei also learned from Su Chen and sniffed hard.

"It seems... there really is a scent of sulfur, faint and elusive."

"What does that mean? What's wrong with the smell of sulfur?" Cao Hua leaned in, asking with wide, clear eyes.

"The presence of sulfur implies there might be hot springs nearby."

"If we can find a hot spring, our heating problem will be solved, and Tang Xiao can have a comfortable environment to rest and recover," Su Chen replied.

"Is it that magical? There are hot springs inside the snow-capped mountains?" Cao Hua's eyes widened even further, his face full of disbelief.

Captain Song Lei couldn't help but shake his head.

"If you're foolish, you need to read more. When we get back, read more books when you have the chance."

"Changbai Mountain is an active volcano currently in a dormant period. The high-temperature magma layer from the last eruption continuously radiates heat, thereby forming hot springs."

After finishing his explanation, Captain Song Lei couldn't help but add, "Wait... these are all things taught in school. Did you not... pay attention in class?"

He had originally wanted to ask, "Did you never go to school?" But the words felt a bit hurtful, so he swallowed them back and switched to a gentler phrasing.

As it turned out, Cao Hua didn't care at all. He shook his head very frankly.

"Nope, I haven't really listened in class since I graduated from elementary school."

"Starting in middle school, while others were in class, I had already started practicing martial arts."

Captain Song Lei: "..." Well, that's a very sufficient reason.

"Hahaha, Cao Hua's personality is so interesting, he doesn't have any internal friction at all!"

"Cao Hua is truly someone who doesn't let pressure get to him!"

"Cao Hua: I accept all the criticism in the world against me!"

"Cao Hua: So what if I'm uneducated? I have muscles!"

"Hahaha, it's obvious Captain Song was afraid of hurting him and carefully chose his words, but it turns out he was overthinking it; Cao Hua doesn't care at all."

"I really envy Cao Hua's thick skin; can he share some with me?"

Captain Song Lei scanned his surroundings.

"But where is this hot spring? It couldn't be pressed under this big rock, could it?"

"If that's the case, we can only watch helplessly from the other side of the stone; after all, there's no way we could move this stone with our strength."

At this moment, Su Chen walked to the side of the mountain behind the rock. He looked through the narrow crevice inside.

Sure enough, he saw a gap on the mountain face that could fit a person. The strong scent of sulfur was wafting out from it.

"Over here! There is a gap that leads into the mountain."

"I analyze that there should be a cave inside!"

Captain Song Lei and the others hurried over and peered inside.

"But this gap is blocked by the rock, we can't get in," Wang Yi said, frowning.

"In the end, we still have to move the rock, but... how do we move it!" Ye Xing scratched his head, having no clue.

Cao Hua got excited at this moment. He stretched his muscles and walked over to the large stone carving.

"It's time to show my abilities; let me show you what natural-born strength is!"

With that, he took a deep breath, grabbed the edge of the stone with both hands, and pushed forward violently. His face instantly flushed red from the exertion, and he let out muffled grunts from his throat. It was clear he was using all his might.

However, the big rock didn't budge an inch.

Captain Song Lei crossed his arms and watched Cao Hua's absurd actions quietly. For a moment, he didn't know how to comment. It really was speechless!

"Damn it, why can't I push it? Did I get weaker?" Cao Hua scratched his head, annoyed.

"It would be a miracle if you could actually move it. Do you have any idea how heavy this rock is? You're just going to push it like that? Do you think you're King Kong?"

"Even if you were King Kong, you couldn't do it," Wang Yi couldn't help but retort.

"Then what do you suggest we do? We can't push it, so if that fails, should we use explosives to blast it open?"

"We can't just watch the hot spring right in front of us and be anxious because we can't get in."

Cao Hua plopped down on the ground, grabbed a snowball, and threw it at the stone carving. It looked as if he wished the snowball could break the stone carving.

"Explosives definitely won't work; this is a snow-capped mountain, and one mistake could cause an avalanche."

"By then, before the stone carving is even blasted open, we'll all be buried by the snow," Ye Xing analyzed at this moment.

"This won't work, that won't work; anyway, I'm out of ideas!"

Just at that moment, they suddenly heard a rumbling sound from the stone carving. At the same time, the ground shook a few times.

They were startled and hurriedly looked over, only to see a miraculous scene. The stone carving had actually slid downwards a certain distance. Perfectly, it revealed the gap in the mountain.

This sudden turn of events left them dumbfounded. They wondered if the mountain god had manifested or if the heavens had opened their eyes. Did they give them a green light because their situation was too difficult?

However, very quickly, they realized it was Su Chen! While they were talking, Su Chen had gone around to the side of the stone carving. He had performed some unknown magical operation and achieved such a magical effect.

"Su, Su Chen, are you an immortal? Did you just cast a spell?" Cao Hua sat on the ground, looking up at the tall Su Chen, asking blankly.

The others all had the same expression.

But they only saw Su Chen lift his hand, holding a fist-sized rock.

"I'm not any immortal, I just happened to study physics when I was in school."

"When I was observing just now, I found that there were many small pebbles distributed under this large stone carving. These pebbles achieved a certain delicate balance, which allowed the stone carving to stay here."

"Following the principles of physics, I removed a few stones at the stress points, and the stone carving automatically slid downwards."

The others listened in astonishment; the method to solve the problem was actually so simple. But why hadn't they thought of it?

Cao Hua took a deep breath, bowing his head in thought. A moment later, he raised his head and sighed at the sky.

"Knowledge is power!"

"Holy crap, Su Chen is too smart; he's basically the ceiling of sapiosexuality."

"Oh my god, Su Chen solving the problem is just bursting with charm! I love it, I love it."

"Su Chen is just so charming, I've completely fallen for him, I can't extricate myself, ahhhhh!"

"Hahaha, Cao Hua, are you here to be funny? Knowledge is power! Hahaha, why is this sentence so funny coming from his mouth?"

"Cao Hua: I was reckless; I should have listened in class back then. The power of knowledge is greater than physical strength!"