Chapter 296: I Don't Agree
The lotus platform is the size of a zhang in size, and it is not a real lotus flower, nor is it a physical object, but an illusory lotus platform outlined by runes.
If you really talk about it, such a large area is enough to stand for four or five people, and a single person is already relatively spacious.
However, when everyone really stepped on it, Mo Ming still maintained the posture of stepping on the lotus lake platform with one foot, and the other foot did not mean to lift it at all, as if there was no way to lift it at all.
Mo Ming's face was a little not good-looking, and he looked at the lotus platform under his feet in a daze, just at that moment, he felt a heavy sense of oppression emanating from the lotus platform, and rushed into his body along the soles of his feet, so that in an instant, the weight of his body seemed to weigh nearly twice as much out of thin air, and there were already more than 10,000 catties!
Ten thousand catties, such a weight was originally nothing for Mo Ming's current physical endurance, and he could easily lift it with one hand.
However, as this sense of oppression struck, there was also an extremely dangerous aura rushing towards him, and Mo Ming instantly felt like a sword suddenly appeared in his chest, as long as he dared to take a step forward, he would immediately be pierced through his heart.
This feeling is indescribable, but it makes Mo Ming have a more intuitive feeling about this place, the surroundings seem to be calm, but there is a hidden murderous intention, if he steps on this step, it is difficult to imagine if something terrifying will happen.
Unconsciously, Mo Ming hesitated, feeling his weight of more than 10,000 catties, while thinking about the source of that sense of crisis.
"Hey, why haven't you come up yet?"
At the same time, everyone noticed Mo Ming's strange reaction, and the bald young man Liu Qing first raised his eyebrows and asked strangely.
"Are you worried that this lotus platform is not strong enough? Don't worry, my little sister has already tried, this platform is enough to withstand 10,000 catties of gravity."
The girl Magnolia Ningxiang smiled and spoke, and at the same time did not forget to stomp her feet, as if to prove to Mo Ming that the lotus platform was really strong, enough to bear the weight of a person, and it was also very stable, and it would not shake with the ripples of the water.
"Ten thousand catties?"
Mo Ming was stunned when he heard this, and then his expression became more and more dignified because of the feeling of oppression coming from the lotus platform, and his weight was already just 10,000 catties.
"So, if I step on the lotus platform, it will sink immediately?"
Mo Ming suddenly had suspicion in his heart, but after thinking about it, he faintly felt that it was wrong.
"Did you just feel anything unusual?"
Mo Ming raised his head and asked, because he suddenly thought that if that sense of oppression was shared by everyone, then the people who had already stepped on it should also have a weight of more than 10,000 catties, but according to the girl Yulan Ningxiang said, the lotus platform can only bear 10,000 catties, so it is illogical that the lotus platform under everyone's feet can still maintain such a stable state.
Unless, that sense of oppression is only available to Mo Ming, and that kind of crisis is only aimed at him, and the others don't feel anything.
Yes, at the moment, Mo Ming must ask clearly, he must know whether that sense of oppression exists for everyone, or if he is the only one. Only in this way can you tell if you should step on it or not.
After all, if a reckless mistake, when that sense of danger really becomes something that happens, it may not only be an unbearable result for Mo Ming himself, but it may also cause immeasurable damage to the bald youth and others.
However, as Mo Ming's words fell, the bald Liu Qing and everyone were a little dazed, as if they didn't know what Mo Ming was referring to.
"Strange, what's wrong?" The girl on the other side, Yulan Ningxiang, was also surprised, and asked in a low voice.
"Don't you feel any power coming from this lotus?" Mo Ming's brows suddenly furrowed more and more, and he asked again.
"What do you want to refer to?"
The female Taoist in a Taoist robe suddenly spoke solemnly, because from Mo Ming's reaction, she already felt a little different.
"Don't hide it from you, just now there was a strange force from this lotus platform under Mo's feet, which made Mo's body weigh more than 10,000 catties, whether this lotus can fully bear such a weight, Mo is not very sure, so I want to ask you, did you feel this kind of power when you walked up just now?" Mo Ming said bluntly, not wanting to hide anything.
"What? Daoist friends weigh about 10,000 catties now?"
Suddenly, the bald young man's face was shocked, obviously he was greatly surprised by what happened to Mo Ming, and he couldn't help but ask.
"Is that true?"
At the same time, the old man holding the cross-cut square sword on the other side also asked, and his eyes flashed with essence from time to time, which looked equally strange.
"It's true!"
Mo Ming nodded and said: "There is no need for Mo to deceive you, it is true that Mo is unwilling to go up, but this scene makes Mo confused and worried that something will happen!"
"Is it?" the old man thought you were going to break your promise and leave!" said the old man with a sudden smile, with some disbelief in his eyes.
"Hehe, this is not accurate, although we have made an oath, but it is difficult to guarantee that someone will not really disobey, this time the lotus platform is revealed, we have already gained a foothold, it can be said that the first condition has been met, even if someone leaves at this time, this lotus platform will not disappear immediately, who knows, what is he doing now!"
Without waiting for Mo Ming to answer, the middle-aged man who had attacked Mo Ming earlier immediately sneered and spoke, his eyes faintly revealing a hint of murderous intent, and he was staring at Mo Ming without blinking.
And the next moment, the old man replied with a smile: "What can I do, it's just to find some excuse to get away from us first, and then wait for the lake to be salvaged and then do something unseemly!
Mo Ming's eyes suddenly narrowed when he heard this, and his gaze swept over the faces of the old man and the middle-aged man, and he was a little cold.
The singing and harmony of the two can be said to have instantly turned his behavior into a premeditated one, and his ill intentions were clearly revealed, which made his heart cold at the same time, and also made the bald Liu Qing and others look at Mo Ming with a trace of surprise.
Mo Ming's eyes were cold. After a little thought, I also knew what the two of them were planning.
Earlier, when Mo Ming didn't come, there were eight people here, and under their own battles, everyone had their own understanding, knowing that no one could get any benefits under the real chaotic battle.
Therefore, no one disputes the so-called equal distribution of treasures.
Later, Mo Ming came, and everyone invited him to join forces to reveal the lotus platform in the lake, so as to salvage the tripod in the middle of the lake, and also promised to share the treasures with Mo Ming.
But in the eyes of everyone, Mo Ming's role is just a way to make up the numbers, and now that the lotus platform has been revealed, the matter of making up the numbers is over. Then for everyone, the value of Mo Ming's existence is the same and nothing.
In this way, if you have to wait for the next part of the treasures to be distributed to Mo Ming, everyone is unwilling, at least for now, the old man and the middle-aged man are unwilling, looking at Mo Ming's gaze There is not much kindness, but more of a hidden murderous intention.
Mo Ming understood very well in his heart what kind of state of mind they were, after all, a person who didn't have much strength had the same opportunity to create as everyone else, which was too unfair to them.
"Stopped talking?"
Seeing that Mo Ming didn't mean to explain, the old man sneered and said, "The old man guessed that he was speechless, right?"
"Ladies and gentlemen, I propose that no matter how many treasures we get next, they have nothing to do with this person! Only the eight of us are allowed to divide them equally! What do you think?" the middle-aged man then opened his mouth to ask everyone, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth!
The bald young man and the others were stunned when they heard this, and they all glanced at Mo Ming, who had a gloomy face, and then looked at the old man and the middle-aged man, each showing a different expression.
Someone's eyes lit up, and he also looked at Mo Ming with bad intentions with a sneer, and the plan in his heart was obviously the same as that of the middle-aged man, and he didn't really want to take Mo Ming to share it equally at the last opportunity.
After all, one less person divides the more, they will divide more, in such a place, no one will think about what morality is, let alone refuse, the more treasures to obtain, the better!
"Hao Daoyou's proposal is completely agreed, I have been here for a long time, if it weren't for the way we found out how to salvage this tripod before, we wouldn't be able to stand on this lotus now! And this person just helped to make up a number a little, such a thing, if we give him the same treasure as us, it would be too unfair to us!" The young man dressed as a scholar spoke, his expression did not have too many expressions, but his gaze was cold when he looked at Mo Ming.
"That's true! Just by making up a number of people, you can get the same treasures as everyone, how can there be such a good thing in the world, even if you all agree, the old man will be the first to disagree! Hao Daoyou's proposal The old man also agreed, and the next treasures we get have nothing to do with this person!" The remaining old man nodded and said.
"Hehe, since everyone agrees, I'm naturally not against anything!" the diminutive young man said with a gloomy smile.
Suddenly, five of the eight people, including the middle-aged man, had agreed to his proposal, and the remaining three, whether it was the bald Liu Qing or the magnolia Ning Xiang or the female Taoist, although they remained silent, they did not object to it, but they each glanced at Mo Ming with some complicated glances and turned their attention away.
Mo Ming indifferently looked at everyone's reactions one by one, and suddenly felt a little funny, these people's wishful thinking of such a naked breach of contract could be said to have hit his heart with murderous intent that was difficult to suppress.
"You've already decided?" Taking a deep breath, Mo Ming asked in a low voice, his expression didn't show too much expression, just a little cold.
"Didn't you already hear it?" the middle-aged man glanced at Mo Ming with slanted eyes and said lightly.
"So, what are you going to do to me next? Are you going to kill me?"
Mo Ming asked again, but there was already a hint of murder in his eyes.
He didn't refute the decision of the eight people, let alone fight for anything, because he understood very well why they reacted like this.
However, for the eight people, he did not have the slightest fear, or in other words, he was not afraid to fight them at this moment.
Although some of them have a cultivation far higher than him, in such a place, the cultivation is suppressed, and everyone can show the same strength, and no one may be able to truly completely suppress him.
In this way, for Mo Ming, what does it matter if he fights a war?
The middle-aged man was stunned by Mo Ming's question, and suddenly looked at Mo Ming carefully, and had some surprises.
Indeed, Mo Ming's words asked the key point, since they had already decided that the next opportunity would not be shared equally with Mo Ming, then Mo Ming's existence was a bit redundant for them at the moment.
If they just went to salvage the copper tripod directly without regard for it, then it would inevitably make Mo Ming feel uncomfortable, and they could also think that since such a person could come here, he must also have not weak strength, not to mention whether he could pose any threat to them, but if Mo Ming deliberately stumbled and disturbed when they salvaged the copper tripod, it would definitely be uncomfortable for them.
Maybe someone will pay some price for this!
After all, no matter what happens in the process of salvaging the copper tripod, the lake itself is a dangerous existence, and if you fall into it, you will be corroded by the lake water in an instant, and there will be no bones left.
And if Mo Ming took the opportunity to do something drastic when they were salvaging the copper tripod, it would not be impossible to push one or two people off the lotus platform and fall into the lake.
"Guys, what do you think?"
After thinking about it, the middle-aged man turned his head and spoke in a low voice, his eyes swept over everyone, his voice was very cold, and the meaning of the moment was self-evident.
"Isn't that good?"
The female Taoist suddenly spoke, frowning with a pair of beautiful words: "There is not much time left for us, although these lotus platforms seem to be stable, but the time of existence does not know how long they can last, if we fail to salvage the copper tripod in a limited time, it is not easy to make these lotus platforms revealed!"
The voice fell, and the female Taoist glanced at Mo Ming, although there was a slight hesitation in her eyes, but there was clearly another meaning in her words.
That is, if Mo Ming is killed at this time, once the lotus platform fails to support them to salvage the copper tripod, then it will not be easy to get the treasure in the lake again, and it will take a big fight to turn eight people into seven people before it is possible for the lotus platform to be revealed again!
The middle-aged man and the old man holding the cross-cut square sword swept Mo Ming's face gloomily, obviously understanding the pros and cons in an instant, and his face couldn't help but show a trace of hesitation.
"Everyone, I'll salvage the copper tripod first, and then talk about anything else!"
The short young man spoke at this time, his expression was a little impatient, as if he had thought of some proposal, he paused and continued: "As for how the final treasure should be distributed, I think it is not as good as this in the end, and in the end, I will still give Mo Daoyou some treasures, Mo Daoyou doesn't have to feel angry in his heart, maybe in the end you get less than everyone, but in this way, everyone has got the treasure, and after all, it is better than anyone else! What do you think?"
When the middle-aged man heard this, he glanced at the short young man in some surprise, thought about it, and finally nodded, it seemed that this proposal was the only choice in the current situation.
"I agree!" said the middle-aged man.
"The old man agrees too!" the old man with the cross-cut square sword in his hand thought for a moment, and finally nodded.
"In that case, the old man agrees!" said another old man.
At the same time, the female Taoist nodded, and although she did not respond, she also responded.
"Okay, then let's leave it this way, for now, without further ado, I'll salvage the copper tripod first!"
The short young man smiled, and walked to the edge of the lotus platform as he spoke, looking down at the copper tripod clearly visible under the lake, looking ready to act.
At the same time, the same is true for the others, almost all of them are ready for salvage at the first time, and it seems that intentionally or unintentionally, no one thinks about how Mo Ming decided and whether he will have any objections to such a choice.
In other words, after the silence of the bald Liu Qing and Yulan Ningxiang did not express, and everyone else agreed, no one would worry that Mo Ming would refuse, because in the eyes of everyone, this is already the best decision at the moment, no matter who it is beneficial to, as long as Mo Ming is not kicked in the brain by a donkey, it is absolutely impossible to have any objections.
However, the next moment, a cold voice came out of Mo Ming's mouth, instantly drawing everyone's attention back from the copper tripod under the lake.
"I disagree!"
Mo Ming raised his head, his tone did not hesitate at all, and he glanced at everyone without fear, his expression was cold to the extreme.
"Boy, don't be ignorant!"
Immediately, the middle-aged man first gloomy and shouted in a very unceremonious whisper.
"This is the best choice at the moment, and it is not a loss for you, not only do you not have to pay anything, but you can also get the distribution of treasures afterwards, such a good thing, you don't have to inch in!" The old man holding the cross square sword in his hand also frowned, and said gloomily, his tone was undoubted, and the killing intent in his eyes was even more uncertain.
Mo Ming was unmoved, paused and sneered: "You said at the beginning that as long as I agreed to join forces with you, the treasures obtained would be divided equally with me, and now you say such things, don't you think there is no place for the old face?
"You're looking for death!" the middle-aged man snorted coldly. Okay, since that's the case, then let's just let it go, for now, without further ado, I'll wait to salvage the copper tripod first!"
The short young man smiled, and walked to the edge of the lotus platform as he spoke, looking down at the copper tripod clearly visible under the lake, looking ready to act.
At the same time, the same is true for the others, almost all of them are ready for salvage at the first time, and it seems that intentionally or unintentionally, no one thinks about how Mo Ming decided and whether he will have any objections to such a choice.
In other words, except for the bald Liu Qing and Yulan Ningxiang, the silence of the two did not express, and everyone else was the same