Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 752 Footprints! (4000)

"Depend on……"

Even though Wu Liang didn't have intensive phobia, his scalp was numb and his body was covered in goose bumps when faced with this situation.

Could this... this piece of reef used to be a nest of strange fish, but for some reason it surfaced out of the sea and became a part of this island?

of course.

It is also possible that even the island, of which the reef was part, rose from the sea floor due to geological changes.

But no matter what the facts are, the existence of this island will definitely not be short. After all, geological changes are a process that accumulates over time. A slight change may take tens of thousands, or even hundreds of millions of years, just like being chased by people. Chong's jade, their formation also takes hundreds of millions of years. For the tiny human beings with only a few thousand years of civilization, jade is completely a non-renewable resource.

Withdrawing his gaze, Wu Liang unconsciously stroked his arm covered in goosebumps.

Fortunately, this is just a piece of reef leaking out of the sea, and the strange fish in those pits have all been turned into gravel, and there are no signs of life, otherwise...

Wu Liang can fully imagine that if the dolphins swimming in the water were not dolphins but strange fish with sharp teeth when they crossed the pool at the bottom of the ghost cave, people who entered the water would only need a few minutes to change their appearance. Become a skeleton that has been eaten clean?

Wu Liang didn’t remember such strange fish in later generations, but he had heard about piranhas in the Amazon Basin. Not to mention humans, even cows with rough skin and thick flesh would be besieged by piranhas when they entered the river, and they still couldn’t hold on. If the locals want to cross the river, they usually throw a fresh bull's head into the river first. When the flesh and blood of the bull's head attract the attention of the piranhas, they will turn to time to cross the river when they are not prepared.

"Wu Taishi, are you okay?"

From the reef behind her came the voice of the priestess calling for concern.

"fine."

Wu Liang responded, turned back and shouted in the direction of Miko Hu, "If you are afraid alone, you can bring that macaque in with you, but I haven't found out what's going on here yet, so don't follow too closely."

"I... just wait outside. If Wu Taishi needs help, call me in time."

The witch's voice was obviously hesitant, and in the end she chose to stay outside to respond.

"Okay, be careful not to walk around indiscriminately. The view here is not good, and these reefs are like a maze. If you are not careful, you will go astray. It will take some effort to reunite."

Wu Liang shook his head and smiled, and asked specifically.

"understood."

The witch echoed.

After a simple exchange, Wu Liang continued to grope along the narrow interlayer.

In this process, besides observing the pits on the reef and the strange fish in the pits, he also carefully observed the natural appearance of the reef, trying to judge what this place has experienced.

So soon he discovered another detail that was different from what he had expected before.

Previously, he speculated that the current appearance of this reef might be the result of being washed and attacked by waves all year round, but the more detailed he looked at it now, the more Wu Liang could not insist on this point of view.

Because he found that the traces of erosion on the surface of the reefs are not horizontal, but vertical, making these reefs stand here, and the surface looks like a common bean product called "yuba" in later generations.

This is very unreasonable.

It is absolutely impossible for the seawater to scour the reef from top to bottom, so the seawater should definitely not leave such traces, even the weathered rocks on the Gobi Desert, it is absolutely impossible to form such top-down erosion traces.

Besides.

Wu Liang also found many scratches of different thicknesses on the surface of these reefs, these scratches are closely arranged together, it looks like someone has raked it over with a rake, and most of these scratches are also It goes from top to bottom, and the depth is only a few millimeters. It looks like a relief carved by hand.

But if you look carefully, you will find that these scratches do not form any clear pattern, and you can see them almost everywhere...

It is thought that very few people have been to this island, and some places are extremely difficult to climb.

In addition, many of the people Wu Liang knows who have arrived here are literate. If they really want to leave some information, they can directly engrave handwriting or patterns. There is no reason to spend so much effort on such a Doing such a pointless thing on a large reef.

If the possibility of man-made is excluded in this way, then it seems that there is only one possibility.

These weird scratches are naturally formed!

As for how to form?

Wu Liang thought of a special landform that, although somewhat related to archeology, actually belongs to the major of geography—glacier marks, or glacier scratches.

He did not have the opportunity to participate in field archaeological work after graduation, so he did not have much archaeological experience, and he had never seen this relatively special landform with his own eyes. He only learned some related knowledge through books and the Internet.

It is said that such scratches are usually produced during the movement of glaciers, especially during the ice age, when almost the entire earth is occupied by huge glaciers. During the movement of these glaciers, they not only drive some rocks and mountains, but even It will affect the entire mountain range, so it will inevitably leave "glacial rub marks" on the rocks and mountains.

But Wu Liang also knew.

Determining "glacier scratches" is not a matter of one or two sentences. Professional geologists must conduct a comprehensive investigation and analysis of the local geological and geomorphic conditions, and strictly investigate to determine the cause of the scratches. Whether the scratch marks left on the rock are related to the glacier.

Wu Liang does not have this ability, so there is no way to make a statement for the time being, and it can only be regarded as a hypothesis.

Remember these details.

Wu Liang continued to cautiously explore along the mezzanine, and after about a cup of tea, he finally came to the top of the mezzanine.

What appeared next to his left was a slightly wider but extremely irregular interlayer.

There are still many pits on the reefs on both sides, and there are still many strange stone fishes in the pits that I have seen carefully before, but the strange stone fishes here are obviously bigger than the previous ones, perhaps because the interlayer is slightly wider , because it swims with the larger monster fish.

At this moment, Wu Liang was no longer surprised by this strange stone fish, and the intensive phobia that was hooked up before did not recur, and he just calmly looked further along the interlayer.

There is still no foreign matter in the interlayer.

Under my feet is still a soft ground mixed with sand and gravel, but even if I wear leather shoes with very strong soles, I still feel a little rough occasionally.

The coolness of this place is also slightly stronger.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, it would be really hard for Wu Liang to imagine that this is a sunny coast, rather than an air-conditioned room with full blown cold wind.

Wu Liang also noticed.

This mezzanine is no longer as closed as the one I just passed. With a short distance of more than ten meters, there seem to be two gaps, one large and one small, on the reef on the left, and there is also a gap on the reef on the right.

"You can ask her to come and walk with you."

Seeing that there was nothing special here, and the terrain was much wider, Wu Liang prepared to call the witch over.

But when he just took a breath and was about to turn around and shout.

"Clap!"

A crisp voice suddenly came from the front.

"?!"

Wu Liang's spirit tensed up instantly, and he followed the voice immediately.

He didn't have the ability to strengthen memory and remember with a photograph, but he soon discovered that there was an extra piece of gravel in front of the slightly smaller gap on the left about 4 meters ahead.

The rubble apparently also came from those odd stonefish.

Because he saw traces of scales on the surface of the gravel.

"This……"

Wu Liang concentrated.

Could it be a piece of strange stonefish in a hollow high on the reef, blown down by the north wind?
This kind of possibility is not impossible. Although most of the stone fish remain in the pit even if they are broken, this place is leaky after all, and birds like parrots often visit them. It is not out of the question that the fragments of the stonefish have been cleared out and the pits taken for themselves.

If the piece of rubble was pulled to the edge of the pit, it might fall down with a slight wind blowing. It was just a coincidence, so there is no need to make a fuss...

However, just when Wu Liang thought about it.

"Squeak... squeak..."

Suddenly there was another strange sound in the narrow mezzanine that had just passed behind, as if something was approaching.

"?!"

This time, it wasn't just his spirit, Wu Liang's body also tensed up instantly, and he turned around suddenly.

It's a pity that he has already walked out of the narrow mezzanine, and he can't immediately see what is in the mezzanine even if he turns around. He has to take two steps forward to lean out.

But before figuring out what was going on, he rashly leaned out to take a risk.

Wu Liang hesitated, holding the copper dagger tightly to guard against it, then took a deep breath, then howled tentatively: "Girl, are you still there?"

"Yes, Wu Taishi wants me to follow now?"

The voice of Miko Hoo came from outside the mezzanine very quickly, and there was no problem with the direction and distance. It seems that the sound just heard should have nothing to do with Miko Hoo.

"Come on, first enter the reef mezzanine I just passed, and see if you can look at me first, I will wait here for you."

Wu Liang shouted shamelessly.

This guy himself didn't dare to take the risk of leaning out, but at this moment he asked the witch Hu to test it out first. If this kind of behavior is passed on to future generations, I don't know how many little fairies will be shaken.

But Wu Liang didn't feel wronged at all.

If it was the other members of the Huan army, Wu Liang would not have taught them to take risks for themselves.

The witch is different, not to mention whether this girl is from the Wa country, first of all, as a foreign envoy who came to the heaven to explore the secrets, Wu Liang will never treat her equally, and even along the way, there have been more than one occurrences of "if found What is an extremely important secret to the Celestial Dynasty, in order to prevent the secret from being passed on to other countries, she must be kept in the Celestial Dynasty forever after the matter is completed."

Therefore, in his eyes, Witch Hu can only be regarded as a temporary partner at most, and can also be a partner who will fly independently in the face of disaster. As such a partner, there is definitely no reason to let him do all the dirty and dangerous work. People bear the burden, but the maiden sits and reaps the rewards, right?

"coming!"

Witch Hu didn't seem to notice Wu Liang's intentions, so she responded immediately.

So after a few seconds.

The witch's voice came from the narrow classroom mezzanine: "Wu Taishi, I have already come in. I can only see the dim light of the orb shooting from the corner on your side, but I can't see you."

"Is there nothing?"

Wu Liang wondered in his heart, the witch called out that since he could see the gloomy light from the Suihou bead on his side, his sight had already crossed the entire mezzanine, if she didn't see anything, how could the girl have no reaction.

So Wu Liang finally felt a little relieved, and walked out from the corner while maintaining his vigilance.

Immediately afterwards, he also saw the witch Hu who was holding the old macaque king on the opposite side, and there was nothing in the mezzanine between them.

"what on earth is it?"

Wu Liang was puzzled.

He was very sure that he didn't have an auditory hallucination just now, it was indeed the sound of something approaching, but when he reacted to the sound, the sound disappeared immediately.

First of all, Wu Liang can be sure of one thing. From the time he landed on this island to now, Wu Liang has not found any traces of living people, so the probability that there are other people alive in this place is very small.

Could it be another animal?

There are quite a few animals on this island. Wu Liang only knows about those parrots, the old macaque king, and the group of macaques that he has not encountered yet, as well as the snakes, fish, and hares mentioned in the bamboo slips left by Xu Fu. such as.

But even if it is an animal, except for the flying parrot, it is impossible for other animals to disappear without a trace in such a short period of time, right?

What's more, it is impossible for a parrot to fly silently.

Wu Liang even suspected that this was actually a trick of the witch.

But just now after he heard the voice, he immediately called the witch to test her. As a result, her response was passed quickly, and he judged from the voice that she should have stayed where she was. It is impossible to complete the transfer in such a short period of time, unless she has the ability to teleport.

"Wu Taishi, can I go over?"

Seeing Wu Haohao coming out, the little uneasiness on Miko's face also weakened, and she waved to him and asked.

"There are a lot of gravel on the ground, be careful, come here slowly."

Wu Liang nodded.

at this time.

"Shushasha...shashasha..."

Wu Liang suddenly heard a strange voice coming from behind him, and quickly turned his head to follow the sound.

The sound stopped abruptly with his movements.

However, Wu Liang broke into a cold sweat in an instant.

I saw a row of clear footprints on the sandy soil surface behind him in the gap between the slightly wider reef that he hadn't walked yet!

(End of this chapter)