girl knight zero

Chapter 284 Lost Civilization (Remember to Vote)
"The Gaohuan people have engraved all their history on these murals." Rich said, "There are a total of 80 murals here. If we compare the level of technological development, we are roughly in the 56th position."

After speaking, he pointed to a mural.

Everyone rushed to the mural to look at it.

I saw that there were indeed many familiar things on the mural, such as carriages, trains, tuxedos, cigars, convertible cars, bowler hats, and flintlock guns.

"What's this?" Wolfe asked, pointing to a map.

"This is the world map at that time. At that time, the land area of ​​the world was hundreds of times larger than it is now, and there were more than 200 countries on it, with a total population of nearly 80 billion." Rich said, pointing to a row of numbers at the bottom of the map.

"80 billion??" Seeing this number, everyone was stunned. There were only 500 million people in Xinghai, and there were only about 80 million people in its heyday in history. What is the concept of [-] billion?
"Wait, you said this is a world map? Then where are we?" Wolfe asked.

"Probably here." Rich pointed to an area on the map.

"This doesn't match the outline of Xinghai or Sandia." Wolfe said, staring at the area.

"This is the magical place." Rich said with a smile, "According to the information left by these ancient humans, the land at that time was much larger than it is now. Xinghai and Sandia, including Sehavi, Yiga, etc. , all belong to the same country. This country is Gao Huan."

Hearing this, Wolfe showed a surprised expression again.

"Surprised, isn't it? We were also surprised when we first learned about it. What's even more surprising is that the combined total of all our countries is less than half of Gao Huan's territory."

"Such a vast country existed in the world?" Wolf felt unbelievable.

"Of course. And the territory of this country is an entire continent. The strait between us and the Xinghai, as well as the North Sea and South China Sea, did not exist at that time."

"Why?" Wolfe asked in surprise.

"Because the sea level at that time was much lower than it is now." Grand Duke Desiré stepped forward and said, "The place we live now is actually the plateau and mountains at that time. That's why for so many years, we have been The reason why these ancient human remains were not found. Their cities are all on the plains, and these plains are now under the sea!"

Wolf froze. He had received too much explosive news in just ten minutes, and he couldn't take it easy for a while.

"Captain, although there are many things painted on these murals, there are no detailed drawings of weapons. How did they make weapons based on these murals?" At this time, Cang Ling walked over and asked.

Cangling's words reminded Wolff, who turned around and asked Desiré, "Where is the part that records the weapon blueprint?"

"Here." Grand Duke Desiré turned and walked towards a small door opposite.

After opening the inner door, another room appeared inside, which was about the same size as the outside. It was filled with huge stone bookshelves, and books were piled on top of it.

"This is a special kind of book, we call it 'Crystal Book'. The pages are made of paper, covered with a light blue transparent hard shell similar to amber, which may be used for embalming." Rich took it from the bookshelf He picked up a book and handed it over, "There are more than 3000 of these books in total, and the new weapons we have developed are derived from these crystal books."

Wolfe took the book and flipped through it. There were only 100 pages in it, which were densely written and there were many detailed illustrations.

"Have you deciphered these books?" Wolff asked.

"Only a very small part, probably less than one thousandth." Rich replied, "It's thanks to the dictionary."

"dictionary?"

"Yes, they made a dictionary with pictures and words in it, such as the sun, rain, people, trees, orangutans. We relied on the dictionary to decipher a small amount of content. But most of them still can't be understood, including Academician Bogarth who has studied the most deeply."

"How was that weapon made?"

"It's very simple, because the weapons have diagrams. Take them to experts in the military industry, and they quickly researched a lot of content. Books with diagrams are generally easier to decipher, such as medicine and engineering. "

"Can you show me the weapon part?"

"Of course, these are not secrets anymore anyway." Rich walked to a row of bookshelves, and handed a book to Wolfe.

Wolff opened it and saw that it was full of illustrations of various weapons. Those weapons looked very large, and one type of shell was about the size of an airplane.

"Can I copy this back?" Wolfe asked, closing the book.

"Yes, I have no problem with you transporting them away." Grand Duke Desiré replied straightforwardly.

"Thank you very much. You can put aside the feud between the two countries and provide us with selfless help. On behalf of the Queen, I would like to express my sincere thanks to you." Wolfe said sincerely.

"Doesn't it represent the Chamber of Commerce?" Desiree laughed.

Wolff smiled sheepishly when he realized that he had made a slip of the tongue.

"We no longer have the ability to decipher these books. If we do nothing, we will die keeping the secret sooner or later." Leaning on a cane, Desiré sighed while looking at the sea of ​​books in front of him, "Give them to you, maybe And there is hope of unraveling these mysteries."

"Have you ever tried to negotiate peace with the people on the opposite side? Although the population of Sundia is small now, if we unite, there is still hope for revival. If you can cooperate with outsiders like us, you should be able to accept those compatriots, right?"

"Compatriots?" Desiré smiled wryly, "Human beings are compatriots only when they have common interests. When interests conflict, even blood relatives will turn against each other. You are from the opposite side, and you think they still have the desire to fight Do you still have the fighting spirit to sacrifice everything and rush out of the volcano? At this moment, you are more kind than the so-called compatriots above. At least you have not lost your fighting spirit, and you are willing to risk your life to come to Sundia Find weapons. I believe in your ability to carry on where we left off. Your successful arrival here proves it."

"We will definitely decipher these books." Wolfe solemnly promised, "We will definitely unlock all the secrets of the Gaohuan Kingdom."

"Rich, give our manuscript to Captain Wolf." Desiré said to Rich.

"I regret to inform you that most of the manuscripts have become moldy due to too much time."

"It doesn't matter, as long as you can read the words clearly. Let Captain Wolf choose some useful ones and take them back!"

"Okay, please follow me here." Rich took Wolfe to a corner of the library, where dozens of boxes of manuscripts were piled up.

(End of this chapter)