Tomb Raiders I Can Hear Antique Talk

Chapter 411 Witch King Anton
"That crappy thing? Spending your life to make time change is really cool, but that thing is a god? Did you drink fake wine while I was sleeping?"

Xiao Ran teased Bai Jiuguo while walking towards his second uncle.Ever since he knew that Bei Jiuguo had exaggerated about him several times, Xiao Ran had a feeling that his credit was bankrupt, or at least on the verge of bankruptcy.

If this old guy wasn't a magic weapon, he would probably be an old liar. He would stop a kid on the way and tell them they have amazing bones, and sell them martial arts secrets.Now that the celestial dial needle in the second uncle's hand is said to be a god, he really doesn't believe it to death.

While thinking about it, he came to the second uncle, who was holding his knees to pick up the flashlight at this time. Seeing him coming, he smiled wryly and said: "After all, time is not forgiving. When I was young, I suffered so much. At most, I just need to sleep. Now it’s all dark in front of my eyes..."

Xiao Ran frowned and supported Second Uncle, thought for a while and said seriously: "Second Uncle, next time there is such a life-threatening incident, I'll do it, after all, I... have a long time, right?"

Speaking of life span, it is indeed not short.If what Yarrow Jiukuo said was absolutely true, then he practiced kung fu and washed his blood before, so his lifespan now would be around [-], and it doesn't matter if it's less than a day or two.Anyway, according to what the second uncle said, once the living habits are adjusted, the life span of that one or two days will come back "dynamically" at any time.

The second uncle looked at Xiao Ran, patted the sundial pin on his waist, shook his head and said, "Just like you and your friends, I have a bit of a relationship with this guy, I'm afraid you won't be able to use it if you give it to me. I'm fine now." , you go check and see if there’s anything you can touch around, and I’ll see what’s on this pillar.”

Xiao Ran raised his head and followed his second uncle's flashlight to look at the columnar wall in the center of the hall. Only then did he realize that there was a circle of murals carved on it. There were incomprehensible words beside each painting, which were probably from the Xinji tribe themselves. The text, no surprise, must have been lost.

The second uncle was more experienced than him in analyzing murals, so he didn't refuse anymore and turned around to study the things around the hall.

The piles of gold and silver in the illusion are now just piles of decayed objects, scattered among the equally rough and decaying wood and stone seats.

Xiao Ran took a closer look at the decayed objects. Among them were many polished rough stones of various colors, but they were just turquoise, amber and the like. The belts and leather ropes that were originally mounted on them had also been rotten into particles. It breaks when touched.

In addition, there are some whole animal skins and animal bone utensils, most of which are already in decay. If the two of them are really archaeologists, they would be overjoyed, but after all, they put it nicely, that is, General Faqiu Zhonglang That’s all.

Xiao Ran turned around in a big circle, and the more he looked, the more boring he felt.Recalling those people in the illusion just now, none of them can be regarded as jewels, but considering the economic level of the ancient area, at least they are also royal families, no gold and silver artifacts?
No, Xiao Ran suddenly remembered that before entering the door, he clearly heard the sound of many antiques.You hadn't come in yet, so you couldn't have been obsessed with it early on, right?
He hurriedly stepped back two steps, let himself concentrate, and listened carefully to those voices that ordinary people could not hear.

"Two thousand one hundred...ten years..."

"Two thousand... two hundred and three years..."

The voices announcing the year sounded again. Xiao Ran was overjoyed and hurriedly followed the nearest voice.But when he finally found the location of the voice, he froze on the spot, and the corners of his mouth that were originally raised were trembling helplessly.

In front of him was one of the kneeling mummies.From the gap between his fingers, he could see a dark metal bracelet being held in his hands, with dusty red corundum on it. It must have been a yellow scarf bracelet inlaid with rubies.

He looked at the other mummies and found that almost every mummy had some gold and jade artifacts in their hands, such as a pig-dragon chalcedony bracelet, a gold and silver engraved dragon head garland, a gold crystal cup decorated with cloud patterns, etc.

Even the handkerchief in the hands of the corpse evil spirit before had tiny jade beads hanging on it.It's hard for Xiao Ran to estimate these things, but even the cheapest ones can easily be sold for more than 10,000+ if they still use the handkerchief and add a few words of jealousy.

But what he was facing now was a dilemma. If he took these things away, a whole hall of zombies would be awakened. If he didn't want the corpses to cause trouble, he had to destroy the corpses first before taking the things.

But this not only violates the laws of nature and human ethics, but also breaks the rules of the two sects, Touching Gold and Faqiu, which belong to the same lineage.Then he and his second uncle really became thieves who "seeked money and killed corpses"?
"Oh! So that's the case! Xiaoran, this place we are in is not a royal court, but a sacrificial hall!"

The Second Uncle's shout interrupted Xiao Ran's thinking, he let go of his hesitation for the time being, and walked towards the Second Uncle.The second uncle was really like an archaeologist at this time, holding a magnifying glass that he had brought with him at some time, and carefully looked at the paintings on the wall.He also covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief, as if he was afraid that his exhaled breath would damage the mural.

Xiao Ran followed the first painting found by his second uncle. Like the chronicles of all ethnic groups, the first painting showed the separation of heaven and earth and the growth of all things. Many naked little people crawled out of holes in the ground and faced the heaven and earth in forests and grasslands. The sun and the moon raised their hands and knelt down in worship.

The people in the second painting are already wearing clothes such as animal skins and grass skirts, and some of them have a thick line drawn on their foreheads with dots of different colors on the line.These people are larger than those without colorful dots and thick lines on their foreheads. They all sit in the middle and accept the kneeling of those without colorful dots. This shows that there is already a difference in power and status at this time.

In the third picture, the crowd structure has changed again.In the middle, there was a man who seemed to have hair all over his body and horns on his head. He was holding a crescent moon in one hand and a sun in the other. He was the tallest among the crowd.On both sides of his body, kneeling were the people who had colorful dots and thick lines on their heads, and under his feet were smaller and smaller people, outlined only with simple lines.

On the top of the horned man's head hang freehand patterns such as sun, moon, stars, wind, rain, thunder and lightning, and some human-shaped shadows are suspended among them, like ghosts.

Between these symbols and the horned man, there were also many animal symbols drawn. Xiao Ran recognized at a glance that among them were the five great immortals, gray, white, beard, willow and yellow, as well as turtles, fish, birds, cats, even some insects and other animals. pattern.

All these symbols of people and things are enclosed in a bright circle, and the place outside the circle is filled with darkness, and some monsters with long scales, sharp horns, and even six-legged monsters can be seen, wielding weapons Show teeth and claws at the characters in the circle.

"The first three pictures are the story of the rise of the Zhiqi people and the division of society. The first picture shows the beginning of the world and the growth of all things. The second picture shows the distinction between powerful nobles and ordinary people. You see Are the things on those people’s heads the same as these kneeling people?”

The second uncle tapped the head of a nearby mummy lightly with his engineering shovel. On his head was a dusty, blackened and deformed strip of leather, on which moss and dust covered turquoise and amber inlays could be faintly seen. It was the same thing that Xiao Ran found among the piles of decayed treasures.

Recalling the previous fantasy, these people's faces and clothes were still fresh, and the leather foreheads inlaid with colored stones were still intact. It can be seen that this is a status symbol for the Xinba people.

"The third picture is interesting. Not only do they have upper and lower ethnic groups, they have even broken through the early elder republic system of all ethnic groups, and a single supreme leader has emerged.

"This picture also shows the emergence of their primitive beliefs, such as the sun, moon, stars, wind, rain, thunder, lightning, ancestor spirits, and various animals. This is the original animistic shamanism.

"And they have a distinction between inside and outside. You see, the place they are in is bright, but in the darkness there are many monsters and ghosts trying to attack them. These monsters should represent other tribes, ethnic groups and even countries. But they The leader doesn’t look like a human being..."

Xiao Ran listened to his second uncle's explanation, nodded heavily, and said, "It's a pity that we can't understand their words. Otherwise, it would be easier to understand..."

As he spoke, he leaned closer, as if he could see the words clearly if he got closer.But the moment the flashlight flashed across the art, he suddenly seemed to have discovered something. He turned around and continued to take a closer look, and said to his second uncle in surprise: "Second uncle, there are words on it!"

"You kid let the corpse evil smoke the demon barrier? Isn't this nonsense?" said the second uncle.

Xiao Ran quickly waved his hand, pointed to the location illuminated by the flashlight and said: "Look, it looks a bit like the characters carved with a knife, but over time they have grown like tree lines. It seems like they are still Chinese characters, ancient fonts, you see. look……"

The second uncle approached with a suspicious face, looked at the place pointed by Xiao Ran for a long time, and murmured a few words: "An...An Dong...Witch King?"

(End of this chapter)