Tomb Raiders I Can Hear Antique Talk

Chapter 74 Death Vortex
Xiao Ran didn't expect that, apart from knowing the father and son, Professor Chen also had a "long time no see" expression towards his second uncle.

On the other hand, the second uncle, although there was a smile on his face, there was still a trace of embarrassment and shyness hidden in those folds, as if he didn't really want to be recognized by Professor Chen.

Professor Chen's old face was dark and red, and he grabbed his second uncle's arm and said a little excitedly: "You applied for the archeology major after your brother and became my student. Your talent is not under the wind. Unfortunately, after my accident , you also dropped out of school, and then I heard that you actually became a tomb robber? Is this true?!"

The second uncle blushed and turned pale, shook his head and said, "No! Teacher Chen, who did you hear that I am an explorer, not a tomb robber..."

Professor Chen looked at him dubiously, and seeing his second uncle's serious face, he stretched his brows and said, "I also heard from some old colleagues that after you left school, you announced that you would dig up all the ancient tombs. Is that true for you?" said?"

The second uncle explained: "I was also forcibly dismissed at the time, so I said a few angry words, how can I have that ability. I have indeed been to some large tombs, but they have been patronized by tomb robbers. I Although I am not capable of protective excavation, I guarantee that after my inspection, I will report to the local authorities in time..."

Professor Chen still had some doubts on his face, and the second uncle added: "Last month, the stolen tomb of Prince Tubert Zezan was found in Xiqiang. That's what I reported, and the local archaeological department also commended it. If you don’t believe me, you can inquire about it.”

Professor Chen sighed and said: "I have no place to inquire, as long as you don't go astray. This time, I don't ask you to assist in the research as an archaeologist, but I hope you can still have archaeological knowledge." The workers have the spirit of respecting history, and this reunion of our teachers and students is not in vain."

The second uncle held his chest high and said, "Professor Chen, don't worry, I promise to live up to your expectations."

Seeing that the second uncle looked like a primary school student in front of Professor Chen, Xiao Ran suppressed a smile, he had never seen the second uncle look so embarrassing, it seemed that this was status suppression.

As soon as Professor Chen turned his head, the second uncle slapped Xiao Ran on the head, and now it was Hu Bayi and Fatty Wang's turn to laugh.

It was ridiculous, but Fatty still asked a more important question: "Let's not talk about Second Uncle Xiao, if there is a traitor who needs to be criticized even more."

As he spoke, he pulled An Liman over.

An Liman hurriedly explained: "I didn't run away! I just wanted to untie the camel. I was afraid that the ants would eat the camel, and Hu Da would not be able to protect us!"

The fat man shook the gun in his hand and said, "Explain to it and see if it believes it. You think I didn't see it. If Uncle Xiao hadn't pulled you just now, you would have gotten on the camel by yourself."

But no matter what, what An Liman said has some truths, after all, the road ahead depends on him, so Hu Bayi smoothed things over and said: "We were rescued together by the white camel sent by Hu Da, and together we were rescued by the army ants. The old nest ran out, and this was Hu Da’s will. This shows that everyone in our team is welcomed by Hu Da. We are friends and brothers. We trust you. If you betray us again, it will be against Hu Da’s will. Hu Da will punish you too."

An Liman hurried down the donkey: "That's right, this is Hu Da's will. We are all best friends and brothers. Hu Da will protect us!"

The second uncle walked up to him and patted him on the shoulder: "Brother An Liman, don't talk about Hu Da, I will protect you well."

An Liman said timidly: "Okay, okay..."

All the misunderstandings were resolved, and everyone was about to rest.Seeing that Hu Bayi was full of thoughts, Xiao Ran knew that he must be retreating in his heart, thinking about how to find an opportunity to persuade Professor Chen and his party to turn back later.

"Brother Hu, the dangers in this desert are changing rapidly, but we have enough manpower. In addition to the three of us, there is also my second uncle to help. You have seen his skills, so let's take a step at a time."

Hu Bayi smiled and said: "You are really a half fairy, you know what I am thinking. You are right, I think these archaeological team members are determined to reach their destination, so we will take them Let money and people eliminate disasters."

The camel caravan set off again, heading towards Xiye Ancient City.

Chu Jian, Sa Dipeng, and Ye Yixin were full of curiosity about this overage senior brother who fell from the sky, and the second uncle also generously told them some strange events that he encountered on his own adventure after dropping out of school. Most of these stories Xiao Ran had heard, There is nothing to be curious about.

Speaking of desert army ants, Shirley Yang gave a brief science introduction to everyone. He said that although he had never seen it with his own eyes before, he had seen villages ransacked by army ants, and people and things were devoured. Horrible.

But she was also very curious, how the second uncle made those marching ants suddenly start spinning, as if possessed by a demon.

The second uncle explained that he also heard from a foreign explorer that although this kind of army ants is commanded by the queen, there must be one or several leader ants in the process of marching, giving some kind of pheromone to the ants behind. send Message.Once the leader ant dies suddenly, the ants behind will circle around its corpse.If the queen does not choose a new leader, they will continue to turn like this until they are exhausted and all die.This phenomenon is called "death vortex".

It was also the first time for the second uncle to encounter army ants in person, but he took a gamble with his own boldness and carefulness, but he didn't expect it to work.Taking advantage of this momentary death vortex, he had the opportunity to destroy the queen ant.

Everyone including Xiao Ran was amazed.Only Hao Aiguo had some complaints about what the second uncle did. After all, those army ants only survived by instinct, and it was really unnecessary to kill them all.

Everyone walked and chatted, and the sand dunes were constantly ups and downs, with a big drop.An Liman explained that under these sand dunes, there are lost ancient cities buried.

Walking to the highest sand dune, An Liman pointed to the south and told everyone that the ruins of Xiye Ancient City, which is a transfer station, is just ahead.

In the hinterland of the southern desert, a black city stands in the center of a large oasis. There is the ruins of the ancient city of Xiye that was destroyed by the war.

An Liman proposed to rest in Xiye Ancient City for a few more days. Recently, the camels were frightened and they were carrying a large amount of supplies, so they urgently needed to rest.So Hu Bayi summoned Xiao Ran, Shirley Yang, and Professor Chen to discuss: "How about resting for five or six days when we enter Xiye Ancient City? Even if the people are not tired these days, the camels are exhausted."

Professor Chen agreed, just as he also wanted to take the opportunity to inspect the ruins of this famous city.He turned his head and said to Xiao Ran: "Xiao Ran, you will also participate in our inspection activities this time, and you will check for us at the critical moment. I really didn't expect that you really understood the old man like me just now. I don’t want to put everyone in danger again.”

Xiao Ran nodded in agreement, and looked at the dark ruins in the distance.A gust of wind blew by, and under the scorching sun he suddenly felt a chill, and a bad premonition lingered in his heart.

(End of this chapter)