endless route.

Chapter 369 9. Group photo and route map end point
Everyone immediately took action to clean up the remaining domestic garbage by the river, and threw everything back into the trunk of the off-road vehicle. It only took a few minutes to get ready.

The two off-road vehicles started quickly.

The paths in the swamp rainforest were muddy and crude, the wheels stirred up the muddy branches, and the windshield was splashed with mud. However, Huzi ignored the extreme road conditions and insisted on pressing the accelerator to the bottom.

"There are still eight or nine hours until dark. Don't worry. If the car gets stuck halfway, you will be crying."

Xiao Hu firmly grasped the armrest and warned Hu Zi that Hu Zi was really in a hurry and wished he could fly to the seaside now.

"We need two assault boats. Let's go back to the archaeological team camp first. One is the most convenient for logistics."

Hu Ruihua took out his mobile phone to contact the camp. He leaned against a big tree to enjoy the shade. Therefore, the logistics of the archaeological team were not what ordinary Western expedition teams dare to imagine. Whatever they wanted could be obtained immediately.

"can."

Zheng Yun nodded.

The off-road vehicle returned towards the camp. The main road from Nanze Ancient City to the Taojin Town camp had been hardened by special cement sprinkled from the east and west due to the heavy traffic volume.

Not long.

The convoy returned to camp.

Hu Ruihua got out of the car and planned to collect the assault boat as a member of the rescue team. Zheng Yun stopped him. He got out of the car and walked to the logistics department and asked for two as a member of the archaeological team.

The debt was placed on Fuen Xu Yu.

After all, this time he had to deal with his own private affairs, and it was more convenient to put the debt on someone else. Even if the assault boat was damaged, he would have to go back and pay Xu Yu something to clear the debt.

The archaeological team will not suffer any loss.

In addition, I will order other things, including diving equipment and exploration equipment, and bring some along with me in case of emergencies.

Zheng Yun had already decided to pay the bill, so he simply took Song Wan and others, swiped their ID badges and entered the logistics warehouse, just like visiting a supermarket, moving whatever they saw.

The archaeological team's warehouse is huge.

There is a dazzling array of exploration equipment.

The person in charge of the warehouse saw Zheng Yun's identity as a group, and after releasing them, he also served as a shopping guide and explained to them how to use the equipment.

After turning around.

Zheng Yun and others returned with a full load.

There were two more off-road trailers behind the two off-road vehicles, carrying assault boats and various equipment. They also took the time to call out Liu Ming and ask him to take a leave, and they set off to the beach together.

The off-road vehicle sets off again.

Since entering the ancient city of Nanze, this was the first time they went to the seaside, traveling straight north through the rain forest.

The scenery here is extraordinary.

The altitude of the rainforest is only thirty or forty meters, which is almost the same as the sea level. The moment they walked onto the main road, they could see with their naked eyes a piece of blue sandwiched between the rainforest.

A steady stream of thick mist rises from the rainforest into the sea, and under the unobstructed sunlight on the sea, it turns into a long rainbow belt stretching along the entire coastline.

Hundreds of kilometers from left to right.

The width from front to back is nearly ten kilometers.

All covered by this rainbow band.

As the off-road vehicle gradually approached the seaside, they also entered the rainbow belt. The entire heaven above their heads was filled with colorful colors, giving the tropical rainforest a dreamlike quality.

"This scene is truly a spectacle."

"We actually just found out today."

"Holy shit, how much transpiration is this? Brother Liu Ming, you are the expert in our team. Can you analyze it?"

"I didn't know that. I'm still surprised. Where does so much water come from in the rain forest? It evaporates so much every day."

Everyone in the car looked at this scene and sighed repeatedly. After traveling all over the country for so many years, it is indeed rare to see such a scene.

"Let's take a photo later as a souvenir."

Song Wan rolled down the window and reached out, her hair undulating gently in the breeze. She turned her head to look at Zheng Yun beside her and asked.

Taking group photos is an old tradition.

From the town of La Maine to the extremely cold glaciers, they would take a group photo every time before leaving, and fortunately, there are now quite a few people in the first group photo.

Even in some other group photos, there are many more members, and there are several girls among them.

"Okay, okay, we have taken photos every time before, and this time it must be the same. This scenery is just right." Huzi, who was in the front driving seat, immediately answered.

"can."

Zheng Yun also nodded.

"There seems to be a lack of people. Where is that boy Ji Dao? And those Silent Brothers. By the way, I still can't figure out how many Silent Brothers there are in total?"

Liu Ming glanced back and said.

When this question was uttered, the off-road vehicle fell silent. Xiao Hu looked at Liu Ming with a stunned expression, while Hu Zi looked expectantly and quietly looked at Zheng Yun in the rearview mirror.

This question is so scary.

How many silent brothers are there in total?

Although they often see Silent Brother following Zheng Yun, they really don’t know how many there are. Sometimes they can see two, sometimes they can see four or five...

This is obviously a major secret.

Hu Ruihua said about the past of Jianghe Pawn Shop. A few decades ago, the pawn shop was the only light in an old business, but it was not clear what it did.

Brother Shen Mo is probably someone from the industry, just like Brother Zheng, but they don't know the details to this day.

Only Liu Ming dared to ask this kind of question. He had a deep relationship with Zheng Yun. He was half of Zheng Yun's 'guide' and one of the first batch of undercover soldiers. There was nothing he didn't dare to ask.

"Don't you know?"

Zheng Yun couldn't help but smile. Liu Ming was really ridiculous that he could ask such a question.

But thinking about it carefully, it is really difficult for them to know how many ghost generals there are. Ghost generals never appear in front of them at the same time, because ghost generals appearing together means that the environment is dangerous.

But Song Wan should know.

She had been to the top floor of Hades Pavilion together. She should remember clearly how many ghost general sarcophagi there were.

So he glanced at Song Wan.

Song Wan was seen covering her mouth to hide her expression, but her eyes were smiling like crescent moons, obviously she was secretly laughing at Liu Ming.

"Brothers are all very tall, and they didn't say a word. I really can't tell who is who. Zheng Yun, aren't they disabled people? Are they the same as Li Huawan in the store?"

Liu Ming suddenly lowered his voice and asked.

I have never seen a ghost general speak, and the pawn shop is full of strange people, so it is easy to make similar speculations.

"No, they are talented people."

Zheng Yun quickly opened his mouth to clear up the ghost general's name. Although Liu Ming's words were straightforward, he was indeed telling the truth.

Because even Zheng Yun didn't know whether Gui Jiang was mute, whether he could speak but had a problem with the language nerve in his brain, or whether his vocal cords were damaged and he couldn't speak.

The Western Yin soldiers in Hades Pavilion are all living dead, eating bugs in the cold underground to survive, while the ghost generals sleep in Hades Pavilion for a long time. Their situation is even more complicated.

But the word dumb is too ugly.

It sounds better to be a capable person.

In Zheng Yun's heart, deaf girls such as Gui Jiang and Li Huawan have never been classified as disabled people. They are just capable people and strangers who have been contaminated by the tricks of gods and ghosts.

"That's good."

Liu Ming asked no more questions.

Huzi and others were thinking about it.

"They have other things to do and won't be out for a while. We can do whatever we need to do without waiting."

Zheng Yun continued to add.

The off-road vehicle soon arrived at the seaside. The boundary between the tropical rainforest and the sea was not a regular beach, but some ancient stone bricks and rugged and steep rocks.

They walk in a straight line.

From the ancient city of Nanze directly to the seaside.

So the place they finally arrived at was the ancient port of Nanze Ancient City. It was also submerged in mud, but the walls of the ancient port were exposed on the sea side.

This is also the Nanze area. Therefore, there is a team of archeologists here.

At the same time, this is also the closest place to the ancient city of Nanze. It is a supply point for many teams from the East and the West. You can see many ships docked nearby on the sea.

The archaeological team had a long-term plan, so the ancient port was restored and sorted out, and a camp stood on the original site of the ancient port.

The off-road vehicle was parked at the boundary between the ancient port and the rainforest. Walking down a few meters of steps was the sea. The water mist here was the thickest, and rainbows surrounded them.

"And a little scary."

When Huzi got out of the car, he saw a dark and thick vine sticking straight out from the sea, climbing along the ancient port into the tropical rain forest. He didn't know what kind of plant it was.

"Just here."

“I’m still in a hurry after that.”

Zheng Yun picked a place.

Everyone stood at the port with their backs to the rainforest. Song Wan took out a selfie stick and set up the camera. After counting down, she took a group photo of Nanze Ancient City with everyone smiling.

In Song Wan's photo album.

There are many such group photos.

The background is different each time, but from tropical rain forests to extremely cold glaciers, each time is a dangerous and extreme environment, and the stories that take place in these places are also very thrilling.

A group photo is a commemoration.

No matter how much time has passed, as long as they pick up the group photo, they can recall what happened back then.

The only pity is that there are not many people.

If you have the opportunity later, be sure to call out Ji Dao and Gui Jiang, and bring the ones from the West Factory to make up for a photo. That will be a truly complete group photo, and it will be more memorable.

"Okay, you can go."

Song Wan held the camera and said with satisfaction.

She wanted to take this photo just to post it on Moments. She had no other intention. She didn't want to show it to other people in her Moments, she just wanted to post it.

"Well, let's go."

Zheng Yun nodded and looked towards the sea.

This sea area is very stable, which is related to the rotation of the planet and the satellite. The entire sea of ​​E-07 is relatively stable, and it is one of the few quiet seas on the nearby planet.

The subsequent E-08 and E-09 had worse sea conditions than here, with E-08 having the most severe waves.

The route breaks off from E-09, and then goes to E-10, which is suspected to be Wuhaixianzhou. Judging from the existing information, the sea conditions of E-10 are more complicated, which may be related to the season.

Start from this perspective.

The ancient city of Nanze is indeed a strategic location, and E-07 is of great significance on the Endless Route, because E-07 has the relatively calmest sea area among the planets in the Eastern Route.

But what's more strange is.

The area of ​​the ancient port in Nanze Ancient City is not large and cannot match the Ming Dynasty ancient port of the same level. It is just enough for Nanze to use.

An example will prove it.

An ancient port with the same strategic value as Nanze Ancient Port is the ancient 'Xian'en Ancient Port' in Fu'en City, which is large enough to accommodate twenty boat divisions docking at the same time.

This kind of port is a super port. On the one hand, it is because the Xian'en Ancient Port has an excellent environment and can be called a natural port. It can be used without large-scale construction.

The second reason is that Fu'en City is in a critical location and is closest to the Sea of ​​Mist. The ancients attached great importance to the ancient port of Xian'en.

Even in modern society, only a simple upgrade of the ancient port is enough to support the astronomical cargo throughput and ship docking rounds in Fuen City every year.

Let’s start with Xian’en Ancient Port.

Nanze Ancient Port is pitifully small.

There is not even much archaeological value here. The ancient port is just an ancient port, not even many architectural ruins.

This situation has also been puzzled by archaeological expeditions from the East and the West, but the specific reason has not yet been found.

It may be related to the location of the ancient city of Nanze. It is not far from the sea, but it is not an ancient port city. There should be other reasons behind it, but they cannot know it at the moment.

Stop thinking about the minutiae.

Zheng Yun and his team carried equipment and materials onto the assault boat. Everyone got on the boat and quickly headed towards the end of the map.

The Zodiac can reach a maximum speed of four to fifty knots per hour, ride the wind and waves on the calm sea, shuttle through the rich mist of rainbow colors, and move along the coastline.

There was no way to get rid of the fog all the way.

Fortunately, there is wind on the sea. The water mist in the rainforest will become thinner after one kilometer out of the sea, and will be blown away by the sea breeze. It will be replaced by the bright sun and a vast view.

They headed west.

After an hour of sailing, the two assault boats slowed down and approached the coastline again.

Zheng Yun took out a map and compared it.

Drive upstream into a wide river.

This river flows out from the depths of the rainforest and is more than one kilometer wide. The water is calm and there are no reefs. There is dense rainforest on both sides and no trace of human beings can be seen.

From this moment on.

They were the only two boats along the way.

Neither the East nor the West has expanded the scope of exploration here. They have aerial photos of the entire rainforest, but they have not found any clues or clues about the existence of suspected ancient ruins here.

Zheng Yun observed the surrounding environment.

Suddenly some intuition emerged in my heart.

The river and the mouth of the sea are both very stable. In fact, it is very suitable to be used as a port. Ships and cargo can be transported to the upper reaches of the river, which has greater advantages than the ancient port of Nanze.

Maybe the end point of the route map left by my adoptive father has something to do with the port? Or was it the Ming Dynasty’s navy master who once transported something upstream and stored it deep in the rainforest?

But look across the river.

The primeval rainforest is so dense that it is completely dark in midsummer. There are no ancient ruins at all. If there is no road map, I am afraid I will never find them.

"The water is so clear."

"It's a little abnormally clear."

"Where does this river flow from?"

"I'll use Professor Zhang's database to check."

Hu Ruihua, Liu Ming and others started to discuss.

Liu Ming took out his tablet and pulled out a few aerial photos. After finding the river, he kept digging deeper and came to a conclusion:

"This river extends all the way to the center of the continent, with a total length of thousands of kilometers. Most of it is tropical rainforest. Only the deepest part is a mountainous area with a very high altitude."

Zheng Yun said nothing the whole time.

Just keep observing the environment.

When the assault boat arrived near the end of the route map, Zheng Yun stopped the boat and carefully looked at the right side of the rainforest.

The end point of the route map is on the right side of the rainforest, less than a kilometer away from their current location. The adoptive father didn't say what the end point was, he just drew a red circle.

Take out your binoculars and look at the finish line.

The dark rain forest still blocked the line of sight. No matter how they observed, they could not see clearly what was one kilometer away.

The rainforest is filled with exotic tropical plants. It is so silent that there seems to be no living creatures. No sound can be heard, and no ancient ruins can be found, making the atmosphere a bit strange.

"What should I say? Get off the boat and go in to take a look?"

Hu Ruihua stood next to Zheng Yun and asked.

"There are drones, let them come in. You all should be careful and don't interact with the environment. It's best to put on your diving suit from now on to avoid being attacked suddenly."

Zheng Yun lowered his head and glanced at the river.

The water flow of this river is stable, but the flow of the river is very large. There is almost no silt in the water. The bottom of the river can be seen at a glance. The depth is estimated to be about thirty to forty meters.

This height is similar to that of a city flooded with silt.

If the route map ends at a ruins submerged in silt, you may end up having to take a waterway to get in.

(End of this chapter)