endless route.

Chapter 397 7. Nia’s appearance and conclusive evidence

The detector moved forward non-stop, slowly shuttled through the gaps in the caves of the five ancient ships, investigated various clues along the way, and used cameras to take pictures one by one to record them.

Not long after.

Zhang Ergou took Niya out of the fairy gate. The latter was wearing ancient clothes purchased by Li Huawan, standing in front of the corridor fence with a bamboo pole and crutches, looking at the clouds in the sky, slightly lost in thought.

Since the exploration of the Deep Sea Floating City ended, she has been under house arrest in the courtyard of the Tiangong. She cannot enter and exit freely. She has not seen the sky and scenery outside for a long time.

"Come on."

Zhang Ergou shouted low and urged Nia to follow him to the command room quickly so as not to delay Master Xian's important event.

Nia turned around and looked behind. The fairy gate in the corner of the ancient rhyme corridor was heavily protected by a large number of ancient sea guards. From here to the small courtyard in front, the lights were brightly lit all the way.

Zhang Ergou walked towards the small yard.

Niya silently followed Zhang Ergou and walked along the stone road to the small courtyard. Under the indifferent eyes of the two rows of sea guards, she quietly observed the things along the way and looked at the arrangements curiously.

That chair looks like a recliner, and is much shorter than Zheng Yun Jidao's chair. Even if an adult male sits on it, he will be a head shorter than Zheng Yun, let alone Nia.

What else can you do?

Go through them.

Niya followed Zhang Ergou into the command room and saw Zheng Yun Jidao again. They were all very familiar faces.

Zheng Yun asked the Yin soldiers to bring out a set of unmanned detectors, put them in front of Nia, opened the box and gave her a brief look.

Nia suddenly changed her gender this time. She didn't say anything to ridicule, and she didn't talk back to Master Xian. She just did whatever he asked her to do, without asking too many questions or saying too many words. She seemed quite well-behaved.

Ji Dao snorted coldly.

Zhang Ergou quickly went to take care of it. Ji Dao grabbed Zhang Ergou and whispered a few words. Soon after, Zhang Ergou moved a very low chair and placed it on the left side of Zheng Yun's chair.

Nia knelt down and turned her hands, picked up the controller, looked at the parameters, and softly gave the answer to the question.

She was already small. She was lying on her back in this low reclining chair with her legs in her arms. From the side, she couldn't even see her figure. They were all blocked by Zheng Yun, and only her golden hair could be seen.

"Will this detector work?"

As if she didn't notice Ji Dao's malicious attempts to make things difficult for her, Niya looked at every surveillance screen on the table as soon as she sat down, staring at the ancient ships with interest.

The ancient houses on all sides were occupied, and the Sea Guards were busy coming and going, running back and forth between the houses and the Immortal Gate, carrying large amounts of supplies to maintain the operation of the villa.

The doors and windows of the house next to it were closed, but there were wisps of bright white fairy light flying up and down. There were baskets of fresh fish at the door, and behind them there were sea guards constantly carrying fish frames.

They are all prisoners.

Zheng Yun gave the order directly with Guixi.

"Master Immortal, people have brought it."

This was the reason why he dared to hand over the detector to Niya with confidence. Niya was his secret soldier. No matter what order was given to her, she could not refuse like a ghost general.

"Bring her a chair. You will sit on my left side. The detection screen is placed on the table."

The courtyard is very lively.

The speed of getting into working mode is also very fast. I answer questions and answers with Master Xian as if he is Master Xian's assistant.

"When controlling the detector, you are not allowed to act without authorization. Any findings must be reported truthfully. You cannot deliberately sabotage exploration, and you cannot conceal anything from me."

A dozen cranes were eating at the door of the west room. Haiwei brought food and plates, and Tiangong Taoist priests fed and groomed them.

Nia nodded and picked up the controller.

Occasionally, I also ask two questions.

Ji Dao glanced at Nia and didn't give her a good look. He knew that this woman was very arrogant in her bones. She always thought she was great and talked to the immortal master in a weird way.

But Nia's expression was calm. She just glanced at Ji Dao, then walked to the chair with the detector in her arms. After checking that the legs of the chair were not broken, she put down her crutches and sat gently in the chair.

Perhaps her ancestor is really the same, with a petite figure and slender limbs, slightly blue eyes, long pale golden hair tied into wide braids, and skin that is more delicate due to the climate of the heavenly palace.

Zheng Yunjidao turned his head and looked at the door. Nia's injuries were basically healed. Except for one pair of legs that were difficult to heal, she had returned to her former appearance, like a daughter of a classical Western aristocrat.

There are too many "black resumes" of ancient Tritons. Any Westerner brought here will be frightened by those information. Tritons will never blink an eye when they kill people.

"Humph."

Zheng Yun continued to make arrangements.

"Then you control one. The target of this exploration is an underground lake. Your mission is to find traces of a strange creature and related clues in the underground lake."

It's quite scary.

"Humph."

A very chilling atmosphere filled the air under the clouds and rain. Everyone was wearing ancient sea guard clothes. As long as there was any slight movement around them, they would draw their swords and kill them.

They are all related to detector data.

"It shouldn't be difficult."

"it is good."

Zhang Ergou stepped aside to reveal Nia.

I don’t know what is in the other houses. Each one is strictly guarded by sea guards, many of whom are wearing the official uniforms of sea guards and ghost-suppressing officials. They always hold long swords in their hands.

Maybe she can hide it from Master Xian.

Master Xian doesn't care about these little things.

But she definitely couldn't hide it from her eyes, which had detected many demons. Her attitude was just a show.

It seems that the Supervisory Immortal Division is in trouble and no one knows how to use unmanned detectors, so they can only ask her to come out to assist the Immortal Master. She is now showing off that she is an expert.

The others are all technical foils. Only she understands the professional vocabulary and can communicate with the immortal master.

It's annoying to look at.

But Nia won't be able to come out a few times. I'll learn how to use the detector later. When I learn how to use it, if there's anything going on with Nia, you can stay in the Tiangong all the time.

"Send the detector down."

Zheng Yun sent a sea guard to escort the detector.

Zheng Yun moved a total of four of these special detectors from the Gubo archaeological team from the Gubo camp. They can operate on four lines at the same time and detect the surroundings of the underground lake in all directions.

But only two can be enabled at the moment.

Let Nia explore other parts of the underground lake first, and when Kedester and the others come over, they can fully activate it.

Nia's professionalism goes without saying. Although she is younger than Kedester and the others, she can become a member of the Explorers Association and the captain of the exploration of the deep-sea floating city.

And this woman can be called ruthless.

It is difficult to tell from her petite, fragile, blond and blue-eyed appearance that she is a woman who dares to use explosives to detonate underwater, trying to die with Zheng Yun at close range.

In fact, she should have been allowed to become a member of the West Factory like Kedester and the others, and she should have been assigned some tasks to complete.

"where is this place?"

Nia checked the basic data and asked softly. There would be basic data such as altitude and pressure on the detector, but on the screen in front of Zheng Yun, the altitude column was empty.

Data such as altitude require knowing the sea level difference in advance. On a strange planet, you can only fill it in manually, but you can usually find the relevant data by simply searching the Internet.

From E-09 to W-42c on the endless route, any area that the detector can reach will be the first to know the relevant data of the sea. There is no way that it is unknown.

But Zheng Yun didn't fill it out.

Although Zheng Yun is the head of the Supervisory Immortal Division, it can be seen from his words, deeds, and past behavior that he is very knowledgeable about modern technology, and it is impossible that he cannot even fill in this kind of data.

Some of the other data is weird, too. It can only be said that something is wrong with this place.

"E-10."

Zheng Yun also answered softly. There was no need to hide this information because Nia couldn't run away.

"what?"

Nia couldn't suppress her emotions, she covered her mouth and exclaimed, her eyes staring straight at Zheng Yun in astonishment.

"The detector has entered the water, let's get started."

Zheng Yun had no time to talk to Nia, and there was no need to talk to her. He needed to explore the underground lake as soon as possible.

"Uh, okay."

Nia turned to look at the screen in front of her. The screen belonging to her detector had been turned on. Her detector was sent into the lake and the propellers were started to explore the environment.

These operations are indeed not difficult.

The Chinese on the operation interface is also very simple. She speaks Chinese very fluently and clearly. She has learned Chinese specifically to explore Triton and there is no pressure to read ancient documents.

Work began quickly.

The two detectors explored the ancient ship and the underground lake respectively. Zheng Yun looked for traces of Zhou Jiu, and Niya looked for Master Shan.

Everything went smoothly.

The picture on the screen is constantly refreshed, and whenever some clues are found, discussions and speculations will be held in the command room.

But Nia still couldn't calm down for a long time.

Zheng Yun's fluttering words about E-10 are really shocking. The endless air route is completely cut off at E-09, and no one has ever been to the legendary E-10.

But the place she was in was full of ancient buildings full of historical vicissitudes, from blue brick houses to black tile corridors, indicating that people lived here in ancient times.

The conclusion is obvious.

This is the ruins of the Ming Dynasty.

E-10 was occupied by the Ming Dynasty in ancient times.

This is not surprising in itself. The distance from the Earth to E-10 is just over kilometers, less than half the circumference of the Earth, and far less difficult than circling the Earth.

The key point is that Zheng Yun's words prove one thing. The Endless Route was not broken in the early days. In ancient times, you could travel freely from E-09 to E-10. The Sea of ​​Mist existed.

Then why did it stop?

Who cut off the Sea of ​​Mist?
These questions continue to arise in Nia's heart, because this problem can be called one of the biggest mysteries in the world. Countless people have dedicated their lives but cannot solve the mystery.

The thought of this.

Niya had a strange feeling about Zheng Yun next to her. I'm afraid the answer to all this lies in Zheng Yun's heart.

All the mysteries are inseparable from the Haiwei Jianxian Division. As the head of the Jianxian Division, how could he not know? He should not just know it, but even understand it very well.

How many human secrets does he know?
Perhaps in Zheng Yun's heart, there are countless mysteries of this level, and the rupture of the endless route is nothing.

"Pay more attention."

Zheng Yun suddenly reminded Nia that she should maintain her professionalism and avoid making people suspicious.

If she does not perform well during this exploration, she may not have the chance to appear again in the future.

Zheng Yun is very strict in this regard. He doesn't care about other things. He only cares about whether Nia can do the job at hand. If she can, then she can continue to explore.

"it is good."

Nia nodded subconsciously, wrapped her hair with a hair tie, and focused all her attention on the detection screen.

She didn't know whether Zheng Yun used Guixi in his words. These details had been ignored by her. At this moment, she just wanted to know what was wrong with this legendary E-10.

In front of this underground lake.

What kind of weird creature is hiding there?

What kind of thing requires the Supervisor to use modern technology to carefully search for it inch by inch?
Not long after.

Zheng Yun's detector was the first to make a new discovery. He found a new clue between the fourth and fifth ancient ships, which could prove that Zhou Jiu had indeed lived here for a long time.

There were a large number of thick carved animal skins hanging on the edge of the deck, some of which had become moldy due to moisture.

This should be the bedding and clothing that Zhou Jiu uses to survive the rainy season. Without these thick animal skins, Zhou Jiu would not be able to survive the rainy season in the underground lake, and he would definitely freeze to death after winter.

Combine previous clues.

Conclusions can already be made.

The bandit Zhou Jiu lived in the ancient ship for at least ten years. During this period, he relied on the mountain goods sent by his son, as well as the fish, shrimp and plants in the underground lake to live in the ancient ship for a long time.

I don’t go out even in the rainy season.

He has been staying inside the ancient ship.

"Master Immortal, if you say so, then this Zhou Jiu must have other purposes and reasons. Otherwise, with his status, he can live the rest of his life in the cottage with wine and meat."

"The master of a cottage could not live in a good cottage, but he got into an ancient ship in a cave and lived there for eighteen years."

"It's really weird."

"And I know that his son, a Kuchiki who can't hold up a wall with mud, will never be able to put his father under house arrest in an ancient ship for the sake of becoming the head of the family."

Zhang Ergou frowned and asked.

"Indeed, his son behaved worse than the wolfdog at the gate of the village when I smoked the mountain with poisonous fog."

"However, it may not be for any purpose. Zhou Jiu may also be haunted by evil spirits, lose his mind and become completely stupid, becoming a real savage, going crazy and hiding the ancient ship."

Ji Dao added something.

"I don't know where he is hiding now. Have you found it from other surveillance angles?" Zheng Yun asked.

Earlier, they set up surveillance equipment, including several devices on the edge of the cliff aimed at the ancient ships below. They could overlook the entire group of ancient ships and the surrounding underground lake.

"No."

The little Taoist replied quickly.

He kept staring at the screen and did not see Zhou Jiu's figure appear on the deck of the ancient ship, nor did he climb up the cliff from the deck. He did not appear from the beginning to the end.

"Then he should be hiding in the cabin."

Zheng Yun quickly came to the conclusion that the number of cabins inside the five ancient ships, excluding those that were submerged and uninhabitable, was at least hundreds, and it was difficult to explore them with drones.

I'm afraid we still have to send in the underworld soldiers.

Go into the cabin near the deck and take a look.

"I also found something here. Is this the trace left by the strange creature you said?"

Nia suddenly spoke up.

She pointed to the screen in front of her. The scene on the screen was so strange that it was temporarily difficult to decipher.

"This is the rock wall on the left side of the underground lake. Look at this place. There are some things left on the sharp stones." Nia enlarged the screen to show the traces.

On a sharp stone.

A piece of dark brown skin hangs.

(End of this chapter)