Tomb Raider's Notes of Qilin City Lord

Chapter 177 Marking

177 Chapter 177 Marking
Early in the morning, in a daze, I felt a trace of air blowing across my cheek, and something seemed to be sticking to my eyes and part of my cheek, soft...

I was lying slightly on my side and twisted slightly, then lay flat on my back. Then I slowly opened my misty eyes, and a handsome and handsome face came into view. His face was about a foot away from me, right in front of me. Staring at me intently.

I was confused and suddenly became energetic... I blinked and looked at him, thinking, so... so close...

Just after I woke up, he was so close and staring at me so seriously, which made me a little confused, as if there was something on my face. Could it be that there was a new world on my face?
When the little brother saw that I was awake, he straightened up a little, but his eyes never left my face.

I whispered to him, "Brother, what are you looking at?" My voice was slightly hoarse, and my throat felt like there was something blocked. When it didn't hurt anymore, I coughed lightly.It sounded a bit nasal, and I realized that I might have caught a cold from the cold the day before.

He then reached out and touched my forehead, probably to check my temperature, and then he said to me: "It's a little hot."

I stretched out my little hand and touched it myself. It was indeed a little bit. I raised my head slightly and felt a little uncomfortable, but it was probably nothing serious.The little brother said to me: "Get up and have something to eat." He held my arm with one hand and dragged my back with the other to help me up.

As soon as I sat up and left the warm bed, I felt a "swish" of cool air in my lower back and penetrated into my clothes. Then my nose and eyes felt itchy, and I sneezed a few times... It was still quite cold at this time, and I We quickly put on our coats, got out of the sleeping bag, packed up with my brother, and then we walked out of the tent.

Fatty was heating hot water outside, we all washed up, and Panzi rolled up the tents.

After a while, the fat man started making breakfast and cooked noodles. We all ate some. After eating, we rested for a while and then walked in the direction where Wu Xie might be walking.

This night, Wu Xie had a bit of a torment, and his mind was in a mess. Now he missed the tent and sleeping bag that he disliked so much in the past, and why he couldn't get out of this broken ground... He squinted intermittently. I stayed up until dawn in the morning.

Wu Xie was tired and confused. He was in a bad state. His mouth was dry and there was no saliva left. He was uncomfortable with thirst and felt panicked. He rubbed his arms and looked at Aning beside him. She had fallen asleep a little. Obviously his spirit is much stronger than his own.Both of them moved their hands and feet a little and then started to continue on their way.

The fat man said to me: "Come on, girl, use your little universe and give me some suggestions."

I said to them: "Brother Wu Xie, even if he is in a panic, will immediately think of returning to the camp outside Devil City, so he must go this way first." Pointing to the road in front of me road.

The fat man blinked and asked, "So sure?"

I replied: "Well, of course, this is a maze. When walking a maze, what you usually don't remember is the middle section. The short section closest to the beginning and end is usually memorable, and... I scratched my head and continued: "Besides, if he can identify the direction, even if there is an insect chasing behind him, he will not run the wrong way. He must have encountered a situation where he could not identify the direction when being chased by an insect." The situation, and then in desperation, he ran in a random direction and lost it, so our first step is to find the point that confused him." After saying that, he looked at them, no one refuted, It should make some sense.

The fat man chuckled: "Okay, little girl is very smart. Comrades, let's go."

In this way, we walked for 400 meters, and there was a crossroads ahead. When we got closer, we found a stone mark in the center.

Pan Zi said: "There are signs here and it's a crossroads. It seems like someone got confused here."

I looked at it and said: "Okay, now it's up to you. That Arabian stone pile is definitely useless. Next we have to mark it ourselves. Mark the four roads with numbers, one by one according to the number. But I’ll give you a suggestion. The most time-saving thing is not to think too much. Just rely on your first feeling. Go where you think you should go first. You can find the place on the same road as quickly as possible. ."

Pan Zi was a little confused at first: "Miss Xiaoxun, we are still not sure which direction the mistress is going. If we go out all four roads, we will go further and further away."

"Wait for me." As I said that, I took out the paper and pen, immediately drew a cross, and tore it off from the top with the numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 clockwise marked on it, and took a stone and pressed it on the ground. , tore three small pieces of paper and gave each of them one piece.Then he held up a pen and said to them: "You three, look at the terrain. Which one do you think should be taken first? Write down the numbers in your mind in order. They may not all be correct. The main reason is to see Let’s take a look at everyone’s first impression and see the odds. If by chance the three of you write the same thing, that would be even better, just go to that side first. You don’t have to go too far, just mark it along the way, just for the purpose of walking and counting. The rule here is that we go in the wrong way to find someone, but we still have to go the right way out again. It’s best to make the mark higher so it’s clear at a glance, but it takes a little effort.”

The fat man was happy when he saw it and said: "Little Xun girl is getting more and more interested in Fatty. I often use this method, Fatty. It seems that you are as smart as me. It's okay. I'll set a mark later and make sure you're one kilometer away." You can see it all, don’t be afraid that you won’t be able to find it back.”

I said: "Well, the marks are more obvious, and they will come in handy soon. Once there are more marks, the patterns here can be seen." Pan Zi asked: "Principles? There are stones everywhere here, and they all look similar. Well."

I shook my head and said: "In order to defeat Chi You, the Yellow Emperor prayed devoutly on Mount Tai. The Queen Mother of the West was deeply moved. In the end, Xuannv was sent to help out and brought many good things to the Yellow Emperor. The one mentioned in it, "Taiyi Dunjia, The "Liu Ren Bu Dou Technique" is also called "Qi Men Dun Jia". This "Qi Men Dun Jia" was taken from the Queen Mother of the West. This is the road to the Queen Mother of the West. The city is so hidden, and the stone city is It’s like a maze, there’s no guarantee it’s not one of her formations.”

Pan Zi was speechless.

The little brother said: "The Queen Mother of the West is the creator of Qimen Dunjia. The roads here must have certain rules, but I can't see it yet. I need to give it a try. If this is really Qimen Dunjia, then the roads must be someone else's." It’s designed. No matter how you go, you will always be walking in the direction designed by others, so you will always encounter something.”

Pan Zi seemed to understand and said: "Then let's make our own mark first."

The fat man said: "Girl, wait while we come, let's do it."

They found a lot of large stones and moved them over. The fat man drew a cross on one of them, wrote a number on it, and stacked them one by one.

After the completion, they looked at the numbers on the note and they discussed it. The younger brother looked around and said, "The placement of these stones is very particular. If you look carefully, there are more stones on one side and fewer stones on the other. But because The stones are in disarray, and people cannot tell which way is easier to walk and which is harder to walk in an instant, but they can subconsciously tell the direction with fewer stones and choose that direction reflexively."

I said: "Wu Xie must have been hit, so we have to follow the same path as the hit to find him. That is to go towards the side with fewer stones." This little brother is an expert in this area, everyone listen to him Follow the direction with fewer stones while marking.I'll leave the rest to them, and I'll just follow along.

This time Aning walked in front, and they continued to walk all the way as they did on the first day.But after three hours of hard work, I still saw the endless devil city in front of me, and my heart felt cold. I couldn't figure out what was going on. I just wanted to know where the Gobi was...

What made them most desperate was that looking around at this moment, they could see the endless black shadows of rocky mountains in the distance. Wu Xiejue thought that they looked like little ants locked in a huge sandbox. There was a kind of The feeling of being manipulated by an inexplicable force.

In this way, he spent another difficult and painful hour after hour. At noon, the hunger became more and more serious, but compared to the feeling of thirst, it seemed to be nothing. He felt that his throat was dry and itchy. It hurts again, and I'm afraid it will split if I cough.

After walking for a long time, everyone was tired. After taking a rest, we looked back. Not to mention that we could actually see Fatty's mark. The little brother said lightly: "It's true, these stones here were used for defense back then."

For me, it was just a matter of hurrying along. They looked at the environment, took a rest and had something to eat when they were tired.

When Wu Xie and the others couldn't bear it anymore, Aning said, "Let's find a higher place to take a look." As he said that, he began to look at the rocks.

After walking and searching all the way, they finally found a relatively tall mound. The two gritted their teeth and climbed up. They stood on the top and looked around. However, it was of no use. The rocks and mountains here were all about the same height, within sight. They are all large and small stone mountains. You can't see the end at all, and you can't see them further out. The only thing that is certain is that they are definitely not on the edge of the Devil City.

Wu Xie and Aning were stunned for a while. They climbed back to the foot of the hill helplessly and found a cool place to rest. Wu Xie asked: "What should we do? This time it seems that we have reached a desperate situation. If we We can’t get out, there’s no food and water, and soon we won’t even have the strength to walk, and we may die here.”

I couldn't help but wonder how many days a person could survive without drinking water.Aning seemed to be thinking about this issue too. She lowered her head and remained silent.

An Ning was stunned for a while and said: "We have three days in a cool and comfortable environment, but now we have walked all the way for a whole day and night, and the consumption of body fluids is very large. I estimate that we can last for three days." We have reached our limit. If we continue walking, we may be able to get out. But if we fail, tomorrow may be our death day. We will die of dehydration here. But if we stop here and wait for others to rescue us, I am afraid that there is no hope. It’s very slim, I can only survive for two days at most, but I will still die by then.”

Wu Xie said: "Of course, keep walking until you die. After all, you have worked hard. It is better than waiting for death."

The two of them decided to continue walking. This time Aning started to make some stone marks, and removed the copper coins from her bracelet and pressed them under the stone marks.She said: "If someone is looking for us, then this is a hope. At least, they can find our bodies." Wu Xie had nothing to say and just sighed.

(End of this chapter)