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Which one is more mysterious, the past or the future?

There is actually no standard answer to this question, but for most people, the future is obviously more mysterious.The reason is simple. Many people think that there are still traces of the past for us, such as historical documents, such as unearthed cultural relics.However, the future is full of infinite unknowns, and no one knows what will happen in the future.

This kind of thinking is not wrong, it can only be said that it is not perfect.In the eyes of many scientists, the future is actually as predictable as the past.They believe that the development of things must follow certain laws, and the progress of science and technology must be based on today's science and technology.In comparison, things in the past are more mysterious. There are too many things buried in the dust of time, so many that we don't even know what is there, and we don't know how amazing those things can be.Many people who study history firmly believe in this argument, such as Xiaoqian.I don't know if that's the right way to think, but the past has always been a mystery to me.Because, there is no past in my memory.

Since setting foot on "Batidol", the mystery of the past has become more profound in my heart.In my strange experience a while ago, I have seen many unbelievable things from the past, like those two ancient cities, or the oasis of the Ilias tribe.Although these things are incomparably miraculous and shocking, they are all too big, so big that people are a little numb to shock, and it is difficult to experience other feelings.But "Batidol" is different, it is very small.When you enter its interior, all the strange objects are around you, within reach.You can use your skin to feel their touch, and you can also use your eyes to carefully observe their structure, these feelings are very subtle.But it has a strong continuity, which makes people unconsciously feel awe of these mysterious civilizations from the past, penetrating to the marrow.

In fact, although Uncle Carter was able to guide me to use the Holy Card to drive the "Batidol", but apart from these, his understanding of this magical sand boat is rare.Fortunately, there is Xiaoqian by my side.Although she didn't fully grasp the holy words, she had a lot more runes and corresponding interpretations than Uncle Carter.Therefore, under the joint research of the two of them, we gradually understood how to track Jiu'er's "Batihar" and learned more about the small boat we were in.

The interior of this small boat has no divisions, just one cabin.There is a square groove of about fifty centimeters on the wall at the rear of the cabin, like a small niche.The groove is vertically divided into two grids, both of which were empty when we entered.The one on the left is slightly larger, with an octagonal pyramid-shaped depression at the base.It seems to be used to place something.There is no depression at the bottom of the grid on the right, only a small copper-colored disc engraved with runes.My holy card is placed in the middle of the disc, and it is slowly emitting red light at this moment.According to Xiaoqian's interpretation of the runes engraved on the top of the square groove, we believe that this groove should be the place that provides energy for the boat, which is equivalent to the engine of a car, but we don't know how it works.

There are several rows of seats in front of the wall with grooves, metal texture and strange shape.There is a narrow channel in the middle and on both sides of the seat.Dividing them into two areas looks very neat.I tried it with my hands.It was found that the seats are all fixed on the ground of the cabin, which is very stable.I sat on it and felt it, and was surprised to find that although this kind of seat looks very hard, it is soft when sitting on it, and there is no cold feeling at all.Just like a sofa with fine workmanship, it is very magical.

There is a small space in front of the seat, and the space further forward is equivalent to the bow of the ship, with many large and small instruments lined up.These instruments are scattered high and low, and arranged very neatly.The overall shape is roughly in the shape of a "u", which looks like the cockpit of a large aircraft at first glance.However, most of the objects here are bronze in color, and the shapes and decorations are also extremely retro. Even if it looks like a cockpit, it is still a weird "bronze cockpit", which makes people feel like "interlaced time and space". sense of contradiction.

There are four seats in the "u"-shaped hollow part, the shape and material of which are similar to those in the rear cabin, but these chairs are of the type whose bottom is fixed and the seat surface can be rotated.Xiaoqian is sitting on one of the chairs at the moment, her eyes are fixed on a "glass screen" in front of her.In fact, we don't know what this thing is at all, but because it looks a lot like a computer screen, we can only call it that.This "screen" is rectangular and not small in size.If it is converted into the screen size commonly used in our life, I estimate that it is about [-] inches at the smallest.A colorful picture is displayed on the screen at this moment.As the subject of the picture, there is a group of criss-crossing red lines, thick and thin, curved or straight, which looks like a group of dry branches or a network of blood vessels.

Since the boat started, the only thing Uncle Carter has done that he knows exactly what it means is to reach up and press a button on the side of the screen.According to him, that button means "return to the team", as long as you press it, the boat will automatically catch up with Jiu'er's "Batihar", which is what his father did back then.

After the button was pressed, the vertical sail above our head buckled down, and then the boat moved forward at a fast speed.At the same time, the originally dark screen instantly lit up, revealing this colorful picture.Everyone gathered around the picture and analyzed it for a long time, and agreed that it should be a map similar to that used by "positioning and tracking", just like the military's radar.Although none of us can understand what the lines and logos on the picture represent, we all feel that the large and small white dots on the picture should represent "Bathihar" and ourselves, because the whole In this picture, only these two light spots are constantly moving, which is very suitable for our current situation.

After confirming that we are on the trail, everyone dispersed to carry out their own tasks.Xiaoqian and Uncle Carter are responsible for researching the manipulation of the boat to see if they can find something more useful.Of course, for Uncle Carter, this matter is also of great concern to him, and it is impossible not to let him study it.Ruan Yu and Kanaguli are responsible for treating the wounds of the wounded and bandaging them properly.Yan Daojie and an Elias captain checked the equipment.Prepare for follow-up actions.The rest of the staff had only one task, and that was to find a place to sit down and rest, and to gather up their energy to prepare for the battle.However, at this moment, everyone did not carry out their tasks according to the plan, but scattered around the cabin and looked up at the ceiling.Everyone was so engrossed they basically forgot to blink.I don't care about the soreness in my neck, as if there is something on the ceiling that makes people want to stop.

Gravel, yellow sand, broken walls of buildings, creatures in the sand fleeing in panic...

Everything we have seen, or have not seen; imagined, or unexpected things are constantly presented in front of our eyes under the silver light, like a strange dream.No one expected that the vertical sail of this "Batidol" would turn from silver to transparent after it was closed.Moreover, even though we have dived into the sand and moved fast, these two transparent roofs still allow us to see the scenery outside, which is really amazing.

When seeing this wonderful scene for the first time, everyone couldn't help being dumbfounded. They could only stare up at the ceiling like a statue, unable to speak for a long time.It wasn't until a long time later that Xiaoqian, who had long been used to seeing ruined ancient buildings, was the first to come to her senses.After sighing for a while, he returned to his task post and continued to study the holy words.Other people's resistance to these things is obviously not as strong as hers.But the surprise at the beginning has passed, and everyone is no longer so dumbfounded at this moment. They just casually observe the things that are usually buried under the sand, and discuss in twos and threes the reason why they can see this strange scene.

Regarding this matter, I also made a guess myself.Based on the scene in front of me and the "Batihar" I have seen before, I feel the silver light wrapped around the outside of the hull.It should be something like an "energy shield" in a sci-fi movie.I don't know how big it is, but it must be much larger than the hull, which should be suspended in its very center.The functions of this "energy cover" are nothing more than "protecting the hull" and "opening the way", and there may be other things, I don't know yet.The hull is actually protected by it to move through the sand.Only in this way can it explain why the friction force generated by such high speed will not damage the hull and will not generate high heat.In any case, this kind of technology from ancient times is indeed amazing, and we cannot understand it in a short time.Now, I only hope that Xiaoqian can master the holy language as soon as possible. Maybe only through those mysterious runes can we truly understand these things.Of course, my life experience is also very likely to be included in it.

There must be many things buried in the vast sea of ​​sand, but it is impossible for us to see them one by one at this time.In fact, except for some things that can be seen occasionally at the beginning, basically only sand can be seen on the ceiling in the later period.Everyone gradually lost interest in these things, and returned to their posts to do their own things, or prepare, or rest.Due to the rush at the time of departure just now, I have never had time to count the number of people in the next team, and I have not conducted corresponding personnel information.Except for Kanaguli, I don't know the names of the other Ilias clansmen, and I don't even see their faces covered under the veil.As a captain, such behavior is undoubtedly very dereliction of duty, and it will definitely cause danger in the operation.While there was still time, I hurriedly counted the number of people in the team, and planned to gather everyone together for an understanding.

The four of us were naturally there, and the boy Arslan followed, so there were five of us.Uncle Carter, Kanaguri, and six Elias warriors.The whole team just made up a very mysterious number—thirteen.

I twitched the corners of my mouth and couldn't help but mutter in my heart.Just at this moment, my eyes that scanned the crowd suddenly froze, and I was firmly attracted by a figure from the back.The next second, I drew out my dagger and rushed a few steps behind that figure, put Sen Leng's blade on his neck, and asked in a deep voice:

"Who are you?!" (To be continued...)