sabotage expert

In Professor Zhao's low and depressed words, everyone's guess was confirmed.At the same time that Ning Xiaofan and others were attacked by fish schools, Professor Zhao and others also faced the attack of fish schools.

At that time, there were two rubber boats, one in the front and the other in the back. The front rubber boat almost couldn't reach the shore, let alone Professor Zhao and others who were behind.

The rubber boat sank, and Professor Zhao and others all fell into the water. However, the slight difference in the time of falling into the water caused the death of the two armed men who fell into the water first, while Professor Zhao and others who fell into the water later survived.

If Ning Xiaofan hadn't thrown the concussion bomb in time, Professor Zhao and the others would definitely not have escaped the fate of being buried in the belly of a fish.Even so, Professor Zhao and the others were all in rags, and through the tattered clothes, the bloody wounds made one's heart palpitate.

After listening to Professor Zhao's narration, everyone couldn't help feeling sad and cast a shadow. Counting the young teaching assistant who was slaughtered by a group of little monsters not long ago, in just two days, he had already lost three fresh lives.

The future is boundless, and I don't know what dangers I will encounter?I don't even know if I can survive the next journey?

On the surface of the river, fish with their white bellies turned upside down floated. Many fish were pushed to the shore by the waves generated by the explosion, and they bent over to pick them up.However, no one picked them up, and even the fat man seemed to have forgotten to get these fish to make fish soup.

After being attacked by fish schools, everyone was not only physically and mentally exhausted, but also suffered some injuries to some extent. Therefore, they rested nearby the shore, took care of their injuries, and dried the clothes soaked in the river.

Li Wanting has been under the protection of Ning Xiaofan, but she is not damaged at all, but Ning Xiaofan is much more embarrassed, his coat is damaged in many places, and his exposed hands and face have wounds from being bitten by fish.

Of course, hard work pays off. Li Wanting took care of his wounds and baked his wet clothes. Not only did he save worry, but he also enjoyed it...

After a short rest, everyone packed their bags and continued with the rest of the journey.

The landforms in the area ahead are a bit weird, but the scenery is beautiful, with lush plants, singing birds and fragrant flowers. Through the lush jungle, you can still see the huge rock mass standing in various poses.

However, although the scenery was beautiful, due to the loss of two team members, everyone was in a bad mood and had no intention of admiring or talking. They kept their heads on the road without saying a word, and the atmosphere was a little heavy.

What's more, this jungle gives people a sense of vitality, and God knows what dangerous creatures are hidden in it.So much so that every time a brightly colored bird flew over, or a small animal with shaggy fur suddenly jumped out, everyone would be startled into a cold sweat.

Soon, everyone came to a rock mass standing in the jungle

This rock mass is about ten meters high and has a strange shape. From a distance, it looks like a entrenched tiger. When you get close, the visual effect is limited, and all you can see is a huge dark red rock mass.

This rock mass aroused the interest of a geologist surnamed Liu, so he immediately took out his tools and excitedly walked under the rock mass to study it.

Ning Xiaofan spent the past two days getting along with Professor Zhao and others, and he has a better understanding of their personalities. Experts like this who have a professional spirit in academics will not forget their own duties because of danger. This professional attitude , also made him admire.

Research takes time, Ning Xiaofan no longer left it alone as he did at the beginning, but arranged for people to be vigilant, and the rest of the people rested on the spot.

Perhaps Ning Xiaofan's attitude towards experts has changed. Instead of carrying out his academic research, Professor Zhao, who seems rather rigid, leaned over to Ning Xiaofan and sighed, "This is really a good place. Ah, if I had the conditions, I would really like to stay here for the rest of my life."

Ning Xiaofan smiled slightly: "Professor Zhao, this is a deserted underground place, can you stay?"

"Why can't I stay here? Every plant here, every creature, even an ordinary stone, if taken outside, is definitely a great discovery that can shock the world. This place is like an endless treasure house. It is worth my time. Study here for a lifetime..."

Professor Zhao sighed, turned to look at Ning Xiaofan, and said: "Young man, I also know a little about the purpose of your coming here. When Professor Liu gets the rock samples and detects the results, maybe it will It can also surprise you.”

Ning Xiaofan was slightly taken aback: "Surprise? What does it matter to me that he has achieved results?"

Professor Zhao smiled, but did not respond.

While Ning Xiaofan was wondering, there was movement on Professor Liu's side, and he turned his head excitedly and shouted at Professor Zhao: "Old Zhao, you are right, this is really a lost world, great discovery, great discovery I found out..."

"Listen, there is a result. Your surprise may come." Professor Zhao chuckled, left a word, and walked towards Professor Liu.

Ning Xiaofan was a little confused, and looked at Li Wanting next to him inexplicably, but Li Wanting's eyes showed a trace of confusion, as if she didn't understand what Professor Zhao meant by these words?

Shaking his head, Ning Xiaofan and Li Wanting followed in confusion.

When I came under the rock mass, I saw that Professor Liu was holding a small rock knocked off from the rock mass in his hand, and was looking over and over at the rock with a magnifying glass.

"How? Is my guess correct?" Professor Zhao asked with a smile.

"That's right, that's right..." Professor Liu said excitedly, "Look, the rock in my hand has uniform and fine particles, contains coccolitholiths, and calcareous nanofossils, and has the characteristics of biogenic marine sediments. , whether it is color, density, and the characteristics of calcite I obtained before are very similar, no, this rock mass of mine is made of stacked calcite!"

"It's really calcite? Then you mean..." Professor Zhao didn't finish his sentence, but there was a hint of hope in his eyes.

Professor Liu brightened his eyes and said: "I can say responsibly that the area we are in should be a fault zone about 1 to 3 million years ago. According to this time calculation, it is the Cretaceous period. !"

"Cretaceous? Is it really the Cretaceous?" Professor Zhao became excited when he heard it.

Professor Liu said excitedly: "Professor Zhao, that's right, the rock marks of the Cretaceous period are very clear, and I will never be mistaken. As you said, Professor Zhao, the Cretaceous period was when dinosaurs were most active and species were most active." A rich period! It is also said that Compsognathus lived in this period. Hehe, you also said that this is equivalent to a lost world. Now it is certain that this is a lost world, and the lost Cretaceous period is in this underground world Doesn’t the real existence fit in with your deduction…”

"It's true, it's true. In this tiankeng, we can actually set foot in the Cretaceous period. It's incredible, it's incredible..." Professor Zhao became excited after hearing what Professor Liu said, and said Even the voice trembled a little.

After finally calming down, Professor Zhao turned his eyes to Ning Xiaofan and said, "Young man, the ore you are looking for should not be far away."

"Not far away? Professor Zhao, what do you mean?" Ning Xiaofan couldn't help being polite to Professor Zhao, using honorifics.

"Hehe, it's very simple. At the beginning, Professor Feng from our school visited this sinkhole and found a piece of ore. This ore was later handed over to your Xinao Group. I don't know how much that ore is to your Xinao Group. Important? However, I later learned that Xinao Group has been investing in this tiankeng for the purpose of finding more similar ores..."

Professor Feng?Ning Xiaofan was slightly taken aback, he didn't know about the man in Tang suit, did he?Thinking about it, Ning Xiaofan couldn't help but glanced at Li Wanting.

Coincidentally, Li Wanting was also looking at him at this time, and their eyes met. Li Wanting seemed to know that Ning Xiaofan was asking her with his eyes, and she nodded to him with eyes full of waves.

He was really a man in Tang suit, Ning Xiaofan got the answer from Li Wanting's expression, there was no reason, and he felt a little uncomfortable.

I only heard Professor Zhao continue: "After Professor Feng returned to Jiangnan, I also chatted with him in private and asked about the ore. Professor Feng said that he signed a non-disclosure agreement, so he didn't tell me the details. The ore that Australia is looking for belongs to the ore that existed in ancient times. If it is divided according to the age, it should be before the Cretaceous period..."

When Professor Zhao said this, he paused slightly and said: "Before the Cretaceous, it was the Jurassic and Triassic periods, and the ore discovered by Professor Feng also found fossils from the Triassic period, so, you guys The ore to be found is roughly in the Triassic period. And there was a dinosaur extinction event in the Triassic period. Academically, it is proposed that at that time, it was the beginning of the Triassic period.

As for the reason for the extinction of dinosaurs, although there is no correct answer so far, most paleontology experts have made inferences that meteorites hit the earth, so... I think, the ore you are looking for should be related to meteorites..."

Perhaps it was because Professor Zhao spoke too professionally. Ning Xiaofan was still confused when he heard this, but his heart skipped a beat when he heard him mention meteorites. If you analyze it, it's almost the same.Immediately, I couldn't help but interjected: "Professor Zhao, I just heard from Professor Wu that we are in the Cretaceous period. What does it have to do with the Triassic period when the ore was discovered?"

Professor Zhao chuckled: "It has a lot to do with it. Have you noticed that since we entered this tiankeng, have we been going down?"

Always go down?Ning Xiaofan thought about it, and it was really like what Professor Zhao said, since the day he entered the tiankeng, he seemed to have been going downhill. Take the luminous forest as an example. Didn’t it just descend vertically from a cave at the beginning, and the drop seems to be quite long.

In his mind, Ning Xiaofan touched his nose and replied, "It seems like this..."