Tomb Raiders Codex

Chapter 451 The Palace
On the second day, everyone's injuries were almost healed, at least they were scabbed over, which didn't affect their actions, but they couldn't make any big moves.We packed our equipment and luggage, and under the leadership of Tofu, we took advantage of the clear sky and went all the way to the place where Tofu said there had been a ghost market.

The further you go, the more dense the Populus euphratica forest around you looks, blocking the sunlight tightly. Due to the hot climate in the desert, the forest looks very stuffy, mixed with the unique atmosphere of the forest, forming a weird smell.

The place that Tofu mentioned was a bit far away. He was running all the way, stopping and resting for about forty minutes before rushing back. Now we walked over, which took twice as long, but we just avoided what Tofu said. Hanging corpses.

After a while, we were brought to the exposed boulder that Tofu mentioned. I squatted down and looked, and saw that inside the C-shaped boulder, there was indeed a carved animal shape. Although the lines have been blurred, the general outline Still there, it looks simple and clumsy.

Without further ado, everyone took out the iron rods to investigate separately. Soon, we found that there were ancient ruins below. The iron rods were about six meters deep. Through the vibration, we could clearly sense that there was a hard object below. Follow this object Arranging circular crosses around, we can determine the outline, and soon we concluded that there is a treasure roof below, that is, the top of the building, and the roof is an arch with strong compressive capacity, and it has not collapsed so far. , the interior of the building is likely to be completely preserved.

This is really good news for us. The spirits of the people were greatly lifted, and an area was immediately planned. After positioning with the iron drill, they began to dig straight down the robbery hole.Due to the softness of the soil, it is inevitable to use materials for reinforcement, which made our progress slower. Until dawn, a relatively strong robbery hole was dug out, and the brown treasure top was exposed under the robbery hole.

At this moment, the sky was about to get dark, Tofu urged Zhuan Rui, "Hurry up, let's go down early, otherwise what should we do if the ghost market appears again?"

I said: "Don't worry, ghost markets are not common, do you think they appear every night like street stalls?" Everyone gathered around the entrance of the robber's cave, and tied a rope to the big tree next to it, Zhuan Rui walked along the rope. Now, looking at the top of the Baoding with his hand, and listening for a moment, he told us that there must be a large space below, and we were lucky.

Immediately afterwards, it didn't take long for Zhuan Rui to make a hole in the top of the treasure.The top of this treasure is quite thick, and it has not been damaged after being buried under the sand for thousands of years. fighting.If I can't help myself, I really don't want to do these bad things.

After breaking through the hole, Zhuan Rui climbed up along the rope and told us: "The downstream of the hole is unlucky, wait for it to ventilate before going down, and wait for five hours before going down." Immediately afterwards, we ate and drank on the spot to nourish our spirits. Recharge.

As the time passed by, the surroundings gradually fell into darkness, and everyone lit up a bonfire. Except for Zhong Gong and Wan Shitong who were arranged to watch alone for two and a half hours, the rest of the people rested in place to recover the physical strength consumed during the day.

Tofu probably left a deep shadow in the ghost market that day, so when he saw that it was going to get dark, he seemed very nervous, and leaned close to me, eager to post it.I got angry and said, "Looking at you like this, I guess you won't be able to fall asleep. If you can't sleep, go and change with Zhong Gong."

Tofu would find trouble for himself, muttered and scolded me a few words, then covered his ears with his hands, closed his eyes and fell asleep, looking like he was ready to run away at any time.After returning from this trip, Tofu really gave up on Ouyang Xuan. In his words, the reason why he fell in love with Ouyang Xuan at first sight was because the girl had a bad temper. Tofu probably got scared by Qiqi who was opposite the Antique City, and that's why he was so devoted to Ouyang Xuan.

This kid was heartless at first, after figuring it out, and knowing that Ouyang Xuan and Zhuan Rui will be a couple sooner or later, he immediately acts like a normal person, eating and drinking, although I am very happy to get tofu I can let it go, but I can't help but wonder if this kid is heartless. Not long ago, he told me that he would not marry unless she was the only one. In just a few days, he has become like a stranger.

The Corpse Fairy is now conscious, and has not been so close to people these two days. Seeing that everyone has fallen asleep, it wanders around the camp, walking east and west, with a blank expression, like a puppet, It looks very funny.

I originally thought that since the Corpse Immortal had understood the instructions, after returning, I had to go to the tomb of the Earth Ghost King and chop the Earth Ghost King into pieces.But according to what happened to Tofu a few days ago and my two days of probing, the corpse fairy has not yet reached the point of complete obedience, but I have not found a pattern for its obedience.

What kind of orders will it listen to?
Why does it work sometimes?

Is it related to the environment, or is it related to the consciousness of the corpse fairy?
Maybe, I should raise it for a while longer?

I couldn't figure out these questions for a while, and after thinking about it, I also fell asleep.This sleep was peaceful, and five hours later, Master of Everything woke us up and signaled that we could act.In fact, five hours was not enough to completely dissipate the bad luck below, so everyone still put on gas masks, gloves, carried equipment, and descended to the bottom of the treasure roof along the rope.

It was pitch black below, and under the illumination of several searchlights, the environment under the top of the treasure was exposed to our sight.This is a large space, definitely not an ordinary residence, it looks like a palace or something.It is more than ten meters high. When it reaches the ground, the soles of the feet are paved with floor tiles, and there are large pillars standing around it. All kinds of weird beasts are carved on it, which is very different from the style of the ancient Central Plains.

In addition, the place is dusty and empty, one of the curved walls collapsed, and a lot of yellow sand poured in.

As soon as the lights turned, I found that this should be a hall for some important events, because at the top, there was a golden throne inlaid with precious stones, which was placed on a high place with an upright posture.I can almost imagine that there must have been a person of high status who used to sit on it.

Who will be sitting on it?
Everyone's eyes focused on the only thing in this hall, it was very big, and with my eyesight, I could tell at a glance that its golden appearance was not plated, but real gold.This is a golden throne, combined with the unique shape and the gemstones on it, it is absolutely priceless and rare in the world. '

Tofu swallowed his saliva and said, "I'm rich." He boldly touched the throne, and then tried to move it, but the throne was too heavy to move.

Zhang Wen said: "Don't move, let me take a look." He leaned closer to the golden chair and observed it carefully.From time to time, I used a magnifying glass to observe, and said to us in a moment: "Look, there is a human face on the handle. , has a deep connection with ancient shamanism. Moreover, there is an original pattern of a wolf on the back of this throne, which is a symbol of royal power and divine power in Montenegro. I think this place is likely to be the ruins of a certain royal palace, which is probably what we are looking for Yao Fang."

Zhang Wen is familiar with the history of Fang Kingdom and is very authoritative in this regard, so there should be no mistakes in what he said.Tofu heard the words and said cheerfully: "How do you say that? Did we get lucky and found Yao Fang's palace in no time? Hey, how much is this throne worth now?"

Zhang Wen shook his head and said, "It's a priceless treasure, but it's also worthless."

Doufu was surprised, and said, "What do you mean? There is a huge difference between these two words? Can you use idioms? If not, I will teach you..." I was defeated by Tofu's stupidity, and I couldn't bear it. He gave him a slap on the back of the head and said: "Shut up if you don't understand. This thing is a treasure of the ancient Fang Kingdom. It is a treasure from the Xia and Shang Dynasties. It is more precious than bronze goods. Who would dare to touch it? Besides, this thing The size of the head is also placed here, can we get it out with just a few of us?"

Zhang Wen nodded and said, "That's right, it's this consciousness. This thing is a unparalleled treasure in the world, but we can't eat it, so we can't make a dime from it." Tofu was not convinced, and said; " It's too shabby to say that it's worthless, can I pick two gems and get it?"

I said: "Don't waste everything, you really want to go for such a good thing. It turns out that you are more suitable for fighting than I am." Didn't Steve still have a broken arm?

But at this time, Zhang Wen said: "When it comes to picking gems, you can really pick them. Didn't you find out that the biggest gem on the throne has been picked away." He pointed to a diamond-shaped imprint on the top of the throne.I actually noticed that imprint before, because it is relatively large, and it is difficult to ignore it, but I thought it was just a pattern, and now I looked carefully, only to find that there are traces of inlays inside.

Tofu took a deep breath, stretched out his hand to compare with the rhombus, and said, "My dear...it's as big as my palm, how big is the gem that was originally embedded in it. Hiss...which bastard is it, We actually took it down first.”

Zhang Wen frowned, directed the magnifying glass in his hand towards the throne, and said: "There are many marks of knife cutting on it, you may not be able to see it after a long time, and you see, this hall must have played a very important role in the past, It stands to reason that there should be a lot of things, but there is nothing now, so I guess, this Yao Fang may have been destroyed in the war, and everything was looted during the war. This throne may be because it is too heavy, or it may be because it symbolizes theocracy. , people in ancient times were taboo, so it is preserved to this day."

(End of this chapter)