Tomb Raiders Codex

Chapter 666
After planning the next action and operation, it was already a little late. Everyone was exhausted after walking for a day, and it was not suitable for continuous work, so they camped at the foot of the mountain to rest for the night.When they got up the next morning, everyone began to search according to the planned area.

Team Liu is also considered a professional in this area, and we also have our own way of fighting against each other, so the efficiency is not bad.Until noon, the female doctor cooked a pot of hot lunch, which was a pot of biscuit batter and dried meat. It was the most suitable drink in this weather.

After eating, we were going to rest for half an hour before continuing to work. Cyclops and I lay in the tent with our eyes closed and rested our minds. We walked all morning, sometimes digging soil, sometimes digging holes, up and down, really tired.As soon as I lay down now, I only felt that the muscles in my whole body were weak.

The moment I closed my eyes, I felt a little drowsy. Just when I was about to fall asleep, a voice suddenly came from the camp, and the tone was very depressing.I recognized the voice of a lazy guy, and couldn't help but open my eyes, wondering if this kid has discovered something else?

Generally, a lazy person is one who is too lazy to speak when he can't open his mouth, and lazy to open his eyes when he can't open his eyes. If he speaks diligently and actively, then there is definitely something wrong.I sat up straight, and immediately got out of the tent, but saw the rest of the people standing there with serious expressions, the lazy guy was holding something in his hand, his forehead wrapped in gauze was a little red, and his face was very pale. Not good looking.

What's the matter?

He holds something in his hand, which is the plastic bottle from before,

I noticed at a glance that the contents of the plastic bottle had disappeared.

At this time, I heard the lazy man say: "Who opened the bottle?" Everyone looked at each other, and finally Liu Dui frowned and said: "Everyone knows that this thing is powerful, who would open the bottle for no reason, could it be that he didn't cover it?" Tight, so it ran out by itself?"

Lazy raised his eyebrows, and asked back: "I capped the bottle myself, you mean, I can't even tighten a bottle cap?" Qiang, after seeing the lazy guy's cruel methods, she also felt guilty, coughed dryly, and said: "Of course it doesn't mean that, but I also firmly believe that this thing will never be released on purpose. There is no benefit."

Harichagai put his hands in his trouser pockets, still looking indifferent, saw me coming out, and immediately said: "My surname is Chen, you have a lot of tricks, what do you think?"It seems that my image cannot be washed.

This bottle has always been kept by lazy people. It is said to be kept, but in fact it is packed in a bottle and placed on the side of the equipment bag.We pitched three tents in total, one for Lazy and Ha Richa, one for the female doctor, Liu Dui, and Wen Min, one for me and Cyclops, and one for the photographer.

Since the lazy guys have a lot of space on their side, most of the equipment is piled up in their tents.

So I asked Lazy: "When was the last time you saw it? When was it missing?"

The lazy guy didn't seem to be very angry, his voice still sounded like he hadn't woken up, and he said lightly: "The last time was when I set off in the morning, and then I found something missing, it was 5 minutes ago."

That is, things were missing after we left.During this period, there are two time periods.The first is when we set out to search. During this time, everyone went up the mountain, and only the female doctor stayed in the camp, so it is very likely that she released the things.

The second time period is the time when everyone gathers to eat after going down the mountain. This time period lasts about half an hour. During this half hour, everyone is very tired and does not pay attention to each other's movements. In and out, and most of the equipment of the people in the tents of Lazy and Harichagai, so when the rest of the people want to get something, they will go into the tent.In this way, almost everyone is suspected.

Moreover, as Team Liu said, there is no need for anyone to release this fierce thing, so I guess it is very likely that some of our omissions caused the thing to escape by itself.

I said my thoughts, and the lazy guy didn't refute.

Harichagai seemed to have remembered something, his expression changed, and he said: "That thing will be parasitic, after it runs out, it must be parasitic on someone?"

Lazy yawned and said, "That's exactly what I'm worried about, so take it off."

The last two words made everyone choke. Obviously, it was time for a physical examination.But that thing is really powerful, it is a matter of life and death, and everyone dare not be hypocritical, men and women got into the tent separately to check each other's body.

The whole process didn't last long, and our group of elders also inspected it very quickly. There was nothing abnormal, and there was nothing weird growing on our bodies. When we went out, Wen Min and the three had already cleaned up. He also shook his head and said there was nothing unusual.

From this point of view, after the thing escaped, it didn't find anyone to parasitize, it probably ran to another place, and I don't know if it will leave any troubles.

Although everyone was faintly worried, they couldn't think of a countermeasure for a while, so they had no choice but to continue searching according to the original plan.In order to prevent any accidents that would happen to the female doctor in the camp alone, I asked Cyclops to stay with her.Cyclops was not happy when he heard that he could rest, so he immediately agreed.

The rest of us shouldered our gear and got to work.The people work in a dispersed manner, the distance between each other is a bit far, but they can also look at each other from a distance, and there is no time to support if there is any danger.I carried the shovel to observe the surrounding terrain.

This process seems to use the eyes, but in fact, various methods are very particular.

It depends not only on the terrain, but also on the structure of the rocks. Where is suitable for building buildings, and the color and viscosity of the soil are all good coordinates. When there is a suspicious target, you need to use a shovel to confirm it. It's a job that can only be done with experience.

According to Team Liu's previous speculation, the grassland we passed by when we came here should not have existed in ancient times. It has a very obvious feature, that is, the middle part is very flat and open, with cliffs extending on one side and a cliff on the other side. It is a high mountain.In ancient times, this kind of terrain was a treasure land that was easy to defend and difficult to attack. Therefore, Team Liu asserted that there should have been a very prosperous scene on that pasture.

According to the terrain, this place must have an ancient city.As for whether it is the ancient city of swallowing silkworms with the "eyes of the sky" that we are looking for, it is unknown.Everything has to wait for clues to be found.

I observed the surrounding environment and groped all the way, and it took more than two hours.

Suddenly, I felt that the soil under my feet was a little strange.

The soil here is very fertile black soil. It feels soft when stepped on. The hidden things under the soil layer are different, and the touch will also be very different. "Treading soil" is a science, which is based on the touch of the soil under your feet. Changes in the soil to determine what is under the soil.But this is not something profound, because if the soil is too deep, no matter how sensitive your touch is, you will not be able to sense it.

This method of stepping on the soil is mainly for some things on the shallow surface. The ancient city pool will be larger than the ancient tomb, and it is a ground building, so I reckon that even if the ancient city pool has been destroyed, it should not be buried. The ground was very deep, so I took off my shoes and socks and stepped on the soil.

This step really has a reputation.

I soon discovered that when I was walking straight to the east, the soil under my feet would be firmer and less soft. On the contrary, when I moved towards the south or north, the softness would return to its original state after a distance of about three to five steps.

The distance of each step is about half a meter. According to this situation, I speculate that there should be stone slabs in the shallow soil under my feet, and the stone slabs are relatively long, regular in shape, and the length is unknown, but the width should be three or five steps. about.

To confirm, I re-measured, and the final result is that the width of the stone slab should be about three meters, while the length extends all the way to the east.

I immediately realized: this is probably an ancient road.Thinking of this, I squatted down, took out the tools immediately, and started to clean up the soil on the surface.After digging about ten centimeters down, a stone slab was exposed underneath.

It took me half an hour to clean up one piece. The slate is square, with a side length of about three meters. It is spliced ​​together and stretched forward. The slate has obviously been aged for many years, and the original color cannot be seen. It has been browned by the soil. The eroded pattern can be seen around it, which is a lying silkworm pattern.

When I saw this, for some reason, I suddenly thought of the 'Cancong Hundred-legged Demon Mirror'. According to legend, the mirror was originally an object of the Cancong family in the ancient Shu Kingdom, and was later buried with the king. Did Puzhen get the demon mirror after digging the tomb of the king of the ancient Shu Kingdom?

The silkworm pattern is the representative of the ancient Shu Kingdom. I knew that I had found the way, and I was overjoyed. I twisted the shoe with one hand, and walked barefoot towards the direction of the stone slab.This road is relatively long. After about [-] minutes, I realized that it was far away from our planned operation area today. Standing in this position, where can I see the traces of Team Liu and others.

At this time, due to the terrain, it doesn't matter even if you wear shoes, because some stone slabs are on high places, and the corners have been faintly exposed.At this moment, I have entered the depths of the cedar, perhaps because there are too many relics underground, so the trees become sparser as I go in, probably because the living space is blocked by the rocks in the soil, so the big trees Not many, but some shrubs and vines are very lush, half yellow and half green are tangled into a net, covering people's sight very narrowly.

Following the clues of the ancient road, I walked through the bushes for more than half an hour. When I finally got out of the bushes, I immediately saw a magnificent ancient city.To be exact, it is the ruins of an ancient city surrounded by lush vegetation.

(End of this chapter)