The long fairy road is wonderful

Chapter 1226 Sand Bandits

The beliefs in the old empire period were still very primitive, mainly based on the worship of nature, that is, the sky, the earth and the mountains.

But under a strict class system, every aspect of life will reflect the differences of different classes, even in beliefs.

Only emperors, nobles and star warlocks are qualified to worship the sky, which represents the power granted by heaven.Star warlocks are considered priests who can interpret the divine will of the sky, and are also highly respected.

So being able to see the statue representing the sky itself shows that the place 'Quanwang Xing' is unusual. Usually only the palace can have the sculpture of the sky father.

This is similar to the World Tree worshiped by the ancient elves. Although it can often be seen in their ruins, the places engraved with the World Tree must be very important facilities. Those who can have the World Tree pattern printed on the gate are Only Mannamora.

Seeing the statue unearthed, Petra could almost be described as ecstatic, and Lin Tianci was also in a good mood.

The more important this place is, the more likely it is to find a large amount of data related to astrology. Judging from the status of astral warlocks in the old empire, the location where they store data is definitely not a random library.

However, the statue has not been completely dug out. This thing is much larger than what we see now. The workers continued to clean up the sand and soil, revealing a pair of arms holding a round stone carving and a carved head.

The time is really too long, and the statue itself is not protected by magic. When this thing is dug out, you can see many cracks formed in the day after tomorrow, and it will shatter if you don't pay attention.

Because most of the statue is underground, and it is too fragile, the workers built a simple pulley with ropes and scaffolding, and the other side was pulled by people, dragging one side of the statue from below, and then gradually removed the rest of the statue. Partially dug out of the sand.

Seeing this process, Petra was terrified, wishing to live and die with the statue, Lin Tianci took a lot of effort to pull her away.

After cleaning for more than an hour, seeing the sun gradually sinking, the statue was completely removed from the sand layer.

The shape of the whole statue is that of a man in a thick robe, mainly holding up the round stone carving with both hands, with some hollowed-out reliefs on the side as decoration, and there is a stone slab that was originally integrated with the statue at the foot, but the joint Too thin, now separated from the subject.

The preservation of the statue is relatively complete, but the details are quite worn, and the hollowed out parts are almost broken now.The main body is also full of cracks, especially the waist, which may break at any time.

Judging from the appearance of the sculpture, this should be the tyrant Nemesis himself. It was built during his reign. He was as conceited as he was in time, and he could only "hold up the sky" in terms of belief. It can be seen that at that time the old The original belief status of the empire is how high.

"Do you know, I have dug over a dozen ruins, and I have never found such a well-preserved sky statue. This time it was not in vain."

Petra excitedly pulled Lin Tianci up and down, and at the same time quickly ordered the workers to wrap the stone statue with sponge and linoleum, intending to transport it away as a whole. This thing can be easily repaired and restored as the town hall of the museum. precious.

While busy with work, Listia took the housekeeper Xia Ni through the workers who were transporting the earth, and leaned over with a proud face and said:
"Da Caizhu, you must have dug nothing."

Petra's face was full of excitement:
"So have you dug up the bean sprouts?"

"Of course, I don't go all the way to height like you."

Reaching out from the bag, he took out something wrapped in cotton cloth. After opening it, he found that it was actually a hollowed out sphere made of gold, about the size of a tennis ball.

"This is an ornament that only the nobles in the old empire had the right to wear. There are not many of them in the entire continent that are so well preserved."

Having said that, Petra has really figured out Listia's mode of action, and she already knew that once the product was shipped, she would definitely come over proudly to show off.

To be reasonable, Lin Tianci also felt that things made of real gold and silver were more like treasures than stones.

But in the eyes of archaeologists, that's another matter. Petra didn't answer at all, pointing with her white chin to the statue that was being packed under the excavation pit.

Seeing the depth and size of the excavation pit, Listia was also taken aback. After all, they were here for a total of one afternoon, and the efficiency of digging directly to a depth of ten meters is too exaggerated.

But soon she had no time to worry about digging pits, and instead stared at the statues being packed.

"Is that... the sculpture of God the Sky Father?"

This time it was replaced by Petra with a triumphant expression:
"Oh, oh, it seems that you have studied for two years, but you forgot to add a more accurate definition, the most complete!"

At this glance, I knew it was an old onmyoji, and Listia's face turned from white to red, and then turned red like a monkey's butt:
"Hmph! I will not lose to you!"

Turning his face away after speaking, he ran away, it seemed that he had suffered quite a blow.

Xia Ni, who came with her, saluted Petra and Lin Tianci to say goodbye, and turned around to chase Listia.

"It feels good to bully her."

Lin Tianci couldn't understand it, but after thinking about it, he also felt very good when he bullied Liu An.

This is understandable.

After finishing speaking, Petra hugged the stone slab that was placed at her feet and just blocked with her body.This was supposed to be placed at the foot of the statue, but the connection has broken and it is completely separated from the statue.

"You can't let Listia see it, or you'll definitely get close to it even if you're cheeky."

"Can you understand what's written on it?"

The writing in the old empire period and the common language used today are two different things, the writing developed by the mortals who belong to this plane.

Besides, Lin Tianci doesn't even know the language...

"A little bit, the words above are not normal script, but spelling. Different letters must be spliced ​​according to certain rules to form new words, and there seems to be no connection between the words. Maybe it is a kind of cipher text. .”

This is more similar to the meaning of Tibetan acrostic poems, and it is difficult to understand the literal meaning.

But Lin Tianci just asked this question. This statue must have been placed outside during the old empire, and it was probably placed at the gate. How could the sculpture in such a place be marked with any secrets?

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The excavation work started at [-] o'clock in the morning, and lasted for a long time before digging out a sculpture that was useless except for the value of cultural relics. I felt that the efficiency was really low.

In fact, this is considered to be very lucky. Normally, the excavation work of an ancient site will last for several months to several years.

Lin Tianci only hoped that after such a great effort, he would not get nothing.

Thinking about it, it shouldn't be so, let's not talk about Petra, they have all confirmed the importance of this place, and Lin Tianci's powerful treasure hunting luck, they will not return empty-handed.

Because he was gradually approaching the buried ruins, Lin Tianci followed Petra's instructions and used a few earthquakes and star sinkers on the edge of the excavation pit, which was equivalent to expanding the excavation pit by about three times.

After that, it can only be handed over to the workers, lest the spell will destroy the integrity of the ruins.

Due to supply problems, it is impossible for any of the three parties to stay here for months or even years, so the excavation work was divided into two shifts and worked around the clock.

The workers lit up the bright and durable magic lamps and continued to work, but Lin Tianci was a bit more relaxed, and could sit by the campfire and eat the dry food that was hard enough to be used as a murder weapon.

That was really miserable.

Because the capacity in the water-cleaning gourd must be used to carry a large amount of fresh water, Lin Tianci doesn't even have a chance to take a sip of wine to relieve himself.

Petra was studying the stone tablet found at the foot of the stone statue. She copied all the words on it in her notebook, trying to decipher the information without frowning.

Of course, they weren't the only two around the campfire.

Harcui obviously didn't care whether the dry food was delicious or not. During the war, he ate worse than this, and looked at the defense line vigilantly while gnawing.

Although the leaders of the three parties all know each other, strictly speaking, they are the relationship between teachers and students, but we must pay more attention to the relationship between countries.

As the old saying goes, science knows no borders, but scientists have nationality.

It's hard to guarantee that the other two parties will come and attack in the dark. When the workers are busy working, Hartui has been directing the soldiers to build fortifications all day long.

"Professor Petra, please be careful at night, I always feel a little restless."

Speaking of which, Harcui turned to Lin Tianci again:
"Mr. Lin, don't leave Professor Petra's side."

"Are you afraid of being attacked by soldiers from the other two sides?"

Harley shook his head:
"No, according to my observation, the other two parties are also guarding against sneak attacks like us, so I am more worried about monsters and bandits finding this place than them."

Leaving aside monsters, they encountered sand bandits on the way, but those bandits were not stupid, seeing that they were discovered, they only followed from a distance for a while and then dispersed.

Then Petra put down the slate:
"Our specific location is not so easy to find, provided that no one leaks the secret."

As she spoke, Petra gave West, who was eating dry food, a sideways glance.

That time, if West hadn't told the Faggas Revolutionary Army that Petra had obtained the Mithril Disc, he wouldn't have been chased all over the place by them.

The latter immediately argued:

"Don't blame me last time. You don't know that although the Farghese Revolutionary Army said they were polite, they were almost tortured to extract a confession. I swear to God, I didn't say anything this time, even the one I found. The brothers didn't know who to work for until they left."

Because this is equivalent to cooperation with the government, West dare not speak up casually, if he really wants to cause any trouble, he will never be able to get involved in the Edrastia Empire in the future.

——The premise is that he can still run out of the control of the empire.

(End of this chapter)