Looking at the scene in front of him, Yang Tuo silently raised the camera hanging on his chest.

Since the scholar entered the Outer Khing'an Mountains, taking pictures has been one of his daily tasks.

In the past half a month, he has taken thousands of photos. Anyway, when he usually shoots him, no one pays attention to him.

But this time, Wei Xingshan took a big step forward, came to his camera, and compared a scissor hand.

This giant man, who is nearly two meters tall, said "yes" in his mouth.

Yang Tuo's fingers pressed on the shutter froze, and he put down the camera, his expression a little unnatural.

"Take a picture for me. Wei Xingshan said with a smile, "This background is too awesome." ”

"It didn't work. Lin Shuo said on the side, "Even if you take a photo, others will say that this is PS." ”

"yes, who would believe it. Anne whispered.

At this moment, right in front of the eyes of the four people, in the valley on the other side of the mountain, a huge lake appeared.

The shape of this lake is like a crescent moon, narrow at both ends and wide in the middle, with rivers flowing into it at both ends.

One of the rivers was the one that everyone had seen before, at the bottom of the cave.

The other one came from the opposite direction, deep into this underground mountain range, with no end in sight.

The lake alone is certainly not surprising.

But in the middle of the lake, there is an island in the middle of the lake, and on this island in the middle of the lake, there is a pool of magma in it, and there is boiling lava in it.

The shape of this magma pool, I don't know if it's a coincidence or what, is exactly the same as the lake outside, and it is also a crescent moon.

This is true not only of the shape of the magma pool, but also of the island in the middle of the lake.

The deep purple water, the turquoise blue island land, and the bright red magma pool, this valley is scaled in three equal proportions to form the three small but uniform shapes of the first quarter moon.

The smallest magma pool, Yang Tuo estimated it with the camera's focal distance, and the area was about 500 meters square.

This magma pool exudes a red glow, and the brightness is extremely high. The waters near the island in the middle of the lake are heated by the magma, steaming, and then illuminated by the light source of the magma pool, so that the whole valley is shrouded in a red mist, like a fairyland.

What they saw in front of them was so beautiful that it was suffocating, which made Lin Shuo and the four of them a little lingering, as if they had welded under their feet, and some of them couldn't take a step.

Wei Xingshan pestered Yang Tuo to take a few photos for him, and then the man's eyebrows furrowed.

In this beautiful scenery, this man smelled a hint of danger.

This lake, which contains an island in the middle of the lake and a lava pool, although the scenery is beautiful from a distance, but at the same time, it also blocks everyone's way.

This lake is not the same as the river in between. The river below the entrance of the cave was only two meters deep and crystal clear, and the water was pale cyan.

And right now, this lake, under the red light source, the water is dark purple, which can be said to be unfathomable.

On the mountain near the lake, there are a large number of giant ants, and what is in this lake?

"Old Lin, how did you get over?" Wei Xingshan looked at Lin Shuo beside him and asked softly.

"Go around it. Lin Shuo said, "Do you still want to go into the water?"

"I don't want to. Wei Xingshan's head shook like a rattle.

The four of them began to descend the mountain.

"Oh, yes. Wei Xingshan looked at Yang Tuo beside him as he walked, "Dr. Yang, aren't you going to collect samples?

"Investigate the terrain first. Yang Tuo said, "After seeing that group of giant ants, I knew that the biological collection work here could not be completed in a short time, and one trip would definitely not be enough." ”

"Why is it complicated to see ants?" Wei Xingshan asked curiously, "Is there any explanation for this?"

"Because for every ecosystem, there is a niche system. Yang Tuo explained, "Or let's put it simply, Captain Wei, what role do you think those ants play here?"

"Cleaner. Wei Xingshan said.

"So, these ants, the ecological niche of this ecosystem here, that is, their resource utilization, is relatively sufficient, and they eat everything, right?" Yang Tuo said.

"Hmm. Wei Xingshan nodded, "They don't even spare the corpses of their kind." ”

"If it wants to support the existence of the giant ant population, it must have food and natural enemies. Without food, they cannot survive. Without natural predators, their numbers would overflow, they would not find enough food, and they would all starve to death, right?" Yang Tuo asked rhetorically.

"That's the truth. ”

"And the number of ants in that swarm, isn't it amazing?"

"yes, that's much. ”

"Do they need a lot of food?"

"Yes. ”

"Then their natural enemies are also very strong? There are so many ants, the natural enemies are not afraid, and they can kill the ants. ”

"That's a must!" Wei Xingshan looked at Lin Shuo's back and nodded.

"So, as long as there are ants like this, and there are so many giant ants, then the ecosystem here is a little scary. Yang Tuo concluded, "For us humans, the species here are either very complex or very powerful, and the greatest possibility is that they are both complex and powerful. Therefore, biological sampling is not a problem that I can solve at one time.

This time, I mainly surveyed the terrain and designed the future investigation route for my mentor.

If I am lucky enough to make it back alive, I will give the terrain information to the mentor, and if the mentor is physically able, he will lead a large expedition here.

Captain Wei, you may have to bring a lot of manpower by then. ”

"Forget it. Wei Xingshan hurriedly shook his head, "I signed an employment contract with the International Biological Research Association for this sale." In the future, I will not accept this kind of business at all. ”

"Old Wei. Lin Shuo said at this time, "You're not right. If you are in this business, how can you pick and sell, and what kind of money is not earned?"

"Then you have to have a life flower!" Wei Xingshan glanced at Lin Shuo, "Old Lin, you don't talk about cool things, as if you don't pick and sell." When Miss Anne and I went to Guangxi to invite you, what did you look like, when I forgot?"

"No way. Lin Shuo shook his head, "My craft is valuable." ”

"It's really worth it. Wei Xingshan sighed, "If it weren't for the danger of your business, I would really want to follow you." ”

"Old Wei, your gold lord is still beside you, is it appropriate to say this?" Lin Shuo laughed angrily.

"It doesn't matter. Anne said at this time, "Since we can invite Mr. Donglin out of the mountain this time, we will be considered a regular customer of the International Biological Research Association in the future, and there will be opportunities for cooperation." When the time comes, Captain Wei will inevitably have to work with Mr. Lin. ”

The four of them were in a beautiful view, chatting while walking, and the atmosphere was unconsciously relaxed.

However, half of Lin Shuo's relaxation is actually pretended.

At this time, he was still constantly identifying various odors in his nasal cavity.

He could almost recognize the smell of this Moon Bud Lake.

Now that the four of them are at the edge of the lake, the smell from across the lake can be heard from afar.

The various odor factors in the nasal cavity are telling Lin Shuo that on the other side of this lake, there is another world.

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A burst of autumn rain and a chill.

After a few autumn rains, a horse farm at the foot of Yanshan Mountain in Beijing has been paved with autumn leaves.

The horse's hooves rustled softly on the yellow leaves, and finally stopped in front of a house.

A middle-aged fat man got off his horse, handed the whip in his hand to the servant who greeted him, and walked slowly into the house.

In the courtyard with three entrances in front and back, the middle-aged fat man walked through the house and stopped in front of his study.

He looked to the left and right to make sure that there was no one around, and then pushed the wooden door of the study and walked in.

Sitting down in front of his bookcase, he pulled a cell phone out of his pocket and clicked on an MMS message he had received ten minutes earlier.

Here is a photo of a pale cyan porcelain bowl on it.

Different from ordinary porcelain bowls, the bowl in the picture has a wavy mouth, like a lotus leaf being gathered into the shape of a bowl.

The more the middle-aged fat man looked at this bowl, the more solemn his expression became.

Looking at the glaze and craftsmanship, this bowl may be a piece of Jun porcelain.

There is a saying in the antique shop, called: "There are thousands of homes, but it is better to have a piece of Jun porcelain." ”

The Jun porcelain of the Northern Song Dynasty is now priceless.

Thinking of the person who sent this MMS, the middle-aged fat man thinks that this thing is true.

So, why did he send this MMS message to himself?

At this moment, the phone trembled, and a call came in.

The middle-aged fat man looked at the number, and immediately pressed the connect button and put it to his ear:

"Lao Cao, how are things?" On the other side of the phone, there was a very magnetic male voice.

"It's okay to watch, but whether it's true or not, I have to get my hands on it to know. The middle-aged fat man said.

"Heh, you're not in the antique business, even if I want to find someone to identify it, I won't look for you. The other party said, "This Jun porcelain, I have already let people identify it, it is true." ”

"Then what do you mean by sending me this photo......"

"I just wanted to ask you if you like it or not. ”

"......" The middle-aged fat man frowned, he knew that this person would not be so boring, he quietly waited for the other party to continue.

"Huh. The man on the other side of the phone smiled, "If I remember correctly, there are three days left, which is the fiftieth birthday of your Cao Yusheng." This is a congratulatory gift from me. ”

"You tell me the truth. The middle-aged fat man named Cao Yusheng lowered his tone, "How did you get this thing?"

"What's the matter, I'm afraid it's not the right way?"

"With your current status, I estimate that the salary is quite a lot. But this Jun porcelain lotus bowl, I don't think you have the financial resources to eat it. Cao Yusheng said, "And you don't usually play with antiques, it's impossible to pick up such a big leak." ”

"Do you remember the Dragon City we studied together when we were young?"

"You mean...... Isn't that dragon city at the bottom of the Heilongjiang River only a legend?" Cao Yusheng was puzzled, "Back then, we searched all kinds of domestic historical materials, but we didn't find any specific records. ”

"Yes, but on the American side, I have made a new discovery. The other party said, "This Jun porcelain is something from Dragon City." ”

"What?" Cao Yusheng looked incredulous.

"I can't say anything about the situation on the phone. Why don't you come to the United States yourself? ”

"Okay, I'll arrange it. Cao Yusheng did not hesitate at all, "I will come over as soon as possible." ”