"Is it almost there?" Wu Xin woke up.

"Well, it's almost there. Mo Yuan replied.

"Let's stop at the entrance of the South Campus. Wu Xin suggested.

"The Institute of Brain Research should be on the North Campus, right?" Mo Yuan was a little puzzled.

"Well, the institute is indeed on the North Campus, and if you enter from the entrance of the North Campus, you only need to walk a short distance to get there," Wu Xin explained, "but I want to walk around the campus more, so let's stop at the South Campus so that we can walk more." ”

"What made you change your mind and want to walk more?" If you had decided that you wanted to walk around the campus more, you should have instructed the car to drive towards the South Campus when you set off, Mo Yuan thought.

"I'm still a little unwell and want to walk and breathe in the fresh air on campus. Wu Xin replied.

"Well, walking and fresh air should also help your body recover. Mo Yuan agreed and said, "However, it's not good to go to the institute late." ”

"Haha, Wang Cheng and I are about one o'clock in the afternoon. I'm just bored, so I'm going to leave at half-past eight. It's just past ten o'clock, and there's plenty of time to walk slowly from the South Campus to the North Campus. ”

"Good. ”

The car stopped at the entrance of the South Campus, and the two got out of the car.

"Choose a parking garage that is closest to the Institute of Brain Integrative Research. Wu Xin said to the car.

"The location has been found, the route has been planned, do you want to go?" the car confirmed.

"Go ahead. Wu Xin replied.

"Goodbye. Good luck!" The car started on its own and headed for the parking garage.

"There's an autonomous driving function, which is sometimes quite convenient. Mo Yuan sighed.

"yes, you might as well consider buying one. ”

"Forget it. ”

The gate of AA University is composed of four marble columns and their supporting lintels, which are very high and wide, and the overall appearance is magnificent and simple.

Mo Yuan and Wu Xin slowly walked through the school gate made of pillars, "What is that?" Mo Yuan seemed to have something familiar in his afterglow, and stopped.

"Why are there intermittent inscriptions on the pillars?" asked Mo Yuan, pointing to the carvings on the pillars.

"Well, AA University, formerly a college specializing in ancient languages and writing, was later expanded into a university. Wu Xin explained, "In order to commemorate this history, it is so decorated." ”

"That's right. Mo Yuan understood.

"Well, are you interested in codification? I can tell you a little bit about it. Wu Xin said.

"There's some interest. Mo Yuan replied.

"Then let's talk and go. Wu Xin suggested.

"Good. ”

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On the campus of AA University, a river flows from west to east, dividing the campus into two campuses, north and south. The South Campus is dominated by liberal arts, while the North Campus is dominated by science, and in the center of the campus, the rivers converge into a lake, called Xingyue Lake, and when the night sky is clear, the starry water is very beautiful, which makes people fascinated.

"Around 3,200 B.C., the Sumerians who lived in the valley of the Two Rivers invented cuneiform writing, and the Sumerian civilization was the oldest civilization in human history, and it was first used to record their own language, Sumerian. Wu Xin began to "teach".

"You said that 'Sumerian, the first language used to record one's own language,' and that later, other peoples also used this script to record their own language?" Mo Yuan listened and pondered.

"If the students were as smart as you, how happy you would be to be a teacher. Wu Xin smiled, "Yes, you guessed right. Later, this script was borrowed by other peoples of ancient West Asia to record their own languages, forming the Akkadian cuneiform, which is divided into two dialects of Babylon and Assyria, Hittite cuneiform, Huli cuneiform, Ugarit cuneiform, Urartu cuneiform, Elamaic cuneiform, ancient Persian cuneiform and other branches. ”

"It turns out that there are so many kinds of cosphide. Mo Yuan echoed, thinking, "No wonder, the carved inscriptions on the pillars of the school porch are a little different from what I have seen in the history of dreams." ”

"There are three prerequisites for deciphering cuneiform: first, the discovery of bilingual or trilingual texts, second, the aid of ancient Iranian texts, and third, the writings of the Bible and Western classical writers. Finally, we must add the contributions and accumulation of several generations of pioneer codebreakers, especially the emergence of genius codebreakers. Without any of the above conditions, deciphering cuneiform script can only be a fantasy. Wu Xin continued.

"So far, have all kinds of cone scripts been deciphered?" asked Mo Yuan.

"Unfortunately, some of them were not successfully deciphered because no relevant bilingual or multilingual documents were found. ”

"Well, it's a pity. Mo Yuan was thoughtful.

However, perhaps one day in the future, by chance, a new document will be discovered, and a genius decipher will appear, and perhaps, it is unknown that he will be able to decipher those mysterious texts. ”

"How do you know so much about this knowledge?" asked Mo Yuan.

"I know less than you, how can I be your leader?" Wu Xin did not answer Mo Yuan's question directly.

"Do you really want to see what those undeciphered forms look like?"

"It's not hard, you'll see. Wu Xin looked mysterious.

"Well, let's tell us a little bit about the history of the school. Mo Yuan is becoming more and more interested.

"Good. As I said before, the predecessor of this university was a faculty specializing in ancient languages, and the dean of the faculty was the kind of 'genius codebreaker' I mentioned, and she was also a woman. Later, when the college was expanded into a university, she became the first president and the only female president in the university's history. Wu Xin's eyebrows fluttered and he introduced.

"Looks like you admire her. ”

"Yes, she's my idol, but I'm better at science. ”

"As long as what you're good at is what you like, that's fine. ”

"Hmm. The school buildings you see along the road were also built according to her opinion. Wu Xin pointed to the buildings along the road and said.

"Well, it's the ancient Greek architectural style...... This is the ancient Roman architectural style...... This is the ...... of Renaissance architecture," Mo Yuan pointed to buildings as he walked.

"I don't know, you know a lot. ”

"Hey, in order to become a writer as soon as possible, I also took great pains to learn a lot of knowledge. Mo Yuan complained.

"Be my assistant, maybe I'll become a good writer soon, maybe I can. ”

"I hope so. ”

In the eyes of others, they are no different from other students on campus who are taking a leisurely walk, maybe it is a good morning.

Gradually, the figure of a river appeared in front of the two.

"This is the river that runs across the campus from west to east, and we're right here at the junction of the South and North campuses. "We're a little westerly now, and if you walk a little east along the river, you'll see the lake in the center of the campus, where you'll see examples of undeciphered inscriptions." ”

"Oh, let's go. ”

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"I didn't expect it to be a big lake. ”

"Well, actually, it's not big, but because it's located on campus, it feels big in comparison. Wu Xin said, "Do you see the pavilion in the middle of the lake? Let's go there and have a look." ”

"Good. ”

"It should be these words, right?" Mo Yuan asked, pointing to the words engraved on the pillars in the pavilion.

Yes, these are examples of undeciphered forms of script. ”

"Well, it's a great idea to decorate with these. I guess the headmistress suggested it. ”

"Yes. ”

Mo Yuan didn't understand these words, and turned his head to look outside the pavilion.

The autumn wind blows, the willow trees by the lake make a rustling sound, which is very pleasant, a few leaves fall down leisurely, and the wide lake surface ripples, which makes people very pleasant.

Suddenly, the bright sky instantly became extremely black, the clouds were dense, the black lake was bottomless, the willow branches that had been swinging turned into dead trees that were stationary, the ripples that had been undulating condensed into motionless waves, and the autumn wind blowing on his face was like a cold blade piercing his body, Mo Yuan felt that he was unable to move, and saw that he was about to melt into the darkness like death, "Wu Xin!" Mo Yuan opened his mouth wide, but he couldn't make a sound.

A familiar feeling spread throughout Mo Yuan's body, he felt the presence of another person again, his mind was full of memories of another person, and he knew and believed for no reason that everything in front of him had appeared in front of that person's eyes. Suddenly, a dazzling starlight shone from the bottom of the abyssal lake, and he felt a strong force that wanted to pull him into the lake, and he felt a warmth that he did not want to resist.

"Hey, little assistant, what's wrong with you?" Wu Xin patted Mo Yuan and asked.

In an instant, everything that was still was restored to its original state, the sky was still bright, and a few willow leaves fell into the lake with the rustling of the wind, lighting up small ripples.

"It's nothing, it's probably been a long time since I've been so comfortable, and I'm a little dazed. ”

"You've been there for a few seconds. ”

"Really?" Mo Yuan said as he turned around, wanting to stay away from the lake, and the words on another pillar in the pavilion crossed his eyes, "Isn't that the text on the stone slab under the sea?" Mo Yuan thought, as if he had returned to the temple under the sea, and the words on the slate were vivid.

"Hasn't this text been deciphered?" asked Mo Yuan.

"This paragraph? Wu Xin replied.

"Part of it, what about the rest?" Mo Yuan continued.

"Before the decipherment was finished, the decipher died. Wu Xin said regretfully, "The decipherer is the headmistress, and this text is her last research work before her death, but unfortunately, only part of it has been deciphered." ”

"What does that mean?"

"It's about astronomy. Wu Xin replied.

"No, it's a story about a nation that was destroyed because of greed and killing gods. How can it be astronomical knowledge?" Mo Yuan was very sure that the meaning of what Wu Xin said was wrong, but he still asked carefully: "Are you sure that the meaning is about astronomical knowledge?"

"Sure, these are all documented in the papers, the headmistress is a meticulous person, and her research results will not be wrong. Wu Xin said with certainty.

"Well, that shouldn't be wrong. Mo Yuan didn't want to argue.

It's a pity that in the same year that she became the principal, she committed suicide by jumping into the lake, and as for the reason, there are different opinions. Hey, it's really jealous. Wu Xin sighed.

"Well, it's a pity, let's keep going. ”

"Good. Wu Xin agreed.

The two men left the pavilion and continued towards the research institute on the North Campus.

As he walked, a feeling of familiarity and nostalgia suddenly rose in Mo Yuan's heart, and he couldn't help but stop and turn to look at the pavilion in the middle of the lake.

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, let's keep going. ”

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The Comprehensive Brain Research Center gradually came into the eyes of the two.

"This building is kind of cute. Mo Yuan said with a smile.

"Yes, I also think that Byzantine architecture, probably like this, you see the big domes, like onion heads. Wu Xin pointed to the domes of the institute and said.

"I really didn't expect that there would be such an architectural style building on the North Campus, and now, I believe what you said, Wang Cheng seems to be a really lovely person. ”

The two talked and laughed, and when they came to the door of the institute, they found that the door was closed.

Mo Yuan said: "It seems that it means that idlers are exempted." ”

"Well, Wang Cheng is a perfectionist and he doesn't like irrelevant people to disturb his work. However, when I visit, of course he will welcome it. Wu Xin said proudly and pressed the doorbell.

I saw the camera at the door turn and aim at the two people, and after a while, the door opened, and a man in a work uniform came out to greet him.

"Is it him?" Wu Xin and Mo Yuan were taken aback at the same time.

The man who came out to greet him was the one who monitored Wu Xin in the cafeteria last time.