Chapter 1: Sniffing the Golden Rat
Langchai River Forest Farm is located in a remote area, and it is more than 200 miles away from the nearest Dade City.
It belongs to the alpine mountainous area, the average temperature is five to six degrees lower, and the households are less than 100 households, all of which are forest farm workers.
The treatment of employees was good at first, but after the ban was enacted, many people left.
A pickup truck with a foreign license plate drove along a sparsely populated mountain road until there was no road ahead, when the car stopped.
Three people got out of the car.
The driver was a thin young man, about 1.85 meters tall, wearing some old-fashioned clothes, breeches and leather boots, a brown waistcoat, a gray cap, and a black mask.
Although he covers his mouth and nose and can't see his face clearly, his eyes under the thick eyebrows are extraordinarily bright, and his bare skin is fairer than ordinary people.
This person's name is Bai Day, and he has been in the 'underground archaeological world' for a long time, and he has made some names, and the people in the rivers and lakes are called the golden rat.
The other two are teammates of Daylight this time, Skinny Monkey and Fat Man, who are easy to tell by their size.
The three of them have a very tacit understanding, the division of labor is clear, the fat man and the thin monkey move all kinds of equipment, ropes, batteries, and electric pickaxes from the car.
As the initiator of this 'recovery operation', Bai Tian took out the golden compass, and the pointer trembled and pointed to the mountains and forests ahead.
The golden compass is not real gold, but it does have real materials, and many ancient tombs are found through it during the day, so it has the title of sniffing gold rat.
However, the golden compass suddenly failed a month ago, and like a compass, it always points in one direction, as if a huge magnetic field is attracting the pointer.
During the day, I took the high-speed train for three months, traveled back and forth between various cities, marked on the map, gradually narrowed the scope, and finally settled on the location near the city of Daedoku.
This is also the reason why they drove thousands of miles to the deep mountains and old forests.
The compass is abnormal, and the greatest possibility is that it is disturbed by some huge treasure.
"Let's go. "I don't talk much during the day.
The three men carried the tools and climbed over four or five mountains.
At the foot of a red bald mountain, the 10,000-foot-high jujube red mountain wall is like a mirror, and even a vague reflection can be reflected.
The magic of nature is really inexplicable, and it makes people feel awe.
Daylight raised his hand and signaled to stop, the hands of the golden compass were spinning rapidly.
"This is it. ”
During the day, looking for something special near the mountain wall, the compass hand shows no signs of stopping turning.
The fat man and the skinny monkey found a flat ground on the other side, set up a tent, and set up a stove.
This usually lasts for several days before it is noticed, and these days they are going to live in the mountains.
Until nightfall, and there is no progress during the day, join the fat man and the skinny monkey, eat and drink enough, go into the tent to recuperate, and continue tomorrow.
It was late at night, and the silent mountains were filled with the chirping of insects.
Woke up by a splash of urine during the day and walked out of the tent.
The starry sky in the mountains is so bright that you can't see it in a big city.
The daytime who does not wear a mask is handsome and fair-skinned, with a harmless temperament of humans and animals, with a bit of calmness that only the elderly have.
At this time, his eyes were attracted to something, and they glowed with curiosity.
Under the starry Milky Way, the jujube red mirror mountain wall actually emitted a faint fluorescence, like an aurora phantom, and like a red mist cloud.
Daylight raised his wrist to look at the time, 23:35.
Then he took out the golden compass, and the pointer didn't turn anymore, was it broken? Changed the direction, the pointer pointed to the mountain wall, and Bai Tian raised his eyebrows and walked over.
Ten minutes later.
"Hurry up. "Rush into the tent during the day and wake up the fat man and the skinny monkey.
"What's wrong?" the fat man rubbed his eyes.
"Found the entrance, bring the guys and come quickly. "Stuff everything you can into your backpack during the day.
The fat man and the thin monkey followed the fellows and came to the mountain wall. "Brother Bai, where is the entrance?"
Bai Tian looked calm and calm, holding the golden compass in his hand, groping on the mountain wall for a while, and his body suddenly sank in, leaving only half of his head and body.
"Brother Bai!!" the thin monkey exclaimed.
Daylight took two steps back, returned to normal, and smiled. "This is the entrance, it's so amazing, it's like an enchantment laid by an immortal. ”
The three of them entered the mountain wall one after another, and came to a stone chamber no more than twenty meters square, the stone chamber was empty, only a bottomless pit.
The thin monkey said, "Didn't we find the cave of the primitive man?" ”
Daylight came to the cave in the ground, picked up a stone, and let go of his hand.
The stone was in free fall, and after ten seconds, a thud was heard.
"It's deep, but there's a bottom. Bai Tian said.
The fat man fixed the winch rope on the side, tied a heavy object to one end of the rope, and went down.
The rope stopped at a scale of two hundred and six meters.
"So deep?" said Daylight in surprise.
"I'll go down and explore the way. "The skinny monkey put on a hard hat and a strong light and went down first.
After about five minutes, the rope was pulled three times, indicating safety.
"You're waiting here. Daylight said to the fat man, put the tools in the backpack, hung the pulley device on the rope, and went down.
It continues to descend in the dark, and finally succeeds in reaching the ground.
The thin monkey answered below, and the spotlight on the helmet hit Bai Tian's face: "Brother Bai, I have taken a look, this is an underground forest, the scale is very large, at least dozens of miles, there is only one road, I don't know where it leads." ”
"Take the lights off first. Daylight blocked his eyes, and directly took out the golden compass, and the pointer pointed to the end of the road.
Daylight took out two flashlights from his backpack and handed one to the skinny monkey. "Let's go. ”
"Good. The skinny monkey nodded.
The two of them walked along the only path, shuttling through the dark forest.
There are stone statues everywhere between the towering ancient trees, with different shapes, soldiers, chariots, horses, generals, all with angry eyes, and those who see them tremble.
The statues retain their colors and resemble real people.
Four white beams of light swept back and forth among the towering ancient trees and the bronze army.
Daylight couldn't help but admire. "It's two hundred meters above the ground, there's no sunlight at all, but the trees grow normally, and there is plenty of oxygen, but the color of the statue is still very bright, and it stands to reason that the color can only be preserved for a long time in a vacuum. ”
"There are no wonders in the world. The lean skinny monkey looked excited. "Maybe there's a fairy aura here. ”
Bai Tian sneered: "Thin monkey, you have read too many fantasy novels. ”
"That's not true, you just said that it's like an enchantment laid by immortals, and there are such evil sects here, will there be mummies, or Egyptian pharaohs and the like?"
Bai Tian said: "Now is the era of science, and even if there are those things you said, they are 108,000 miles abroad. ”
"What about the supernatural phenomena that science can't explain?" asked the skinny monkey again.
"Supernatural, are you a three-year-old?" sneered during the day.
"Brother, you dare to say that ghosts don't exist, so what's going on with the zongzi last time?"
Daylight shook his head and didn't pick up the stubble.
The thin monkey continued to mutter: "This road is really evil, no matter how you go, the statues on both sides are facing us, and I feel like I am being stared at by a thousand pairs of eyes, and I feel creepy. ”
The atmosphere became more and more weird, and the thin monkey gradually stopped talking, and the two continued to go deeper in silence.
After walking along the avenue for about an hour, the day suddenly stopped.
The four lights stopped twenty meters away, as if they had encountered a huge wall blocking the front, and it was difficult to get in.
Daylight and the thin monkey adjusted the flashlight in their hands, the aperture expanded, and it moved upwards, and what came into view was a mysterious giant palace.
The cyan palace was larger than any building on the surface, more than a hundred meters high, and its area was incalculable.
Four points of light, two large and two small, were like fluorescent on the cyan walls of the palace.
Daylight and the skinny monkey gasped at the same time.
"No matter where this is, this time it's going to be issued, if you report it to the country, you can change it to a lifetime achievement, maybe it will be named after us. Skinny Monkey excitedly.
Daylight's brows furrowed. "Are you stupid? Why do you still believe in the stalk of the country? ”
The thin monkey coughed, but did not refute.
Without saying a word during the day, and on closer inspection, the style of the palace did not bear any resemblance to the ancient times, to be precise, and had nothing in common with the buildings on earth.
"It stands to reason that such a large underground forest and palace should have been discovered by the geological team a long time ago. Bai Tian said suddenly.
"It's up to us, the working people, to find the treasure or something. "The monkey is a little floating.
"Shut up. "Daylight signaled silence.
The doors of the mysterious palace are open, and the darkness that the strong lights cannot shine into, like the mouth of an abyss, waiting for the prey to fall into the net.
That's what I do during the day, I'm bold and careful, and when I encounter this kind of thing, I naturally can't give up easily.
Take the compass and test it first, nothing strange, light a candle, watch the flames dance, and take the lead into the palace.
The strange thing is that I didn't encounter any mechanism along the way, and when I entered the gate, I was in the main hall, and the area was so large that the lights could not shine endlessly.
Wandering around during the day, careful observation, it is really a big deal, more majestic than any palace.
The gilded pillars are carved with dragons and phoenixes, and the ground is paved with gold bricks, so you can't see the end at a glance.
The top of the arc is painted as a blue sky and white clouds, gradually turning into a galaxy of stars, and it seems that it has been silent for 10,000 years, and it is still spotless.
The whole space was empty, and every step was filled with a sharp echo, which was terrifying.
At the end of the main hall, the green jade steps extend upwards.
Daylight seemed to be pulled by some mysterious force, and went straight up the green jade steps.
The skinny monkey saw Daylight ascending the steps and followed closely behind.
It stands to reason that everything around is the configuration of the palace, and a dragon chair should be placed at the end of the steps.
Now there is a cyan sarcophagus, and the gems and agate, diamonds and jadeite scattered around the place are all gems that have not been eroded by time.
"It's developed now. The skinny monkey couldn't close his mouth in joy.
Daylight ignored the treasure and came to the sarcophagus, which was engraved with dense unknown characters, not ancient texts, but more like some kind of runes.
Gently hold the candle to the ground, and the flame turns a faint green in an instant.