Chapter 61: The Jungle Ruins
On the fifth day in the jungle, Li and his party made their way to the location marked by the instrument with the help of their abilities.
"It's around here, and that's where the coordinates point out." Professor Myers looked around happily, "This time it was so smooth, we walked twice as far as usual, Mr. Li, your Chinese blessings are so useful, I will ask for one if I have the opportunity." â
Li smiled awkwardly, it was really a bad feeling to deceive honest people. Locke looked around and asked, "Professor, where are the ruins you said, why didn't I see them?" â
"It should be around here, let's spread out and look for it."
Li said: "For the sake of safety, the three of you experts are divided into three directions, and we will each protect one. â
Professor Miles looked at him gratefully, "That's right, I was a little careless about the previous Shun lĂŹ, everyone takes this place as the center, the search radius is 1 kilometer, and they will converge here in 1 hour." â
An hour later, everyone was together again, and as soon as Hal saw the others, he excitedly said, "Found it, I found it!" â
"Really, where are you, are you sure you're right?" The professor gripped his arms tightly.
"Yes, I'm sure, it's over there, and you can see it across a stream." Hal was about to jump up in excitement, "Finley saw it, too. â
"Yes, it should be the ruins we are looking for, there is a long wall over there." Finley nodded in confirmation of Howl's words.
The old professor trembled with excitement, "I can't be wrong, it's the wall of the city of monkey gods discovered by Theodore Maud in 1940, he mentioned in his diary, go, let's go." â
Locke, who was following behind, asked Dom, "Who is that man named Maude?"
"A quirky journalist who searched for the 'White City' here in 1940 and walked out of the jungle five months later with some artifacts, though he refused to name the location of the ruins, fearing that someone would loot them, but promising to return there the following year for excavations. However, he never returned, and in 1954 he hanged himself in the bathroom. The ruins have not been found since. â
Lee's heart moved when he heard this, an explorer who could hold out in this terrifying jungle for five months and get out alive committed suicide in his own bathroom 14 years later? If it's not man-made, then this relic really doesn't seem to be simple.
Wading through a creek and through a huge wood, they finally saw the wall.
Due to the dense jungle around them, they could only see a small section of the wall, but this small section was enough to surprise them, it was a wall about 5 meters high, and the entire wall had turned green due to the dense vegetation in the jungle.
Suddenly seeing such a tall building in the middle of this dense jungle, Lee was amazed at the power of the ancient Mosquitians. It seems that no matter what kind of landscape and environment, it cannot stop the footsteps of human beings.
"Professor, which way should we go?" Locke asked.
The professor took out the map and instruments and measured them for a while, pointing in one direction, "Here, the ruins found in Honduras are all running north-south, and I estimate that the ruins here should be the same, and walking along the wall to the south, you should be able to find the entrance to this ruin."
After walking for about a quarter of an hour, the end of the wall disappeared under a mound of earth, which, of course, was also covered with green vegetation.
"This is the entrance?" Locke asked, looking up at the mound.
"Yes, it is." Seeing this mound, the professor was even more affirmative.
"The people of Mosquitia built public buildings out of pebbles, mud, timber, twigs and plaster from the river. When these buildings are decorated and painted, they will likely look on a par with the magnificent pyramids of the Maya. However, once abandoned, they collapse and collapse under the rain, turning into mounds of earth and rock, which are quickly swallowed up by vegetation. â
With that, the old professor took the lead and climbed towards the mound, and everyone immediately followed him.
"This is it, this is it, I found it, hahaha." Professor Myers, who was the first to climb to the top of the hill, shouted excitedly, startling a flock of birds resting in the trees.
However, when Li and the others came to the top of the mountain, they all confirmed that this was the legendary city of the monkey god, and what came into view under the hill was still a forest, but it was a forest surrounded by three walls, and the other side was a tall mountain wall. From their point of view, the green wall of the mountain looked like a large green monkey squatting.
Seeing the professor running down the hill with a rolling belt, they didn't care about sighing and hurriedly followed, for fear that something would happen to the excited professor.
From the moment he entered the surrounded jungle, the professor's eyes never took his eyes off his feet.
Gradually, Li and the others also saw that something was wrong, the ground here was different from the outside, although there were also thick trees, but in the forest, they could still vaguely see some flat land where plants could not grow.
The professor laboriously scraped a flat ground with his knife, revealing a white slate. Hey, everyone took a breath of cold air, in this civilization that is accustomed to using dirt to build buildings, it must be a place of high status or significance, it seems that they really found the right place this time.
Everyone joined the ranks of the Bowheads, and gradually, tables and stools made of stone, and sculptures of various animals were discovered by them one by one.
Seeing Hal loading a half-leopard and half-human stone statue into his backpack, the professor straightened up and rested for a while, and couldn't help but scold: "Stupid, this is just the square, we have to go deeper, it's too late to come out and get it again." â
Hal reluctantly placed the statue on the ground. Li looked at the lifelike statue and had a sense of foreboding in his heart.
After a morning of excavation, the three discovered altars, houses, and a large square in the walled city.
At noon, the group gathered in an open space in the city to eat.
"Professor, isn't this the City of Gold? How come it is that after searching all morning, not even a single gold item can be found? Locke ate quickly, ate his share in two bites, and couldn't help but ask the question in his heart.
"Gold is a sacrifice to the gods in the eyes of the Mosquitia, and it usually does not appear in the homes of ordinary people, I think we will see it in the afternoon when we enter the city of monkeys." After speaking, the old professor's gaze seemed to pass through the dense jungle and looked in the direction of the mountain wall.
The charm of gold still seems to be relatively strong, and the speed at which everyone eats has increased significantly.
After eating, they came to the front of the mountain wall and finally saw the city of monkeys. The materials of this building are similar to those of the previous building, but the foundation frame uses the stone that was previously seen on the ground, so it does not become a mound like the city gate. However, the dirt outside is still overgrown with all kinds of plants, but that's why no one has been able to find it for so many years.
At the entrance, everyone was ready, and Locke put his pistol in his hand, and under the guidance of the professor, they walked into the ancient city that had been dusty for many years.
Lee glanced at Jessica and told them to protect Hal and them, and he followed closely behind Professor Miles.
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