Chapter 401: Treasure

"It's a pity that the breed is different, otherwise you can get it back to Xiaomao as a companion when the time comes." Ye Zijing actually likes this rabbit monkey, but the monkeys are too naughty, if you raise four or five at home, you can definitely turn the family upside down.

"This monkey has a very strange ability." Qin Xuebing wouldn't think it was an ordinary monkey, no one could sense the existence of this kind of monkey just now. And he rode the Skyhawk in the trees for a while before, and he also didn't find the rabbit, which shows that the rabbit has a strong hiding ability.

"Little Dragon, go up and see how many of these monkeys there are, but don't hurt them."

Qin Xuebing said, the little dragon immediately went up the tree, like walking on the ground, jumping wildly on the tree, the sound of chirping on the tree continued, one by one the rabbit monkeys ran out, jumping around on the tree, avoiding the tracking of the little dragon.

"There are quite a few, at least hundreds." Ye Zijing laughed, kicked her feet, grabbed the protruding place of the trunk and began to climb the tree, as if she were walking on the ground.

"Third brother, you're the first to be afraid of the trunk!" Qin Xuebing laughed, and also followed up the tree, walking to the treetops, looking for the cyan fruit.

Surprisingly, the fruit could not be found: "Could it be that the monkeys collected it from somewhere else?" "It's not impossible, but the monkeys are good at climbing trees, so it's easy to get some fruit somewhere else.

"What is this?" Qin Xuebing saw a few leaves wrapped together, forming a ball, and couldn't help but be curious, opened it, and a cyan fruit appeared in sight.

"It's strange that the leaves are wrapped in fruit!" Qin Xuebing picked the fruit, shouted and threw it down with the help of the beautiful snake.

Qin Xuebing looked for a while in the tree. When he found that there was a lot of this fruit, he cried out, "Come up and help, and get some fruit back." ”

This made everyone very interested, no one on the cruise ship was short of fruits, but this green fruit was different, it was grown by a towering giant tree, and only here was it. You can't get it anywhere else.

The treasure hunting team also followed, gathered together, and Qin Xuebing said: "There is a tree hole further up. Let's go up and have a look. ”

Everyone went up again, and sure enough, there was a hole in the tree, but the hole was very small. Only one person can be accommodated. For the sake of safety, Qin Xuebing let Xiaolong in first, and with the strength of the little guy, even if he encounters danger, he can easily resolve it.

However, it was very calm inside, and after a while, Xiaolong came out again, and Qin Xuebing led everyone in. The space of the tree cave is not large, it is equivalent to a room, but even then it is very scary, this is a tree cave, not a cave. How many trees in the world can have such a huge hole and still ensure healthy growth.

"Cake sellers, this is too extravagant, isn't it?" Rhys exclaimed first, there wasn't much in the hollow, but it was luxurious.

The floor of the tree hole is covered with a blanket. It was the fur of some kind of animal, but not any of the monsters they had seen so far. The walls of the tree cave are colorful, with all kinds of shells, as well as various colored gemstones, which are chaotic and charming.

In addition to this, there are some living utensils in the hollow of the tree. All of them are from China, mostly ceramics, and there is a huge bronze mirror.

"Look at the traces here!" The beautiful snake squatted down and pointed to the marks on the stall, which should have been formed by long-term pressing.

"That's right, this is the shark's lair." Ye Zijing can conclude that this is a trace that will be formed after a long time of fishtails.

"From the layout here, it can be seen that there is actually no difference between sharks and humans!" Qin Xuebing sighed, if he didn't think about the merman, he would only treat this place as a human residence.

Sharks are not much different from humans, humans are constantly evolving, and the population almost exceeds the load of the earth, but the sharks have been wiped out, just like many prehistoric creatures.

"At the same time, it is certain that human records of mermaids and mermaids are absurd." Ye Zijing also sighed, and many problems can be reflected from the layout here.

The merman imagines the merman, the fish-tailed human body, and is called the mermaid's supernatural person. The mermaids recorded in ancient Chinese classics are the mermaids in Western mythology, and the sharks they produce are not wet when they enter the water, and when they cry, their tears will turn into pearls.

Jin Ganbao's "Sou Shen Ji" volume 12: "Outside the South China Sea, there are sharks, who live in water like fish, do not waste weaving achievements, and their eyes cry, then they can produce pearls." This is said to be "Naturalist" and "Strange Notes" and contain them in small words.

"The Strange Record" is on the volume and clouds: "Jiaoren is the spring first, also known as the spring guest." The South China Sea out of Jiao silk yarn, the spring first dive weaving, a dragon yarn, its price of more than 100 gold. I thought it was not wet when I entered the water. There is a dragon silk palace in the South China Sea, where the spring weaves silk first, and the silk is as white as frost." and "Taiping Yulan" volume 80 3 quotes "Naturalist Chronicles" (this book is none) Yiyun: "The mermaid comes out of the water, lives in people's homes, and sells silk every day." He will go, and ask for a vessel from his master, and weep into a full plate of beads, to be with his master."

"Naturalist": "There are sharks in the water of the South China Sea, the water dwells like fish, and the weaving achievements are not wasted, and their eyes can cry beads." Liang Renfang of the Southern Dynasty "Narrative of Differences": "Shark people, that is, Quan Xianye, also known as Quan Ke. …… There is a dragon silk palace in the South China Sea, where the spring weaves yarn first, and there is a white frost on the silk. "The Strange Record" also contains: "The South China Sea out of the shark silk yarn, the spring room is weaving, a dragon yarn, its price is 100 gold, I think it is a service, and it is not wet in the water." ”

These accounts are all very absurd, and they completely treat the merman as an animal and a resource. From the arrangement here, it can be seen that the only difference between the merman and the human is the tail.

More precisely, they should be classified as human beings! Humans hunting mermaids and obtaining resources from mermaids can be understood as slaughtering humans. It's like a war between two countries, no matter what excuse is used to cover it up, it's people who die.

"This should be blue and white porcelain from the Ming Dynasty, right?" Ouyang Zhanjun deliberately diverted the topic and walked to a amphora plum bottle with the camera.

"If they hold on for a few more years, we might be able to see them." Ye Zijing sighed again, that is a Ming blue and white amphora plum vase, that is to say, a merman lived in the Ming Dynasty.

They began to look at the porcelain here, which was basically from the Ming Dynasty, and one of them turned out to be a Song Dynasty kiln, which was exquisite.

"It seems that merfolk have a long lifespan!" Ouyang Zhanjun made a judgment if there was only one merman living in this room. It is very likely that he lived from the Song Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, spanning a Yuan Dynasty in the middle, and the long life span is beyond imagination.

"It should be unlikely, at most like us humans, the house has lived for generations." Qin Xuebing didn't believe that the merman could live for hundreds of years, unless it was a turtle. But turtles can live that long. It's because of sluggishness.

"Indeed, it cannot be calculated in this way, if the life span of a merman is calculated according to the object. What about this bronze mirror? Ye Zijing walked behind the bronze mirror, looked at it for a while, and then came to the conclusion that this was a bronze mirror made in the Qing Dynasty.

If the age is calculated according to the object. Didn't that mermaid live from the Song Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty? It's impossible, and it's unbelievable. It can be boldly inferred that even if this room is only a merman, it may have been picked up by shipwrecks of various periods at sea.

However, this bronze mirror reflects a message that the mermaids have existed for a long time, and they still exist until the Qing Dynasty.

"Qing Dynasty, no!" Qin Xuebing suddenly came to his senses, and according to the information of the valve, the extermination of the merman was during the Ming Dynasty. But there is a bronze mirror of the Qing Dynasty here, so how to explain this?

It can only be said that not all of the records of the valve are true. There was an extermination operation, but the merman was not exterminated.

Reverse extrapolation from this perspective is very reasonable! The magnetic field guarding this island is very terrifying, and with Qin Xuebing's cultivation, he has to rely on the power of hundreds of strange people to break through the magnetic field and enter the rebellious world. And what about the ancients?

In ancient times, although there was a saying that the whole world was not the king's land, but for the people in Qimen. This sentence is not bullshit, even the emperor at that time could not have summoned so many Qimen people. In other words, there was no way for ancient people to enter here, so how could it be possible to exterminate the merman? At most, the merman clan suffered heavy casualties.

Since the merman was not exterminated, why did it disappear? Could it be because of the massacre in the Ming Dynasty that caused heavy casualties and sparse personnel? And then exterminated by the creatures of the island?

It's possible! Qin Xuebing still had some regrets in his heart that he couldn't see the real merman.

"What period is this cup, the shape is very unique!" The beautiful snake picked up a cup from the table and couldn't recognize the origin of the cup at all.

The beautiful snake is not an antique idiot, she has chased antique dealers and tomb robbers countless times, and she also has a good understanding of cultural relics. But the cup in her hand made her feel confused, as if there had never been a cup of this shape in the history of Chinese porcelain, could it be a Western product?

"I'll take a look!" Qin Xuebing actually felt strange, any object in this room could induce vitality, except for this cup.

Although the cup is made of mud, the shape is quite unique, a bit similar to a rhino horn cup, but it is higher, there is a tripod at the bottom, the waist is also more fat, but the mouth is much smaller, and it feels very incongruous, at least not in line with the aesthetic concept of the ancients.

"Maybe it's a Western object." Qin Xuebing thought about it for a while, but still entered the vitality and used the jade pen to calculate. It's just that the conclusions reached are a little strange, and even the face has become very strange.

"What's the matter, is there something weird about this cup?" Beauty Snake asked.

"It's weird, if I'm not mistaken, this should have been produced in the last two years." Qin Xuebing said.

"No, it won't! You mean......" The eyes of the beautiful snake became extremely bright, if it was produced in the past two years, it means that the merman still exists, but it is not at home.

"In other words, we trespassed on people's homes." Qin Xuebing laughed happily, his efforts were not in vain, they still had a chance to meet the merman.

Qin Xuebing led the team to search the trees, and constantly found tree holes, more than a hundred large and small, and there were many objects in each room, which were extremely luxurious. And they can often find recently crafted objects in their rooms.

Qin Xuebing didn't let anyone move anything in the room, since the merman existed, he still hoped that the problem could be solved in a peaceful way.

"Xuebing, do you say that the merman is avoiding us, or is there something missing, such as going out to find food?" The beautiful snake is a little curious, and she doesn't know what kind of attitude the merman has towards humans.

"Maybe it's hiding from us!" Qin Xuebing could fully imagine how much hatred the merman would have for humans after that battle hundreds of years ago. It's just that sharks are now in decline, and they can only avoid encountering humans.

"So we're waiting here?" The beautiful snake asked, although this method is silly, but it is very effective, and she is not afraid that the merman will not come back.

"Forget it, we'll visit again in the evening." Qin Xuebing thought to himself that he might not be able to wait for the merman, after all, the merman is good at water, and it is no problem to stay in the sea for ten days and half a month.

"Alright, let's go back with the team." The beautiful snake nodded in agreement, and the team began to return, everyone with fruit in their pockets and hands. In addition, there are two cave lions and a pile of corpses of Confucius strange birds, which will be the most beautiful food for the evening.

Everyone in the team was satisfied, but they were a little unsatisfied, after all, they couldn't go all over the island and see all the monsters. But everyone also knew in their hearts that the road could only go here, after all, there were too many of them, and if they went any further, it might be dangerous, and Qin Xuebing might not be able to protect them at that time.

The large group returned to the sea, but instead of boarding the cruise ship, they set up a fire on the beach. Qin Xuebing began to get busy, asking people to peel off the skins of the two cave lions, this is Bernard came over and asked, "Qin, can you transfer the skin of the cave lion to me?" ”

Qin Xuebing refused without hesitation, I am afraid that there are not many cave lions on this island, killing two has already hurt Tianhe, and there may only be these two skin of cave lions, one of which I am afraid will be sent to the Palace Museum, and there is only one that I can collect.

Skinning the cave lions, the ship's chef brings the kitchen utensils to the beach and starts cooking, and some tourists like to have their own barbecue.

In addition to the cave lions, there are more than 100 Confucius strange birds, which are also the ingredients of the night. Qin Xuebing asked people to pluck off all the feathers, and when the time came, they would be sent to each tourist's room and taken back as souvenirs. Of course, Qin Xuebing was very selfish and sent the corpses of the two Confucius monster birds into the freezer, and then made them into specimens after the team returned.

What Qin Xuebing didn't expect was that Bernard actually noticed this, and quietly ran over again, saying, "Qin, two hundred million, help me keep the corpse of a Confucius Strange Bird." ”

"Deal!" Qin Xuebing would refuse, anyway, there are so many corpses of Confucius strange birds. The difficulty in dealing with the corpse of a strange bird is not to find the corpse, but to store the corpse, but it should be no problem to store one more.

The moon was bright on the sea, the traveling team was carnivaling on the beach, Qin Xuebing took the little dragon and rode the eagle with the beautiful snake to fly towards the towering giant tree, and the others stayed to ensure that the team would not have any problems.

As for the Divine Condor, it was a mobile force, and if something happened here, there were also people who could ride the Condor and quickly rush to the towering ancient tree to inform Qin Xuebing to come back.

PS: There is one more more! (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )