Eliza didn't come to do any research on the Mayan civilization.

"I'm not very interested in the debate about the Mayan civilization, and I believe that as humans discover more and more, one day all the secrets will be revealed." Eliza said calmly, "But I can tell you with certainty that there is indeed a group of guardians of civilization in this rainforest. ”

Guardian of civilization?

Ai Shengyu and his wife glanced at each other, their eyes were a little strange, but they didn't say anything.

"Yes, Guardian of Civilization." Eliza emphasized: "What I am talking about is not the protection of modern civilization, but the protection of ancient civilization. In the course of the expedition to the Amazon rainforest, there have been many incidents of mysterious disappearances of scientists, and we have reason to believe that they were kidnapped by the mysterious guardians. ”

Li Suyi suddenly asked, "Why wasn't it eaten by a large beast?" ”

"Because someone once escaped from them......," Eliza said, and then she paused, "It just so happens that I know this man." Mr. Kemolay. ”

When these words were spoken, the eyes of Ai Shengyu and his wife fell on the mercenary captain Ke Molai.

Kemolai was silent for a moment: "Yes, I have met that group of barbarians, although Lady Eliza says that they are some kind of 'guardians of civilization', but in my opinion, they are a group of barbarians. On that occasion, five members of the team and I entered the area under the protection of two archaeologists, and on the third day, we were attacked. They kept shooting us with their bows and arrows......"

Li Suyi was a little surprised: "Bow and arrow? ”

Her gaze naturally fell on the weapon in Kemolai's hand.

"Ma'am, I know what you're thinking." Kemolai smiled bitterly: "We have AK47s. And grenades, which can't beat a group of barbarians with primitive weapons? Yes, I have to admit with shame that we are no match for theirs at all. They are more familiar with this rainforest than anyone, they know every hiding place, they know every place where they can launch a sneak attack. Their arrows were coated with poison, perhaps some kind of snake venom. As soon as it hits our person, it immediately causes shortness of breath and a rapid rise in body temperature. And then it won't be long before he dies in convulsions. ”

The first to die were the two archaeologists. Then it was Kramer's mercenary team's turn.

Although they also killed many barbarians, the mercenaries were killed one after another.

Kemolai made a decision:

He threw all the grenades out of his body, and then, running!

He was lucky to survive. But he lost all his men......

"When Professor Eliza found me. I've heard I'm going to come here again. My first reaction was, yes! Kemolai's reply was unexpected: "I must avenge my men, who cannot die in vain at the hands of the barbarians." So I re-recruited five players. The best mercenaries. Cobra, he is more terrible than a real poisonous snake; Raging Bull, he initiates madness to be able to defeat the bison; CC, the name is a bit odd, but he can blow up a building; The hunter, who can accurately determine what animal it is and how many there are by the animal's feces; One-eyed, he's not really one-eyed, he's the best sniper. ”

"It's a pity that the night and the bombs are not there." Cobra muttered, "Otherwise, we would be more sure." ”

One-Eye examined his weapon: "I heard that they went to the desert with the sergeant on some mission." ”

Ai Shengyu and his wife have a general understanding. It seems that Kemolai is still quite jealous of these "guardians of civilization".

"We're here looking for special snakes, what about you, Professor Eliza, why did you come to this dangerous place?" Li Suyi asked curiously.

"I don't have a very good reputation at NYU." Eliza is very calm: "I study the natural sciences, but I have always been very interested in some ancient myths, and I even proposed the concept that ancient myths once existed......"

Ai Shengyu and his wife understood at once. A person who does natural sciences is actually interested in absurd ancient myths, which of course will cause dissatisfaction among his peers.

"I don't care what they say." It was time for lunch, and Eliza simply chatted with Ai Shengyu and his wife: "I don't know how much you know about ancient Greek mythology? ”

"Zeus? Hera? And Athena? Li Suyi reported the names in several mythological stories in a row.

"That's not all there is to ancient Greek mythology." Eliza smiled: "Amazonian warriors are also an integral part of it......"

"Wait." Ai Shengyu spoke again: "Amazon female warriors are not from the Amazon rainforest, they don't even have anything to do with the Amazon River. ”

"Well, you are very knowledgeable, Mr. Ai, most of us have the impression that the Amazon warriors live in this rainforest, but they really have nothing to do with it." Eliza said appreciatively: "In ancient Greek mythology, Masun was a very ancient nomadic people, and the most important feature of this tribe was that it was composed of all women, who bought and sold men to give birth, and kept the girls they gave birth to and raised them to adults. The Amazonian tribes are also characterized by their militancy and warlikeness, and they are always portrayed in ancient legends as brave and fearless female warriors.

The Greek mythology's description of the battle between Achilles and the daughter of the god of war Ares, the queen of the Amazons, Penthesilea, in the Trojan War, vividly reproduces the fearless spirit of the Amazonian female warriors and their charming and touching side. The war between the Greeks and the Trojans had been going on for a long time, and the Trojans were in despair because of the death of their hero Hector. At this time, twelve Amazonian warriors, led by Queen Penthesilea, rushed to the city of Troy to help them fight the Greeks together. The Amazons joined the battle partly because of their natural love of war and adventure, and partly because Queen Penthesilea had inadvertently committed a sin and accidentally injured her sister Hippolyta. She hopes to use this expedition to appease the wrath of the Nemesis. Penthesileas personally selected twelve heroines to go to Troy, and although these twelve heroines were beautiful, they were still much inferior to Queen Penthesilea. ”

Ai Shengyu pushed his glasses: "There have always been two versions of this mythical Hippolyta, one is that the great hero Hercules got the belt after killing Hippolyte; Another theory is that Hercules captured Hippolyta and sacrificed her to Theseus. ”

"I am amazed at what you know about ancient Greek mythology, Mr. Ai." Eliza said very calmly: "But there is another version, the legend that the hero Theseus took a fancy to the beautiful Hippolyta when he went to the Amazon, deceived her to Athens, and married her. Although deceived. But she was also willing to be the wife of a hero and a good king. But the aggressive Amazons are furious that their queen has been tricked away. An attack was launched on Athens. Hippolyta and Theseus fought together, but were stabbed to death. There was a memorial pillar in Athens that was erected in honor of Hippolyta. ”

Speaking of this, she smiled: "This is the end of the mythological story, a very poignant story." But what intrigued me was that I stumbled upon the follow-up to the story. ”

"Follow-up?" Ai Shengyu and his wife were a little surprised.

Eliza nodded earnestly: "Legend." Hippolyta died in the arms of her lover Theseus. Before she died, she left a tear. The great hero Theseus collected this tear at the same time. He asked Poseidon, the god of the sea, to save this tear for him forever, which is the 'Tears of Hippolyta'. This tear can't give you great strength, it can't make you invincible, but it has another magical power. It calms a berserker, and even the most insane warrior will be calmed in the face of Hippolyta's tears......"

The corners of Ai Shengyu's eyes twitched at the same time......

Eliza didn't notice this: "Almost all people think that myths are always myths, but I don't think so. It took me ten years to look up so much information that it even delayed my marriage......"

She had nothing to hide: "Later, I became more and more convinced that the tears of Hippolyta existed, and that they had other powers than to soothe people's emotions. I begged the school to grant me a special grant to find the tears, but everyone thought I was crazy. I had no choice but to find a mercenary to marry, because that guy is very rich. ”

With that, she glanced at Kemolai, but Kemolai remained silent.

"Do you think the Tears of Hippolyta are here?" Li Suyi understood something.

"Yes, right here, in this Amazon rainforest!" Eliza replied in the affirmative: "Those so-called 'guardians of civilization' are not guarding any Mayan civilization, but guarding this tear of Hippolyta!" Even, they have been protecting at all costs for generations! ”

Ai Shengyu and his wife let out a long sigh of relief......

……

After a brief lunch, Ai Shengyu and his wife politely said goodbye to Eliza.

Looking at the couple's backs, Kemolai suddenly asked, "Why are you telling them this?" ”

"Because I think they're also here to find Hippolyta's Tears." Eliza's expression changed suddenly: "The instruments they carry are small and delicate, even exceeding our equipment, but I know that those instruments are exactly the same as ours, but they are definitely not used to find any rare snakes!" ”

Kemollet got it perfectly.

"They must know something, they must know something about Hippolyta's tears." Eliza said coldly, "I have been testing them just now, and when they heard that this tear could soothe the violent emotions, the corners of their eyes twitched at the same time, which strengthened my judgment. And I can tell that they have information in their hands that we don't know. Kemolay, do you know what to do? ”

"Catch them and interrogate them." Kemolai shook the weapon in his hand: "I'm thinking about guns or knives. ”

"Kemolai, do you still need a gun to deal with two people like this?" Eliza laughed, "They can't even catch up with a rabbit." That man, maybe the only weapon he ever used was the pen in his hand. But don't kill them until I get the information I want. ”

Kemolai didn't say anything more, but quickly called the cobra and quietly followed......

……

"Lao Ai, did you hear that? Tears of Hippolyta? ”

Ai Shengyu nodded silently, and then, he smiled bitterly:

"Eliza is looking for the same thing as what we were looking for, of course it's not quite the same name, I'd rather call it 'Dragon's Soul'." (To be continued......)