"What? You don't believe it? The man asked.

I replied bluntly: "Of course I don't believe it, unless we can see what you say tonight." Otherwise, it's a story and a legend, maybe it can appear in the movie, but it's never a fact. ”

He also smiled: "What you said at this moment is exactly what I said at that time. I also always thought that there was only one kind of mirage, which was mountains and palaces, and that they would only appear by the sea. Unfortunately, when I interviewed 400 people, they all pointed to one point, which was war. Dunhuang is unlike any other place in the world in that it has a long history, witnessing the slaughter and destruction of various ethnic groups in western China, and the slaughter and destruction of various countries. However, it is a miracle that it did not fall for thousands of years, and it was not destroyed by war and war, just as the pyramids were not destroyed under Napoleon's iron heels. In the dark, it represents the will of heaven. The highest level of an explorer is to understand the will of God, to discover the will of God from those ancient ruins that no one has seen, and then convey it to the world. The reason why we are here is to pay tribute to those explorers and to expound the truth in a scientifically rigorous manner. Maybe after tonight, your mind will change. ”

"Where will the mirage appear?" I asked.

"Forty-five degrees to the southwest, with an absolute height of fifty to one hundred meters, covering an area of three kilometers." The man replied.

I leaned forward and looked southwest through the windshield of my car.

The mountain is lush and covered with a variety of trees. That's the result of government greening in recent years. If the mirage appears there, we walk over it and it will take at least twenty minutes. According to the reason that Wangshan runs a dead horse, it takes only a long time.

There has never been a record of what was inside the mirage, and even people like the ancient explorer Xu Xiake did not leave a word.

Modern people can certainly understand this phenomenon, because the ancient mirage time was short, and the means of transportation were quite backward, and it was simply impossible to quickly approach the surface of the sea where the mirage appeared in a short time. Unless it's a coincidence, the fishing boat is in a mirage.

"I really hope you're right, and it's an honor for me to be there." I say.

The man's tone was calm: "As long as I can reveal this secret, I also feel lucky." ”

"How sure are you?" I asked again.

"I wasn't sure, because when I accepted the task, I was 100 percent skeptical. Scientists gave me this, though. As he spoke, he turned around and handed me his phone.

"What is it? What do you want me to see? I asked.

It was getting closer and closer to the time when the mirage the man was talking about, so I didn't want to think hard, but instead stared intently ahead as I spoke.

"It's a recording, about ten minutes, and you have a chance to listen to it." He replied.

I glanced down, pressed play, and an old voice rang out.

The total length of the following passage is about nine minutes, and the whole process is translated simultaneously in English, Japanese, French, Chinese, and Russian.

The voice said: "In Dunhuang, there has always been the legend of the Golden Mountain and Silver Sea Jade Palace, which is a great treasure and a great fortune, attracting the attention of countless people, including those great Chinese warlords in the early 20th century. At that time, warlords were fighting, and the more troops and the better the weapons, the more powerful they were. Therefore, any warlord dreams of expanding his financial resources and preparing military salaries in order to attract more young people to join. None of the warlords who can become the dominant warlords are wine bags and rice bags, and they all have hundreds of military advisors under their command. When these people set their sights on the Mogao Grottoes, they took all kinds of exploration methods. Strangely, even though they used the most advanced detection methods at the time, they did not detect the secrets of the Mogao Grottoes, and finally had to give up in frustration. From this history, it can be known that the so-called Dunhuang Heavenly Machine, that is, the secret of the Mogao Grottoes, is hidden very deeply, and all clues have lost their value. Could it be that the Golden Mountain and Silver Sea Jade Palace will be buried forever under the fragments of history? No, that's not God's will. Providence wants him to reappear in the world, and it will give us some very important clues. I have carefully studied the history of World War II, and the Japanese are very interested in the secrets of the Jinshan Yinhai Emerald Palace, and have adopted effective data collection methods, gradually extracting real and effective clues from the history books of the past dynasties from Chinese mainland. Historically, there has been a lot of interaction between China and Japan, and history and literature have flowed into Japan, which has had a profound impact on Japan's social culture and architecture. Historians seriously suspect that China was trying to recreate a Tang and Song dynasties in Japan. So, when we went to Kyoto, Japan, we saw all the ancient buildings with a strong Tang and Song style. The most valuable thing is that in the process of this kind of national reproduction, many secrets have also been copied and preserved intact. On the contrary, in the contemporaneous Chinese mainland, the war between the north and the south has been going on for many years, and many precious books and cultural relics have been destroyed in the war and no longer exist. That's why I often say that if we want to study China, we have to study China and Japan together, complement each other, and corroborate each other, so that we can get twice the result with half the effort. In order to study the secrets of the Mogao Grottoes, I traveled all over Japan for three years, visiting every temple, every museum, every library. Everything related to Dunhuang, I borrowed it and read it carefully, and refused to let go of any clues. The hard work paid off, and finally I was able to find the scriptures that the Japanese took from the Mogao Grottoes, and the secret was in them. In short, if you want to uncover the secrets of the Mogao Grottoes, you must first see the mirage. Those scriptures say that the mirage is turbulent, the labyrinth path is bright and dark, the soldiers are divided into nine routes, the entry and exit are safe, the truth is revealed, and the world is peaceful. In my lifetime, I must go to Dunhuang, go deep into the mirage, and gain insight into the secret realm of Jinshan Yinhai Jade Palace. If I can't do that, I'll give it to the best Russian and let him do it for me. Please tell him that the secret of Dunhuang does not lie in money and wealth, but in a deeper philosophy of life, and it can even be said to be the supreme truth above the peak of life. Therefore, at any step you take, you should look farther away instead of staring at the vested interests in front of you. The Chinese have created many philosophical things, written books and lectures, and passed them on to future generations, which deserves the respect of all countries in the world. It's a pity that they can't apply what they have learned, and those truths are written in books and put on the shelf, and no one mentions them anymore. If the countries did not divide the Mogao Grottoes, then these secrets would still belong to the Chinese and would have been forever extinguished in the secret chambers of the Mogao Grottoes. Now, I can't accurately judge whether all this is right or wrong, evil or good, but I am glad to see that society is progressing towards the truth. In the future, our country must follow the guidance of Alexander the Great, point to the whole world, have the universe in mind, and expand Russia's territory along the Arctic Circle until the conquest of the whole world. How can we have this courage? How can such ambitions and dreams be realized? Then we must rely on the power of nature, that is, follow the will of heaven and the way of heaven. Russia is the largest country in the world, with a vast territory, a large population, and a united country. What we lack is the torch of the gods on Mount Olympia, with which we can illuminate the whole world and make people of different nationalities accept our blessing and become our subjects. I miss the days of the Tsar very much, singing war songs and sweeping the world ......"

This is the end of the recording, and after a little recollection, you will find that the owner of the recording is an extreme defender of national interests, that is, the most fanatical patriot, who regards the interests of Russia as supreme and believes that only the Russian nation is the best and should be the most unified.

The most valuable thing I've heard from the recording is that this person thinks that uncovering the secrets of the Mogao Grottoes is equivalent to getting the magic weapon to win the world. This point is more important than Jinshan Yinhai. If you can control the world, all the wealth in the world will naturally go into the world, and there will be no omission.

Just like Qin Shi Huang, after unifying the six countries, all the treasures of the six countries were transported to the Afang Palace and belonged to one person. As far as I know, in recent years, the Emperor of the North has been very much in favor of the supremacy of the national interest, and it is precisely because of this theory that he is even more loved by the people.

Now, the focus is on the mirage. As soon as it appears, the ambitions of the Russians are realized.

Without my orders, all the people from Compass Village, including the Lance Girl, were waiting for my further instructions.

I myself am also full of expectations for the mirage, because all the clues about the Jinshan Yinhai Emerald Palace before were scratching the itch in the boots, and there was no substantial progress. On the contrary, the battle between the Yellow Flower Society and the Xinyue Forceless faction, the fierce battle with the Tank Gang, and the confrontation with the Northern Emperor intensified, causing the situation to deteriorate again and again, all of which were caused by the lack of a core commander.

One general has no plan, and thousands of troops are exhausted. Without the important role of strategizing and winning thousands of miles, it is difficult for Huang Hua to do anything, which is probably the main reason why they desperately want me to join.

"The performance of this car is very good, powerful 4WD, and it is easy to climb mountains. So wait a while, it is likely that we will have the opportunity to enter the mirage, surpass the ancients, and bring forth the new. When you join at this time, it is providential. And the man said.

I breathe a sigh of relief that this is the best opportunity to explore the mirage, but it also has the potential to turn into a major crisis that puts everyone at risk.

"Are there any other protections?" I asked.

"Airbags, weapons,*, parachutes, body armor." The man replied.

"What about external communication devices? How can you guarantee that once the mirage appears, your near-Earth satellites will get where it comes from? I asked.

This kind of opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and if we can find out all the scenes that appear in the mirage in one go, that is the most important thing, and it is not in vain for our group of seven to sacrifice their lives and take risks.

"That's not a problem. It's ready. He replied.

"So let's say. Now everything is ready and only the east wind is owed? I asked.

He replied confidently: "That's right, the great moment is coming." ”