Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Discovery of Ruins
Wu Yun used to read words such as lake water like a mirror, rippling blue waves, etc., without any actual sense or impression, but the scenery in front of him made him think of these two words at once, of course, the latter word is slightly flawed, the color of the lake here is not green, but a mixture of snow blue, sky blue, light blue, dark blue, and indigo.
The endless azure sky and the white clouds dotted in it make up the largest part of the picture. The blue mountains in the distance and the dark green woods on the shore of the lake are the centerlines of the painting. The whole lake is a pale blue mirror, which is a perfect mirror image of everything on it. They give Wu Yun the feeling of a symmetrical craft painting. It's just that this natural painting is not framed, and it easily fills his entire field of vision.
If you look closely, you will see that the reflection on the surface of the lake is slightly blurred compared to the main body of the lake as if it were covered with a layer of blue mist. The mirror-like water of the lake occasionally stirs up a few waves, leaving a ripple that spreads out in all directions. And the sky above was always so calm and peaceful. All four of them were immersed in the beauty created by this heaven and earth for a while.
After a long time, "Peng! A loud thud broke the silence. Wu Yun and the others hurriedly followed the prestige, and it turned out that the big bag strap on the fat man's back was broken. The tent fell heavily on the grass.
Several people looked at each other and smiled, and Kasan hurriedly began to arrange everyone's work, and the fat man and Kasan were responsible for setting up the tent. Xiao Lei was responsible for patrolling the surroundings and setting up some small alarm traps, and Wu Yun took over the task of collecting firewood and making a fire, in fact, this fire was also secretly learned by Wu Yun in private. After all, he calls himself a chef and cooks as his own responsibility, and if he can't even light a fire, he will be a disgrace. Fortunately, the ignition method here is very simple, as long as you find some small branches, pour the oil on it, and ignite it with a nozzle, the oil here obviously burns longer than any kind of oil that Wu Yun knows. This method of starting a fire rarely fails because the fuel runs out and the branches are gone. And this oil is basically a must-have for everyone here with a small can. What Wu Yun really has to do is to collect twigs and suitable wood, and bring them with them to get used to the surrounding environment. After all, he was here for the first time.
Wu Yun walked along the shore of the lake. The lake was a patch of untidy grass, and every now and then there was a patch of bare sand and gravel mixed in with it, as if something had been there. However, when he thought about the various strange monsters here, he was not too strange, but he was worried about whether it would be safe to camp here at night.
After taking a few steps further, Wu Yun found that there was no way out. There were quite a few trees ahead, but most of them were already submerged in the lake, and he didn't dare to walk over them so rashly.
Wu Yun turned around, Kashan and the fat man were carrying the tent into the distance, it seemed that she didn't plan to camp by the lake, her previous expectations of camping by the lake were a bit disappointed, but after seeing those traces, Wu Yun also thought that Kashan's decision was very correct.
He continued to walk back along the edge of the lake, where the other side was the woods, and it seemed that there must be something for him. Wu Yun slowly walked over there.
He probably looked around, the trees, the grass, and the big lake around him. As Ray said, not a single human building has been seen. Have they all weathered into ashes over the years? Wu Yun couldn't help but feel a little frustrated. What traces have survived to this day? Wu Yun had a flash of inspiration, and at that time, he found that the location of the company's name was in a stone house, and it was estimated that the only thing that could stand the test of time was the stone.
He didn't bother to gather firewood, and hurriedly looked for the three of them, and when he fixed his eyes, he saw that Kashan and the fat man were walking in the woods, and he strode after them. As soon as he arrived at the edge of the forest, a figure suddenly flashed in front of him, and Wu Yun couldn't help but be startled.
"Be careful." There was a hint of dissatisfaction in Xiao Lei's familiar voice, "Don't kick off the alarm bell I just hung up." ”
"What?" Following Xiao Lei's gaze, he saw an imperceptible filament tied to the two branches, and to Wu Yun's surprise, there was no bell or anything like that at either end of it. Wu Yun searched carefully on the branches, but still didn't see what he said. "What about the alarm bells you were talking about?"
"Hehe, no wonder you don't know." Xiao Lei said proudly, "This is my original trap." ”
He pointed to the end of the thin line, and Wu Yun looked closely, only to find that there was a small piece of pale yellow plush on it, which was really inconspicuous due to its size. If you don't look carefully, you won't be able to see it at all.
"This is the hair that burst the dandelion," Xiao Lei patiently explained, "There is no such monster on the edge of the village, this is what they brought from McGee." Wu Yun could only pretend to understand and nodded.
"I won't talk about this monster, just talk about this fluff of it." Xiao Lei carefully played with the handful of hair, "As long as you soak them in oil and then dry them, they will become a small explosive." ”
When Wu Yun heard that this little thing would actually explode, he hurriedly took a step back.
"It's fine." Xiao Lei couldn't help but be happy when he saw him as if he was facing a great enemy. "This weight is just a sound, and it doesn't have much power."
"You still don't understand it for a long time, and I really don't want to explain." As he spoke, he pulled the middle of the thin line with his fingers. "I'd better let you hear it."
The two crisp sounds of "pop ~ pop" are particularly loud in the forest. Wu Yun only saw a spark at both ends of the thin line, and the explosion was completed in a flash. I can't help but like this little trap very much. "Isn't this Mao called?"
"It explodes easily and makes a bumping sound." Xiao Lei Yi looked like an associate professor, "So everyone calls it Bang Bang Mao and Bo Bo Mao according to its sound, and the specific name depends on the local habit."
"Do you know what the worst part of this trap is?" Seeing Wu Yun's dazed expression. Xiao Lei couldn't hide his smug smile. "It's not like a normal alarm trap."
"The great thing about this is that a lot of people don't realize when they trigger the trap." Xiao Lei whispered. "Because the popping dandelion often scatters seeds everywhere, and the sound is exactly the same as when the seeds are scattered. The wilderness can be heard almost everywhere, and people don't take this sound seriously at all. ”
"Won't you be confused too?" Wu Yun had a confused expression.
"You too..." Xiao Lei shook his head as if he hated iron but not steel. "This one of mine is two rings at oddly short intervals. It's so easy to mix up. ”
"Oh~~" Wu Yun realized at this time, and he couldn't help but admire Xiao Lei from the bottom of his heart. "You're amazing, this trap is really not something that ordinary people can come up with."
"Of course. Plus, you're the only four of you who know the secret of my alarm. Xiao Lei said and took out a lump of walnut-sized yellow fluff from his arms, needless to say, it was naturally the bobo hair in his mouth. Don't talk nonsense to others. The fewer people who know about such things, the better. ”
He carefully tore two more and laid them out at the ends of the thin thread. Wu Yun watched him carefully after arranging, and learned another trick by himself. Wu Yun laughed happily.
"Where's the firewood you picked up?" Xiao Lei only then saw that he had nothing in his hand. "You're not going to collapse again... No, I'll go. ”
"Nothing~" Wu Yun's face turned red. It's really uncomfortable to have a handle in the hands of others. He walked over to Kassan, and it was better to discuss business.
"I thought about the key to finding the ruins." He casually opened the topic, and Wu Yun knew very well that the three of them ignored all the rhythm of everything at the mention of ruins.
"Pap~Pap" The familiar two sounds sounded again behind him. Wu Yun hurriedly turned his head to show his innocence. As a result, I saw the excited little thunder rushing towards him with his hands dancing. Obviously, this accident has nothing to do with me.
"What's the key?" Xiao Lei grabbed Wu Yun with an impatient look.
"Let's go and talk to everyone." Wu Yun pointed in Kassan's direction. Xiao Lei nodded, and caught up in a few steps.
"Don't you need another one over there?" Wu Yun pointed to the location of the trap just now.
"Don't worry, I'll go to the cloth when I hear you finish." Xiao Lei added, "I usually don't do this job when I have something on my mind, and it's easy to have problems." Wu Yun thought about it for a while, and nodded approvingly.
The construction work of Kashan and the fat man was basically completed, and they were stunned when they saw Wu Yun with empty hands.
"If you don't want to, let's lie down first." The fat man looked concerned, "We've just finished busy, and the tent can be used." ”
"So be it." Kashan looked at Xiao Lei, "Fat man, you take care of him, I'll go with you to find something to make a fire." ”
"I'm okay... You are mistaken ... Wu Yun felt that his weak representative had already died in the minds of several people.
"There's a question about the exploration of ruins... Wu Yun once again sacrificed the magic weapon. Seeing the widening eyes of the two, he no longer had the sense of accomplishment he had before.
Wu Yun briefly said his thoughts. All three of them listened intently, and in order to make them more aware of their purpose, he asked directly. "Did you notice the rocks nearby?"
"There are too many stones... The fat man's high-pitched voice startled Wu Yun, "There are all in the forest and by the lake." ”
"I mean, it's bigger, it looks a little weird?" Wu Yun narrowed the scope.
"There are a lot of big ones, strange ones... Lei shook his head. "I'm not sure."
"Can you be specific?" Kasan asked.
"Like one with a font?" Wu Yun didn't expect to find the same stone marks here as in the stone house, so he just said it casually.
Looking at the three of them shaking their heads in unison, it really won't be so easy to find the clue... Although it was expected, he was still a little frustrated.
"In this way, let's start by looking for big stones," Wu Yun thought for a moment, and there was only one way to do it. "I'll check them one by one."
Several people happily accelerated the movements of their hands, and Wu Yun also found some branches and wood nearby, which could be said to be readily available in the woods. He had lit a fire in a small clearing not far from the tent, and he didn't want to be seen as a handless wreck by a few people.
Kasan and the others came back in turn, and it seemed that they all had a lot of goals, and Wu Yun immediately looked at them one by one, not to mention that it was a bit of an artificial shape, but the whole piece was rare. After a few times like this, Wu Yun was obviously a little physically exhausted, but seeing the fiery energy of several people, he couldn't open his mouth to stop it. And so it got dark.
This time it was the fat man, he came back out of breath and said that he had found a few large stones, Wu Yunqiang endured the pain all over his body, and followed him over, and the location of the stones was by the lake. An irregular stone lay in the grass full of water droplets. There are also a few relatively small ones nearby. Again, there are no clues. Wu Yun wanted to get closer and take a closer look. As a result, I slipped and sat on the wet grass. He tried to stand up with his hands on his hands. As a result, his leg went weak and he fell down again. The fat man hurriedly came up and grabbed him, and tried to pull him up with his other hand. As a result, after a try, I found that the hand I was holding was actually not moving. The fat man exclaimed, and he hurriedly leaned down to see if Wu Yun was injured. What he didn't expect to greet him was Wu Yun's shocked face.
It turned out that as soon as Wu Yun's hand landed, he found that there was a palm-sized stone under his hand, he didn't care, when he got up with his hand on the ground, his index finger felt a little uneven when he slid across the stone surface, and when he slipped and fell to the ground again, he actually found that his index finger actually sank into the stone surface!
He was startled and quickly raised his hand and found that there was nothing abnormal. At this time, he realized the strange appearance of the stone, and he looked closely at the stone under his hand, and sure enough, there was a small circular hole in it. It is about two centimeters deep from the stone face. What the hell is this? Organ? He pressed hard, but there was no movement at all. What is this trace?
Kashan and Xiao Lei also rushed over when they heard the fat man's exclamation, and the four of them had no clue about the small hole in the stone, until night, at Wu Yun's strong request, everyone returned to the tent.
There was no word all night, and everyone got up early. And Wu Yun really had numb legs as everyone expected, and collapsed on the bed. Wu Yun had no choice but to give an instruction to continue searching near the stone and continued to lie down.
But this time, a few people came back quickly as soon as they went out, and the information they brought back surprised Wu Yun, it turned out that there was more than one similar small hole, and at least five or six were found there.
"Are they all on the same rock?" He inquired carefully.
"No, it's basically one, and there are two on the most one." Kasan clearly did her job.
"Is there a pattern to the distribution of stones?" Wu Yun added. "Like an arc or a straight line or something"
"Wait." Xiao Lei rushed out at once, and it didn't take long for him to run back. He had a look of surprise. "It's really regular, it seems to be all on the same line!"
"Fatty, carry me." It was the first time for Wu Yun to call someone so proudly, and the object of his call, the fat man, was probably the first time to be called so happily.
Everyone came to the location yesterday, and Xiao Lei pointed out to Wu Yun where several holes were located one by one. Sure enough, as he said. A few holes of stone lay in a line, and the extension of the line led to a meadow at one end and into the lake at the other.
Wu Yun already had a clue when he heard that there were a lot of holes. And the answer after that confirmed his judgment, if there were no accidents. It is likely that these marks are the remains of the company's fence, and the round holes above are presumably left by the installation of railings and the like. With this corollary, the job is much simpler.
He asked Xiao Lei to continue exploring in a straight line in the direction of the grass, and sure enough, stone piers with round holes were discovered. Xiao Lei walked about a hundred meters, the stone pier came to the end, Wu Yun explained to everyone the possible shape of the wall, and then let them explore freely, the fat man couldn't stay a little longer, he put Wu Yun on the ground and joined the search team. Wu Yun, who had become a waste, had to lie on the grass, and a wave of sleepiness hit him, and he soon fell asleep.
Wu Yun was woken up by Kassan, and it was probably noon. The girl took out a piece of paper, on which was a map drawn by Professor Wu Yun, and Wu Yun looked closely, it was a simple drawing of this place. In addition to the normal trees and lakes, a huge "彐" shaped symbol drawn with thick lines is impressively displayed on the paper.
"You guessed it all." "It's a big wall," Cassan shouted with joy, "but part of it has sunk into the lake. ”
"The question now is what we do next." Xiao Lei's face was solemn, "Will the ruins be under this?" How do we get in? ”
"It's already great that we can do this~" The fat man looked proud, "It's a great thing in itself to find a ruin." ”
"Well, I'm definitely the first to find ruins in a bar." Xiao Lei suddenly became happy. "Those braggarts are scum in front of me."
"Claire will definitely take me as an apprentice~" Kashan shouted happily, "It's definitely a great record to find the ruins at our age, and to get to the Hunter Center~"
"Let me ask... Wu Yun interrupted the dreams of several people. He didn't want to go back like that. Even when he realized that it might be a wall, he was already thinking about how to search for the exploratory beneath the ground. It occurred to him that there was such a thing in the game that was specifically designed for this. "Have any of you ever heard of a metal detector?"