【Chapter 119】The Mysterious Metal Treasure Chest
The place Wang Xiaotie finally chose was located in a dry riverbed. www.biquge.info He thought he could feel a few differences like Cody Lundin, the barefoot immortal who survived one plus one mile, but the reality was that his feet weren't that good.
In the end, you can only rely on intuition to dig water. At least the place selected by Wang Xiaotie was once a river, and perhaps the probability is greater.
"That's why I hate digging dirt and digging pits like a dog!"
Wang Xiaotie, who was originally covered in sand, was attached to the soil again at this time. The skin on his hands became even more uncomfortable.
The soil under the riverbed is very soft, and Wang Xiaotie has a sharp mountain opening knife, so it is not too difficult to dig. It took less than half an hour for a small pit more than 1 meter deep to take shape.
"I feel like I'm digging a fake underground river~"
Although the soil below is getting wetter and wetter, it looks like it is about to show a current. But so far, Wang Xiaotie still hasn't really seen a drop of water.
"A few last hits! If there is no more water, Lao Tzu can only change people~ Uh, change places! ”
Wang Xiaotie was angry and thrust down with the mountain opening knife, hoping that relying on his strength and determination, he could really insert this hole that he wanted to refuse and welcome.
"Bang dang!"
The crisp impact sound made the unprepared Wang Xiaotie suddenly let go of the handle, and his right hand began to tremble uncontrollably.
"Got a rock? I rub! So unlucky? ”
Wang Xiaotie's first thought was that directly below the hole he was digging, there was a huge rock blocking the way, and it might also block the passage of groundwater gushing up.
But after digging for such a long time, he gave up like this, to be honest, Wang Xiaotie was really a little unwilling.
"If you want to die, let Lao Tzu die and understand!"
Wang Xiaotie squatted down and began to pick up the floating soil at the bottom of the cave with his hands, wanting to get a glimpse of the true face of Lushan Mountain, which was in the way of the dog.
"Huh? It doesn't seem to be a stone! ”
The touch from his fingertips, coupled with the somewhat vague outline, surprised Wang Xiaotie. His instincts told him that it wasn't a stone buried underneath, but a hard metal.
When all the floating soil at the bottom of the cave was removed, Wang Xiaotie finally saw clearly what was in the way of his water intake.
It was a small metal box. It is about 40 centimeters long and more than 30 centimeters wide. The box is rusty, but the quaint patterns on it can still be seen.
With great difficulty, the small box was pulled out of the hole, and Wang Xiaotie immediately squatted on the ground to study this thing.
Sometimes, human curiosity can overcome physical desires. Wang Xiaotie showed so much interest in digging up a treasure chest that he forgot his most important job now.
"This thing looks very old, I wonder who buried it here? How weird does this lock look? Wipe! Don't even have a place to insert a key? How do you open it? ”
Wang Xiaotie held the box and looked left and right carefully, and found that although the surface of the box was corroded badly, there were no gaps to see inside, and the sealing was really rigorous.
The lock was somewhat similar to the ancient lock in Huaxia, but Wang Xiaotie looked at it carefully for a long time, but did not find the keyhole that could open the lock.
One reason is that this lock is buried too far back in the ground, and the lock body has undergone unknown changes. Otherwise, this lock is not the same as the lock in Wang Xiaotie's impression, and it is a cross-era product. (Forward)
Because of this strange lock, Wang Xiaotie couldn't open the small metal box at this time and see what it contained. It was as uncomfortable as being scratched by seven or eight kittens deep inside.
"If you don't use violence, you won't be able to give in!"
Wang Xiaotie put down a cruel sentence from the middle two, and reached out to pick up the special mountain knife from the side.
"I hope that the black merchant's knife can be more powerful, at least it must be worthy of the two words special."
Raising his arm high, the sharp mountain knife landed straight on the ancient lock.
"Click!"
The ancient lock was broken in response.
"Cow! Sure enough, the black businessman's stuff is still trustworthy. Wang Xiaotie glanced at the blade of the mountain chopping knife and found that it was no different from before, still shining and sharp.
Blowing a few breaths at the blade in distress, Wang Xiaotie gently put his precious mountain knife on the ground, and then picked up the mysterious small metal box.
"Nima! Doesn't that trick people? After opening it with great anticipation, Wang Xiaotie did not find any rare treasures inside, only a scroll made of the skin of an unknown animal.
When you open the scroll, the first thing that catches your eye is a large number of unintelligible foreign characters, and there is a section with a detailed map drawn underneath.
Judging by the map's movements and markings, it should be a treasure map or something.
"The first time Lao Tzu heard that the treasure map was first hidden in a treasure chest, and then buried in the ground. Nima, to find a treasure, you have to find the hiding place of the treasure map first, isn't it troublesome? ”
I picked up the small box and looked at it a few more times, and found that there was really nothing in it except this map.
"Gotcha! After working in vain, Lao Tzu was blindly excited for a long time, and he got a treasure map that he couldn't understand. from Nyima! ”
Stuffing the treasure map into his pocket, Wang Xiaotie planned to pick up the mountain knife and head towards another wet location.
"Oh my God! What is it called? What is it that unintentionally, what is it? ”
Wang Xiaotie was so excited for a moment that he forgot the words that had reached his lips. The reason why he was so excited was that the hole where he had just dug out the treasure chest, I don't know what the reason was, the bottom of the cave was overflowing with water, and he didn't see it for a long time, and the water was already more than a foot high.
"Water! Water! Water! Lao Tzu finally plugged out the water! ”
Roaring happily, Wang Xiaotie immediately lay at the entrance of the cave like a puppy, picked up a handful of water with both hands, and poured it into his mouth.
It's freshwater, yes! Although it smells earthy and cloudy in color, it is indeed drinkable groundwater.
Filling all the 4 empty cans of pure water he carried with him, Wang Xiaotie felt an inexplicable sense of steadiness.
As long as he has water, he has the courage to survive in this endless desert. I also have the motivation to keep going. It's a great feeling.
Yu Guang saw the small metal box and found that it was quite clean, Wang Xiaotie also picked it up and filled it with water, at this time he immediately thought of Xiangzi, this small box is perfect for Xiangzi's sink.
Before leaving, Wang Xiaotie found a flat rock and covered the well he had worked so hard to build, one to keep the water source clean, and the other because he didn't want it to become a public asset for other animals.