Gao Qin looked at the gold medal carefully, but she didn't recognize the strange ancient inscription engraved on it, she frowned, and shook her head helplessly.

Xiao Gang has been studying this gold medal since he unearthed it, but unfortunately he has never been able to recognize the ancient text on it. When he saw Zhou Degang find out about the gold medal, he was very excited, and then he became silent and never said the meaning of the gold medal. Xiao Gang now knows that although he can be said to be erudite and talented in orthodox archaeology, he has very little understanding of many wild historical materials in folklore, including many special (such as ghosts, gods, superstitions and other religions) cultural legends that have been handed down from ancient times, which have long been lost. And now this strange old man surnamed Zhou still has some precious special knowledge temporarily, and has become a very important member of the expedition team.

Everyone waited with bated breath for Zhou De to explain the meaning of this gold medal, Zhou De looked at the gold medal, his thoughts seemed to drift into the distance again, he became quiet, and said lightly: "There are two gold medals, it is written 'Elysium, Feather Ascension to Immortal', but you must not have imagined that there are many demons hidden in this ancient ruins!" ”

Xu Ming said: "'Elysium, Feather Ascension to Immortal'? There is a problem, if the ancient text does mean this, then this ancient site is likely to be an ancient religious site. If it is a place where Taoists or hermits seek immortals, this should be a peaceful place with beautiful terrain and light winds, and it should be an otherworldly place, how can it be buried deep underground and full of dangers? Since it is a holy place for cultivating immortals, how can there be demons and monsters? Who translated these ancient verses? Could it be a mistake? ”

At this time, Xiao Gang said with a serious face: "The meaning of these ancient texts may not be certain, but Master Zhou is right, this ancient site is indeed very special!" He took out a stack of materials, put them on the table, and said to Gao Qin, Xu Ming, and Qiu Tian: "This is our report after measuring the ancient ruins with instruments, you can take a look." ”

Gao Qin took the information and looked at it, there was a drawing of the exploration of the underground structure, and she couldn't help but be surprised when she read it: the results of the exploration showed that there was a huge spherical building underground.

Xu Ming and Qiu Tian were also surprised when they looked at the drawings, because the exploration was very difficult, the depth was extremely deep, and the exploration results were relatively vague, and they could not clearly see the structure of the spherical building.

Xiao Gang said: "We used advanced detectors to scan the underground, but the signal was very poor, and we could not analyze the situation inside the ancient ruins. So, the rest is up to the expert group's field visits. Judging from the spherical structure of the ancient ruins, this is absolutely rare in the archaeological history of our country, and it is also very mysterious, what is this ancient ruins, we still don't know, but we must pay more attention to safety. Xiao Gao, you can see how the equipment we have prepared will be in a moment, and if there is anything missing, we will make up for it immediately. ”

Nanyang stood up and said, "Experts, this is the end of the preparatory meeting for the inspection activities, and I hope you must protect your own safety." Tomorrow morning, let's get moving! ”

Xiao Gang also stood up and advised: "We have prepared a room for each expert, everyone should rest early tonight and recuperate their spirits so that they can work well tomorrow." If you have anything, you can always come to me and Nanyang. ”

Nanyang took out several confidentiality agreements, and everyone signed them on the spot. Nanyang left first, and he was going to start acting tomorrow, and everyone couldn't help but be a little excited.

Zhou De silently returned to the room, his expression was nervous, painful, and lost, his emotions looked complicated, he seemed to have a lot on his mind at the moment, and the psychological pressure was too great. Gao Qin, Xu Ming, and Qiu Tian followed Xiao Gang into a warehouse and looked at the inspection equipment prepared inside.

Xu Ming suddenly said: "Teacher Xiao, since Master Zhou knows so much about ancient ruins, what is his identity?" ”

Xiao Gang shook his head and said, "I also checked his identity, but I didn't find anything." However, I heard from the retired old comrades that Master Zhou began to look for this ancient site more than 20 years ago, and he also came to the relevant departments to ask for help, but at that time, our country had just ended the Wenhua Revolution, and was still in dire straits, and the economic conditions were very poor. The search went on for a while, but no clues were found, and the archaeological team was really powerless, so the operation ended. Only Master Zhou himself remained, still not giving up, and was struggling to find this place alone. Xiao Gang sighed and said: "The emperor lives up to his wishes, I didn't expect him to really find here, more than 20 years!" How much suffering he has suffered alone, it's really like a dream. ”

Xu Ming nodded and said, "Yes, what Teacher Xiao said is right, Master Zhou's determination is really admired by our juniors, and it is worth learning hard!" ”

Gao Qin listened to Xiao Gang's narration, and tears flashed in his eyes.

Xu Ming said: "Mr. Xiao, I still have a question, it seems that Master Zhou knows the details of the ancient ruins, why didn't he tell us all the details?" Master Zhou's precious information must have been helpful to our investigation, but he didn't say anything. ”

Xiao Gang said: "Master Zhou is indeed a strange person, he reported this ancient ruins to me, but never mentioned his past, and he rarely talks to others. If it weren't for the presence of Researcher Qiu today, he wouldn't have been able to say so much. However, although he has a bad temper, I feel that he is a good person. Xiao Gao, Xiao Xu, although Master Zhou's attitude towards you is not good, but he is actually for your good, as the older generation, he doesn't want you children to have accidents during the inspection, and also hopes that you, the younger generation, can work hard and diligently, don't be a fame and reputation fisherman, do you understand?! Therefore do not have any opinion of him. ”

Xu Ming immediately nodded and said humbly: "Teacher Xiao, you are right!" We get it! You older generations are thinking about us young people and paving the way for us, we will definitely work hard and will not let you down! ”

Xiao Gang nodded with satisfaction and said: "Xiao Gao, Xiao Xu, and Researcher Qiu, the times have changed, in the future, you young people will become the main force in the Chinese archaeological community, and we old people should also give way, if this mission is successful, I will report to the Chinese Academy of Sciences that you have good work results and excellent ability, and then it will be the time for you to break into the world, you must work hard." ”

Xu Ming heard Xiao Gang say this, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

Xiao Gang said: "Okay, it's not early, you go back to your room and have a good rest, and you will officially start work tomorrow." I will discuss the details of the overall plan with Mr. Nanyang. He turned away.

Gao Qin and the three also left the warehouse, and Qiu Tian said, "Miss Gao, Mr. Xu, I'll go back first, see you tomorrow." Gao Qin wanted to talk to Qiu Tian, but when he saw that he wanted to rest early, he nodded and didn't say anything. Xu Ming was very happy when he saw that Qiu Tian, the annoying ghost, took the initiative to leave, and happily accompanied Gao Qin back to the room.

The senior brother and sister haven't seen each other for a long time, and it seems that they have endless words. Xu Ming was very happy to be with this flower-like junior sister, and he had always hidden his feelings for his junior sister deep in his heart. They talked for a while, and Xu Ming suddenly remembered Qiu Tian and said, "Senior sister, what do you think of the commissioner of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Master Zhou?" ”