Chapter 139: The Clues Provided by the Riddle
Gordon slowly pulled out the scimitar from his waist, the sound of the sword unsheathed was very subtle, he could not guarantee that such a thin viper would be able to hit with one shot, and sometimes the scimitar was still useful.
Seeing that the poisonous snake was still slowly approaching, Gordon's scimitar had reached the best position to exert power, and then shouted: "Bow down!"
Burton responded and immediately lowered his head, and the viper was also stimulated by the external connection, and its large open mouth, like a spring, flew out in an instant, and Gordon's scimitar flew violently, slashing precisely at the snake's head.
In the splattering of blood, the body of the poisonous snake fell to the side, although the head was gone, but the body was still writhing and entwining.
This was of course only a small episode, and after a short rest, the soldiers simply repaired the dinghy and set off on their journey again.
Going deeper against the Caroni River, from the trees on both sides of the river, something strange will always fall, whether it is the fruit of the tree or bugs.
Each time, it made the soldiers a little nervous, staring around vigilantly.
"Serena, are there angels in this world?"
Gordon asked, looking around.
"I don't think so, even I, a witch, can pray to God. ”
Serena had been asked by the priest to repent, and of course she did it sincerely, and there was nothing wrong with that.
Legend has it that the witch is the messenger of hell, and if there really is a god, then she will definitely be able to respond.
That is, the fall of the angel is most likely referring to something, or a phenomenon. ”
They have so few clues that even if they break it down into a one-word explanation, they still have a limited amount of what they can gain.
"Could it be some kind of statue? like an angel. ”
Gordon could only keep guessing at the moment.
"You're ignoring the word fall. Serena reminded.
"Falling? What does it mean, falling, or ......"
"It's height, Gordon, and falling means height drop. ”
"If that's the case, along the Caroni River basin, there is a height difference. ”
"Waterfall!" the two said in unison, if nothing else, the location of El Dorado should be around some waterfall.
"Serena, you're a genius. Gordon exclaimed, then shouted at Burton, "We should look for the waterfall, Commodore General!"
"What's wrong with the waterfall?" Burton was a little puzzled.
"El Dorado is associated with waterfalls. ”
Burton didn't know why Gordon made this judgment, but he chose to believe it.
"Everybody watch if there's a waterfall!"
......
The dinghy continued along the tributaries, and finally in the afternoon it entered the main basin, the widest channel of the Caroni River, the water was calm, the water was amber, the surroundings no longer looked gloomy, and on the banks not far away, there were even golden sands.
"I'm starting to believe that El Dorado is here. ”
Alan put his hand into the amber water, and then held it up, incomparably clear and pure.
In the distance, the mountains were green and green, and the sound of a waterfall began to echo.
"There's a waterfall in front of you!"
On a converging tributary, sharp-eyed soldiers spotted the small waterfall with a drop of less than thirty meters.
"Let's go, let's go and have a look!"
Everyone picked up their paddles and moved closer to that direction.
The width of this waterfall is about fifty meters, strange rocks, and there are a lot of green plants growing on the stones in the middle, which makes people look like they don't look like they exist in El Dorado, but in order not to miss any clues, Burton still ordered everyone to dock.
The water at the waterfall was a little rapid, and the dinghy docked a little farther away.
Thundered......
"Gore, take the soldiers to the top of the waterfall and have a look!"
"Yes, Brigadier General!"
"You guys come with me. ”
Gore and a few soldiers began to look for a way to get around, the waterfall was not very high, which was easy to do.
"Everyone else is clever and looks around, in groups of five. ”
The soldiers received the order and began to scatter around, Burton had no hope that the soldiers would find El Dorado in this way, but if they found a few clues, such as a small amount of gold, they might be able to prove it.
Gordon led the men along the river, trying to follow the lost gems as he had explored the Elizabeth shipwreck before.
"Sir, we have found the remaining camp of the Spaniards. ”
A squad of soldiers hurried back shortly after leaving.
"Lead the way!"
The remaining camp of the Spaniards could tell them a lot of information about the number of enemies, the supplies they had brought, the time they had arrived here, and where they had gone next.
Gordon heard the news and rushed over.
Simple wood stands there, and if you guess correctly, these Spaniards spread the canvas on it to form a simple tent. There were seven fires throughout the camp, and on the periphery there were piles of grass that had been overwhelmed by supplies.
"About a hundred, Captain. ”
Jon said that when they explored the Amazon basin with the first 80 people, there were a little less tents and fires than there was in this camp.
"They brought a lot of supplies. ”
This is what Burton discovered, and there should be far more of these things than theirs.
He stepped aside and crouched down, then twisted the gray powder from the ground.
"Brought a lot of gunpowder, is this going to blow up something?"
The Spaniards didn't know if they were following them, or if the Spaniards had more clues than they did.
No dinghy was found on the river outside, nor was there any around, and the Spaniards abandoned the place and moved on.
"Brigadier General! there's nothing on it!"
At this time, Gore led people to shout above the waterfall, and it was obvious that there was nothing here at all, and even if there were, it would have been looted long ago.
"Everyone get on the dinghy, let's move on!"
Judging by the burning ashes, the enemy spent the night here and stayed for a whole day, and they were still quite a short distance from the Spaniards.
Follow the river back to the main watershed and continue on your way forward.
By the end of the night, they had found nothing more useful, and the soldiers hastily set up camp along the coast, tethered the dinghy to the trees, and brought food and supplies ashore.
The night jungle was full of strange beast roars, it was cold and damp, only the campfire in the middle of the camp could dispel a lot of the cold, some iron pots were on it, and there were bacon boiled in them, mixed with oats, there was no cook among the people on this expedition, and Burton could not do it at such a time.
Everyone came with a bowl of broth, dipped it in black bread, and at most a lot of ale to dispel the cold.