119. [Uncharted] The secret of the basement of an uninhabited village

Nan Xiao recalled the game setting. In the game, there is indeed an indigenous village on the snowy mountain. There was a reclusive old man in the village, who used to be a guide for the ** expedition team. He went deep into the temple with ** and almost arrived at Shangri-La. When he realizes that the target of ** is the Tree of Life, he suddenly decides to turn against the water and shoots all the expedition members.

Is this indigenous village in front of him the place where the old man lives in seclusion?

However, there are some unreasonable places in the middle, which make Nan Xiao confused.

Nathan Drake has been to Shangri-La once. In other words, in this plane, the plot of Uncharted 2 has come to an end. The old guide, who lived in seclusion in the village, had been killed many years ago. Without anyone in the know, this is just an ordinary indigenous village. For Martinez, it should be worthless.

What can he grab here? The ancestral toilet of the villager's family?

There is no doubt that the old pirate was a murderous man. But he's not a crazy person who kills for fun, he's shrewd and will never do anything stupid that doesn't do good. Now that he was on his way to Shangri-La, there was no need to stop and slaughter the village.

Although he couldn't figure out the truth for a while, Nan Xiao knew one thing: Martinez would never invest his precious men and ammunition in vain. He will destroy this village at any cost, and he must have taken something.

Seeing that Nan Xiao was thinking, Joel was a little anxious. "How long are we going to stay here?" He urged, "Martinez may have made his way to the depths of the snowy mountains. ”

"Don't worry," Nan Xiao said, "they are always under my secret tracking, and they can't escape." But this village, I'm curious, what are they trying to do at any cost? ”

Next, the two of them rummaged through the ruins of the village and searched for a long time.

The village is not big, only dozens of rooms, and I quickly searched all over it.

Deep in the middle of the village, they found a small dilapidated lama temple. The terrain is steep, and there are cliffs in front of you. The temple gate is open on the edge of the cliff. The main hall is a wooden house, and the plaster on the outside has peeled off. The bottom was supported by a few pieces of wood, as if it could collapse with a single stomping.

An aboriginal died outside the temple gates. It can be seen that before he died, he must have resisted desperately and wanted to protect this temple. However, his weapons were too rudimentary, with only a dog-leg knife. His opponent was armed with an assault rifle, and the battle was unwinnable.

Nan Xiao had an intuition that there must be some clues to be found here.

The temple is very dark and the visibility is poor during the day. The panes were covered with shaved lambskins, staining the room in a dull shade. There was a square fire pit in the center of the house, and a few soft leather mats were thrown randomly around the fire.

After looking around, it looks very ordinary.

Martinez's men had apparently entered the small temple and rummaged around inside. All the cabinets that could be smashed were smashed open, barley flour was scattered all over the ground, and ghee jars were broken. That's it? No, there should be a deeper secret.

In the end, Nan Xiao found the mechanism by the fire pit.

The trap was very hidden, hidden by the fire, disguised as a pebble. It looked like it was the same black as the other pebbles by the fire. The only difference is that it has a slightly larger gap with the other stones.

Flipping the pebbles, the mechanism was touched.

The fire pit was neatly divided in all directions, and there were stairs below. It's deep, straight down, and the end is hidden in the deep darkness.

Flashlights can't shine through the entire staircase at once. As you descend the stairs, the sound of footsteps is very clear in the narrow corridor.

At the end, there is a much larger room than expected. The floor is smooth and hard, as if it has been polished. Just kidding, right? This indigenous village doesn't even have electricity, how can it be possible to polish the floor so flat?

This basement is not big, but it is very nicely furnished. The four walls are all reliefs, especially the four corners, which are skillfully carved into four standing armored samurai...... This shape doesn't look like tantra. Strictly speaking, it is somewhat like a Western European medieval character, but the subtleties are different, and it is not realistic, which is closer to the image of a Western European knight in a game or fantasy.

The world of Uncharted seems to be different from the setting in the game.

For a long time, Nan Xiao has always believed that the setting will not change. Even if the plot may go in a different direction, the basic setting is always the same. But now it seems that this concept is not quite right. What the hell is this setting under the small indigenous temple deep in the Himalayas that hides the secret room of the sword and the wizarding world?

"Here...... What the hell is it? ”

It's useless to ask. Joel's education only went up to high school. Looking at the carvings around him, he was also confused.

They weren't the first to discover the secret room. In the center of the room lies a corpse, dressed in snow camouflage and wearing a mask, a mercenary of Martínez. Nan Xiao flipped up his collar and looked at it, there was a large corpse spot on his neck, but it disappeared when he pressed it. From the knowledge he had acquired as a lawyer in the Eye of the Trial, it can be judged that the time of death was about six hours ago.

This man was killed by the Chamber of Secrets. In the center of the chamber was a small square platform on which something was enshrined. It is estimated that the unlucky guy recklessly went up and picked it up, and was chilled by the black arrow that suddenly shot from the square platform.

There is a circle of black holes on the lower edge of the square stone platform, which is hidden in a corner that is not easy to find, and it is not easy to see even if you take a flashlight. What a despicable trap, the first time I see people, the hit rate should be close to 100%.

Martinez traded the life of one of his men for something on the stone platform, what is it?

At this time, I can't care about continuing the archaeology of the secret room, and I have to catch up with Martinez quickly.

The two hurried out of the village and unexpectedly found several horses. It should be raised by the villagers for transportation. The hair is long and thick, and it is very hardy to look at, and the legs are thick and powerful. They must have been scared away by the sound of gunfire before, but after a while they were fine, and came back to take a look.

These horses are friendly to people. Nan Xiao grabbed a handful of barley noodles in his hand, and they immediately surrounded him and actively licked them with their tongues.

Riding a horse on the road is much faster than two legs.

These horses were obviously accustomed to walking in the snowy mountains, and braved the strong winds to walk on the sheep intestine path on the edge of the cliff. And he understands the rider's thoughts very well. If something is slightly wrong, a gentle pat on the buttocks will immediately adjust the posture. Nan Xiao was sweating at first, but then gradually became familiar with the rhythm of the horse, and even had the illusion that the horse's legs were his own legs.

The trail is steep and goes up the ridge. Over a snow-covered mountain, and a higher one.

At the top of the distant snowy peak, a black eagle spread its wings leisurely and circled in circles. Suddenly, its trajectory turned into a straight line of steep fall, and it fell straight into the valley like a stone.

It was knocked down. According to the footage sent back by Mao Yuyu, Martinez was there.