Chapter 310 Begins the Expedition
There were not many people who carried out the exploration work this time, except for Professor Zheng Tian, who led the team, there were only six people, including Ling Tian.
Among them, only Ling Tian and a man with a strong body were from the sponsor's side.
It was obvious that neither Ling Tian nor this man named Xie Qiang were treated well by the others, as if they both exuded the copper stench brought by their sponsors.
The other four people are two men and two women, the men are Xie Haisheng and Chu Min, and the women are Tian Jing and An Xueyun. As for what they were responsible for, because their relationship with each other was not harmonious, Ling Tian didn't know.
But this is nothing for him, after all, except for An Xueyun being a little beautiful, he can't arouse his interest at all, he just wants to know why there are the words Longhai Ruins behind that strange photo.
Because Xie Qiang doesn't like to talk, Ling Tian played a small transparent existence along the way.
He followed everyone to a collapsed cave before someone finally spoke to him.
"Wait a minute, don't move or touch anything, just follow us, understand?"
Xie Haisheng's words were full of warnings, Xie Qiang nodded and remained silent, while Ling Tian hummed softly.
It seemed that the attitude of the two people was a little perfunctory, Xie Haisheng warned several times again before leaving under Zheng Tian's urging.
Ling Tian and Xie Qiang glanced at each other, and they both saw a smile in each other's gaze.
And Xie Qiang also spoke for the first time: "The boss said that you have a very special ability, let me listen to you." I'm a mercenary, and if you want me to listen to you, show some real skills. ”
After saying that, Xie Qiang didn't pay attention to Ling Tian's reaction at all and went straight forward.
Ling Tian only now understood why the previous exploration work had failed, with such a group of people, it was strange not to fail.
Shaking his head helplessly, Ling Tian followed everyone's footsteps into the cave.
The caves are lit up all around, illuminating the entire cave beautifully, giving you the feeling of being in the middle of a tour.
Unfortunately, the cave is not long, and after just one kilometer, you will arrive at a huge space, a space the size of a basketball court, surrounded by wet cave walls.
Only at the foreground is the city gate embedded in the cave, and the reason why it is said to be a city gate is because the entire cave entrance is no different from the ancient city gate shown on TV except that it is integrated with the cave.
The now-decaying bronze gates have been opened, revealing the wide streets and stone-lined houses on either side.
"Now we go in, after entering the city gate, it is the residential area, we have completed the exploration, there is no danger, wait for our main target is the passage in front of the right, according to the ancient feng shui, there should be the key building of the entire ruins."
Zheng Tian gave a brief introduction and took the lead in entering the city gate.
Ling Tian and Xie Qiang walked at the back of the line just now.
Stepping into the city gate, apart from a sense of historical heaviness, Ling Tian didn't feel anything wrong, it didn't look like it was the same as the outside.
When you get closer, you find that most of the stone buildings have collapsed, leaving only shellfish ruins.
"No wonder it's ruins."
Ling Tian now thoroughly understood the meaning of the word ruins.
The purpose was clear, and the team barely stopped, and only stopped when they reached the passage that Zheng Tian said.
This place is the same as before, it is still the appearance of the city gate, but it is smaller, the city gate has still been opened, but the light inside is much dimmer.
"This is the passage to the inner city, and some bad things happened here last time, so the lights haven't been installed yet, so be careful."
Zheng Tian's words made Xie Qiang speak: "Professor Zheng, what happened?" ”
"Didn't you send someone last time?" Before Zheng Tian could answer, Xie Haisheng had already opened his mouth dissatisfied.
Xie Qiang didn't get angry, and said lightly: "It wasn't me who came last time." ”
As if worried about internal contradictions, Zheng Tian waved his hand to stop Xie Haisheng, and said with a smile: "It's nothing, it's just some traps, and many workers are injured, so everyone should be careful." ”
Ling Tian frowned after hearing this: "It's a bit illogical to install traps in the inner city. ”
"Yes, this is also the charm of the ruins of Longhai, let's go."
Zheng Tian responded with a smile, his face seemed a little impatient.
Ling Tian also closed his mouth and followed behind everyone.
As in the residential area, there were still traces of human activity on the ground of the inner city, and occasionally there could be decaying traps and congealed blood on them.
It seems that the trap that Zheng Tian said really exists. It's just that Ling Tian was secretly vigilant in his heart.
The team had not gone far, and Zheng Tian stopped again.
There was no light ahead, and it was very dark, as if the initial exploration had come to an end.
Sure enough, Zheng Tian quickly confirmed Ling Tian's thoughts.
"We found it here last time, and the following traps have not been eliminated, so everyone should be alert and act carefully."
"Professor Zheng, don't you need to check the surrounding houses?" Tian Jing pointed to the general stone house that had collapsed on the side, and asked curiously.
Zheng Tian shook his head: "No, the ruins of Longhai have been abandoned, and all the things in the stone house have been removed by the people at that time, so they have no value." ”
"Oh." Tian Jing sighed softly, glanced at the stone house strangely, and stopped talking.
Ling Tian thought that the stone house here had been inspected, and when he heard the conversation between Zheng Tian and Tian Jing, he couldn't help but look at the stone house on the side.
As an archaeologist, he actually made the decision to give up the inspection, which made Ling Tian, who didn't understand archaeology, feel a little weird.
Zheng Tian's behavior was too purposeful, as if he had come to find something, giving Ling Tian a strange feeling.
It's just that his archaeological knowledge is about zero, and he doesn't know if his idea is right when others don't give an opinion.
Entering unexplored places, everyone's pace slowed down a lot.
Xie Qiang and Chu Min, under Zheng Tian's arrangement, each walked in front with an explorer.
It was something that explored iron, and soon, led by them, several traps were found from the sand-covered ground.
It's just that most of the traps have long since lost their effectiveness, but even so, the two have been praised by everyone.
All the way down the avenue, no one came to inspect the surrounding houses, and soon the crowd brought in front of a tall stone building.
Unlike other stone houses that look like houses, this building looks much better, and according to Zheng Tian, it should be the authority at that time.
This time, Zheng Tian did not let everyone bypass the building and continue to move forward, but repeatedly instructed everyone to be careful, let Xie Qiang and Chu Min take the lead, and led everyone into the building.
The building didn't have a gate, and when he approached, Ling Tian had the feeling of bringing a church or a shrine or something like that.
At the front and on both sides of the large building were life-size stone sculptures, and people of all shapes and shapes were holding weapons, guarding the place, and at the very front of the main hall, on a huge stone pedestal, sat an equally large person.
The man was holding the armrests with both hands, his feet slightly open, and his face was solemn looking ahead, and on either side of the giant stone carving, there was a life-size stone carving.
Unlike the other stone sculptures with weapons, these two stone sculptures are not wearing armor or weapons, but one holds a tray and the other holds a huge fan, as if they were maids.
Zheng Tian and the group began to chatter, Ling Tian observed a circle of stone carvings and did not find the existence of Yin Qi, so he focused on everyone's discussion.
The discussion focused on the giant, who did not understand why he had been built so large and out of step with his surroundings.
Soon, Zheng Tian made another relatively reasonable explanation, that is, to reflect the majesty.
This is indeed very reasonable, in the ancient cult of thought, the sculpture of the big man will always be much larger than the other figures, the reason why everyone will talk about it here is only because the stone sculpture is a little too large, and it is completely out of harmony with the surrounding buildings.
Just when everyone basically reached a reunification, Xie Qiang, who was wandering around the main hall, said with a smile.
"There's also a curtain here?"
"What?"
Everyone looked over puzzled, Xie Qiang was standing on the side of the huge stone sculpture at this time, and when they saw everyone looking at him, they pointed behind the stone sculpture.
A string of footsteps sounded, and everyone walked around the stone sculpture to the back, and was taken aback.
Just behind the stone carving, a high platform was built, and on the high platform was a stone chair on which the same stone sculpture sat down, and at this time a skeleton with rotten clothes was being made on the stone chair, and on each side of the stone chair also stood a skeleton, one holding a fan with only the main trunk left, and the other holding a tray.
"This, this...... Stand back a bit, everybody, be careful. ”
Zheng Tian's eyes looked a little excited, and his mouth kept shouting big discovery, big discovery.
Tian Jing, who hadn't spoken for a long time, couldn't help but speak: "Professor, why is this person here." ”
Xie Haisheng: "I guess it's to show my majesty, speaking behind the stone statue, the people in front can't see him, and naturally there will be a kind of awe." ”
"That's not right." Tian Jing shook his head: "If this person is the leader, then why did all the people in the city move away, but he died here?" ”
"I can't bear it, I can't give up my power and my city."
Xie Haisheng gave his own explanation, but this time it was not recognized by Zheng Tian.
Zheng Tian interrupted with some dissatisfaction: "We can make bold assumptions, but we still need to be careful to verify that everyone should be careful, the light should not shine on the bones, and see if there is anything around." ”
Everyone took action and began to search in the main hall, and after a while, Tian Jing let out an exclamation: "Professor, professor, here, here......." ”
Tian Jing shouted as she retreated in horror.
Everyone hurriedly stepped forward, and they all gasped.