Drifting Sand in the West Chapter 40 10,000-Year Ice Sheet 1

After walking for two or three days, I was getting closer and closer to the markings on the human skin map. The markings on the human skin map are roughly the same as the movements of the mountains and rivers we have seen, and the location of the Western Night King City should be to bypass this crater, and then continue to turn forward and travel southward for more than ten kilometers. As if victory was ahead.

But it is not easy to find the entrance from above. Although the map shows the nearby terrain in detail, it is not known whether the nearby terrain will change due to geological activity due to its relatively old age. In any case, it takes your own experience to confirm the facts.

Probably due to geothermal reasons, some white gas comes out of the volcano from time to time, and the crater is also covered with some moss and dwarf bushes not far away, who would have thought that such a scene could be seen in a place full of ice and snow.

Along the outer slopes of the crater, stepping on the soft rocks, we took a detour. After about an afternoon, we finally reached the entrance marked on the map. Seeing that the time was close to dusk, it was obviously not possible to go in at this time, so the four of us discussed it and simply rested for one night and waited until the next day.

We simply found a sheltered place near the entrance as a camp for the night. Similarly, the cannon and I were busy setting up tents, while the two wounded, Brother Li and Li Tong, were responsible for resting. Although they have traveled all the way in the past few days, the physical condition of the two has recovered almost completely.

There are no tall plants nearby, but there are some dry bushes nearby. The cannon and I fetched some dry firewood nearby, which was considered fuel. Brother Li took out his pressure cooker and set it on the fire. Cannon and I went to the vicinity to put some snow in the pot, and Brother Li took out some seaweed, vermicelli, noodles, and condiments from his backpack. Walking in the mountains continuously, I was tired of eating canned beef, and occasionally I had an appetite for something fresh.

From time to time, the water on the fire gurgled and white steam bubbled from the pressure cooker. As white water vapor emerged from the pressure cooker, a strong fragrance spread from the pot. Smelling the fragrance that spreads, the appetite that I haven't had for a long time is suddenly lifted.

The cannon squatted next to the fire, his eyes lit up and he smiled, "I haven't eaten anything fresh for a long time, and it's good to eat some of this kind of thing once in a while." It's like a monk who is used to eating fasting and suddenly opens meat. Brother Li smiled and said: "Cannon, your analogy is not right, a monk who is used to eating vegetarian food will definitely feel uncomfortable if he suddenly gets caught in meat." ”

The cannon originally wanted to show off his literary talents, but he was broken by Brother Li and scratched his head embarrassedly. Soon the noodles and vermicelli were cooked. With these things on the can, I suddenly felt a lot warmer on my body.

Again, as usual, which of our big men took turns keeping vigil. Nothing was said all night. The next morning, the sun rose over Mount Everest, which was not far away, and it was still a fine sunny day, which was conducive to our continued progress.

Combined with the human skin map, the map I prepared earlier, and the locator, I looked at it for a long time. The ruins of the Western Night Kings are about two kilometers away from us in a mountain pass. After deciding, we packed our things and got ready to go.

Two kilometers away, in the blink of an eye. Yes, the cols marked on the map are consistent with the overall topography here, and although they have changed over the years, the basic appearance has still been relatively well preserved. We saw that instead of a tall mountain, we were standing in front of us, but an ice sheet about five or six hundred meters long. The different textures are densely exposed on the outside, but they are not as obvious as the rocks, and if you don't look closely, it's really hard to spot. Judging by the stacking of the ice sheet, this ice sheet was formed at least about 10,000 years ago.

The 10,000-year-old ice sheet is like a huge high-rise building standing in front of us, as if telling us about the vicissitudes of thousands of years. Although we have found the location of the 10,000-year-old ice sheet marked on the human skin map, because the human skin map was made, it did not go through a strict mapping process, so it is not particularly accurate, but it is not a seemingly simple thing to find the entrance smoothly.

Li Tong scraped the ice with the thorn, sniffing from time to time, as if he was looking for something. At this point, the locator is no longer useful. I looked for clues in the neighborhood as I checked the markings on the map. In the dark, I knew that the entrance was already in front of me.

Suddenly, a circular hole about a dozen meters above the ice sheet caught my attention. I pointed to the cave above and exclaimed, "Look there's a cave there." The other three heard my cry and looked up.

The cannon couldn't calm the excitement in his heart, and said with a smile: "Uncle, I finally found it." Let's see how the cannon master passes through this cave. I quipped, "There is a good saying, dragons give birth to dragons and phoenixes, and the sons of mice ......" and I suddenly stopped when I said the latter. Li Tong and Brother Li were already about to laugh.

Although it is debatable whether this cave is the only one we are looking for, there is still a little bit of hope in the figure, and it always makes people feel an irrepressible sense of accomplishment, like the small steps that humans took on the moon.

Since Li Tong and Brother Li were injured before, they are afraid that the cave exploration work is well deserved. Cannon and I took a flying tiger claw out of our backpack, flung it out and fastened it to the ice near the cave, and put crampons on top of our shoes. After fastening our seat belts, the cannon and I climbed up the ice wall, and every time the crampons took a step on the ice wall, I felt a little grounded. While climbing an ice sheet without much safety is an extremely dangerous thing to do, curiosity is more than fear at the moment.

Is this ice cave the tender entrance we're looking for? What strange things are waiting for us? These questions kept circling in my mind as I took every step up. However, these issues still need to be further examined.

Finally, with the last step, I arrived at the cave at the same time as the cannon. The cave in front of you is not large, the entrance is irregular and circular, and the diameter is about 3-4 meters. The ice cave is covered in a thick layer of ice, but it does look so crystal clear, as if you are in a dream.

The cave is curved, but the straight section in front of you can't see the bottom. Cannon looked inside the cave and quipped, "This is a fucking bottomless pit." I teased: "You are Tang Seng." ”

Unexpectedly, this thing was also self-absorbed and said: "If there is a female goblin who likes me, then I will not be happy." I smiled and said, "If the real goblin comes, save your cowardice, and you will fall to the ground." "The cannon was once again speechless by my sharp words.