Chapter 50: The Loneliest Island in the World
In the aftermath of the earthquake, Bibi instinctively fled into the passage he had chosen.
Strange to say, since stepping into this passage, his mind has become sober.
He didn't have a flashlight.
He could only grope his way forward. There was nothing to see but darkness all around.
I don't know how long it took, and I don't know why, he felt his head getting dizzy more and more, he thought that the oxygen was running out, so he quickly changed the cylinder, but it didn't alleviate the symptoms of dizziness at all, and finally, he sat down on the wall of the cave, and soon lost consciousness......
In his last consciousness, he thought he was going to die.
After not knowing how long he had been asleep, he woke up again. He remembered that before he fainted, his body was facing the direction he had come. He got up, turned around, and walked on,
About an hour later, he saw the light!
That's an exit!
When he climbed out, he was stunned by what he sawβa wide hillside with several long-maned horses grazing leisurely.
Looking into the distance, you can see the ocean, which is perfect, and there is not a single sail shadow. The sky is blue, like in a fairy tale.
Bibi didn't know what this place was.
He was stunned for a moment, threw away his breathing mask, and twitched his nose vigorously - he smelled the sulfur smell of volcanic ash, and he smelled the aroma of eucalyptus leaves, licorice, and mimosa......
He walked slowly forward, looking for a road, and soon determined that it was an island with large tracts of sugar cane, avocado trees, and bananas.
He stopped, took out his phone and looked at it, there was a signal! He quickly dialed a home phone number, but he couldn't get through.
He turned on the navigation again, and it showed that he was still in Xinjiang β he had only downloaded a map of the country.
He put on his mobile phone, climbed to the top of a small hill, and looked down, there were several huge stone statues scattered on the barren slopes of the mountains near and far, some lying, some lying, and some standing......
His head "boomed" - could this be Easter Island in South America?
He searched his brain for information about Easter Island.
About 1 million years ago, three volcanoes at the bottom of the ocean erupted, forming the 117-square-kilometer Easter Island. The anthropological community generally calls it Rapa Nui Island, the original inhabitants of the island, the Rapa Nui people......
The date shown on the phone is: June 22, 2013. Calculated as May 11, it was the 11th of May in the Lost Soul Land of Lop Nur. This season, which is supposed to be winter in the Southern Hemisphere, is humid and warm.
Bibi has no passport, no visa, and only RMB in her pocket.
He didn't know what he was going to do.
He descended the hill and came to an open road, and there was a fork in the road, and a straw hut was propped up, and there was a dark-skinned man who seemed to be peddling drinks.
Bibi walked quickly to the vendor, and when he saw the other man's face, he finally confirmed that he had arrived in the southern hemisphere. Wearing a large bone necklace and a tall, brightly colored feather on his head, the vendor was definitely a foreigner. Moreover, the drinks he sells don't look formal, just some unbranded plastic bottles with a milky liquid inside, and I don't know what it is.
Bibi's pace is getting slower and slower.
He feared that the man would attack him.
There was no one around, and the little trader had already seen Bibi, and he smiled at Bibi and shouted something.
His smile was friendly, and Bibi was a little relieved. He felt that the reason why the vendor was dressed so primitively might just be to attract tourists.
Bibi walked over and tried to talk to the other person in English. But he couldn't understand what the other party was saying.
Locals speak Rapa Nui, and the vendor speaks Spanish, Chile's official language.
The two people talked for a long time, and only conveyed one message: China.
Bibi was so thirsty that he didn't care what was in the bottle, he took out a hundred yuan from his pocket, handed it to the vendor, and pointed to the strange drinks, which meant - he wanted to buy them.
In fact, the currency in circulation is the peso, and as tourism becomes more and more developed, they also accept US dollars.
The peddler obviously didn't know the renminbi and shook his head repeatedly.
Finally, he picked up a bottle of drink and gave it to Bibi.
Bibi opened it and drank it, and it turned out to be homemade banana juice!
Regardless of whether the other party could understand it or not, Bibi thanked her in English and continued to walk forward.
Soon, he saw a hotel, Explora en Rapa Nui, which was located by the sea, surrounded by eucalyptus trees, and the house was low, oval-shaped, chic and beautiful.
Bibi went in.
There were hardly any people in the hotel and it was quiet.
At the front desk stood a girl with a high nose and bushy black hair. Bibi walked over, using unfamiliar English and gestures, trying to introduce her origins.
The other party didn't understand, just smiled at him.
It should be said that Bibi was very lucky, at this time two people walked in, they were both around 50 years old, they should be tourists staying in the hotel, one of them had gray hair, they spoke English. As a result, the two sides can finally barely communicate.
It's not lucky, it's even more fortunate - these two men are geologists who came to Easter Island from the capital, Santiago.
Before Zhou Zhidan entered Lop Nur, he wrote an article titled "Lop Nur and Easter Island are connected", which was submitted to a Taiwanese publishing company, which was soon published in the newspaper.
Subsequently, Zhou Zhidan broke into Lop Nur, unbeknownst to him, and this article caused a huge controversy in academic circles. Although the author of the article is just a film and television investor who likes to travel, and is not an expert, he is the party.
Subsequently, the topic became a hot topic all over the world.
Some people believe that this is a shocking secret exposed by the earth; Some people think that it is simply nonsense.
Then, everyone turned their eyes to Lop Nur, expecting Zhou Zhidan to come out and come up with strong evidence. However, a month has passed, and Zhou Zhidan has still not been heard from......
So, two geologists from San Diego came to Easter Island.
Bibi told them that he was trapped in Lop Nur, China, and that his teammate, who had been with Zhou Zhidan, had died......
When Bibi said that he had entered a passage in Lop Nur, only to magically end up on Easter Island, the two geologists were stunned.
Later, they drove and took Bibi with them, looking for him to come to the exit of Easter Island.
The three of them walked around the island, and Bibi finally found the gas cylinder he had thrown away, but the hole was missing.
Bibi has no passport in her backpack, no ticket stubs for international flights, only Chinese ID cards, driver's licenses and some renminbi, even if he is smuggling, he will not appear on Easter Island, which is more than 3,000 kilometers away from Chile!
Moreover, it is absolutely impossible for him to smuggle away with an oxygen cylinder printed with Chinese characters.
In the evening of the same day, two geologists took Bibi and boarded a ship.
The ship didn't look big, but it was a marine geophysical survey vessel, equipped with sophisticated seismic, geomagnetic, and gravity detection instruments and accurate navigation and positioning systems. The main task is to study the sedimentation and structure of the seabed and evaluate the reserves of mineral resources on the seabed by means of geophysical exploration and sampling analysis.
According to Bibi, the next day, the survey ship came to the sea near Easter Island, 90Β°18'30 west longitude and 40Β°25'30 south latitude. Lop Nur is located at 90Β°18'30" east longitude and 40Β°25'30" north latitude, which means that the vertical symmetry point on the other side of the earth is Lop Nur.
Two geologists had to do a field test.
At this time, Bibi was no longer a suspicious person, and in a sense, he became a member of the research team of two geologists.
The experiment was simple β Bibi shouted into the air to see if she could get a response from her teammates in Lop Nur.
In normal world, time is 3 times faster than in Lop Nur.
The second day of Bibi was almost a few hours away from us.
It may be the relationship of time confusion, no matter how Bibi shouts, she never gets a response from us.
The survey ship is constantly moving and changing positions on the surface of the sea.
Bibi's tears burst into her eyes, and she said irritably to the two geologists, "These people hate to death!" Clumsy! Low IQ! They must have been so desperate for their lives that they couldn't hear me call them! β¦β¦β
Bibi speaks Chinese.
The two geologists looked at him, shrugged their shoulders and looked dazed.
Bibi never heard from us.
In the end, the survey ship decided to return in vain.
Just as the survey ship was about to leave, Bibi suddenly heard a familiar voice in the air: "Bibi? "βThat's me preparing to return to the lake.
Bibi shouted at the two geologists, "Oh my god! The call rang!! β
Then, he shouted excitedly: "Boss Zhou! It's me! It's me!!! β
I said, "Where are you?" β
Bibi said, "I'm on Easter Island!" β
I said, "How did you get to Easter Island?" β
Bibi said, "I don't know! β
I said, "Are you conscious now?" β
Bibi said: "Nonsense! Bibi has always been extremely smart, okay? Oops, where are you? β
I said, "We're still in the Sun Tomb, me and Monsoon!" β
Bibi said, "Didn't you enter the passage?" What an idiot! Male idiot! Female idiot! β
I said, "We've come full circle, and we're back!" Don't talk about it, are you safe now? β
Bibi said: "Bibi is now accompanying the professor of the Institute of Geography of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile on an inspection, which is equivalent to a teaching assistant!" β
I said, "Examine what?" β
Bibi said: "Investigate the relationship between Easter Island and Lop Nur! Don't worry, I'll get in touch with the country soon and get you out! β
Suddenly, there was a loud bang in the air, Bibi could no longer hear me, he and the two geologists looked around with their heads up, the sky was as blue as a wash, and there was nothing unusual about it.
Dozens of seconds later, the terrible sound finally faded and disappeared.
Return to Lop Nur.
Bibi just said, "...... Get you out! As soon as he finished speaking, the earth suddenly shook, and Monsoon and I were both squatting and being thrown to the ground at the same time.
The earthquake is here again!
We fell to the ground and did not dare to move.
Dozens of seconds later, the earthquake stopped, very, very quiet.
I shouted into the ground, "Bibi! Bibi! Bibi! βββ
There were some strange sounds coming from underground, distant, and dreary.
I lay on the ground with my ears pressed against the salt crust and listened.
As I listened, my hair stood on endβand the laughter of a bunch of babies came from underground!