143. Who is the sixth man? (2)
However, a close reading of the records of the third day shows that it is still uncertain who made this proposal, because the recorders basically use "we", which proves that they are working together to do something, and they only spent more than an hour fumbling on the cave wall, and finally concentrated on the heavenly altar. At first, they didn't destroy it, but they just took stones and knocked them everywhere to test it, and one of them mentioned a person's name many times, called Tang Shizeng.
On two occasions, when the recorder was tapping on the small gossip below, he asked Tang Shi to help observe the movement of the altar, and then Tang Shi told him that the stone plate continued to run, followed by the sentence "Several of them tried the same situation on the other side", which shows that this Tang Shi once stood on the same side as the recorder. Judging from these records, it seems that the recorder is the leader, and Tang Shi was the deputy.
Later, they used stones to try to jam the stone plate to operate, but the whole altar was connected as a whole, and the main Bagua was in the middle, separated from the outer stone plate by a foot or so, and this foot was concave downward, but whether it was with the Bagua or the stone plate, it was all seamless, and it was impossible for them to get stuck in the stone plate without tools. So in the end the plan failed, and I think that even if there was a gap for them to insert a sharp stone, it would be useless, such a big python, and it was estimated that even the stone would be crushed by it.
On the third day, they undoubtedly did another useless work, and for the next two days their morale was greatly reduced, and they began to quarrel with their emotions, but on the sixth day, a man came out, and he called Zhu San. He said that he could not sit still, and finally escaped from the sunken ship, and was unwilling to die here, but no one answered him, and finally he left alone to find a way.
Seeing this, my heart tightened, could it be that the sixth person is the three? But it didn't say what kind of magic weapon he used, how could he find a way out?
Yang Wenhao was also watching and analyzing, and also explained, which was consistent with my concept, but soon heard him shout: "You see, this Zhusan came back after two days of leaving. ”
I looked down and looked, and sure enough, the recorder wrote: Very helpless, I thought that Zhu San had found a way out, and when the hope in our hearts was ignited, he came back depressed. At this point, we have no hope of survival.
"In this way, the possibility of the third person is zero." Yang Wenhao shook his head and sighed.
"Not necessarily!" Zhuang Yu said suddenly, "This Zhusan is very problematic, where did he go in the two days he left?" Most likely, he had made a mark at the entrance of the whirlpool, and he must have found something more than those who stayed there, or perhaps he had gone out and found the artifact. ”
Jian Ningyi also joined the discussion: "Isn't it already certain that the magic weapon is not Fang Shi's?" How can it be found elsewhere in the cave? I thought about it for a while, and I guessed to myself: "Could it be that there was a magic weapon buried in this cave, and the priest didn't know?" ”
"It's impossible." Sheng Shiyao faintly denied, and we all turned our eyes to look at him, with doubts on our faces. His gaze was fixed on Zhuang Yu's face, "Do you think a person with supreme cultivation would make such a mistake?" Zhuang Yu was speechless, and his face was silent. Sheng Shiyao smiled lightly and said: "Since this island and this natural cave were selected by Fang Shi as the Heavenly Altar for placement, he must have carefully explored the entire cave, with his cultivation, how could a magic weapon that could overcome his soul qi not be discovered?" Therefore, the magic weapon must have been brought by one of those people. ”
Reasonable! "Could that be the Three?"
Sheng Shiyao shook his head, "It can't be Zhu San." Although he was not willing to wait for death, he broke away from the group and acted alone, proving that he was impatient, and two days later he returned in despair, by which time he had completely lost his fighting spirit. The person who can go out must have never given up, and he is sensible enough, this person is actually obvious. ”
Where is it obvious? Why didn't I see it?
Zhuang Yu asked, "Who do you think it is?" Sheng Shiyao pointed to the parchment booklet, "The owner of this book." ”
Recorder!? Zhuang Yu raised his eyebrows and asked again: "How can you see it?" ”
Because from beginning to end, only he is sober and sensible, able to record the situation day by day, his words are not intense, flat and straightforward, it can be seen that the mood is not too fluctuating, and he may be anxious about the current situation, but he also accepts it peacefully. Such a person may be the one who stays to the end. ”
Zhuang Yu retorted: "Staying until the end may not be leaving, you say that this person is sensible, but the final record is very disorderly, and even gave up the record, obviously after the three come back, the rest of the time is waiting for death, whether there is anyone left in the middle, I think this recorder is confused." ”
I know what Zhuang Yu is trying to say, the booklet is indeed very messy at the end, the handwriting is also blurred, and there are a few pages that are blank, and then it is only on the last page that the words "I regret" are written.
But listening to Sheng Shiyao said: "No, he is not confused, the record disorder is because of hunger caused by unconsciousness, can no longer be displayed as clearly as before, in this case he is still insisting on writing, and the last page of the record seems to be on the verge of death, leaving the words 'I am sorry', but Xiaoxiao, do you remember what it looked like when we saw the sheepskin sac?" ”
Originally, I was listening carefully, but I was suddenly named by him, and I was stunned for two seconds and hurriedly said, "Put it in the corner." ”
"Is it scattered, or is it collected?"
I felt inexplicable, but I still answered honestly: "Yes, didn't you untie the mouth of the sheepskin bag?" When I had answered, I understood what he meant, and if the recorder could not write anything at the end, how could he still put away all the objects and put the sheepskin bag in the corner? Therefore, after he completes all the records, he must still be conscious. There is no mention of anyone leaving, which means that the actual time of departure is after this record, and it is likely that everyone else is dead.
"I'll interrupt," Jian Ning suddenly said, "I think it's unreasonable, that is, if they escaped from the shipwreck on the bottom of the sea, they shouldn't have time to bring too much food, and this sheepskin bag is not big, and the food for the six of them to eat is at most three days, and when Zhu San comes back, it will already be the tenth day, and it should be at their limit, but the booklet records more than twenty days, what do they rely on to survive?" ”
I listened to it and immediately went to the booklet, this recorder has a very good habit, the narrative is clear, every day is recorded in detail within one page, the first few days are densely written, the activities of the latter few people become less, he also writes less, but it is still one page a day, basically from the description of the record, it can be observed that those people died one after another in the last twenty days. But when I turned it back on the day I came back from Zhusan, if I added a blank page, I couldn't help but say that it was about thirty days before and after. Even if you remove the blank page in the middle, it is twenty-five days, which means that the recorder not only outlived the others, but also by five to ten days.
Three words suddenly reacted in my mind, and Jian Ning helped me say it: "Is it 'pig strong'?" The vitality is so strong? ”
Although this occasion is not suitable for jokes, I still can't help but laugh up, and secretly glanced at the look of the man next to me, and I was not depressed, so I said seriously: "I'm afraid it's more powerful than 'Xiaoqiang'." Jian Ning burst out laughing, and the two jokes broke the stagnant atmosphere, Zhuang Yu and Sheng Shiyao were still silent, but Yang Wenhao had a smile in his eyes.
Going back to the thing itself, this recorder is very problematic, it may still be possible to live a day or two longer than others, but what is the concept of five to ten days? In particular, we have overlooked the fact that this is an island, where does their water come from? If there is no water, it means that they will have less time to survive.
After I put forward my opinion, Sheng Shiyao immediately gave me the answer: "The water source is on the rock wall, because of the humid air on the island, the water will seep in from the outside of the cave, and filter through the layers of rocks, and the salt of seawater vapor will be discharged from the outside, and the rock wall will roll down the fresh water." ”
I ran to the edge of the rock wall and stretched out my hand to touch it, and sure enough, there was a dampness, and then I looked around, and there were indeed water droplets dripping in some places. I couldn't help but whimsically say: "Do you say that if the place is particularly humid, it means that the rock layer is thinner, and then the water vapor is more permeable?" ”
Silence! I turned my head strangely and saw that they were all staring at me, and asked inexplicably, "What's wrong?" "Did I touch something I shouldn't have touched again, or did I say the wrong thing?
Suddenly, Zhuang Yu stood up straight and strode towards the rock wall on the other side, and Sheng Shiyao also turned his eyes to the top of the cave, not knowing what he was looting. Yang Wenhao said to me excitedly: "Cheng Xiao, you may have hit the key. ”
What do you mean? I was still confused, but seeing that the corners of Zhuang Yu's lips curled, I turned around and said to Sheng Shiyao: "Yao, it seems that we have all been misled, and the sixth person left here not because of the magic weapon, but because he found the right way." The operation of the altar can change the magnetic field of space, but it cannot change the existence of space, so the hole is still the original hole. ”
Sheng Shiyao was calmer, frowned lightly and said: "It's still early to say this, go out first to find out, and try it before you know the truth." ”
"Looking for what?" I was still ignorant, and there was a faint flash of electricity in my head, but I couldn't grasp it too quickly. After Sheng Shiyao briefly explained to me, he immediately understood that the principle of water vapor penetration I proposed before was valid, although this space has different rifts due to the change of the magnetic field, so that we can never get out of the hole, but one thing has not changed, the space is still the original space, always in this island, this cave.
As long as you find the place where the rock wall is most wet, and use the most primitive method to dig a hole in the mountain, you can break the dilemma of the fracture.
The reason makes sense as soon as you think about it, because judging from the information obtained by Zhuang Yu, it is likely that the sixth person also used this method to dig a hole out. I'm afraid that the so-called magic weapon, even the people who brought it didn't know what it was for, and then left it here.
Before leaving, he felt that the utensils in the sheepskin bag might be useful, so he picked up the scattered objects one by one, and when he took the sheepskin booklet from Yang Wenhao's hand, his hand slipped, and the booklet fell to the ground, and the outer sheepskin cover and booklet were scattered, and he hurriedly leaned over to pick it up, but when he picked it up, it was like a lightning strike, and the whole person froze in place.