Chapter 537: Strange Ancient Corpse (I)
When she saw that she was about to hit me, she immediately stopped, but the original balance of the stacked books was immediately broken, and a large pile of books was scattered on the ground. {Novels}
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry." The girl hurriedly apologized, squatted down and frantically picked up the books on the ground.
The second uncle smiled inexplicably wryly, pointed at her and said, "This girl's name is Wang Zitong, she is a genius, she graduated from college at the age of 16, and she is very malleable." It's a pity that she is unsociable and shy and introverted, otherwise with her education and ability, she would definitely not be able to be assigned to this kind of local museum. By the way, many of the major discoveries of the ancient corpse that I will take you to see later were all found by this girl. In many ways, I can't do anything with her as an old man. ”
It is rare to see the second uncle evaluate a person in such a high tone, and I can't help but become interested in the girl in front of me. Squatted down to help her pick up the book, and looked at her silently by the way. Although she wears huge glasses, the girl's face is actually very delicate. The slender fingers may be a little rough because they are often restored to antiques.
"Thank you, thank you." Seeing that I was helping her, she thanked me and glanced at me secretly. Immediately, the eyes made contact with me, and the girl's face immediately turned red, and she hurriedly ran away with the book in her arms.
"Really introverted." I commented.
"Yes, it is said that this girl blushes even when she sees a woman. Speaking of which, Xiaoye, I heard Yuxin say that you kid has a special set for girls. Try to help her. The second uncle looked at me and said.
I was speechless for a moment, and only after a depressed moment did I say, "Second uncle, are you instigating me to chase her?" How can there be an elder like you, and besides, you also listen to Ye Yuxin's words from that little girl, it's really too indiscriminating. ”
"She's my daughter, of course I take her for granted." The old-fashioned second uncle rarely quipped, as if he enjoyed my deflated appearance, "After a period of contact, I personally feel that Wang Zitong, this girl is still very good, she is down-to-earth, and she looks beautiful. Besides, you're not too young, your dad and I always mentioned that they wanted you to bring a foreign girlfriend back when we were drinking. I wondered, it's still a good girl in the country. ”
"Second uncle, I am not yet 20 years old, and I have no urge to find a girlfriend for the time being. Thank you! I glared at him.
The second uncle immediately laughed, looking like a stinky fart who had succeeded in his tricks.
A short time later, he pushed open the door to the research room. I followed suit. The research room was small, with a row of cabinets compactly placed against the wall, and only the center of the room was vacant.
There is a wooden bed in the center of the room. When my eyes came into contact with the ancient corpse on the bed, I only felt as if my throat was blocked by something, and I was so surprised that I couldn't say a word anymore!
"The grass will wither, and the flowers will wither, because the breath of the Lord blows in it; The people are indeed grass. The grass shall wither, and the flowers shall wither; But the word of our emperor will be established forever! “
Isaiah 40 of the Old Testament
The ancient corpse in front of him was very strange, and there were great differences with the newspaper description. The newspaper said that the body was well preserved, but it was too intact.
I walked in three steps and two steps to take a closer look. This dried corpse was about 1.7 meters long, and I don't know if it was because of the atrophy after death, the face was a little hideous, and the cheeks were bulging, as if there was a breath stuffed in the mouth and not spit out. It is said to be a dry corpse, but in fact, its corpse is not dry, and its skin is even a little wet. I wore gloves and gently pressed against the skin of the ancient corpse, which was a little elastic.
To tell the truth, it really doesn't look like an ancient corpse that has been dead for more than 500 years. If it weren't for the testimony of the second uncle Yexuan on the side, I would even believe that it had only been dead for a few days.
Slowly moving my gaze downward, I was surprised to find that the nails and hair of the ancient corpse were indeed very long, as described in the newspaper. Nails that even grow have begun to bend up slightly. And the color of the corpse was white, and the white was very abnormal.
I lowered my head and took a closer look, and found that a layer of fine white hair had grown from the skin of the ancient corpse, which looked like some kind of fluff and some kind of fungus.
"What is this?" I tore a handful with my hand and put it under my eyes to look at it.
"I don't know." The second uncle smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I've never seen it, and I haven't recorded any dedication." I sent the sample to the Provincial Research Institute and came to the conclusion that it was an unknown substance. This substance is formed by the mutual ingestion of a certain fungus and the skin after a weakening reaction. Now it has completely become a part of the body of the ancient corpse! ”
Licking his lips, he added, "I only arrived a week after this ancient corpse was dug up, and the ancient corpse was basically like this. Researcher Wang Zitong came earlier, and according to her, the body was not what it is when it was first dug up. Although the remains were well preserved at the time of excavation, the skin was dry and inelastic, and most of the muscles collapsed. Although the average dried corpse is much better, it is definitely not as fresh as it is now. After I came, I watched the ancient corpse grow nails and hair, and then a few days ago the corpse grew these white hairs. It's incredible. ”
As he spoke, he became excited, and said with a dance, "Researcher Wang Zitong and I have read a lot of offerings, and we have preliminarily determined that there is definitely something wrong with the liquid that filled the coffins of ancient corpses, and I am afraid that this research will have an intuitive impact on archaeology, not even medicine and embalming technology five hundred years ago." ”
I looked at the strange ancient corpse, and for some reason, I always felt depressed. There is even a bad premonition in the bottom of my heart that I can't say anything.
After a moment of silence, he slowly said, "It's strange, generally speaking, human life is based on the brain, and the brain will die if it does not get the supply of oxygen within a few minutes, and the cells in other parts may die a little later." Stratum corneum cells, such as hair and nails, can continue to live for months or years. But I have never heard of it being unearthed for hundreds of years. Unless ......"
"I know, you're talking about corpse farms, aren't you? I don't know you kid yet. The second uncle glanced at me, "The so-called corpse breeding ground, more scientifically speaking, is that the pH of the soil is extremely unbalanced, which is not suitable for the growth of organic matter, so it will not breed ants, insects and bacteria, and the corpse will not rot even if it is buried for more than a hundred years.
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