Chapter 17: A Fork in the Road
When we received our request for help, all countries took action. Quickly select candidates, prepare equipment, and secretly go to the moon to show your determination.
This time, China only sent two people, Li Hua and Wang Zongjun, and I heard that Zhang Qian used talismans to destroy evil spirits inside the moon, so he specially brought Zhang Qian a large amount of talisman paper and cinnabar and other things. Russia and Britain have also restocked their staff. But Australia withdrew. France did not send any more men, but only praised and encouraged the three men who remained on the moon.
This discovery has brought a lot of shock to the world, and it has always been thought that the moon is a desert land where no grass grows, but we say that there is enough oxygen on it, so that the world will pay attention to the moon again. According to the country, the countries have even formulated a treaty to prepare for how to rationally develop the moon after we return from exploration.
We waited six days on the ship before the ships arrived. Because we and Qin Tai didn't lose manpower, there weren't many people sent by the state. We added Wang Zongjun and Li Hua, and Qin Tai had eight more biao-shaped big men. There are also not many people in Russia, only ten. The most outrageous thing is that the British team actually came with four knights in costumes, which are said to be four of the knights of the round table. The name is so hard to remember that we only remember the name of the leader King Arthur.
This time I brought much more equipment than when we came, and Li Hua even brought my alcohol stove. We take everything off and carry it on our backs, and if we go deeper, we don't have time to come up and get it.
The group came to the pyramid group in a huge way, but everyone didn't know how to go down. Walking the path we've walked again? There is clearly a dead end. But if you look for a new way, how do you start? Although it is like honeycomb coal inside, with such a large volume, if you want to connect two roads, or connect two unconnected roads, it is even more difficult than climbing to the sky. Although we had already walked dozens of kilometers in the area, they were all slowly descending, no more than three kilometers deep underground at a straight distance.
I broke the silence and asked, "Qin Tai, what are you going to do?" β
Qin Tai shook his head and said, "I don't know, but I can't go the same way anymore." There can't be another passage in that place, so I think it's better to find another passage. There are so many pyramids here, just blow one up and go in. β
I looked at Mace, and they were circling around a pyramid. The three men of the French team have already joined up with the British one, and a dozen of them look majestic together. Qin Tai's eyes flashed, and he said, "Professor Shui, I think we should also be separated, let's find a passage to go down." β
Watching them walk away, I couldn't help but ask, "What happened to Qin Tai this time?" Why are you so bold? It doesn't look like him at all. β
Wang Zongjun said softly: "The eight big men they rushed in are said to be genetic warriors, and they are transformed people. Everyone is unworthy of courage, so Qin Tai has something to rely on. β
So that's the case, no wonder. However, it is also good that we are the only ones who don't have so many concerns. I pondered for a while and said, "Let's go, go to the dungeon." Everyone nodded, but no one asked why. That's trust. If Qin Tai and the others were still there, you would have been upset.
Quickly came to the Wuqu Star Palace, and after passing through the Wuqu Star Palace, we came to a stop at the corner of a road. I pointed to the point in front of me and said, "It's just the most suspicious place in this dungeon." No matter what the channel is, there will be no sharp angles, which is equivalent to changing the direction of the channel. Why did they change the direction of the channel? I smiled and looked at the crowd, "You can all guess, right?" β
Gao Gao Ping said with a smile: "Does it mean that this passage leads to other passages, but in order to avoid opening up, I changed the direction abruptly." According to your meaning, according to the direction of the passage, we should open at the tip of the acute angle. β
"It's simple," Wang Zongjun said, taking out the explosives, "It only takes one moment to open it." β
Gao Yanan hurriedly shouted to stop and said, "Stop!" You think it's blown up here! You don't want to die. β
Wang Zongjun said curtly: "Don't I want to hurry? Boss, you brought a hammer and a chisel, right? I'll start with that. I smiled and handed him the hammer and chisel.
We took turns digging it, but luckily the rock here was just plain granite, not too hard, and although it took a bit of effort, it could still be chiseled through. If it's basalt, then we really can't help it. But granite is also the hardest of the rocks, although it can be chiseled through, but it also makes us tired enough, and no one is not sweaty.
We've been digging in for a full seven or eight meters, and we haven't seen any other road. We were all a little discouraged, and I wondered if I had miscalculated. The distance of seven or eight meters made us physically exhausted, and everyone felt that their arms were sore, and they did not have the strength to lift the hammer again. I looked at the carved passage and said, "We'll rest here." After resting, continue digging. This place will definitely open a passageway. Hehe, it's good here, you only need a person on duty to guard the entrance of the cave. We've been doing this for six or seven hours, right? Take a break, take a break. β
Everyone smiled bitterly and rested against the wall, now not only their arms are sore, but even their backs are sore. Now, if you don't have a good rest, you really can't dig the passage anymore, and no one has the strength. Even Gao Yanan, Leng Feng, and the others, who were moving stones, were also complaining.
After resting for more than four hours, everyone basically recovered, ate something, and rested for another hour, Wang Zongjun grabbed the hammer and said, "Boss, let's come again." β
I nodded and said, "Come again." Need to come again. Go ahead, there's a big space ahead, and great treasures are waiting for us. "Actually, who knows what is in front of me, it's just that the words are nice and the people are energetic. I really don't know how far I am digging, but I feel that it shouldn't be too far here, just a feeling.
I didn't think my feeling was really right, I don't know if it was my luck or their luck, anyway, we got through. When Zhang Qian said that it was opened, we were all ecstatic. How much can I reduce the risk of accidents by going directly to the corridor? We don't know how many, but we all know that we'll never encounter any more dangers like aliens and fire and water traps in front of us.
We quickly opened the stone wall, and everyone excitedly entered the new passage, and we took a closer look to realize that the new corridor also made a steep turn here. We don't need to tell where to go, it's basically parallel to the passage of the Seven Star Palace.
I turned on the searchlight and looked carefully at the front and back, but I didn't see anything unusual. Then we turned off the searchlights and turned on the flashlights to walk ahead. After walking for about three kilometers, it is estimated that it should be the location of the Tianji Star Palace over there, but there is no palace after walking, but a fork in the road. There are two roads, one on the left and one on the right, and the road on the left is smooth and neat, which looks very comfortable. But the road on the right, on the other hand, winds and stretches ruggedly into the darkness ahead.
I frowned and looked at the two paths in front of me, I really couldn't make up my mind what to do. How easy to walk on the left road, could it be that there is an ambush in front of you? But if not, wouldn't it be a great loss for us to take that winding and rugged road? If there is an ambush on the winding and rugged road, then we don't regret dying? Supposedly, in a place like this, this shouldn't happen. If it is said that this smooth road is for people to walk, then who is that winding and rugged road for?
I looked at the crowd, and they all frowned, looking like they were meditating. I asked, "Ye Manqing, how should we go?" "Now it's up to her, although her prophecy is not very effective, and it also contains too many uncertain surnames, but at this time, I am still used to asking her surname. In any case, it is a reminder to yourself.
Ye Manqing frowned and said, "You say, will that smooth passage be mined together with the winding and rugged road?" β
I asked, confused, "What do you mean?" β
Ye Manqing said: "If it is mined at the same time, it should not be like this. If it weren't mined at the same time, there would be a lot of work here. Of course, there is also the assumption that these two roads were mined at the same time, and you should think about why one of the roads became smooth. Or why is there a road that has become winding and rugged. β
I thought about it for a while and said, "If these two roads are white but winding and rugged, but there is only one road that is often walked, but it is smoothed out, you say, what about this hypothesis?" β
Gao Yanan said lightly: "Then tell me, what do you often go?" Maya or beast? β
I was stunned and said, "I'll see." "I walked to the paved intersection with my flashlight and watched carefully for what was on the path. But there is nothing here? Not even a single hair. I leaned down again and sniffed the smell on the ground carefully, and a faint fishy smell faintly penetrated my nostrils. My heart sank, this smell, yes, viper?
I hurriedly walked back and said, "We walked on a winding and rugged road, and I smelled a faint fishy smell on the smooth road, like the smell of a poisonous snake. β
Leng Feng looked at me and said, "You mean, the smoothness of this road is crawled out by poisonous snakes?" β
I nodded and said, "Most likely." As soon as he said this, the roar of wild beasts could be heard from the winding and rugged path.
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