This piece of iron is much smaller than what we have seen before, about the size of a thumb, and to my surprise, this piece of iron is relatively smooth, although it is also rusty, but it is much cleaner than the one in the stuffy oil bottle, and the pattern on the surface is still clearly recognizable.

I used to wonder if the ugly look of the iron under the bed of the stuffy oil bottle was because someone had treated it with acid, and now it seems that it is. This piece of iron was supposed to look like this, not like the stuffy oil bottle, which looked like a toad, and judging from the very beautiful decorative patterns on the surface, it was obviously a very superb work of art.

Small pieces of iron also have irregular sections, which are obviously not whole, but should be fragments of another thing, which should have come from one or several large pieces of iron.

As I tread water, my mind was spinning, and it felt like things were basically connected at this point. Now the problem is starting to become clear, pointing to about two points.

Whether my speculation is correct, whether there has been an incident where the archaeological team has been transferred, we still have to continue to look for the equipment and traces that they threw into the lake, and I think it is likely that those corpses will also be nearby, which does not seem to be difficult.

Then there is the matter of the ancient village at the bottom of the lake, how can there be a village at the bottom of the lake in the deep mountains? These pieces of iron came from this stockade, what were they in the first place, and what was their use? Why would the archaeological team know about this matter and salvage them, there may be more fucking cats after this, we can't think of it at all now. I can only ask Gui about the lake, but I don't think he will have much information for us.

The answer to these two points is underwater. I sighed and understood what to do next, we had to look closely at the bottom of the lake and fish out everything we could find down there. Looks like you'll have to be in the water for a long time.

Unfortunately, the ropes on our bodies were too crisp to use anymore, and I didn't have enough stamina to dive again, otherwise I would have liked to go down and have another look.

We made a mark with a nylon rope and a float in this water, and the three of us went back to the shore to rest, and the clouds were frightened when they saw me, and hurried to deal with me. I had two strips of cloth in my nose and squatted in the grass to change my clothes, and it felt as if my bones were cracking from the inside, and the pain was so painful that I couldn't use any strength. The fat man and the stuffy oil bottle dragged the raft out of the water to the shore, lifted the raft like a stretcher, and carried it all the way to the dry shore with the raft's rotten cowhide bag.

They were very curious about what we had fished out of the water, because there was nothing special in it, so the fat man let her look at it, and when he saw her, he felt disgusted.

The sun is scorching, the underwear will dry itself if it is thrown on the stone, we ate a few wild fruits to supplement the sugar, and the fat man asked Agui while eating if he knew about the flooded village? Ah Gui was confused, had no idea at all, and said that he never knew that there was a village under the lake.

I couldn't tell the details of the water in the water, but by the thickness of the sediment, I knew that the village had been at the bottom of the lake for years. I asked Ah Gui to think about it again, is there a legend about this in the nearby village, even if it is a very old legend, as long as it is on the side. Ah Gui still shook his head, swearing that he definitely didn't, he said: "Actually, I also think it's a little strange, all of us know that there is a lake here, but this lake doesn't even have a name until now, and the old man doesn't often mention it." ”

I looked at the fat man, and I expected that he wouldn't know too much, because it was a legend and it depended on luck whether it could be passed down or not, but I didn't expect him to say it so absolutely.

There are a lot of legends and strange things in Giethoorn Mountain, because it is the boundary between the deep mountains and the hunting area since ancient times, and the traces of human activities basically do not extend here, so it is normal to have legends, but such a big lake in Giethoorn Mountain should also have legends, but it is like being insulated, without any stories, which makes me feel a little strange.

The fat man said: "Could this be the old village that you said was burned by the mountain fire, and that your old village was also burned by the mountain fire in Sheephorn Mountain, but in fact it was drowned under this lake?" So you all say you can't see a trace on the ground. ”

Ah Gui shook his head: "It's too long, it's the legend of the burned old village, and it's also the time of the Ming Emperor, what is the connection between the two, I really can't say." ”

I knew that he wasn't lying when I looked at Agui, so I lay down and smoked a cigarette, massaging my aching temples with my fingers, and said in my heart that I really had to rely on myself.

The fat man pointed to the deepest position at the bottom of the lake and said: "What kind of virtue is this bottom of the lake, I think it looks like it has been hammered out, how do you say it was formed?" ”

I said, "This is not formed, this kind of drop is generally only produced in the valley and river between the mountains, and the lake is supposed to be a dammed lake, probably formed hundreds of years ago." ”

"Is it because of the earthquake?" The clouds were curious.

I shook my head: "The village under the water is relatively intact, and if it is a big earthquake, we will definitely not see such a neat stone road and fence, which means that the village was flooded under relatively mild conditions." I pointed to the deepest part of the fat man's point, and said my speculation, "It may be that because of geological movements, or some other reason, in the mountains opposite us hundreds of years ago, a dark river suddenly appeared that connected to the nearby underground water system, and because this village was located in a low-lying area, the whole village was completely submerged by a sudden flood." ”

The reason why it is said to be the water of the underground water system is because I have not heard from Agui that there are bigger lakes nearby, and I have not heard of large lakes in the 100,000 mountains, but the karst underground river here is very famous. It's close to the tropics, and the rainfall is very frequent, so there must be a place for this water. The water of the river that runs on the ground is also the great river that flows into the ground.

Last night's siphon cháo must have been because of this opening.

The fat man said: "It seems that I am right, then what we are looking for must be in the deepest place, and we can't find it." ”

I shook my head: "No, these wooden buildings are like filters, most of the things that are sucked into the bottom of the lake by the siphon cháo water will be stuck by those fences and wooden buildings on the outer edge of the ancient village, so we only need to search this circle and basically get a harvest, otherwise, I think we can admit failure." ”

The depth of the lap is not too deep, I estimate that it is just over twenty meters, and with a little patience, we can definitely find something.

The fat man looked at the sun, and suddenly became interested again, and said, "Today, let's go into the water." ”

I immediately shook my head, that was impossible, from our diving experience just now, it was a bit reluctant to dive with bare hands, and if you want to carefully and calmly investigate the ancient village under the water, you must use professional diving equipment. We definitely can't do it on horseback, we have to go back to the county first, and then transport the equipment over through connections.

This is a big project, and the diving equipment is very heavy, and we may have to hire a dozen people to pull it into the mountains with mules, which is not in line with our original intention of keeping a low profile. Moreover, this kind of thing is not so easy to get, in addition to the oxygen cylinder, we also have to prepare the oxygen pump for oxygen, that thing is not a small thing, the mule may not be able to pull in, it has to be disassembled and transported, then it will take even longer.

I was anxious to keep me waiting, I'm afraid I'd be tortured to death.

The fat man was also reluctant to go back, but he was more rational than me, he thought for a while and said: "Don't think about this, if we want to fully explore, we must go back and bring scuba over, there is no other choice." However, judging from the diving situation just now, there is no need to use scuba if you just dive to the bottom of the water for a simple search, we can do things separately, one person goes back to buy equipment, and the other two start salvaging those sunken objects here. These two things can be done at the same time. ”

"Then who's going back?" I asked.

"In terms of relationship, of course, it is most suitable for you to go back, you have the most relationship, and my little brother and I are salvaged here. You want you to know so many guys, just find a few guys to help you buy it, and you can come back after explaining, which is much more convenient than us. ”

I scolded: "Damn, that's not the same, I still have to suffocate." ”

"It's better to suffocate to death alone than three people to suffocate together, and you think, it's definitely impossible to let the little brother go, my relationship is in běijīng, it's much more inconvenient than you, if I go to do it, you will wait longer, it's good to see the scenery in this kind of place, and you will be sad if you stay for a month, so listen to the fat master, I'm right, it's ideal for you to go back and buy it." The fat man is high-sounding.

I looked at the fat man's expression, it was called a bad beating, but after thinking about it carefully, what he said did make sense, I only need to make a phone call to Panzi to get things done within a few days, and I can also bring Wang Meng and a few guys from the third uncle's shop over to help. The fat man is unreliable, and I really don't feel at ease when he goes out to do errands. I had no choice but to nod my head, and then I would go back early tomorrow morning and strive for a quick solution.

So I made an appointment with Agui, and Agui will take me back tomorrow, the clouds are here guarding the fat man and the stuffy oil bottle, I think that Agui is working hard to go back and forth like this, and now we really lack him, we have to envelop him, so I opened a big price.

The rest of the time I was paralyzed, barely stood up, and the fat man and the stuffy oil bottle dived twice more, bringing some more things, but they were all highly dilapidated, all rubbish, and of little value. Among them, there was a submachine gun at that time, which was as rotten as a burning stick, and the fat man cherished the gun and called it a pity.

The fat man also saw the village sunk underwater, and couldn't help but be surprised that there was such a scale, and he said that it was a pity that there were no diving goggles, otherwise he could see more clearly, and he would not have fished out some garbage. Then he searched the world for replacements, searched all the equipment, and finally found one thing, that is, the head of the flashlight, but this thing is unlikely to be sealed, so the fat man made a very outrageous decision, he put the head of the flashlight on his eye, the gap adhesive tape and grease, and then pressed it hard, so as to ensure that one eye can be farsighted underwater. The fat man dived into shallow water to test, but was immediately pressed into the barrel by water pressure, which did not work. In desperation, he had to let me remember that Agui and I went back to the county town and found a random sporting goods store to bring some ordinary equipment to Dingding first.

There was nothing to say that night, and the next day I left Giethoorn early, and when I left, the sky was cloudy, and it seemed that it was going to rain heavily, so I waved goodbye to them and walked the mountain road. When I walked up the mountainside and looked at the lake again, I saw the dark clouds, and I suddenly had a strange premonition, as if something was about to happen.