Anne was concentrating on cutting down the vines hanging from the top when she suddenly noticed a large black shadow two meters in front of her to the left. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 The black shadow was like a giant beast with thick hair, stretching from the shrubs on the top to the bottom of the water, as if there were tens of thousands of snakes coiled together, and it was terrifying to look at.

But her instincts told her that the behemoth didn't seem to be alive, it was probably a stone or a stone statue or something. So she cautiously approached the shadow, turned on the light, and found that it was indeed a building ruin, wrapped in layers of roots and vines, and she turned to tell the professor about the discovery.

After the vines were cleared, a statue of a giant beast more than two meters tall appeared in front of them, the giant beast crouched on a boulder, its eyes wide open, its mouth wide open, and its two huge fangs seemed to tear everything apart. From a distance, it looked like a living monster guarding everything behind it, and up close, it seemed that the momentum that was not angry but powerful shocked everyone present.

The professor observed for a while and said, "This is a relatively common stone lion statue in the ancient Angkor complex, which usually appears at the entrance of the temple ruins of the Angkor period in Siem Reap or outside the base of the pagoda, sometimes as an elephant. It usually appears in pairs, and since it appears here, it means that it is actually similar to the entrance to a palace or temple, and where we are now is a wide moat. If the architectural layout of the Angkor Temple is followed, then there may be Hindu buildings similar to the Angkor Temple in the upper reaches of the river. ”

"Professor, look at the inscription on the bottom of this statue" Donnie came to the statue at some point, and noticed the inscription that almost fell into the water.

The inscriptions have been blurred by the erosion of the river and moss, but because the Sanskrit characters are deeply carved, the handwriting is still legible even after nearly a thousand years.

"These are Sanskrit, Anne, quick! Record it! This is the best information we can get to know what was going on inside the city walls. "This is the first time the professor has seen a written ruin since he entered the jungle, and he is a little excited. But when he tried to translate the meaning of these Sanskrit words, some complicated expressions suddenly appeared on his face......

Anne quickly recorded these difficult words in the notebook without noticing the professor's expression, after working with the professor for five years, her speed of making notes was naturally very good, but at the same time she also knew how to translate Sanskrit, and the speed of writing and writing slowed down, because she found that this Sanskrit was actually a terrible curse! She broke out in a cold sweat, and when she finally finished recording, she looked straight at Professor Morrill: "Professor, this inscription -

"I know, don't worry, maybe it's just a warning. Many ancient imperial tombs had warnings at their most prominent entrances to intimidate malicious thieves into entering the tombs and stealing their belongings, but this rarely worked. ”

Suddenly, the light in front of him brightened, and it turned out that Donnie and Kansa had cut the last row of vines along the city wall. Donnie shouted excitedly, "Professor! Miss Annie, we've cleared the way to the unknown! Come and see". He was so excited to discover the Sanskrit text that he couldn't wait to enter the new world behind the walls.

Everyone clinged to the last stone wall and looked at the muddy river in front of them, with different expressions. The professor and Anne were not thinking about crossing the river at all, but the sergeant was thinking about how to cross the river in front, the depth and speed of the river were beyond his imagination, and the thickness of the wall was much longer than the length of an arm's arm. If he just walked along the wall little by little, it might be easy for him if his leg wasn't injured, but right now, even if he didn't have a leg injury, what would Downey and the professor do in the back. If you are not careful, you may be swept away by the rapid current.

Kansa, who was next to him, saw his concern and told him that he could climb directly along the roots and vines on the wall to the other side of the wall, and then tie the rope so that they could pull the rope along the wall.

Stern thought it was a good idea, and again felt that hiring Kansa was the right decision.

Like a monkey, Kansa climbed the vines over the thick canopy and quickly climbed to the other side of the wall, and threw the rope down the wall. After a while, there was a pre-arranged whistle from there, and Stern told Donny to pull the rope and endure the danger of inflammation of the wound himself, and then turn around to help the people behind cross the river one by one......

By the time the last professor pulled the rope through the massive wall, it was already dark, and Stern noticed that there was no excitement on the faces of the professor and Anne beyond Donnie's relieved expression......

After passing through the walls, Stern first observed the environment inside the walls, which was somewhat different from the world outside the walls. They were located in a swamp of wetlands on the banks of the river, causing the river to be wider, perhaps due to the high walls blocking the flow of water. On the surface of the water are a variety of floating plants, including lotus flowers and sedges of various colors. When you reach the shore, you will see plantain forests, and in the distance you will find a patch of vines and shrubs. Further down there were vast expanses of primeval forest that could not be seen, and where they were located, there were large accumulations of silt, which was why the same dense bushes did not form as outside the walls.

In his experience of jungle camping, don't camp too close to the riverbank and jungle unless you have to do so in this type of terrain. In fact, he was right—when they came ashore, they felt swarms of tropical mosquitoes whispering in their ears, and leeches in the water burrowing at them.

So under his leadership, he slowly left the swamp through all the way, and finally found a large camphor tree growing near the city wall and settled down. The space here is relatively spacious, and there are not many weeds, because the camphor trees have an insect repellent function, and the mosquitoes here have almost disappeared.

At night, the depths of the jungle came alive again, and the sound of insects resounded throughout the area, and Stern lit a fire and roasted the huge catfish in parts. With the rattling sound, the catfish meat gradually turned from translucent to burnt yellow, and even oozing fish oil dripping into the fire, exuding the aroma of meat, almost hooking out the stomachs of everyone sitting around the fire. The flaming spark rose to the treetops with the blazing air and then vanished, and a full moon in the sky sprinkled silver light and cast it on the surface through the void.

Everyone was exhausted after eating the delicious catfish meat, Donnie stretched his waist back to the tent to rest, and the professor picked up his flashlight and walked to the ancient city wall to continue his research. Stern sat in front of the fire and changed gauze for his legs. He looked at Anne, who was taking notes in a notebook. Suddenly she remembered something, so she asked her, "Can you tell me what you found in the stone lion statue today?" I noticed that you didn't look right when you came. ”