Chapter 33: Treasure Hunting in the Crypt
The time was almost nine o'clock in the morning, Chen Xiao and the others were looking around the stone cave according to the plan, although the sun was gradually rising, but the desire for spars in everyone's hearts had not diminished because of the heat.
I saw the golden sunlight shining on Chen Xiao's slightly vicissitudes of life, making his originally dusty cheeks look extremely bright at the moment, and the earthy yellow skin seemed to exude a holy brilliance.
Perhaps this is the power of light! Like a mother's hands, it soothes the traumatized hearts of the survivors, and has been an important element in the survival of the earth's species for thousands of years.
At this time, Chen Xiao was leading Ma Ying to trek between the trees and grasses and the crater under Erlong Mountain, and his eyes were also carefully searching for something.
However, between the dense meteorites and the deep crater, some plants that were not affected by the meteorite rain in the disaster have become more vigorous at this time, both trees and flowers are surging with vitality, not only the size has increased several times, but even the branches and leaves and flowers have become dense and thick, making the already potholed hillside even more obstacles.
Every few steps Chen Xiao and Ma Ying had to stop and trample on the waist-length weeds that blocked the way, or use sticks to separate them on both sides, and beat the ground with sticks from time to time, mainly to prevent some slopes from being soft and soft, and others were afraid of some poisonous insects and beasts in the grass.
When the two of them staggered slowly between the grass and trees and meteorites, they sometimes accidentally tripped over half-human-tall flowers and plants, which made the search process more complicated, and after half an hour passed, they searched for a range of less than two kilometers!
Chen Xiao stopped in front of a huge meteorite, sighed that it was difficult to walk, and at the same time, he also thought of Xiao Guo and Ma Jing, presumably they were in the same situation at this time!
However, for the sake of the energy spar and the improvement of the collective combat effectiveness, I can only continue to persevere.
After Chen Xiao gritted his teeth firmly, he turned to Ma Ying who was not far away and beckoned: "Don't get too far away from me, pay more attention to your feet, and try to look around the meteorite that is a little bigger." ”
"Hmmm! Rest assured! Brother Xiao, hehe! I'll definitely find it first, don't believe it, let's see! Ma Jing held the iron rod in her hand, and after agreeing with a smile, she turned back to Chen Xiao and said confidently.
Chen Xiao shook his head with a smile on his face and continued to walk forward, but he also wondered a little, why did he not see any traces of the python crawling after so long? Didn't it come from this direction?
In the process of thinking, Chen Xiao's footsteps also moved in other directions intentionally or unintentionally, and his eyes stared intently at the meteorite and mountain slope in front of him, as if he wanted to knock out a cave with his eyes.
Forty or fifty minutes had passed, and after Chen Xiao had circled around a meteorite the size of a house, he stopped, his face full of disappointment.
In addition to the deep pit below, there is not even a fist-sized hole around this meteorite, and even the honeycomb-like tiny holes are only a few dozens, and it is really dense and unventilated!
Chen Xiao looked at the sun, stuck the machete on the ground and compared the hour, and said in his heart: It's been almost an hour, and there is still nothing, it seems that the first search is going to be in vain.
Chen Xiao turned his head to look at Ma Ying in the distance, and found that she was still seriously searching between large and small meteorites, and couldn't help but nod appreciatively.
Although this little girl is not very old, she is not a lazy person, since joining the team two days ago, no matter what she commands, she will do her best to complete, plus she can bear hardships and stand hard work, which shows that she is definitely a strong and competitive girl, much stronger than ordinary girls......
Chen Xiao felt that the time was almost up, so he planned to beckon Ma Ying to stop the search and prepare to return to the stone cave, so as not to worry others.
But just as he was about to speak, Ma Ying in the distance suddenly shouted in surprise before him: "Brother Xiao, come here!" There's a big crypt here! Maybe it's the serpent's den! ”
Hearing Ma Ying's shout, Chen Xiao was surprised for a moment, but still ran quickly towards her location.
Although there has been no trace of the snake in the vicinity, it cannot be ruled out that this crypt is not its lair, and there may be other discoveries!
When Chen Xiao walked quickly to Ma Ying, he found that Ma Ying was squatting down and observing the bottom of a huge meteorite in front of him, and he couldn't help but look at it curiously.
The meteorite in front of you is the size of a hill more than ten meters high, the whole is pyramid-shaped, the bottom covers an area of more than 100 square meters, the black-gray skin exudes a shiny luster under the sunlight, but there are no obvious holes on it.
But what is surprising is that there is no deep crater at the bottom of this meteorite? It stands to reason that there is no mountain or rock on earth that can withstand the impact of meteorites! Could it be that there is something wrong under this meteorite?
Chen Xiao walked to the meteorite with a curious face, and then squatted down to observe, and sure enough, he found something strange.
It turned out that at the bottom of the huge meteorite, there was a small black-gray meteorite cushion underneath, and the two meteorites actually fell in the same place one after another, and the meteorite at the bottom of the bottom of the bottom could not be seen at present, because it had been covered by the huge meteorite above, and the height was almost the same as the ground on the hillside at this time.
It seems that the last huge meteorite to fall has smashed the previous meteorite deep under the earth, and because the gap between the two meteorites is slightly lower than the skin of this hillside, it looks like a crypt from the side.
From the outside of the crypt, this gap is more than two meters wide and nearly one meter high, and I don't know how big the space inside is, what kind of structure it is, is this the place where the big snake absorbs the spar?
While Chen Xiao held his chin with his right hand and pondered, his eyes inadvertently glanced at the flowers and plants on the left side of the crypt mouth, and his eyes couldn't help but light up, and after standing up in surprise, he quickly walked towards the left side of the crypt.
I saw that among the flowers and plants on the left side of the crypt, there was a half-meter-wide passage that had been trampled underway, and the flowers and plants on the aisle were also crushed and scattered, and they were falling to both sides of the aisle in frustration.
Because Chen Xiao had been staring at the crypt just now, and he and Ma Ying had come from the right side of the crypt, they had not paid attention to the situation on the left side of the crypt.
Judging from the size of the aisle and the size of the big snake that attacked everyone, this crypt should be the nest or perch of the big snake, but whether there is a spar in it still needs to be explored to know.
After Chen Xiao made up his mind, he turned his head and commanded Ma Ying behind him: "Pony, you wait for me outside for the time being, wait for me to go into the crypt to check, if there is really a spar inside, we will go back and call the others!" ”
Ma Ying glanced at Chen Xiao hesitantly, and replied with a worried expression: "It's okay for you to go in alone, right?" There can't be danger inside, right? ”
"Don't worry! I'll be careful, I'll go in and take a look and come out, it shouldn't be dangerous, and besides, the big snake has already been killed by us, hasn't it? Seeing Ma Ying's worried look, Chen Xiao hurriedly comforted with a calm expression.
"Alright! Then you have to be careful! I'll be waiting for you outside, and if there's any danger, get out of here!" Ma Ying saw Chen Xiao's relaxed and calm appearance, although her expression was still a little hesitant, she still nodded in agreement.
Chen Xiao smiled at Ma Ying and nodded, and after casting another relieved look, he picked up a stone from under his feet and walked slowly towards the crypt.
When he arrived at the mouth of the crypt, Chen Xiao threw the stones in his hand into it, and after the sound of a series of stones hitting the meteorite, the silence inside the crypt returned again, and it seemed that there was nothing inside.
Chen Xiao waited uncomfortably for dozens of seconds, and after making sure that there was no movement inside, he slowly climbed into the hole with a machete in his hand.
With the help of the sun's rays outside and the super eyesight strengthened by energy, Chen Xiao could roughly see the structure inside in the dark crypt.
This is an uneven, winding tunnel formed by the gap between two large meteorites, about ten meters long, the highest place is more than one meter high, the lowest place is also sixty or seventy centimeters, and the width of the corridor is also about two meters.
As he slowly crawled inside, Chen Xiao gradually saw the remaining space inside the crypt in the uneven corridor.
I saw that behind the more than ten meters long Yongdao, there is a relatively open space, with a size of thirty or forty square meters, two or three meters high, just like the hall of a house, and the upper and lower left and right are full of meteorites, which enclose the whole stone hall tightly, and only some large and small gaps with wide palms are scattered everywhere.
It seems that this is the largest space in the gap created by the impact of the two huge meteorites, as there are no other passages around.
After Chen Xiao climbed into this open space, he was finally able to stand up again, but as soon as he stretched his muscles, he couldn't help frowning.
Because he smelled an unusual fishy smell, and looked in the direction where the fishy smell was wafting, he saw that in the right corner of the stone hall, which was composed of the grooved part of the huge meteorite above, there was a large pile of yellow and white mud-like substance, which was composed of a small lump of mud the size of a fist and formed a small mountain-like existence, which was now emitting a disgusting fishy smell.
After Chen Xiao approached and took a look, he couldn't help but curse secretly, this must be the feces pulled by that beast! I don't know how to go out to solve it, and I don't feel disgusting when I defecate anywhere where I live......
Chen Xiao endured the excrement of the big snake and stood in the center of the stone hall to observe carefully.
I saw that this stone hall was surrounded by uneven meteorite walls, and there were dozens of downside-down meteorite pillars on the roof, about three or four feet long and arm thick, just like the stone stalactites in a natural cave, but the color was slightly dull.
After Chen Xiao carefully observed in the center of the stone hall for a long time, he finally found a few traces of emerald green light in the bottom gap between several meteorite pillars, and couldn't help but be overjoyed, it seems that there are really energy crystals here, but because the big snake has absorbed a lot, the number is not much.
After Chen Xiao observed all the meteorite pillars, he only vaguely found thirty or forty traces of emerald green.
Fortunately, it didn't come in vain, although there were not many of them, but fortunately, all of them were intermediate-grade energy crystals, and the number of crystals in the natural meteorite cave that I found was about the same, so I should be content.
However, people's ** are endless, and if you have ten, you want a hundred, which is all due to nature.
Chen Xiao saw that the spar had landed, so he hurriedly crawled out of the crypt, now more than an hour has passed, he has to go back quickly, so as not to make everyone worry in vain.
Ma Ying saw that Chen Xiao had not come out of the crypt for almost ten minutes, so she couldn't help but be a little worried, and climbed to the mouth of the crypt to take a look, but because it was too dim inside, she couldn't see too far with her eyesight, and in her anxiety, she shouted loudly: "Brother Xiao, are you still inside?" Can you hear me? There's nothing going on in there, right? ”
Chen Xiao had already crawled back into the corridor at this time, and when he heard Ma Ying's anxious shout, he couldn't help but respond with great relief: "Don't worry! I'll be out right away! Let's talk about it later. ”
Ma Ying was worried at the same time, that is, she tried to shout, but she didn't expect that there was a response inside, and it was Chen Xiao's voice, and she was suddenly surprised.
Seeing that Chen Xiao was safe and sound after crawling out of the crypt, Ma Ying couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then asked with concern, "How is it?" Brother Xiao, are you alright? Did you find anything? ”
Chen Xiao moved his muscles and bones, took a deep breath, and replied with a smile: "I'm fine, and I have made a major discovery!" Yes, this is the lair of the great serpent, and not only the remaining hedron has been found, but also the poop left behind by it! It's stinky! ”
When Ma Ying heard Chen Xiao's teasing words and the look of disgust on her face, she couldn't help but change into a naughty color, and replied with a smile: "It seems that it wants to leave some greeting gifts for Brother Xiao!" Otherwise, it would definitely not be so polite, and send spars and gold, hehe! ”
Chen Xiao pursed his lips helplessly, and responded with a wry smile: "Even if it's snake luck!" But finding the hedron is done! Let's go find someone else! Presumably they are in a hurry by now! ”
Seeing Ma Ying nodding in response, Chen Xiao walked in the direction of the rockery cave first, but this time he did not return the same way, but hurried along the aisle left by the big snake.
Chen Xiao did this, mainly to see what route the big snake used to reach the stone cave where he and the others were, and by the way, to see if there were any other discoveries.
After about twenty minutes, Chen Xiao and Ma Ying finally saw the direction of the rockery where everyone lived, and at this time, there were four figures in front of the rockery waiting anxiously for something, looking around from time to time.
After Chen Xiao and Ma Ying followed the trajectory of the big snake and successfully returned to the vicinity of the rockery, they found that the path they had just taken was much closer than the distance they had taken to find the snake's lair before.
Chen Xiao did not gain anything else on the trajectory of the python, nor did he find other meteorites with internal space.
When Chen Xiao and Ma Ying appeared in the sight of the little fat man and the other four, the four of them finally breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly greeted them in surprise.
"Oops! Brother Xiao, when you take the beautiful woman out for a walk, you forget about the brothers, do you want to elope? We've got to be in a hurry here, it's too boring for you! As soon as the fat man came up, he shouted unabashedly.
"Brother Xiao, why have you been there for so long? It's been more than half an hour since we both came back! If you don't come back, we're all ready to look for you both! After Xiao Guo stepped forward to say hello, he also asked with a cannon.
"Brother Xiao, it's good if you come back, it's okay for us to be anxious for a while, the most important thing is that you come back safely! But don't get into any accidents! When Li Han saw Chen Xiao return safely, he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him with great joy.
"You two don't really have any secret secrets, do you? Otherwise, he won't come back for so long? Little sister, are you in love with Brother Xiao? That's why I linger so much! Ma Jing glanced at the two of them with a strange expression, and teased Ma Ying.
After listening to everyone's words, Chen Xiao had no choice but to smile at everyone awkwardly, and helplessly defended: "Cough! Am I that kind of person in your hearts? Don't think about it, we just found the habitat of the big snake, and we only delayed there for a while, where is all this nonsense you are talking about? ”
After a pause, Chen Xiao, whose expression quickly returned to normal, continued: "No, as soon as we find out that there are remaining spars in it, we will come back immediately to inform you!" You people, you are really villains, I don't know what to do! ”
After Ma Ying listened to the ridicule of the little fat man and her sister, she couldn't help but blush, and when she saw Chen Xiao finish speaking, she hurriedly lowered her head and said: "What Brother Xiao said is true, we really found the crypt where the big snake lives, so we delayed for a while, don't talk nonsense." ”
"Besides, how can an ordinary girl like me be worthy of a hero like Brother Xiao, sister, you are such a nasty crow's mouth!" After speaking, he stared at Ma Jing angrily, and his face was shy.
As soon as a few people heard the two of them full of embarrassing justifications and slightly shy looks, it was not good to continue to ridicule, if the two of them were really angry for a while, it would not end well, it was better to return to the main topic.
"What! Brother Xiao, did you really find the spar? Ha ha! It seems that we are really blessed! The big snake not only brought snake meat to the door, but also prepared a gift for us! The little fat man first started the round with a big grin.
When the other three saw it, they hurriedly asked me one by one: "Brother Xiao, how many spars are there?" Is it enough for each of us? ”
"Brother Xiao, is that place far away from here? When are we going to go? ”
"Yes! Brother Xiao, if we go over, what will happen to our things? Need to grab it? ”
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After Chen Xiao and the others stopped making noise, they found that Ma Ying's face had returned to normal, and they were also relieved, no matter how much they ridiculed a big man, it was okay, but the young girl was thin-skinned and shy, so it was easy to take everyone's jokes seriously.
At this time, as soon as he saw everyone back to the topic, he raised his hand to signal everyone to be calm, and after nodding at everyone, he arranged for everyone in an orderly manner: "There are almost thirty or forty intermediate spars in that crypt, which is enough for us to work for half a day, let's go now and take all the luggage ......"
"Snake meat and pot stove kitchen utensils are put here first, if after absorbing the spars, everyone feels that their stomachs are empty, they can come back and continue to have a full meal!" Alright, let's go clean up! I wonder if I can continue my journey today? ……”
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