In fact, the cellar was built underground outside the northern city walls, including the exits. The explanation given by the guide is to prevent unexpected situations. If the city is robbed or other disasters, it is more beneficial for the tribe to build a reserve outside the city that can store all kinds of supplies.

The door of the cellar is hidden close to the city wall, and it is extremely difficult to detect it if you do not know that there is a door here, and do not look closely. The airtightness of the door is also very good, and even if there is water melting, there is a special drainage groove that will not penetrate it.

The light of the cellar is not obvious, nor does it shine through the door. The light came from two vents three or four meters away from the side. Moreover, this kind of light is very faint, and if Mo Hafei hadn't been careful and cautious enough at that time, he might have ignored it.

In the glowhole, there was a faint light, similar to the starlight in the sky.

"Let's go down together. The guide knocked on the entrance door above, but there was no response from below.

Ding Qin's heart has already mentioned his throat and eyes. He was not afraid that there would be an enemy below, but that something bad would happen below.

He remembered that there was once a village that was slaughtered and then hidden in one place.

The Ailan tribe won't also suffer this catastrophe, right?

Creak......

The door opened.

The light from inside was shining through the door.

"You're not familiar with the situation inside, I'll go ahead. "Anyway, the guide has gone in first.

The whole cellar is divided into three parts, which are used to store drinking water, food and means of production. These three parts are not completely isolated from each other, but they ensure that they do not affect each other in case of fire and water.

The guide led a few people through the means of production and drinking water storage, turned a corner, and arrived at the food storage place.

That's where the fire comes from.

The fire of the two torches had weakened slightly, and under the light of the fire there were four children, two asleep, and two looking at them with frightened eyes.

The four children are all in their teens, two boys and two girls. The two who fell asleep were both women, and soon, the two men also took out two knives and looked at the seven people who came with alarm, "Who are you?

As soon as they spoke, the two girls also woke up, and when they saw the stranger, they quickly hid behind the two boys.

"Don't be nervous, kids. I am Mo Hafei of the Ailan tribe, and I saw that there was light here, so I came down. ”

"You are lying! There is no one named Mohafei in the tribe. And we've never met you either. "They still maintain a vigilant posture, although this defense is practically useless in front of these people.

Mo Hafei frowned, and he didn't know what to say for a while. The guide stepped forward at this time, "Children, you are from the Ailan tribe. You should have seen me, think about it, didn't you? I commanded and built all the rooms here. ”

"You ......" one of them looked at the guide twice, finally recognizing him, "yes, yes, it's you." We all call you Commander. ”

"Commander, hehe. The guide laughed, either genuinely or fakely, "Either way, not so bad." This man, indeed, is from the Iran tribe, but he is not with you, he has returned from a far away. Don't be afraid, put away your knives. ”

After all, a child is a child, and when he saw an acquaintance, he hesitated for a moment, and his vigilance was dispelled, and he put away the knife. Mo Hafei took over the topic at this point, "Why are you here?

The older kid said, "I don't know." I want to ask you more. Normally, they would have come to pick us up this afternoon, and then someone else would have come in. I don't know what's going on, they haven't come yet. ”

Regular rotation and why?

Ding Qin's doubts became thicker and thicker, and he couldn't help but glance at Mo Hafei.

Mo Hafei obviously felt this way, too. He sat directly on the ground and looked at the four children, "Why are you changing people here? Are you guarding the supplies here?"

The older kid shook his head, "No. Actually, I don't know. I overheard the adults talking about the purpose of putting the children down in turn. They said that the way those people did it, they were afraid that one day they might bring extinction to the tribe, so they chose some children for the sake of the tribe, and after they moved in, they put them in the cellar every day and changed them the next day. ”

After such an explanation, people instantly understood.

It's a great way to keep your incense!

This cellar is so secretive that it is the only hope left alive in this city.

However, another problem arises.

Mo Hafei asked with a solemn face, "Who is it, how to do it, what is the practice?"

The boy shook his head and said, "I don't know." They don't let the kids know either. ”

After hearing this, Mo Hafei lowered his head and pinched his forehead vigorously with his hand. Obviously, the sum of this information, although it is not yet clear, has pointed the development of things to the bad side.

"Who got you here, do you know?" asked Mo Hafei again as he looked up again.

"It's the wise grandfathers, I know. A girl in the back suddenly spoke, "I heard the five of them when they went to our house to talk to my parents. ”

Sure enough, it's them!

Although this question has long been answered in the hearts of several people, such a proof still makes people's hearts heavier.

The five wise men should have been aware of something before they did this. In other words, the sudden news of the people here is a precursor.

Could it be that it is related to the Moha clan? The five people learned that the Moha clan was going to steal the Nine Star Pot, and in order to prevent the retaliation of Tongyun Island, they came up with countermeasures in advance?

However, this is counterintuitive. If they were just dealing with Tongyun Island, they could have told Tongyun Island to sacrifice Moha to save more people. Or is there some other third party force they can't resist?

In addition, if it was really done by Tongyun Island, then this guide should find a way to report it back when he heard that there was a situation in the cellar. But looking at his performance, he was completely puzzled by the disappearance, and when he found these children, he was obviously excited and excited, not like a bad guy at all.

"Come up with us. Mo Hafei sighed and stood up.

"What about the adults of our tribe, why didn't they pick us up?" A child is quite sensitive to this, and may have also been taught not to leave with strangers casually.

"They're ......," Mo Hafei hesitated, "they're gone." We are also looking for them. ”

He said it in a tangled tone, and he turned around involuntarily.

This sentence had a great impact on the children. Soon, one girl began to cry, and several others followed suit. One of them also said, "Mom and Dad said that if they disappear one day, the four of us must unite and live well, I didn't believe it at first, but now it's really gone......

This cry is extremely worrying, and Ding Qin can't bear to listen to it anymore.

Eventually, the children's cries subsided. Mo Hafei exchanged words with them again and led them out of the cellar. After several people discussed, it was decided that four of Ding Qin's men would escort them and return to the camping area where the Ailan tribe was located overnight.

After all, if you stay here, you face unknown dangers.

Ding Qin, Mo Hafei and the guide rushed to the former site of the Ailan tribe overnight.

There are three main considerations for doing so.

First, the new site has been basically inspected, and it doesn't look like there will be more clues. Moreover, if you have been in the new site for too long, you will be exposed to danger if any enemy returns.

Second, the old site was in ruins during the earthquake, and there is a possibility that more things will be buried, and there may be some clues. Who these wise men mean by those people, and what they did, there may be some clue there.

Thirdly, in order to control the wizard. Apparently, this guide did not expect that there would be children in the cellar. If the matter is really done by Tongyun Island, after discovering that someone has slipped through the net, the guide will inevitably report to Tongyun Dao as soon as possible. And with him on the road overnight, under the attention of Ding Qin and Mo Hafei, he will not have any chance.

At this point, Ding Qin and Mo Hafei have quite a tacit understanding.

Under the stars and moon, eleven people divided into two waves and immediately got up.

By the time we arrived at the old site, it was already dawn.

Just like what the Lord of Tongyun Island said, the old site of the Ailan tribe was not properly located. The site is located under an iceberg, which is also a living water flow area under the ice surface, and if there is an earthquake or other geological changes, it will inevitably cause a lot of disasters. This. Mo Hafei was able to recognize it very quickly.

But I don't know why, the people of the Ailan tribe can't. Mo Hafei let out a long sigh and said, "If the Ailan tribe here is really a tribe that returned early, then it makes sense. At that time, the tribe moved south, and all the materials and documents they brought with them fell on the island of Ailand, and the early returnees did not bring anything back in order to travel lightly. The knowledge of site selection and the like is in those literatures. ”

Ding Qin didn't say anything, but took a look at the whole picture of the old site.

In contrast, the old site is more like a tribe. The early buildings here were mostly made of ice and stone, a layer of ice and a layer of stone, and after pouring water, the two were ice together, which was relatively solid. However, due to the collapse of the icebergs during the earthquake, a large amount of broken ice fell down, and the water below broke the ice surface and gushed out, and most of these buildings collapsed.

Such a tribal building, if you want to repair it, is no different from rebuilding. This may be one of the reasons why Tongyun Island decided to help them rebuild.

"When the earthquake happened suddenly, I thought something must be weighing down underneath. It's just that if we want to find useful clues from this, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack, and we can only look at luck. Even though he said that, Mo Hafei had already begun to walk around the ruins to find it.

"You're afraid you won't find anything. You have to find them and dissolve them. Ding Qin looked at one of the rooms, "I'll try it." ”