Chapter 180: The Cave of Demon Worms 5
What does the end of the passage look like?
Actually, there is nothing surprising that there are just three forks in the road in front of us. [Ran^Text^Library] [ ] split into three, which also means that we are faced with three choices next.
'From which way?' To be honest, I don't have an accurate idea of the three forks in the road, each of which is exactly the same in width and appearance, and there is no flaw to grasp at all, so I don't know which one leads to the tomb and where the other two lead.
"Why don't we divide into three roads, work in pairs, and follow these three forks in the road?"
Seeing that we were all silent at the fork in the road, the thin man immediately made his own suggestion.
"No way!" Without even thinking about it, I rejected the thin man's suggestion, "What if the three forks in the road end with two or three other forks?" So what then? What's more, there are monsters here with amazing defensive power and unknown attack power. If everyone disperses and encounters those guys, what will they do?"
"Shugui is right!" Brother Xiao came out to play a round and said, "It's better to be like this, let's explore one by one." If the end is not what we are looking for, go back the same way and continue on another fork in the road!"
There's no way around it! In this dangerous and unknown passage, it is best for everyone to get together, so that even if there is any danger, it can be eliminated as soon as possible.
So, we decided to start at a fork in the road on the far right.
Before we entered the fork in the road, we didn't feel anything. As soon as you enter the fork in the road, you immediately feel that this place is a little different from the previous passage. First of all, there is the question of width. The width of the passage accommodates two or three people walking side by side with almost no problems. But this is not the case with the width of this fork, two people walking side by side, leaving no more than 30 centimeters of space. Therefore, when two people walk side by side, it seems a bit crowded.
Secondly, the stone walls on both sides of this fork in the road are completely different from those of the passage. The stone walls on both sides of the passage are polished from smooth marble. The stone walls on both sides of this fork are not only uneven, but also mixed with a lot of yellow clay and unknown mineral crystals.
Those crystals flashed under the reflection of our strong phototorch, which was quite beautiful. It's like a star in the night sky.
"Hey, Yuxi girl, you are an expert in archaeology, and you must be relatively proficient in geography. Tell the big brothers what those shiny crystals are. ”
The thin man leaned in with curiosity as he leaned closer to the crystals. It is said that women are born with a love for shiny things, but now it seems that Lin Yuxi is very calm, but the thin man is a little uncalm.
Lin Yuxi looked at the thin man who wanted to use his hands to buckle the citrine stones on the stone wall, and immediately said very unceremoniously: "What are you doing?" Are you interested in these citrines? It's worthless, and it's not good-looking. I can't use it to give it away. These things are just yellow clay mixed with groundwater, and over time, after the movement of the earth's crust, it slowly evolves into this! And it also needs to be illuminated by a light source to emit light. ”
"Girl, tell me, what's in these citrine?"
Hearing Lin Yuxi's answer, the thin man not only did not give up the idea of deducting citrine, but also directly took out a spade and dug towards the wall. Thanks to Brother Xiao beside him, his eyes were quick and he was able to pull the thin man.
"Don't dig around, it's dangerous here, and you can't afford to take responsibility if you touch a mechanism or cause the passage to collapse."
was pulled by Brother Xiao, and the thin man seemed to be a little unhappy. immediately explained: "No, big brother, you take a closer look!" Those citrine stones seem to have some insect eggs or larvae or something? I've heard that there is something like that, but it's called amber, and it's worth a lot of money outside! There are so many here, even if we don't catch hard goods, these things alone are enough for us to make a fortune!"
"Huh? No way? I'll see!"
Hearing the thin man's words, not only Brother Xiao was curious, but even I in front of me stopped, came to the stone wall, and aimed a strong light at the stone wall.
If you look closely, don't you? Inside the glowing citrine, there was a faint black object. Some of them are eggs, while others are small larvae, about the size of a fingernail.
If it's really amber, it's a windfall. And this is different from tomb robbing, this is completely the wealth left by nature, and whoever touches it belongs to whomever touches it. Even the state can't let you return it! Of course, if you are willing to pay 500 yuan plus a certificate of honor, you can also hand it in!
However, no matter how I look at it, I don't think the citrine on the stone wall looks like amber. After all, there is a specific explanation for the formation of amber in science, and its formation takes at least a long, long time. It could be hundreds, it could be thousands, it could be a long, long time. Different amber also have different values. First of all, it must be created by nature, not artificially. Secondly, there is the issue of age, which is the same as antiques, the older it is, the more valuable it is.
So, do we really have that good luck to come across a stone wall of amber?
No! This is what I came to the conclusion after looking at the larvae inside the citrine for a while, either because the light is not very good, or because the larvae are too young to tell what kind of animal they are. However, I actually saw the larvae wriggling.
Yes, they are wriggling! In that case, will they still be amber? Have you ever seen something in amber move? If there really is something alive in the amber, then it is definitely a priceless treasure in the market.
The scorpions that had brought us here before had disappeared when they arrived at their destination. In this way, there should be their nests around here. Could it be? Isn't that true?
Thinking of this, I hurriedly let out an exclamation: "Hurry up and stay away from the stone wall!" Don't touch them!"
However, it seems that I am talking a little late! As soon as I spoke, the thin man had already dug out a citrine with a scorpion larva inside it from the stone wall.
"Look, I'll just say what kind of amber is this! You see! How beautiful and crystal clear they look under the light! This thing, if you sell it outside, it should be worth a lot of money!"
The thin man held the hedron high with one hand, but aimed a strong light at it with the other.
Brother Xiao and the rats were all gathered around the thin man, and they were amazed at the spar in the thin man's hand. When they heard my words, they all looked at me inexplicably. Isn't this just a very normal crystallization of nature, why am I so surprised?
However, Lin Yuxi seemed to understand the meaning a little, only to see her eyes wide, move quickly, and rush to the side of the thin man, and slapped the citrine off the thin man's hand.
Suddenly, the citrine fell to the ground with a 'pop' sound, and then shattered. The larva inside lay quietly on the ground, motionless, not knowing whether it was dead or alive.
"What's going on? What are you doing? That's amber, it's valuable! Why did I mess with you! Alas, what a pity, what a treasure!" The thin man looked at the broken citrine on the ground with a look of pity, but soon his face changed, and he was ready to dig again on the stone wall. There are still words in his mouth: "Fortunately, there are many more here, otherwise I would really have to cry to death!"
"Skinny, stop digging! Let's listen to what Shugui has to say!" Brother Xiao grabbed the thin man again, if he couldn't see any clues at this time. Brother Xiao, it is impossible for them to survive in the tomb robbery industry for so long.
"That's right, Brother Shugui, just talk about it! We didn't quite understand what was going on, but we knew something was wrong!" The rat replied to Brother Xiao, and then asked me why I told everyone to stay away from the stone wall.
Hearing this, I didn't hesitate anymore. He immediately explained: "I suspect that the eggs and larvae inside these citrine stones are the demon scorpions that brought us here before. You can think about it, amber is a rare crystallization of nature, how can there be so many at once? And almost every piece of citrine has eggs or larvae in it, which is also abnormal! In addition, the place where the demon scorpion disappeared is near here, and we have every reason to believe that this is the nest of the demon scorpion**, and these eggs and larvae are their offspring!"
"Isn't it? That's terrifying!" When the thin man heard my explanation, he immediately looked at the stone wall full of eggs and larvae with some fear. If it's really as I said, everything there will grow up and become a magic scorpion, then I can't imagine that scene!
Luckily, we found out early. And it didn't make a difference!
Therefore, it is known that the thing on the stone wall is not a valuable amber, but a descendant of a demon scorpion. Everyone was also cautiously groping ahead, not daring to touch the stone wall at all. The things around us will suddenly turn into adult scorpions and attack us.
However, what we may not have imagined is that after we leave. The demon scorpion larva that was slapped on the ground by Lin Yuxi before was still motionless before, as if it was dead. However, as soon as we leave on the front foot, the back foot starts to grow larger. Soon it will take on the shape of a fist-sized demon scorpion. After turning into a scorpion, it did not follow us, but quickly disappeared in a certain direction of the passage.
At the end of the passage, we were soon finished. It was a dead end, that is, the end was sealed. This also tells us that there is nothing here, and we should get out of here as soon as possible and go to another passage!
When they returned the same way, everyone noticed that the larva had disappeared. But no one understood what was going on, so everyone reminded each other, always kept the highest vigilance, and no longer dwelled on the matter.
The second fork in the road, which is almost the same as the first. Both sides of the stone wall have citrine with eggs and larvae, the only difference is that the larvae in the second fork are much larger than the larvae in the first fork. At least you can vaguely see the outline of the scorpion. Then, there's not much more to say. The end of the fork in the road was still sealed, and seeing this, we had to go back the way we came, ready to move towards the last fork.
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