Chapter 53: Red Rock Cliffs
The wall of a cave in front of it was unusually steep, no different from a cliff. Jiang Shaoyan and I both noticed this, because on top of it, there were four rows of evenly raised stones.
The stones are red, and they don't protrude much, but they are evenly distributed, one every foot upward, and one every half a meter between the left and right.
I thought of a possibility, which was for climbing. I'd like to put this thought out first.
Jiang Shaoyan didn't express any ideas, and the iron donkey responded that my analysis was reasonable, and then answered, "These stones extend directly to the hole above, if we climb up, what will we encounter?" Could it be the location of the Sun Tomb? ”
I was silent, but in my heart I thought it was reasonable, if it was really the Sun Tomb, it was built in such a dangerous place.
I exchanged glances with the iron donkey, and we both had an idea, whether it was dangerous or not, climb up and take a look.
The iron donkey felt unstable in climbing these raised stones, so he took out the iron claws and threw them against the cliff. I know the Iron Octopus very well, we have done so many tasks, and how many times have we relied on it to successfully climb.
But this time the evil door was evil, and the iron eight claws originally grasped a place steadily, and the iron donkey exerted its strength, and with a bang, the iron eight claws actually grabbed a piece of red rock and fell down together.
Iron Donkey and I didn't want to be hit by the red rock, so we stepped back. During this period, Jiang Shaoyan was very strange, as if he didn't notice our actions, he didn't dodge, and even moved his gaze down early, staring at the water next to him.
I was afraid that he would be smashed, so I hurriedly dragged him.
After the iron claws and gravel all fell, the iron donkey threw the iron claws again, but the effect was the same, the red rock here was too brittle to eat.
This worries me and the iron donkey. The iron donkey leaned in front of the raised stone again and tried it with both hands and feet.
I noticed that strange things had happened, these raised stones were very strong, and the iron donkey climbed up three or five meters with them, and then climbed back again, and there was no sign of them loosening and falling off.
I figured out that if you want to go up the cliff, you really have to climb the raised rocks, and the other tricks are floating clouds.
The iron donkey collected the iron claws and consulted with me. Since we can't use the iron claws this time, we have to be careful, once we slip and fall, it is likely to end up being crushed.
The meaning of the iron donkey, he takes the lead, because his body is heavy, as long as he climbs the place, others climb again, it will definitely be safe.
I agree with his idea, but among the three of us, Jiang Shaoyan has the best climbing skills, and I also think that it is equally appropriate to let Jiang Shaoyan take the lead.
I turned my head to look at Jiang Shaoyan, and although I didn't speak, I asked him what he meant with my eyes.
Jiang Shaoyan has always been the think tank among us, and he made many decisions, but this time he not only did not participate in our discussions, but also seemed absent-minded.
His gaze remained on the water not far away, as if he was waiting for something.
I want to pull him back to his senses. But the iron donkey suddenly interjected, saying that the matter was settled, and set off immediately.
In contrast, I was more worried about the safety of the iron donkey, so I casually shouted a crow as a reminder, and went to the bottom of the cliff with the iron donkey.
The iron donkey had climbed some distance before, and this time I simply took this old road, and asked me not to go too far, and to follow him quickly.
I grasped a degree and kept a distance of about two meters from the iron donkey, so that I would not prevent him from starting to climb, and I could also get to him as soon as he encountered danger and something went wrong.
Jiang Shaoyan was a little dazed, and followed at the end. I think our distribution is quite reasonable, especially since I'm caught between two masters, which is relatively safer.
We didn't climb fast, and it took more than ten minutes to finish half of the progress. At this time, the iron donkey, as the vanguard, seemed even more nervous, and every time he climbed a little up, he had to try several stones, and choose the strongest one.
We are also mindful of our surroundings, and although this red rock cliff looks like it is barren, who knows if there will be poisonous insects hiding there?
I'm sensitive to bugs, so I'm putting more of my energy here.
We climbed a few more meters, and the iron donkey suddenly couldn't help but sigh. I'm curious, because we're doing something dangerous, and there's nothing ridiculous about it.
I looked up and asked, what's wrong? The donkey stopped climbing, held himself, looked down at me and replied, "It's okay." ”
But when he said that, his expression was still smiling. I don't know if it's psychological, but I always think that he looks at me so condescendingly and laughs, this smile is very hideous.
I felt that something was wrong, and the iron donkey couldn't help it again, hehe, haha.
It can be seen that he himself does not understand this, and shook his head inexplicably. I thought of a possibility, could it be that he was bitten by a poisonous insect?
I would love to come to him and find out if he had been bitten, but the current environment simply can't do that.
I asked the iron donkey to feel for himself, whether there was any pain in his hands, feet or body.
The iron donkey ignored me, and after a while, he became more and more powerful, and his mouth never closed, let alone take time out to talk.
He was not an assertive man, so he raised his head again, took out a very determined look, and swished to his feet.
I understand what he means, since he is fine now, he is just giggling, it is better to act quickly and let himself climb the cliff, even if there is anything, wait until he lands smoothly.
I thought it was a good idea, and I hurried to keep up. Of course, after passing through the area where the iron donkey was just staying, my whole heart tightened, and I paid attention to every move in the vicinity.
I didn't see the poisonous insects, but I could faintly smell a faint sweet smell. And because of this smell, I feel that my whole body is numb and crispy.
I was shocked, and another word came to mind, "laughing gas." ”
To put it bluntly, laughing gas is nitrous oxide, which has an anesthetic effect and can also make people laugh when it reaches a certain concentration. I suspect that the iron donkey just sucked it and made it look like it just now.
It's all red rocks around here, and it must have a lot of minerals in it, and I remember heating ammonium nitrate to break down laughing gas.
I told Iron Donkey about this idea, and I also told him that laughing gas is not harmful to the body. The iron donkey nodded in reassurance, but was still laughing on his face.
I don't want to be like the iron donkey, otherwise we will climb a cliff and end up with what kind of virtue? I'm going to hold my breath first, if the area where the laughing gas is distributed is small, and I crawl so breathlessly, I can't escape the laughing gas zone.
I also reminded Jiang Shaoyan behind me. However, Jiang Shaoyan's response to me was completely unexpected.
Just now, when I stopped climbing with the iron donkey, he looked down at the water below him, and my reminder made him make another decision.
Jiang Shaoyan muttered, and joined us in the formation. After that, the whole person pounced.
Like an arrow, he ran to the surface of the water, and finally with a pop, he got into the water.
He jumped from such a high height that I sweated for him, and although I understood that he couldn't hear anything in the water, I called out his name a few times.
We climbed the cliff, and now it was just me and the iron donkey, and I didn't know what to do for a while, and then I looked up at the iron donkey.
I connected with the previous incident, and I felt that Jiang Shaoyan's diving this time must be related to the fire dragon. The iron donkey didn't react as much as I did, and he still "laughed" and motioned for me to continue climbing.
I always feel that Brother Donkey understands more things than I do.
I'm in a state of entanglement now, but after making a trade-off, I decided to ignore Jiang Shaoyan and go down with the iron donkey.
The two of us continued our ascetic march, and I found that laughing gas was really only found in a certain area, and after I climbed up with the iron donkey for a while, there was no sweet smell.
Originally, we all climbed near the entrance of the cave, and we were only ten meters away, and we saw that we were out of the hole. I still thought, when I go out, I have a good rest, especially now that my body bones are a little trembling due to excessive physical exertion.
But suddenly, the whole cliff shook, and I grabbed my hands and feet, leaning all my weight on the raised stone, and it shook like it made me feel like I was sliding out.
Laughing gas doesn't work so strongly on the iron donkey, and he can talk now, reminding me, "Keep your balance." ”
I answered, and at the same time noticed that the iron donkey was staring at the bottom of us, especially his eyes, which clearly told me that something was wrong down there.
I looked down. There were no other problems on the cliff except for the earthquake, but a vortex appeared on the water. If I'm not mistaken, it's at the place where Jiang Shaoyan entered the water.
I said in my heart, what did Jiang Shaoyan do? And he's just a man, how can he have such great power to mix so much water?
Not only that, but the vortex became more and more obvious, and a small red thing came out from underneath.
It was the same fire dragon we had seen, and the moment it surfaced, a burst of fire erupted from it. I have another guess that this vortex is related to the fire dragon, maybe Jiang Shaoyan wants to catch the fire dragon and touch some mechanism.
I really don't understand why he is so interested in this "dragon", I was worried that his mind would come up again, but Jiang Shaoyan gave me a reassurance.
As the fire dragon surfaced, a figure swam out of the water.
He obviously wanted to catch up with the fire dragon, but the fire dragon deliberately wandered left and right in the whirlpool, and this man and beast played hide and seek.
Although we call this red thing a fire dragon, I know very well that this is not a mythical dragon, there must be a reason for the fire on its body, and it is not so evil.
I said in my heart that since I know that the crow is fine, and there is this spirit chasing the fire dragon, I and the iron donkey will not watch the battle, and finish the rest of the road as soon as possible.
I was about to raise my head and propose to the iron donkey, but I didn't say anything. The cliffs have taken on a new twist.
From the bottom of the cliff, near the surface of the water, puffs of white gas erupted from the cliff. I don't know what this white gas is, and I suspect it's hot steam.
It also rises rapidly, and every meter and a half, there is a cliff spewing white gas.
I said badly in my heart, looking at this posture, I will climb slowly with Brother Donkey for a while, and I will be caught up by Bai Qi