Chapter 41: The Patron Saint of Treasures

This shaking made the whole cave shake three times and shake three times. *x, the gold coins on the entire mountain of gold, were suddenly shaken and collapsed. Piece by piece, gold coins flowed downward like a wave, wave after wave. If it weren't for the underwater, it would have been a "whoa, whoa" sound.

The three of us didn't know where the shaking was coming from. But when you think about it, it makes sense that Atlantis is now at the center of the Atlantic bottom. According to the analysis of geographers, the earth has a crustal movement:

Once upon a time, there was only one continent and one ocean on Earth, but then the continental plates separated due to ocean currents and crustal movements. Between the two separate plates, deep, deep trenches and underground canyons are formed. Mountains are formed when the earth's crust collides with the earth's crust. It is said that this is how the Himalayas were formed. And many of the world's grand canyons, rivers and mountains come from this way.

Where the tectonic plates meet the tectonic plates, there are volcanoes, and these terrains are often not very stable. Every once in a while, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur. Of course, volcanic eruptions are not unrelated to the movement of magma underground.

Submarine earthquakes often cause tsunamis, while submarine volcanic eruptions cause ocean tides and local ocean currents. When hot magma meets icy seawater, the magma cools down dramatically and solidifies rapidly. Affected by such temperature differences, it often causes the death of a large number of fish and marine organisms.

Most of the shaking just now is caused by this kind of natural change, and we didn't pay much attention to it.

I put this piece of jadeite in my hand into my bag and looked down to pick up the other one. Look back at the old ghost. When he found that he was filling his bag with a lot of gold coins, the joy from the bottom of his heart was overflowing. Lisa was also picking on her favorite things on the side, but looking at her expression, she was more researching and analyzing.

Just as I was picking up the fourth piece of jade, I heard a "knock, knock, knock" sound behind me. When I looked sideways, it turned out to be an old ghost knocking on my scuba. As soon as he turned around, the old ghost held up a shining pearl of the night to show me.

The old ghost dried the night pearl in his hand, and raised his hands above his head to make a gesture, signaling to himself that we had made a fortune this time. This night pearl alone is enough for us to go back to Beijing in exchange for a lot of wealth. He gave another thumbs up. Sue sΓΉ me. It's worth it!

Then, the old ghost pointed to the gold coins everywhere in front of him, gestured to the bag in his hand, and shook his head helplessly. I know what the old ghost means: the bag in my hand is too small. And there are too many gold coins in front of me. It simply doesn't fit. I really regret that I didn't listen to me just now. Take a few more bags down.

I pointed to the old ghost, pulled the bag in the old ghost's hand, and zoomed in on it. and made a "hard to pull but can't pull" look. My meaning is obvious: I can go out first. And the more you load, the more weight this bag will be. When the time comes, the more you can't pull it. I'm afraid that when the time comes, you will have to choose between life and wealth.

I gestured my wrist to the old ghost and Lisa again, telling them that time was short. Then he shook the bracelet on the wrist of Duoduo to the two of them, and told them: If you want to take the treasure, take it quickly, and after you find Duoduo, withdraw quickly.

I thought things were going smoothly, but things are often not as simple as imagined, and they often develop in unexpected directions: just when we were in a hurry to "collect money", the whole cave shook again!

This time it seems to be different from the previous shaking: it just shook a little and then stopped. But now, it seems that it is a partial shaking. Moreover, the position of the shaking is very close to us, and it seems to be under this mountain of gold.

Seeing that the amplitude of the movement was unusually large this time, Lisa and I hurriedly stepped back. The old ghost was still busy loading the gold coins, and perhaps he thought it was the sound just now, and seemed to be unconcerned about the shaking in front of him. I hurriedly stepped forward and dragged him back, making him seem very reluctant. I pulled him back a few times.

My feeling was right, this time the movement was really different: I saw the gold mountain in front of me shaking violently, and it did not stop as if it had just moved, but continued to move one after another. Countless gold coins were scattered downwards with a "bang, bang, bang". In a short time, the mountain of gold collapsed.

The three of us stood near the entrance of the cave, and saw that the range of movement under the golden mountain was getting bigger and bigger. The reason why I didn't run was because I was stunned by this meeting; Rather, he was lucky, hoping that the change was only due to the influence of water and crustal movements; The third is curiosity, wanting to see with your own eyes what is going on underneath.

Suddenly, a pile of gold coins sprung up as if they had come to life.

If you look closely, what kind of stone is it, but a huge creature!

It wasn't until the gold coins on the head of the giant creature fell that we saw the beast as it was: it had two deer-like horns on its head. But the mouth was like that of an ox, and on either side of the mouth there were two long whiskers. The body was like a giant python, covered with golden scales, and the shape was very similar to that of a domestic koi.

What kind of monster is this, it's a legendary dragon!

The dragon in front of him had clearly seen us, and when he raised his head, he would stare at us with those vicious eyes. I vaguely felt that the dragon's gaze was attracted by the night pearl in the old ghost's pocket. Damn, it's strange that China's totem culture is all "two dragons playing with pearls". This spirit beast is extremely interested in the glowing beads, and even a little greedy.

Without waiting for the old ghost to agree, I took the pearl of the night out of his pocket. The old ghost saw me snatching his beads, and hurriedly wanted to come over and grab them back. But his hand was a step slower, and I had already taken the lead and grabbed it.

Sure enough, the dragon's gaze moved as the Night Pearl in our hands moved. When the Night Pearl was in my hand, its gaze fell on me. Seeing this, the old ghost hurriedly spread his right hand to me and motioned to me: "You take it!" ”

At this time, the dragon no longer had the patience to sit and wait. Instead, he immediately raised his head and prepared to approach me! I see that the situation is critical, and I can still hold on to the Night Pearl. Hurriedly flicked his arm and threw the Night Pearl towards the evil dragon......

When the old ghost saw my move, his tears were about to fall. Pounding his chest and stunning, he regretted it.

Due to the water obstruction, I didn't throw far, only two or three meters away. I saw the evil dragon, and immediately rushed to the body, like the pearl of the night chasing over. Only then did we see that the dragon had no feet or claws.

In this way, then it is not a dragon.

The dragon, a supernatural artifact in ancient Chinese legends, is also the head of all beasts. It is regarded as a symbol of the spirit of the Chinese nation.

Legend has it that the tiger has whiskers and a manetail, a body as long as a snake, scales like a fish, horns like a deer, and claws like an eagle. can walk, but also fly; can pour water, can be big and small; It can be hidden and visible, it can turn over the river and the sea, swallow the wind and spit out the fog, and raise clouds and rain.

According to Luo Yuan's "Erya Wing" cloud: the dragon scales are long. Wang Fuyan has nine resemblances: the head is like a camel, the horns are like a deer, the eyes are like a rabbit, the ears are like a cow, the neck is like a snake, the belly is like a mirage, the scales are like a carp, the claws are like an eagle, and the palm is like a tiger. It has eighty-one scales on its back, with nine or nine yang numbers. Its voice is like a copper plate, with a beard next to its mouth, a pearl under its chin, and reverse scales under its throat. It can turn into water and fire.

What was the earliest prototype of the dragon? Many archaeologists believe that the earliest images of dragons originated from fish or snakes. According to archaeological discoveries, the most primitive dragon phenomenon when pushing the pottery pot dragon pattern unearthed from the Yangshao cultural site in Banpo, Xi'an, its shape is very different from the dragon of later generations, it is a snake body fish shape.

Dong Yu, a painter of the Song Dynasty, believed that the dragon was gathered in the characteristics of nine animals: "The horns are like a deer, the head is like a cow, the mouth is like a donkey, the eyes are like a shrimp, the ears are like an elephant, the scales are like a fish, the whiskers are like a human, the belly is like a snake, and the feet are like a phoenix." ”

There are many similarities between this and the former's description.

The "Compendium of Materia Medica" says that "dragons have nine similarities", which is an alien species that has the strengths of various animals. The small one is called Jiao, and the big one is called the dragon. It can be visible and hidden, small and huge, short and long. The spring equinox ascends to the sky, the autumn equinox dives into the abyss, calling for wind and rain, omnipotent.

Another folk saying is: "The mouth is like a horse, the eyes are like a crab, the whiskers are like a sheep, the horns are like a deer, the ears are like a cow, the mane is like a lion, the scales are like a carp, the body is like a snake, and the claws are like an eagle." ”

But although the giant thing in front of him is also similar to the legendary dragon, it has no legs, and its shape and characteristics are too different from the dragon. So I conclude that it is certainly not a dragon. It's another giant animal in the sea - the sea serpent.

The three of us were taken aback by this amazing scene, and then suddenly woke up: if you don't run now, when will you stay? hurriedly retreated outside the cave.

The sea serpent, within a few strokes, caught up with the night pearl floating in the water. After catching up, he immediately opened his bloody mouth and swallowed the pearl of the night into his stomach in one gulp. Seeing this scene, the old ghost shook his fist in the water in distress. But there is no way, it is yours after all; If it doesn't belong to you, it's useless to force it.

Due to the location, I was the first to get out of the hole. Lisa second, old ghost last. Due to the narrow entrance of the cave, it is only enough for people to shuttle back and forth. For the huge sea serpent, it was so small that it couldn't turn around at all. When we came out, we turned around to pick up the old ghost.

However, just as the front half of the old ghost was about to swim out of the cave, it suddenly stopped. Then a force jerked him back. Our hearts sank, he must have been bitten by the sea serpent!

The old ghost struggled outward, and we struggled to rescue him, and finally dragged the old ghost out of the hole. However, the backpack containing gold coins behind the old ghost was torn apart, and there was not much left. Almost all the gold coins he had worked so hard to retrieve were gone.

The old ghost gritted his teeth in anger, and turned around to get back into the hole, but Lisa and I dragged him back. This Atlantean priestess, using a ferocious sea serpent as the patron saint of the treasure, is vicious enough! (To be continued......)