Chapter 8: The Labyrinth
Early in the morning of the second day, Wu Chen, as usual, got up and went to work in the fields of the Ten Islands.
Even in autumn, after swinging a hoe for an hour, I feel sweaty and thirsty.
Wu Chen went to the edge of the field to get a few water bladders, returned to the field, and distributed them to the rest of the baits around him who were less than a year old. Everyone poured water together, and the work in their hands stopped for a moment.
Wu Chen looked around, subconsciously walked to the side of Bait 1002, poured a sip of water, wiped his chin and said, "I work hard every day, how good would it be if I could have some wine and meat to eat?"
1002 Hearing Wu Chen say this, he also swallowed his saliva and agreed: "It's not, drinking porridge and drinking porridge every day, even green cabbage leaves are rare, not to mention wine and meat!"
"I want to take a bite in my dreams!" Wu Chen smiled helplessly.
Wu Chen observed the reactions of the others for a moment, and then lowered his voice and whispered to 1002, "You really want to eat meat? ”
1002 looked curious, expecting Wu Chen to say some good news.
"Yesterday I was walking around my island, passing by Linglong Mountain near the edge, and saw two fat rabbits jumping in......" Wu Chen said, his eyes rolled and he raised his eyebrows at 1002's lowered head.
"But really?" 1002 was just curious to talk, when another voice leaned over and said, "There are rabbits on this dusty road?
1501, who was close to the other side of 1002, spoke, and he could hear Wu Chen's small voice.
Wu Chen glanced at 1501, and the three of them got closer, Wu Chen said: "I saw it with my own eyes, but I am also curious, I have never seen such a living creature, but I can't bear it, I really want to eat meat...... The implication is to go to Linglong Mountain to find it."
"Why did you tell us about such a good thing?" 1501 questioned cautiously.
Hearing this, 1002, who was a little tempted, also became vigilant.
Wu Chen sighed, and waved his hand to signal them to think more: "Linglong Mountain, you are not familiar with it, although the mountain is not big, but it is twisted and turned, it is full of forks in the road that make people get lost, I go alone, and the rabbit may be trapped in it if I can't find it." Tell you to go together and take care of each other. ”
This explanation is reasonable, the two baits stared at Wu Chen's face, and there was no look of lying.
Wu Chen took the opportunity to settle the matter: "Without further ado, I plan to catch rabbits in the afternoon, can you go together?"
The two baits looked at each other, and 1002 was a little curious and wanted to agree, but when he saw 1501's look, he didn't speak.
"We're not going!" 1501 rejected Wu Chen's "kindness" for 1002.
Miscalculation!
Wu Chen said in his heart.
Normally he doesn't communicate much with 1002 and 1501, and of course, he doesn't communicate much with other decoys.
In the morning, the working time was limited, and all the baits were busy working, for fear that the rice distributed by the wake-up priest would not be enough to fill their stomachs, so naturally they had no time to chat.
In the afternoon, Wu Chen actively tried to wake up the Alpha tribe, and did not have much time to meet with the bait on the other islands.
His intention to approach 1002 today is naturally targeted.
1002 and 1501 have always been close, and although their islands are not close to each other, they are obviously closer.
The reason was very simple in Wu Chen's opinion, because both of them were bait in the disguise of the Alpha Awakening Warriors!
Wu Chen's goal today is 1002, he knows that 1002 is simple-minded, who knows that 1501 is so cautious, he joined their conversation in time, and did not participate in Wu Chen's lobbying.
Using rabbits to tempt the Alpha is really a mistake.
The mechanical organs of the Alpha tribe have an appetite that is not as good as that of humans, and the temptation of rabbit meat is indeed not enough. Wu Chen's mind turned sharply, and he thought about countermeasures.
With an idea, Wu Chen said again: "If you don't go, then I won't go either." He drooped his head, a little lonely.
Without waiting for the other two to react, Wu Chen said quietly: "Who knows if it's dangerous inside...... Yesterday I chased those rabbits into Linglong Mountain, and I heard the sound of rabbits running and tripping out of gold and iron, which was a little strange, but I didn't dare to chase deep in......"
"The voice of gold and iron?" 1501 asked, his eyes lit up.
Wu Chen pretended to nod mysteriously.
1002 also looked nervous, and came back to ask, "Could it be that there are weapons in Linglong Mountain?"
1501 didn't speak, Wu Chen didn't speak, the atmosphere was a little dead, or 1002 couldn't help but muttered to himself first: "Could it be that the old baits have been plotting all day long and hiding ...... in Linglong Mountain?"
He was glared at by 1501 for most of his words, and 1002 was too busy to say anything. The two of them looked at each other and understood something to each other.
Wu Chen pretended to be calm, and when he was about to walk away with a hoe, he just took two steps when he heard 1002 sigh behind him, as if he was telling Wu Chen to stay.
Before Wu Chen could stop, he heard 1501 seem to be squeezing 1002, and 1002 didn't speak again.
......
In the afternoon of that day, Wu Chen did not try to wake up the Alpha tribe on the island, but had eaten early and squatted in Linglong Mountain.
Wait.
He knew that when he heard that there might be hidden weapons here, the bait disguised by the two Alpha Awakeners would definitely come to verify it.
The reason why Wu Chen didn't try his best to invite them again was because Wu Chen didn't want the two of them to come together.
Because if the two baits came together, what he wanted to verify might be revealed, so he squatted here to prevent the possibility of the two baits appearing together.
The labyrinths in Linglong Mountain are staggered, but these labyrinths are not labyrinths for the familiar Wu Chen. He stood at the highest point in the Linglong Mountain, within sight of the front and back, left and right, waiting for someone to arrive.
Sure enough, just after Shen Shi, he saw the figure of 1501 coming from the rear.
He carried a package on his back, in the shape of several torches.
Wu Chen breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, if 1501 came to investigate by himself, or if he and 1002 came to meet from their respective islands, Wu Chen could handle it.
Staring at 1501's face all the way, until he approached two meters from Linglong Mountain, a silver half-moon mark began to bloom on his eyebrows, although it was very weak, but Wu Chen looked carefully, he couldn't be wrong!
Before Wu Chen could get excited, he saw the figure of 1002 in front of him also appear. And 1501 is walking ahead, presumably to the agreed place and waiting for 1002 to enter the mountain together.
Wu Chen's eyes were fast, and he rushed down the hidden heights of Linglong Mountain in a few arrow steps, picking the shortest shortcut all the way out of Linglong Mountain, and heading straight for 1002.
1501 saw the figure of 1002 in the distance, and just wanted to say hello, but when he saw this Wu Chen jumping out of nowhere, he also greeted loudly: "1002, why did you come to Linglong Mountain?"
1002 was simple-minded, and he didn't come back and forth, but he was bumped into by Wu Chen as soon as he arrived here, and he couldn't wait to turn around and leave.
Wu Chen was unforgiving, and continued to ask: "I said you don't have to hide it from me like this, you want to swallow rabbit meat alone! ”
1002's whole face turned red when he was spoken, and he couldn't answer in shame.
Wu Chen put on a vigorous posture: "Linglong Mountain is on my thirteen islands, it is my territory! I haven't eaten rabbit meat yet, you don't want to monopolize it! I won't let you enter the mountain today." ”
Seeing Wu Chen's resolute attitude, 1002 also felt guilty, raised his eyes and looked at the Linglong Mountain Pass, but he couldn't see 1501's figure, so he could only wave his hand and turn around and say: "Who said I went to Linglong Mountain?
Wu Chen angrily turned around and came towards Linglong Mountain.
1501 had not been seen here, and when he saw that 1002 was strongly stopped by Wu Chen, he sneaked into the mountains to explore alone.
Wu Chen muttered and complained, and also walked into the Linglong Mountain.
Thinking that his suspicions were immediately further confirmed, he couldn't contain the excitement in his heart.
Wu Chen stood at the entrance of Linglong Mountain, closed his eyes and carefully identified the sound in the mountain, the passage in the mountain was hollow, so that the sound was amplified several times, and he vaguely felt that 1501 had entered the mountain.
Wu Chen's ears were alert, and then he recognized the footprints on the dust in the road, chose one of the three winding paths at the entrance, and then walked deeper.
He lit the torch at his own private place and then went deeper.
Further inward, the valleys are intertwined, Wu Chen constantly distinguishes the sound, and between the holes and the hollows from time to time, he gradually chooses different paths.
Linglong Mountain is a veritable big labyrinth, in which the terrain is high and low, turning left and right, back and forth.
The two people facing each other walked left and right, and they could hear no one. Sometimes they are about to meet each other, but they suddenly leave each other. Sometimes you can see each other in the cave across the mountain, but you can't see each other.
Wu Chen followed the footsteps of 1501 all the way, his footsteps were getting closer and closer, and Wu Chen could conclude that the path he had chosen was correct.
After a period of mountains and rivers with no way out, Wu Chen saw another village in a hole where the eye of a needle was getting bigger!
Through a stone wall, Wu Chen saw that 1501 on the opposite side was exploring forward with a solemn expression.
The torch in his hand was red, but it couldn't hide the silver half-moon blooming on his eyebrows.
At this moment, the half-moon in the center of 1501's eyebrows is already brighter, not comparable to the faint light when he has not entered the mountain.
Although Linglong Mountain is big, what exactly lit up the half-moon mark of the disguised awakener, Wu Chen had his own doubts. He pulled out a cloth bag with small stones in it and struck it all the way to 1501 in a hidden place.
Every time 1501 heard a small sound in front of him, he subconsciously discerned it, he thought it was the sound of a living creature running, but in fact, he followed Wu Chen's secret guidance all the way.
Wu Chen guided 1501 all the way, and saw that the half-moon mark on his eyebrows changed from faint to dark, from dark to bright, until it was the brightest, and then darkened again.
Wu Chen confirmed!
The half-moon mark of 1501 is most visible when he is closest to Yuxiu Gate.
Linglong Mountain, Yuxiu Gate, the spirit stone in the door is really strange!
When I was young, on the old island, the spirit stones that all the cultivators competed for were really rare!
After Xing Tianming's inspection and 1501's inspection, Wu Chen could be sure that this exquisite mountain Yuxiu Gate could light up the half-moon seal on the eyebrows of the Alpha Xingshi.
Dejima is hopeful!