158. Ruins
The sudden appearance of a group of Swedes completely disrupted our plans, after the Crimea went back, the three of us no longer had sleep, when even began to pack up things, I directly shouted Zhou Wenwu, briefly explained the situation, Zhou Wenwu couldn't help but say angrily: "Hey! What a coincidence! I'd like to see which of the unsightly gringos is looking for the treasure of our ancestors! So where is the radio station? Let me hear it! ”
Anna took the miniature radio out of her backpack and explained, "The band for help is always in the middle of the night! There shouldn't be any changes at this time! ”
This time, due to the long distance from Pingjing, and we had to go through security checks along the way, we didn't have much equipment with us, and we only had two small repeaters to defend ourselves! I took it out directly, handed one to Zhou Wenwu, and let him hide it closely!
According to Krimu's words, there are six Swedes in total, although the number is not large, but they are real mercenaries, and they are only afraid that they are carrying guys, whether they are intended to be in the ancient country of the West Sea or not, but if they meet on this trip, according to the rules of the road, it is inevitable that there will be conflicts!
Half an hour later, everything was cleaned up, and the four of us sat around the fire waiting for Kerrim to come, I had wanted to inquire about the local situation here before the heavy snow stopped, but now I couldn't care about so much, but fortunately, Kerim was the next shaman, and I could only get some words from him on the way!
Not long, two hours later, before dawn, the sound of Krimu sounded outside the guest house, and the four of us immediately extinguished the fire and walked out, and saw Krimu leading three camels waiting at the intersection! I couldn't help frowning, if I had to bring a few camels in the summer, it would be necessary, but now it is freezing cold, and the newly full camels are tied to the house, and I am afraid that it will still be a burden to bring them!
"It's all set! Let's go! Save yourself from being seen by your neighbors again! ”
Kerrim beckoned us to hurry over, and when we arrived, I looked at the three camels carrying heavy loads and said, "Kerrim, this winter, with a few camels at night, do you care about them or us!" This must not freeze to death! ”
"Hey! If it were any other camel, it would have to stay at home in winter! But I'm different! ”
Krimu patted the camel beside him with pride, I couldn't help but look at the three camels again, under a closer look, it is indeed different from what I usually see, the heads of these three camels are generally small, but the necks are extraordinarily long, although the body is also the common gray-brown, but under closer inspection, it is a little different!
I couldn't help but feel a little curious, and wiped it directly, it was surprisingly soft to the touch, and this camel even had a thick layer of fluff!
"Why does this camel still have fluff?"
"It's a rarity that only we've ever had! Snow camels! If you have to rely on your legs alone, you will only be afraid of going back and forth for two months! Baggage is simply not enough! Go to the Peacock River Ancient Road, it's all up to it! ”
"So, your second uncle also brought snow camels?"
"That's nature, this snow camel is originally a sacred object that only shamans can raise!"
The name of the snow camel is the first time I have heard of it, Kerrymu's face is full of confidence, I think it should be different from ordinary camels, the four of us climbed up, the two of them rode together, Kerrim rode alone, and turned around and said: "With this snow camel here, it should not be difficult to find the ancient river channel, but that night Lan Guguo is not guaranteed!" Let's talk about it first! The time has come for a reward! ”
"Don't worry! You don't know the strength of our foreign friend! Let me tell you this, you new snow camels from ancient times to the present, as long as she wants, it will not be a problem to buy them all for you! You can rest assured that the reward is just! ”
Zhou Wenwudang even if it blew again, Kerim
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Hearing this, he smiled even more, so he pulled the reins and led us towards the wind and snow!
The quiet Qiang flute gradually faded behind me, and I asked, "Kerim, according to what you said, your second uncle and they have been on their way for two days, let's set off again at this time, is there any shortcut to get ahead of them!" ”
"A shortcut?" Kerim shook his head: "The Peacock River Ancient Road is difficult to find, this has been a unified identification method for all generations, and you must first go to the Yelan site to determine the approximate location and direction of the river before you can determine it while walking!" There is no fixed reference to that place in the Sea of Death! However, the wind and snow in the first two days were much heavier than now, and their speed should not be too fast! Let's reduce the time for repairing, it shouldn't be difficult to get ahead of them! ”
"Lao Mu, aren't you stealing business with your second uncle? If you bump into this, aren't you afraid that your second uncle will be angry? ”
Zhou Wenwu showed a wicked smile, but this Kerim said disapprovingly: "I'm just taking you to the ancient river channel!" As for whether you can find the female corpse, whether you can find the Yelan Ancient Kingdom, that's your business! Even if you bump into it, it's nothing! ”
Hearing this, Zhou Wenwu looked at me, and I handed him a look and signaled not to say more! But I also secretly said in my heart, I hope I don't meet it!
The trip to Xinmanchu, whether it is archaeology or scientific research, is just a high-sounding excuse, whether it is to find a female corpse or an ancient country, it is a violation of the regulations of cultural relics! It's just that the Sea of Death is not a good place in the eyes of these natives, but where are the ordinary people who do these things!
If it really happens, it's okay to say that the purpose is different, if it's all for the Yelan Ancient Kingdom, according to the rules of the road, a conflict is inevitable! What's more, they are foreigners, and I'm afraid they can't even follow the rules of the road!
Out of the Qiangdi, we went straight to the northwest, a morning, surrounded by a white snow hills, a different kind of desert scenery is amazing, but the cold wind and snow also blow painfully! Krimu shrunk on the camel's back wrapped in his jacket, and poked his head out every half an hour to argue the direction, but until the sky was getting dark, there was no figure in sight, and when he looked around, it was still white!
Walking through a slightly lower snow hill, the Crimean stopped and shouted for us all to come down and spend the night!
"It's still early! Resting now? ”
"Hey, the temperature in the desert is dropping fast! It's too late! ”
Hearing this, we all had to stop, and I looked around and asked, "Kerim, are you mistaken?" It's been a day, and I haven't seen anything! ”
"You can't go wrong! I'm still very familiar with this road! It should be there by this time tomorrow! Come and help! ”
As he spoke, Kerim had already taken out the guy and dug under the snow mound, and Zhou Wenwu and I also immediately helped, and in a short time, a gap was dug in the surrounding snow mound, revealing the damp sand inside!
In the desert, the biggest danger is at night, under the rapidly dropping temperature difference, most beginners will make a mistake, that is, lie down in the sand and rest! The heat retention of sand can be described as zero, and it must be blocked with something to have a certain effect of warmth!
Kerrim took out a few pieces of coarse cloth and spread the whole bunker, and then led the three snow camels to lie down first, and we were huddled in the middle of the three snow camels for the first night!
The next morning, after a brief resupply, we set off again, and by two or three o'clock in the afternoon, there were finally a few conspicuous buildings in the distance! When you get closer, there are several tall earthen walls and two stupas made of stone!
"This is the Yelan Ruins?"
It's the first time we've seen each other
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, although I was prepared in my heart, I couldn't help but be surprised when I looked at the scene in front of me! The so-called major discoveries in the archaeological world, the grand civilization of thousands of years ago, are nothing more than a few earthen walls and stupas that should not appear in the desert!
With an inexplicable sense of loss, I walked straight towards the stupa, the wind and snow had stopped this morning, and there were even traces of water on the stupa after the wind and snow melted, but it was indeed made of hard stone, and the strength of the several earthen walls on the side was by no means made of yellow sand all over the ground! When you think about it, it's really unusual!
But this is not the purpose of our trip, and I immediately asked:
"Crimea, the ruins of the ancient city have arrived, where is the river?"
Krim did not answer directly, but looked around for a moment, walked to the side and dug a pit, muttering:
"Don't look at the snow, the sand under this snow is the same every day, if you want to determine the specific location, you have to rely on some old methods!"
The four of us walked over with indescribable curiosity, and after a short time Kerim dug more than a meter deep, turned his head and took off the kettle, and after walking less than two steps, he put the kettle back down, and came back to the sand pit and said:
"Well, you two get out of the way!"
Kerim made a gesture to untie the belt, Anna and Sun Qing instantly understood, and hurriedly retreated to the side, Zhou Wenwu and I were also speechless, and after seeing this guy pouring into the sand pit, he actually reached out and grabbed a handful, rubbed it repeatedly in his hand, and then looked to the northwest:
"The general direction is here! Let's go! ”
I was dumbfounded, but Krimu rubbed his hands in the snow and got on the camel, turned his head and said:
"Why is it all like this? Even if there is snow, you have to have fire to turn into water! It's not always possible to replace it with snow! Fresh water should be used sparingly! ”
"Ugh! All right! But doesn't your method work? This determines the location of the palaeochannel? ”
I got on the camel with some doubts, but Crimea was still confident:
"This is a must-know skill for shamans throughout the ages! My next shaman is an oracle-certified! When I was looking for heaven with my father, this is the method used to worship the oracle, and I found the end of the ancient river! ”
"Then why didn't you pass on the shaman position directly, but let your second uncle be a shaman!"
The four of us mounted the camels one after the other, and then we went deeper again, and Krimu explained: "I was still young, and this was more than ten years ago! It wasn't just me, there were a few respectable old people who went with me, but they all died like my father! ”
Kerrim talked about the past, more than ten years ago, that is, when his father did not become a shaman, shamanism did not have its current place, and there were many foreign Manichaeism at that time, although the former has a long history, but with the development in recent years, doubts are also constant!
And the so-called shamanism is actually similar to the religion of the interior, all of which pay attention to the good people go to heaven, and the dead go to hell! However, what they call heaven and hell is not false, according to the doctrine, heaven and hell are in the same place, which is the sea of death!
It is up to the prophet to decide where the dead will go, and to get the guidance of the prophet, you need to borrow the power of the shaman's messenger!
With the discovery of the incorruptible female corpse when Crimea's father worshiped the oracle, it confirmed the existence of hell as the doctrine said, and shamanism re-emerged, in order to stabilize the status of the shaman, he led the people on a pilgrimage, and passed the shamanic position to his younger brother.
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