0177 Chapter 4: The End of the Ordinary (Section 48)
"Is the thing painted above...the same as that [original impression]?"
Navis asked with a trembling voice. Among all the people, only Zhen Cheng could clearly see all the details described in [Original Impression].
"I didn't expect you to ask such a stupid question." Zhen Cheng's answer was concise and concise, but she did not mean to despise Navis, because she herself was also shocked by the scene in front of her.
In the middle of the wall is an ancient castle in flames of war.
The top of the castle is being attacked by giants flying in the sky; on the left are a large group of clay dolls throwing spears at the castle; on the right are groups of primitive people dressed in different styles. The only thing they have in common is that
The eyes are completely blackened.
The castle in the picture is not Scarry Castle, but a simple fortification built in the super ancient period that was half made of terrain and half piled with rammed earth and clay sculptures.
The giants flying in the sky are not anti-ship mechas, the clay dolls are not cyborg warriors, and the black eyes are all dressed in primitive clothes.
But it is precisely because of this that it is terrifying.
If he saw pictures on the ancient rock wall that replicated the battlefield on the ground, Zhen Cheng would not panic. Instead, he would first wonder when he was under an illusion, or that there was some kind of device deep in the underground palace that directly displayed real-time images.
Paradoxical shadow.
But the current situation gives people the impression that our ancestors thousands of years ago had foreseen today's scene and recorded it in a way they could understand at the time.
This gave Zhen Cheng an extremely familiar feeling of being plotted against.
And this is a calculation that has lasted for thousands of years.
She thinks so not entirely because she takes herself too seriously, but because her image has been painted in the mural. Is it necessary to forcefully turn a blind eye to the relationship between herself and this matter?
Under the simple mud castle in the mural, there are two very abstract female figures.
One has black hair in a long gown, and the other has red hair and is tall. Although the facial features of the two are not depicted, the person they refer to is already obvious.
The two people's movements in the picture are quite embarrassing, because in the middle of the castle below is a huge golden mask, emitting thousands of golden lights in all directions.
It can be said that this huge, meticulously painted golden mask is the main body of the entire mural. The two people in the painting, Zhen Cheng, were both frightened by the golden light. They covered their faces with their arms and leaned back.
posture.
Finally, there is no Navis in the portrait, but this illustrates the problem even more.
Because Navis was a foreign aid brought in by Zhen Cheng specifically to escape the "fate" arrangement.
Regarding the answer to Navis, Zhen Cheng's meaning is obvious. If it was the same mural he saw on the North American rock wall, Zhen Cheng would have anticipated what might happen at Scarry Castle. There is no reason not to do it sooner.
prepare for.
If the secrets recorded in [Original Image] are about the past, then the secrets at the bottom of Scarry Castle are about the future.
It’s just that no matter how bizarre the content of the mural itself is, the painting itself can be understood using the technology and imagination of the ancient times, and it does not have the obvious and breathtaking supernatural power of the former.
As Zhen Cheng put the phone on the ground and used its astigmatism mode to illuminate the entire stone hall, Navis began to observe the words on the mural and asked, "Do you recognize these words?"
In her experience, the words in ancient ruins often carry different functions than the pictures. If they can interpret them, they may be able to unlock the secret of why there are paintings that predict the future.
What's more important is that although she doesn't recognize this kind of writing at all, she always feels like she has seen it somewhere.
This is a very special type of writing, definitely not an alphabet. After searching dozens of characters, she could not find any duplicates.
But if they are ideographic hieroglyphs, it seems inappropriate because the images of these characters are too abstract and concise. Rather than being words, they are more like some kind of symbols.
"This is the text of the ancient sage, which only exists in the ancient inheritance of the three major families. It is said that it was born before the era of mankind and is the closest text to power itself," Zhen Cheng replied with certainty.
Ai Luogensi smiled without any surprise: "So you can interpret it?"
Zhen Cheng shook his head: "Unfortunately, my understanding of this kind of writing is limited to my own interest. The family does not force this knowledge to be passed down. Maybe after becoming the head of the family, I will know more secrets, right?"
Navis behind him immediately showed a disappointed expression. She was quite interested in this kind of thing. Unexpectedly, Zhen Cheng turned to smile and said:
"Although I am not proficient in this kind of writing, I can still recognize a few words.
For example, the largest character in the row in the center above the castle, the character on the far right means ‘doomsday’, and the second character on the left means ‘destined’.
And the wall directly behind us, which I ignored when we first came in, is a picture of sentient beings suffering torture and death. I recognize all three phrases on it.
Rather than recognizing them, it’s better to say that I remembered seeing these three phrases somewhere when I was a child. I went to check them out, but I couldn’t remember where I saw them. I only remembered these three phrases.
the meaning of……"
"So what do they mean?" Ai Luogensi seemed to be curious.
"Eternal dusk, deadly darkness, and... weird rain," Zhen Cheng said and shrugged: "Don't ask me more, I don't know either."
"Interesting," Navis suddenly pointed to the ground and said, "We don't seem to be the first wave of visitors."
After hearing this, Zhen Cheng picked up the phone, pointed the light at the ground, and then agreed almost without thinking: "A person, a male, wearing very high-end leather shoes. Judging from the current conditions, he is probably the core of a certain Scarry family.
member.
He entered this stone room from the entrance on the right, wandered around and explored for a while because of the unfamiliarity like us, leaving footprints around the entire hall, but he did not leave the hall until we entered..."
Hearing this, Logansi immediately pulled out two pistols.
"Don't be too nervous. The skills of those guys from the Scarree Presbyterian Church are all in Huahua Guangzhi. They really haven't made any achievements on the road to sublimation." Zhen Cheng signaled to Ai Luogansi not to be nervous, and he followed.
Shoe prints on the ground:
"People who come in from the other entrance should have no reason to be on guard against us and deliberately hide their bodies.
Apart from the closed secret passage, the only people entering here should not be trespassers like us, but the Scarry tribesmen who took the internal passage. Therefore, it is unlikely that the person in the stone room was hit.
The traps and corpses are gone.
Then, there may be only one thing left: this stone chamber hides the means to other places. For example, another more secret passage, a portal, or a direct connection to a different dimension?
Then, Scarry, who entered here first before us, has already entered the next level of secret room first because he has a family inheritance."