Tyson really set off the airship at four o'clock in the morning that night. The area they still had to search was relatively large. Zhuyan Town was just a place where they could temporarily supply supplies and try their luck. Since there was no harvest, there was no need to waste time.
's set off.
At dawn, two giant airships towed three hot-air balloons flying at a very slow speed in a very low airspace. The observers used telescopes to search for all suspicious places. Tyson hoped to see something consistent with the Philippines from the surface.
If something unique to the Kingdom of Garni were buried underground like the Tomb of Princess Green Algae in the Blood Rock, it would be bad. But things have to be done step by step. First, search the entire area designated by Zola.
It is necessary to do it again.
During this period, they discovered some ruins of ancient ruins and some dilapidated villages, which may have been temporary strongholds left by sand pirates.
On this day, their airship flew to a hilly area in the vast desert. Tyson pointed at the map and said: "We have now returned to the Qiu Island area. The terrain here is complicated. Maybe we can go down and have a look."
"Qiudao, do you mean the continuous bare hills below?" Tusi Xiong looked out the window with a telescope. In the distance, the yellow sand was rolling and dim, but he could still see the undulating mounds on the horizon.
Qiu Ya said: "Yes. I have been near Qiudao before, but never here. I heard that people in the desert in this area call these undulating hills the islands in the desert ocean, so they call this place Qiudao.
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"Hey, there is also a castle marked on the map." Ruola pointed to the mark of a castle on the map: "Is it called 'Qiu Castle'?" Her eyesight was a bit bad, and the words were too small to see clearly.
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"Wait a minute, let me take a look." Tyson took out a small notebook he carried with him, searched inside, and compared it with the map: "Yes, it's called Qiubao. It's a castle that's been around for who knows how many years.
According to the information, this place is often used as a temporary cornering point for sand bandits to avoid pursuit. This place is far away from the edge of the desert, and few people come here. Oh, it also said that there are many places near Qiu Island.
There are ancient ruins, especially many cave statues. Well, it’s a place to go directly.”
Everyone soon saw the castle, which was located on a higher hill among the mountains. The appearance of the castle was very dilapidated, but it was quite large and thick, and it still generally maintained its original outline.
"Let's land here." Tyson ordered two airships and three hot air balloons to land on a nearby mountain and moor them, leaving some people to guard them while the others headed for the castle.
The hills here are not high, and the highest one is only about three or four hundred meters above the ground. The hills are gentle, and most of them are connected to each other. In addition, there are no trees, so you can see the surrounding hills at a glance.
When everyone came to the foot of the hill fort, they found that directly opposite the hill fort there was a short tower standing on another hill. Because the color of the tower was the same as the color of the sand, the airship did not see it when it descended.
Several sand demons gathered together in front of the castle, moving slowly like cold and unconscious puppets.
"Let's go in and have a look."
They wanted to see all the ancient monuments with their own eyes. Unfortunately, the inside of the castle was also very dilapidated. The ground was covered with gray carbon and bricks that had accumulated for countless years. There were some badly rusted weapons and iron pots in the corners of the walls.
There were also a few pieces of dried and crusted feces, which showed that someone had been here not long ago. But there were more traces of being buried by the years.
It is difficult to see any cultural characteristics in this abandoned castle. The walls are covered with graffiti carved with swords and paint by later generations. The copper lamp embedded in the wall has also been knocked out, leaving only one.
There were many rooms in the castle, and everyone spent more than an hour walking around. Basically, what they saw was a mess. Even some of the secret rooms in the castle had been opened, and the mechanisms had been disabled or destroyed.
Ruola carefully observed the damaged ancient stone carvings on the wall, trying to discern something from them, but accidentally slipped, stepped on something and almost fell.
She stood up holding on to the wall, and people in nearby rooms heard her voice and rushed over.
"What's wrong, sister Ruola?" Fuzi supported Ruola and looked at her with concern to see if she was injured.
Ruola picked up the thing she stepped on, and it turned out to be a ring.
"Mellon Ring, I had one of these before." The flat-nosed mage from the White Skeleton Mercenary Group said when he saw the ring.
Tyson came over with Jin and his guards. Jin took the ring and looked at it: "There is a little trace of oxidation and rust on the ring. It won't be long ago. The Mellon ring was made by someone five hundred years ago.
The standard equipment mass-produced by the country is not that old and has nothing to do with the historical sites here. It should have been left here by people in the past." She threw the ring back to Ruola.
Flat Nose said: "The magic power of this ring is very good, and it also has a certain amount of magic power reserve. It is very suitable for magic beginners like you and Fuz."
Fuzzy shouted: "I am not a beginner in magic, I am the Great Demon King..."
Everyone is used to him being like this, and no one listens to his nonsense.
Ruola didn't pay attention to the ring, but she made a new discovery on the base of the wall. When she picked up the ring just now, she found that someone had carved a simple pattern on the base of the wall with a sharp weapon such as a dagger or a dagger. Like this
Graffiti graphics are everywhere in the castle. Some are layer by layer, and I don’t know what they were painted on. However, this one still retains a relatively complete style because it is at the root of the wall.
Ruola put her head against the wall and looked at the picture upside down. The crooked lines allowed her to roughly see what it was: "Angels and demons?"
"What?" Everyone didn't hear clearly for a moment and all looked at the simple picture.
Ruola was suspicious and said to herself: "Angels and demons are symbols of Bemut culture. How come they appear here? It's really strange."
Jennifer felt confused. She looked left and right at the picture but couldn't tell it had anything to do with angels and demons: "This is just something randomly carved by a child. It doesn't look like an angel or a devil."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Ruola shook her head in denial. Others could not see it, but she was very familiar with this figure. It is true that the person who drew this simple diagram was very poor.
The drawing was nondescript, probably carved by some sand pirate when he was bored, but the overall line segment distribution of the figure was consistent with the patterns of various angels and demons in Bemut culture that she had studied for a long time, so she
After just one glance, I felt familiar and recognized it immediately.
But here comes the question. How could the people who came here, whether it was to take shelter from winds, sandstorms, or take a short break, leave such a pattern? In history, there are also cultures that have inherited the graphics of angels and demons, and they are scattered.
There may also be Bemut gold coins, that is, coins of angels and demons. Someone happened to have a gold coin that was the same as hers, so he copied it, or there were traces of Bemut culture in this castle, and it was
Someone copied it crudely?
Ruola doesn't know and can't figure it out. There are many possibilities here. Maybe the owner of this castle also had a hobby of collecting cultural relics during his lifetime, or it's possible that the addition here is the site of the Bemut culture. Even though this castle
Definitely not built during the Bemut period.
It was rumored that the Bemut culture was annihilated overnight, leaving only a desert and wasteland. But no one knew the specific location of this very ancient culture. She knew that most of the legends of the ancients were mixed with exaggerated
Ingredients, the so-called overnight may not mean overnight, but a very short period of time.
There are too many possibilities here, but the sudden appearance of angels and devils still gave Ruola a sudden shock.
"Let's go."
There was no more discovery, so everyone took Ruola back to the main hall on the first floor of the castle. After checking around again, they found nothing and went out.
After leaving the castle, everyone ran to the opposite hill to look at the khaki short tower.
The tower is not high, only about ten meters high, but there are many densely packed layers outside the tower, and there are many small doors on each layer. This dense and fragmented appearance makes people's scalp numb, as if they are growing on
It’s the same as the big honeycomb on the ground. The tower is solid. I don’t know what it is used for. It is damaged in some places, but it is still very strong. There are signs of weathering, but it is not obvious yet. It should be related to the material. The appearance of the tower looks like
It's earthy yellow, but it's not actually made of mud. I don't know what material it is. The alligator punched it a few times and it was very hard.
Cannabis Ban jumped up to the tower with a magic stone gun on his back and kicked it twice, wondering: "What is this thing used for? It's like poop flowing straight through a weight. It's yellow and looks disgusting."
Everyone frowned, and Jennifer said dissatisfied: "Hey, you can't be more polite, you obviously feel very uncomfortable when you see this thing."
Cannabis Spot scratched his head and smiled with big yellow teeth. He held Fuzi and said: "Miss Ruola, and Her Royal Highness the Princess, let's go eat, we are hungry."
Everyone was speechless. They had just talked about shit and then talked about eating. Does this person know how disgusting it is?
It was getting late, so everyone decided to take a rest for the night and continue exploring the surroundings tomorrow.
The night was spent peacefully. After breakfast the next day, we started exploring the Qiu Island area. The area around Desert Qiu Island is not particularly large, so there is no need for an airship. It only takes one or two days, or at most three days, to hike.
The search can be completed. There are many sand demons wandering in this area. This kind of ignorant, emotionless creature can often be seen in the desert. Sometimes when traveling on foot, a sudden gust of wind blows, and it gathers around you.
The sand takes shape.
However, this kind of elemental monsters formed by gathering sand are relatively rare in the pure endless desert areas. They are mostly found in areas where deserts and soil overlap. Some people say that it is precisely because of these sand monsters that the desertification of the land becomes more severe.