Eggplant is right, this temple is indeed very different from what we have seen before.
Not only are there no Buddha statues, there are also strange corpses tied everywhere.
Chen Ke gasped and said:
"Oh shit, it scared me to death. How come those corpses don't rot? I thought they were fake corpses."
Song Qian also added:
"It seems that it is not that easy to enter the space indicated by the bronze mirror."
The four of them took off their diving suits, sat on the sand, wrapped in self-heating blankets, and summarized the underwater situation just now.
Chen Ke roughly drew the following sketch and confirmed the distance according to the positioning system on his body.
Everyone marked several suspicious places.
Including bronze bells, wells, main halls, and those strange corpses chained up.
First of all, this entire ancient temple. Judging from the time when temples were introduced to our country in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the temples here must have been built much later than the ancient mirror.
And when you look at many places in the temple, there are differences between the two types of architecture.
Ji Han speculated that the temple was later rebuilt on the original building.
Eggplant had the same question as Ji Han:
"It's nonsense enough to have a house under the water. But to convert the house into a temple, that's a lot of time."
Song Qian reminded:
"It is not necessarily built in the water, because although the Pre-Qin Nine Star Mirror shows that there was water at that time, and there is water here now, we cannot guarantee whether there was no water here in the middle."
Everyone nodded and agreed that this possibility does exist at present.
Chen Ke asked:
"What's going on with the corpse in the water? Why is it still locked?"
Ji Han shook his head, expressing that he could not understand.
However, he also told everyone what he knew about the punishment for killing in Shenhu, and also warned:
"Try not to move those corpses. Since they are chained, it means they were in danger."
And Ji Hanxin said that this game wouldn't have a few corpses just for decoration, right?
Speaking of danger, Eggplant suddenly thought of the bronze bell and asked:
"Hey, Ji Han, did you find anything when you stopped me from pushing the bell just now?"
Ji Han explained:
"It's not like I've discovered anything. I've heard that the bronze bells of some temples will hold unclean things and hold them with the bell in order to seal or suppress them, so don't open them easily."
Thinking of the name Zhengui Temple, everyone thinks it makes sense.
Song Qian concluded:
"Then the next difficulty is to find the entrance to the next area. According to the previous guidance of the Pre-Qin Nine Star Mirror, you should enter an area like a grand canyon through the buildings in the water."
However, after searching further, I found no entrance.
Ji Han thought for a moment and said:
"If there is a hidden entrance, the only possibility is the bronze bell or the shaft in the courtyard."
Chen Ke thought of the shaft road:
"Isn't that well water flowing out? How can it be the entrance?"
Eggplant thought it was reliable when he heard it, and explained to Chen Ke:
"Hey, Chen Ke, don't you believe it? Many things go against the current. For example, when I was performing a mission in the rainforest, I had to hide in disguise and sleep in the swamp, so I had to seal my underwear.
You must not urinate in wastewater or swamps, because many bugs will swim up the urine and get into places they shouldn't."
When Chen Ke heard this, he unconsciously tightened his hips.
Ji Han and Song Qian also felt a little uncomfortable, but it was true.
Ji Han added:
"The water flow in the well is very weak. It may be connected to some other body of water, or it may be connected to an underground water layer somewhere. Based on the surrounding height, I think the former is more likely. It is still necessary to go and take a look."
After all, there is no other entrance now, except for the well, and the only thing that can be explored is the copper bell.
However, something is obviously wrong with the bronze bell, so it’s better not to touch it.
Everyone confirmed the next move and rested for a while to regain their strength.
Chen Ke took out beef jerky and distributed it to everyone. Since his last mission, he had stocked up on a lot of beef jerky to replenish energy during the mission.
When everyone's physical strength was almost restored, they began to put the equipment in the box into the waterproof backpack.
If you successfully find the entrance this time, you can enter with your backpack. However, it is inconvenient to bring things back up underwater. If you do not find the entrance, you can also leave your items underwater first.
Everyone put on their equipment again and got ready to go, but at this moment.
The shore was illuminated by a teleporting white light.
The four of them immediately became vigilant, thinking that people from the Consciousness Only Society had followed them here.
But what appeared with the white light were five members of the International Alien Alliance team, captain Ethan, as well as Little K, sniper Will, and the black man and woman.
When the leader Ethan saw the four people, he smiled and said:
"I found you guys, please come back with me."
Song Qian didn't expect them to catch up here so quickly and accurately, but she still didn't lose in momentum and asked:
"Why should I go back with you?"
Ethan chuckled:
"In the language of your country, this is called 'knowingly asking questions'. Not reporting to the international headquarters and handling a super-dangerous alien energy source like the 'God Pillar' without permission is not enough to go back and accept punishment?"
Before Song Qian could reply, Eggplant scolded:
"As the saying goes in your country, it's 'Wang Wang Wang Wang'. That's really nosy. Besides, what evidence do you have that we are here to find the 'God Pillar'?"
Ethan snorted and said:
"Then please explain to me, why are you all armed in such a remote place?"
Eggplant stood up, took off his pants and showed off his large flower pants and said:
"Can't I come here for a fucking vacation? Scuba diving, swimming, as a sniper, it is very reasonable and logical to carry weapons with you! You don't care about that."
Faced with Eggplant's quarrel, everyone in the International Alien Team felt a little unhappy.
Will raised his gun and said:
"Captain, do you want me to do it hard?"
Ethan waved his hand and said with suppressed anger:
"It's useless to talk harshly. I also asked a few people to come back to me for investigation and report the 'Shen Pillar' matter to the International Headquarters in detail, and they will handle it."
Of course Ethan has his own selfish motives. How can something like the "God Pillar" contain huge alien energy be handled by you? You must rely on the pressure of the International Alien Alliance to hand this good thing over to you.
The two sides almost started to quarrel.
Ji Han jumped out hurriedly and stopped him:
"Captain Ethan, and everyone, please calm down."
When the five of them saw Ji Han coming, they were all more polite. After all, he saved Christine that day.
Xiao K also told the details of the matter when he went back, so everyone recognized Ji Han's strength and character, and believed that he would take the overall situation into consideration.
When Ji Han saw that everyone was quiet, he said slowly:
"Let me be fair. Why should we listen to you? Captain Ethan?"
The International Alien Alliance team did not expect Ji Han to reply like this, and was stunned on the spot.
My heart says you are not fair. Isn’t this just trying to stir up trouble?
Ethan clenched his fist:
"Because you all belong to the Other World Guards, and the Other World Guards should respect the arrangements of the International Other World Alliance."
Ji Han smiled slightly and said:
"Oh, so that's it. Then I quit. What a useless organization. There are so many things going on. I will join the Consciousness Only Society tomorrow."
As he said that, he picked up his backpack and walked into the water.