The sacrifices were often things they cherished, or items that were recognized as having high value at that time. For a period of time, pure women were indeed active in various sacrificial rituals, and it was easier for such women to
Be accepted by the gods they believe in.
Cassia looked at the six women in the stone painting carefully several times. The two pairs of wings behind them did not conform to the basic characteristics of dragons. The insect-like crystal wings were not the same thing as dragon wings at all.
What other species is it? Is it what it looks like after surgery using other second-type biological tissues? Cassie speculated that it may be something that dragons like, or it may be the natural enemy of dragons. The sacrificial crowd uses this method to win
The joy of the gods.
"Were dragons gods on the mainland in the past?" Cassia focused on the sketch of dragons on the stone painting. The ferocious appearance did not quite match the appearance of gods, but it was the expression of blocking the sun, showing
The dragon in the stone painting is a symbol of power among the people who worship it. But the dragon in the stone painting is also a special case among dragons. The empire itself has 500,000 dragons in captivity for surgical materials.
Adopted, plus the other two giant countries and hundreds of small countries in the Later Phase Continent, the number will only be more.
Dragons also have their own country and civilization. This is what Cassia knew after the military school opened up some of the data permissions. Maybe the dragon in the stone painting is the king of a dragon country.
There are also a few strange words beside each stone painting. Cassia can only remember them all in her mind now. When things here come to an end, she can ask Shaco for help after returning to Manoma.
In addition to these, in the corner of the stone painting, Cassia saw traces of excavations by later people, which were the marks left by Grote.
"It seems to be conveying something to me, or some secret information." After looking around carefully to make sure that he didn't leave anything behind, he came to the caves that connected the underground caves.
Along the way, according to the route fixed by the group of prospectors, we entered a dry cave.
The air is neither fresh nor turbid. There is a place here that is connected to the outside world, but it has not been discovered by Cassia. According to the feeling of the skin and breathing, the concentration of "germs" present here has suddenly become much higher. Only here
After staying in this environment for a few minutes, Cassia felt nauseous. She sat down and rested for a while, and waited until her body slowly adapted before moving forward.
Now one thing is more certain. The disaster of "germs" may have been caused by the group of ore prospectors themselves. The fixed lines on the cave indicate that the group of ore prospectors have indeed been here, but with such a concentration of "germs"
, ordinary people may not survive for more than a few minutes if they are exposed to it. The only explanation is that this concentration did not exist here at that time, or that when the group of people were driven by diamonds and jewelry to begin exploring this cave network
At that time, the "germs" had not yet flooded the entire area.
The journey ahead was a complicated spider web. There were many branches in the route of the ore seekers. Grote's mark appeared from time to time, but it did not become Cassia's guidepost. In the slow progress of exploration, time was unknown.
When he woke up around ten o'clock in the evening, Cassia didn't know how many circles he had made. Later, he even opened his cross pupils to get a good sense of direction, and then remembered the path he had taken, and formed a map in his head.
A winding network of connected caves.
Several other spacious underground cavities have been discovered, but there are no valuable clues except for stone paintings and some tools left behind by prospectors for temporary rest. The contents of the stone paintings are mostly similar, except for that one
Similar paintings of worshipers and giant whales breaking out of the sea are the most frequent.
In the time recorded by the stone paintings, these two paintings may have been of great significance and may have been two huge events.
Cassia was thinking as she moved forward. She often rested along the way, and she never knew when the feeling would appear. After turning on the cross pupils, faint warnings of danger appeared in her body from time to time. In order to maintain sufficient physical strength to cope with the situation, she was very careful every step forward.
The map in his brain started from the natural shaft and has now expanded into a complex network. At this time, Cassia added the route he had taken not long ago, rubbed his head, and then turned on the strong flashlight.
Looking ahead, it was still dark, with only the stone walls protruding from time to time or the stalagmites formed over a long period of time.
"The flashlight is about to lose its support, and it acts as a distance meter based on the number of steps I take. Although I have been here for more than ten hours, the actual distance I have advanced is not much. Compare this to the one I saw by the lake.
The size of the mountain means that I have only managed to get into it a little bit. After all, I spent most of my time going around in circles."
I chose to leave, but this time I was not fully prepared. The strong flashlight could hardly support the subsequent exploration. And there were still many things that Cassia needed to record.
"Next time you come here, consider bringing paper, pen, and ink, and take rubbings of those stone paintings with you."
It took more than an hour to return to the dragon skull. The skull and the pile of diamonds emitted a very penetrating green light, which was far brighter than other things contaminated with "germs" and even illuminated the surroundings.
"Did they also move this skull here?" There are far more germs than the surrounding ones, which seems to be Cassia's criterion for considering where the items come from. Inside the mountain, the content of "germs" is obviously higher than outside.
Cassia believed that this skull originally existed here not long ago, but the chaos of the marks left by Grote made him suspicious. He was led to the wrong head from the beginning, and coupled with the influence of time and volcanic eruptions, some
With the cave network disrupted, Grote's road signs no longer play any role.
Back in the abandoned town, Cassia wrote down everything he saw in the cave network, and planned to go back to the nearest city tomorrow. The tools for exploring the cave network need to be more professional, and a small town where old people gather cannot meet this requirement.
Requirements such as solid fuel and corresponding tools are not available. And I also want to buy some energy materials or used energy conversion equipment. I am not afraid of the dark, and I also enjoy the sense of security brought by being wrapped in darkness, but exploring
Unknown things will indeed look more comfortable when exposed to light.
With two pneumatic swords, the two phosphorus tubes inside can meet all the power requirements of the routes laid out by the prospectors. What is lacking now is conversion equipment and a large number of adapting lamps.
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"At this rate, it will take us about a week to reach our destination."
"The later the better, I don't want to encounter prey in the Borghese area. You didn't see it, but I saw what the prey looked like at that time. There is nothing wrong with the second stage of the operation, but the threat and danger brought by the scaly state
Sex is far more dangerous than the three stages of surgery. It started three years ago, and until now, I am still worried about the surgical development of hardened skin. And hardened skin is just a deep scaly surgical development.
It's just a transition point on the line. Don't tell me that your body strengthening and healing strengthening have been completed."
In the only hall in the airship where the crew could rest, Resa and Trono sat at the table, drinking wine to kill the boring time during the journey.
"If there is new progress on Manoma, maybe we can return directly on the way." Trono was not in a good mood. He had thought a lot in the past few days, and he felt more and more that the Knights had entrusted them with the mission.
This mission is to clearly let them die. Knowing their own strength, passing the formal knight assessment mission with just a passing score is indeed nothing in the Rose and the Rose Knights with many elites, or it is nothing in the first place.
.But he is still a member of the Knights, and such treatment makes him feel uncomfortable.
This is the case in the Mesalia region, and the same is true in the Borghese region. The advance team is a nice and decent term, but they know in their hearts that it really means cannon fodder at the front. Milton and Cyprie may end up soon.
performed on them.
Resa didn't answer anything in the end, just sighed.
"Everyone is equipped with sufficient blue and silver bullets, and we also have pneumatic weapons. Heavy firepower, artillery, and bombs are also prepared. This small and medium-sized airship is also a semi-modified military warship, equipped with six triple-mounted
It has a 20mm cannon, two aircraft bomb launchers, a large-scale incendiary bomb launcher, and a military-grade turret. A single shell from the main gun can completely blow several connected residential buildings into pieces. In this way,
The firepower may help us regain our advantage." Ressa was thinking about other aspects, "After all, the Knights mission treats us like this. Now that we have something that can be used, we will wait until it completely loses its due value.
If you go down and face the prey directly, you won't be told anything by the people above."
"They are all actions carried out to better capture the target." He added.
"Even if I finish using it, I don't want to get off the airship. I told you, you didn't see it, but I did." Trono found that Resa did not listen to his words. (To be continued)