Chapter Fifteen Ancient Books and Dragon Guardians
Chen Ziyun frowned. He had never heard of any of this. Driven by curiosity, Chen Ziyun picked up this ancient book and looked through it carefully.
"In the spring of the eleventh year of Chongzhen, I traveled to Yunnan and heard that in the far west, north of Kunlun, there was Mount Buzhou..."
This is a travelogue in the nature of a memoir. The name Xu Hongzu is naturally familiar to Chen Ziyun. This person is Xu Xiake, a famous traveler in the late Ming Dynasty.
The memoirs started on the first day of February in the fourteenth year of Chongzhen and ended on February 27th. It lasted for nearly a month.
From the content point of view, the writing style is indeed that of Xu Xiake. From the writing point of view, it also makes people believe that because the handwriting used to write the content is getting weaker and weaker, which means that when the author wrote this article, his body had already
Very weak.
The content of the entire book seems incomplete. Xu Hongzu did not elaborate on the key parts, as if he was trying to hide something.
In addition to written records, there are also many illustrations. On the last page, Chen Ziyun also saw a hand-drawn map. Although the map was not accurate, Chen Ziyun could identify the general route Xu Hongzu walked at a glance. He felt deeply attached to this Ming Dynasty
The great traveler showed a little more respect.
But after reading the entire book, Chen Ziyun felt like he was stuck in a fog.
If this book was not written by Xu Xiake, he would be more convinced that it is a weird novel of notes. Because the content in the book may only be imagined by the novelist's unconstrained thoughts.
"This shouldn't be written under false pretense, right?" Chen Ziyun still had doubts.
"No." Wen Qing waited patiently for Chen Ziyun to finish reading the entire book before responding: "Actually, we have already walked along the route recorded in the book a long time ago, but in the end we arrived at
At the destination, some accidents occurred, which ultimately led to the failure of the mission. But everything discovered along the way verified the accuracy of the content recorded in this book." Wen Qing added: "Director Shen Sha's left arm,
It was damaged during that expedition."
Chen Ziyun thought of what Shen Sha mentioned just now, about how he lost an arm on the plateau.
"Oh?" Chen Ziyun wanted to know what happened that year. And why Wenqing gave him this scroll to read.
Wen Qing looked a little serious and said: "That happened decades ago. If you are interested, you can find Director Shen when you have time to find out what happened to him."
Chen Ziyun nodded slightly. If you want to hear stories, naturally you can get more truth from the mouths of those who have experienced them.
"And the reason why I came to you this time is actually because the bureau decided to launch the plan again. And you are the consultant I recommended." Wen Qing answered Chen Ziyun's doubts.
"Consultant?" Chen Ziyun asked in confusion.
"That's right. The reason why the last mission failed was because we lacked the corresponding talents and equipment. But now, with the black bird statue unearthed and a group of elites joining us, I believe we will definitely go much smoother this time."
Wen Qing's tone seemed so calm and confident. Under her explanation, Chen Ziyun quickly understood the truth of the matter. However, Chen Ziyun did not imagine that this matter would involve him so deeply.
This matter has to start with the establishment of 042 organization.
Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, the 042 organization already existed. At that time, the predecessors of 042 called themselves Dragon Guards. Most of the Dragon Guards were knowledgeable and talented people, or strange people. Although they were not many in number, their potential influence was huge.
.They take it as their own duty to protect this scroll written by Xu Hongzu. Of course, they also actively explore the places described in the scroll. But apart from them, they try their best to prevent others from approaching.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Dragon Guard Organization was incorporated and named Organization 042. From then on, Xu Hongzu's notes fell into the hands of the organization. The organization was also very interested in the records in the notes, so it organized several expeditions.
But without exception, every expedition was at the cost of annihilation of the entire army. Only in the one represented by Shen Sha, one person survived by chance, and that was Shen Sha himself. But he also paid the price of an arm.
It was also because of Shensha's survival that the top management of the 042 organization knew how dangerous the destination was and how inadequate their preparations were, so they were forced to delay the exploration of the area. This delay accounted for most of the
century.
The reason why this expedition plan was suddenly restarted had to be related to several recent tomb robbing incidents in Zhouyuan.
Judging from the black bird statue that was later unearthed, the tomb robbers obviously knew that there was a black bird statue hidden in one of the tombs. According to relevant records, the black bird statue is necessary to enter the ultimate place recorded by Xu Hongzu.
things.
It is conceivable that behind these tomb robbers, there must be someone who knows this secret, and may know more information than 042 has. Their purpose is naturally similar to that planned by 042.
However, after the accidental death of these tomb robbers, Organization 042 discovered that the other party's strength may have exceeded 042's. The other party had at least mastered a relatively comprehensive gene cloning technology to create a human model based on four people.
Humanity.
This kind of technology can no longer be described as a certain force. This is a technical standard that can only be achieved by the power of the country. Even the countries with the most developed genetic technology have never released it. They have mastered biological cloning technology to such a level.
Thinking from a deeper level, since this mysterious force is not afraid of leaking even the most cutting-edge gene cloning technology and uses such genetic people, it can only be explained that this black bird statue is a must-win for them. This is a thing they can
the price to bear.
What puzzles the decision-makers of Organization 042 is that if this mysterious force is really determined to get the Black Bird statue, there is no need for them to use genetic people. There are actually many tomb robbers active in the Zhouyuan area. As long as they pay
For a corresponding price, countless experienced native masters are willing to serve them. It is not very difficult to steal the funerary objects from several ancient tombs quietly.
However, the decision-makers could not come up with a solution to this unsolvable puzzle, so they had no choice but to leave it alone. However, they hastily put the plan that had been dormant for more than 60 years back on the agenda. In order to get there in time
Before all the forces get involved in the ultimate place, they must completely take out what 042 is determined to get.
But it is not easy to build a capable team. It requires a variety of talents. Chen Ziyun is also one of the candidates.
This is not because Chen Ziyun is knowledgeable, but because he is younger than those more qualified experts and scholars and is more able to adapt to the desperate situation he will reach during this trip.
In addition, there is another important reason, that is, Chen Ziyun's grandfather was the predecessor of the 042 organization and a member of the Dragon Keepers. Chen Ziyun's grandfather once told that once this mission is started in the future, there must be his direct descendants