After a simple wash, Liu Xing and Ding Kun drank coffee together and chatted while watching the rising sun.
"Now the first phase of the main mission has been completed. It depends on how we explore the ruins of this ancient civilization." Ding Kun said with some worry: "When I got up to go to the toilet yesterday, I saw Norton and others.
We were still discussing whether this ancient ruins had any excavation value, as well as the assessment of unknown risks. The final conclusion reached was a bit baffling, that is, it can be excavated, but only a little bit, because the items that have been excavated at the entrance are...
Look, this relic of an ancient civilization may be a city that suffered severe wars."
"Cities like this actually don't have much scientific research value, because cities in ancient times are actually considered disposable items. After all, ancient civilizations are all kinds of strange to us today, so their respective cities have very obvious characteristics.
, so most cities are not suitable for other civilizations to live in, so these cities will be abandoned directly after being conquered. By then, the good things in the city will naturally be taken away, and the remaining things may also be lost to passers-by or professionals.
The scavengers take it away, and the last remaining things will become waste as time goes by.”
"But because of the big pit trap at the beginning, people are a little suspicious that there is something wrong with this ancient civilization relic. After all, who would set up a trap near a worthless abandoned city? Isn't this just looking for trouble? So Elizabeth thinks
This relic of an ancient civilization may be concealed. Although it is pretended to be an abandoned city, it is actually a secret. It may be the secret fortress of the ancient civilization, or it may be a sealed backup city, ready for a comeback in the future.
, after all, the principle of the cunning rabbit’s three burrows has been around for a long time.”
Hearing what Ding Kun said, Liu Xing believed a little more what Sirius said last night. It seemed that the ancient ruins under his feet were indeed a captured city, but what was special about it was that it
It is the capital of a country.
"If I weren't worried about being discovered by Norton and others eavesdropping, I should still be able to hear some key information."
Ding Kun picked up a stone and threw it into the pit. "When I was getting up to exercise, I suddenly discovered a very interesting thing, that is, there is something wrong with the gravity in this pit."
Liu Xing looked at the stone and found that its falling speed was indeed slower than normal, but only about a quarter slower. So if Ding Kun hadn't specially reminded him, Liu Xing would not have noticed this.
a little.
"If nothing else happens, there may be an anti-gravity device in operation in this ancient ruins, so I began to suspect that this so-called sinkhole trap is just some sand and dust being continuously trapped by this anti-gravity device.
Lifting up, a terrain similar to a quicksand pit was formed. As a result, the previous expedition team was unlucky. It happened to catch up with the moment when the anti-gravity device failed, so the whole team fell directly, and this
The anti-gravity device may still be in a restarting state, so the effect is just like this." Ding Kun said seriously.
Liu Xing frowned and said with some confusion: "Brother Ding, what you mean is that if this anti-gravity device is successfully restarted, we won't be hurt at all even if we jump directly, because we may feel like we are in space."
Float?"
"Yes, I think this main mission may require us to enter the ruins of this ancient civilization, and then it will not give us time conditions on the surface, but it will let us know that we should leave through the disappearing gravity, because if we don't
If you leave, you may become meatloaf on the ceiling." Ding Kun nodded and replied.
At this moment, the campsite started to become noisy. When Liu Xing looked back, he found that many people were fighting for the toilet...
As for Zhang Jingxu and others, they could still endure it after waking up, because Liu Xing and others had to go to the toilet before leaving the airport. After all, going to the toilet in this deserted place still tests one's psychological quality.
, especially for these "city dwellers" who have no relevant experience.
"Ah, I don't know what we are going to do today."
Yin En said to the sky: "Although I have only been here for less than half a day, I have already begun to feel bored, because there is no mobile phone signal here, and there is no mahjong or anything like that... If I had known that I would leave so early, I would have left so early yesterday.
It’s time to buy a pair of mahjong and bring it over, and play it once when you have nothing to do.”
Zhang Jingxu shook his head and said with a smile: "Are you looking down on Norton and the others? Our current entrance exam can be regarded as a special interview. We can paddle around, but we can't play blatantly, right?
"
As soon as Zhang Jingxu finished speaking, an explosion suddenly came from the distance.
"problem occurs?"
Liu Xing looked at a small mushroom cloud rising in the distance, roughly estimated the distance and said: "The explosion point is less than three kilometers away from us, and I remember that we came from there. In that area
There should be no buildings or residents, so what was the situation with this explosion?"
"Everyone, please note that because the explosion point is not far from us, for the sake of safety, team members equipped with weapons are asked to gather at the temporary parking area and make necessary battle preparations."
Elizabeth's voice suddenly echoed through the entire camp, "As for the team members who are not equipped with weapons but know how to use guns, please come to me to receive weapons."
Liu Xing took out his pistol and said to Shi Zixuan: "Shi Zixuan, if you can, please stay and help me take care of Tian Qing and Li Mengyao. They have just joined the Cthulhu Running Team game hall and have not had a chance yet.
Learn skills with firearms.”
Master Zixuan nodded, smiled and hugged Tian Qing and said, "Don't worry Liu Xing, I will support you as your wife."
After everyone laughed a few times, they started to take action.
Although Liu Xing has gotten back the biological pistol, the appearance of the thing is really too cool, so Liu Xing is embarrassed to take it out and use it, and in such a possible high-intensity battle, he cannot actively replenish bullets.
His weapon is just a piece of scrap metal.
When Liu Xing and others arrived at the temporary parking lot, they discovered that someone was installing light machine guns on the pickup trucks. This made Liu Xing and others feel relieved. After all, in a battle without armored units, the firepower of light machine guns
The output cannot be underestimated.
"Please note that I have just flown a drone to investigate the explosion site and found that several oil tankers were attacked. As for the attackers, it seems that they were a group of more than ten robbers, each with a rifle.
, so the firepower is quite strong." Norton stood up and said: "But what's a little strange is that these people were supposed to come to steal the oil, but judging from the traces left on the scene, they directly opened fire and detonated it.
The tankers were detonated, and more importantly, these tankers were detonated almost at the same time, so we only heard one explosion."
"Is this a thief shouting to catch the thief?"
Liu Xing frowned and said: "Judging from the current situation, these tank trucks should have been destroyed deliberately. As for the purpose of doing so, it was either to take the opportunity to raise the price of oil in nearby cities, or to defraud insurance money or something.
But having said that, I think both possibilities seem outrageous, because in other countries it would be fine, but here is one of the poorest countries in the world, so even if the oil price is raised, it will
It’s not much benefit. As for insurance money, does this country really have it?”
"Yes, there are only so many people in a country like Earthsea who can use oil, and they are relatively fixed, so this method of raising oil prices is likely to be more costly than gain; as for insurance money, etc.
There is an insurance company in the country of Earthsea, and the country of Earthsea is in chaos now. Even if there is an insurance company, it should run away. After all, if it doesn't run away now, it may end up bankrupting the company." Yin En continued.
said.
"I don't understand...Wait a minute, the Earthsea Kingdom is right next to America, so the current Earthsea Kingdom should apply for assistance from America, so it has blown up a few oil tankers now, and then it will
You can ask America for oil for several ships." Zhang Jingxu said.
At this moment, Norton, who was controlling the drone, said again: "These guys are coming towards us, so everyone is looking for a nearby bunker to prepare for battle. If you don't have enough bullets on hand, you can confidently go to the nearby ammunition box."
Make supplements."
Hearing what Norton said, everyone present immediately dispersed to look for cover. To put it bluntly, it was the big stone and the uncle. Only a few people chose to use vehicles as cover under forced circumstances, because within the effective range of the rifle, ordinary cars
It can't stop bullets at all, and there is a possibility of detonating a mailbox, so it is better not to use a car as a cover if possible.
As for Liu Xing and others, they were lucky enough to find a boulder that was just enough to hide everyone, although this also left Liu Xing and others with only two firepower points on the left and right.
After a while, Liu Xing heard the roar of a car and a burst of gunfire. It sounded like someone was firing a gun into the sky.
"Okay, it seems we don't need to worry about this group of well-trained robbers." Ding Kun shook his head and said: "Firing a blank gun into the sky at the beginning not only wastes bullets, but also shows a lack of management.
, Besides, as long as these guys are not blind, they should be able to see the light machine guns on those pickup trucks, which are much easier to use than their rifles."
"But we don't know if these guys have backup, and the chaos in Earthsea mainly happened in the capital. At the same time, it came and went quickly, so if these bandits didn't appear out of thin air, then they
It means that they should be people from a nearby tribe. These local snakes are easy to fight and difficult to deal with." Ding Kun shook his head and said: "Strong dragons cannot suppress local snakes. After all, we are just an expedition team.
, if you are in a hostile relationship with nearby tribes, you will have to worry about retaliation from these tribes in the future."
At this moment, the group of robbers had also contacted Norton.
Because the Kingdom of Earthsea is close to America, many people in the Kingdom of Earthsea can speak English, so Liu Xing was still able to understand what the leader of the bandit group was talking to Norton.
To put it simply, Norton showed his skills, saying that with just a phone call, he could have the soldiers stationed at the airport come over to suppress the bandits. The bandit leader was not a vegetarian either, and directly stated that all he wanted was a cloud-piercing arrow.
Hundreds of brothers came to destroy the expedition team. As a result, neither side accepted the other's will, so they fell into a confrontation for a while.
But in the end, the leader of the group of robbers gave in and said that he was not afraid of anything. The main reason was that the brothers had not eaten breakfast yet and they would suffer if they fought while hungry, so he just ran away.
Of course, Norton also knew that bandits like this might recruit more people and then cause trouble for the expedition team, so he did not hesitate and directly made a phone call to prepare to suppress the bandits.
"I think these guys are not real robbers. The reason is still those oil tankers that were detonated. After all, robbers also pay attention to a profitable thing when doing things, so whether they are detonating oil tankers or looking for adventures that are difficult to deal with at first sight,
The team is in trouble, this is a typical thankless job."
Liu Xing, who returned to the camp, said doubtfully: "But I still don't understand what these guys want to do. Are they just looking for excitement when they have nothing to do?"
"Perhaps they were sent by that group of mercenaries? They wanted to test our background? Because for those mercenaries, we can be said to be their biggest enemies, so after they figured out our movements, they
Can they know if we are here to interfere with their actions?" Ding Kun analyzed.
After a simple breakfast, Liu Xing and others forgot about those "robbers" because Norton announced that he would first lead a group of people to the gate of the ruins to inquire about the situation. As the person who had been taken care of by Yin Luyang,
Liu Xing and others were naturally taken along by Norton.
In order to make it easier to get up and down, Elizabeth has organized people to build a simple elevator, which uses a pickup truck to drive the pulley block. Although it can only transport a few people at a time, it will be much more convenient when transporting equipment.
Of course, if someone doesn't want to wait for the elevator, they can still rappel directly using the rope.
Just when Liu Xing and others reached the bottom of the pit, Norton came over and said, "Are you friends of Professor Yin? He asked me to take care of you, so you only need to follow me a few times, and I can give you admission
Get a passing grade on the exam."
Liu Xing nodded and said with a smile: "Then I'll bother Professor Norton. I hope we can have a happy cooperation this time."