Because the entire ruins of this ancient civilization are buried in the earth, the current entrance to it is a very narrow cave that can only accommodate two adults of normal size passing through at a time.
"This cave has existed since the beginning, so we can discover that there are relics of an ancient civilization hidden in it. However, we all feel that this cave appears a bit unexpectedly, and logically it should not exist. After all, so many years have passed.
Well, unless this cave was protected by some mysterious power, it would have been filled with sand long ago. Later, we also specially sampled the walls of the cave and found that this cave should have a history of tens of thousands of years.
, but because we haven’t officially entered the ruins yet, we can’t be sure whether the cave and the ruins are at the same point in time.”
The leader of the previous expedition team, Professor Muric majoring in archeology, introduced to the newcomers present: "You can rest assured that although this cave seems to lack the necessary support structure, its walls are actually made of
A special glue fixes the originally loose soil and rocks, so it is like the underwater passage in some aquariums, and under normal circumstances there will be no problems."
Hearing Muriqi say this, Liu Xing always felt that this was another little expert at planting flags.
"Okay, everyone will now line up and enter the cave one by one. Although the cave is a two-way street, for the sake of safety, we still only go on one side. If something unexpected happens, everyone can use the other side to escape. However, this cave's
The length is only about fifty meters, so everyone can quickly reach a large open space in front of the ruins."
After Norton finished speaking, he took the lead in entering the cave, and Liu Xing and others standing beside him immediately followed.
At this time, many cold light lamps had been installed in the cave to ensure that there would be no problem with the normal lighting of the cave. However, shortly after Liu Xing entered the cave, he felt a breeze coming from the cave.
"You should be able to feel the breeze coming from the cave. This means that the ruins of this ancient civilization may be partially connected to the outside through pipes or something. However, we have not discovered this part yet, so we are beginning to doubt it.
The sand above the ruins is also relatively breathable, so the ventilation effect is achieved, but this is a good thing for us, because we do not need to arrange machines to fill the ruins with oxygen."
As soon as Norton finished speaking, Liu Xing saw a white light coming out of the hole in front of him. It seemed that this was the end.
"We have now installed enough lighting in the open space in front of the ruins. After everyone enters, remember to pay attention to your steps and don't step on wires and the like. At that time, professional archaeologists will be responsible for studying the entrance to the ruins with me. As for other people
If so, you can move around freely, but remember not to touch things, and if you find anything, please notify me as soon as possible."
As Norton spoke, he took out a stone that glowed green, "This stone can detect the oxygen content in an area. If the oxygen content here drops to a level that is not suitable for so many of us, it will
It will turn red automatically, so if you are okay later, you can take a look at this stone, and notify me as soon as you find it turning red."
After officially arriving in front of the ruins, Liu Xing discovered that the ancient civilization that Sirius had single-handedly supported must be quite arrogant. There were actually many colorful gems inlaid on the outer city walls, which looked shiny under the light.
Yicai is simply a very large work of art. No wonder the previous expedition team did not recognize that this is actually a city wall... Of course, there are no regular city gates on this city wall, but more
A large disc with staggered teeth and protruding outwards. It seems that this city gate will also look very "technical" when it is opened.
"If nothing else, the big disk is the entrance to this ruins. However, we haven't found any mechanism on this big disk yet, so you can pay attention to the surroundings later and see how to open the door.
Is the mechanism nearby? If not, we will be in trouble, because digging to the side may cause the entire cave to collapse. After all, the structure of the cave can affect the whole body." Muri
Qi came to the round plate and continued: "Okay, everyone should perform their duties now. In an hour, we will go out and alternate with the next class."
Because they were non-professionals, Liu Xing and others could only wander around in the open space in front of the ruins. Moreover, it was only at this time that Liu Xing discovered that the player team entering the ruins was only his own group. It seemed that the player teams should be alone one after another.
Enter the ruins, and then see which team can successfully discover the way to enter the ruins, so that this team of players can take the lead and win the favor and praise of Norton and other NPCs.
However, as a relative, Liu Xing and others were still very calm, so they dispersed without saying anything, looking for possible clues aimlessly.
"Players, please note that because Miskatonic University's entrance exam has certain special characteristics, you will not be able to make any judgments during the exam. Of course, you can still make certain designated judgments in some special times; okay.
, you can now act like in the real world, but remember four words - act as you wish." kp Kongjing said seriously.
Follow your heart?
Liu Xing's understanding of this word is very simple, that is, do whatever comes to mind. This is already a very unfamiliar word to Liu Xing as an adult. After all, he is no longer a child. Before doing anything,
You have to consider the consequences of doing this, and then decide whether it can be done, how to do it better...and if you want to do this, do you need to pay anything?
At this time, Liu Xing had already walked to the city wall, studied the types of gems on the city wall, and concluded that they were beautiful gems...
As a person whose knowledge of gems was limited to their names, Liu Xing could tell that these gems were really beautiful and could be sold for a good price. After taking them out, he did not find anything special about these gems, so
I also don’t understand why that ancient civilization put these gems on the city wall. Is it just for beauty?
That shouldn't be the case. After all, the earth at that time was really an era of war between heroes. There were many races that built cities. Therefore, in the island country at that time, there might really be dozens of civilizations that were independent of each other.
attack.
After all, the civilized races of that era could be said to have a hundred flowers blooming, and there were all kinds of monsters, demons, and snakes. Therefore, the saying "Those who are not from my race must have different minds" would be spread among 99% of the civilized races at that time. Therefore, what happened in that era
There must be countless wars. Except for mythical creatures like the Ancients and Deep Divers, which can exist for a long time, other newly born civilized races should not take long from birth to burial, so the main theme of that era is two words -
-war.
As the saying goes, you can only start thinking about things after you have eaten enough. Therefore, it should be impossible for gems purely used for decoration to appear on the city walls, unless this ancient civilization was already dominant at that time and occupied the area where the Kingdom of Earthsea is now.
The entire island, and then Yelang's arrogant king began to live in peace.
Well, it seems that this is really possible? After all, the island where Earthsea is located is not too big, so it is not difficult for this ancient civilization to defeat other surrounding civilizations and take over the entire island under the guidance of Sirius, right?
Liu Xing touched the back of his head and was confused by himself for a moment.
At this moment, Liu Xing suddenly noticed something strange, because a red gem in front of Liu Xing had cracked, so Liu Xing could see that there seemed to be a little hole in the core of the gem?
Are these gems hollow?
Liu Xing quickly took out his phone and turned on the camera mode, and then used the zoom function to take a photo of the core of the gem. It turned out that the core of the gem was indeed hollow and presented a circle.
This is a bit strange, because gems generally do not appear hollow. After all, gems are constantly "developing" from the inside out during the generation process, so it is unlikely that a cavity will appear.
has a problem.
Liu Xing quickly checked the surrounding gems and found that many gems had the same situation. As for the gems that were not cracked, because they had good transparency, Liu Xing could see that the insides of these gems should be
solid.
This is a bit interesting.
Liu Xing thought for a while and went to find Norton and Muric to explain his findings.
"It's interesting. We checked some gems before and found that their structures are very similar to common rubies, so we regarded these gems as mere decorations, and then we didn't take these gems seriously."
Mulic, who was standing next to Norton, continued: "At first we thought these gems might be traps, but it didn't take long to find that there was nothing wrong with these gems, and there were no traps or anything like that, but we checked
The method is to use a special instrument that can emit a certain kind of special light to complete perspective, so we found that these gems were simply embedded on the wall and were not connected to any mechanism, so we never looked back.
These gems have not been studied.”
Norton nodded, and immediately arranged for some people to study the gems on the city wall one by one. It turned out that the cracked gems were all hollow, and these cracked gems were also concentrated, so at the beginning, Muri
Qi and others did not discover this.
"This is even more interesting. It seems that these gems may not be simple decorations."
Norton touched his chin and said seriously: "I have heard that some alchemists in the past would make something called a secret stone. This secret stone looks the same as an ordinary stone, but there is a certain amount of energy sealed inside.
Magic energy, and this can be regarded as the prototype of some magic rings and other props today. Of course, some alchemists will seal some small bugs in dense stones. However, these dense stones are very troublesome to use. After all, if the dense stones are too large,
If it is strong, it will be difficult to use at critical moments. Otherwise, leakage may occur at any time, so the manufacturing technology of dense stone was quickly lost."
"This should be a defensive method, right? If someone attacks this wall, the gems on the wall should break and release the energy or some kind of creature stored in the hollow to achieve the effect of automatic counterattack." Mu
Richie put his hands on his hips, nodded and said: "It seems that this ruins should be a fortress or a city, or even the capital of an ancient civilization, because this level of defense is unlikely to appear in ordinary cities.
Unless this civilization has reached a certain level of development back then."
"However, this battle does not seem to be fierce, because only a small part of the gems were triggered, and there were not many other traces left on the city wall." Liu Xing said: "It seems that this ancient civilization may have been affected by
It was a crushing attack, so the city gate was breached without much resistance. However, what I don't understand is why a city that has fallen has closed its gate again. Could it be that people came back to live after the war?
"
As soon as Liu Xing finished speaking, Norton clapped his hands and said: "Yes, Muric, have you brought in any testing equipment? If so, let's test whether the city gate and the city wall are compatible. I suspect that this city gate may
It was put up later, or it is not a city gate, but a stone slab used to block the door, so we have not found a method or mechanism to open the city gate for so long."
Hearing what Norton said, Muric quickly took out something similar to a thermometer gun from the wooden box on the side. He quickly detected that the materials of the "city gate" and the city wall did not match the age, and there was a difference of nearly a thousand years.
Although the time and material look similar, the internal structure is completely different.
"Sure enough, this is selling sheep's meat to dogs. This is just a stone slab used to hide people's ears. The purpose is to let us waste time on this, and we may even choose other ways to enter the ruins because of the trap."
After Norton sighed a few words, he arranged for people to prepare to destroy the stone slab, and the method of destruction was also very simple, that is, just smash it open.
When the stone slab disguised as a city gate shattered, the real city gate of the ruins was revealed. However, the city gate was still closed, but there was an obvious door lock on the city wall, and this door
The lock looks a bit like a combination lock.
"A ten-digit password has ten alternatives for each digit..."
