"Even in the end, there was a lifeboat following them and emerging from the water." Chu Tianjiao looked a little crazy, "I took a deep breath for a long time to calm down, and then helped Sasha fish the group of hairtails to the reef beach.
, those guys were like huskies who had never seen the world, looking in all directions curiously."
A group of huskies emerging from the water...that scene is indeed quite tiring and maddening.
"Fortunately, Sasha is still a normal person, and his prestige among those guys is pretty high. He yelled to calm down the Huskies. I didn't care about these troublesome guys, but looked around calmly."
Chu Tianjiao said, “After they saw Sasha entering the water, they jumped into a lifeboat as quickly as possible.
Only two experienced and courageous guys were left on the ship. According to the second officer, when they were swallowed up by the sea water, the shadow of Haixia Island had faded to the point where they were almost invisible, and the 'Yamal' was about to
Sail out of the range of the iceberg, so there shouldn’t be any more tails following behind them.”
"But it's not all bad news those guys brought. One thing they did very well was that they brought a lifeboat." Chu Tianjiao said, "Otherwise, I really wouldn't have the confidence to swim in the water with such a group of guys.
To that island."
"A group of retired special forces have also been sailors for so many years. Swimming one or two kilometers is nothing to them, right?" Caesar said, "At most, their physical strength has declined."
"It's not such a simple mathematical problem. When you are in that world, you will understand. The island seems to be only two or three kilometers away from us, but in fact it looks very blurry. There is a sense of illusion in the reality." Chu.
Tianjiao shook his head and whispered, "It's even weirder
It was water. I didn’t realize there was anything wrong with the water here until a crew member woke me up. He said he felt like he was drowning just before he emerged from the water and choked hard, but here
The water is actually not salty at all and has no taste whatsoever.”
"Isn't that water sea water?" Caesar frowned slightly.
"It must not be sea water. Sailors who have been sailing on the sea all year round still have this judgment, but the strange thing is that the buoyancy of the water is even stronger than that of ordinary sea water." Chu Tianjiao said, "Normal people will lie on it.
Being lifted up naturally, it is difficult to dive underwater in such water."
"Generally speaking, the buoyancy of water is positively related to the density of water. The buoyancy of seawater is greater because there are a large amount of inorganic salts in seawater, which causes the density of seawater to be much greater than that of fresh water, and the buoyancy is greater." Chu Zihang said,
"The water there is more buoyant, maybe because there are some other inorganic substances in the water."
"But I can't think of any inorganic substances that are completely colorless and odorless and soluble in water." Chu Tianjiao shook his head and said, "That water looks weird. You can't see any color when you hold a handful in your hand, but when you put it in your hand, you can't see any color."
At the same time, it is a translucent blue. The water is very transparent, but you can't see the bottom at all. The depths of the water seem to be covered by a layer of gray stuff."
Lu Mingfei opened his mouth and wanted to express his guess, but he stopped after thinking about it...Those gray things Chu Tianjiao mentioned may be the dividing line between the Nibelung and the real world.
But he was probably not the only one who was thinking of it. Chu Tianjiao himself should also be aware of it.
"So even though the sea was as quiet as a pool of stagnant water, no creatures could be seen underwater, and no one dared to swim in that water. I gave Sasha a wink, and he gathered the guys who were following him.
"I started to wake up." Chu Tianjiao continued, "I told them a few things. First of all, don't yell at anything you see after going to the island, including but not limited to weird buildings, murals, human-like things,
Creatures with golden eyes, and any other creatures that have never been seen in the real world. Secondly, if you encounter danger, your first reaction must be to protect yourself. Don’t lend a helping hand to your companions, even if they don’t help you, they will
Even if you die, you must do nothing to save yourself. Finally, don’t take anything out of the island. No matter what gold, silver, treasures or rare animals you encounter on the island, don’t touch it, let alone take it away.”
"The first mate asked me why. I asked him if he had ever heard of the 'Pharaoh's Curse'?" Chu Tianjiao said.
"The Curse of the Pharaoh", everyone in the room has basically heard of this legend, except Eri, who told this typical example in the "Occultology" class at Kassel College.
"'The Curse of the Pharaoh' refers to the 'Curse of Tutankhamun'. Tutankhamun was a pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of the New Kingdom of ancient Egypt. He ascended the throne at the age of eight and died in 1352 BC.
He was about eighteen years old when he died, but in his short life he left behind a treasure that shocked the world." Lu Mingfei noticed Eriyi's curious eyes and took the initiative to explain, "
In 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter and his team discovered Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings near Luxor. The entire tomb was excavated against the mountain. They found mountains of gold and silver treasures and
Tutankhamun’s golden mask is by far the most expensive single object in the world, with an estimated value of $10 trillion.”
"Wow!" Eriki's eyes widened. Although she didn't know exactly how exaggerated an astronomical figure ten trillion dollars was, it still sounded huge, and these ancient and mysterious stories had an inexplicable attraction to her.
.
"Howard gained astonishing wealth in the team, but bad luck also came with it." Lu Mingfei's voice deepened, "Everyone who entered Tutankhamun's tomb at that time died inexplicably. The first person to die was
Carnarvon, when he entered the mausoleum, he felt something stung him on the left side of his face.
It quickly suppurated and the pain was unbearable. When he walked out of the mausoleum, his left face had been extensively ulcerated. Carnarvon died mysteriously a few days later, and the remaining more than 20 people suffered from various illnesses in the following six years.
They died one after another due to the same reason. At that time, in addition to the treasures, Howard's team also discovered several ancient Egyptian inscriptions in the tomb."
"'Anyone who enters this tomb with an impure heart, I will strangle him by the neck like a bird'... This is written on Tutankhamun's coffin," Lu Mingfei said, "
Some people say this is because the soul of Tutankhamun was angry at the blasphemy of the archaeological team, so he brought disaster to them. This is the famous 'Tutankhamun's Curse', also called the 'Pharaoh's Curse'."
An expression of fascination appeared on Eriyi's face... Maybe this is the difference between her and other girls. Normal girls would be frightened when hearing such a terrifying story, but Eriyi only found it interesting.
, as if the terrible Curse of Tutankhamun were some delicious after-dinner snack in her eyes.
"In 1980, the expedition's security officer, Richard Adamson, publicly announced that the so-called curse of Tutankhamun was just fabricated to prevent tomb robbers who might enter the tomb." Chu Zihang added,
"But the professor of occult science said that this
The sentence was fabricated because the ancient Egyptian king was actually involved in the secrets of the Dragon Clan, so the government at the time lied that the so-called curse did not actually exist. However, according to the analysis of secret party scholars, the curse may have originated from
To some ancient spiritual power."
"Yes, I told those guys that the curse of Tutankhamun is real, so the curse of the 'Island of Death' is also very likely to be real. There are many things in this world that are far beyond their imagination, and there are many unknown things about them.
It's not a bad thing to have a little respect for things
Something." Chu Tianjiao nodded and said, "Sasha has seen my abilities, so he can understand what I mean. Sasha glanced at everyone with a stern look. Fortunately, the other guys were all from the special forces and were obeying.
There shouldn't be any problems with the order."
"We boarded the lifeboat, aiming for the group of islands not far away. What's strange is that the lifeboat they brought in was clearly the only intact one on the Yamal, but it couldn't be started." Chu.
Tianjiao said, "But it doesn't matter, we have enough people, and there are human oars on the lifeboat, so the speed is not slow."
"The water surface is completely still. When the boat passes over it, it is like a spoon cutting a completely flat cake, but the cut is closed silently behind us. The whole world is except for the slight sound of water and
We can't hear any sound from our breathing." Chu Tianjiao
Said, "Those islands are not far away from us. At our speed, we can approach one of them within ten minutes. But a long time has passed, maybe twenty minutes, maybe half an hour, and we still haven't reached any."
An island, its outline becomes blurred and unreal.”
"I don't know when the fog fell on the water. It was very thick. When I walked through the fog, my skin felt wet and sticky. This feeling was very uncomfortable. The boundary between the sky and the sea was gray. The direction
The feeling was blurry." Chu Tianjiao recalled, "Both the compass and the compass failed. I realized that we were lost in this strange sea. Only the shadows of black islands could be seen in the distance. They were the only ones.
Something that can point the way."
"If you rely on those shadows to identify the direction, you will be even more lost." Nono suddenly whispered to Chu Tianjiao, "Mirages and auroras will appear in the polar regions, let alone in a place with such chaotic elements as the Nibelungs.
, just like that huge iceberg, even your own eyes are deceptive. Things like light and shadow may be real or illusory.”
"Yes, Sasha and I realized this at the same time, but we still walked out afterwards." Chu Tianjiao said, "We relied on the sound."
"Sound?" Nono frowned slightly, "Didn't I just say that except for the noise you made, that place is completely silent?"
"Yes, but the sound we heard was made by humans, a sharp cry, and the sound was very familiar." Chu Tianjiao nodded and whispered, "Sasha said, that is Vincent
sound."
"Vincent!" Nono was stunned, and everyone showed surprised expressions.
Indeed, Vincent entered the Nibelungen before Chu Tianjiao, but everyone had long forgotten the existence of this old guy... because this is the Nibelungen, the world of the Dragon King,
And Vincent is just an ordinary person, a bad old man who is about to die. When he entered this world, there was not even a first officer in their lifeboat. At first, everyone assumed that he was dead.
"The scream was in the opposite direction of the black shadows of those islands. Sasha and I looked at each other and decided to turn the boat around to find the source of the sound. We had been sticking to reaching the black shadow before, but maybe we had been spinning in circles.
." Chu Tianjiao said, "The scream sounded not far away from us. The second officer twisted everyone's safety ropes together and threw them into the water behind us, observing the lines cutting the water surface to ensure that we were safe.
Go in a straight line."
"He has such a method, why hasn't it been used before?" Caesar asked.
"I asked him the same thing, and he told me that he didn't expect those shadows to be deceptive. If he had thought about it, he would have done it from the beginning." Chu Tianjiao rolled his eyes.
Everyone in the room also rolled their eyes. This was the legendary pig teammate, but fortunately, this teammate was not as thorough as a pig. At least he had a method, but he used it too late.
"Following the second mate's method and following the direction of the sound, we soon saw the shadow of the island. I thought to myself that Vincent might have reached the island one step ahead of us. Although I don't know what method he used, maybe he started from there.
It landed not far from the island at the beginning." Chu Tianjiao said, "It was a stone island. It looked like
It looks like an iceberg because the rocks on it are all strangely white. There are no docks or places to board the island around the island. There are only shoals. The shoals are covered with ridges of gravel. It doesn’t look like there are people around.
But this is also reasonable, Nibelung should have been a world without living people."
"On the periphery of the island, you can see a huge building similar to an altar. It stands in the center of the island. It is as high as a seven- or eight-story house. The altar-like things are all made of the pure white stones on the island.
"Sure." Chu Tianjiao said, "In Vincent's house
I have seen this island in the painting of 'Island of Death', so I know that this is not the 'main island', not the one in the center. Sasha and I landed on this island one after another,
There are only white stones on the island, and no living creatures or vegetation can be seen."
"Vincent is not on the island?" Chu Zihang asked.
"It shouldn't be, because except for the place covered by the rocks and the place covered by the huge altar, the entire island is actually visible at a glance." Chu Tianjiao said, "We all focused on the huge altar. There may be clues hidden on it.
Even if there are no clues, it is the spot with the widest view on the entire island."
"Before going up to the altar, someone dropped his steel knife on the ground, and we happened to find something." Chu Tianjiao said.