Professor Stevenson took a sip of water and continued: "We have asked many geological experts, and they all have different opinions as to why this city appeared in such an incredible place. However, most experts still believe that
, the real ancient city of Qiemo was built on the old course of the 'Cheerchen River'. Although the surface river has changed its course due to terrain reasons, the underground water system has not been disturbed by the surface and still follows the original underground river.
Moving forward, years of erosion caused cavities to appear in the rocks under the desert. Adding the weight of a city, the surface was overwhelmed, and the ancient city of Qiemo sank into the ground and was buried by the yellow sand. Of course, the cavity was not so big at first.
Therefore, the ancient city prevented the yellow sand from flowing down, and gradually formed a hard sand shell over a long period of time. Then the rock formations under the city collapsed again, and the ancient city fell into its current deep position. Later, the groundwater level rose, and in the cavity,
A lake was formed and the ancient city of Qiemo was submerged. Under a series of coincidences, this strange situation finally formed. What do you want to see for yourself? It is only twenty kilometers away from here, and all the large equipment has passed.
We originally planned to move the camp there tomorrow, but you came at the right time."
Ling Hao generally understood, and couldn't help but marvel at the miraculous craftsmanship of nature and the magic of heaven and earth. There was no words for a night. Early the next morning, the entire camp began to move out of camp. Ling Hao sent Yuan Bing to send Li Liang to Qihe.
In Mozhen, Zuo Pengfei was left in charge of the team's relocation, and then he took Zhuxin, Shi Si, Xueting, Tian Yong and Jiang Mingyu to find a 6-seater "Lincoln Aviator" and drove directly to "Che'er"
"Chen River" flew away on the old road.
After driving for nearly half an hour, we saw a high-speed railway frame erected on the river bank outside the old road in the distance. After driving over, we discovered that there was a huge sunken area on the river bank, covering an area of dozens of square kilometers. It felt like
It's like a meteorite crater. Since this crater is not very deep, the deepest part is only three or four meters lower than other places. In addition, the shape is irregular, so if you don't know in advance that the bottom is empty, you still can't.
It's really hard to find anything special here.
A brand-new color steel plate house camp has been basically completed. Of course, now that we know that the pit is empty, no matter whether it is a camp or large-scale machinery and equipment, we dare not put it in the pit, in case the weight is too heavy.
Collapse is no joke. The grounding point of the high iron frame is also outside the pit, but it is supported diagonally on the edge of the pit, sharing most of the weight of the drilling rig.
It is very wise to drill the downward hole on the edge of the pit. Of course, the difficulty of digging a hole in the desert is even more conceivable. Obviously there are professionals in earthworks on site participating in the excavation work.
Use a large drill bit to expand the hole and use special technology to reinforce the cave wall. The process is a bit more complicated, but it ensures that there will be no irreparable result such as overall collapse.
At 10 o'clock in the morning, Professor Stevenson, Professor Yu and Natasha all arrived. The four of them stood at the edge of the pit, looking at the huge drilling rig that was constantly drilling holes, not much smaller than the tunnel boring machine, and began to discuss the next step.
plan of.
"You are really willing to spend money to transport so much large equipment to the desert. Is it worth it just to find a lost ancient city? Or is there something remarkable buried in that city?" Ling Hao estimated,
For such a large stall, tens of millions of funds should have been spent, not including the 3 million commission for their own team. With such a large cost, the three archaeological teams are really just looking for Qi Mo.
An ancient city?
"Don't look at this matter from the perspective of a businessman. There is a mysterious ancient civilization buried under our feet. Its history is also sealed under the yellow sand and among the waves. It is a shining pearl in the long river of human history. If
Losing it means eternal dust. In comparison, gaining wealth is much simpler." Professor Stevenson's words were quite polite, but it was also clear that one could feel his disdain for Ling Hao's statement.
The latter didn't take it seriously and continued to ask: "When will the hole be expanded? Is there any way for us to conduct a preliminary inspection of the lake below?"
Professor Yu said: "According to the current progress, it will be completed tomorrow afternoon or the morning of the day after tomorrow at the latest. If you want to do some exploration work on the underground lake, there is a parallel 'balanced pressure well' next to the big hole. However,
The diameter is only 60 centimeters, which is actually a steel pipe that has been driven down. Is it enough for you to use?"
"That's enough, I just put the equipment down." Ling Hao winked at Shi Si. After years of cooperation, the little girl naturally knew what he meant and trotted all the way to get the equipment.
After a while, she swayed over carrying a large green equipment box, and opened the box in front of everyone very loudly. Inside, a black robotic fish with an antenna appeared in front of everyone, which immediately aroused three people's attention.
an archaeologist's interest.
Professor Yu stretched out his "sinful hand" and touched the robotic fish, and asked with a smile: "Girl, what kind of toy is this? Robot carp?"
Shi Si rolled his eyes at him and said: "You look down on me, don't you? Those of you who are engaged in the business of 'digging up graves and fighting over them' naturally cannot understand the value created by us science and engineering professionals. This mechanical fish is called 'Steamed Grouper'.
It is one of the most advanced diving robots we have built in the world. It not only has a camera function, but also integrates water quality analysis, water temperature, salinity, depth and other detection functions. Its high-definition camera not only has a low-light camera function,
It can also capture high-speed moving objects like some professional photography equipment. What is the concept of 2.6 billion pixels and 220,000 frames per second? You are also scientists after all, so you shouldn’t have no concept at all, right? Also, in order to
To solve the problem of real-time transmission of information in a complex environment, we have specially developed a system with complete software and hardware. The 'Steamed Grouper' can independently judge the terrain during the process of advancement, and can levitate or leave traces in necessary places.
Fixed miniature powerful wireless signal repeater, this repeater can carry 20 repeaters, which can ensure real-time unobstructed image signals even in underwater cave exploration with extremely complex terrain, avoiding the need to drag cables very far in the past.
Embarrassing. In addition, its AI intelligent system was completely independently developed by this girl, surpassing all small AI intelligent devices on the market. It can make independent judgments and avoid risks during the expedition, and has extremely strong survivability. The most awesome
What's more, if it speeds up, its speed will scare you to death, and even sharks can't even catch it. The cost of developing it alone cost me nearly 400,000 US dollars. "Fuck you, sir, you still have the nerve to talk about me now"
Is Steamed Grouper a toy?"
Professor Yu's old face turned red with embarrassment, and he said with a sneer: "Yu Qian! Didn't you say you are not allowed to call me 'Qian Qian' in the future?"
Ling Hao also played Shi Si from behind and said: "What's the word 'digging up the grave'? It's so unpleasant. Don't talk nonsense. Professor Yu is highly respected and we must respect him. Of course, others will also respect your professional knowledge."
of."
"Yes, yes, we are good at digging soil, but underwater is your domain. Then we will all rely on your diving team." Professor Yu chuckled, his face turned into trumpet flowers.
Already.
Shi Si pouted and took her "Steamed Grouper" to find the "equal pressure well". Ling Hao also turned around and returned to his dormitory in the color steel room. Before leaving, he gave Professor Yu a meaningful look.
, which made the little old man feel excited all over.
Not long after returning to the room, Professor Yu followed him secretly. After entering the door, he even looked out a few times, as if he was a thief. "Xiao Ling, do you have something to say to me?"
Ling Hao laughed and said: "Professor Yu, maybe you are an expert when it comes to learning, but when it comes to playing tricks, you are so bad. You were so strong in front of me before, but this time, you, little girl Lian Shi Si,
If you can tolerate it, you must be asking for something. Don't be as cunning as a spy, come here and talk." Professor Yu blushed, walked to Ling Hao and sat down, his eyes flickered, and he did not dare to look at Ling Hao.
"Tell me. What is in this ancient underwater city? What is the purpose of the Russians and British coming here? What do you plan to ask us to do for you?" Ling Hao got straight to the point.
Professor Yu sighed softly: "You are too shrewd, I know I can't hide it from you. I also deduced it after reading a lot of historical materials after receiving this task. I think their goal should be the Loulan people's gold."
Ling Hao's eyes widened and he immediately got angry: "Shit! This is Qiemo, far away from Loulan. Where did the Loulan people's gold come from? Moreover, this is the land of China. Any treasure found here, especially gold, can carry
Even if they get inconvenient things, they can't take them out of the country, let alone gold, or any antiques. Besides, how can the country rashly allow these foreigners with evil intentions to dig for treasures in our land? Absolutely.
It’s unreasonable!”
Professor Yu almost jumped up, stretched out a finger and made a "whisper" gesture on his mouth, and then lowered his voice and said: "It was originally a normal joint scientific examination and a clean cultural exchange activity.
Regarding the high-end contacts with other countries, how does the country know the personal goals of these foreigners who shoulder national missions? The golden thing is just a guess after my personal review of the information, and I cannot be 100% sure, so I rashly report it to the superiors.
, I can’t find happiness myself, can I?”
"Then you just watch the national treasures being taken away by foreigners?"
"Didn't I ask for your help? I know that you people are not ordinary divers. You are all people who can hunt tigers in the mountains and capture dragons in the water. You must help me this time to protect me.
The inheritance left to us by our ancestors!" Professor Yu grabbed Ling Hao's hand excitedly.
"Don't get excited yet. It's not certain whether you have this 'legacy'. How could Loulan's treasure come to you later?"
Professor Yu's eyes widened: "That's because you are ignorant, why is it impossible? Loulan's demise did not happen overnight, but a relatively long process. This mysterious ancient country is also unlucky, as if it has been cursed
, natural and man-made disasters came one after another, abruptly burying this pearl of the Western Regions with a splendid civilization. Around the 4th century AD, the "Zhubin River" in the middle reaches of the Tarim River changed its course, resulting in Loulan's serious water shortage. Although the Loulan people tried every means
, however, as Lop Nur moves north, Loulan, which has lost its source of life, is destined to be buried by the yellow sand. It is said that good fortune never comes alone, and misfortune never comes alone. Loulan, which has suffered from water shortage, has another plague, a plague called "hot nest disease"
, what people now call "typhoid fever" began to spread rampantly, killing an entire village and killing an entire family. The population of small Loulan dropped sharply, and the national power weakened rapidly. Think about it, it was during the Sixteen Kingdoms period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty in China, and there was war.
With constant killings and killings, can Loulan survive? Under the leadership of the royal family, the remaining Loulan people took all the wealth of Loulan, which was once extremely wealthy, and embarked on a wandering migration road. The road was windy and sandy, and each Loulan people
Becoming the bones on this road of blood and tears, the last few hundred people finally came to Qiemo with Loulan's wealth, and used the money in exchange for the shelter of King Qiemo. The literature ends here, as for what happens next
It is not known whether King Qiemo took in these Loulan survivors or took the money and killed them. Anyway, it is very likely that this huge wealth fell into the hands of King Qiemo. People in the Western Regions love gold more than jewelry and silver.
, I estimate that these wealth are most likely to be piles of gold jewelry and gold bricks. I conservatively estimate that it is at least about two tons." Professor Yu's eyes were shining, and he became more and more excited as he spoke.
But Ling Hao doesn't care. Anyway, even if the gold is really there, it belongs to the country if it is found. Why should he be so excited?
"Professor Yu, I don't care whether you choose to report the gold matter, but I think the Russians and British may not be here for the gold. You should always keep an eye on them, so as not to accidentally become a national sinner.
." Ling Hao said these words and walked out the door.
In the camp headquarters, Shi Si has already arranged her "work surface". Different forms or pictures are displayed on the six LCD screens. The small lights of various instruments are flashing, which looks very sci-fi. She sits at the table.
She was operating the laptop computer in front of her, still holding her lychee-flavored lollipop in her mouth. Everyone, including Professor Stevenson and Dr. Natasha, were staring at the screens, as if they were afraid
It seemed like I missed something.
As soon as Ling Hao entered, Shi Si reported to him: "The 'Steamed Grouper' has been launched. The water quality of the lake below is very good, almost reaching the standard for direct drinking. However, the water temperature is very low, only about 8 degrees. After passing
Underwater radar detection shows that the water depth ranges from 95 meters to 192 meters. The bottom of the lake has a disk-shaped structure. The ancient city occupies 35% of the lake bottom area at the deepest point. The bottom of the lake is 5 to 15 meters thick sand with rocks below. Many have been discovered so far.
The aquatic life in caves is mostly fish and arthropods, and no aggressive creatures have been found.”
Ling Hao said "hmm" and then locked his eyes on the camera view of the "Steamed Grouper". The low-light lens made everything underwater look very clear. After all, there was a light source on the machine, which attracted a lot of attention.
Small fish and shrimps swim back and forth in front of the camera. The bodies of these small animals are all white, and their eyes have basically degraded.
Gradually, in the low-light camera, a huge black shadow appeared in the distance. There was no doubt that it was the "Qiemo Ancient City".
"Lean over and take a closer look." Ling Hao just gave the order, but unexpectedly the camera suddenly shook violently.
"It's under attack! The 'Steamed Grouper' is over one meter long, so it's not a small fish. What's attacking it?" Zuo Pengfei exclaimed.
"I have considered this problem, Sisi, take action quickly!" Yuan Bing was so anxious that he slapped Shi Si on the head.
"Go away, don't hit this girl on the head!" Shi Si roared, his hands still typing on the keyboard. The camera suddenly shook again, a stream of blood filled the air, and the "Steamed Grouper" accelerated and fled quickly.
Everyone looked at it and felt terrified. Are there any dangerous beasts in this underground lake?