Just like that, the next day, Rolle got out of the tent early in the morning, tightened his windbreaker, straightened his hat and mask, and then looked at the sky in the distance.
According to the itinerary, today is the day that my daughter and Oriana will arrive.
And during the rest of yesterday, he took his officers, led by Major Anderson, to patrol the surrounding area. For the time being, nothing was wrong, and the surrounding area was quiet.
He also shot a wild deer, which added a little more meaty flavor to the evening meal.
The conditions in this remote plateau area are still quite difficult. It is extremely cold at night and the logistics supplies are not kept up. Rohr is used to living a hard life and thinks it is nothing. He is just worried about whether his daughter will suffer.
I hope she can listen to herself and bring more clothes with her when going out...
In addition, what surprised him was that Eveya, an elf lady who was supposed to live a good life, was able to adapt to the harsh environment here. She was not afraid of the cold at all, and she even enjoyed this pure natural scenery that had not been disturbed by humans.
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Although she was very scared on the airship, she actually calmed down after visiting the temple. In her own words:
"I don't know why, after coming to this place, I feel very peaceful inside, as if I have returned to my hometown. Even the twin emperors don't seem to be so scary anymore?"
Rohr can understand it. She is a pure elf after all. Coming to a place like this should be a bit like visiting the Terracotta Warriors and Horses on Earth?
At this moment, Eveya is trying to depict and restore the weathered and blurred murals on the temple gate.
She was influenced by her previous husband and later ran a high-end handicraft workshop. She has some artistic attainments and is quite suitable for this job. Taking her out on this trip is really a wise choice.
Rolle looked outside the tent for a long time, but still couldn't see the airship approaching, so he had to take a few operators with him and follow Major Anderson's team out for a routine inspection.
Last night, he had assigned tasks to his officers. Specifically, who would be responsible for patrolling together, who would be responsible for guarding at fixed points, who would be responsible for staying to supervise the actions of the Scholars Association, and what time they would be rotated. The arrangements were well organized, scientific and reasonable.
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Major Anderson couldn't help but admire that this mysterious 'doctor' was indeed an excellent leader.
And he himself will not sit idle in his tent, but will also lead a patrol. However, he tried it once yesterday. His operator and Major Anderson suggested that he should wait for news in the tent...
This is probably because he volunteered to lead the team, thinking that "there may be something going on over there" and "we should go there and have a look!" Hey! Look, there is a little snow leopard there, it's furry and cute, let's go pick it up!
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As a result, for the sake of face, he didn't bring the kitten with him. This caused the patrol team to wander around a lot and almost got lost. It upset the people who were traveling with him and made the people in the camp worried for no reason.
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Seeing that he still wanted to lead a patrol today, Major Anderson didn't even think about it. He rushed up and stopped him, and then asked his deputy to lead the people to leave quickly, so as not to give Rohr an opportunity.
"Hey, it's not...that..."
Roll looked at the patrol team that was leaving in a hurry and wanted to follow them.
He wanted to retrieve the beautiful snow leopard yesterday but failed. He felt very sorry and wanted to make amends today.
As a result, Major Anderson quickly grabbed his arm and said seriously:
"Your Excellency, we might as well discuss the layout of the lookout posts. I have some questions about some of your arrangements last night..."
Rolle had no choice but to stay.
In this way, he had various discussions with Major Anderson. During the process, he also indirectly asked him if he knew the current speaker. As a result, the other party cleverly avoided the topic and did not answer directly.
It wasn't until about 11 o'clock in the morning that the two of them received the news that the scholars would be coming and went out to greet them.
The first person walking on the other side was Oriana, holding Kelly who was wrapped like a ball in her hand. She looked a bit like a mother walking with her daughter in the winter.
Sure enough, Keli listened to Luo Er's words and wore a very thick white down jacket with thick soft fur edges at the collar. When she walked, she looked like a snowball rolling on the ground.
Keli saw the masked Luo Er from a distance, and recognized her father without any hindrance. A sweet smile suddenly bloomed on her beautiful little face, like a blooming snow lotus.
She wanted to roll towards Rohr, but Oriana grabbed her and whispered a few words in her ear.
Keli had no choice but to patiently follow the large troops into the camp, trying not to get into Luo Er's arms.
Orianna must have told her to pay attention to her image or something, right?
It wasn't until the archaeological team of the Scholars Association were busy setting up camp that Keli cautiously approached Rohr's tent and ducked in.
"dad!"
"You had a hard time on the road, didn't you encounter anything?"
Luo Er bent down and picked up his daughter, pinched her little face, and asked with concern.
"No, no, Teacher Oriana takes good care of me."
Kelly quickly replied.
Looking at it this way, Oriana really likes this little girl, she is also very careful and gentle...
Luo Er said to himself.
Keli stretched out her little hand, took off the mask on Rohr's face, and asked curiously:
"Dad, why do you have to wear a mask?"
Luo Er thought for a while and didn't dare to tell her the truth. He didn't want his daughter to know that his always upright father had actually become the spy leader, so he had to forcefully explain:
"It's windy and cold here. Wear a mask. It's better for your skin."
Keli thought about it and felt that what her father said made sense, so she did not delve into this issue.
"Okay, okay, you still have a lot to do, right? This is a huge ruins. You will definitely be very busy next time. Don't waste time acting coquettishly. If others see you, you will be laughed at."
Rohr said, put his daughter down, rubbed her little head, and motioned her to go about her business.
"Ugh...Dad said the same thing as Teacher Oriana..."
Keli murmured in a low voice and had no choice but to say goodbye to Luo Er reluctantly and go about her own business.
Under Major Anderson's deliberate arrangement, their camp was located right between the Gray Ghost and the border guard camp, which was convenient for protecting these unarmed scholars and convenient for Rolle's work.
This arrangement was also made at Rohr's suggestion.
There were a lot of people from the archaeological team this time, more than 100 people. They were noisy in the camp until the afternoon and gradually calmed down. Then they hurried to the temple and conducted a series of
After sighing, he started working non-stop.
But they soon faced their first problem, how to open the door?
Keli stood at the door, stretched out her little hand, and tried to push it. The door did not move at all, as if a cricket was shaking a tree.
"How about... use bombs? Didn't we bring a lot this time?"
She suggested.
"No, no! This is too dangerous."
Oriana shook her head repeatedly.
The reckless use of bombs in such an area is likely to cause terrible consequences such as mountain collapse, burying all people.
Keli thought for a while and continued to suggest:
"How about asking dad to come over and chop it open with a sword?"
Oriana looked dumbfounded, but she still explained gently:
"The gate itself is also a precious archaeological relic and cannot be messed with."
Keli then made a few more suggestions, each of which was very unreliable. They didn't look like they were here to do archeology, but more like they were here to cause damage. They looked determined not to give up until the place collapsed.
To develop in the direction of Tomb Raider.
In fact, this is mainly due to her lack of experience. Like the ruins in the Fertile Valley last time, they were all planned and arranged by the experienced Professor Kant, with the cooperation of eighth-level extraordinary people, and the temporary recruitment of local civilians, and finally they were dug out.
Strawberry ice cream below.
This time, it was much more troublesome, and it was quite difficult for Oriana.
She thought for a while and decided to try to push the door open first, so she turned around and looked around. After making sure that Rohr was not nearby, she put on the deformed armor and summoned her spiritual clone.
Push the door hard together.
With the saint-level ** power, coupled with the help of clones and armor, it is already a very powerful force. Cracks have appeared on the ground under her feet, and the surface of the door has also trembled slightly, and a large piece has fallen.
Silt and dust.
But the door still refused to yield and showed no sign of opening.
Oriana could only stop temporarily. If she continued to use force, the door would be destroyed.
"Master Anheim, do you have any suggestions?"
She turned to ask an old man beside her.
This is Rohr's former idol, the eighth-level strongman Anheim with the title of 'Lord of Swords'.
Originally, because he was too old and majored in a discipline with poor functionality such as swordsmanship, the Scholars Association did not like to use him very much, so he was left to retire in a remote place like Kodo Province.
That is to say, there is a real shortage of manpower at the moment, so this old man was sent to assist the archaeological team.
"I'm sorry, Elena. I'm not good at academic matters. I can only work hard with you to see if I can push the door open."
Oriana shook her head. If she didn't have any other choice, she really didn't want to destroy the door.
What should I do? Do you want to ask my dear? As the mainstay of the family, he will definitely have something to do, right?
If it didn't work, we had to use our strength together as a family to push the door open...
Huh? My dear, he just came over.
Luo Er had nothing to do at the moment and was very curious about history, so he took the initiative to come over and take a look.
Oriana quickly released her spiritual clone and approached.
Rohr first looked at the fiery red armor on her body, and then secretly admired the proud curves that could not be covered by the armor. He couldn't help but secretly sighed in his heart:
Scholars are really rich, and archaeologists can be equipped with such high-end equipment.
After hearing Oriana's problem, Rohr took the initiative to suggest:
"Oh? Can't the door be opened? Do you want to try using explosives? I think you have brought a lot, right?"
"Oh? It's very dangerous, isn't it? Then why don't you try splitting the door open with your sword?"
Oriana was stunned for a moment after hearing this. Rolle's suggestion was exactly the same as his daughter's. Her brain circuit was exactly the same, and she followed the purpose of destroying the ruins.
Are they really father and daughter?
Why can't I keep up with my husband and daughter's thoughts in this home?
Just when she was feeling helpless, she suddenly heard an archaeological team member watching next to her suggest:
"Since pushing doesn't work, why not try pulling?"
Roll and Oriana heard the sound together, looking for the owner of the sound to see whose whims it was.
But the other party seemed to be very low-key, hiding among other archaeological teams and not showing his face.
The two of them didn't delve into it and decided to give his suggestion a try.
So they returned to the door and observed carefully again. Just then, they heard another voice that was completely different from before saying:
"Look, everyone, there seems to be a slide rail underneath the gate. Maybe it has to be opened from the middle to the left and right?"
After hearing this, Rohr and Oriana quickly squatted down and carefully inspected the structure at the bottom of the door.
The two of them got very close unknowingly, their faces almost touching.
However, they did find a structure similar to a slide rail, but it was buried in dust and was very inconspicuous.
The two of them coincidentally searched for the archaeological team member who discovered this detail, wanting to see who was so thoughtful.
But I still didn't notice that the people at the scene were all lowering their heads and taking various notes, and no one responded to their gazes.
"It seems like there are really crouching tigers, hidden dragons in this archaeological team..."
Luo Er sighed in a low voice.
Oriana also nodded and smiled sheepishly:
"They are all experienced experts and have participated in more archaeological activities than me."
The two looked at each other, then each held the gap between the two doors and tried to push left and right.
Seeing this, other people around him quickly ran to help.
Somewhat surprisingly, the door that had been motionless before was actually opened this time without much effort, just enough for two people to pass side by side. It really had a structure that pulled left and right.
After the door was opened, the dark interior structure was revealed. Nothing could be seen. It was not as dazzling as imagined, but instead felt a bit eerie.
"The Twin Emperors who built this are really amazing. How can such a heavy gate be designed in such a way?"
Oriana sighed in a low voice.
Rohr smiled and said with some disdain:
"I think there's something wrong with this guy's brain. How can such a heavy door be designed like this?"
Although they say similar words, their meanings are completely different.
The archaeological team member who had previously given the key advice was now hiding in the crowd, holding a golden pocket watch in his hand, with a strange wry smile on his face, and argued in his mind: