The moment their eyes touched each other, they both understood what the other was thinking.
Not only is Chen Ziyan having delusional thoughts, but so is Wu Laogou.
It's just that neither of them is impulsive and reckless, so they restrained their thoughts in the next moment.
While Chen Ziyan was thinking, he realized that things could not continue like this, and said softly: "Fifth Master, I think we all need to calm down."
Chen Ziyan did not hide his thoughts, because everyone is of the same kind, and it is useless to quibble about some things. It is better to be honest.
"That's right..." Wu Laogou immediately understood Chen Ziyan's surprise, nodded and said with a bitter smile: "My little friend is still awake, I am an old man, but I still can't see through this mundane thing."<
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What Chen Ziyan wants to express is very simple, that is, although the unknown liquid used to preserve his nephew's vitality in the stone sculpture is precious, there are many thorny problems ahead of him if he wants to successfully exploit the value of this liquid.
The first is the materials. Although it is not difficult to test the specific ingredients, the stone carvings of Di Nephew are too long ago. In the vicissitudes of life, it is not easy or even impossible to find all the required materials.
.
Having been exposed to antiquities all year round, they know better than anyone else that with the passage of time, many ancient animals and plants have long since disappeared in the torrent of time.
There are also other issues such as formulas, so now these stone sculptures only have value, not finished products that have realized their value. There is no need to fight over this.
More importantly, this underground space now nominally belongs to the Folklore Affairs Administration, so the top priority before the two of them is not how to divide the spoils, but how to keep the discovery in hand.
Compared with this issue, the struggle for power and profit can be moved to the back.
Wu Laogou understood Chen Ziyan's words and expressed his agreement, but he also expressed his attitude, that is, he still 'cannot see through ordinary things'. The implication is very clear, that is, he will not know how to gain this.
Give up.
Chen Ziyan was not surprised by this answer and said with a smile: "This shows that you have a good attitude."
Sometimes answers don’t require words, and attitude can have the same effect.
After receiving Chen Ziyan's reply, the smile on Wu Laogou's face became even brighter. Compared to those arrogant young people, he preferred Chen Ziyan who knew how to weigh the pros and cons.
Of course, this means that neither Chen Ziyan nor Wu Laogou is such a baseless retail investor, otherwise it would definitely be a different story.
"Fifth Master, how about we go out and take a look"
After successfully reaching an agreement, Chen Ziyan stood up, shook the nephew in his hand, and expressed his thoughts.
Now that they have mastered the talisman of Nephew, instead of continuing to have meaningless suspicions here, they might as well focus on continuing to explore.
It can be seen from the state of the black-haired snakes that appeared earlier that there must be abundant food in the deeper depths, otherwise there would be no way to supply so many snakes.
From this point of view alone, we can know that there must be something else in the depths, and it is a place that must be explored.
"That's fine." Wu Laogou glanced at the direction in which the snakes were retreating, and readily agreed.
In fact, even if Chen Ziyan didn't take the initiative to mention it, he still had the intention to mention it.
Now there is nothing else worth studying here, and the remaining stone carvings are not suitable for touching yet. The only thing that can be done is to go deeper and take a look.
Because the captured nephew was with them, the in-depth process went smoothly. After Chen Ziyan and others left the stone defense line under the cliff, they didn't even see the shadow of a black-haired snake.
From this we can see how powerful this ‘talisman’ is.
As the team continued to advance, the environment around them also began to change. Originally, in addition to the usual soil and rocks, there were only small groups of underground green plants. Although there was some vitality, it was still difficult to conceal the desolation.<
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But at this moment, an underground jungle appeared in front of everyone. This jungle was composed of many strange-shaped underground plants. Obvious traces of snakes could be seen on the branches of certain trees. Obviously, these were the black-haired ones.
The place where snakes live.
"Xiaoyou Chen, look at this."
Not long after walking into the underground jungle, Wu Laogou suddenly stopped and fixed his inspection gaze on a cave not far away.
Chen Ziyan followed his line of sight and immediately understood why the other party stopped there.
Because this cave, half covered by moss, does not look like a snake cave, but more like it is from other creatures.
"This is a rat hole."
After seeing the doubt flashing in Chen Ziyan's eyes, Wu Laogou took the initiative to give the answer.
"The snakes here in the rat hole all feed on rats"
The first time he got this answer, Chen Ziyan thought of black-haired snake food.
As mentioned before, if a micro-ecological chain appears in this kind of underground space, there must be a bottom-level organism. Rats with complex food habits and fast and abundant reproduction are very dangerous from any aspect.
Meet the corresponding standards.
"Not necessarily." Wu Laogou shook his head slightly and explained: "If the snakes here really feed on rats, then the number of rats here must be huge, but there is only this rat hole nearby, which is obviously not enough.
Demand."
"Yes, this cave alone can't explain much." Chen Ziyan nodded.
These words reminded Chen Ziyan of a country where rabbits plagued the country all year round. As far as he knew, the wilderness in that place was basically a small hole with three steps and a big hole with five steps, and fat rabbits could be seen everywhere.
If the situation here is really as I thought, with a certain kind of rat as the bottom creature in the biological chain, then the situation here should be even more chaotic.
After all, this place has existed for a longer time. Even if there are snakes consuming it and the number of rats is limited, things like caves will not disappear out of thin air, so this cave entrance should not be the only one in the field of vision.
Thinking of this, Chen Ziyan looked at the other plants around him and quickly found what he was looking for.
After he walked to a broad-leaved plant to make sure, he turned back to Wu Laogou and said, "Fifth Master, I think there should be other creatures here."
"Oh" Wu Laogou walked over, his eyes full of curiosity.
He knew that Chen Ziyan was not an aimless person. Since he said this, he must have obtained the evidence.
Chen Ziyan gently moved the leaves in front of him, revealing the gap at the edge, and said: "These are not traces left by rats. If I guessed correctly, they should come from some kind of insect, so I suspect that this is in the underground space."
The ecological environment is more perfect than imagined."
If this is not a special case, then this is not a micro ecological chain.
"Then where have all the creatures here gone?" Wu Laogou also felt that this statement made some sense.
But at the same time, there is also a doubt, that is, there are traces of animals here, but all you can see are plants, not even a shadow of an animal, which makes people feel very weird.
Although the traces of activity are enough to explain the problem, it is impossible to be completely sure without seeing the living creatures with your own eyes.
"I think... it should be because of these little guys." Chen Ziyan said as he mentioned the nephew in his hand.
He thought about it and finally found that this was the most likely reason.
Perhaps the invisible deterrence of Nephew is not only felt by the black-haired snake, but also by other creatures living here.
Although this idea sounds absurd, based on the information currently known to Chen Ziyan, it is the most likely explanation.
"Because of these nephews"
Looking at his nephew who was still in a coma, Wu Laogou narrowed his eyes slightly.
According to their previous guesses, the main creatures in this underground space should be snakes, that is, those black-haired snakes, but now this situation is somewhat deviated.
If this is the case, then Nephew's dominance here is a bit outrageous.
But for one type of creature or a type of creature, it can be explained by attribute restraint, but if it really has an undifferentiated impact, you don't have to think about it to know that it's not that simple.
"Well, there is a high probability." Chen Ziyan breathed out lightly: "Fifth Master, let's keep walking, the answer is waiting for us ahead."
It's hard for Chen Ziyan to be too decisive. After all, it's too early to draw any conclusions now, so it's better to put it into action directly.
"Okay." Wu Laogou nodded.
In fact, both Chen Ziyan and Wu Laogou know that if they want to see the true face of this underground space more clearly, they have another way.
That is to go in without taking Nephew. If there really is a relatively complete ecological chain here, you will definitely be able to see it that way.
But thinking of the swarm of snakes that were like a wave earlier, this idea only flashed through the minds of the two of them, and they gave up with a tacit understanding.
As they continued to go deeper, the two saw more underground plants and found more traces of biological activities.
But this did not help them answer their doubts, because these findings were the same as before, there were only traces, but no living thing could be seen.
It was as if the creatures living in this underground space suddenly and mysteriously disappeared just before they arrived.
"This place is indeed a bit weird." Even Wu Laogou was a little uneasy now.
This feeling of sudden silence no matter where you go is really uncomfortable.
"Fifth Master, we are all here, let's walk inside again." Chen Ziyan also felt a little uncomfortable, but he had no better way, so he could only comfort him.
Now that we have gone a little deeper, it would be a pity to just give up.
Wu Laogou didn't say anything, just nodded lightly. In fact, he was unwilling to give up like this.
After Chen Ziyan adjusted his mentality, he began to move forward. However, the moment he turned around, his body couldn't help but stagnate, and he quickly adjusted the direction of the searchlight in his hand.
Wu Laogou also noticed something strange about Chen Ziyan, and quickly looked towards the position pointed by the light beam. He knew that Chen Ziyan's reaction probably meant that he had made an important discovery.
As the searchlight beam froze, Chen Ziyan and Wu Laogou could clearly see that there was a faint outline of a building among the jungle plants at the end of the beam.
The two looked at each other, and neither of them said anything rashly. After nodding towards each other, they lowered their steps and walked towards the building.
As the distance got closer, Chen Ziyan discovered that this was a very typical stone building, made of stones of uneven sizes. The most important thing was that the building was relatively intact, but it looked a little dilapidated. In such an unchanging and dead jungle, it is undoubtedly a good thing for them to suddenly make such a discovery.
However, Chen Ziyan did not rush into the stone building that was wrapped in underground moss and vines. Instead, he walked around the building very carefully.
Fortunately, because of my nephew, there are no living creatures in this underground jungle, so this inspection process did not encounter any danger or obstacles.
"There's something wrong with this." After checking the surrounding situation, Chen Ziyan said in a low voice.
Too abrupt!
There are no traces of the existence of buildings around here, only this single seedling in front of you.
If there was a complete building complex here like on the cliff, he wouldn't be suspicious, but now the situation is different.
Again, this building is too abrupt.
Wu Laogou, on the other hand, didn't show much concern. He gently pushed aside the vines at the door of the building and said with a smile:
"I have seen similar buildings in the mountains before. The reason why this happens is because other buildings around them are made of wood."
Chen Ziyan understood what Wu Laogou meant as soon as he heard this. The reason for the stone quality was that the building in front of him was an important building at the time, and ordinary houses were made of wood. With the passage of time, the wooden houses have melted into the earth.
Here, only stone buildings remain.
But before the joy appeared, Chen Ziyan suddenly thought of another question: "Fifth Master, this is different from what we saw on the cliff."
This place is not far from the cliff, so there is no reason for there to be two different styles of building communities.
After Chen Ziyan's reminder, Wu Laogou stopped moving his hands. He came to the wall and quickly cleared away part of the covering, revealing the specific appearance of the stone wall inside.
When he saw the stone wall, Chen Ziyan quickly stepped forward to help and began to clean the bottom of the stone wall.
After seeing the square stones at the bottom, Chen Ziyan was finally sure that the building in front of him was not made by the same group of people as the ones they had encountered before.
This means things are starting to get complicated.
The presence of two ancient architectural ruins with different styles in such a close area indicates that two different races once appeared here. It would be fine if these two races were not in the same era, but if they really appeared in the same era, it would be
This means that their previous speculation may be overturned.
Enemies or allies
Looking at the rough-shaped wall in front of him, Chen Ziyan thought to himself.
Based on his understanding of the ancient people, there should be no third possibility.