The blue sky is cloudless, and the sun is shining brightly on the earth.
Türkiye-Syria border.
In Turkey, a convoy of three desert-colored military Humvees drove from west to east on the road numbered D-52.
Although Turkey, which joined NATO in 1952, is biased toward Western Europe in the political and economic fields, in terms of geographical location, climate environment, history and culture, it is definitely a Middle Eastern country.
At this time, inside the Hummer located in the center of the convoy.
The person controlling the vehicle is a U.S. Marine wearing desert camouflage, holding the steering wheel with his right hand and resting his left hand on the window.
Sitting in the passenger seat is Lyon, who wears a dark brown fur collar jacket, black combat pants, and blond hair with a parted hairstyle.
Leon made a fist with his right hand, lowered his right chin, leaned his right elbow on the car door, and looked out the window with a slightly melancholy look.
The sun was shining brightly outside the window, and the unique desert scenery seemed unable to make this Umbrella intelligence agent happy.
In fact, Lyon stayed in the Middle East for at least nine months.
I can’t say I’m disgusted, but Leon really has seen enough of the desert.
Moreover, he was tired of Middle Eastern delicacies such as chicken and lamb burritos, and he was really not in a good mood.
But his superiors ordered him to stay in the Middle East and continue to investigate any suspicious cities and ruins.
After all, the Sheheba dense fog incident in February of the year caused tens of thousands of deaths.
In order to avoid encountering the same incident again, the company needs to thoroughly search the Middle East to discover and control relics or cultural relics that may cause abnormal phenomena in advance.
If that's all, Leon can understand and won't complain.
The reason for his melancholy was that he felt as if he had benefited from someone else, so he finally no longer had to spend money on a taxi and could enjoy free transportation services.
Think of these.
Leon raised his head slightly and used the rearview mirror to observe the person sitting in the back seat.
The man had short black hair, sunglasses, a red slim-fitting jacket, and black tight leather pants.
Due to his sunglasses, Leon couldn't see the other person's face clearly, but judging from his face that wasn't obscured by the sunglasses, he shouldn't look too bad.
Ada Wang.
The company's top informant.
On December 19, 2000, that is, early this morning, we arrived at the U.S. Kahraman base in Turkey.
Leon happened to be investigating in Turkey, so his superiors ordered him to go to Kahraman Base to assist Ada in the mission.
According to the information given to him by his superiors, the identity assigned to Ada by the company is a Chinese-American historian, and he is also a top talent who has cooperated with the US military.
So when Leon took a taxi and arrived at the Kahraman base, he happened to see Ada surrounded by officers.
Due to Ada's prominent status, the base specially dispatched a class of Marines to escort her, and they also took Leon along with them to the destination.
Although he didn't have to pay for a taxi, Leon always felt as if he was being targeted by the company.
"Heh~."
At this time, Ada, who was sitting in the back seat, chuckled, signaling that she had discovered Leon's little move.
"…"
Leon turned his head without changing his expression, moved his eyes away from the rearview mirror, and looked at the scenery outside the window again.
Suddenly!
"Chi—!" The Hummer swerved to the right uncontrollably.
"Wozefah!" the Marine yelled, his hands immediately clenching the steering wheel.
(x2)
The Hummer suddenly lost control, making Leon and Ada nervous.
"Huh~! It's so dangerous!"
Fortunately, the Marine had good driving skills and managed to keep the car on its way back, but he still couldn't help but sigh.
This Hummer is the mascot of their class. It has experienced several thrilling street battles and encounters, but it is still strong and safe.
Why did something happen today?
The Marine was a little confused.
There were some minor accidents, but it was nothing serious. The team continued to drive eastward for more than ten minutes and finally arrived at its destination——
Göbekli Tepe.
The stone circle is located on the top of Göbekli Tepe.
Driving through the path and reaching the top of the hill, I saw a large shed built in the center for shading.
There are a large number of tents of different styles, several simple houses and various civilian vehicles beside the shed.
Apparently, there is a scientific team stationed here.
The U.S. military convoy drove straight to the shed.
Stop.
Get off.
A corporal walked up to Ada and said respectfully: "Miss Wang, if there is nothing else, we will return to the base first."
"Well, thank you." Ada thanked her calmly.
After receiving Ada's signal, the Marines drove back.
As soon as the motorcade left, an old man wearing a vest and thick glasses quickly approached Leon and Ada.
Walking in front of him, the old man stretched out his right hand and said with a smile: "Quil Sears, it's an honor to meet you, Miss Wang."
As Ada stretched out her hand to shake hands with Sears, she said with a very natural smile: "It should be my honor, Professor Sears."
"You're too polite. If it weren't for Miss Wang's investment support, we wouldn't be progressing so fast. Please follow me."
Sears retracted his right hand, turned around and walked quickly towards the entrance of the greenhouse, and said with excitement:
"Ms. Wang, we are all waiting for your arrival to witness the greatest discovery at the beginning of the 21st century!"
"Let's go, rookie." Ada immediately stopped her previous smile and reminded Leon coldly.
"I'm not...forget it!"
Leon was just about to explain, but saw that Ada had already walked away, so he had to swallow his discomfort and trotted to catch up with Ada and Sears.
Soon, a group of people walked into the shed.
The old man from before, Quayle Sears, is a professor of history at Oxford University and one of the leading figures in the archaeological world.
Sears led an archaeological team composed of his own students and found the ruins based on clues in September 1999.
Just from the preliminary excavation, the archaeological team gained a lot.
Several "T"-shaped stone pillars on the surface were engraved with various animal reliefs. What surprised the Sears team was that after testing, these carving marks were at least 10,000 years old.
Ten thousand years!
Humans were still in the Stone Age at that time, so how did they transport boulders weighing tens of tons from dozens of kilometers away to the top of the hill?
And this is just the surface, all evidence shows that there seems to be a larger space below.
If we can continue to excavate, it will definitely subvert mankind's understanding of history.
It's a pity that the archaeological team is not well-funded, and the border between Turkey and Syria is very chaotic, with small and medium-sized battles happening from time to time.
Therefore, few capitalists are willing to take high risks and invest in a project that can only enrich history.
But Umbrella is an exception.
The White Queen, who also monitored the world like the Red Queen, reported the matter to Sui Bian.
With Sui Bian's permission, Queen Bai immediately took action. She gave Ada the status of a wealthy historian, and then used Ada's status to invest in the Sears team.
The Red Queen also pretended to be from Washington and issued an order to the Kahraman base, allowing the Marine Corps to expand its patrol scope and ensure the normal excavation of Göbekli Tepe.
This is why, as a leading figure in the archaeological community, Sears is very grateful to Ada.