I took off my shoes to let the blistered soles breathe. I used my backpack as a pillow and lay sprawled on the moisture-proof mat. I was also covered with a comfortable blanket, but I couldn’t feel comfortable. I was so angry.
How to send it.
"It shouldn't be!"
Shen Yuan held four compasses in his hand and kept spinning them in circles: "No, the compass cannot be wrong, and it is even more impossible for our compass to have the same error at the same time. Boss Ye, don't sleep, the problem now is
Very serious.”
"Shut up."
I didn't even bother to open my eyes, so I said to Shen Yuan: "Little Master, I have believed you. You are a bad old man, very bad! Little Master, I have received higher education, know about civilization, etiquette and shame, and have read twenty
Four words, a cultural person who is proficient in the eight honors and eight shames. Now I just want to sleep, don't force me to put down my body to scold you."
"I know the reason." Wu Zijin said.
Hearing Wu Zijin's words, I snorted in my heart. His bucket of water didn't make any noise, and the level of half a bucket of water sloshing around was just a hair.
"Tell me about it," Shen Yuan said.
"There is a magnetic field here."
Wu Zijin was half leaning on a stalagmite and said: "This magnetic field interfered with the compass, and that's why the problem occurred."
Hearing this, I wanted to laugh out loud. Most people know that there are two large magnetic fields at the North and South Pole of the earth, and the compass uses this. The two pointers point to the north and south poles respectively, so that the user can
It can clearly distinguish the four directions of southeast, northwest, and if there is a large magnetic field around the user, it can indeed have a great impact on the compass.
But the problem is that we are not in the open outdoors now, but in a closed passage. For walking through the stalagmite forest, the southeast, northwest and northwest are not important. Therefore, it does not matter whether there is interference from the magnetic field. We only need to
It's just a matter of walking a straight line with the help of a compass. I remember clearly that when I entered the stalagmite forest, the compass pointer was at two o'clock. Regardless of whether the pointer was disturbed or not, I just needed to keep the compass at two o'clock.
If you keep walking, you can be sure that you are walking in a straight line and will not go back.
After hearing this, Shen Yuan pondered for a long time, nodded, and then shook his head, "It won't be that simple."
"Grandpa Shen, this problem is actually easy to solve."
Wu Zijin continued: "The only reason why we got lost is because of the stalagmite forest. If...hehehehe, if we blow up the stalagmite forest, wouldn't it be okay?"
"fool!"
Shen Yuan roared at Wu Zijin: "This stalagmite forest was originally just a maze, not a killing tactic. We can only study it thoroughly, but cannot destroy it violently. Once other methods are used, it will be very difficult.
It may turn into a real life-and-death situation, just like a calm river. You have to find ways to build ships and bridges to cross it. If you want to cut off the river, you will face a huge flood. This is
What most mazes have in common."
Wu Zijin was startled by Shen Yuan's momentum and said solemnly: "I...I don't understand, Grandpa Shen...don't get excited, I'll just talk casually."
"Otherwise, we should avoid the stalagmite forest."
Shale suggested: "Swim along the underground river."
Wu Zijin also said: "Actually, we have many methods. The passages here extend in all directions. We can't walk through the stalagmite forest, but we can walk from the side road to other passages, bypass the stalagmite forest, and then return to Xiumen.
channel."
Shen Yuan did not answer what they said, but lowered his head and pinched the mustache at the corner of his mouth. After thinking for a long time, he finally shook his head and said, "This maze cannot have such obvious flaws.
If you can get around it so easily, why do you need this maze?"
I yawned and turned over. These people were so annoying that I couldn't even lie down for a while. It was like hundreds of ducks quacking in my ears.
A pale white light flashed across my eyes, and I jumped up from the ground, staring at the top of my head.
"What's wrong, Boss Ye?" Shen Yuan looked at me confused.
I stared at the passage above my head for a long time and said, "Have you noticed anything up there?"
Everyone raised their heads and looked at the top of the passage. I thought of the bat in the open passage and pulled out my pistol. Although it was not a green light this time, it never hurts to be careful.
"There seem to be white spots on it."
Shen Yuan squinted for a long time and said, "It's too high to see clearly."
I took out the Wolf Fang flashlight. Since the whale oil in the passage lit up, we had hardly used the flashlight. I pressed the switch and shined it at the top.
It's okay if I don't shine it. The top is more or less dim, and I can vaguely see some white halo. But when I shine it with the Langya flashlight, I can't see anything clearly.
"Put out the whale oil in the copper pipe so that you can see clearly." Shen Yuan said.
Shale blew on the wicks of the copper pipes for a long time, always blowing out one or two wicks, and then they were ignited by the wicks next to them. He simply pressed out the wicks with his hands, but the speed was too slow.
"Pour the water in." Shen Yuan reminded.
Shale nodded. He ran to the underground river to fill the kettle, and then poured all the water into the copper pipe. The water could not be soaked in whale oil. It floated on the top layer, soaking all the nearby wicks. Shale went back and forth.
After more than ten trips, enough water was poured in, and more and more wicks were extinguished in the copper tube.
The white light above my head became more and more obvious.
Shen Yuan became more and more excited as he watched, "That's right, that's it, Lezi, hurry up and pour more water."
"Grandpa Shen, there's no rush."
Shale said: "I'm so anxious, all the water has overflowed."
Wu Zijin also joined in. Two people, one ran back and forth, responsible for collecting water, and the other was responsible for pouring water into the copper pipe. The water extended along the copper pipe to both sides. Countless wicks were soaked, and the passage gradually became dark.
, and the top looks particularly bright in this darkness, with countless white lights appearing, like stars in the sky.
"So many stars..." Wu Zijin raised his head and murmured.
They are stars, exactly like the stars in the sky. At least I recognized the Big Dipper, which looks like a spoon. These stars must be composed of countless luminous gems. Could they be night pearls?
"Kui Mu Lang, Lou Jin Dog, Wei Tu Zhi, Ang Ri Chicken, Bi Yue Wu, Gou Fire Monkey, and Shen Shui Ape."
Shen Yuan raised his head, stared at the top and said: "This is the seven constellations of the Western White Tiger among the four elephants and twenty-eight constellations."
"What?" I asked Shen Yuan.
Shen Yuan said: "The stars in the sky are divided into four images and twenty-eight constellations. The four images are the green dragon in the east, the red bird in the south, the white tiger in the west, and the black basalt in the north. Each image contains seven constellations. The one above our head is the white tiger in the west, which consists of fifty-four constellations.
, composed of more than 700 stars."
"Then what?" I continued to ask.
Shen Yuan didn't understand what I meant, "What then?"
"What does this mean? What does the white tiger mean?" I asked.
Shen Yuan said: "The white tiger is an evil spirit in the middle of the year. It is responsible for evil, soldiers, and might. If you see it, don't attack it. If you attack it, it's hard to escape."
"Forget it, forget it, stop it."
I said to Shen Yuan: "You've been chattering for a long time. I didn't understand anything, young master."
"Then I'll keep it simple."
Shen Yuan said: "This is a place of military strategists and a mighty place, just like the White Tiger Festival Hall in ancient times. We must be careful not to damage anything here."
"I remembered."
I said to Shen Yuan: "In ancient times, there were things like the White Tiger Festival Hall, the White Tiger Commander's Seal, and the White Tiger Flag, which symbolized the army and majesty. But I remember you said that this passage is a closed gate and no troops can be raised.
Daji, since you can't raise troops, why did you just say that it is a place for military strategists? Isn't this contradictory?"
"That's right."
Shen Yuan said: "It is precisely because it is a land of military strategists that it cannot be moved easily. Once activated, it will be a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood."
I was stunned for a long time, still not understanding what Shen Yuan's words meant and what the stars above my head symbolized.