Wang Ke jumped up and looked back, but there was nothing.
Standing beside the peaked cap, Wang Ke closed his eyes, trying to find his own illusion.
But the more I look for it, the less I can find it.
And what was that reflective thing just now? Wang Ke turned around and searched carefully on the stone. During this search, he really found several small transparent, glass-like stones, about the size of fingernails.
Wang Ke picked it up and looked at the sunlight carefully. Under the sunlight, these stones faintly refracted the sunlight into red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple.
Where is the glass on this? It must have been picked up by those eagles.
The days spent with Professor Wen gave him an extra layer of sensitivity. Without having time to think about it, he picked up the transparent stones and counted six in total. Wang Ke put them into the right breast pocket of his coat and buttoned them.
Standing on the top of the eagle's mouth, although it is not high, you can still see clearly.
To the northeast is a barren mountain of about the same size, with several imperial mausoleums with red walls and yellow glazing, and concubine mausoleums with red walls and green glazing.
In the northwest, there are mountains, a sea of forests and grassy beaches, and a road winding in between.
To the southwest, there is a stretch of Gobi desert and hills, which is exactly the road we walked in the morning, and in the distance, there are faint mountains.
To the southeast, there is a lush and towering mountain ridge.
Gu Maolin now turned the benchmark horizontally and held it flat in front of his chest. This was to allow his comrades who were high up in the east to measure the distance.
Range measurement is to use the scale in the gun mirror or steering wheel lens to roughly measure the distance from the eagle's mouth to them.
Wang Ke looked for this stone slab, and he soon saw the blood stains on the "top" of the stone slab, which must have been left by the eagle pecking at its prey.
But what about the poisoned eagle? I could see clearly in the morning, but the eagle fell down. Even if such a large stone slab falls from above, it will not roll down. Where did it fall? Was it blown away by the wind? But on this peak, even if there is wind, it can't blow an eagle that can swallow a snake, right? The eagle weighed at least ten pounds.
Thinking of this, Wang Ke suddenly felt an ominous feeling. Then the pocket on the left breast jumped. Is this an illusion? No, the colored stones in his left pocket are indeed dancing.
Damn it, those colored stones are also alive?
Wang Ke immediately jumped down from the stone, ran to Gu Maolin and said, "Maolin, are you done with the test?"
Gu Maolin looked at the Niu Suozhu opposite him and saw him raising his hands. The original sign language of the reconnaissance team told this side that it was completed. In wartime, there should be a wireless class or a telephone class around them now.
"It's over." Gu Maolin inserted the benchmark into the ground. Without thinking, he only inserted a little bit. There were rocks underneath, and the soft ones were just grass roots.
The benchmark fell slowly. Gu Maolin clapped his hands and said, "Platoon leader, what's the matter?"
"Maolin, look at this stone. What's weird underneath?" Wang Ke dragged Gu Maolin to the "peaked cap". Before he reached the stone, Gu Maolin frowned, and then he shouted: "Platoon leader, don't move, close your eyes and sit down."
Then he suddenly sat down cross-legged, with a serious look on his face, clasped his hands together, and bowed slightly.
Wang Ke didn't understand what was going on and reacted quickly. He jumped back a step and sat down next to Gu Maolin. This situation was the same as when he led the whole class on a business trip to the ammunition depot, and when he and Gu Maolin summoned snakes in the snow.
Through the slits of his squinted eyes, Wang Ke saw Gu Maolin, sitting cross-legged with his legs intertwined, the soles of his feet pointing toward the sky, and the palms of his hands facing up, placed on top of his legs. It was like holding a heavy object, then closed his eyes and muttered something.
Wang Ke thought, are there snakes on the top of this 50-60 meter cliff? If there are snakes, how did they get up? Could it be that he climbed over this road just like himself, but how did he get through the broken gap?
When Wang Ke was lost in thought, one snake after another poked out from the top of the "peaked cap". The snake's head was so big that it was as big as the mouth of a bowl. Its body was golden, its neck was stretched flat, and black words were coming from its mouth. of rapid vomiting.
Wang Ke felt excited all over, and the colored stone in his pocket jumped a few more times.
Then, another smaller snake climbed up.
I was really scared to death. I was sitting there just now, and I almost wanted to lie down and bask in the sun! If that were the case, wouldn't it be that he was almost bitten by these two snakes?
By the way, the dead eagle was probably attacked by these two snakes, and it was definitely devoured. No wonder not even a feather is left.
The big snake slowly climbed up, with most of its body over one and a half meters tall, while the smaller snake shrank back.
Wang Ke couldn't help but shuddered.
The head of the big snake stood more than a foot high. Wang Ke could smell the smell coming from its mouth even from such a distance. An indescribable nausea in the smell went straight to his throat.
Wang Ke looked through the slit in his eyes. The snake crawled over slowly, and now I can see clearly that the snake was nearly three meters long. It crawled to the side of Gu Maolin, raised its head, and its black letter quickly expanded and retracted, as if it was talking to Gu Maolin, and then it continued to move towards Gu Maolin. Wang Ke crawled over here.
Wang Ke didn't put his hands together, and all the muscles in his body were tense. As the snake slowly crawled closer, he even heard the tiny "wispy" sound the snake made when it stretched and contracted. The fishy smell that only exists on snakes goes straight into the nose.
Wang Ke gritted his teeth and did not dare to make any sound or movement. He was sure that his whole body was now covered in goosebumps.
Holding his military dagger tightly with his right hand, Wang Ke thought that if there was anything strange or a slight disturbance, he would immediately pull out the knife, cut off the snake's head with lightning speed, and then pull He ran away from the valley and Maolin.
But the big snake only crawled around Wang Ke, then slowly crawled back to Gu Maolin, then slowly climbed up the stone slab, looked back, and disappeared into the grass under the "peaked cap".
Gu Maolin let out a heavy breath, stood up, and said to Wang Ke: "Okay, platoon leader. Fortunately, it's the two of us today."
"How to say?"
"Let's go, let's leave." Gu Maolin picked up the pole, dismantled it, and quickly walked back to the broken gap. The two of them climbed through the gap one after another according to the way they came.
The way back is basically an upward climb, which is much easier than when we came here.
After walking about ten meters in one breath, Gu Maolin looked back at the eagle's beak below, and then said to Wang Ke: "Platoon leader, have you heard of the frightening Black Mamba?"
Wang Ke shook his head.
"The black mamba is a famous venomous snake in Africa. The only one that can compete with it is the golden cobra we saw today."
"What, what we just saw was a cobra? How could a cobra appear in Xishan?" Wang Ke thought this was too incredible, so he blurted out in disbelief.
Gu Maolin said seriously: "The characteristics of this kind of snake are its oval head and golden body. But don't be fooled by its beautiful appearance. Among cobras, it is also one of the best. Once you are poisoned by its venom, there will be no It was treated in time, but it soon suffocated to death, which is extremely terrifying. However, this kind of snake is only found in the south, so it’s hard to say why it is found here."
Hearing this, Wang Ke also broke out in a cold sweat. There are few people on the top of this cliff. Even if you come up, you will encounter unexpected events. It turns out that they also survive by preying on passing birds in the sky.
Thinking of this, there is still one thing that puzzles me, and that is why Gu Maolin immediately sat on the ground when he saw the stone? He asked again: "Maolin, what did you see under the rocks on that cliff just now?"
"A nest of snakes. These are two snakes. I'm not sure if I can communicate with it. Fortunately, it's okay. The snake thought we were here to steal its territory! By the way, platoon leader, what's in your pocket? Did the snake stone jump?"
"It jumped. Maolin's is yours."
"Mine also jumped. These snake stones also helped us today, allowing this golden cobra to smell the same kind of scent. Moreover, the snake stones on our body also released goodwill and helped us communicate."
Ah, snake stone also has this effect.
"Maolin, did you ask Golden Cobra what you just said?"
"no."
"Then why don't you ask, at least ask what these snake stones do, right?"
"Yeah, that's too bad. Why did I forget this important event when I was so nervous?" Gu Maolin regretted it endlessly. "Platoon leader, please wait here for a while. I'll go back and ask."
"Come on, let's go back quickly."
"By the way, Platoon Commander, there is one more thing. Did you just take something from the Golden Cobra?"
"No." Wang Ke said, suddenly remembering that he had picked up a few stones that were as transparent as glass. Could it be that stone?
"Maolin, I picked up some glass stones brought by eagles."
"Glass stone? Platoon leader, take it out and show it to me."
Wang Ke took out the transparent stones from his coat pocket, and the fishy smell was transcendent.
"Oh, platoon leader, you are really a destined person. This is also a snake stone. But judging from this snake stone, these two snakes are still extremely venomous."
"Maolin, why do you say that?"
"Platoon leader, I understand now. The more venomous the snake, the more transparent its snake stone should be."
When Wang Ke thought about it, it was true. What Gu Maolin picked up at first were just colorful stones. The ones he got from the Cockscomb Snake Nest were already crystal clear and translucent, and now they are like glass.
"Maolin, snake stone is just like bezoar and donkey treasure. It can be used as medicine, right?"
"Platoon leader, I don't know much about this, but I know that the difference between snake stone and bezoar and donkey treasure is that when the snake reaches a certain size, it will spit it out and stay with it day and night. As for its effects and functions, I still don’t know.”
Wang Ke nodded. The snake stones on himself and Gu Maolin played a big role today. This should be regarded as an effect. It can prevent the attack of giant venomous snakes. "Maolin, I picked out six yuan, and our family will get half of it."
"Platoon leader, that's great, but just give me a piece. I don't want that much."
Wang Ke thought about it and thought that since so much has been focused on now, it would be better to give it to Uncle Ye to study in the future. So Wang Ke took out a larger piece and handed it to Gu Maolin, and then put the remaining five pieces into the cloth pocket on his left chest. So far, Wang Ke had a total of eleven pieces, which were white, yellow, green and dark. red.
"Maolin, don't tell anyone about the snake stone."
"Yes! Platoon commander, I understand."
Today, Yingzui took a risk, and in addition to obtaining valuable training coordinates, he also obtained the snake stone of the golden cobra. It was something that neither his godfather Professor Wen nor Professor Ye Rongguang had yet to research, and it must be a priceless treasure.
He came up quickly, but as soon as he walked in front of the old platoon leader Hu Zhijun, Wang Ke was stunned by his words.
"Platoon commander, what's going on with that snake? Why don't you run away?"
It turned out that the old platoon leader Hu Zhijun saw everything through the telescope, but he didn't see the two of them talking about the snake stone.
