"No, James, this is already a truly extraordinary place, and in extraordinary places, many seemingly ordinary things often hide amazing secrets."
Professor Holt said with a smile. It could be seen that he was in a very happy mood now. He was holding a branch in his hand and turning over the bodies of the little beasts.
"Look at the carcasses of these animals. They don't have any signs of poisoning. And haven't you noticed that although these carcasses have begun to rot, they don't have any foul smell. Instead, they have a faint sweet smell."
At this time, Shu Guan, who had walked not far behind Professor Holt, felt his heart move when he heard it.
When he first walked into the cave, there were many more animal corpses lying in the cave than now, but when he entered, he did not smell any rotting corpses.
Shu Guan really didn't notice this detail at the time, but he only recalled it now after hearing Holt's words.
Perhaps, I really ignored many details in this valley before.
Although Shu Guan is a time traveler, he was just an ordinary white-collar worker in his previous life. His experience and vision are really not comparable to outstanding figures in this world like Holt. Especially Professor Holt is still a man with rich experience. explorer.
"So, teacher, how did this animal die?"
"I don't know. Maybe these stalactite liquids cannot be drunk directly, or maybe they drink too much. Just like many medicines, they can cure diseases in a suitable dose, but excessive amounts can cause death. Anyway, it may There's a lot of sex, James, and if you want to be an explorer in the future, you can't just think about things with common sense."
"Okay, go get a kettle and put some of the liquid back. When we get back, we will test it to see the composition of the liquid."
After James took the kettle and filled it with stalactite liquid, McGraw and Larsen also walked in, and everyone came to the cave.
Larson's face was still a little pale, and he glanced at Shu Guan who was standing in the corner rather strangely, but he didn't seem to tell McGraw in detail what happened there, perhaps because he was afraid of losing face.
As for McGraw, although he was observing the cliff opposite with a telescope, it was impossible to clearly see the specific lethality of Shu Guan's arrow. At most, he thought that the wild boar king was about to die.
Then the group continued walking deeper into the cave.
"Mr. Holt, are we too cautious this time? I don't think there is much danger in this place. It is completely incomparable to the places we have adventured together before, but we brought so much ammunition."
"McGraw, don't underestimate the dangers of any extraordinary place. The dangers of some extraordinary places can be easily discovered, while the dangers of some extraordinary places are not so easy to detect at the beginning, and the dangers of the latter may be greater than those of the strong. It’s scary, but believe me, in any extraordinary place, there will always be some fatal dangers, and there will never be an exception.”
While Professor Holt was chatting with McGraw, he stopped from time to time and looked at the strange lines on the cave wall, which were fossils left countless years ago.
"Same...exactly the same..."
He kept mumbling to himself.
He didn't know how many times he had read the long scroll painting left by Shi Zibin, a painter from the Great China Kingdom five hundred years ago. He knew that the scene here was exactly the same as in the painting without taking it out for comparison.
"...It is indeed this cave..."
Soon after, Professor Holt stopped again, this time he stayed longer.
Because there was an unusually complete fossil in front of him. Compared with the fragmented fossil remains in front of him, this fossil could very clearly show the original appearance of this creature during its lifetime.
This is a fossil that looks like a bird creature. The wing bones on both sides of the body are very obvious, and at the front of the neck bone of this bird-shaped fossil, there are nine heads.
When Shu Guan entered this cave for the first time, he also stayed in front of this fossil for a long time. That was the first time he had doubts about whether the world he traveled to was actually the earth.
"Phoenix!"
Professor Holt let out an incomprehensible sigh.
Then he turned to McGraw and the other three mercenaries and smiled:
"If this stone is shipped out, it will be enough for the three of you to live a wealthy life for the rest of your life. You can buy a villa on the Blue Sea, hire a group of servants, and raise a few passionate and sexy Bohemian beauties. , live a carefree retirement life.”
The eyes of McGraw, Carl, and Larsen suddenly showed expressions of excitement and greed.
"But we'll have to wait until we come here next time to talk about it. Without professional tools, we can't take these away. Don't worry, I will definitely give you the reward I promised you!"
"Okay, let's go. The real value of this place is not these fossils."
This cave is very long, but no matter how long the cave is, it will eventually end. Half an hour later, the group of people arrived at the entrance at the other end of the cave.
The sunlight from outside shone in, making everyone who had been walking in the cave for a long time feel a little dazzling. Looking at the angle of the sunlight coming in, they estimated that it should be one or two o'clock in the afternoon outside.
Professor Holt, who was walking at the front, stopped again, right where the sun was shining.
He stared down at the ground.
In front of his feet, there were several footprints, huge footprints, sunk deeply into the hard rock ground.
Shu Guan looked at the old white man in the shadow not far away,
Those huge footprints had puzzled him for several years. What kind of huge person could leave such footprints?
Then Professor Holt turned his head, smiled and said to Xu Chuxiang:
"Miss Xu, I think the legend of the Shennongjia savages that has been circulating in your country for many years may be able to reveal the truth this time."
Xu Chuxiang didn't speak, but a trace of complicated emotions flashed through her clear and moving eyes.
Although she is now equivalent to a prisoner, this mysterious cave has aroused her curiosity after all.
Before coming to this valley, Xu Chuxiang had always been doubtful about the authenticity of Shi Zibin's long scroll painting, but after coming to this cave, Xu Chuxiang finally confirmed that Shi Zibin's painting was not imagined out of thin air.
Since the painting is real, are the things recorded in the lost manuscript real?
Do gods really exist or have existed in this world?
This completely goes against the knowledge and education she received since childhood
But what she saw in the cave just now revealed a corner of an extremely mysterious world in front of her.
At this moment, Xu Chuxiang forgot his situation, and uncontrollable curiosity arose in his heart.
"Miss Xu, I was able to find this cave this time thanks to your help. Why don't we go out together and see if there really is such a Taoist temple outside the cave!"
Professor Holt laughed and walked out of the cave.
"amazing!"
Immediately afterwards, Professor Holt's exclamation sounded outside the cave.
Xu Chuxiang finally couldn't restrain his curiosity and strode towards the entrance of the cave.
The moment she stepped out of the cave, she saw the Taoist temple.
The white clouds are long, the goshawks are flying in the sky, the cliff is thousands of feet tall, and a Taoist temple stands between the sea of clouds.
Such a place has such a Taoist temple.
A miracle in itself.
Or rather a miracle!
