Several people didn't sleep well that night, because they were afraid that there would be another problem.
Fortunately, a safe night.
I got up the next morning, ate my meal in a hurry, and continued on my way.
It was stuffy and hot in the tropical jungle, and after a while, several people were sweating profusely.
Even so, no one complained about being tired or suggested taking a rest.
The sleepy smell at night really frightened everyone.
Gradually, the jungle became less dense, the air circulation accelerated, and the feeling was no longer stuffy. Zhu Yu felt much more comfortable.
He turned to look at Hans and found that the old man was looking around, holding a map in his hand and mumbling to himself.
Zhu Yu guessed that the end of the field was coming soon?
“There’s a weird totem pole out front.”
Qin Fei, who was scouting the road ahead, raised his hand to signal everyone to stop, pointed to a place and said:
"Look there."
Wilson, who was supporting the injured mercenary, said disdainfully: "What's so interesting about totem poles? Didn't we see a lot at the ruins earlier?"
When he said this, the atmosphere suddenly became awkward.
Zhu Yu said calmly:
"If you think it's okay, just keep walking."
Wilson immediately stopped talking.
Zhu Yu is almost half the boss. He can antagonize Qin Fei, but he dare not antagonize Zhu Yu.
If it weren't for Zhu Yu, he would have died yesterday - even if he hadn't died, he would have nothing to say if half of his mercenaries were killed this time.
After all, he was keeping vigil yesterday, and he should have discovered these situations first!
Qin Fei glanced at Wilson expressionlessly and continued to say to Zhu Yu:
"There's something weird about this totem pole. You'll know it just by looking at it."
Before Zhu Yu could move, Hans couldn't wait to walk over while they were talking.
"That's it - that's the pattern!" Hans walked to the stone totem pole and suddenly shouted:
"We found it! It's right here!"
Everyone hurriedly walked over, and then saw the totem pole that was as thick as one person and more than two meters high.
The top of the totem pole is a person, or it is a human body from one meter up. However, this person is very weird, with a small body and a very big head.
There is a round crown on the big head, and a wooden thorn, or wedge, is inserted in the center of the Yintang, which is commonly known as the third eye!
And the totem's eyes are staring down at the person looking at it, staring hard at it!
Around the totem pole, there is no grass growing in a two-meter radius!
No wonder Qin Fei said this totem pole monster!
Hans hugged the totem pole and was so excited that he almost cried:
"That's it! That's it! The totem pole recorded in my father's notes! This weird totem pole is less than three kilometers away from the treasure! As long as you find it, you will definitely find the treasure!"
When he said this, everyone became excited!
Zhu Yu asked:
"How to determine the location?"
Hans let go of the totem pole, slowly calmed down, and said:
"There are three totem poles in total, arranged in a triangle. The middle totem pole walks towards the midpoint of the line connecting the totem poles on both sides. About three kilometers away, we reach the location where the treasure is buried."
"Can you tell which totem pole this is?" Mira asked next to her.
"No." Hans shook his head, "The three totem poles are exactly the same."
"Then let's search around separately." Jason suggested, "By the way, what is the distance between the totem poles?"
"About 1,200 meters."
"That's easy." Jason said with a smile: "The distance is not far, we can divide into several groups and search separately."
Zhu Yu looked at everyone's status and made suggestions:
"Why don't we rest under this totem pole first and have something to eat. Then we will search in groups."
He said to Hans:
"Mr. Hans, since the treasure is almost found, there is no need for us to be in such a hurry. We can only recharge our batteries to discover and dig out the treasure."
Hans nodded with deep understanding and said:
"Okay, let's rest first, I'm hungry too!"
After finding a flat place to rest nearby, Ran Jie volunteered to go hunting.
Wilson also wanted to go out, and Jason advised him:
"Hunting is not your strong point. You should stay here and collect firewood!"
"No, no, no!" Wilson shook his head, "I think hunting is not difficult. Believe me, you will definitely gain something!"
With that said, he walked towards the jungle with confidence.
Zhu Yu turned his head and looked at the strange totem pole, always feeling that something was watching him.
But when I searched around with my eyes, I found nothing.
Gather wood and boil water.
In order to escape from the anesthesia, most people don't have much in their backpacks.
Only Zhu Yu and Jason still had food in their backpacks.
Zhu Yu took out the compressed dry food in his backpack and distributed it to everyone, and poured some boiled water for everyone.
"Zhu, I will pay for the expenses of the two of you this time." Although Hans was no longer excited, it was obvious that his emotions had not calmed down. "It will be deducted from the treasure. Without them, maybe we would all pay for it this time." He's going to be buried in the jungle."
Jason and the injured mercenary had complicated expressions after hearing this.
Zhu Yu nodded, this is as it should be.
According to the Western contract spirit, Ran Jie and Qin Fei could completely ignore Hans and the others. After all, it was Zhu Yu who hired them.
But along the way, the two of them did no less than Jason and the others, even better than them.
Hans was still going to speak, but Ran Jie had already returned carrying a larger capybara than before.
Jason asked hurriedly:
"Have you seen Wilson?"
Ran Jie said while handling the capybara:
"He saw a monkey and chased it."
monkey?
Zhu Yu's face looked a little weird. He really couldn't stop talking about this kind of human-looking guy even if he had something to eat.
Jason said happily:
"It seems Wilson is right. There are more prey in this jungle, and he will be back soon."
Ran Jie's face looked a little strange, but he didn't say anything. After a while, he took care of the capybara and put it in the pot.
Zhu Yu broke off a piece of compressed dry food and gave it to him. Ran Jie took it and gnawed it while spitting blood froth out of the pot.
Open the pot, add the remaining ingredients and cover the lid.
The people around him swallowed their saliva and gnawed the compressed dry food tastelessly.
Jason suddenly stood up and said:
"I'll go pick up some more wood. Wilson will catch the monkey later and will need firewood for cooking."
After saying that, he walked into the jungle, and after a while, he came back with a few dry branches, and then broke them into pieces.
The capybara meat is very tender and can be eaten within half an hour.
Each person had a piece. When he started to nibble, Jason refused and said:
"I'm waiting for Wilson's monkey meat."
Ran Jie was not polite to him, he took two pieces of meat and started to chew on it.
At this moment, Wilson's shout rang out from the jungle:
"Help!"
The shouts were accompanied by gunshots.
Several people immediately dropped their bowls and took out their guns. Jason ran over to rescue Wilson, while Ran Jie and Qin Fei protected Zhu Yu and the others.
Zhu Yu himself also took out his pistol and was on guard.
Hans and Mira were already lying in the pile of backpacks, keeping their bodies as low as possible to avoid being discovered.
Then I saw Wilson jumping out of the jungle, shooting behind him as he ran!
The "enemies" following behind him turned out to be more than a dozen monkeys!
These monkeys are very agile, have long tails, jump between branches, hold rocks or some unknown berries in their hands, and hit Wilson from time to time.
The berries split open, the juice stained Wilson's body, and an unpleasant stench spread.
When they saw that it was actually a monkey, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Zhu Yu was a little bit dumbfounded.
The monkey was not hunting and almost became the monkey's prey. This Wilson is really "ambitious and talented"!
Jason secretly cursed Wilson for being embarrassed, but he was the one leading the group, and he still wanted to save face at this time, so he shot a few monkeys.
Seeing that there were many people here, the monkeys hesitated for a moment and stopped chasing Wilson. They screamed in protest and retreated into the jungle.
Wilson was not embarrassed at all. He even ran into the jungle and dragged back a monkey that was shot by Jason. He said with a smile:
"Monkeys also have a lot of meat on them."
He said to Ran Jie:
"Ran...Jie, have you skinned the monkey?"
Ran Jie glanced at him, ignored him, and continued to chew the meat in his bowl.
Seeing Ran Jie ignoring him, Wilson looked at the meat in the pot and suddenly said:
"Let's eat the monkey's meat in the afternoon. I think there's a lot of meat at noon."
Then without washing, he took his own bowl and went to fish out the meat in the pot.
"Wash away!" Qin Fei stood in front of him, "If the pot is dirty, will others still eat it?"
Qin Fei has been working hard to practice English during this period, and now he speaks very smoothly.
Wilson didn't want to wash up, but Qin Fei and Ran Jie didn't like him, so he had no choice but to wash up before coming over.
When Wilson was eating, the others had almost finished eating. After cleaning the bowls, they started to group up.
"Mr. Hans, you, Mira, and the wounded stay here." Zhu Yu suggested, "Ran Jie and I will go west, Jason will go east, and Qin Fei, Wilson and others will stay to protect you."
Hans had no objection.
In addition to finding treasures, he has begun to rely on Zhu Yu in other aspects. Mainly because Zhu Yu has made basically correct decisions from the beginning to now, saving everyone's lives more than once.
Hans is not a fool, nor is he Wilson who insists on being in the limelight.
After the division was settled, Zhu Yu and Ran Jie went west. Jason didn't have any objections. He gave Wilson a few words and went east alone.
After Wilson finished eating, he wiped the lunch box and put it away. Qin Fei had already cleaned up the pot while Wilson was eating. At this time, he was patrolling around with a gun, alert to possible dangers.
Wilson rolled his eyes and said to Qin Fei:
"You watch, I'll go in another direction."
Qin Fei ignored him. He seriously suspected that this guy was lazy.
Zhu Yu and Ran Jie walked west for more than ten minutes when they found a totem - he naturally found it with his heavenly eyes.
The effect of the Heavenly Eye is very obvious at this time.
And Zhu Yu also felt that in this area, the energy of the Sky Eye recovered very quickly, more than five times faster than usual!
Zhu Yu and Ran Jie were very excited after finding a totem, which showed that what Hans said was correct.
"Continue to the west and see if there are any totems." Zhu Yu said this, and Ran Jie also understood that he was worried that if the totem he first discovered was on the far left, then there should be two more totems to the west.
Continuing to the west, sure enough, ten minutes later, I found another totem.
The three totems are almost identical. They are all weird men over two meters tall, with wedge-shaped foreheads, and there is no plant at all within a two-meter radius.
After discovering the totem, Zhu Yu and Ran Jie walked back, marking the way along the way.
When they walked back, Jason and another mercenary had returned, but Wilson was nowhere to be seen.
Zhu Yu didn't care and said to Hans:
"We have found two totems there, exactly like this one! If we set out now, we will definitely be able to reach the area near the treasure before dark."
"Then let's take action!" Hans was very excited. "I can't wait to see what the treasure looks like!"
Several people immediately started packing their things. Jason was very anxious when he saw that Wilson hadn't come back yet.
Hans could only say:
"Then wait a moment, Jason, go look for it. It's not good for Wilson to do this."
Jason couldn't help but said as he walked:
"When I find Wilson, I will definitely deduct his commission!"
When he spoke like this, he even peeked at Zhu Yu.
Zhu Yu remained calm - he guessed that Jason wanted him to say a few nice words.
After all, from the moment we met until now, my behavior has been relatively harmless.
But Zhu Yu is not a fool. This Wilson is obviously a little bit targeted at him. Unlike Jason, a good little black guy, he is a bit arrogant like an old American and a local black guy. Why should I help him?
Ten minutes later, Jason and the other mercenary came back, but Wilson was nowhere to be seen.
Jason said to the other mercenary named Green:
"You stay here and wait for Wilson to come back. There is another totem pole less than a kilometer away in the direction we are going. I will come back to find you when we get there."
Green nodded helplessly. He was injured, and although he has improved, his movement is still limited. There is actually not much danger in staying here - so far, no beasts that can directly threaten them have been seen in the jungle.
But being left alone here, Green still secretly scolded Wilson for being a bastard, running around, making him unable to follow the team.
Hans ignored Jason's assignment. After getting the equipment, he headed to the next totem under the leadership of Zhu Yu and Ran Jie.
Arriving at the second totem pole, Hans and Zhu Yu determined the direction and then walked towards the treasure.
Jason wanted them to wait for Wilson, but Hans couldn't wait any longer.
Jason had no choice but to continue moving forward with Hans and others.
Seeing that the target was right in front of him, Hans became nagging. He pulled Zhu Yu and kept talking about the hardships he had gone through in searching for this treasure for decades, how he made money while accumulating experience, searching again and again, and failing again and again. .
Speaking of the emotional part, Hans couldn't help but wipe away his tears - now he is finally about to find it!
Zhu Yu couldn't understand it, but he could sympathize with it.
Just talking and walking, about an hour later, a large open space appeared in front of us.
It's as big as a football field, with no plants at all.
In the center of the open space, there is a stone platform five or six meters high. If it weren't for this open space, the stone platform at such a height would not be particularly obvious.
But now in the middle of this open space, it feels a little awkward.
Seeing Hans's expression, Zhu Yu knew that this should be the destination.
