“We still have a lot of time, just wait and see.
Yes or no, yes or no, it is not something I can judge arbitrarily by just guessing.
The current danger of this ancient mausoleum actually exceeds the level of protection against tomb thieves to a certain extent.
It looks more like a process of showing off skills and competing.
In addition, the reason why Sima Tian successfully survived and finally arrived near the replicating machine may also be the overall concept of the tomb designer Dao Cunyi.
The Great Dao is fifty, Tianyan is forty-nine, and one of them is human escape.
Since the designer of the mausoleum left a way out of a narrow escape, then what this way out leaves is sympathy and respect for future rivals who are evenly matched. "
Bai Ning has already turned the topic to his interpretation of the character of the tomb builder. In his interpretation, the original tomb builder was a loner seeking defeat.
Since you are invincible in this world, you have the idea of competing with the people of later generations. If the challenger wins, you can get a chance of survival.
This is the elegant demeanor of a strong man. To a certain extent, it seems that he wants to pass on some exclusive secrets to those who come after him.
"You said that strong knowledge inheritance requires smart people, but the population base of that era was insufficient, and it was difficult to produce extremely smart people.
If there really is some ancient inheritance in this tomb, do you think it will be related to what you are looking for? "
Inspired by Bai Ning, Jiang Yingxue became even more fascinated by the secrets that might be hidden in this mausoleum.
If the Xiwangmu clan is really a remnant of the Fourth Civilization, then in this ancient tomb, there may be a powerful reserve of scientific and technological knowledge of the Fourth Civilization.
Not only the technology of replicating people, but also various other knowledge reserves related to it.
This kind of thing is far more attractive than a dry fruit in a metal box.
"The truths that exist in this world are limited. Human beings have similar emotions and desires. Their questions about the world are not much different, and the things they pursue are often similar.
I expect to find answers to a few things here, but really don't expect too much from it. "
Looking at the completely dead clone Sima Tian, for such a short moment, it seemed that he could already smell a slight smell of corpse.
With the complete death of the clone, the camp became even busier. Bai Ning increased the manpower to monitor the movement in the stone forest area, and all drones were on standby, using infrared scanning to monitor movement in the stone forest.
Bai Ning, who was completely unable to go to bed early, stared at the drone screen in person, quietly waiting for the clone No. 2 that might appear.
After the initial commotion, the entire camp gradually returned to the silence of the night. Except for the sound of the drone returning to replace the battery, there was no other noise.
Liu Cheng used the excuse of working overtime to roast chicken, looking contented with the quiet time.
It seems that all the commotion is just a longing in Bai Ning's heart. Once this kind of energy passes, everything in existence will return to the most ordinary rhythm of life.
An ordinary camp, an ordinary desert night, an ordinary night as cool as water.
If he followed the normal rhythm, Bai Ning should have gradually fallen asleep due to boredom at this time, and finally woke up in the chair to welcome the hot sand sea air flowing into the tent the next day.
Staring at the motionless stone forest, Bai Ning also had some doubts in the tranquility of the night, deciding whether he was too sensitive.
He said not to have high expectations for it, but his body was very honest and insisted on finding a second copy in this impossible stone forest.
The long night will not be changed by any human longing, and Bai Ning seems to be falling asleep amidst this dullness and boredom.
This natural sleepiness made Bai Ning suddenly startled.
No, no matter how boring the night was, he would never doze off.
Looking around suddenly, I found that there was only one Liu Cheng in this tent, and he was still sleeping.
It’s hard to imagine how a foodie like him could fall asleep while eating? !
After listening quietly, I found that the entire camp was very quiet. I looked at the drone picture on the screen and found that it was a normal overhead shot without any problems.
wrong.
The number of drones is wrong, a few are missing!
There was no sound of drones taking off and landing in the camp, which was very strange.
Quickly pushing Liu Cheng awake, Bai Ning took him out of the tent quickly. The moonlight outside the tent was dim and hazy, making the whole camp look a bit dark and damp.
After looking around a few times, it was indeed eerily quiet.
Liu Cheng wanted to ask something, but was immediately interrupted by Bai Ning.
Quickly heading to the location of the drone, I found that the lost drone was quietly landing on the ground, and the low-battery indicator light was flashing, reminding the operator to charge it in time.
But all the bodyguards responsible for controlling the drones were lying on the ground quietly at this time, as if they were asleep.
What is it that can make dozens of people in the entire camp fall asleep silently?
Bai Ning glanced in the direction of the stone forest, and his first suspicion was the relevant mechanism in the tomb.
However, if this tomb has such a powerful coping mechanism, then there is no need to set up any external anti-grave-robbery mechanism at all, just let the tomb robbers enter directly. Anyway, they will end up sleeping and dying.
"Boss, have you noticed that something stinks?"
When he was confused, Liu Cheng suddenly came over and whispered something lowly, which surprised Bai Ning.
The next moment, Bai Ning suddenly thought of the dead copy.
If the death of the replica can be actively controlled through one's own consciousness, then it does not seem strange to use the replica's body to carry out some biochemical attacks.
"Let's go. Get the gas mask."
The anti-virus and anti-biochemical equipment had already been taken out before, and Bai Ning and the two quickly finished wearing them.
Returning to the camp where the clone was located, the personnel responsible for guarding here looked even more embarrassed, and they were all in a deep coma.
After a lot of effort, Bai Ning cooperated with Liu Cheng to transfer these people.
After opening the tent, a faint rancid smell still penetrated his nose even though he was wearing a gas mask.
Bai Ning seemed to be able to sense the strong irritation of the putrid gas in the tent, even through glass lenses.
It's hard to imagine that after just a few hours, the clone's remains were already highly decomposed.
This progress of decay shows that while the replica is still alive, the cells inside it have already begun to decay and collapse.
There are even specific viruses and bacteria inside the body of the replicator, which help the corpse decay quickly and produce a large amount of toxic and harmful gases.
The main toxic gases caused by the decomposition of corpses are ammonia and hydrogen sulfide. Even if hydrogen sulfide has the effect of suppressing the central nervous system, Bai Ning does not believe that hydrogen sulfide can silently put the entire camp into a state of drowsiness.
The rapid decay that occurred in the replica at this time reminded Bai Ning of the giant reindeer he encountered in the Tunguska forest.
The blood of the giant reindeer that was killed was also very smelly. It could also decompose proteins and turn them into toxic peptides, which eventually formed aerosols floating in the air.
The rapid decomposition process of the replica body probably also produced such toxic aerosols, which eventually caused the entire camp to fall into a silent lethargy.
"Find a box and put it in it."
As the source of toxic peptides disappeared, people in the entire camp gradually woke up, and those who were closer to the source of the corpse fell into a coma, which reduced the number of manpower available to work.
I don't know if it was because of the weakening of surveillance power, but no clones were found coming out of the stone forest that night.
During the day the next day, the stone forest was still quiet, without any trace of the clones.
During this period, Bai Ning reopened the box containing the clones in a safe place. The bones inside had completely turned into a puddle of black water, and not even the bones were left.
The entire box at this time is like a petri dish for cultivating bacteria. The good temperature in the desert area allows it to ferment well.
Faced with this pile of meaningless things, Bai Ning had someone dig a deep hole and bury them.
As the liquid in the box gradually dries up and turns into a pool of the most ordinary inorganic salt, the replica Sima Tian, an organic life form that briefly existed in this world, will also lose the only trace of his existence.
"Do you think there might be clones coming out?"
On the way back to the camp, Jiang Yingxue asked this question.
A knowing and asking attitude represents her negative attitude and does not believe that there will continue to be duplicates.
"Not sure.
Based on the current understanding of this tomb, there is a high probability that a duplicate will not appear again. "
Bai Ning glanced at the dull stone forest not far away and gave the same answer.
“Since waiting is meaningless, and haphazard advances will lead to unpredictable losses, can we only continue to sit there and wait?
Even if the extreme cold expedition equipment is delivered, if we encounter new dangers in the mausoleum, dangers that cannot be successfully overcome with our current equipment, do we have to keep waiting?
If the way this tomb deters tomb robbers is through completely different difficulties, how much time do you think we will spend on this tomb? "
When Jiang Yingxue asked this question, she was not necessarily calculating the cost of time, let alone the cost of money, but rather an anticipation of the given difficulties.
The clones that appeared previously not only had excellent functions and complete personalities, they were also quickly destroyed after death, and the destruction process could also produce toxic gases.
Such a powerful genetic weapon is only used as a one-time consumable. From a rational level, this is no longer a waste of money in the ordinary sense.
