According to previous speculations, the clone is the product of Sima Tian's strong obsession with survival. Its ability to appear outside the mausoleum is also due to the special mechanism of the mausoleum that actively releases it.
However, when this mausoleum was originally designed, why was a machine capable of replicating living organisms placed in it?
Not only do you have such exquisite funerary objects, but you also have the supporting facilities to send the clones away. This is very puzzling at the original driver level.
"Are you already doubtful about the existence of replicants?
Judging from the layout of this mausoleum, its builder may have been at the stage when the Xiwangmu clan was transitioning from prosperity to decline.
There is a powerful inheritance of wisdom and knowledge, but there is no inheritor. This will inevitably become a problem for a top wise man.
In the previous speculation, we felt that the builder of this mausoleum was using this mausoleum to compete with later wise men, and the winner would be able to gain some of his respect and inheritance.
But now it seems that this is not like a competition, but like a test, a test for one's successor.
No one wants to see the demise of their own race. Everyone hopes to see the hope of rejuvenation of their own race. This mausoleum is a concentrated expression of this hope for inheritance. "
Bai Ning reinterpreted the overall mentality of the mausoleum builders and regarded the appearance of replicants as a symbol of test.
“Are you saying that in order to start this inheritance test, you must sacrifice blood animals to the tomb?
Just like the slave society, the great nobles would sacrifice slaves on important occasions to worship some important tombs.
Such a bloody and cruel sacrificial method, in a slave society with low productivity, seems to only meaninglessly reduce the overall labor force of the society.
However, this phenomenon of human sacrifice was still passed down and gradually decreased until the Warring States Period. This shows that when it was prescribed, its significance was definitely not limited to ceremonial nature. "
Bai Ning's interpretation of the origin of clones made Jiang Yingxue have a new reflection on the cruel behavior of human sacrifice in slave society.
The slave society is already short of population, and a large number of laborers have to be killed for sacrifices and sacrifices. If this extremely low cost performance can be continued, it must be more than just cultural inheritance.
Even so-called replicants are likely to use fresh corpses as basic raw materials when they lack raw materials.
"Before, we were not sure what the energy source used by the clones was. Now it seems that its energy source is probably also the soul of the normal reproductive population.
In other words, the soul is a very important part of the replicating machine.
Sima Tian and his party, who had entered by mistake before, accidentally became human victims of this mausoleum, and also triggered the test mechanism.
As a result, the clones were released and the examiners were notified to come for the trial.
It's just that our explorations disrupted the process of this trial, so that the tomb triggered its defense mechanism. "
Bai Ning's guess at this time was very bold, and he explained the reasons for the creation of clones in detail, which instantly pulled Jiang Yingxue into another level of thinking.
“In other words, the blue bird relief is indeed meant to fetch food for the Queen Mother of the West.
This taking of food means offering sacrifices.
These sacrifices not only need to be in quantity, but also in quality.
After all, the greater the number of human sacrifices, the better the quality, which also means that the development of the ethnic group will be stronger and healthier.
Only such descendants are qualified to inherit the knowledge system in the mausoleum that requires a large population and high-quality talents.
Those who cannot pass the trap will become blood sacrifices in the mausoleum. Those who can pass the trap, even if they succeed in the test, will be controlled by the replicating machine and become the tool population for subsequent trials. "
Jiang Yingxue's idea is very interesting, and it explains the meaning of the existence of replicants more clearly.
In her explanation, the death of the clones is obviously a negative factor and may bring about some unexpected unfavorable situations for them.
"If the clone is a messenger and a key assist in assisting the subsequent test mechanism, then his death will indeed cause unnecessary trouble.
If you think more deeply, if the copying machine can receive the death process of the copy in real time, then the transformation of the mausoleum from the blue bird state to the evil ghost state is probably due to the death signal of the copy being sent.
According to this logical chain, the road ahead for us invaders will become increasingly difficult. "
The current discussion process has set up a good underlying logic for the emergence of clones, and it also indicates that the road ahead for them will become increasingly difficult.
Even if you think about it a little pessimistically, what awaits them is no longer the basic pattern of narrow escape, or even the enemy-killing mode of destruction for the sake of destruction.
If you don't want to suffer heavy casualties in the next operation, or even the entire army is destroyed, then you should retreat in a timely manner.
"Why, have you taken the death of the clone as a warning?
If we want to leave now, we can do so at any time. "
Jiang Yingxue didn't believe that Bai Ning would hesitate in taking risks. She could clearly feel the madness coming from the depths of his soul in Bai Ning's coldness.
It is precisely because of this crazy appreciation that she said these words with a bit of light ridicule.
It's like a kind of teasing and teasing.
“Whether we are attacking or retreating, we must be fully prepared.
You may not know the difficulty of subsequent exploration. This is no longer a matter of uncovering a few stone slabs to get a glimpse of the whole picture.
Given the ingenuity of the upper part of this mausoleum, the scale of its underground part must be far beyond our imagination.
Trying to avoid possible risks through dismantling is tantamount to digging out the ancient Tunguska ruins. "
Like a deliberate reminder, Bai Ning's words seemed extremely serious, which actually stunned Jiang Yingxue, who was smiling.
In this inexplicable and oppressive silence, several people quickly returned to the camp. As soon as they entered, they saw Liu Cheng running over in a hurry.
"Boss, Professor Huang has revealed a problem. It seems that the drone saw something extraordinary."
Liu Cheng's face was full of excitement. The strange characteristics of the clone made him see the magic of the adventure here, and his expectations for the entire tomb also reached its peak.
Bai Ning didn't respond. He just quickened his pace and arrived at the reserved tent.
The people operating the drone seemed very excited, as if they had discovered something extraordinary.
"Come and see, the entire stone forest has changed again."
Professor Huang said hello, and one could predict the extent of this change from the joy on his face.
However, judging from the previous speculations between Bai Ning and Jiang Yingxue, the greater the changes in the mausoleum after the death of the clone, the greater the dilemma they will face.
Taking over the control tablet in a few steps, Bai Ning saw a scene that surprised him.
Most of the stone pillars suddenly disappeared, leaving only a sparse stone forest. Judging from its overall pattern, it looked like an abstract ancient graffiti.
Seeing that Bai Ning was puzzled and Jiang Yingxue who was watching from the side also looked thoughtful, Professor Huang quickly explained with excitement:
"Everyone, you lack the changing process of the stone pillars, so naturally you cannot find any clues from this rough point-and-line structure.
Now let me give you a hint, there is a picture of Canglong Qisu in it. "
Professor Huang pretended to be mysterious and seemed quite proud of the changes in this stone forest. He wanted to deliberately test Bai Ning and others.
"Professor Huang, please clarify directly."
Bai Ning didn't want to waste too much time on these things. Furthermore, he was not very good at constellation charts. It was really difficult to distinguish these chaotic stone pillars.
"Look, the way these 186 stone pillars are connected, does it look like a green dragon?
The word dragon in oracle bone inscriptions and bronze inscriptions evolved from this blue dragon star chart. "
Professor Huang picked up a tablet, called up an overhead photo of the stone forest, and slowly connected the 186 stone pillars.
After such prompting, the whole thing does look like a complete star map.
"This Blue Dragon Star Map is hidden in the stone forest, and it still exists in the form of fixed stone pillars. What is its overall significance?"
Jiang Yingxue didn't know much about this, so she simply asked the questions in her heart directly.
"In the Book of Changes, there is a line that says, "Nine-five, the flying dragon is in the sky, it is helpful to see the adults." The recognition of the flying dragon in the sky is related to the ancient astrology culture and originated from the dragon totem worship in ancient times.
The dragon mentioned here is an analysis of the movements of the Canglong stars throughout the year.
In midsummer, the dragon star flies over the sky in the south, so it is called "flying dragon in the sky", symbolizing that things are at their peak.
At this time, such a huge change occurred in the stone forest and the star map of Qinglong Qisu appeared. Does this mean that our subsequent actions will be extremely smooth? "
Professor Huang's profound personal archaeological skills were undoubtedly revealed at this time, and he was also very excited about the "flying dragon in the sky" hexagram currently presented.
But such a response made Bai Ning's heart sink.
The flying dragon in the sky is a metaphor for things in their heyday. This is a code word and a hint to the tester.
If the tribe is not in its heyday and does not have the qualifications to continue this prosperity, then the inheritance in this mausoleum should not be disturbed.
"This is indeed a very good hexagram. Judging from the current prosperous situation of mankind, we do have the qualifications to inherit the legacy in the tomb."
After hearing Professor Huang's explanation, Jiang Yingxue had the same idea as Bai Ning.
She seemed very excited at this time, because in her opinion, they were indeed qualified to inherit the ancient heritage in the tomb.
“You can’t be so blindly confident.
You know, the inheritors of such a legacy are the Queen Mother of the West clan.
That is to say, the half-orcs with tiger teeth and leopard tails are probably completely different from our current concept of human beings.
Judging from some of the information I have learned before, our overall social status during the Fourth Civilization period is likely to be lower than that of subspecies such as orcs. "
Once Bai Ning expressed this opinion, it was like a basin of cold water being poured on everyone's heads. The remaining smiles turned into awkward looks, and the atmosphere returned to seriousness and silence.
In the previous discussion about the phenomenon of human sacrifice in slave society, why the conventional object of sacrifice is human beings has become more obvious in Bai Ning's words at this time.
