A few days later, a familiar convoy finally arrived at the Nalengrad Gorge. Altitude sickness was not only unbearable, but also caused the vehicle's power to drop a lot.
The group of people got out of the car panting and looked at the vast vast canyon in front of them. The withered yellow and dark green vegetation and the gravel Gobi scenery were layered on top of each other, which together depicted the vitality and wildness here.
Looking at the continuous peaks of the Kunlun Mountains, the light and clear streams in the river valleys, or the turbid and turbulent torrents, in this silent wild beauty, you can only sigh at the magic and beauty of nature.
It takes a while to get used to altitude sickness. Dragging your tired body to explore now is undoubtedly going to die. The convoy found a leeward hillside to join forces and set off together. All the bodyguards breathed a deep sigh of relief.
The ultraviolet rays of the sun in the plateau area are strong, with a clear and burning stinging sensation, but the cool mountain breeze seems to give people a phantom pain that is cold to the bone.
Being in a sunny place but still not being able to enjoy the warmth may be a curse unique to the plateau and mountainous areas.
"How about we be able to find exactly what we want on a rough treasure map?"
Jiang Yingxue stood on a high place, looking at the vast and winding river valley, and casually asked Bai Ning, who had come with him to inspect.
"If the prediction is correct, the most dangerous place here is where we should go."
Taking a breath of the cool evening breeze, Bai Ning responded lightly, as if the "most dangerous" in his words were just the most common words in the world.
This kind of attitude as always made Jiang Yingxue want to laugh a little. Isn't it the most dangerous place? This statement does make some sense.
This large river valley area is rich in water and grass, making it a good place for grazing sheep and horses. Areas that are not dangerous have long been plowed up by herdsmen. If there are any caves or ancient monuments, they have long been used as shacks. .
Herding is the most boring thing in the world. There are no entertainment activities except barren mountains and sheep. If something attracts the attention of these people, even the twists and turns of mouse holes will be dug out for you. .
Unless the original refuge site of the West Queen Mother Clan had an underground passage built and was artificially blown up, a conspicuous ruin would have been visited by a large number of tomb robbers if it had not been hollowed out by shepherds.
Only dangerous places can hide secrets.
"If the Xiwangmu clan's initial refuge place is an underground palace-style building, how should they find it?"
Jiang Yingxue took out the most difficult possibility and wanted to see Bai Ning's specific views.
"The area of underground shelters is limited. As long as they escape the initial apocalyptic disaster, the survivors will definitely build auxiliary bases on the ground with better light conditions.
In this kind of place, even if only some ruins bases are left, they will definitely be very eye-catching.
When the time comes, use a drone to fly and you will definitely be able to find it. "
Bai Ning's response was straightforward and decisive, as if he had already had a rough idea on the way here.
"The geomagnetism here is turbulent and thunderstorms often occur. The drone may be easily damaged."
Thunderstorm weather is the signature danger of this Valley of Death, and it is also a danger that no one dares to underestimate. Even if lightning rods and electrostatic cables can be installed on vehicles, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not be injured by thunderstorms.
"Thinking too much about meaningless things will not do any good. Taking advantage of these few days of rest, the best choice is to make a corresponding protection plan.
Furthermore, drones are not very valuable things. If we can use them to avoid lightning, I think this is a happy ending that many people would like to see. "
Bai Ning's words inexplicably made Jiang Yingxue laugh. Watching this man helplessly deal with the widespread damage caused by thunderstorms was a rare entertainment experience.
Everyone took a brief tour and then returned to the camp. There was a strong reaction, and whether they were eating or sleeping, it felt like someone was hitting their heads with a mallet.
Just when everyone thought that the past few days would be extremely boring and boring, a group of sheep slowly spread from near the valley where everyone was.
According to urban legends, the Narengrad Gorge is the Valley of Death where herdsmen become angry after hearing the news. However, from a practical perspective, there are many people who are willing to seek wealth and wealth in this land of water and grass.
There was a fresh mutton tooth ceremony, and a group of bodyguards seemed extremely excited. Even if they were dizzy, they drove out the herdsmen hiding in the shade.
The language was not very fluent, but with just a few words of exchange and the hard currency of money, the issue of the ownership of the ten Tibetan sheep was quickly settled.
Catching sheep is a technical job. If it weren't for the herdsmen who had made money happily helping to tie the ropes, this group of soft-footed bodyguards who looked like stars might not have been able to catch them all.
There was no sheep, so the bodyguards had no choice but to tie up all the sheep and take them back. The other bodyguards who received the news were also ready to hold a sheep feast, and they all seemed very excited.
A few smokes rose from the kitchen, and the fragrant aroma of roasted meat filled the air. The bodyguards who had already started drinking before the meal started a belated celebration banquet.
As a low-level wage earner, Liu Cheng was already very familiar with this group of bodyguards. He was teased by the bodyguards to fight and drink. His cheeks were red, and he looked at the roasted lamb on the charcoal fire without blinking, which made the other bodyguards laugh. They all laughed.
Bai Ning, who was sitting next to the campfire and studying the map silently, seemed to be incompatible with the warm atmosphere in the camp with his cold attitude. Jiang Yingxue, who was lying on a chair beside him, drinking tea and enjoying the scenery, looked more like a nobleman who came here to enjoy the scenery. woman.
In this rare and comfortable time, everyone was enjoying the eager joy after a short victory.
After a night's rest, Professor Huang's energy improved a lot. He managed to stand up and drank a few sips of strong tea, and his energy improved a lot.
"Boss Bai, have you researched anything?"
Professor Huang's sudden inquiry attracted Jiang Yingxue's attention. She was also curious as to whether there were any anecdotes related to the Narengrad Gorge in Professor Huang's knowledge reserve.
“The previous treasure map on the sarcophagus was not very accurate and only marked the location of the treasure in the middle of the Narengrad Gorge.
The total length of this river valley is more than 100 kilometers, and the widest point is more than 30 kilometers. Looking for treasure in this area of more than 3,000 square kilometers is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack.
According to the common sense of building a shelter, it should either be built in a stable stratum or in a mountain cave. If you search in this way, you may be able to save a lot of time. "
Bai Ning's response was quite satisfactory. There was nothing special about it. It just pointed out a relatively small area for finding a needle in a haystack.
“The supernatural rumors in this valley are limited to the extreme thunderstorms encountered by the geological expedition team.
This drought and thunder killed a large number of livestock and horses, and some herdsmen were also struck to death by lightning.
It's just that the herdsman's death posture was rather strange. He fell down with his gun in hand and was ready to shoot.
Other than that, there is nothing else special about this river valley area.
Nowadays, there are many people who come here for self-driving tours. The herdsman driving his sheep just now also shows that there is not much risk in this area.
I think it is quite difficult to find the former site of the Queen Mother of the West through special danger instructions. "
The sheep that had just passed by made the bodyguards very excited. Whether it was material satisfaction or the herdsmen's unscrupulousness, the risk this time was reduced a lot. This made Jiang Yingxue believe that the risk here was not too high. .
If I insist on adding one, it would be the Nalengrad Canyon in midsummer, which may be the real Death Canyon.
However, do they still have to wait until midsummer to come here to try their luck?
"If we catch the herdsman who is herding sheep and ask him for a large sum of money to ask about some of the ghost stories circulating in the canyon area, we may be able to find some key clues."
Seeing that the situation in the field fell into final silence, Jiang Yingxue provided a dispensable suggestion in a slightly joking manner.
Although she also knows that such baseless mountain ghost stories are mostly rumors about mountain ghosts that make children cry at night. Even if there are some clues mixed in, it may be difficult to filter them out.
She didn't believe this idea in her heart, but Jiang Yingxue wanted to see if this idea could give Bai Ning any additional associations.
However, it was a pity that Bai Ning remained silent. It seemed that he had no interest in the herdsmen's breakthrough clue.
Faced with this extremely erratic and unclear discussion, Professor Huang really couldn't stand it, so he coughed and used his usual method of attracting attention.
“Records of Kunlun Mountain appear three times in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, and once is a detailed description of the location of the Queen Mother of the West in the Great Wilderness Western Classic.
We have already understood this kind of description before, so we won’t go into details anymore. The other two places are more like an overall description of Kunlun Mountain.
The "Three Classics of the West" says: The hill of Kunlun was actually the capital of the emperor, and it was under the command of Shen Luwu.
"Hainei Xijing" says: The void of Kunlun in the sea is in the northwest, and it is the capital of the emperor.
These two records seem to indicate that Kunlun Mountain has a sacred palace and is the "capital under the emperor".
It is precisely because of this that the existence of the Queen Mother of the West in the Kunlun Mountains is ranked first among the gods in the Chinese mythology system.
The murals we previously discovered in the suspected mausoleum of the Queen Mother of the West in Lop Nur illustrate the history of the West Queen Mother's clan's escape in the Kunlun Mountains area. This shows that there should be many cities in the Kunlun Mountains area.
This point is also recorded in other ancient books:
"The beginning of the river map" says: "Kunlun has five cities and twelve towers. The river flows out of it, and the four dimensions are jade.
"He Tu Kuo Earth Symbol" says: "The only place where the earth is located is Kunlun Mountain. It is thousands of miles wide and thousands of miles high. It is the birthplace of divine things and the gathering place of saints and immortals... Its mountains should be in The sky is in the center, surrounded by eighty-one cities.
"Huainanzi Topography" says: Yu filled up the flood with resting soil and called it a famous mountain. He excavated the ground below Kunlunxu and found the nine layers of Zengcheng in it. Its height was 1,000 miles, 114 steps, 2 feet and 6 inches.
There is even a relevant description in "Chu Ci Tianwen":
Kunlun County Garden, where is his residence? Zengcheng Jiuzhong, how many miles high is it? Who can follow the gates of the four directions? How can Qi flow through the opening up of the northwest?
It can be seen that in the ancient people's knowledge of remote transmission, there is a huge building complex in Kunlun Mountain.
If we rely on the concept of the doomsday refuge base that was previously imagined, it is that the original Qinghai-Tibet Plateau area has become a place where various forces are vying to build the doomsday refuge base.
A large number of shelters gather here. As the development continues in the later period, violent conflicts will occur for various reasons. This phenomenon is also normal. "
Professor Huang's quotation from the classics is obviously a reserve of relevant knowledge that he has accumulated during this period of time. Telling it now can be said to have laid a solid theoretical foundation for various previous inferences.
Kunlun Mountain is high and high, but in the middle there is the Jade Palace, where the red clouds reflect the sky.
Among the various ancient records, the descriptions of the temple buildings in Kunlun Mountain include legends from long ago, or they may come from the fairy palace imagined by people after Kunlun Mountain was deified.
However, in Bai Ning's view, it should be both.
The ancient books that originally recorded matters related to Kunlun Mountain must have come from a legend from a long time ago. This legend will definitely undergo huge changes in the process of spreading, but the most core part of it will definitely not change.
For example, if there is an initial rumor about a house, this house may gradually become larger and larger, and eventually become a palace-style residence of gods.
Yes and no, these are two concepts. If they were added midway, they would not maintain a high degree of similarity among many ancient books.
