That night, what made Yue Guanchao most curious was that there were really no wild beasts in the cave. Even if the wild beasts roared outside the cave in the middle of the night, he could not step into the cave. He couldn't figure out what on earth was in the cave that could make the wild beasts. So scared, if there is something scary, why didn't it show up all night?
Could it be that what scares the beasts is not physical objects at all, but something intangible?
Song Siyuan took out the wayfinding plate and handed it to Yue Guanchao. On the brass plate, the pointer began to rotate randomly and trembled aimlessly, exactly like when they first entered Shennong Peak.
Yue Guanchao guessed: "Do you think these stones are likely to be made of the same material as stone watches?"
Song Siyuan nodded if she understood: "Well, since the stone watch can vibrate so much near the cave, it must be affected by it. Although the direction is not specified, it at least proves that these stones can affect the operation of the brass plate. Probably, the stone watch does Coming out of these caves, it is only because the old craftsman made some mechanism to point the direction."
She paused and her eyes lit up: "It seems that no animals dare to go to the Sheji Temple on Shennong Peak. If we speculate based on the principle, maybe some of the buildings in the Sheji Temple also use stones here to allow animals to So afraid?”
Yue Guanchao has also observed the wild beasts on Shennong Peak. They are indeed only entrenched around the Sheji Temple, but they dare not take a step forward. In the past, they thought that the Sheji Temple used some kind of medicine to get rid of wild beasts. Now it seems that they are mostly related to the construction of the temple. It is related to the stone, and even related to the huge sculpture in the backyard.
There are countless huge stone statues in the cave in front of you. If the stone statues in the backyard and the stone statues in front of you are made of the same material, then the reason why the beasts dare not enter the cave is not because of some terrifying beast in the cave, but because of fear. These mysterious stones.
Thinking of this, Yue Guanchao narrowed his eyes with confusion on his face: "It's strange, are wild animals afraid of stones? Or, they are afraid of something in the stones, but the second uncle and the others have also opened the stone pillars, and there is nothing inside."
"Maybe we didn't look in the right direction, so we happened to go to the Pillar Forest to have another look."
The inside story of the stone pillar is still hidden in the fog. The two of them called Xu Xiake, Bannu, Banshu, and Yue Erpao. They decided to go into the canyon to talk about the situation while the craftsman was packing his luggage.
After descending the high slope and entering the canyon, the whole view of the Pillar Forest appeared in front of everyone.
When they stood on the high slope, they looked down and didn't realize how high the stone pillars were. Now that they were standing on the ground, they realized the majesty of the stone pillar forest.
Narrow and steep, solitary peaks stand. These stone pillars are over a hundred meters high, with no specific pattern in length and width. They are like stalactites standing in the canyon, with different spacing. Hundreds of pillars are arranged in sequence, and the surface is covered with moss. , weeds, vines, and shrubs cover the surface, just like the whole body is covered with green gauze, which is extremely green and lush.
Some stone pillars are too wide. The tops and steep slopes of the body have grown tall tree crowns from the rock cracks. Countless, dense trees appear everywhere on the pillars that are dozens of meters high, just like a forest suspended in the canyon. scattered, endless
In the early morning, there is a lot of mist appearing in the valley. On the pillar platform, the suspended forest is hidden in the mist. It only feels like the forest is in the clouds, graceful and ethereal.
They approached the stone pillars and looked up. They saw layers upon layers of pillars, like a three-dimensional suspended forest. The morning sun was shining brightly, and the red light covered the exotic flowers and plants in the forest. It made people feel like they were in a foreign land. .
"We have never seen this kind of forest outside. Isn't this the cave created by the ancestor's immortals?" Xu Xiake joked as everyone was stunned.
Song Siyuan picked up the soil shovel and pierced it into the stone pillar. After about half a meter, it hit the stone. She explained: "This kind of forest is indeed strange, but it is not a hole created by gods. The stone pillars we see now, It was probably taken from the cave.”
"Then after thousands of years, these pillars continued to accumulate soil and were weathered and eroded. As a result, the pillars were completely wrapped in soil, and vegetation began to appear on the pillar platforms. These steep platforms were all produced by weathering and erosion, and then the seeds of vegetation Taking root and sprouting on these tables, this forest suspended on the pillars was formed.”
"Let's dig up the soil first and see what these pillars are like!"
They picked up the engineering shovel, found a thinner stone pillar, removed the vegetation covering the surface, and dug up the ground. When a one-meter-square gap was dug, the surface of the pillar could already be seen.
Turn on the flashlight and get close to the pillars. Although these pillars have only been slightly eroded over thousands of years, the main body is still intact. You can see that the structure between the stone strips is similar to the arrangement of bamboo strips, nested within each other to form a huge main body. .
The surface has the same metal veins as the grotto stone strips. Some of the metal veins have protruded from the surface of the stone due to erosion of the stone.
Song Siyuan just took this opportunity to cut off the metal that had protruded from the stone and took it out.
After a busy period, some metal veins and the surrounding stones were knocked down. After taking out the hole in the land, Yue Guanchao observed these things.
The shape of the metal veins is completely irregular, as if the metal is pulled at will, forming flakes and filamentous lines, each with its own weirdness. The ores near it are much more normal, mostly showing burnt yellow, grayish white, and brownish gray. Under the light of a flashlight, It can be seen that some light can be transmitted through, but it is not completely blocked.
Song Siyuan picked up the metal veins and tapped it with a shovel for a while. She could feel the metal constantly vibrating.
"This is copper!"
The metal in front of you is yellow and clear, not as dazzling as purified gold. You can only see a slight sparkle. It is probably similar to unrefined gold ore. However, when you hold it in your hand, it does not have the heavy feeling of gold. So, basically, It's definitely brass.
"There's nothing special about this thing. We've seen a lot of brass. It can't be that wild beasts are afraid of brass." Yue Guanchao guessed.
Song Siyuan picked up these brass veins, and then picked up the stones beside them, and her eyes lit up: "These stones are quartzite, mainly composed of quartz. This is a kind of rock formed by regional metamorphism of quartz sandstone or other siliceous rocks. , In addition, the siliceous rocks near the magma can also undergo metamorphism by thermal contact to form new quartzite."
"Then what do you mean?" Yue Erpao scratched his head.
Song Siyuan explained: "The appearance of such rock formations here just proves that volcanoes once appeared in the mountains in this area, or that tens of millions of years ago, the mountains here were covered with magma. After the orogeny, the stones were exposed to high temperatures. , forming the large areas of quartzite peaks we see."
"Afterwards, the Onifa people discovered these quartzite peaks and quarried stones from the canyon mountains on both sides to make stone pillars, leaving countless mines. These stone statues were probably used by them to serve as protectors. , just like the mountain god statues from the outside world, it plays a protective role.”
"Then, what does this have to do with animals being afraid of the valley?" Xu Xiake's eyes were full of confusion.
Song Siyuan picked up these stones: "Quartzite is silica, which has excellent conductivity and can record sounds. The heart of the recorder used to store sounds is made of silica."
"Record sound?"
Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard this method.
Yue Guanchao narrowed his eyes: "How can it be possible for a stone to record? There is no electric, oil or water. Can it really record the sound?"
Song Siyuan nodded: "I have read some scientific magazines. Quartzite has high conductivity, which is enough to store sound in it. Then when the opportunity is right, the recorded sound will be released. This characteristic is often used to make tape recorders. Or a gramophone.”
"It's just." She changed the topic: "Quartzite that appears in nature often does not have the convenient features of industrial recorders. It has many shortcomings in recording and playback. For example, the recorded sound cannot be deleted, and the recording quality is not clear. During the playback process, it is also easy to be interrupted by interference, or there may be a lot of noise.”
Song Siyuan continued: "I think that the noisy ghost whispers in the ghost forest are probably the sounds of mountain wind and rain, the movement of fallen leaves, and the howls of animals recorded on quartzite. As for the sounds that are obviously human voices, they are probably the sounds of an ancient person. Some marching teams appeared here, and Quartzite accidentally recorded the marching vehicles and horses, and played it on a loop by chance."
Everyone obviously didn't believe her words. Song Siyuan knew that it would be difficult for them to believe it, so she continued to explain: "The ghostly shadow of the stink bug we saw also appeared in the scene of ancient marches. This shows that the stink bug is in history. I have eaten the flesh and blood of ancient marching soldiers, and at the same time I have their memories, which can form a terrifying scene of Yin soldiers crossing the border."
When she mentioned this, her face became mysterious: "This proves that a large number of ancient soldiers appeared in Shennongjia at a certain historical stage. Considering the special geographical location here and the biography of Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty, it is clear that they were probably from the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Soldiers from the Northern Palace of the Song Dynasty."
They gathered in large numbers in Shennongjia, probably for the purpose of building the Beifu Clothing Tomb. In the process, many of them were eaten by human-faced bugs, and they also left a lot of marching sounds when they passed through the Ghost Whispering Forest. In the eyes of the hunters, , this is what Yin Bing is saying and doing.
This kind of thing is special but not unexplainable. Song Siyuan decided to give another example to let them understand the principle: "Not only stones can record, but even palace walls can record records under certain circumstances. This is not what happened in the deep mountains and wild forests. It’s the capital, and it’s related to Concubine Zhen’s death.”
Rumor has it that Concubine Zhen and her sister grew up in Guangzhou. They were lively, open-minded, and loved new things. Because of their support for the reformists, they had not been welcomed by Lafayette for a long time. They were also imprisoned by the Queen Mother for repeatedly contradicting Lafayette. After the Eight-Power Allied Forces entered Beijing, The old queen mother disliked her as a burden and gave her the punishment of sinking into a well, and she lost her life.
Not long after the old Queen Mother returned home, the female family members in the palace could always see the ghostly figure of Concubine Zhen being dragged away on one of the palace walls. Countless people saw this. Once word of this happened, it made everyone in the palace panic.
