"According to what you said, at least one person will die every night," Liu Yanlei said. "It doesn't make any difference whether it burns or doesn't burn. Some people will die anyway, don't they?"
"Death starts at night," Shao Ling said. "It's better to wait and see what happens first, and then decide whether to burn or not to burn according to the situation. We might as well have a rhino horn in each hand, just in case."
No one objected to this proposal, and everyone took out the rhino horns in the box and counted them, exactly thirteen.
"It seems that your proposal is right," Luo Meng pretended to be playing with the rhino horns in his hands with ease. "It seems that these rhino horns are prepared for us, and the number is just right."
"So does this mean that we still need to ignite these rhino horns after all?" Li Yi said alertly.
"It's useless to guess out of thin air now, we can only wait and continue to ponder the existing clues." Shao Ling said.
"I'm hungry." Xue Ge, a young female artist who seemed to be very distracted, suddenly came back to her senses and said something inexplicably.
"Wow, beauty, we are all dying, are you still in the mood to eat?" Luo Meng looked at her in surprise.
"It's better to be a hungry ghost than a starving ghost." Xue Ge's indifferent expression seemed to not take such a bizarre situation into the painting at all, and was about to turn around and go to the kitchen on the first floor, "Is there anyone to help? ?"
The other two female members, Fang Fei and Chen Xinai, followed her out of the room.
The rest of the people continued to stay in the captain's room, looking through the contents of the box. Unfortunately, despite their best efforts, they were unable to recognize the ancient seal characters on the bamboo slips.
"I think we should first figure out what is the purpose of this ship sailing at sea," Qin Ci said, "and if possible, what is its destination."
"Since the flag on the ship is written with the country's name, then the ship must be official," Shao Ling said. "With the living standard of Qin State at that time, it is impossible for ordinary people to build such a ship privately, so this should be An official ship.
"There was no maritime trade in the Qin Dynasty. Although this ship contained a lot of grains, clothes, medicines and daily necessities, it should not be used for commercial trade.
"It is said that Qin Shihuang likes to patrol the sea to appreciate the territory under his control and to show the national strength of Qin, so this ship may be regarded as a cruise ship sent by Qin Shihuang when he patrolled the sea?"
"There is no need to carry jewelry and expensive things on a cruise ship," Zhu Haowen said rigorously.
"This ship gives me the feeling that it is purely for long-distance voyages," Qin Ci continued, "it carries a lot of food, clothing and daily necessities, as well as medicines to prevent illness, and it is obviously prepared for long-distance travel. What is the purpose of a long-distance voyage that is not based on the premise of showing force on an official ship sent by the state?"
"Cultural exchange?" said Yu Long, whose hair was dyed with dull blue flax, "Isn't there a lot of books in the boat?"
"It's very possible." Shao Ling nodded.
"Long-distance voyages, cultural exchanges, these two keywords can make me think, only Dongdu Island Country." Qin Ci said.
"It may also be the Korean Peninsula." Zhu Haowen added calmly.
"Dongdu's words... ah! I know! This painting tells the story of the eminent monk Jianzhen!" Wei Dong's eyes shone brightly.
"...Jian, you have a big head!" Ke Xun put a palm on his head and swept away his inspiration, "I know that Jian is really from the Tang Dynasty, and this painting is of the Qin Dynasty. s story!"
"I'm negligent, I'm negligent," Wei Dong covered his head, "Qin Chao's words... Also, Xu Fuji went out to sea to find the fairy medicine, is it Qin Chao's?"
"...Are you sure you're going out to sea to find elixir, not candy?" Ke Xun looked at him sideways.
"Xu Fu! Xu Fu!" Wei Dong hurriedly changed his words, "That's right—Xu Fu took boys and girls out to sea to search for the elixir of life for Qin Shi Huang, right?"
"It is said that there were indeed several large-scale sea patrols during Qin Shihuang's time," Shao Ling said, "and the most famous one was Xu Fu who sent ships for long-distance voyages. I agree with Mr. Wei's guess that this painting, It is very likely to depict what happened at sea when Xu Fu crossed the east. After all, the navigation technology in Qin Dynasty was limited by the times, and it was impossible to frequently do long-distance voyages at sea. Only the historical event of Xu Fu's east crossing has definitely happened. "
"It is said that Xu Fu took the boy and girl to the sea to search for the immortal island, but he never returned. Could it be that it was because he encountered these... monsters at sea, so the entire army was wiped out, so he couldn't go back?" Li Yi guessed.
"But didn't some experts say that Xu Fu actually took people to the island country and then stayed there. Are the island countries all our descendants?" Yu Long said.
Shao Ling shook his head slightly: "This statement is a bit arrogant, Qin Shidao already had aborigines, but during the Warring States period of our country, the island country was in the Jomon culture of the Stone Age, making a living by gathering, fishing and hunting, and also That is to say, they are still in the primitive clan society period.
"But in the Qin Dynasty, bronze and iron production tools suddenly appeared in the island country, and rice planting technology seemed to appear out of thin air, and it took a very short time to transition from the Neolithic Age to the Iron Age - this phenomenon seems to prove that Xu Fu did At that time, the advanced technology, culture and products of the Qin Dynasty were brought to the island country.
"If this picture depicts the situation of Xu Fu's eastward crossing, then at least it proves that the people on this ship were not wiped out, otherwise how would they appear in the island country
"I remember that it is recorded in the history books that Xu Fu went out to sea twice under the orders of Qin Shi Huang to search for immortals. The first time was unsuccessful, and Qin Shi Huang ordered him to go out to sea twice. On the voyage, Qin Shihuang sent archers to follow him out to sea, and sure enough he shot a mackerel, and then started Xu Fu's second voyage.
"I think this is the key point - it was mentioned in "Historical Records: The Chronicles of Qin Shihuang" that Qin Shihuang had a dream in which he fought against the sea god, and after waking up, people interpret the dream. Fish Jiaolong as a scout - a scout probably means a scout, and now this evil god is out to make trouble, as long as you kill it, you can see the real good god.
"The key point is here: First, 'Water God is invisible', second, it uses the dragon as a scout, or we can also understand it as a patrolman, such as patrolling in the sea? Third, as long as you kill The shark dragon can break through the obstruction of the evil god, or, in other words, can break the situation of death, and meet the good god—or, in other words, escape from Shengtian, clear the customs and leave the painting
"So, can we think that the killing of this painting lies in the shark dragon that may appear in the sea? If we want to leave the painting, we have to find a way to kill it. But the sea is so vast and so far-reaching, How can I find the shark dragon
"The answer is the rhino horn in our hands. According to the allusion to Niu Zhu's rhinoceros photo, once we ignite the rhino horn, it will invite creatures from 'another world' to come to fight the fire, whether it is good gods or evil spirits or ghosts. It's like a creature from another world.
"We used the method of burning the rhino to attract the shark dragon, trying to kill it, and then using the method of burning the rhino to attract the 'original invisible' water god, I think, this water god, maybe the seal, I found it It, we can leave the painting.
"The above is just my personal opinion. It's just a guide. If you have other ideas, you might as well say them and brainstorm."
After Shao Ling said these words, his eyes swept across the faces of everyone present, and finally landed on Mu Yiran's face.
This person spoke very little, but for some reason, Shao Ling felt that this person could not be ignored.
Shao Ling's rational and justifiable analysis of citing the scriptures seemed to calm everyone present. Wei Dong and Luo Xiao looked at him with admiration on their faces. Li Yi first came back to his senses and nodded his position: "I think you're close to what you said. It's the truth, that's what happened."
Yu Long also nodded: "It is impeccable, I think we can only do this, and kill those shark dragons before we can leave the painting."
Liu Yanlei's eyes swayed slightly: "I also think what you said is reasonable, but the question also comes - how do we kill the so-called giant shark?"
"There are bows and crossbows in the warehouse below deck. I saw them at that time," said Yu Long. "Since the historical records say that the giant fish was shot, let's use it."
Li Yi and Liu Yanlei nodded in agreement.
Shao Ling turned to look at the old members who didn't make a statement: "What do you mean?"
Qin Ci glanced at his companions and said cautiously: "According to the experience and lessons of the previous paintings, all conjectures and speculations may become the key to the painting, and we try not to let any possibility go.
"So, we support your inference, but it is necessary to remind you that the unnatural force in the painting is irresistible.
"Once that power wants, or needs, to kill you, then it must be able to kill you successfully, and you can't fight back, let alone fight back.
"Of course, the rules of each painting are different. Maybe this painting can kill unnatural forces. I say this, just to remind you who are entering the painting for the first time, don't underestimate the enemy, The cruelty of 'painting' is far beyond your imagination.
"Also, the use of the crossbow is also a problem, it's best to learn to operate it before it gets dark."
Shao Ling nodded: "Thank you for the reminder. Then we will hurry up and move the bow and crossbow to the deck to get familiar with and practice first."
Everyone stopped talking, and walked towards the stairs leading to the lower deck.
Wei Dong walked at the end, quietly touched Ke Xun with his elbow, and lowered his voice: "This Shao Ling has two strokes, I seem to see another big boss, and even the limelight of our boss has been suppressed by him. Not a word was said from beginning to end."
"This is not very good." Ke Xun looked at the straight back of his boyfriend who was walking in front of him, "I wish that every person who entered the painting could steal his limelight with his ability, at least that way, he wouldn't have to wear it on his shoulders. Always carry everyone's expectations and lives. It's too heavy and too heavy."