The crowd sat on the ground to discuss countermeasures. Alexander insisted on moving forward, Pharaoh insisted on returning, Zi Yang sat there silently and did not make a statement, Su Rui looked very hesitant. Timur's eyes were still wandering. Apart from the quicker response to escape, this guy was very slow in everything else.
The final decision rests with Zi Yang.
Zi Yang looked at the sunset glow on the horizon, and smiled lonely: "It's all to this point. The return journey is as dangerous as going forward. It's better to go forward and die bravely."
A few days ago, Zi Yang's last sentence might be taken as a joke, but in this situation, everyone has a sense of sight that the strong man is gone and never returns.
In fact, Zi Yang was also a little curious in his heart. What was it that Alexander was chasing desperately
Taking advantage of everyone's effort to pack things, Zi Yang quietly asked Alexander, "Even if I voted against just now, you will still move on, right?"
Alexander looked at him and said, "When you get old in 50 years, will you regret not going down?"
Zi Yang was startled, how did these words feel so familiar.
Alexander was facing him with two deep blue eyes staring at Zi Yang and said, "Mr. Li, do you know? When I first heard Su Rui introduced you, I only regarded you as a boring teenager, and thought you were like those ordinary people. Like Chinese college students, they are full of ignorance, arrogant and lazy about everything. They just treat this expedition as a tourist pleasure. So, I didn't actually take you seriously at the beginning."
Zi Yang smiled generously, saying that you read it right, Shanren knew it for a long time.
Alexander continued: "But along the way, you, your friends, and Lao Wang have all become the indispensable backbone of this team. I hope you can continue to cooperate with me and we will look for it together. The secret of the source of life!"
At this moment, the words "the source of life" came out of Alexander's mouth again. With Zi Yang's superficial English skills, he can barely guess that this is the meaning of "the source of life".
Zi Yang nodded and said, "I am very excited to be able to get the doctor's affirmation. I also hope that I can see each other frankly in the future. Don't hide all the secrets. In the province, we always find'surprise'. We Chinese have In other words, we can help each other in the same boat. At this time, we are grasshoppers tied to the same rope. We must work together."
There are a lot of idioms in Zi Yang's polite remarks. I don't know if Alexander can understand it. I saw him nodding and saying: "ok, ok, ok, noproblem."
Although it was a pleasant conversation on the surface, the two still had their own doubts.
Alexander thought that the few people that Su Rui led were not showing up, but they were all people. The guy surnamed Li was surprisingly familiar with the knowledge of history and archaeology, and the little black man possessed special skills.
Zi Yang also thought in his heart that this Alexander was sneaky all the way-deliberately leaving the archaeological team and crossing the military forbidden zone. He didn't know how many secrets he had hidden. But now the two groups of people are grasshoppers strung together, and no one can do without. Only with full cooperation can we leave this dead place. There is a new force like Xiao Hei on his side, and Alexander definitely does not dare to underestimate him. He just hopes that Lao Wang, a guy who is not smart at all times, can use his tricks to highlight.
Zi Yang looked at Su Rui and thought, without this woman, Pharaoh's IQ would be able to regain the high ground.
After counting the supplies and equipment, Alexander lights up the Alpine stove to make a fire and cooks. Zi Yang appreciates this. No matter how difficult the conditions are, foreigners are more particular about their diet. If they can eat hot, they will never be cold. And this Alexander coffee addiction is so big that he has to drink a few cups in the morning and evening.
Probably to show his sincerity, Alexander took out a stack of maps and shared the information he had in his hands with everyone-after a few days of marching in confusion, everyone finally knew the ultimate goal of the trip.
This stack of maps is actually an 8-open satellite hologram.
Alexander pointed to a large ear-shaped area on the map and said, "This is the center of Lop Nur, where our target is."
Zi Yang looked at the photo, and suddenly thought about it, this context is actually very similar to a piece of human leather in his hand. The twelve chapters of human skin paper Zi Yang tried to figure it out many times, and he had already formed a clear impression in his mind. In the seventh chapter, an area of the paper skin was outlined with simple strokes. I have been wondering what it is, now I want to come. It looks like the shape around this big ear. Could it be that Xue Jun was also active here
Lao Wang said: "For a long time, our destination is these ears and eyes? I didn't expect Lop Nor to look like a bird from space."
Alexander explained: "In a satellite image taken by NASA in 1972, it was first discovered that there was such a clear and large ear shape in the center of the Taklimakan Desert in Xinjiang, China. This ear not only has several'helix lines', but even'ear holes'. And the'earlobe'. Later, it was confirmed that this was the original Lop Nur, because the long drying and shrinking of the stagnant water formed a unique texture. Later, the United States published this information, which caused controversy and speculation around the world, and even formed the Lop Nur roving theory. Dispute."
Zi Yang said, "This time--our action this time is not to verify whether Lop Nur will run by himself as simple as that?"
Alexander smiled and said, "Look, what's so strange about these pictures?"
Su Rui pointed to the ear hole and said, "This place has different changes in each picture."
Alexander said with appreciation, "Yes, you see this is a satellite image from 1972, this is from 1989, this is from 1998, this is from 2005, this is from January 2005, and this is from March 2005..."
Zi Yang can also see that in these pictures, at the point of the ear hole, the satellite imagery is constantly shrinking and expanding, forming a regular change, which seems to be covered by a thick layer of tangible and qualitative fog. And as the year approaches, the cycle of change is getting shorter and shorter and more obvious.
Lao Wang said unhappily next to him, "You American satellites don't take good care of your own homes, and you ran to our Chinese homes to look around!"
Su Rui smiled and said to him, "Science knows no borders."
Lao Wang grinned and said, "Really, then we will cooperate with each other across the country in this case, let's study together, you have the equipment, we have the strength!"
Zi Yang shook his head secretly. He hadn't changed Lao Wang's values for so many years. With a word of Su Rui, he changed from a blind patriot to a selfless internationalist fighter.
Alexander also excitedly said, "According to our speculation, this imaging change is not caused by the change of geological structure. It is very possible that a huge, independent magnetic field has appeared here. As for the difference between this magnetic field and the ear of death. The specific connection is not known. It’s just that in recent years, many mysterious phenomena have been discovered in this neighborhood—recently, a mysterious mummy has been discovered, and there are even rumors that he is the legendary missing Peng Jiamu!!"
Zi Yang said, "Since there is such a huge discovery, all countries in the world, including Chinese expeditions, will flock to it, right?"
Alexander said, "The information you see is the top secret in the world. It is a discovery made by the exploration satellite through the latest imaging technology and a large number of computer simulations. There are not many people on it."
The old Wang next door asked, "Why do you have such confidential information? Which unit do you belong to?"
But Su Rui stopped him with his eyes, meaning that he should not ask any more. Lao Wang immediately wilted honestly.
Seeing Alexander’s excited eyes, Zi Yang was silent next to him. The most worrying thing in his heart still happened. Alexander and his purpose were not as simple as exploration. The scope of this matter is too large, too deep, early. It was beyond what he and Lao Wang could bear.
Seeing Zi Yang frowning, Su Rui probably guessed what he was thinking. Sincerely said: "The purpose of our expedition is actually to study an ancient European race. In the Sun Cemetery and Xiaohe No. 5 Cemetery in the lower reaches of the ancient city of Loulan, some mummy corpses have been unearthed. After DNA analysis by archaeologists It was discovered that during a period around 4000 years ago, there lived a nomadic, blond, primitive European race in Loulan. At that time, people had learned to use words and tools. Some speculated that they might be the earliest Loulan people.
However, it is very strange that in the 2000 years after this, there is no trace of this Loulan civilization, and there is no record in the history books. It seems that they suddenly disappeared. It was not until the Han and Jin Dynasties that the remains of civilization reappeared here. "
Zi Yang asked: "Do you mean that there has been more than one civilization extinction in Loulan history?"
Su Rui nodded: "There are too many mysteries happening in the Lop Nur area, and historians even call it the'devil's triangle'. Our expedition, one is to study this disappearing civilization legacy ● The second is to investigate whether these mysterious phenomena are related to the abnormal magnetic field in Lop Nur."
Alexander interfaced: "From the data we have, in recent years, the magnetic field changes in the Lop Nur area have become more and more obvious, and the frequency has become higher and higher. This situation has attracted our attention-this kind of abnormal change may be positive. It is the root of the mysterious phenomenon of Lop Nur."
Su Rui said softly: Not only in prehistoric civilization, in modern times, there have been too many mysterious incidents in Lop Nur.
In 1949, a plane flying from Chóng Qìng to Dihua (Urumqi) disappeared over Shanshan County. It was discovered in the east of Lop Nur in 1958, and all the people on board were killed. What is puzzling is that the plane was originally flying northwest, but suddenly changed its course to fly south.
In 1950, a guard of the suppression force disappeared. After more than 30 years, the geological team discovered his body in Hongliugou on the south bank of Lop Nur, which is more than 100 kilometers away from the accident site.
On June 17, 1980, the famous scientist Peng Jiamu disappeared during an expedition in Lop Nor. The country dispatched planes, troops, and police dogs, and spent a lot of manpower and material resources to conduct a carpet search, but found nothing.
In 1990, 7 people in Hami took a passenger car to Lop Nur to look for the crystal mine, and they never returned. Two years later, people found 3 lying mummy under a steep slope. The car was 30 kilometers away from the dead, and the whereabouts of the others are unknown.
In the summer of 1995, three employees of Milan Farm went missing in a Beijing jeep to explore treasures in Lop Nur. Later explorers found the bodies of two of them 17 kilometers away from Loulan. The cause of death is unknown, and the whereabouts of the other person is unknown. What is incredible is that their car is intact and there is no shortage of water and gasoline.
In June 1996, Chinese explorer Yu Chunshun disappeared during a solitary trekking expedition in Lop Nur.
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These are all recorded data that can be found publicly. As for some bizarre folk legends, there are countless. Some people say that undead zombies have been seen in the desert, and some people say that unknown creatures have been found here...
Su Rui stopped here when he said that everyone thought of the smoke souls and monitor lizards they had encountered before. The legends that sounded absurd before actually happened in front of them. No wonder Alexander was so excited. It seems that Lop Nor does have some mysterious power. , A mutation that can make "creatures" violate the law of life and death.
Zi Yang suddenly remembered something, "There have been many nuclear tests in the Lop Nur zone, is it related to this?"