We walked all the way into the middle of the cemetery. We were already far away from the previous hillside path. The wind seemed to be a little lighter, but there were more and more dark clouds above our heads, covering the entire island. From time to time, there would be a few soft sounds. There was thunder, but there was no lightning or rain.
When we reached a certain depth, we didn’t dare to go any deeper. The surrounding area was obviously a lot darker, as if it was two different spaces from before. The difference was huge.
Mr. Mai quickly stopped and reminded us not to separate, let alone act without authorization. He looked around again with his flashlight and said, "It seems there is nothing else here except the cemetery." , it’s too dark inside, let’s not go in. Okay, where did this cemetery come from?”
“It can be seen from this cemetery that this was definitely not a desert island before. It should have been a place where people lived, and it was still there. Long-term survival, if the short-term is here If it had happened, there would never have been so many people dead, let alone so many tombstones. We would have just dug a hole and it was over."
"I think there are two possibilities for why it has become so desolate and terrifying. , one is that something big happens in the middle, which leads to As a result, all the people living here died. Another is that the source of life of this island is gone, which also leads to their collective demise." Chang Shan once again pointed out the key points of the matter, and his analysis was very reasonable. , but still lacks some key issues.
In fact, I also think so. The presence of a cemetery proves that someone must have lived here. Since someone has survived, then the previous island should have beautiful scenery, green mountains and green waters.
Even if the scenery is not beautiful, it will definitely not be as dead as it is now. It looks like an uninhabited ghost island, and there are so many deadly creatures. Presumably these things happened later. changes.
"I agree with what Brother Changshan said, but I believe in the first point more. Something big must have happened here. You see, if you want to survive, you can make a living entirely by fishing. Since ancient times, this water source has You can rely on rainwater, and it won’t be a problem Will they all starve to death at once? So I think the most likely thing is that something big happened in the middle, but what happened? This is the key." Jiao Ba spoke in a serious tone. Although it was dark, it was still dark. I still saw something wrong with his face.
"Who can live on this island? I really can't think of it, but there are so many graves that can't be explained," Jenny shook her head gently, looking very weak.
"The environment here should have changed later. It must not have been like this before." Li Xin looked around and said.
I thought for a moment and then said, "I guess there must have been many people living here before, and they have continued their family lineage on this island. They must have lived for at least several generations, or even more than ten generations. Judging from the current environment, they must have died. It should be a long time.”
"If we say it is a few years or decades in the short term, this small island will never become like this. At least it can be seen that some people have survived, but this ghost place is full of dangers, strange insects and monsters There are piles of flowers, if you hadn’t seen this cemetery , Who would have thought that someone had lived on this desert island before? Moreover, the tombstones on the tombs were badly damaged, and the handwriting was unclear, which proves that it was not a short time."
" Zhongyi is right. This desert island seems to be at least It has been abandoned for more than a hundred years, and now there is no sign of human existence at all. It is really strange. What kind of life could exist on this island? And what caused their collective demise?" Chang Shan said word by word. He said, his expression still very calm.
"War, only war, can cause large numbers of deaths. It may be internal conflicts, or it may be invasion by outsiders." I looked at Chang Shan and said, only war can bring about death. This devastating lethality.
"There are also diseases, and fatal diseases will kill everyone." Jenny added, but she was right, if infectious fatal diseases occurred on this desert island If so, it may lead to collective destruction.
"The possibility of disease is unlikely. Even if there is a large number of deaths, it should be under control. I think the war Zhongyi mentioned is very likely. Eighty percent of it was because of the war that it was completely eliminated." Li Xin said, He even glanced at me.
"Whether it is caused by internal conflicts or external wars, what we need to know now is whether the people buried here belong to that era. This is the most important thing." Jiao Ba The key to the matter is revealed. Yes, if you want to understand the truth about this desert island, you must first find out the people buried here.
"Mr. Mai, what do you think?" What is this old guy thinking? He didn't say a word just now.
Mai Lao came back to his senses, "I was wondering, who buried them here?"
Yes, this is also very important. These graves are impossible. Did the dead man dig it up himself? Who did this? Someone has to bury them. If it was a fighting war, there should be just a pile of bones here. There shouldn't be graves, let alone tombstones? ***, why is this matter so complicated?
"Brother Yi, is it possible that he is that mysterious old man? If everyone on the island is dead, why is he still alive?" Shunzi looked at me and asked.
"Shunzi, don't look at me. I can't answer your question. I don't even know who the old man is." I also want to know why everyone on the island is dead, but that shriveled one The old man is still alive.
“The mysterious old man is very important. On this desert island, there should be no one else except him. He is probably the tombkeeper to prevent outsiders from waiting for this person again. Xiaodao, if you think about it this way, the dangers we encountered before were probably due to him." Changshan once again said the key thing. That old man might really be a tomb keeper.
But I thought about it carefully, if this island has been abandoned for hundreds of years, how old must the old man actually be? Oh my gosh, I don’t dare to think about it. He can’t possibly guard the tomb as soon as he is born, right?
"What does that mysterious old man do? Is he a digger or a tombkeeper?" I looked around and asked.
"It's very possible. It's both."
As soon as Jiao Ba finished speaking, the big man suddenly shouted, "Hey Mr. Mai, come and take a look at this."
The big man was looking at the tombstone in front of a grave, "What's wrong? What did you find?" A group of us walked over, and I squatted down and asked.
"Look at the words on the tombstone. It seems you can read it clearly." The big man pointed with his finger.
"Really? Get up and let me take a look." Jiao Ba pushed the big man away. He squatted down and looked carefully with a flashlight. There was indeed a word on the top of the tombstone. I can see clearly, but there is only one word, which is a clear word.
"Ming? What do you mean?" I turned to look at Jiao Ba.
Jiao Ba stared at the tombstone and carefully touched it with his hand, "Except for this word, the other words are no longer clear. What does this clear word mean?"< br>
"Could it represent the Ming Dynasty?" If this is the case, then this is definitely the place we are looking for.
"Ming Dynasty? Well, it's not impossible. This Ming character is at the top of the tombstone. It is obviously the first character. So if we can infer from this, this possibility is very high. Maybe It really represents the meaning of the Ming Dynasty." Jiao Ba nodded slowly.
"Yes, the people buried here are most likely from the Ming Dynasty." Chang Shan said behind me.
"I think so too. If they are really from the Ming Dynasty, this can explain the origin of that underwater cave and prove that it is a passage. The desert island we are now on is the next stop we are looking for. "As Jiao Ba spoke, he stood up slowly and turned to look at Mr. Mai.
"Can't? Why did people from the Ming Dynasty live on this island? This... This is a bit unrealistic." Mai Lao frowned, still not believing this.
“I think what Jiao Ba and Chang Shan said makes sense. Although this single character doesn’t mean anything, judging from the handwriting on the tombstone, it is very likely that they are from the Ming Dynasty.”< br>
“It stands to reason that the Ming Dynasty was several hundred years away from now Years old, these tombstones should have been blown away by wind and rain for a hundred years, but if someone takes care of them, they should still be left. For example, the mysterious old man, this large cemetery may be all He took care of it." Li Xin said at the critical moment.
I thought about it carefully, but if it was really from the Ming Dynasty, what era was that mysterious old man from? If he was not from the Ming Dynasty, why would he guard this place? This is somewhat unreasonable. From the various signs of the old man, it is not like he was forced or accidentally escaped here.
But if he is really from the Ming Dynasty, then what is he? How can an ordinary person live for hundreds of years? This is just too fucking ridiculous. Both inferences obviously have insufficient reasons.
“Are you sure that the people buried here are from the Ming Dynasty?” I stood up, glanced at the others and asked.
"Who can be sure about this? This is just our guess, but 80% of it should be like this. I always believe that our being able to land on this island is not an accident, let alone a coincidence. It is all the progress of things. "Although Chang Shan didn't say it decisively, it still represented what he meant.
"I think the same thing as Chang Shan. From the moment we arrived on this island, everything that happened is difficult to explain. Logically speaking, if it was really an accident, there is no reason why a desert island would have so many troubles. Just this one The large mass of graves is enough to explain a lot of things," Jiao Ba said with a meaningful expression. "Now we have to be sure. Just inferring is not enough. Also, if the people buried here are really from the Ming Dynasty, how should we explain the mysterious old man? Could it be that he is also from the Ming Dynasty? How can people live like this? "How long?" I asked the question I had been thinking about before.