Chapter 499 Conflicting Mural
“Okay.”
Chen Ziyan naturally would not refuse this proposal, and he himself wanted to know what was recorded on the mural.
Then Chen Ziyan looked at the wall again, compared the inherited memories in his mind, and began to decipher it with guesswork.
“This seems to be a prayer praising God.” Chen Ziyan said after reading it for a while.
He saw some words of praise on it, and there were also many words representing ‘god’, so he made this judgment.
"A prayer in praise of God?" Wu Laogou heard this and moved his eyes to the mural next to him.
Compared with the texts from ancient times, murals are undoubtedly easier to understand. At least it will not make your eyes black. Even if you cannot read the content accurately, you can still make it based on the patterns on it. guess.
This mural can be simply divided into two parts. The graphics outlined by simple lines are quite clear.
The main body of the upper part is an extremely large python. Under the entangled python, there is a circle of human figures kneeling devoutly.
The lower part of the mural is dominated by a group of people. It seems that these people are grazing, but the creatures they are grazing are not ordinary livestock, but snakes.
Looking at the mural that may describe the scene of herding snakes, Wu Laogou whispered: "If you only look at the upper part, the gods described in these words are probably some kind of snakes. "God, but the mural below is obviously about herding or chasing snakes?"
He didn't doubt Chen Ziyan's translation, because it was useless to doubt it. Only Chen Ziyan could understand it, naturally. Whatever he says is what he says.
And the contents of the upper part of this mural can also prove that the former owner of the ruins did worship some kind of snake-like creature.
According to Wu Laogou's understanding of the ancients, the totem culture should have been in its prime at the time when these ruins appeared. Such a situation was very common.
But for a certain kind of worshiped creature, it is not normal to shepherd it.
"I think this is more like herding. If it is a pursuit, it should reflect an atmosphere of urgency." Chen Ziyan said.
He knows that even though the lines of ancient murals are simple, they can still express a lot of things.
Then he continued: "As for the conflicting issue, is it possible that this ethnic group first shepherded a certain kind of snakes and then slowly derived their beliefs?"
Chen Ziyan guessed that the snake-shaped god Zhuan on the mural was the snake god he knew, but he was not sure yet.
Because he has no evidence that the snake god is connected with the ancient underground snake worshipers.
It was precisely because of this that he thought of this possibility.
If the existence of ancient gods is excluded, ancient totem culture did develop according to this model.
"If you put it that way, I think I know the origin of those black-haired snakes outside." Wu Laogou nodded in agreement with Chen Ziyan's statement and said.
Since this is not a tomb, the black-haired snake is naturally not a tomb-guarding beast. According to the murals discovered, these black-haired snakes are most likely raised by the original owner here.
"Well, that should be the case." Chen Ziyan also nodded.
Although the most common theory is that the origin of the black-haired snakes is from somewhere on the Silk Road, if their original origin came from snake worshipers, there is no conflict between the two.
Chen Ziyan knows very well that the snake worshipers are a race that can travel long distances underground. As long as there is an abyss connecting the surface and the underground, they can appear anywhere. Then the creatures they raise The same is possible.
Now Chen Ziyan is very curious about one thing, and that is how many snake mines there are like this.
Before discovering this ruins, he might have thought that there was only ancient Tongjing and this place, but now Chen Ziyan doesn’t think so. Judging from the underground development of the Snake Worshipers, they must have built many similar buildings. living place.
However, Chen Ziyan did not say these things out loud, because he could see that others still thought that the ruins here were the products of being buried, and had no idea about the so-called snake worshipers.
Although Wu Laogou is now considered his partner, Chen Ziyan will not tell everything. The information about the snake worshipers and the underground abyss is no weaker than the Bronze Gate.
After studying the murals for a while, Chen Ziyan and the others began to continue exploring the ruins.
If you want to find more murals or text information, after all, the information given by the murals here is really limited. If you don’t understand the causes and consequences, you can’t make much judgment.
Unfortunately, the group rummaged through the entire ruins and could not find any more useful clues.
But it’s understandable if you think about it. You must know that even in modern times, the popularity of culture is not high, let alone such a distant era. Being able to find writing in ruins of this scale is already a huge gain.
After leaving this ruins, the group continued to move deeper. However, this time they walked for nearly an hour and could not find any similar ruins. There were only solid soil floors and some underground along the way. rock.
"Mr. Chen, isn't this place a bit too big?"
During the break, Li Wu finally couldn't help himself and approached Chen Ziyan and spoke.
Actually, he wanted to ask this question not far from the ruins.
According to his previous experience, such underground spaces are generally not very big, but what he encountered this time was different.
Even if they need to check their surroundings along the way, at the speed they are traveling, they must be at least twenty kilometers away from where they are coming down.
This is just walking in one direction. The overall area of this underground space can be imagined.
"This should not be an underground cave caused by the movement of the earth's crust, but more like a space that originally existed." Chen Ziyan thought for a while and decided to find out a little more.
Li Wu's mood has become obviously irritable. He knows that this is caused by the unknown and the environment he is in. Although his subordinates do not show it, the situation is even worse.
So we should give them a little confidence, otherwise we might run into problems before they can go very far.
"The underground space that originally existed?" Li Wu was slightly stunned. Although he had not experienced this situation much, he had heard colleagues from other provinces mention that the operations department of the headquarters was running inside all day long.
Thinking of the stories he had heard from his colleagues, Li Wu shuddered subconsciously: "Mr. Chen, are we going to encounter those ghosts too, right?"
Li Wu is very self-aware and knows that he cannot fight against the things that the headquarters handles. They usually handle some logistical work just fine, but going into battle in person is simply a matter of death.
"Probably not." Chen Ziyan shook his head gently: "Don't worry, at least you won't encounter anything particularly dangerous."
If he had just arrived underground, he would not have been so sure. , but now that so much time has passed, I already know the general situation.
Chen Ziyan does not deny that there are some kind of incomprehensible creatures underground, but according to his understanding, such creatures are generally divided into two categories. One category is those that actively attack people, such as the magic wolves and eating animals in the snow mountains. Sin Balu, another type is a passive form, representing nature is corpse-scented konjac and treasure-phase flower.
If there are some creatures under the ground that actively attack people, they have already appeared in front of them, and they are still safe now, which means that there are no such creatures here, or they are like Baoxianghua. Will not take the initiative.
"That's good." Hearing Chen Ziyan's assurance, Li Wu felt relieved a little.
If this place is really so dangerous, then he would rather give up his plan and go back home now, because it is a crisis that he cannot resist.
But if there is nothing too dangerous, then that’s a different story. Crisis instantly turns into an opportunity.
"Manager Li, Xiaoyou Chen, it seems that you all know something about underground space?" Wu Laogou asked after listening for a while.
He has always heard about the situation in the underground space, but this is the first time he has actually experienced it.
When I heard this, I wanted to make some insinuating remarks.
"Fifth Master, have you never met him before?" Chen Ziyan was a little surprised.
He really didn't expect that Wu Laogou would say such things, because he thought that the other party knew about underground space.
I don’t know about the snake worshipers, but the underground space is another matter. After all, the snake worshipers are a race that lives in the underground abyss, but it does not mean that all underground spaces are related to the abyss. Completely two concepts.
People who are engaged in their industry are more likely to have access to underground space than ordinary people. Strictly speaking, the bottom of the ruins of the She Kingdom in the Qinling Mountains can already be classified as underground space. It was just artificially opened up, so Chen Ziyan thought Wu Laogou knew about this matter.
"I have encountered it before, but I have never understood it in depth." Wu Laogou said softly.
He did encounter the underground space a few times, but at that time he only went to the underground space to seek money. He usually only tried it briefly. When he saw that there was no benefit in it, he simply left and finished his work.
When I became curious later, the plates of the Folklore Affairs Administration were also laid out, and there was no chance to learn more.
Wu Laogou, who was forced to run from Changsha to Hangzhou, was bitten by a snake once, so he didn't act too tough in this regard, so he still knows little about this so-called underground space.
"Actually, I don't know much about it. I just encountered it when I went to the ground before and went in to explore a little bit." Chen Ziyan thought for a while and said.
This is what he really thinks. He has never encountered too many underground spaces, and he doesn’t dare to enter some of them at will. The only one that goes deep is the Kunlun Dragon Summit, so he really doesn’t know much about them. .
Li Wu also shook his head repeatedly: "I don't even know. Master Wu also knows the scope of my jurisdiction. This is the first time you have come in. I just heard what others said before."
"Can you tell me then? Tell me what is going on in this so-called underground space, so that I can have some idea?" Wu Laogou did not give up, but asked again.
Chen Ziyan did not refuse, and directly told him what he knew: "Fifth Master, this underground space is actually simple to say. There is a wide space deep underground. Generally speaking, it is like this Space will build a unique ecological chain. If it is empty, it goes without saying, but there is another situation, that is, there are ancient creatures left in it. Many of these creatures have some weird abilities, so it is It makes people feel that the underground space is very scary.”
After saying this, Chen Ziyan also gave a brief example of the creatures he encountered during his trip to the snowy area.
"Unique ecological chain..." After listening to Chen Ziyan's story, Wu Laogou frowned slightly: "Chen Xiaoyou, are you really sure there is no danger here?"
Although he doesn't know much about the underground space, according to what Chen Ziyan just said, there must be some kind of ecological chain here, because two strange creatures, the nephew and the black-haired snake, have appeared.
But this does not mean that these two creatures are the only ones here, because just the nephew and the black-haired snake cannot build a complete ecological chain.
The problem is that along the way, apart from solid ground and rocks, they didn't see even a blade of grass. This was somewhat inconsistent with Chen Ziyan's statement, which made Wu Laogou have to become suspicious.
It was not that he doubted Chen Ziyan's statement, but that there was some danger lurking here, and it was not as safe as it seemed on the surface.
"The danger should exist, but it will not be fatal." Chen Ziyan said hesitantly.
When Wu Laogou asked him this question, he felt a little unsure.
Indeed, this underground space is somewhat incomplete.
There must be monsters when things go wrong, and it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no accidents. After all, he has only seen a few underground spaces, and the information he summarized may not be applicable to all situations.
"If we continue walking for a while, if we haven't found anything yet, I think it would be better for us to go back first." Wu Laogou heard the meaning of Chen Ziyan's words and gave his own suggestion.
He felt that since he was not sure whether there was any danger, he should proceed steadily and explore this underground space step by step with the location he came down as the center.
This way, even if there is any real danger, enough reaction time is reserved.
Li Wu immediately agreed: "I think Master Wu is right. If we haven't discovered it yet, we might as well go back and take a good rest."
He planned to report what he found here. , the underground space appeared here and preliminary exploration was carried out, his credit was enough, there was no need to take unnecessary risks for this.
And even if he really completes the exploration of this underground space, the harvest will be just that. Unless he wants to transfer to the operations department of the headquarters, there will not be much increase.
Seeing both of them saying this, Chen Ziyan didn’t want to be too authoritative, so he had to say: "Okay, let’s limit it to half an hour. If we don’t find anything again, we will go back first. ”
He thought about it in his mind and felt that he could go a long way in half an hour. If he hadn't discovered anything yet, it would really be inappropriate to move on.
(End of this chapter)