Interactive Fiction: The Right Choice After Unemployment

Chapter 26 Cultural Miracles
Option 27.3 40.9%, Option 31.8 [-]%, Option [-] [-]%.

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[Option [-]: Landing on the island on the reef coast]

[5 people go to the island + heavy tools + it is difficult for ships to leave the island during some periods of time]

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The discussion session lasted half an hour.Later, the voices of landing on the reef coast became louder: Professor Lin Wen insisted that the heavy equipment is necessary, while the first officer believed that the safety of personnel must be considered.

Zheng Zhuo joined the discussion at this time.According to the results of the vote, he began to support the island landing on the reef coast.After another round of discussions, this idea became the final solution.

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The whistle sounded and the anchor was lowered.Thanks to Wang, who protected the cable at the initial stage of the bird damage, the boat was able to dock smoothly among the reefs.

In order to ensure the safety of the people on the island, the captain parked the boat between the reefs as much as possible.Soon, the low tide will come, and large rocks will be exposed between the reef and the shore of the island.The scientific research team can walk ashore directly without taking a lifeboat, and can also directly transport heavy facilities to the shore through the pulley block, saving a lot of time.

The only problem is that the boat won't be able to leave the shore until the next high tide.But that wasn't a big deal: they weren't planning on sailing again for less than 12 hours.

The sailors remained on board.Most of them climbed up the signal tower and started to repair the broken dish antenna.Zheng Zhuo followed the professor's scientific research team to prepare for going ashore.

Before leaving, he saw the sailor Cao Yang who had rested in the infirmary for a while due to discomfort.Cao Yang seemed to be all right, and was standing at the hatch talking to Professor Lin Wen.

"Professor, I put my luggage on rack 2."

"Ah, good. Thank you before."

"Hi, it's all right."

It turned out that when boarding the ship, Professor Lin Wen's luggage was carried by Cao Yang.Professor Lin Wen went to the shelf, and after a while, Chu Huairen helped him carry the suitcase and came out.

Zheng Zhuo followed behind the two of them and boarded the springboard connecting the ship to the coast.

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Standing on land again after a few days, Zheng Zhuo began to feel uncomfortable: it felt as if the island was shaking, but the boat was still.

"Welcome to experience the life of the crew."

Chu Huairen walked by with the suitcase and said with a smile.However, a closer look reveals that he is the same: his footsteps are somewhat flimsy.

All carrying metal detectors, gas analyzers, lifting equipment, total stations and other large items, stepped on the reef beach covered with irregular stones, branches and kelp debris.A long cable was connected from the scientific research ship. In addition, there were many other cables that Zheng Zhuo couldn't name.

[identification]...

He used [identification] to look at it.The name was displayed, but even after reading the name and parameters, he still didn't know their functions.

On the way, Xue Ying, who is good at radio, and He, who is good at mechanical maintenance, stayed at the position where the scientific research ship can be seen and the farthest position that the diesel generator can reach, respectively, to deal with possible emergencies.The remaining four students, including Zheng Zhuo and Chu Huairen, followed Professor Lin Wen for another four to ten minutes, and finally arrived at the goal: the side of the steep mountain wall.

Wang, the most physically fit student in the team, tied the leash around his waist and stepped into the water.He went all the way down the face and hammered the rope into the rock.

The professor, Zheng Zhuo, Chu Huairen, and student Shen pulled the traction rope, and the waist-deep sea water slowly touched the rock wall.

Zheng Zhuo was in the second position, and in front of him was Professor Lin Wen.As he turned the rock wall, he heard the professor's excited voice.

"...It's true! It's not wrong... It's really an ancestral hall!"

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Zheng Zhuo stepped on the water and climbed to the big rock at the bottom of the cliff, only to see obvious artificial traces on the mountain wall in front of him.

The rock was chiseled inward by tools, forming a passage about two people high and three people wide.The passage continued inward, and there should be more space inside, while rough stone pillar traces were carved on both sides of the passage.There should have been some kind of decoration on those rough stone pillars, but after years of blowing by the sea wind, they have been completely weathered.On the top of the passage, there are also traces of knocking on the plaque.However, this trace also suffered severe erosion.

"(This is here... When I followed the card and flew past, although it was only for a moment...but this is what I saw.)"

Looking at this ancient ancestral hall, Zheng Zhuo said in his heart.

He looked at it for a while, then opened [Appraisal].

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【Altar of ■■■】

[Date: 372 BC]

【Damage degree: 98%】

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"what?"

Zheng Zhuo saw incredible words displayed on the [Authentication] interface.The first part flickered non-stop, and various characters appeared alternately and merged together to form unrecognizable characters.

Other parts are quite clear.However, the information presented is even more striking in itself.

"B.C....? How is it possible."

Zheng Zhuo really couldn't believe it.If it was BC, how could the caves dug under the cliffs by the sea be preserved to this day?It should have been eroded by the sea breeze so that nothing can be seen.

"Could it be that the creations in the subconscious world have their own uniqueness? No, no, no. The scientific research ships are so restored..."

Zheng Zhuo was thinking.

No one noticed his musings.Everyone in the scientific expedition team was immersed in shock and joy.They kept taking photos, videos, recording in notes, and sampling with brushes.

"...I want to go in and have a look."

The most excited one was Professor Lin Wen.He was the first to enter the dark passage.

Chu Huairen was as excited as the professor, and he followed closely behind with a high-power flashlight.

There is no way to stand here.

After the two of them entered, Zheng Zhuo also entered the passage.

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A powerful flashlight illuminates the inner walls of the passage.As soon as Zheng Zhuo entered, he saw Professor Lin Wen and Chu Huairen staring at the wall with their heads up.

He followed their gaze.I saw a large number of reliefs and murals in the passage of the ancestral hall.Under the erosion of the sea wind, they still retain a relatively complete shape.

These artworks depict many humanoid creatures.They have a human-like torso structure but a fish-like head.These humanoid figures are covered with scales, have fins on their hands and feet, and spines on their backs.Their mouths are full of fangs, and their eyes are painted extremely large.Wave-like textures boldly passed through the bodies of each humanoid, connecting them together, and converging into the depths of the passage.

"This is amazing..."

Professor Lin Wen couldn't say anything else.

As he moved forward, more and more areas were illuminated by the light of the flashlight, and more and more reliefs began to appear on the cave wall.In addition to these murloc-like creatures, there are many more houses in the relief.The houses took on strange, geometric shapes.All the wavy textures pass through the house, go to the next house, and finally converge in a huge temple-shaped relief covering the entire cave wall at the end of the passage.

And in front of the palace-shaped relief, there was a bronze statue about two people tall.This is the only thing in the ancestral hall except for the reliefs and murals.It's a pity that this bronze statue has been eroded by the sea wind so badly that it has turned into a rusty copper pillar.Nothing can be seen above.

"This... this is an unprecedented discovery..."

Professor Lin Wen's hands kept shaking.The following two students also caught up with the first three at this time, and they also opened their mouths wide in shock at the sight in front of them.

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No need for anyone to remind, except for Zheng Zhuo, everyone devoted themselves to the archaeological work with a million points of enthusiasm.

Only Zheng Zhuo was wandering around.He used [Appraisal] to investigate those reliefs that gave people a sense of strangeness, but what appeared was the information of [Altar of ■■■].

So, what about bronze statues?

He tried again.

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[Bronze statue of ■■■]

[Date: 372 BC]

【Damage degree: 99%】

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"The same message..."

In other words, no matter how you look at it, the damage of this bronze statue is much more serious than that of the relief.Why is the damage only 1% worse?
There are so many things I don't understand.

Zheng Zhuo thought.

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Another few hours passed.Outside the passage, the sky began to dim.It's time to return to the research ship.

"We should go back."

Classmate He and Classmate Wang reminded.However, Professor Lin Wen and Chu Huairen seemed to want to investigate all night.

"This is a great find! I can't wait!"

Professor Lin Wen proposed to set up the tent in the woods not far away and sleep nearby to save time.

Chu Huairen also thought so.

"This is simply a miracle of civilization!"

he said excitedly.

"It's so captivating. I can feel it, it's calling to me..."

That may be your [personality] card calling you.Zheng Zhuo thought.

But the other two students were a little hesitant.

"It's safer to go back to the research ship at night, professor."

But the professor and Chu Huairen were fully committed.Seeing that the two were really hard to be persuaded, He and Wang had no choice but to return on their own: they were also responsible for informing Shen and Xue Ying who were left behind halfway.

"What are you going to do, Zheng Zhuo?"

they asked.

Yes, what should I do...

Zheng Zhuo thought about it, and opened [Subconscious Voting].

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【vote】

【Where should I spend the night? 】

【Option [-]】

[With Professor Lin Wen and Chu Huairen, spend the night in the woods next to the ancestral hall]

【Option [-]】

[Together with other students, go back to the research ship and spend the night]

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