Zhou Lin

On his way back from the high ground, Solid met soldiers No. 4 and No. 7 who were coming. After briefly explaining the situation, the three of them returned to the camp together.

Just like the strange sky phenomenon he observed yesterday, Solid didn't tell anyone about the unknown creature he encountered today; he just told the professor and Jimenez about the bulge in the ground, and suggested that the excavation team start from there. dig.

Although it is not a reasonable choice to start construction on high ground, in the face of this abnormal phenomenon of terrain change, it seems that there is no need to follow common sense...

So, at about eight o'clock in the morning, the excavation team geared up and set off again.

This time, they also brought a lot of supplies and were ready to set up an excavation camp.

When the team returned to the wreckage of the plane, the two mechanics had completed charging the "Camera"; after the excavator operator got on it and debugged it, he also said that the machine could start operating at any time.

In this way, under the leadership of Solid, the group advanced towards the destination.

As mentioned before, the excavation technology of this era was very advanced. Just like its name, "Kemera" is like a strange-shaped giant beast that can destroy dry trees and cut off trees in the rainforest with undulating terrain and overgrown vegetation.

Of course, in order to save time and minimize damage to the environment, they avoided all the trees that could not be knocked down, so the route they eventually developed was not entirely a "straight line."

After nearly four hours of hard work, the excavation team finally arrived at the "little hillside" that Solider had discovered previously.

Don't look at the fact that Solid can complete this journey in just a few minutes. If you let an ordinary person walk it, it may take more than half an hour. To carve out a path here, it will take four hours. Less.

After arriving at the destination, the workers were basically exhausted; in addition to transporting supplies, they were also responsible for using tools to remove foreign objects on the path, because the road "pushed out" by the excavator was not smooth and would leave traces along the way. There are a lot of messy debris, some of which are sharp and upright, which will become safety hazards and must be dealt with for the convenience of future traffic.

Although it is just a simple process, it does not need to be as smooth as real paving, nor does it need to be done in a hurry. Just follow the excavator slowly and do it as you go, but in the past four hours... I still have hot flashes. No one can bear the burden of working in the rainforest.

Therefore, when they arrived at the place, Rodrigo immediately ordered everyone to eat and rest, and announced that there was no need to work in the afternoon and that they would just set up camp.

During lunch time, Solid did not eat with everyone. He just grabbed a frozen chicken sandwich and walked away alone; half an hour later, he came back alone and told Rodrigo... that he was done. After a survey of the surrounding area, no danger was found, so the people and materials from the temporary camp could be transferred.

In the afternoon, while Rodrigo and the workers were cleaning up on the high ground, Solid and his soldiers returned to the temporary camp, and with the help of Jimenez's men, they began to transfer the wounded and supplies.

Moving the camp next to the excavation site will make it easier for workers to start work, and concentrating people in one camp will also facilitate management, so this is imperative.

Because the road has been opened, it is much easier for people behind to pass. Most of the supplies can be folded and packed away. Many of the heavier supplies are also designed with auxiliary wheels, making it easier for people to go back and forth in two. Just moved everything that needed to be moved.

In short, everyone was so busy and ushered in the dusk.

Except for Jimenez and his female companions, who did not do any work at all, everyone else helped to some extent; at the end of the day, the members of the excavation team felt very tired, but in fact... the real "excavation" "Not a single shovel of work has been done yet.

This is the actual situation of working in the rain forest - the time you can work during the day and the amount of work you can complete are much less than imagined; in an air-conditioned office, you can rely on two bowls of instant noodles Just work for more than twelve hours, but in the rain forest... you will still consume a lot of money just by sitting there and doing nothing. Doing a little work can use up what you can't use up in a day in the city. Calories.

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Night has fallen again.

When the nightlife of urbanites has just begun, this group of people living in the jungle are already exhausted.

Most people returned to their tents shortly after dinner, and many fell asleep as soon as their heads hit the pillows.

We humans are proud. The advancement of science and technology has given us this pride and made us take many things for granted.

We can fly freely like birds, thinking that we can go to the other side of the earth as long as we make up our minds; we can communicate with people far away, thinking that our thoughts can be easily conveyed; we can light up with bright lights In the night sky, I thought I had defeated the night and held my own starry sky in my hands.

But we rarely think about it...these "taken for granted" things come at a cost, and when these things are taken away from us, most of us immediately recall and appreciate...human beings The humility and powerlessness of a creature.

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"The above is what we have done today. There is still a lot of things to be done tomorrow, especially the supply of materials. Because they have been consumed and moved, the statistical work has not been completed yet, and it must be done tomorrow. "

At this moment, beside the bonfire, the three leaders of the excavation team gathered together again to have a small meeting about today and tomorrow's affairs.

Rodrigo took an I-PEN that was disconnected from the Internet, scribbling in the memo, and went through today's affairs with the two of them.

Solid listened carefully, but Jimenez seemed a little distracted.

"By the way... your plan seems to be going well." When the business was almost done, Jimenez spoke and said to Solid.

"Which plan are you talking about?" Solid asked.

"The one who hid the information." Jimenez replied, "Look, it's been a day and no one has asked about the rescue. It seems that they have forgotten about it."

"I don't know about your people, but for those workers... they were prepared to work here for a long time." Solid continued, "At least while the supplies are still sufficient, the rescue will come or not. Come, it makes no difference to them." He paused, "At this stage, the only people who are more concerned about when the rescue will arrive are the injured. Fortunately, none of the injured are in critical condition, so this matter can be postponed. Pressure... But no matter what, if after three or four days, there is still no sign of rescue, some people will definitely find it strange, and then rumors and doubts will arise."

"Hey... don't make it sound like rescue won't come in three or four days, okay?" Jimenez smiled, "Didn't you say before that the drone will search for us sooner or later?"

"I'm just making reasonable speculations." Solid still had no intention of telling the two of them about the "abnormality in the sky." He just responded calmly, "It's always right to consider the worst case scenario in everything, so I'll first Let me remind you...if the rescue arrives on the fifth or sixth day, or even longer, what may happen during this period should make you mentally prepared."

"Let me ask..." At this moment, Rodrigo suddenly spoke, his expression changing slightly, "If the situation really gets bad, won't something happen to your soldiers too?"

"It's hard to say, it depends on how bad the situation is..." Solid replied, "Soldiers are also human beings. Although they are trained and have stronger willpower and discipline than ordinary people, there is a line... Once this happens If any boundary line is crossed, they will collapse." He paused for two seconds, as if recalling something, and then continued, "If the rescue never comes, when our supplies are completely exhausted, there will be a food shortage. People will begin to starve and refuse to perform their duties. At this point, those who are still performing their duties will develop a strong sense of frustration. They will feel that there is no point in continuing to adhere to their principles and efforts; at this time, People will no longer serve the rules of the civilized world, they will use all available resources at hand to act for their own survival and benefit.”

"Well..." Rodrigo took a sip of tea, "To put it simply...when the situation is really desperate, one of your soldiers might kill all of us, just to let himself eat one more mouthful of food and live one more day. "

"No, not one of my soldiers." Solid replied, "but everyone...including you and me." He shrugged, "Besides, according to my experience, this kind of behavior is not generally It will not be launched by a single person, but by a small group of several people; after all, the risk of doing it alone is too great, and smart people will confuse those who can be used to achieve their own goals. , and betray the person being used before they pose a threat to themselves.

"Therefore, the real possible situation is not that 'one person kills everyone', but that a few people join forces to kill all the other men in the camp first, and divide the remaining food and the girls Jimenez brought; wait until The remaining food has also run out, and these few people will start killing each other in order to compete for leadership, women, and food."

After he said this calmly, he attracted strange looks from Rodrigo and Jimenez.

"Okay..." After a few seconds, Jimenez stood up and said, "Although I don't know what a terrifying story there is behind your sentence 'based on my experience', and I don't mean to ask... but I basically Now that I know what the 'worst case scenario' will probably be like..." As he spoke, he stretched and said, "You two, if there is nothing else to discuss, I will go back to the tent." Before leaving, He also turned his head and said to Solid in a joking tone, "Oh, sir, if you are going to pull up the hilltop and start killing someday, don't forget to call me. Please make sure to use me until the last moment..."

After he left, Rodrigo smiled and said: "Ha... you are really good at scaring people."

"Who said I was scaring people?" Unexpectedly, Solid replied, but the next second he changed the subject and continued, "Of course... I won't let the situation get to that point. Yes, if we are still unable to contact the outside world after half of the supplies are consumed, I will personally set off and go on foot to find rescue."

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December 7, morning.

Before five o'clock, the workers came out one after another to gather.

After the mosquito incident yesterday morning, today they chose to respect the alarm clock.

After breakfast, the excavation work finally began in earnest.

While the workers were digging the soil, two mechanics and three soldiers carried several power storage boxes to the aircraft wreckage for charging; in addition to the power supply of the camp, the power of the "Camera" will also pass through these in the future. Although it takes some manpower to transport the storage box, it is less troublesome than driving the heavy excavator back and forth every day.

By eight o'clock in the morning, the excavation had made progress. It could also be said that... a problem had been encountered.

What's the problem? "Hitting a wall".

After digging for a short distance, the excavation team discovered some extremely hard material. Even the drill bit and bucket on the Camera that could handle granite couldn't dig it; if it weren't for the operator, They have rich experience and stopped the machine in time. I am afraid that their last excavator will be scrapped.

At this time, it was Professor Rodrigo's turn; this experienced scholar came to the pit in three steps and two steps at a time, personally took a shovel from a worker's hand, pushed aside the soil, and exposed the Metallic materials under the soil.

"What is this? The top of the tower?"

"Why is there a tower buried underground? Or is it made of metal?"

"Yes, and what the hell is this black metal? Is it so hard?"

The workers started talking, while the professor squatted down as if no one else was watching, holding the analyzer in his hand intently and starting to scan the material of the metal spire buried deep in the soil.

As the data on the analyzer flows, Rodrigo's expression gradually changes, and a touch of unnoticeable excitement and enthusiasm flashes through his eyes, fleeting...

After a while, Solid came to his side and asked, "How is it? Did you find anything?"

"The unknown metal has many similarities with the pure alloy from the analyzed data, but... from a molecular structure point of view, the one we have in front of us is superior." Rodrigo continued, "To use a metaphor... Net alloy is like tea frozen into ice cubes, while this one is tea leaves compressed into blocks.”

As the professor spoke, he was still digging the soil with his hands to expose more metal parts.

"What do you think this is? A pyramid?" Solid asked again.

"It's very possible." The professor replied, "Look, there are textures similar to words engraved on it... This texture has some traces of Mayan script, no... It should be said that Mayan script has some traces of this kind of writing. That's right!" His voice trembled a little when he said this, "Sorry, I'm a little excited... What we have in front of us is very likely to be the remains of a super-ancient civilization that is older than all ancient civilizations known to mankind. , as an archaeologist...my mood at this moment is really difficult to describe in words."

Not only was his voice trembling, but his hands and body were trembling slightly. It seemed that he was really excited.

"Hmm..." But Solid still maintained his usual calmness, "So... although we can't confirm it with the boss now, can we speculate... that our mission this time is to find this ruins?"

"It must be!" Rodrigo quickly replied, "Of course it is! The problem now is that we can't judge how big this pyramid is, how deep and how long we have to dig to find its entrance... Do you understand? Maybe this If the spire extends underground, it will bring out a whole city as big as...Eh?" Halfway through his words, he suddenly discovered something. He quickly dug the soil a few more times with his hands and moved the analyzer downwards a few minutes. "It's strange. The composition of a piece of metal here is different from other places. You see...even the color is different, as if...as if..."

Solid also saw anomalies in the piece of metal, so he continued what the professor hadn't finished: "It seemed like someone had used some kind of ballistic weapon to make a hole, and then it was filled again... "