Chapter 1497 Lu Mingfei's Adventure in the South China Sea

Atlantis, Atlantis, Atlantis, it has many names. Legend has it that it was an ancient city-state and island country with a high degree of civilization development.

The earliest recorded description appears in the work "Dialogues" of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato. It is said to have been destroyed by a prehistoric flood in 10,000 BC.

[About 9,000 years ago by Solon, there was a large island opposite the Pillars of Hercules (Strait of Gibraltar). From there you could go to other islands. Opposite those islands was a whole piece of land surrounded by the ocean. Land, this is the kingdom of 'Atlantis']

At that time, Atlantis was about to start a war with Athens. Unexpectedly, Atlantis suddenly encountered earthquakes and floods (i.e., the Great Flood in the Bible). In less than a day and night, Atlantis became completely inaccessible to ships. The place became an obstacle for the Greeks to travel by sea.

Lu Mingfei's understanding of this mysterious water (or underwater?) country came entirely from the "Unsolved Mysteries of the World: Collector's Edition" that his aunt Ceng bought for Lu Mingze when he was a child, which boasted many things similar to the Bermuda Triangle. , the Loch Ness Monster, the Changbai Mountain Savages and other folk legends that entertain children.

Among them, Atlantis is the most famous and ranked at the forefront. At that time, Lu Mingfei was obsessed with it, maybe because he was inspired by the old version of Doraemon's movie "Nobita's South China Sea Adventure" 》Influenced by the book, he has always been fascinated by the mysterious islands where gold treasures are hidden. He dreams of going to such islands for adventure, and then bringing back a lot of gold to live a carefree life.

But this fantasy lasted until he was in junior high school. After his underwear in the Bermuda Triangle was pulled clean by satellites, he stopped thinking about these unsolved mysteries and continued to wash dishes honestly to earn some pocket money and surf the Internet on weekends. An hour is more realistic.

"Slow down, are we really talking about Atlantis?" Lu Mingfei held his forehead, lowered his head, closed his eyes and took a rest. Most of the vodka he held in his right hand was still unfinished, and the inventory on the bar was still there. The wine hadn't been emptied yet, so why did he feel like he was drunk ahead of time?

"That's Atlantis." Anna nodded to make sure Lu Mingfei heard correctly. "A myth in the eyes of historians, a legendary island that Plato used to metaphorize the social values ​​of Athens. The civilization there far surpasses that of human beings. A large amount of gold and silver was produced, and all palaces were surrounded by walls of gold and silver. The walls of the palace were inlaid with gold, and there were well-equipped ports and ships, as well as objects that could carry people. But in the end, they were led by arrogance. God was angry, and the power of nature wiped it out of history."

"Let's take it slow." Lu Mingfei put down the vodka and thought it would be better for him to drink less. He looked at Anna and tried to make the order of his words as clear as possible, "You mean, your mother found the legendary Atlantis, 'The Atlantis'?"

"Yes, The Atlantis." Anna affirmed emphatically.

"One Hundred Thousand Whys, the world's unsolved mysteries, Atlantis where CCTV approaches science? The mysterious lost ocean kingdom?"

"Yes." Although she didn't know what CCTV was about science, Anna still nodded with certainty.

"Then let's go back and talk about the plot CG before. I mean, when you told me about your past, you mentioned that your mother was engaged in marine archaeological activities outside all year round. She was busy with something that would be shocking once it was released. It was a major event that shocked the whole world. Then when you were admitted to college, you received funding from the Wittelsbach family and made a breakthrough in that major event. Then your mother disappeared. information."

Lu Mingfei sorted out the whole incident.

"If I'm not wrong, that so-called big thing is the trace of Atlantis, right? Do you think your mother discovered the trace of Atlantis with the help of the Wittelsbach family, and was eventually tortured? Killer, so you want to find evidence and dig out the truth to give your mother an explanation. "

"There is only one minor problem. My mother made progress in archeology first, and then the Wittelsbach family came to her and said they were willing to fund her, and then she disappeared." Anna added.

"According to normal logic, that is, the Wittelsbach family intended to appropriate your mother's archaeological achievements, but your mother refused, so they killed her, but in the end your mother retained a hand and kept all her achievements. I saved it and secretly mailed it to you, which is this notebook." Lu Mingfei looked down at the notebook in Anna's hand with a subtle look.

This thing is really a mission triggering prop. No wonder the Wittelsbach family wants this thing so much. The treasure of Atlantis, who wouldn't be confused after hearing this? That is a serious unsolved mystery in the world, much more reliable than the Loch Ness Monster and the Bermuda Triangle. Until now, discussions and suspicions about Atlantis remain high in the world. Various theories and inferences occupy the Internet, and everyone has their own opinions but no one can be sure.

Lu Mingfei remembered that before Google was banned, he intensively searched for Atlantis terms and surfed. The most impressive hypothesis at that time was the "Cyprus theory."

That was the statement of Robert Sarmast, an American explorer who was an expert in mythology and ancient studies. He believed that Atlantis was hidden in the Mediterranean. He said that Plato provided "concrete clues" to Atlantis, 45 of which showed that it was located in the southern waters of Cyprus, and said that the ancient landforms of Cyprus shown in the ocean image map were consistent with Plato's description.

At that time, Lu Mingfei paid out of his own pocket to go to Xinhua Bookstore to buy the book published by the explorer. He still remembered the name, called "Discovering Atlantis". The book used Plato's description as the main basis for its research and believed that a "flood disaster" had occurred in the Mediterranean basin in ancient times, causing the Mediterranean to connect to the Atlantic Ocean at the current Strait of Gibraltar.

This statement won a lot of approval in the international archaeological community for a while, because it was consistent with Plato's statement that a great flood "swallowed" the island of Atlantis and that there had been a great flood.

In addition, there are many hypotheses about Atlantis. For example, Crete believes that Atlantis is on the island of Crete, because British archaeologist Evans discovered large-scale ruins on the island of Crete before World War II that are very similar to the legendary Atlantis.

Gibraltar believes that there is land above sea level in the Strait of Gibraltar, and the continent of Atlantis is between today's Andalusia and Morocco.

But only, only no one dares to put forward such a hypothesis. Maldives?

"Miss Anna, your destination should be the Maldives, right? Don't tell me that your mother's final research result is that Atlantis sank in the Maldives?"

Lu Mingfei's mind turned quickly. He soon thought that the destination of Anna's flight was Male', just like them. Unless this was a trick to deceive the group of pursuers behind them, otherwise, doesn't this mean that her mother's final research result was that Atlantis was in the Maldives atoll?

Lu Mingfei didn't know what to say.

Hypotheses can be grounded, but they cannot be grounded. There are indeed 1,192 coral islands in the Maldives, but this does not mean that one of them is Atlantis! Your imagination is too amazing. You can't say that the rising sea level swallowed up some islands in the Maldives, and one of them that was swallowed up a long time ago was the legendary Atlantis.

Eh? It seems that this statement is really interesting.

Lu Mingfei was a little confused, and his eyes fell on the notebook in Anna's hand. The notebook was left to her by her mother. The Wittelsbach family chased this notebook so closely, which really proved the importance of this thing from the side. If it is true as Anna said that the "big thing" that his mother has been chasing for most of her life is Atlantis, then the statement that this notebook is related to the whereabouts of Atlantis seems to be true.

He did not think about why the Wittelsbach family was so keen on Atlantis. If the information about Atlantis was true, then according to the legend, if the first group of secrets could successfully land on the island, the harvest would be countless gold and silver minerals, which would be a huge wealth enough to support the prosperity of a mixed-race family.

Even in the mixed-race world, many material transactions follow the gold standard. Banknotes can be issued, but gold is a truly non-renewable resource. Heavy elements such as gold on the earth come from some of the materials splashed out during supernova explosions or neutron star collisions. However, during the formation of the earth, elements such as gold will continue to settle in the lava, so most of the gold has settled in the interior of the earth, and the gold left near the surface that can be mined is less than 1/10000 of the total amount of gold on the earth.

These limited golds are basically used as a country's gold reserves, as an international reserve medium and a basis for trust. At the same time, in the world of hybrids, gold also has an extraordinary role - an irreplaceable consumable for alchemy. Many alchemy matrices and scientific research materials that promote the development of alchemy all need gold as a medium, which also greatly stabilizes the value of gold among hybrids.

However, Lu Mingfei is more sensitive. He thinks that the true value of "Atlantis" mentioned in this notebook and discovered by Anna's mother may not be limited to gold and silver deposits.

In mythology, Atlantis is described as not only rich and powerful, but also leading human civilization in science and technology and culture. It has the technology of rejuvenation. The people of Atlantis have gained "eternal life" and abide by a code engraved on emeralds.

To be honest, Lu Mingfei has reason to suspect that this thing is related to the dragon civilization. Maybe Atlantis is the site of a dragon civilization in the last era. If this statement is confirmed, the value of this place will immediately rise.

The secret party and the orthodox people have researched so many good things with the bronze pillars they dug up in the Arctic. The promotion of the alchemy branch on the modern hybrid technology tree is basically entirely dependent on archaeology, and it also follows the inevitable law that the older the better. For example, the earliest record of Atlantis can be traced back to the era when it was destroyed by a prehistoric flood 10,000 BC. Isn't that awesome? It's so awesome!

If a library is found in the ruins, or a complete collection of dragon history texts is preserved, the technology tree of the hybrid world will leap forward by at least several decades to hundreds of years. The power that can first seize Atlantis, not to mention that it can occupy it forever, but in the short term, it can make a lot of money by taking as much as it can. If it can obtain some decisive alchemy technology or dragon technology (such as blood refining technology), it is not impossible to become a new power in the hybrid world.