Chapter 219: The Story of a Brick

The camp of the archaeological team is set up in a canyon, with mountains and virgin forests on both sides. A river swoops down from the mountain stream and rushes past the camp.

The setting sun fell from the mountains, and the sunny hillsides were golden, but the shady hillsides had already entered darkness ahead of time, and the scenery was hazy.

Next to a tent, Ji Wengui, the captain of the archaeological team, and Yang Chen, a key member of the archaeological team, were discussing something. Ma Tongtong and an older female expert were cleaning wild vegetables by the river, and it seemed that they were preparing for dinner.

"Oh, I'm exhausted, Brother Ning, why aren't you tired?" After driving all day, Jian Mi was so exhausted that he sat down on the grass before arriving at the camp, gasping for breath .

Ning Tao said: "I have practiced kung fu, so it's nothing to rush this distance. How about I give you a massage so that you won't feel tired."

Along the way, he massaged Jianmi three times with his spiritual power. Every time, when Jianmi was too tired to walk, the fatigue disappeared after he massaged Jianmi. If it wasn't for this reason, he and Jian Mi might still be on the way, and they wouldn't be able to make it to the archaeological team's camp.

"Thank you, Brother Ning, but you don't need it anymore. You must be tired after driving such a long distance. We are all here. I can take a few breaths." Jian Mi said.

"Okay, I'll go over to say hello, and come over after you have a rest." Ning Tao said, and then walked towards the river.

The water in the mountains and rivers was fast-moving, and the rushing water hit the rocks in the river bed, making the sound of rushing water. It was no wonder that Ma Tongtong and the female expert did not hear the voice of Ning Tao and Jian Mi talking.

"Dr. Ma." Ning Tao stood behind Ma Tongtong and greeted him.

Only then did Ma Tongtong hear someone calling her from behind, and turned around in a hurry. When she saw Ning Tao, a smile appeared on her face, "So it's Dr. Ning, why are you here? When did you come?"

While talking, a handful of wild vegetables she put by the river were suddenly swept away by the water. The older female expert beside her exclaimed, "The dish is washed away!"

Ma Tongtong hurriedly reached out to fish it, but her foot slipped, and she fell into the river as soon as she tipped over.

Ning Tao rushed forward with a stride, grabbed Ma Tongtong's arm, and pulled her back. At this time, Ma Tongtong's arm had already plunged into the water.

Ma Tongtong was obviously terrified, her delicate face was completely white, not even a little bloody. If Ning Tao hadn't pulled her just now, the current was so fast that she might have drowned.

Ning Tao said a little reproachfully: "If a little wild vegetable is washed away, it will be washed away.

If you fish like that, you don't want to die? "

Only then did Ma Tongtong recover, and smiled awkwardly, "You seem to have saved my life just now, you are really my savior."

The older female expert coughed dryly, "Well, Xiao Ma, Dr. Ning, I'm going to pick some wild vegetables again, let's chat."

Ning Tao said: "Sister Dong, you should also be careful, the forest is not safe, there are snakes."

The name of the older female expert is Dong Qing, and she is an ore expert. The last time he ran into an archaeological team that encountered poisonous miasma, he saved the members of the archaeological team. He remembered everyone's names.

Dong Qing smiled politely at Ning Tao, and then left.

"Doctor Ning, why did you come here?" Ma Tongtong asked the same question just now.

"I brought Brother Ning here." Jian Mi appeared in Ma Tongtong's line of sight, with a sunny smile on his swarthy face.

Ma Tongtong said with a smile: "It seems that I have asked too much, I should have guessed it, Jian Mi, hello."

"Hello, Dr. Ma." Jian Mi also said hello, and then walked over.

Ning Tao said: "Dr. Ma, have you gained anything during this time?"

Ma Tongtong said: "I'm not sure, I have some clues, but there are still too few clues. Come with me, and I will take you to see Captain Ji and Yang Chen."

Ning Tao followed Ma Tongtong to the camp. Ji Wengui and Yang Chen were also surprised. After saying hello, Ji Wengui called out the other members of the archaeological team, and the atmosphere suddenly became lively.

After chatting for a while, Ning Tao got to the point, "Captain Ji, it's been almost half a month since we parted last time, have you found anything?"

Ji Wengui sighed, "I found something, but there are still too few clues. But there is also a good thing. I was notified that the leader above said that a businessman wanted to sponsor us and provide us with funds. He will come here tomorrow.” After a pause, he added, “That businessman is really rich, he asked for our coordinates, it is said that he will come here by private helicopter, and he will bring us More advanced equipment and supplies."

"What kind of businessman?" Ning Tao asked calmly, but he was very curious about what kind of businessman knew about such an unpopular archaeological project, and not only paid for it, but also came here in person.

"It's not stated above, but whoever he is, as long as he gives us the funds, we have been searching in this virgin forest for three years, so we can't just go back like this? That would be really reconciled." Ji Wengui said.

Ning Tao had an intuition in his heart, that is, the businessman was not as simple as Ji Wengui said.

Yang Chen said, "Doctor Ning, take a look at what I discovered a week ago."

Ning Tao came to the place where Yang Chen and Ji Wengui were discussing. A modern map was placed on a stone that was used as a table, and there was something that looked a bit like a brick and a bit like a rock. He then awakened the state of sight and smell of the eyes and nose, and he quickly got the result, which was a fired clay brick. It's just that after long years of weathering, or the impact of running water, it has lost its original edges and corners, and looks more like a flat pebble.

Yang Chen picked up the clay brick, and faced Ning Tao with the side placed on the rock.

On the other side of the clay brick was carved a symbol, something like an oracle bone inscription, hideously blurred and illegible. But even if it was clear, Ning Tao didn't know what it meant.

Ji Wengui said: "I have done some research on the ancient characters of Huaguo. At first I thought it was oracle bone inscriptions, but it is not. It is a kind of writing that has never been recorded. I preliminarily judge that it is the writing of Yinyue people. Let's call it It is Yinyuewen."

Ning Tao asked, "Where did you find this?"

Yang Chen said: "I found this by the river. At first I thought it was a stone, but as an archaeologist, my intuition told me that it was not simple. I dug it out, and then found that the other side of it was engraved with Words. This discovery made us realize that we have traveled a long way in the past three years. Whether it is the Yinyue people or the Mayans, their cities must need water sources. If we were looking for water sources three years ago , I am afraid that the city of Yinyue people has been found long ago."

Ning Tao's heart moved, "After you reported this discovery, did that businessman come to invest?"

Ji Wengui said: "It is true that after we reported the latest discovery, someone said that a businessman wanted to invest, and asked us to report the coordinates so that the businessman could come over." He spread his hands, "No, we are camping here now Wait for the boss to come."

Yang Chen said with a smile: "Whoever he is, as long as you give us funding, it's a good thing. It's better than terminating this project. We are all engaged in archaeological research. Finding a city of intersex people is our greatest wish. We don't care about the rest. "

Ning Tao's gaze moved to the map spread out on the rock, on which a circle surrounded a place, and an arrow extended from the circle, pointing to a rolling mountain range. He identified it carefully, and soon found that the position in front of him was really the position marked by the circle, and the extending arrow pointed to the position where he and Qing Zhui dug the abyss of the White Jade Sacred Lotus.

He once drew a blood lock next to that quagmire, but it has been destroyed by those crazy savages. If he wants to go to the abyss now, he can only walk there.

"Doctor Ning, what are you thinking?" Ji Wengui stared at Ning Tao. After all, he is a bit older, and his ability to read words and expressions is better than others.

Ning Tao put away his thoughts, "I don't doubt that you can find the city of intersex people. You have worked so hard to find it for three years, and God will not let you down. However, I am more worried about your safety. What should I do if there are wild people?"

Ma Tongtong chuckled and said, "Doctor Ning, are you scaring us? We also know the legend of Shennongjia savages, but we haven't met one in Shennongjia for three years. If we do meet Shennongjia savages, I'm afraid it will be scared away by us." Bar?"

The image of the violent King Kong of Shennongjia savages appeared in Ning Tao's mind, but he didn't know how to tell them. If he told them that he had long suspected that the civilization of intersex people was in that abyss, and that he had also met Shennongjia savages, what would they think of him? I'm afraid I don't even have to make friends.

"I mean just in case, but I didn't say absolutely. How about this, I'm fine for the time being, can I join you? I will provide you with medical insurance, and if you meet wildlings, I can also serve as your bodyguard. "Ning Tao said.

"Okay, I welcome." Ma Tongtong said happily.

Ji Wengui remained silent.

Members of the archaeological team turned their attention to Ji Wengui one after another. They were eager for Ning Tao to join. Having a doctor in such a primitive forest is like saving one's life. However, the decision is in Ji Wengui's hands.

Ji Wengui was silent for a while before saying: "I personally welcome you to join, but I have to ask the leader for instructions on such a matter. In addition, the sponsor's opinion is also very important, I have to consult. Dr. Ning, if you really want to Join our team, you just wait for two more days, okay?"

Ning Tao said with a smile: "Okay, even if you don't join, I will protect you."

Joining is just an excuse for him to stay, and it doesn't matter if he joins or not. He was eager to see who the sponsor was that flew over by private helicopter.

"Doctor Ning, we still have a spare simple tent, so I feel wronged that you and Jian Mi live in the same tent tonight," Ji Wengui said.

Ning Tao said: "No, I have to pick a kind of medicinal material that only appears at night."

"Uh, what kind of medicinal material is that?" Yang Chen asked curiously.

"Yeshenghua." Ning Tao said.

Yeshenghua, a rare spiritual material recorded in the "Compendium of Spiritual Materials", is very rare and hard to find, but his purpose is not to really find this kind of spiritual material, but to explore that abyss!