dry man, dry soul

Chapter 41 Hot Spring Villa

Chi Jiang felt that Shen Yu's speculation was very reasonable, thinking in his heart whether he should spray paint his dice another day to dye his dice.The civil and martial arts sword obviously couldn't threaten the dice, and it was impossible for him to really cut the dice.

Qiao Jiu listened to the conversation beside the two, and guessed that Song Qi was probably not an ordinary person.As Chi Jiang said, Song Qi obviously hoped that the three explorers would do something, at least accomplish what he couldn't do.

She thought about this, and then the two talked about the topic of dice: "Luck has nothing to do with color. So far, most of the research on everyone's own dice has guessed that it is random, or it is related to a certain attribute of people. And attribute There is no evidence to support it.”

Evidence support requires a lot of data, and the number of existing explorers and the number of dice are not enough to meet the statistical conditions.

Chi Jiang sighed.

The three of them quickly headed to their destination.

The area beside the hot spring pool in Hot Spring Villa is an ancient building left over from history.Some of these ancient architectural complexes have been repaired to be displayed to tourists, while some have not been repaired by manpower at all, showing a state of weather-beaten ruins.

Most of the historical buildings are civil structures.When humans do not clean up regularly, they give plants a chance to grow.Once this growth opportunity is seized by plants, every crevice will be full of vitality.

The tourists at the hot spring villa didn't seem to care about Chi Jiang and the three of them.No one paid attention to them, and no one thought it was strange that they were all sticky.

The sporadic staff even made a detour, only paying attention to the tourists and turning a blind eye to them.

Therefore, Chi Jiang and the three easily reached a pile of empty ruins, looking for the so-called magical creature Fiel in these ruins.

In theory, a fire-breathing animal wants to have enough special gases in its body that can produce fire, such as hydrogen, methane, etc.Hydrogen gas is unstable and can easily cause explosions. Gases like natural gas, which are easy to cook, seem to be more like the gases in Fier's body.

While having gas, it must be able to withstand high temperatures and handle sudden explosions.From the perspective of the energy conservation principle, breathing fire is an energy-consuming behavior, and organisms need to obtain enough energy from the outside world.

There are no such creatures on the normal earth anyway.This kind of accidental product will only happen if this world is barely in line with common sense and has a logic that is temporarily unknown to human beings.

Chi will subconsciously walk towards a warmer and hotter direction.

Wood is indeed extremely flammable, and there is one area where buildings have almost no trace of it.The natural climbing plants in this area can't withstand the high temperature and are almost withered and yellow. Only a little yellow-green remaining indicates that it is some kind of plant.

The houses made of stone cover most of the light, but there is still no way to cover the unreasonable high temperature.Geothermal heat has almost reached the point where humans can easily suffer from heat stroke or heat stroke.

The sticky liquid produced by the snake's winding is helpful in resisting low temperature, and it also brought obvious help to the three people in resisting high temperature.

Chi Jiang knew in his mind that the area he was walking in was very hot, and the air in his sight was distorted by the extreme heat, but he really couldn't feel the heat at all.

Qiao Jiu took a deep breath: "The humidity and temperature of the air should have exceeded the limit we can bear. I don't know where Gu Xijia is. He is the only one among us who is suitable for researching this."

Shen Yu observed the surroundings vigilantly: "Since Song Qi found the three of us, he will definitely find him too. It is estimated that he will come to us...to meet you in a short time."

He made a little joke: "Meet your gold bars."

Joe Jiu laughed.

Chi will stop in front of a strange giant stone building.The stone building in front of him was arched, and the inside was too dark to see anything specific.The air was distorted by the heat, but the stone building in front of him remained motionless.

In addition to stone masonry, there are remaining glazed tiles on the building.Most of these glazed tiles are damaged and covered with dirt, and there is no trace of the charm of when they were intact and clean.Hanging on the side of the building is a sign covered with dead branches, with three large characters written on it: "Cuidan House."

There are no creatures beside the three of them at all besides the three of them.

Chi Jiang was slightly curious: "Alchemy room?"

The three of them looked at each other and continued to walk inside.Shen Yu was the most sensitive. Before going in, he picked up stones and thick branches from the side of the road and handed them over to Chi Jiang and Qiao Jiu for self-defense.

The indoor temperature is higher than the outdoor, and the pool will walk in, and the light in the sight will suddenly dim.With the dim light, he observed that there were no objects in the alchemy room.There are stone shelves on the wall, and the shelves are dusty and empty.The ground is also full of dust, and strangely has some drag marks.

There are special murals painted on all the walls in the interior.The colors in these murals are almost indistinguishable, either a dark red in a yellowish yellow, or a dark gray in a yellowish yellow.I don't know the content, I don't know what I'm talking about.

[Investigation: 52/62, determined to be successful. 】

Chi Jiang saw a blurry picture on the wall, on which there were several portraits of Fier as Song Qi said.They are surrounded by a giant platform, lying half down, chained to the edge stone pillars like pets.

In the center of the platform, a huge pillar is wrapped with what seems to be a snake-like creature, or a very thick rope, and it seems to be bound with a "sacrifice".If Chi Jiang read it correctly, it was a life sacrifice.

Not all cultures maintain the posture of civilization inheritance.Even now, in many regions that lack democracy and the rule of law, there are still some ethnic customs that the public cannot tolerate.Some places are so exclusive that outsiders are not allowed to enter, and outsiders are not allowed to take pictures.

Chi Jiang pointed the painting to the other two people: "Is there such a sacrificial link in this period of civilization in history?"

Qiao Jiu looked closely at the picture.Shen Yu talked about his shallow understanding of history: "I haven't heard of it, but history never puts this kind of thing in the orthodox history. Especially when civilization is popularized, modern times rarely put cruel things on the surface superior."

Qiao Jiu responded: "From the picture, it looks bloody. For the people at that time, this shouldn't be a ceremony that people would participate in on a large scale. There are no crowds of onlookers in the picture, and there is only one person who conducts the sacrifice."

[History: 64/35, judgment failed. 】

On the side of the platform, there are people wearing exaggerated masks and robes that look like wizards.This kind of dressing system is very rare. Because Chi Jiang doesn't know much about the local history and national culture, he knows nothing about it, and no knowledge points emerge in his mind.

[Investigation: 43/75, determined to be successful. 】

Shen Yu searched the room for a while, and found a stone slab with a hollow bottom.He used his skills to pry open the stone slab and found that it was the entrance to an underground passage.The space below is even darker than the alchemy room, but there is also a faint light.If this passage is not a secret passage for the people living here to escape, it is the passage to the altar.

The debris and dust from the opening of the stone slab are still suspended in the air, and General Chi has no fear, so he sneaks down: "Let's go, settle it early and have dinner early."

Shen Yu and Qiao Jiu: "?" Something seemed wrong.

Chi will quickly drill into the passage, touching the wall and walking down.He breathed, unable to feel whether the air was thin or thick.The body feels even more wonderful, unable to feel cold and heat.The only thing that is certain is that the eyes can clearly see the situation underground.

The underpass is dark, but not so dark that you can't see anything at all.

This passage is completely artificial, and the neat stacking of bricks and stones can be seen on the surrounding walls.The light is faintly peeking out from the wall, and a brighter light source can be felt in the depths of the distance.

Such light and shadow made Chi Jiang not feel depressed, and made him continue to move forward along the road in the direction of light without hesitation.The sound is louder underground.The voices of the three of them continued to chatter.

After walking for about 10 minutes, the front suddenly opened up.

Chi Jiang quickened his pace, and suddenly felt a dull pavement coming.Even if he can't feel the temperature, he can still feel a kind of air pressure.Looking at everything in front of him, he took a deep breath.

Just like the painting on the mural, there is a sacrificial altar in front of it.The sacrificial altar is surrounded by water, and there is only one path leading directly to the center.The water is tumbling and bubbling, indicating that the water temperature is half boiling.There is a huge stone pillar in the center of the platform, and there are also pillars around it, and some creatures with the head of a bull, a lion, a temple, a horn and a snake tail are tied to the pillars.The gas expelled from their nostrils has faint sparks, and the teeth exposed on the sides of their mouths are black, as if they have been roasted by charcoal.

From time to time, the Fiels would smack their mouths against the water, and then they would naturally shut their mouths at regular intervals.Noticing the entry of outsiders, they couldn't help but focus all their eyes on Chi Jiang and the three of them.

At this moment, the three of them heard graceful singing voices at the same time, as if a siren songstress was singing.

"Yeah-hey--" In an instant, everything seemed to return to thousands of years ago, and the customs forged in blood reappeared. Human beings tried to touch the indescribable unknown things through those rare creatures, trying to become gods and masters .

[Sense: 40/74, the judgment is successful. 】

The three dice rolled at the same time, and Chi Jiang only heard the sound of his own dice.Facing the scene in front of him, he remained unmoved at all, stretched out his palm to show that he was harmless, and wanted to get close to a Fiel.

"Boom—boom—boom—" the beating sound of the chime bell appeared miraculously. Only when Chi Jiang approached one of the Fier, he heard a human voice with a mooing sound coming from his ear: "When you come here, you have to stay."

Pool will head sideways for the first time.

A Fiel didn't know when it changed from a posture of walking on all fours to a human walking upright.It can no longer use "it", but should use "he".He wears the mask in the painting and wears the sacrificial robe in the painting.

Shen Yu and Qiao Jiu didn't know when this creature appeared and why it could speak human language.The moment Shen Yu heard the sound, he swiftly chopped off the thick tree trunk weapon he had brought to the ground.

Fiel tilted his head, a branch caught in his antlers.

The beating of the chime bells has never stopped, accompanied by the tune of "嘿嘿—————", which reproduces the national sacrificial song without any violation.Fier still said: "When you come here, you have to stay."

Chi Jiang ordered the other tied Fier: "Can I eat this if I stay?"

The monster in front of him was suddenly silent.

He stared at Chi Jiang in front of him with dark eyes, full of incomprehension for seeing novel things.

Chi Jiang paused: "... Would you please eat too? But it may not be good to eat the same kind."

The author says:

Chi Jiang: [shakes his head straight] If the same kind cannot be eaten, it will make you sick.

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