C2 Under Human Face

He smiled, wiped his hair and said, "What is my surname? What is my name?" "What is it that comes from 'who knows when water is clear and who is drinkable'?"

I was dumbfounded. I had never heard the poem he was reciting before.

"Cough cough." Perhaps it's because I'm confused, but he immediately changed the topic, "We should be considered colleagues, at least in this operation. You probably don't know me, but your grandfather definitely knows my grandfather.

"You're Old He's grandson?" I finally remember.

Elder He and my grandfather were old friends, and the friendship that lasted for more than forty years ended only when they died. When I was young, the moment I had the slightest bit of skin, my grandfather would immediately compare me to "Old Grandpa He's grandson". I didn't expect that it would actually be this guy in front of me.

Old He was different from my grandfather. Old He was the one who stayed all those years until the end of the project to return home.

"Let me tell you about our trip." What is the Dao?

This time, almost all of the organizations were descendants of the international scholars from the past, and some of them even personally participated. There weren't many Chinese people, only three — me and Wei Yuting. There are more people in other countries. However, there were no more than twenty people who were actually moving.

This operation should not be called an operation, it should be called a mission. They all went to different parts of the world to search for the 'wealth' recorded on that stone tablet.

As for how they would divide it up, that was up to them.

"What we need to do is to prevent the others from finding them first." What is the Dao?

I saw Wei Yuting at night. In fact, there was only one branch in the hotel. The three Chinese and Ike and Achilles who had been looking for me. Ike's authority is higher than Wei Yuting's, my authority is almost the same as Ike's, but in reality, no one told me what the use of this authority is.

After a brief dinner, we went to bed and set off early the next morning.

The role of the stone tablet was only to determine the location, the region was the entire Earth's location. As three fifths of us are Chinese, when the words on the monument were analyzed, our group went to three places. These include the Egyptian pyramids, which travel alone, and areas near Luoyang, China, as well as the Bermuda Triangle waters, which travel together.

My head felt like it was about to explode. He cursed silently in his heart.

The Mayan civilization was recognized as having been formed around 1500 BC and flourished in the third to ninth century AD. It was indeed late for the first pharaoh to appear in ancient Egypt in 3100 BC. There is also a reason for thinking that the Maya are a branch of the Chinese. The period of Maya prosperity is very similar to the Han Dynasty in China, and Luoyang is the capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

But the geographical location did not match!

Not to mention the Great Triangle of Death.

I will not dwell on what happened after that. When we reached southwest Cairo, Egypt, and walked under the Sphinx at night, hiding behind the moonlight, my emotions were complicated.

The exact timing of the construction of the Sphinx is no longer a mystery.

The Sphinx was 22 meters tall, and even if I stood up straight, I wouldn't be able to see it if I tiptoed onto a chair.

Before coming here, we distributed a lot of things to keep us safe. Ike spun around the Sphinx with a stick in his hand.

When we reached the second lap, he shouted excitedly at us, "Yes, yes!"

The few of them looked at each other, and suddenly the atmosphere that had been dejected for a while became high again.

Wei Yuting was the first to speak, "Be quick about it!" As he spoke, he was the first to rush forward.

What was the saying, "kung fu is good …" I quickly grabbed him and rushed over.

By the time we got there, Ike and Achilles had dug a hole and were pouring sand.

The dark hole was like a black hole, attracting everyone's attention. Not daring to cheer, we used the compression spatula to dig into the hole. Most of the tools are the same as those we used in archaeology, as are the folding spades in our hands right now.

Stephen Sun was our best cover in the night. When the diameter of the cave was large enough for us to enter, the five of them stopped at the same time.

When I folded the shovel and put it back, I heard Wei Yuting mumbling to herself, "It's quite thick."

Indeed, we didn't notice it because we were so keen on digging. Now that he looked at it, it was no wonder that he hadn't been discovered before. The upper layer of hard earth was about 70 cm thick. If it wasn't for the instrument's detection, stepping on it wouldn't have collapsed.

It was a good thing, but to tell the truth I was a little surprised.

The intensity of the wind and sand in Egypt was obvious to all. This was simply not right. Was this all she had accumulated over such a long period of time? I thought we'd have to dig at least a few meters of fine sand before we had a chance.

But no matter what, it was a good thing. I squinted at the hole.

In terms of actual archaeological experience, I'm the most abundant here. But I've never done that, either. It's more like stealing a grave. Ike and I decided to guess, and I won.

When I was stuck in there with my feet on the ground, I felt a little awkward. His hands came up again, and he remembered that he had forgotten to measure the depth.

When I took out the telescopic rod, the length of it startled me.

I'll take the lead, but this time Ike and Achilles will pull the nylon rope. The other end of the rope wound around my waist in a double knot. The advantage of this method was that my waist would not be strangled to death. I tightly grabbed onto the rope with both hands, lightening the burden on my waist.

When my toes touch the ground, I dare to put my heart back in my stomach.

By the time I hit the ground with all my feet, one of them was about to sink in. Just a little. Startled, I held on to the rope and stepped on it. I felt like I was standing on flat ground again.

I took the flashlight from around my waist and shone it on it. Ahead to my left, a long, dark corridor snaked into the deeper darkness.

I gently shook the rope, only to hear Ike say, "Dodge."

I walked a few steps deeper into the tunnel, where the soil was much thicker.

I heard a rustling from above, and a few seconds later Ike was standing in front of me, holding my two bags in each hand.

After that came Wei Yuting, and Achilles finally embedded a board into the soil when he came down. The plate was very light, but it could support a mass of 18 kilograms. Now it worked, and in the morning, the sand that had accumulated again would bury these traces.

When Achilles came down, he didn't use a rope, and when he appeared before me, I saw the climber in his arms.

While I was gaping in admiration, Ike leaned over and smiled. "He's a good fighter."

No wonder it was placed at the bottom.

The green light emitted by the flashlight in his hand was devoured by the abyss. Except for the small hole at the beginning, Ike and I walked side by side until it was more than enough.

The downward slope seemed to have come to an end in about a few seconds, and it was estimated that we had gone no more than four hundred meters.

His eyes suddenly lit up. We didn't dare turn off the flashlight. I leaned over to take a closer look and saw something stuck to the dirt.

"It's brass!" I said, "It's been ground down … It's like a mirror. "

The ancient bronze mirror was also one of the items used by ancient women to comb their faces. Only in the Qing Dynasty did the mercury mirror enter.

My heart ached as I looked at the unrecognizable bronze mirror.

"The first two paths," Ike crouched down and hesitated, "Do we have to go separately?"

I looked up.

"Sure." "How do you want to divide it?"

I wasn't sure what to do or what Wei Yuting was going to do. The principle of the primacy of human rights abroad is not necessarily useful to such temporary non-interpersonal colleagues.

"The three of you will be grouped into groups, while the two of us will be grouped into groups." He pointed to Achilles. "To tell you the truth, I'm the one who got the upper hand."

I breathed a sigh of relief. "Yes."

I had no idea how much I would regret this decision afterwards.

Once the discussion was over, they would flip the coins. Ike and Achilles disappeared to the left first, followed by some vague English in the distance.

"We should go as well. It might be a good thing to separate. After all, different paths do different things …" "I'm leaving." I stopped him and pointed to the entrance where they had disappeared, making a silent gesture.

Two of them are at least one Chinese spirit.

Wei Yuting asked, "How many things do we have left?" She opened her bag.

We counted things quickly.

One travel bag for each person. Other than the ones given, there was also the water and compressed food that he bought. Wei Yuting even had three cans of beef.

Seeing the three of them picking up needles, the three of them laughed at the same time.

Wei Yuting quipped, "I feel like I'm working."

I nodded.

The three of them were archaeologists, so they had a lot of similar topics. He continued to walk forward, but it was still a slanted path, and he held his breath as he focused his mind. Wei Yuting was the quietest, so why would I poke fun at her from time to time?

After walking for an unknown amount of time, the scenery in front of him widened up once again. The light of the flashlight suddenly dimmed.

I was stunned for a moment, but Wei Yuting was the first to react, pointing at the wall, "Black!"

I instantly understood. No wonder the black was absorbed.

Just as we were relaxing a little, we suddenly heard Wei Yuting say, "There are some words on it!" Her eyes widened as she stared at the words on the side.

I moved closer to take a look and read out what it meant, "Great Dao 50, Sky Spill Technique 4/9, only has a slim chance of survival."

F * ck! This...

The three of us were stunned, standing there blankly.

This was a written letter!

I felt like I was on the verge of going insane.

This... This was poisonous! What kind of logic was this? The Egyptian Sphinx with ancient Chinese script in it?

F * ck me!

What do you mean by 'being on the verge of death' with Wei Yuting?

Wei Yuting said, "Maybe Maya is really related to the Han Dynasty."

Why did he not say anything?

I denied it. "Not to be trusted."

Wei Yuting did not argue, but asked, "What does that mean?"

"It definitely has something to do with these doors."

I looked up. There were ten doors on each floor, a total of five floors. At first glance, it was extremely high. I don't know where we are now.

"There is only one chance left. Is there only one way through the fifty doors?" What was this?

The air fell into an awkward silence.

"There will always be a way to find out."

"What exactly does it mean to write in Chinese?" What was sitting cross-legged?

"Hmm?" Wei Yuting and I looked over at the same time.

"This wealth," said what it meant, "if Maya is doing it for her own development, then this should be the Mayan language. Why the Chinese characters?"

"Is it possible that it was built by craftsmen in the Han Dynasty?" I tried to analyze. "Mayan civilization flourished around the time of the Han Dynasty. Hired craftsmen of the Han Dynasty?"

"What nonsense is this?" Wei Yuting could not bear to listen any longer, "So which one should we choose?"

I looked up. The five story building revolved and rose up. It was a tall building made of piles of wood, and the two sides of the pillars were also made of wood.

"It must have been a big project." I said.

Not to mention the mechanism behind the fifth floor, just the scene in front of them was already shocking. Even though it could be completed in a few days, it must have cost quite a bit in that era.

Especially when it's being built in someone else's territory.

He had no idea what was going on. My heart itched.

What do you mean, "I don't think there really is a mechanism behind those doors. To be honest, the amount of work involved was too great. "If you add on the traps, unless you're an extremely skilled craftsman, otherwise …" He pointed up. "Discovered in the blink of an eye."

I thought about it. "Let's see it one by one." I pointed at the spiral staircase. "Let's go up to the second floor and open the door on the first floor."

Why are you looking at me with a blank expression?

Wei Yuting was the first to react and pulled him after me.

I chose this way because I found that the outer edges of the doors were lower than the doorframe, which meant that the doors were all open inwards, and if I went up and tried to open them, who knows what would be waiting for us.

I opened my bag and found a hard steel bar inside. Just like the fishing rod, it's internal and external, its quality isn't heavy, so I brought it with me. I didn't expect to use it here.

It was still a bit difficult to descend, so I lay on the ground without any regard for my image. For the sake of safety, Wei Yuting and I each grabbed a leg of mine.

The front half of my body was almost completely out of position, my stomach folded like a shrimp.

It was all upside down, and I fought back the dizziness and stabbed at it with the fishing rod.

In a few moments I was on my hands and knees, gasping for air.

"It's not open." Wei Yuting said.

I lay on the ground, not wanting to move.

What happened? His hand moved up and down the two doors beside him. He suddenly exclaimed, "Huh?! It should be this one."

"I just tried the door on the third floor." He waved his palm at us, gray with lime dust.

"There's no wind at all, just this one."

"It seems a bit too coincidental."

He grabbed another handful from the bag and passed through the rooms on the second floor, stopping at the crack of the door.

The light from the flashlight was so intense that we could see it clearly. Indeed, only at the crack of the second door on the left would there be dust flying everywhere.

What do you mean by shaking your head and saying, "Heaven never bars one's way."

I coughed and thought that my life was more important, so I said, "I'm not sure. Let's take a look at the other buildings." I also went to the bag of open lime powder to rub it.

Wei Yuting and the rest agreed, and they went through layers upon layers.

I'll try them one by one. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart: No wonder why I can become what my grandfather calls "another person's child." I can't keep up with this level of care.

It didn't take long for us to return to the second floor, where the bags were, after we finished testing them out one by one. The three of them were very happy.

It was for no other reason than the fact that, except for this room, all the air in the door was still.

If the air was not circulating, then the path in it was destined to not be very long. The image was that of a wall sealing off the path. In comparison, the air flow meant that there was a road to walk in.

We didn't dare relax. The three of us went down to the first floor. I pulled out the fishing rod again.

The height of a floor was only about three meters, while the pole could extend nine meters, which was more than enough.

Perhaps the door was right, or perhaps it was easier to poke upwards, but at least it was forced open.

The door was clearly on the second floor, but I suddenly felt a chill run down my spine. Goosebumps appeared on his arms.

When I stood in front of the door, the bone-chilling cold chilled my bones.

The door was dark and deep, deeper than this, and it swallowed the light of the flashlight.

"Let's go." I took a deep breath and strode in.