There were more and more statues along the way. Hieroglyphs and unique decorations were like a gallery, covering the entire passageway.
As they walked, the soldiers found some secret doors.
Usually, at the corners of the passageway, behind these secret doors, were stone rooms of different sizes. Some of the stone rooms were surprisingly large, but they were empty. They did not know what was the use of excavating such a space. Some of the stone rooms were not big, but they were filled with all kinds of junk. Because of the passage of time, these junk had decayed, and their original form could not be seen.
"Maybe wood or fur or something like that! They are like our books, recording some important information, but unfortunately we can no longer see it. "Lin Dong came to this conclusion after careful observation.
His expression was very regretful.
It was as if he had lost a treasure chest full of treasures.
Professor Jeffery was a little disdainful. He felt that the Mayans were still primitive people, and their level of civilization was only slightly better than tying knots to record things. No matter how advanced the things they recorded, what was the use in modern society? Moreover, the things recorded by the ancient civilization were not sacrifices, but all kinds of bizarre myths and legends. Such things might be useful for novels, movies, and other entertainment industries. For example, using the Mayan theory of the end of the world to write a novel or make a movie. But looking back, what did the Mayan civilization do to modern science? I'm sorry, but science is advancing!
At the end of the passageway, there was a super large space decorated like a palace.
Gold was embedded in the walls as patterns.
And even more were shells.
Beautiful shells.
Professor Jeffery's eyes were twitching.
He really wanted to shout at the Mayans who built this huge palace, "F * ck."
"Haha, I was right. The Mayans really liked shells. At the most important place, they would indeed sacrifice shells to their god! Dear Professor Jeffree, hurry up and transport these treasures back to your base. They all belong to you. Don't look at me like that, okay? I promise I won't touch a single hair on them! "The griffin laughed maniacally.
"Who cares about that rubbish!" Professor Jeffery sneered. Do you think I'm stupid? What's the use of shells? I want gold!
"Mr Wood, what do these images mean? These hieroglyphs seem to be a little different from the ones we saw before? " Josiah keenly discovered that the hieroglyphics here were a little special, as if they were more profound. Of course, it could also be a language of another system.
"The images in the palace might be about how the people of that time paid respect to their god through sacrifices!" Lin Dong shook his head. "As for the hieroglyphics, I don't understand them either. Just like you, I've only just seen these hieroglyphs. They are a precious relic of civilization, and I would advise against destroying their original appearance if it is not necessary. If you want to transport this gold back to the base, I hope that you can first use paper to make a rubbing of it, and make a physical restoration. Try to preserve the original records of the Mayans' civilization! "
"Ah no, Mr. Wood, you may have forgotten that there are still cameras in this world!" Professor Jeffree ordered the soldiers, "Take a picture and peel off the gold. I don't think putting gold on a wall is civilization. On the contrary, converting gold into money is the best tool to promote technology."
"…" Lin Dong suddenly felt that talking to this person was a waste of saliva.
"Take a picture first!" Eric Jr. saw that Lin Dong liked this kind of civilization record, and felt that this was a good opportunity to rope him in. "Mr. Wood, if you like, we can not touch it at all. We can completely restore it in the base for you to study slowly. The gold is valuable, but we don't care. As long as you are willing to stay, we can give you anything. "
"There seems to be a secret door here!" Fox discovered something at the side of the palace.
The people rushed over.
They pushed open the heavy secret door.
They found that it was filled with all kinds of skeletons.
There were human skeletons, and there were also animals. They were densely piled up like a mountain.
Professor Jeffree was not very interested in these ancient skeletons. He casually picked up a bone and found that it was strangely brittle, breaking with a light grip. Countless powder stained his hands, and he immediately felt unlucky.
"The records of the Epochal Secret Plate are indeed correct. In ancient times, there were indeed many Mayan leaders who came here to worship and rest in peace," Josiah muttered.
"These bones should be those of the winged serpent, right?" Fox found something else.
She pointed at a pile of broken skeletons.
She gestured for Lin Dong to go over and take a look.
Lin Dong nodded. "These are indeed the bones of the winged serpent. Moreover, this winged serpent was very big when it was alive, much bigger than the one we saw at the base. From the state of its fragmentation, it should not have been weathered. Instead, it looked like it was attacked by some kind of creature. Its body suffered a strong blow. Its ribs were broken, and part of its spine was broken. Even its skull, which was originally the toughest, was cracked. "
Big Ivan followed this reasoning and guessed further. "Could it be that this winged serpent was killed by a strong Mayan? Is this a sacrifice? "
Philip immediately shook his head. "No, the winged serpent has a very high status in the hearts of the Mayans. Under normal circumstances, the Mayans would not attack a creature they respected!"
"Could it be killed by another creature?" Fox began to look for the "murderer" in the stone room.
"Why not guess that it was injured by some creature in order to protect its master, and then its master brought it to this place of pilgrimage to rest? If there was a fight here, there should be traces of it in the stone room. But there are no traces here, so the chances of a fight happening here are very low. And from its posture before it died, it did not look like it was fighting at all. It looked more like it was relaxing and sleeping! Look at its wings, they're folded and placed on its back. If it's a battle, they should be open … Although I don't know their habits, if it's a bird fighting, its wings are usually open. It's impossible for it to be completely folded. That's not good for balance! "Lin Dong refuted Fox's judgment.
"There is no point in discussing this! If you want to study the winged serpent, we have a living one at the base. Why make wild guesses here? Mr Wood, our time is limited. We have a total of five days, but we have walked for more than two days. If we do not return in time, we may not be able to make it in time for the door to reactivate. "Professor Jeffrey did not want to bring these useless bones back.
Moreover, these bones were already rotten and could not be touched. One touch would shatter them.
He hoped that this fruitful trip would end.
Everyone, carry the gold.
Then, use the fastest speed to return to the door and wait for it to reactivate.
Due to the spread of the swamp area, they would need to take a detour for a day and a night. Coupled with the weight of the gold, Professor Jeffrey felt that they had to hurry up. Rather than discussing the bones here, they might as well go back and study the living winged serpent.
"…" Lin Dong was speechless for the second time.
"Pierce, Paul, bring a small team of genetic soldiers and all the soldiers to escort Professor Jeffrey back! Return to the camp. If there is no time, go back earlier and wait in front of the door. Everyone, bring as much gold as you can, but do not exceed what you can bear. The most important thing is to pay attention to your own safety. As for the gold, we will give everyone a 30% reward according to the amount you bring! " Josiah found that Professor Jeffrey's jealousy was rather big. This might affect the Mayflower Formation's efforts to rope in Mr Wood. Therefore, he made a decision to let the soldiers return with the gold, leaving only the most powerful genetic soldiers behind.
"Yes, but I am worried that the distance will be too far. Communication will be affected." The captain of the genetic squad, Pierce, was still worried.
"That's fine. We have the ability to protect ourselves! If you can't wait for us to return after the door reactivates, you can go back first. After we finish charging, we will try to open the door half a month later. By then, we will definitely be able to return. "Josiah arranged another backup plan.
"Understood!" Pierce saluted.
He brought 10 genetic soldiers and all the soldiers with him.
They were going to escort Professor Jeffrey back. Due to the huge amount of gold obtained from this passage, the soldiers felt that they had gained a lot from this trip. Their morale was high. They were not in a hurry to get the gold embedded in the walls of the palace. They could not run away anyway. As for the beautiful shells, they could forget about them. In modern society, who had not seen shells before? Who would still treat these things as treasures?
The female soldier in charge of escorting Lin Dong did not leave. However, Lin Dong suggested to Eric Jr., "Let them go back. If time is tight, they might not be able to catch up with us!"
"What do you guys think?" Eric Jr. felt that it was reasonable.
The female soldier, who was wearing only a singlet, shook her head. "I have to be responsible for Mr. Wood!"
"Yes, we also feel that it is safer to follow you guys!" The other female soldiers also refused to return with the male soldiers.
They were not very strong.
However, some of them had a natural instinct. Otherwise, they would not have been able to return safely after a few times.
If they followed the male soldiers, it would be good if they had a safe journey. However, if they were attacked by monsters, such as crocodile frogs or rats, the female soldiers would definitely be the first to die. Although they did not say it out loud, they had long since believed that without Mr. Wood's guidance, the male soldiers' return journey might not be as safe as when they came. There might even be a bloodbath along the way. Therefore, the safest way was to follow this "god-like" man in front of them.
Although gold was good, one had to be alive to turn it into money.
Otherwise …
It would be better to leave it as decorations on the stone walls!
The soldiers left. Professor Jeffrey was in a good mood when he left. He had a smile on his face. To him, this trip to the underground was a great harvest. He had obtained the gold. As for Mr. Wood, it would be best for him to stay here forever. In the field of genetic research, the world did not need a genius scientist with a 100% success rate. It needed a professor with a 5% success rate.
Only then would the genetic medicine become even more precious!
"Mr. Wood, I hope you will return soon. Don't let us miss you too much!" Professor Jeffrey said those beautiful words on the surface, but in his heart, he hoped that this young man would never return. It would be best if he stepped on some trap and fell to his death. Or if he encountered a huge monster and was swallowed by it.
"…" Lin Dong had already decided not to speak to this guy, not even a word.
After Professor Jeffrey left, the atmosphere in the team suddenly became much better.
No one stopped Lin Dong's research anymore.
In fact, whatever Lin Dong wanted to research, Josiah and Eric Jr. would do their best to make it convenient. There was no need to mention time or return.
Lin Dong looked at the shells one by one. Sometimes, he would stare at a particular shell for a long time, as if there was a peerless beauty on it. Josiah was very patient. He let the genetic soldiers set up temporary tents to rest.
At first, the female soldiers still accompanied Lin Dong looking at the shells. But soon, they could not take it anymore. One by one, they sat on the ground and whispered to each other while drinking hot coffee.
They accompanied Lin Dong the whole time.
It was not Lin Dong's hardcore fan, Griffon.
It was also not Big Ivan, who was so bored that he sat on the stone bench and drank his coffee. It was Philip and Fox.
"You can understand it?" Philip felt that it was a little strange. To be honest, he did not understand what Lin Dong's actions meant. He was just accompanying him.
"No, what did you gain?" Fox asked with a smile.
"I think I'm patient!" Philip smiled.
"Me too!" Fox caressed the shells on the wall. "I really don't understand. Why did the Mayans put these precious shells on the wall? Since they liked them so much, shouldn't they have put them in a box and kept them secretly? And these shells don't look like the shells from the sea. They're a little too beautiful. At least, I've never seen such beautiful shells before! "
"These are not just shells. These are the information and maps that the Mayans left behind for their descendants!" Lin Dong suddenly replied to her.
"What?" Eric Jr., who was accompanying Griffon, heard this and immediately dropped the coffee cup in his hand. He rushed over with Josiah.
"You mean, there's a treasure trove in this shell palace?" Fox reacted immediately. "Yes, I've always thought it was strange. The Mayans should have more than this! They should have protected more things. Gold is just a very common metal to them. It's only because it has a luster that it's widely used. And these shells are definitely not as simple as decorations. So there's a treasure trove here? Haha, I suddenly want to know what Professor Jeffrey's expression would be like if he knew that he had missed out on the best treasure … "
"Don't be too happy yet. I've only seen some clues. I'm still far from the truth!" Lin Dong smiled.
"No hurry, we're not in a hurry. Take your time and look around. If there's anything you need, just let us know!" Josiah quickly expressed. On the other side, Eric Jr. got the female soldiers to serve freshly brewed tea to Lin Dong.
"It's a pity we can't help you!" Philip sighed regretfully.
Don't talk about him.
Everyone present was dazzled by these shells. They could not see anything special about them.
Fortunately, they knew that there were some people in this world that could not be compared, especially those terrifying geniuses who could do genetic experiments with 100% success!
Josiah did not know how many times he had sighed in his heart towards Mr. Wood, who was concentrating on studying the shells. It was a pity that the other party was a Huaxia person. If he were an American, that would be great!
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