Stealing Game

Chapter 109 Atlantis in the Desert

A dazzling palace emerges from the sea water hanging upside down, and a piece of history that has not seen the light of day also emerges together.

Countless islands are arranged in a circle on the sea, just like the fairyland of Penglai in the legend of our country, but there is no trace of fairy spirit.

The most central island is surrounded by towering walls.The city wall was made up of huge statues, and facing the sun was a face that seemed human but not human.Under the colossal human face is a huge gold base that matches it, surrounded by countless rare metals, shining with dazzling light, which makes people want to be impressed when they see it.The densely packed colossal statues are staggered within the occluded gold-cast city walls, and the vertical and horizontal ocean currents pass through the city like a big river, and dense temples are lined up on the only land on the island.A palace in the center of the city rises from the vast ocean, as if it is rooted in the depths of the sea, and what supports the towering building in the vast sea is actually a variety of fragile corals.Each isolated island and the temples and palaces above it are held together by the connected sea.

Turning his head and looking around, there was a gleam of light in the deep sea water in the mural, which seemed to be flowing, showing the vitality in it.The fish with strange shapes and bright colors are quite lively walking through the tightly structured corals, and they look a little free and cute.Among them were a few huge creatures that looked like skinned crocodiles, and they gathered together in a foolish way.Judging from the appearance of these marine creatures, it is estimated that they just grow randomly because they are in the deep sea.And in the deeper part of the mural, it seems that something is approaching.

The whole picture is harmonious and beautiful, and at the same time reveals a sense of strangeness.I was attracted by the never-before-seen murals, and unconsciously wanted to touch the seawater that seemed to have vitality.

Li Yuan held my hand, and his body temperature was so cold that I woke up instantly after losing too much blood.

"Thank you, I don't know why I really wanted to touch the sea water just now." I looked at him and then at the mural: "Do you think this mural is a bit strange?"

"This mural is really strange, take a look here." Li Yuan's fingers touched a few shadows beside the coral, and his brows were furrowed. "These things weren't there just now, but now they have swum to the front, as if the mural could move."

"Don't scare me." In fact, I also think that this mural seems to be alive, but this is too unbelievable.Especially how those shadows looked like human figures. "Do you think there could be divers more than 2000 years ago?"

Not to mention that the Atlantis described by Plato had fallen before his time. Even in more than 400 BC, it was impossible for someone to dive into the deep sea where the sun was almost out of reach and stand side by side with deep-sea fish.Moreover, the tightly-structured coral is unbelievable that it grows naturally.

Li Yuan didn't say anything.He didn't let me touch the mural, but he stretched out his hand.I pat him.

"Every civilization has its wisdom." Patrick looked at everything in the mural with fascination. "I knew Atlantis existed!"

The fever in his eyes gave me a bad feeling.Jacqueline is no longer here. If Patrick, who is the only one who can explain those ancient Egyptian languages, goes mad again, let alone sending Li Yuan off for the last time, maybe everyone will have to stay here.

"Wait, wait, I'm a little messed up." Carl stopped the discussion. "You want to tell us that all those legends are true?"

Patrick nodded, and he looked at Boothwell.

"I think there's someone who can explain it all better than I can."

Boothwell took a puff on his cigar.Anyway, there is "water" all around, so I am not afraid of causing a fire.Under the gaze of everyone, he slowly puffed out a few times, pressed the cigarette out on the mural, and made a "squeaky" sound, as if he had really pressed it into the water.And the murals did not leave a trace.

"Then let Kawaii talk about it."

The ball was kicked to Kawhisan, and several eyes focused on him.

Kawaii-san pushed his glasses.He is a geophysicist responsible for simulating exoplanetary environments in the Atacama Desert in a joint UK-US-European-Japanese project.The long and narrow desert in South America is called "the driest place on earth". It is located on a plateau and consists of continuous saline-alkali basins.Even on the coast there is a lack of precipitation.Although there are no signs of life, it has been endowed with rich mineral deposits by geological activities.Kawhisan's team detected anomalous magnetic fields there.

"It's not uncommon for a magnetic field to appear in a place rich in metal minerals, and it's even a good opportunity for our research. Because the radiation of minerals over the years will change the surrounding environment."

Speaking of his research, Kawhi-san stood up straight for the first time.

"But when we got to the place where the magnetic field was the strongest, we didn't find any veins. This was completely unexpected. Our sponsors thought they would find a new cash cow, so they were naturally very unhappy. The speaker asked us to either Hand over the research results within a month, or find a new mine, or cut off the research funding. Of course, what can be done in a month is really limited, especially since we don’t know where the exploration direction is at all. Thanks to Booth Mr Weir."

I looked at the bearded man.Could it be that this guy is still a hidden rich man?Do rich people like to lead by example so much now?

Unexpectedly, Kawai Isan said: "He not only provided financial support, but also pointed out the direction of our stagnant research. Finally, we found an ore with a strong magnetic field in the hinterland of the desert in the southern section."

Now not only me, Li Yuan and Yano's eyes also changed.Meng Weiqing still had that clear-cut look.

The ore was naturally not in the hands of Kawa Isan. After receiving Boothwell's hint, he described it to everyone: "That is the most wonderful creation I have ever seen. It condenses eternity and ephemeral changes together. There is a lot of vitality there. Inside the green ore, there is a never-ending ocean current."

It sounds a bit like Opal.This gemstone, which is mainly produced in Australia, is actually a silica hydrate, sometimes with a water content of one-tenth.Hydrous minerals like this are well suited for studying the evolution of the Earth and the origin of life.

"But what does this have to do with Atlantis?" Carl impatiently listened to Kawai-san's praise of a broken stone.

According to Plato, Atlantis is clearly outside the Pillars of Hercules, that is, the land at the western end of North Africa today, and it has nothing to do with Chile. The ores found in the Atacama Desert are more related to marine civilization. It's eight poles that can't be hit.Furthermore, Atlantis was not soaked in water before it sank to the bottom of the sea, and it is not the same thing as the murals above its head.

The Japanese shrank his neck again and lowered his head humbly, but those eyes were clearly still shining.

Li Yuan asked: "What makes you think there is a connection between that ore and Atlantis?"

"The collision of plates will shape the geological belt. If you see that ore, you will feel that a whole civilization has been compressed in it." Kawai Sang looked at Li Yuan through the lens. "I don't know if that's Atlantis. It's a civilization that appeared out of thin air, an ocean dug out of a desert."

While everyone was talking, the black shadows in the depths of the mural had already swam to the front.

A drop of water fell on the ground.

　This chapter was supposed to be called [Haidilao]
　　
　
(End of this chapter)