Fabricating myths, starting with the creation of eight fictional ancient tribes

As soon as Lao Ye stepped out the door, Nie Xinghua couldn't help but speak up.

"You're so old, why do you still act like a fool?"

Nie Xinghua stared wide-eyed, his white beard trembling slightly with excitement.

"It's nighttime! Didn't you watch the live stream to see what that godforsaken place is like at night?"

"Ghosts are taking the road, and a hundred spirits are roaming at night! Who are you going to shout to? Are you going to shout to those wandering ghosts?"

Ye Yuhang struggled for a moment, but found that he couldn't break free from his old friend's hand, so he could only stop in anger.

"So what do you suggest we do? Just sit here and wait?"

Nie Xinghua turned his head and waved to the others in the tent.

"Commander Xu, you take your men out to keep watch first, and leave this space to us two old men."

Xu Wen hesitated for a moment, then glanced at the two highly respected senior experts.

He finally nodded and left with his guards.

Only two elderly people remained in the tent, the dim light illuminating their weathered faces.

"Old Ye..."

Nie Xinghua pulled Ye Yuhang to sit down on a cot, his tone softening.

"We've spent our whole lives doing historical research and digging up graves."

"I used to think I knew everything and knew everything."

"But now it seems that what we studied before was nothing more than foam floating on the surface of the water."

He took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, handed one to Ye Yuhang, and lit one for himself.

Amidst the swirling smoke, his eyes became deep and unfocused.

"We've never even seen the real deep sea."

"Now that we finally have a chance to see what the seabed looks like, what's the rush?"

"What if you rush over there tonight and get killed by some random kid passing by? Wouldn't that be a huge loss?"

Ye Yuhang took a deep drag on his cigarette. The pungent smell made him cough twice, but it also calmed him down.

"you're right."

He sighed and put the megaphone aside.

"I was too hasty."

"I'm just afraid... afraid that this is all just a dream, and when I wake up, everything will be gone."

Nie Xinghua smiled and patted his old friend on the shoulder.

"Let's go outside for some fresh air."

"Stand on high and look at that desolate and forbidden land, and see what the ultimate goal of science that we have pursued all our lives really looks like."

The two stepped out of the tent and came to a slightly higher earthen slope.

Although we were still some distance from the forbidden area, we could already feel the extremely oppressive atmosphere.

The night was as dark as ink, and the desolate village in the distance resembled a giant beast lurking in the darkness, utterly silent.

There wasn't a single light, and even the moonlight was mercilessly swallowed up.

"Old Nie, what do you say...?"

Ye Yuhang stared at the darkness, his voice trembling slightly.

"If the village guardian really comes out tomorrow, what should we say?"

Nie Xinghua squinted at the darkness, as if trying to see through the secrets within.

"You can say whatever you want, just don't annoy him."

"We're going there to seek advice, not to negotiate."

"That person... no, that being, since he was able to send those adventuring streamers out, it means he is not someone who indiscriminately kills innocent people."

"If we lower our stance and show enough sincerity, we should have a chance."

Ye Yuhang turned his head, looked at Nie Xinghua, and suddenly revealed a sly smile.

"Old fox."

"You're right. We're all so old now, it's not shameful for us to bow down to the gods."

Nie Xinghua also laughed, and said with a laugh:

"You're the old fox."

"Since you've made up your mind, let's set off tomorrow morning."

"Back then, the yang energy was strong, which could give you some courage."

……

The waiting time always feels long.

The two elderly professors sat on the earthen slope, smoking and discussing their doubts.

Over the past few decades, they have traveled to almost every corner of the Great Xia and excavated countless ancient tombs.

From the world-renowned Haihunhou Tomb to the mysterious Sanxingdui Ruins.

They have personally felt the pulse of history and witnessed the wisdom of the ancients.

However, I have never seen a myth.

"Old Nie, how exactly have those mythical figures hidden themselves over the past thousands of years?"

Ye Yuhang gazed at the starry sky, his eyes filled with confusion.

"We've dug up so many graves, but we haven't even seen a single immortal bone."

"If they really existed, why are there only legends and no concrete records in history books?"

"And what is that village keeper guarding?"

"Could it be that some kind of terrifying demon is truly being suppressed underground?"

These questions, like a series of thunderclaps, exploded in his mind, disturbing his peace of mind.

Nie Xinghua flicked off his cigarette ash, looked at the flickering light at his fingertips, and slowly said:

"Old Ye, don't you understand yet?"

"Before it was exposed on that forum, before Ji Xuanyuan appeared, who among us knew that such a desolate and forbidden place existed?"

"Even satellites haven't captured anything unusual here."

This illustrates a point.

He raised his head and stared intently at Ye Yuhang.

"It's not that we can't find them, it's that they don't want us to find them."

"Even with today's advanced technology, we are still blind if they want to hide."

"The ancients had no satellites or radar, so it was naturally impossible for them to find their tracks."

Upon hearing this, Ye Yuhang's body jolted, as if he had suddenly gained a clear understanding.

"Yes...we were too arrogant."

"I always thought that technology could explain everything and know everything."

"But we forget that in the face of this universe, we are still just children learning to walk."

But then he frowned and raised a new question.

"But...where did those immortals go?"

Ancient people believed that immortals lived in the heavens, in the clouds.

"But now we all know that above the clouds is the stratosphere, and above that is outer space."

"There is only vacuum and radiation there; there is no Heavenly Palace at all."

"How do you explain this conflict between science and mythology?"

Nie Xinghua shook his head with a wry smile.

"I want to know too."

"What exactly is the structure of immortals? Can they really traverse the void with their physical bodies?"

What is the secret to immortality? Is it genetic mutation, or another form of life?

"Ever since watching that live stream, I feel like my entire worldview has collapsed."

"This world has become so unfamiliar."

The two looked at each other in silence, with only the night wind whistling in their ears.

That awe of the unknown and the desire for truth filled them with both excitement and fear.

After an unknown amount of time, Xu Wen arrived with several guards.

"Professors, it's late."

Xu Wen's voice broke the silence.

"It's not safe here at night, let's go back to the tent and rest early."

"We have to get ready to go early tomorrow morning, so I need to be well-rested."

Although the two elders wanted to take a few more glances, they knew that Xu Wen was thinking of their safety.