Paranormal incident investigation notes

The peak development level of Dali culture was probably between the end of the Neolithic Age and the beginning of the Bronze Age. It has not developed its own writing system, and what is used to record events is still some symbols, murals and the like.

But even these things could only be mastered by wizards, leaders and other people with extremely high status in the tribe.

At this stage, what Wen Cheng needs to do is to decipher the information he needs among these symbols that are like children's graffiti. In particular, decipher what happened in the last large-scale sacrifice before launching a war against the tribe on the river.

Because there is enough evidence to show that this "war" actually has not yet started, and Dali culture has already ushered in its demise. Wen Cheng believes that the final demise of Dali culture may be related to what happened in this last sacrifice.

But at this moment, what appeared on the sarcophagus was similar to the glowing lines in children's graffiti, which plunged Wen Cheng into deep doubts.

Why does the sarcophagus glow? What does the glowing sarcophagus mean?

This question puzzled him. He could only continue to compare other symbols and study other pottery, jade, bone, bronze and other artifacts, hoping to find clues from them.

Just when he was feeling increasingly irritable, the symbol on a pottery fragment piled in the corner caught his attention.

A few simple lines outline an animal with a thick body and a long nose. Although it is crude, it can still be seen that it is an elephant.

Just like the sarcophagus at this moment, there are lines around the elephant. It's like...this elephant is also glowing.

But it is obviously impossible for an elephant to shine.

Or could it be said that the ancestors of Dali culture used these luminous lines to foreshadow and create some kind of message? For example, the ancestors of the Dali culture may have believed that the elephant was some kind of sacred creature, a sacred beast or something like that. When they depicted it, they added lines to show that it was different?

This piece of pottery seems to record the process of the ancestors hunting elephants. But what is unexpected is that the image of the elephant depicted in the early and later stages of this luminous elephant does not have such luminous lines.

"this……"

After pondering for a moment, an idea suddenly flashed in Wen Cheng's mind. The next moment, he froze as if he had been struck by lightning.

He suddenly thought of another possibility. As soon as this possibility appeared, he immediately realized that it was most likely true. Because no matter which situation this possibility is placed in, it can be perfectly explained.

"That's it, that's it..."

Warmth causes dry mouth and tongue.

What the so-called lines actually represent is not light or luminescence, but...sound.

If you look at the information on the pottery fragments according to this explanation, it is easy to understand.

First, the ancestors of the Dali culture set out to hunt elephants. In the early stage, the elephant did not find people, so it did not run away, howl or make any sound. Therefore, there are no such lines around it.

Later, the ancestors armed with spears, bows and arrows surrounded the elephant. The elephant started howling and there were these lines around it.

Later, the elephant was killed by the ancestors. It no longer barks, and the lines disappear again.

In particular, the length, spacing, density, etc. of such lines seem to represent different sound types.

Of course Wen Cheng knew what an elephant's cry sounded like. He saw that the lines on the pottery sherds, which most likely represented the sounds of elephants, were thicker and longer, but had no separation in the middle and were denser.

From the superficial meaning, this seems to represent this kind of sound, which is loud and high-pitched, relatively long and loud.

And this is consistent with the actual calls of elephants.

Wen Cheng got up, leaned in front of the desk again, and took out the rubbings with lines around the sarcophagus. Then he saw that the lines around the sarcophagus were divided into sections, with medium density, longer and thinner.

Understood according to this logic, it seems to mean that this sound is rhythmic, not coherent, and has breaks in the middle. Longer and thinner lines mean that although the sound is louder and higher-pitched, it is smaller? Or maybe it’s louder but deeper?

No matter what type of sound it is. At least now, the meaning of these lines is probably clear.

The sarcophagus was making noises.

but……

Something is still wrong.

According to the logic of "the lines around the sarcophagus represent that the sarcophagus emits sound rather than shines", looking back at the images and symbols in the past, Wen Cheng can easily find that normally, the sarcophagus does not make any sound. of. Only when sacrifices are being performed, lines will appear around the sarcophagus and sounds will be made.

Moreover, these lines that represent sounds are growing thicker and thicker, which seems to mean that the sound is getting louder and louder.

But when there are no sacrifices, the sarcophagus is silent.

Why did the sarcophagus make a sound this time, even before the sacrifice was carried out?

And... the sound is so loud?

Recalling the information described in the documents Lu Ming gave him, this kind of sacrifice was most likely a means to resurrect the God of Destiny, and Wen Cheng once again had some clarity in his heart.

He pulled out another picture.

On that picture, another scene is depicted. In this picture, the sarcophagus, which usually appears as a whole symbol, has been opened at this moment. A vague and simple figure sat up from the sarcophagus. In front of the sarcophagus, there was a dense crowd of people kneeling on the ground, seemingly worshiping the figure in the sarcophagus.

Unlike the other pictures, there is a line around this picture, which alternates between ends and forms a circle to encircle it. Through previous research, Wen Cheng has made it clear that this image surrounded by a circle represents the future tense, that is, a situation that has not happened yet but will happen in the future.

And this scene appeared in the conversation between a little man with three feathers on his head and a little man wearing an animal skin skirt.

The man with three feathers is the tribal wizard. The little man wearing an animal skin skirt is the leader of the tribe.

While thinking, some scattered clues slowly connected together.

This is what happened.

The ancestors of the Dali culture planned to launch a large-scale war to attack a tribe near the river. In order to ensure victory, the wizard discussed with the tribal leader to once again conduct a large-scale sacrifice to the sarcophagus.

Prior to this, the phenomenon of "making sounds independently without sacrifice" had appeared in the sarcophagus. Wizards believed that this was a sign that the god of destiny was about to be resurrected. He told the leader that if another large-scale sacrifice was carried out, the god of destiny would truly be resurrected.

The resurrected God of Destiny can bless the ancestors of Dali culture to win the war.

It can be confirmed that the tribal leader agreed to the wizard's proposal.

Although no symbols or images from the sacrificial scene remained, Wen Cheng found some remaining images. Among those images, there were a large number of people with bulging bellies—which obviously meant they were pregnant women—with their hands tied behind their backs and escorted to the sacrificial site.

In addition, there are also animals such as sheep, pigs, and cows with bulging bellies.

Based on the counting method of Dali culture, Wen Cheng roughly estimated that the scale of this sacrifice was indeed very large. In this sacrifice, about two hundred slave pregnant women and thousands of various livestock were used as sacrifices.

This is the image closest to the time of the demise of Dali culture that Wen Cheng could find.

After this, there is nothing else.

As for whether that large-scale sacrifice was carried out, what happened during it, whether the God of Destiny was resurrected, and what happened after its resurrection, there are no records handed down.

but……

Geological research found that Dali culture was destroyed by a flood.

The flood came so suddenly that before the Dali culture even had time to start a war against the tribe near the river, they were completely destroyed.

A large amount of food, bones, and weapon residues can prove this.

At that time, they had completed their assembly, completed their food reserves, and brought enough weapons. But they all died in the location of Dali Culture, without even having time to leave here.

Combining this clue, a speculation appeared in Wen Cheng's mind.

Maybe...the God of Destiny is really resurrected. What went wrong was that the resurrection of the God of Destiny did not provide assistance to the war of Dali Culture. The resurrection of the God of Destiny instead caused a flood and destroyed them.

I don’t know how many generations and years it lasted, and I don’t know how many pregnant beasts were sacrificed to the God of Destiny before it was finally resurrected. But the first thing it did after its resurrection was to destroy those who awakened it.

Of course, it is also possible that the demise of Dali culture has nothing to do with the resurrection of the so-called God of Destiny. Maybe that flood was brewing in the first place, but the timing just happened.

But... don't forget, the god of fate controls destiny. It can take away the luck of the fetus in the belly of a pregnant woman.

If this is a myth, then that's it. However, the materials provided by Lu Ming confirmed the existence of this ability.

So, when the army gathers and is met with disaster before they even set off, this can't be considered luck, right? Since my luck is bad, and it is extremely bad, who would believe that it has nothing to do with the God of Destiny who controls destiny?

What is more likely is that the resurrected God of Destiny took away the luck of all the ancestors of Dali culture, making everyone's luck extremely bad. However, everyone's bad luck caused this flood, causing everyone to drown.

Wen Cheng felt that it was necessary for him to report to Lu Ming.

He contacted Lu Ming, and a moment later, guards arrived and invited him to an office.

In the office, both Lu Ming and He Wei were present. There was also a laptop open, and Lu Qingliang also participated in the report in this way.

After sorting out his thoughts, Wen Cheng slowly spoke out his findings and speculations.

Of course, these are just his speculations and guesses based on existing clues. He cannot guarantee the correctness of these things. And no one asked him to get it right.

This is just some reference.

In the office, Lu Ming and three others fell into silence. After a moment, Lu Ming waved his hand: "Thank you very much. These things of yours are of great reference value. So for now, you can go back and continue serving your sentence. If you have any questions later, we will contact you. Or if you have any new discoveries, You can also contact me.”

Wen Cheng stood up and said respectfully, "Okay."

"I will submit your criminal records to the prison you are in later."

"Thanks."

After Wen Cheng left, Lu Ming looked at He Wei and Lu Qingliang: "What do you think?"

He Wei frowned and said: "There is too much information missing, and there are too many places that cannot be determined. The matter about the God of Destiny being resurrected in the last large-scale sacrifice of Dali Culture and ultimately destroying Dali Culture seems a bit illusory. . But... I think there is a real possibility of that happening. It's worth bringing to our attention."

"I agree."

On the screen, Lu Qingliang also nodded solemnly: "The resurrection of the God of Destiny may cause disaster. We must pay attention to it."

If our previous concerns about "if the God of Destiny is resurrected, it might not be a good thing" were just instinctive worries and speculations, then now, this study of Dali culture can be regarded as providing a not too powerful one. of evidence.

However, no matter how weak its effectiveness is, it is still a support. However, there is a completely different difference between having support and not having support.

Lu Ming said slowly: "That's true. However, what I'm thinking about is...if this guess is true, what is the scope of the God of Destiny's destruction? What is its unit?"

"Um?"

This question made Lu Qingliang and He Wei a little confused.

Lu Ming continued: "There is evidence that the Dali culture was the only one destroyed by the God of Destiny. Many other cultures that existed on the earth at that time were not affected. Otherwise, humans would have been extinct long ago, and there would be no us. With this, From the looks of it, it seems that the scope of the God of Destiny's destruction is not too large.

But... Dali culture emerged as a whole in this matter. It is Dali culture that offers sacrifices to the God of Destiny. In the end, it was Dali culture that was destroyed by the God of Destiny.

So at this moment, the ones who are sacrificing the sarcophagus are the Destiny Organization and our Action Team 2 as individuals, or as a single organization. After the God of Destiny is resurrected, it is only the Destiny Organization and us that will be destroyed, or... us The human civilization it represents? "

Is it human civilization that makes sacrifices to the God of Destiny? If, in the eyes of the God of Destiny, human civilization and Dali culture appear as a whole, then...

He Wei was horrified.