Real Cthulhu Running Game

Because the entire relic of this ancient civilization is buried in the earth, the current entrance to it is a very narrow cave that can only accommodate two adults of normal size at a time.

"This cave has existed since the beginning, so we can discover that there are relics of an ancient civilization hidden in it. However, we all feel that this cave appears a bit unexpectedly, and logically it should not exist. After all, so many years have passed. Well, unless this cave was protected by some mysterious force, it would have been filled with sand long ago. Later, we also specially sampled the wall of the cave and found that this cave should have a history of tens of thousands of years. , but because we haven’t officially entered the ruins yet, we can’t be sure whether the cave and the ruins are at the same point in time.”

The leader of the previous expedition team, Professor Muric majoring in archeology, introduced it to the newcomers present: "Everyone can rest assured that although this cave seems to lack the necessary support structure, its walls are actually made of A special glue fixes the loose soil and rocks, so it is like the underwater passage in some aquariums, and under normal circumstances there will be no problems."

Hearing Muriqi say this, Liu Xing always felt that this was another flag-planting expert.

"Okay, everyone will line up now and enter the cave one by one. Although the cave is a two-way street, for the sake of safety, we still only go on one side. If something unexpected happens, everyone can use the other side to escape. However, this cave's The length is only about fifty meters, so everyone can quickly reach a large open space in front of the ruins."

After Norton finished speaking, he took the lead in entering the cave, and Liu Xing and others standing beside him immediately followed.

At this time, many cold light lamps have been installed in the cave to ensure that there is no problem with the normal lighting of the cave. However, shortly after Liu Xing entered the cave, he felt a breeze coming from the cave.

"You should be able to feel the breeze coming from the cave. This means that there may be a part of the ancient civilization's ruins, or it may be connected to the outside through pipes or something. But we haven't found this part yet, so we are starting to doubt it. The sand above the ruins is also relatively breathable, so the ventilation effect is achieved, but this is a good thing for us, because we do not need to arrange machines to fill the ruins with oxygen."

As soon as Norton finished speaking, Liu Xing saw a white light coming out of the hole in front of him. It seemed that this was the end.

"We have now installed enough lighting in the open space in front of the ruins. When everyone enters, remember to pay attention to your steps and don't step on wires and the like. At that time, professional archaeologists will be responsible for studying the entrance to the ruins with me. As for other people If so, you can move around freely, but remember not to touch anything, and if you find anything, please notify me as soon as possible."

As Norton spoke, he took out a stone that emitted green light, "This stone can detect the oxygen content in an area. If the oxygen content here drops to a level that is not suitable for so many of us, it will It will turn red automatically, so if you are okay later, you can take a look at this stone, and notify me as soon as you find it turning red."

After officially arriving in front of the ruins, Liu Xing discovered that the ancient civilization that Sirius had single-handedly supported must be quite arrogant. There were actually many colorful gems inlaid on the outer city walls, which looked shiny under the light. Yicai is simply a very large work of art. It’s no wonder that the previous expedition team didn’t recognize that it was actually a city wall. . . Of course, there is no conventional city gate on this city wall. Instead, there is an extra large disc with interlocking teeth and protruding outwards. It seems that this city gate will also look very "technological" when it is opened.

"If nothing else, the big disk is the entrance to this ruins. However, we haven't found any mechanism on this big disk yet, so you can pay attention to the surroundings later and see how to open the door. Is the mechanism nearby? If not, we will be in trouble, because digging to the side may cause the entire cave to collapse. After all, the structure of the cave affects the whole body." Muri Qi came to the round plate and continued: "Okay, everyone should perform their duties now. We will go out and alternate with the next class in an hour."

Because they were non-professionals, Liu Xing and others could only wander around in the open space in front of the ruins. At this time, Liu Xing discovered that the player team that entered the ruins was only his own group. It seemed that the player teams would be alone one after another. Enter the ruins, and then see which team can successfully discover the method of entering the ruins, so that this team of players can take the lead and win the favor and praise of Norton and other NPCs.

However, as a related household, Liu Xing and others' mentality was still very stable, so they dispersed without saying anything, looking for possible clues aimlessly.

"Players, please note that because Miskatonic University's entrance exam has certain special characteristics, you will not be able to make any judgments during the exam. Of course, you can still make certain designated judgments in some special times; okay. , you can now act like in the real world, but remember four words - move as you wish." kp Kong Jing said seriously.

Follow your heart?

Liu Xing's understanding of this word is very simple, that is, do whatever you think of, and this is already a very unfamiliar word to Liu Xing as an adult. After all, he is no longer a child. Before doing anything, Everyone has to consider the consequences of doing so before deciding whether it can be done and how to do it better. . . And if you want to do this, do you need to pay anything?

At this time, Liu Xing had already walked to the city wall, studied the types of gems on the city wall, and concluded that they were good-looking gems. . .

As a person whose knowledge of gems is limited to their names, Liu Xing can also tell that these gems are really beautiful and should be sold for a good price. After taking them out, he did not find anything special about these gems, so I also don’t understand why that ancient civilization put these gems on the city wall. Is it just for beauty?

That shouldn't be the case. After all, the earth at that time was really an era of war between heroes, and races that built cities abounded. Therefore, in the island country back then, perhaps there were really dozens of civilizations that separated themselves from each other at the same time. Attack.

After all, the civilized races of that era could be said to have a hundred flowers blooming, and there were all kinds of monsters, demons, and snakes. Therefore, the saying "Those who are not from my race must have different minds" would be spread among 99% of the civilized races at that time. Therefore, what happened in that era There must be countless wars. Except for mythical creatures like the Ancient Ones and Deep Divers, which can exist for a long time, other newly born civilized races should not take long from birth to burial, so the main theme of that era is two words - -war.

As the saying goes, you can only start thinking about things after you have eaten enough. Therefore, it should be impossible for gems purely used for decoration to appear on the city walls, unless this ancient civilization had already dominated the country at that time and occupied the area where the Kingdom of Earthsea is now. The entire island, and then Yelang's arrogant king began to live in peace.

Uh, it seems like this is really possible? After all, the island where Earthsea is located is not too big, so under the guidance of Sirius, it is not difficult for this ancient civilization to defeat other surrounding civilizations and take over the entire island, right?

Liu Xing touched the back of his head and was confused by himself for a moment.

At this moment, Liu Xing suddenly noticed something strange, because a red gem in front of Liu Xing had cracked, so Liu Xing could see that there seemed to be a little hole in the core of the gem?

Are these gems hollow?

Liu Xing quickly took out his phone and turned on the camera mode, and then used the zoom function to take a photo of the core of the gem. It turned out that the core of the gem was indeed hollow and presented a circle.

This is a bit strange, because gems generally do not appear hollow. After all, gems are constantly "developing" from the inside out during the generation process, so it is unlikely that a cavity will appear.

has a problem.

Liu Xing quickly checked the surrounding gems and found that many gems had the same situation. As for the gems that were not cracked, because they had good transparency, Liu Xing could see that the insides of these gems should be solid.

This is a bit interesting.

Liu Xing thought for a while and went to find Norton and Muric to explain his findings.

"It's interesting. We have examined some gemstones before and found that their structures are very similar to common rubies and the like, so we regarded these gemstones as mere decorations, and then we did not take these gemstones seriously."

Mulic, who was standing next to Norton, continued: "At first we thought these gems might be traps, but it didn't take long to find that there was nothing wrong with these gems, and there were no traps or anything like that, but we checked The method is to use a special instrument that can emit a certain kind of special light to complete perspective, so we found that these gems were simply embedded on the wall and were not connected to any mechanism, so we never looked back. These gems are no longer studied.”

Norton nodded, and immediately arranged for some people to study the gems on the city wall one by one. They found that the cracked gems were all hollow, and these cracked gems were also concentrated, so at the beginning, Murry Qi and others did not discover this.

"This is even more interesting. It seems that these gems may not be simple decorations."

Norton touched his chin and said seriously: "I have heard that some alchemists in the past would make something called a secret stone. This secret stone looks the same as an ordinary stone, but there is a certain amount of energy sealed inside. Magic energy, and this is the prototype of some magic rings and other props today. Of course, some alchemists will seal some small bugs in dense stones. However, these dense stones are very troublesome to use. After all, if the dense stones are too large, If it is strong, it will be difficult to use at critical moments. Otherwise, leakage may occur at any time, so the manufacturing technology of dense stone was quickly lost."

"This should be a defensive method, right? If someone attacks this wall, the gems on the wall should break and release the energy or some kind of creature stored in the hollow to achieve the effect of automatic counterattack." Mu Rich put his hands on his hips, nodded and said: "It seems that this ruins should be a fortress or a city, or even the capital of an ancient civilization, because this level of defense is unlikely to appear in ordinary cities. Unless this civilization has reached a certain level of development back then."

"However, this battle does not seem to be fierce, because only a small part of the gems were triggered, and there were not many other traces left on the city wall." Liu Xing said: "It seems that this ancient civilization may have been affected by It was a crushing attack, so the city gate was breached without much resistance. However, what I don't understand is why a city that has fallen has closed its gate again. Could it be that people came back to live after the war? "

As soon as Liu Xing finished speaking, Norton clapped his hands and said: "Yes, Muric, have you brought in any testing equipment? If so, let's test whether the city gate and the city wall are compatible. I suspect that this city gate may It was put up later, or it is not a city gate, but a stone slab used to block the door, so we have not found a method or mechanism to open the city gate for so long."

Hearing what Norton said, Murici quickly took out something similar to a thermometer gun from the wooden box on the side. He quickly detected that the materials of the "city gate" and the city wall did not match the age. There was a difference of nearly a thousand years. Although the time and materials look similar, the internal structures are completely different.

"Sure enough, this is selling dog meat on the head of a sheep. This is just a stone slab used to hide people's ears. The purpose is to let us waste time on this, and we may even choose other ways to enter the ruins because of the trap."

After Norton sighed, he arranged for people to destroy the stone slab. The method of destruction was also very simple, that is, to smash it open directly.

When the stone slab disguised as a city gate shattered, the real city gate of the ruins was revealed. However, the city gate was still closed, but there was an obvious door lock on the city wall, and this door The lock looks a bit like a combination lock.

"A ten-digit password has ten alternatives for each digit..."