Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 401 Active Volcano (4000)

"Show me."

With this in mind, Wu Liang stretched out his hand to ask Dian Wei for the drawn "殳" handle to check.

"Young master, be careful, this thing is very heavy, much heavier than my hand halberd..."

While offering it, Dian Wei solemnly reminded him.

The voice did not fall.

"Boom!"

Even though Wu Liang already had the mental equipment, he used both hands very carefully to pick it up, but he still couldn't support the "殳" which was heavy at one end and light at the other end. It hit the ground heavily.

He had to admit that he still underestimated the actual weight of "Shu".

This thing is definitely not thirty or forty catties as previously estimated by eye, at least it must weigh fifty or sixty catties.

Dian Wei was able to lift it with one hand, it was due to his divine power.

Although it is not impossible for Wu Liang to lift something that weighs fifty or sixty catties, in such a situation where one end is heavy and the other is light, just holding the handle is a very typical laborious lever, and naturally it takes more effort .

"Damn, are you sure this weapon is for people?"

Wu Liang almost flinched because of this, and couldn't help cursing secretly in his heart.

In fact, what he scolded was not completely unreasonable. Weapons weighing fifty or sixty catties may not be a big deal to a powerful warrior like Dian Wei, but to most ordinary people, it is definitely a bit too much , and lived a lot.

After all, weapons are made to be used by humans, and being able to use them and being able to carry them are completely two concepts.

Only when the weight is appropriate can the user be able to retract it freely and display its due combat effectiveness. If it is too heavy, it will not only consume too much energy in vain, but it will also be very cumbersome to use, and it is even impossible to control it at all.

Therefore, weapons of this weight are really not for human use, at least not for ordinary people.

"Brother Dianwei, please fish up the other weapons as well."

Throwing "殳" on the ground, Wu Liang looked unwillingly at the square hammer and big ax that had been brought out of the silt in the pit. They were also on the edge of the pit. It should not be difficult for Dian Wei to reach out to fish.

"promise!"

Dian Wei responded and did so immediately.

Soon.

A square hammer and two large axes were also placed in front of Wu Liang.

Wu Liang stepped forward to pick it up, and it was really heavy, even heavier than the "殳" just now, making people speechless.

"There should be many similar weapons down here."

Wu Liang said to himself, when Dianwei pulled out the "殳" just now, he not only brought out the square hammer and big axe, but at the same time there were some loose metal collision sounds from below, which shows that there must be a lot of them. .

Judging from this, this pit is most likely an arsenal for placing weapons.

It's just that all the weapons of this weight are stored in the arsenal, which is a bit unreasonable. After all, there are very few strong fighters like Dian Wei in the world, and weapons specially made for such top generals are usually kept well. There is no reason to store them in bulk like conventional weapons used by ordinary soldiers.

unless.

This is the conventional weapon used by ordinary soldiers...

But if weapons of this weight are just conventional weapons, it would be too exaggerated, directly surpassing the human category that Wu Liang understands, unless this race or this army is comparable to Dian Wei The fighting power of such a race or army is too terrifying.

goki people...

Wu Liang then connected this weapon with the previous speculation.

"Short in stature but very strong" is one of the important characteristics of the Goki people described in "The Changge War".

With this in mind, Wu Liang went to analyze these weapons again.

The longest one is "殳". In Wu Liang's impression, "殳" are long weapons similar to long spears or spears.

But the "殳" in front of him is only four feet long. Such a length is indeed a bit embarrassing for a normal adult man. It can't be regarded as a long weapon, nor can it be regarded as a short weapon.

Wu Liang's stature is not particularly tall, but he is definitely not low either. When the "殳" was erected, it just reached the position of his waist. This height made it inconvenient for him to hold it like a spear or a spear. The handle and pestle is beside him, and it is not very smooth to use.

But the square hammer is only three feet long, and the big ax is only two feet long.

For adult men, these two weapons obviously have to be classified into the category of short weapons. The length of the big ax is better, but the square hammer still gives people a feeling that it is neither long nor short. There is no need for such a long handle at all, and it is easy to use.

But if Wu Liang squats down.

Assuming that I am only four or five feet tall, then comparing the length of these weapons, it feels much easier...

and so.

Could this be a weapon tailored for himself by the "Goki people" in the epic?

They are "short in stature but very strong", and the strength of adult men is even comparable to that of famous generals like Dian Wei, and they are still handy with such heavy weapons?

Also.

In "The Great War of Qiang and Ge", the Qiang people were repeatedly defeated in the war with the "Geji people", and retreated steadily. Finally, they finally won with the help of the gods. Could it be because of this?
After all, the physical fitness of the Qiang people and the Han people is basically on the same level.

If there is a war with the Goki people who are the Hercules of the whole people, it will be like a team of ordinary soldiers and a team of Dianwei. If you think about it with your toes, you know it will be a one-sided situation.

just.

Does such a race really exist?

Wu Liang pondered deeply, thinking of a race that appeared in Chinese and Western archaeological documents and also existed only in legends—the dwarves.

Western records about dwarves originate from Norse mythology.

In Norse mythology, the dwarves are short in stature, rough in appearance, strong and brave, especially good at mining ore, live in caves from birth to death, and use goats as their mounts.

The dwarves in many fantasy literature and games of later generations are based on Norse mythology, not entirely out of thin air.

In the ancient documents of the Celestial Dynasty, there were also records of the "Dwarf Kingdom".

The original text is: "The men and women of the country are long and long. They give birth to children at the age of five and grow old at the age of eight. They are often eaten by storks and harriers, and they live in caves to avoid them. They come out in March every summer and destroy their eggs. Clouds ride on sheep."

The records about the dwarves here are slightly different from the Nordic mythology, but there is a magical overlap in one item, that is, the same "sheep as riders".

Besides.

Later generations have also discovered some suspected "dwarf" remains and fossils.

One is the "Neanderthal" discovered in Germany. The remains of the "Neanderthal" are relatively short, but the bones are thick. Some Western scholars believe that the "Neanderthal" may be the prototype of the dwarves in Norse mythology.

The other is the "Floris man" discovered in Indonesia. The "Floris man" is only about 1 meter tall.

However, there are still some differences between them and the "Goki people" recorded in "The Changge War".

That is the tail.

Whether it is myths and legends, historical records, or even the remains and fossils of the suspected "dwarves" discovered in later generations, there is no information related to the "tail".

Therefore, whether the legendary "Goki people" are related to the "dwarves" is still a question mark.

However, the more mainstream human archaeological conclusions in later generations show that humans have evolved into modern humans after millions of years of evolution, which have experienced: the stage of ancient apes, the stage of Homo habilis, the stage of Homo erectus, the stage of Homo sapiens and the stage of Homo sapiens. The late modern stage...

Like all species on earth.

In the long process of human evolution, in order to adapt to different living environments, many different branches may appear, and the speed of human evolution in different regions may not be consistent.

And in this process, it is destined that part of the human race will gradually disappear and be forgotten by the world as if it never existed.

Of course, sometimes this kind of situation may not be entirely caused by the environment and ecology, or it may be an outright man-made disaster.

For Wu Liang from later generations, the most recent example is the American Indians.

However, that group of shameless murderers called themselves "human rights fighters" until he crossed over, and always used human rights as an excuse to attack others regardless of the facts. Zhuge, who has joined the Huren Army, must have never seen such a shameless person. Dare to bark and bark there, it's almost a waste of Bilian.

Just as Wu Liang was thinking about this.

"Boom--"

The familiar vibration came from the ground again, but this time the magnitude of the vibration was not large, on the contrary, the movement was slightly louder than before.

"My lord, I'm afraid this place is not safe yet, why don't we withdraw first, and wait for the reinforcements to arrive before continuing to investigate!"

Dian Wei immediately defended Wu Liang and persuaded him seriously.

"Um……"

Wu Liang nodded slightly.

It takes about half an hour from the place where the Tuan army is stationed here, and it takes about an hour for the Tuan army to arrive here after Awang and Kabul report back and forth.

Wu Liang reckoned that the time was not too far away, so he was not in a hurry.

The main reason is that he has been here for a long time. Apart from drinking some water, he has not eaten anything during this period, and he is indeed a little hungry. Just arrived.

But he just nodded.

Then I heard another deafening bang of "boom".

And accompanied by this loud noise, countless broken stones flew out from the caves on the mountain mausoleum, falling on the ground like a rain of stones and crackling.

Some of the larger stone chips are as big as a fist.

If it hits a fragile human body, even if it doesn't hurt the vitals, I'm afraid it will have to suffer.

"Wow--!"

Fortunately, Wu Liang reacted quickly enough, and immediately pressed the button of the diamond umbrella, and a large metal umbrella with a radius of about 1 meter instantly covered him and Dian Wei.

A few stones hit the vajra umbrella with a "clang clang" sound, but they didn't hurt them at all.

"My lord, your vajra umbrella is really a good thing."

Dian Wei under the umbrella gave a rather rare praise.

Although he had seen Wu Liang's Vajra Umbrella before, it was the first time he saw it in action. After today's physical examination, he immediately fell in love with this semi-automatic weapon.

"Of course."

Wu Liang smiled and rubbed his nose, and finally poked his head out from behind the umbrella to look up the hill when the rain of stone dust stopped.

At this moment, the underground vibration has disappeared, and the surroundings have returned to tranquility.

But the cave on the mountain mausoleum was emitting a large amount of white smoke, and the temperature of the smoke was definitely not low, because even standing at the foot of the mountain at this moment, Wu Liang felt a burst of sweltering heat.

The surrounding temperature has risen by at least a few degrees, and there is still a damp feeling in the air.

Besides.

Wu Liang also smelled a special smell of rotten eggs in the air...

"Sulfur dioxide?"

Wu Liang was startled, and quickly turned back to Dian Wei and said, "Put on the gas mask quickly, don't hear too much, let's evacuate from here first!"

"promise!"

Dian Wei never questioned Wu Liang, so he did it right away.

So it doesn't take a moment.

The two had already boarded the small wooden boat again, and Dian Wei rowed to the opposite bank with the oars.

Wu Liang sat on the boat, but he was still worried.

Because he knew better than anyone else that the "sulfur dioxide" that filled the air just now was most likely related to the terrible volcanic movement.

In other words, this mountain that just rose from the bottom of the lake is very likely to be a volcano.

Moreover, it is also an active volcano that may become active at any time.

Of course, Wu Liang has no way to fight against the volcano. Even in later generations, no one can fight against the volcano. The best way is to avoid it as much as possible.

Because volcanoes are not only harmful when they erupt, but the gas they emit is also very harmful to the human body, and this gas is also very likely to form acid rain, which is also harmful to animals, including human skin and eyes. and respiratory system, buildings, water circulation, vegetation and its soil fertility, and in severe cases can lead to mass death of organisms.

If this mountain mausoleum is really an active volcano, it will undoubtedly greatly increase the difficulty and danger of exploring those mysterious caves.

Wu Liang knew it in his heart.

With the gas masks he now equips the backbone of the army, it is impossible to prevent sulfur dioxide reaching a certain concentration, not to mention that the gas emitted by the volcano may also contain hydrogen cyanide and other short-term explosives. Harmful gas capable of killing people.

Therefore, whether to continue to investigate in the future still needs to be carefully considered.

at this time.

"Young master, what do you think that is?"

Dian Wei shook the oar, but pointed at the mountain to interrupt his thoughts.

"what?"

Wu Liang looked back.

At this moment, the white smoke from the caves on the mountain mausoleum has faded a lot, but at the mouth of some caves, there are a few more... portraits of indistinguishable materials?
However, Wu Liang felt that these statues should not be human statues, but more similar to the coffins of Egyptian pharaohs discovered later.

Because although their upper part has a head similar to the Sanxingdui mysterious mask, the lower part is a square box with no arms or legs.

(End of this chapter)