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Chapter 439 Wandering Lop Nur? (Add updates for the lord "Ink Dye Starry Night")
"Even a lake full of water may not necessarily have such a scene."

Yang Wanli also immediately took over the conversation, pointing to a small piece of red willow forest not far away whose trunks have been completely submerged in the lake, and said, "Young master, red willows are drought-resistant and salt-tolerant trees. It is absolutely impossible to plant it into the water, and if it grows naturally, it is even more impossible to grow into the water. Now the red willow forest is half submerged by the lake. I believe that the lake has been flooded recently. If it is said that the lake is missing water, you can’t win people’s trust.”

Wu Liang glanced in the direction Yang Wanli pointed.

He knew that red willow is not only drought-tolerant and salt-tolerant, it can also withstand blisters, but being able to withstand blisters is one thing, and it does not mean that red willow is an aquatic plant that can be directly planted and grown in lake water.

So Wu Liang frowned slightly and said: "Yang Wanli is right. There is no reason for red willows to grow into the lake. It doesn't seem like the lake is short of water, but it seems to be flooded. However, the King of Shanshan didn't do anything like this. Necessary to tell us lies, and I can't see how it would do him any good."

"Young Master said that there is really no need for Shanshan King to deceive us about such a trivial matter, not to mention his life is still in the hands of Young Master."

Yu Ji nodded and expressed his opinion, "In other words, if there is no problem with the information of the Shanshan King, it may be that Youze has encountered special circumstances recently, such as a sudden heavy rain upstream, iceberg snow, etc. The melting of water has increased and so on, so that more water has been injected into it recently, and the water level has changed again."

Wu Liang shook his head slightly, and analyzed intently: "The water level of such a large lake has risen, so the amount of water injected must be very considerable. If such a thing really happened, the Kongque River outside Jiani City is the only upstream river in Youze. , The river water will also rise sharply, the king of Shanshan can't be unaware, after all, standing on the watchtower in Jiani City, he can already monitor the situation of the Kongque River at any time."

At this time, Zhuge Liang scratched the back of his head and asked thoughtfully: "Then there is no need for the king of Shanshan to fabricate lies to us, and the rise in the water level of Youze may have nothing to do with the Kongque River upstream. Could it be that... the situation in front of you is an unknown change in You Ze himself?"

"..."

Hearing this, everyone immediately showed surprise and suspicion.

They couldn't help but think of Mingze who escaped from death not long ago. The water level of that lake can rise, fall, or even disappear into a river without injecting water, and the whole process can be done in a very short time. complete within a period of time.

But there is a reason for that.

A series of changes will take place only after someone puts in a special magic weapon according to the Huzhuo family's method of exorcising monsters, so that the landform at the bottom of the lake will change like a vicissitudes of life.

No one can explain exactly what the principle is, but that is what is actually happening in front of your eyes.

and so……

Could it be that there are some weird things about this Youze?
If this is the case, I'm afraid they will have to stay as far away from the lake as possible when they come to the Western Regions in the future. They have passed through three lakes in total during this trip: Ming Ze, the mysterious small lake in Bailongdui, and You Ze in front of them.

All three lakes are problematic.

This probability is too high. Is it possible that there are no normal lakes in the Western Regions?

"I have no way to make a conclusion for the time being, it's just a guess."

Wu Liang smiled and said, "But we've already come here, so let's check it out along the lakeside. If there are indeed any problems, we will naturally investigate to the end. If we don't find any problems, we haven't relaxed for some days." After a while, it's like relaxing by the lake."

……

Lop Nur is astonishingly large.

Although Wu Liang already knew before coming here, when Lop Nur was the largest in history, the water area once exceeded 3000 square kilometers. Such a lake is comparable to a sea in the inland area. Therefore, there were "Puchang Sea" and "Puchang Sea" in Lop Nur in ancient times. "Lauran Sea", "Furi Sea" and other titles.

But only when he was really galloping on the lakeside, Wu Liang realized the concept of thousands of square kilometers.

To be honest, he is also unable to determine how many square kilometers the current Lop Nur water area is.

He only knew that he and the backbone of the Tuan army rode on the road all the way from early morning to mid-afternoon before finally reaching the other end of Lop Nur.

According to Yang Wanli's estimate, they had traveled at least 100 miles on this trip, and the horses under them were already frothing from exhaustion, which was evident from this.

The compass on Yuji's compass showed that they had run from the west of Lop Nur all the way to the east of Lop Nur.

On this side of the Lop Nur River, it has become another scene.

What was presented to Wu Liang and others was a large area of ​​mud shoals that could only be measured in square kilometers.

A large piece of silt has been completely dried, exposing cracked dried mud shells, and on top of these mud shells, there is still a layer of yellow-white mineral salt crystals.

What should have been lush aquatic plants had already turned into dry yellow grass at this moment, and when a gust of wind blew by, it made a piercing sound like pieces of paper rubbing against each other.

There are also some red willow forests here.

And these red willow forests also look malnourished. Not only are there fewer branches and leaves on them, but even the remaining branches and leaves are limp and wilted. The look of too long.

"This……"

If this was the scene he saw at the beginning, Wu Liang would definitely not doubt the words of King Shanshan. The water area of ​​Lop Nur has indeed shrunk, and it looks shocking.

"This is not right. The same lake, how can there be such a huge difference between the west bank and the east bank?"

While everyone was shocked, new doubts immediately appeared in their hearts.

The water level of a lake must be a complete plane.

There is no reason why the water level in the east has dropped so severely, but the water level in the west has not only not dropped, but also seems to have some signs of rising. This is very unreasonable no matter how you think about it.

And it's not just that they can't understand, even Wu Liang can't make a reasonable explanation with the knowledge he knows.

unless……

The terrain below Lop Nur is a bowl filled with water.

The bowl is now tilted, just like a bowl of water is not level. When the water volume remains the same, the water level will rise on one side and drop on the other.

But obviously, Lop Nur is not a bowl, but a crust that will not change easily.

If you want the earth's crust to tilt like a bowl, it will definitely trigger extremely violent crustal movement. That is not a trivial matter, it is a terrible earthquake!

And Wu Liang has not been idle in the Golden Chamber Pavilion in the palace for the past half month.

In addition to reading the history of Jiani City and the ancient country of Loulan, he also deliberately learned about the major events that have occurred in Shanshan in recent years.

Therefore, he can be sure that there has not been a relatively strong earthquake in Shanshan in recent decades, let alone in recent years.

Therefore, even if some changes are taking place in Lop Nur.

It should also be a subtle change, unnoticed by the Shanshan King's family and residents...

Thinking of this, Wu Liang suddenly remembered the relevant records in the biography of the first king of Loulan.

The ruins of the ancient city they had been to, and the lifelike "stone statues" left in the ruins.

At present, the Loulan ancient country has not disappeared mysteriously, and the Loulan royal family and residents are still living in the city of Jianni, so the relics that existed before the establishment of the Loulan ancient country and the "stone statues" in the ruins are likely to belong to earlier than the Loulan ancient country. , and even the "Lop Nur Civilization" that was nearly 2000 years earlier.

As far as Wu Liang knew, if it hadn't been for a sudden and huge disaster.

Just like the "Pompeii" in the west that was submerged in magma and volcanic ash in an instant during a volcanic eruption, it is absolutely impossible for a living person to be suffocated to death by urine. Migration, instead of staying in the ruins and waiting for death.

Therefore, those "stone statues" left in the ruins may have also encountered some sudden and terrible disaster.

In addition, many details of those "stone statues" are very similar to the situation of the few people and the camel that Wu Liang met in the mysterious small lake in Bailongdui, which makes it difficult for Wu Liang not to contact them. together.

even.

Wu Liang has already begun to wonder whether there is some unknown connection between Lop Nur and that mysterious small lake:
First of all, both are saltwater lakes, but the concentration of saline-alkali minerals in Lop Nur is obviously not as high as that mysterious small lake.

But after thinking about it again, saline-alkaline minerals can be diluted. Before the Kongque River flowed into Lop Nur, God knows what Lop Nur looked like. Maybe it was just a small lake the size of a football field. The organisms in it calcify rapidly.

After all, the Kongque River is not a saltwater river, but after the fresh water of the Kongque River flowed into Lop Nur, Lop Nur became a saltwater lake, which means that the saline-alkaline minerals in the lake come from Lop Nur itself, and there is no way to make it dry in thousands of square kilometers of water. It can be seen from the saline-alkali minerals that are diluted to a slightly invisible level;
Second, the geographical location of the two is actually very close.

Both Bailongdui and Lop Nur, where the mysterious small lake is located, are to the east of Jiani City, but one is in the northeast and the other is in the southeast.

Looking at it this way, if there is no injection of the Kongque River, these two places should probably have the same "Bailongdui" Yadan landform. After all, after Lop Nur is completely dried up in later generations, it is really not much different from the landform of Bailongdui. ;

At this moment.

Wu Liang suddenly began to wonder whether the "Lop Nur Civilization", which was nearly 2000 years earlier than the "Ancient Loulan Kingdom", disappeared mysteriously due to such a high-concentration saline-alkali lake.

The reason is still those suspected calcified "stone statues" in the ruins.

It's a pity that Wu Liang hasn't found the ruins yet, otherwise he could make a judgment based on the actual situation of the ruins and those "stone statues".

But there is one thing Wu Liang can be sure of.

Both the ruins and the tomb of the sun that Fang Qiong mentioned appeared after the sandstorm, and they were both located in the desert called "Camel Grave" to the west of Xenni City. some inevitable connection...

When thinking about it like this.

"My lord, looking at the difference between the west bank and the east bank of Youze, this old man has a guess, and I don't know if it's right..."

Yu Ji suddenly wrinkled his old face and said not very confidently.

"Please speak freely, sir."

Wu Liang came back to his senses and said seriously.

"The old man thinks that this young marsh does not seem to be shrinking, but rather seems to be moving westward. Therefore, it has submerged the lakeside to the west, but exposed the lakeshore to the east."

Yu Ji stroked his beard and said slowly.

The voice just fell.

Yang Wanli immediately let out a "poof", and laughed sarcastically: "Puff hahaha, I think you are confused, old boy, you can think of such absurd things, and you are still hesitating, isn't it so big? A lake is still alive..."

"Snapped!"

Wu Liang slapped Yang Wanli on the shoulder, his eyes were shocked.

"Wandering..."

Carefully chewing Yu Ji's words, Wu Liang boldly let go of his own thinking.

then.

He came up with an astonishing idea!

If Lop Nur is indeed wandering, and the direction of wandering is to the west, then one day it will pass through the city of Jiani in the west, and may reach the desert called "Camel Tomb" west of the city of Jiani.

The "Camel Tomb" is the tomb of the sun that Fang Qiong visited and the mysterious relics where the first king of Loulan visited.

and so.

Jiani City will be swallowed by Lop Nur one day, and the sun tomb and mysterious ruins that are suspected to be related to the earlier "Lop Nur Civilization" may also have been swallowed by Lop Nur...

In this way, the disappearance of the two civilizations has the same reason.

And if a time rule is set for Lop Nur from appearance to wandering, and then to complete disappearance, then the law of reincarnation in Lop Nur from 1500 to 2000 that Wu Liang speculated before can also be confirmed, and the relationship between the two civilizations There is also an explanation for the mysterious fault that appeared.

It's just that there are still many unexplained problems in this speculation:
For example, why does Lop Nur move, and still move regularly?

Another example is what is the driving force behind Lop Nur's wandering, and where will it end up?
even now.

Even whether Lop Nur is indeed wandering is still unknown.

However, this is the easiest question to verify. Although Wu Liang does not have the corresponding measuring tools, and the manpower he carries may not be enough to carry out long-distance measurements, the King of Shanshan must have everything!

Wu Liang only needs to go back and ask the King of Shanshan to send someone to re-measure the distance between Jiani City and Lop Nur, and then compare it with the measurement data a few years ago to get an exact result.

(End of this chapter)