Don't pretend, anchor, I've seen you touch the golden talisman!

When Bai Lu and Lao Feng saw this, they immediately raised their arms to cover their mouths and noses.

I saw the liquid rolling back and forth among the plum petals, like dewdrops on a lotus leaf.

Seeing this, both of them recognized the origin of this thing.

mercury!

Mercury is highly toxic, colorless and odorless. It evaporates at room temperature and is harmful to the human body.

It is said that there is a large amount of mercury in the imperial mausoleum of the First Emperor as one of the anti-theft methods.

"Why is there mercury in the interlayer of mica? Could it be that someone did it on purpose?"

Bai Lu looked at the surrounding mica walls with confusion on her face, puzzled.

Old Feng poured the mercury particles from the ring onto the ground, covered it with soil, and approached the mica wall. After carefully observing the structure of the mica wall, he leaned down and touched the footpath with his hands.

A warm feeling came from the fingertips.

"Girl, let me ask you, where does this mercury come from?"

Bai Lu smiled bitterly.

"Uncle Feng, please stop asking me this question. Aren't I also looking for the source of this mercury?"

Old Feng waved his hand.

"I mean, where is this mercury refined from?"

Only then did Bai Lu react.

"Oh, you said this, the scientific name of mercury is 'mercury', and its main mineral source is cinnabar."

"cinnabar."

"Oh, this thing was called cinnabar, cinnabar or stone cinnabar in ancient times."

Speaking of this, Lao Feng's eyes suddenly lit up.

"That's right, there is a cinnabar mine in the Helan Mountains. Do you remember that 'Little Ma' who died before?"

Bai Lu nodded.

"He has a cinnabar mine under his control, and the business is very good. I also heard them talk about this at a wine party, saying that the cinnabar mine in Helan Mountain is of better quality than the one in Sanxiang. , but after so many years, most of the easy-to-exploit locations have been mined, and I didn’t expect that there are still more mines here.”

After hearing what Lao Feng said, Bai Lu suddenly realized.

Helan Mountain contains cinnabar ore. After high-temperature refining, cinnabar ore will produce mercury, that is, mercury.

Coincidentally, Helan Mountain also contains countless coals, which have burned underground to form underground fires that have not been extinguished for hundreds of thousands of years, which provides favorable conditions for turning cinnabar into mercury.

The mercury in these mica gaps is not intentional, but is adapted to local conditions.

We have to admire the wisdom of the ancients for transforming ordinary mica mines into "mirror cities".

"Uncle Feng, the information you provided is so crucial! It's a pity that I can't tell others now. It's broken!"

Speaking of this, Bai Lu suddenly screamed.

"Oh, girl, what happened is so surprising, I can't help but be scared now!"

Old Feng touched his chest, looking shocked.

"I'm sorry, Uncle Feng, I just remembered that if Brother Qiang has been trapped here for a long time, and according to his temper, why don't he pick up an ax and cut a hole in this mine?

If he goes down with this ax and the mercury in the inner layer of mica flows out, the consequences will be disastrous! "

Lin Yi also thought about this problem.

Moreover, he now basically understands the origin of the mercury, which is basically consistent with what Lao Feng and Bai Lu speculated. Cinnabar passes through earthly fire and turns into mercury.

The gaps in the mica are like thermometers. As the temperature below rises, mercury also penetrates continuously and rushes to the top of the mine.

Thanks to his foresight just now, he didn't cause a big disaster.

However, Wang Qiang is definitely an unstable factor.

Now we must first convey this news to him as soon as possible, so that he will not just pick up the ax and open the way on a whim.

Thinking of this, Lin Yi quickened his pace and continued to look back along the way he came, leaving marks at every intersection he passed.

Bai Lu and Lao Feng also walked back the way they came, hoping to meet Wang Qiang at a certain intersection.

At this moment, Wang Qiang was tired from dancing and couldn't move anymore. He sat down on the ground with his legs crossed, took out a bottle of water from his bag, and drank it all.

Holding the water bottle in his hand, he tapped the surrounding walls out of boredom.

"Damn it, if you come here and can't breathe, I can still handle it. This kind of place is like a maze, brain-consuming, and thankless. Damn it, when I can catch my breath, I will chop you all into pieces!"

Cursing, the water bottle in his hand flew out, hit the mica wall hard, and bounced back.

The bottle cap hit the wall, and the mercury inside changed.

Qian Sheng's shadow happened to be projected on that wall, and the shadow deformed, attracting Wang Qiang's attention.

He immediately sat up, approached the wall, and pressed the mica layer with his hand. The mercury inside fell apart. After letting go, it gathered again.

"This thing seems to be mercury?"

Wang Qiang was a naughty and mischievous child when he was a child. He was curious about what was in the thermometer at home.

So, I simply broke through and took a look.

After pouring it out, he found that it turned out to be silver "little water drops", which looked very funny. He played with a small piece of mercury all afternoon, and it wasn't until his parents came back from get off work that they discovered this.

He could no longer remember the joy that piece of mercury brought him, but that afternoon, almost all the neighbors heard his heartbreaking cries.

Later, some people said that the reason why Wang Qiang did not study well was probably because he inhaled too much mercury when he was a child.

Now, his surroundings are actually surrounded by mercury. As the saying goes, fate tricks people, but that's all!

He now completely gave up the idea of ​​using an ax to open a path on the wall, and began to regain his energy, calm down, and walk back bit by bit along the original path.

Judging from the shadows cast on the wall, several other people were marching.

By this time, everyone should have realized that they were separated from the main group, and they were now returning along the same route, hoping to meet them by chance.

Lin Yi and Bai Lu were always paying attention to Wang Qiang's movements. Judging from his projection, he started to act after a short stay and did not do anything surprising. Everyone's worries were finally relieved. in stomach.

But they all underestimated the power of this "mirror city".

The journey that had only lasted for about ten minutes had now taken nearly twenty minutes, and I was surprised that I didn't meet anyone.

Everyone looked at the shadows cast in the surrounding mirrors, as if looking at several low-definition surveillance monitors. They knew the other party's existence, but they just couldn't communicate and didn't know where the other party was.

That's not the worst.

As they traveled longer and longer in the "Mirror City", they could clearly feel that the temperature under their feet was gradually increasing.

In addition, the surrounding mica mirrors continuously reflect heat, which accelerates the temperature increase in the area.

The higher the temperature, the greater the output of mercury, the faster the mercury in the mica gaps will climb, and at the same time, the amount of evaporation will also increase.

If they still can't find an exit from here within a short period of time, all of them will be poisoned alive by the mercury here. (End of chapter)