ghost market

Everyone gathered in front of the mural and studied it for a long time, but they still couldn't find any clues, so they had to put it aside temporarily and walked down the stairs.

The steps connected to the platform were indeed not long, and it didn't take long for my boots to step on the wide road.I squatted down and looked carefully at the road under my feet.The material paved on the road is roughly fan-shaped, and the widest point is about one meter.The color is slightly whitish, with a hint of silver.The texture is neither gold nor wood, it feels a bit cold to the touch, and I don't know what substance it is.There are some raised ridges on the surface of these flakes. The ridges start from the fan-shaped root and extend radially outward, which looks a lot like the fan bones of a fan.I looked up and looked ahead, and found that the fan-shaped materials spread on the road were very neatly arranged, each piece was closely connected, and the tips were aligned.The positions of the different rows and columns are wrong, filling all the remaining space completely, without any gaps, and it is indeed very similar to the finely arranged fish scales.Looking around, the whole avenue looks like a silver python lying on the ground.

Just as I was checking the road, Yan Daojie, who was exploring by the side of the road, suddenly called out and told me to go over.I heard the sound and ran over in a hurry, and followed his guidance to look at the square beside the road.It is said to be a square, but it is not empty, but there are no buildings.On the flat ground stood some sheet-shaped objects as tall as half a person, densely packed like bushes.I couldn't see what it was on the platform just now, but now that I got closer, I realized that these objects were also the kind of fan-shaped plates shaped like fish scales.

These upright fan-shaped boards are the same style as those paved on the road, but they are much larger, and the widest point is almost two meters.All the fan-shaped boards are in contact with the ground at the arc part, and the tip part is upward, standing straight on the ground.I tried it with my hands and found the risers to be quite strong.Even if you push it hard, it doesn't move at all, as if it was cast dead on the ground.In addition, the tip and straight part of these fan-shaped boards are extremely sharp, with a slight cold light like a blade, which can easily cut open the turban used for the experiment.The fan-shaped panels on the entire square are arranged neatly, and the angles between rows and columns are different.Almost all the gaps are blocked, it looks like a three-dimensional knife mountain, obviously an obstacle set up to prevent people from passing through.

Everyone walked along the edge of the "Knife Mountain" for a while, but they couldn't find a gap for people to pass through, so they had to go back to the "Fish Scale Avenue" and continue walking.The figure of the flat-topped pyramid grew bigger and bigger, and soon filled the sight.Since the ghost baby in the ancient city last time was really "unforgettable" to me, so before I got close to the pyramid, the whole team entered the highest level of security under my order.Everyone held their weapons tightly.However, this time the guard was a little more cautious.When we got close to a certain distance, I found that the pyramids in front of me were completely different from the ones I saw last time.

The first is texture.The few flat-topped pyramids I saw last time were made of countless huge stones, and the surface was very rough.But these pyramids in front of us are not. Although their surfaces are covered with dust and have some mottled potholes, they are generally smooth and look like they are made of some strange metal splicing.The second is scale.Although the shapes of these pyramids in front of us are very similar to those seen last time.But when you get closer, you can feel that these pyramids are smaller than the last ones.the most important is.The bases of these pyramids do not have the neatly arranged ghost babies, but the same flat plates as other places, and it seems that there is no danger on the surface.

Even so, everyone still didn't dare to take it lightly, they still kept their vigilance and approached cautiously.As a result, as soon as we reached the crossroads, we found out by accident.There was nowhere to go but to go straight ahead.There is no other reason, but because the side road intersecting with Yulin Avenue is actually the same as the square next to it, densely packed with countless fan-shaped boards with their tips facing upwards, with a slightly cold light, like a knife board.Earlier on the platform I had seen the road covered with dark shadows.There seemed to be something there, but I didn't expect it to be this kind of substance.I tried it with my feet, and found that these risers were as strong and sharp as those in the square, easily chipping off a piece of rubber from the sole of the shoe, obviously unable to force it through.

At this moment, all the team members scattered around found out in front of several pyramids, and shouts came and went.When I heard the sound, I quickly stood up and ran towards the nearest pyramid.Walking to the side of the tower, I saw Xiaoqian and Uncle Carter discussing something in front of the base of the tower, pointing to a wall from time to time.Yan Daojie and Ruan Yu checked at the middle of the base of the pagoda, and occasionally groped on the wall, as if they were looking for something.

"Third brother, what's the situation?" I asked as I approached quickly.

Yan Daojie glanced back at me, then pointed to the wall and said, "There is something like a door here, but we haven't found anything that can be opened after searching for a long time."

I followed his guidance to look at the wall, and found that there was indeed a "mouth"-shaped frame line on the wall, which was very subtle, and at first glance it looked like a gap between the plates.However, if you take a closer look, you will find that this frame line is wider than those gaps and has a larger area, which looks like an invisible door.

"Xiaoqian found this thing, and she seems to be sure it's the gate," Yan Daojie pointed to Xiaoqian next to him, and said, "Maybe it's because of those things on the wall."

I responded casually, turned my head and walked towards Xiaoqian.Walking to her side, I saw a carved box on the wall in front of her and Uncle Carter, about the same size as the one we saw on the platform.The dust on the surface of the frame has been cleaned, and the things carved in the frame are revealed.Those are some runes, the inscriptions are very clear, and it is clear at a glance that they are related to the holy language runes.

I asked Xiaoqian about the situation, and she pointed to the box and replied: "The runes here are very clear. I compared the carving I saw on the platform just now, and I think these things should be some kind of operable Controllers. Like...uh...access code pads or something."

"Oh? Can you understand these runes?" I asked in surprise.

Xiaoqian shook her head and said, "I don't understand. However, the writing of some runes here is somewhat similar to what I have in my head, so I guessed along this line of thought."

"So, how does this thing work?"

"Well, Uncle Carter and I just discussed it. If we use some things in their clan as a reference, then this kind of thing should be directly pressable, like this..."

Xiaoqian started to move as she spoke, and stretched out her fingers to lightly press the runes a few times.A miraculous thing suddenly appeared in front of our eyes. The runes touched by her fingers lit up in red one by one, just like a small neon sign advertisement.Everyone was amazed, and hurriedly gathered around Xiaoqian to watch with bated breath.However, we waited for a long time, but nothing happened around us, and the lit runes returned to their original state after a few seconds.

Seeing this, Xiaoqian frowned, stretched out her finger again and pressed the other runes, obviously intending to try another arrangement.Unfortunately, the result of this attempt was no different from just now.Seeing this, Xiaoqian sighed helplessly, turned her head to discuss with Uncle Carter, and then tried a few more times.However, the result remains the same.Except for the runes in the box that glow red when pressed, there are no other changes, as if their functions are limited to this.

Although I couldn't understand the runes they were discussing, I felt in my heart that Xiaoqian's guess was very close to the correct answer.So, I hurriedly called the team members who searched the other pyramids just now, and asked them if they had found the same thing as here.After getting an affirmative answer, I turned my head and said to Xiaoqian:

"Xiaoqian, there is the same thing on the pyramid over there. I think, should we go to other pyramids to try? Maybe your guess is not wrong, but the lock is different, the key is naturally different, maybe what you think' Password' doesn't fit here."

Xiaoqian nodded when she heard the words, and then followed me to another pyramid.In the next few minutes, we continued to try on several other pyramids, but we still failed to get any results.It wasn't until the last pyramid was reached that things suddenly turned around.

"Kick-kick!"

Just after Xiaoqian finished pressing a set of runes, a crisp sound suddenly rang in her ears.Everyone was taken aback when they heard the sound, and then hurriedly looked towards the place where the sound came from.I saw a sudden change in the horizontal road not far from us. Those fan-shaped plates that were erected like knives suddenly reversed their original angles, and then fell over and laid flat with a crisp sound. covered the ground.For a while, the crisp sounds in the ears continued one after another, like a torrential rain.The silver light flickered in the line of sight, like thunder and lightning in the rain.Rows of fan-shaped boards were overturned one after another, and passed straight to the distance in a swift and neat manner, like a turbulent silver wave, which looked really amazing.

A few seconds later, a brand new silver road emerged from the smoke, like a giant silver python that just emerged from the fog.The obelisk in the distance is shining with a strange red light at the end of the avenue, as if it is inviting us. (To be continued..)