Endless Ocean: Escape Starting from a Canoe

Chapter 163 "■■ Technology" (Yesterday)

Shi Ming's eyes lit up.

near,

It should be around here.

The treasure map after the Brain of Creation upgrade only shows the coordinates of latitude and longitude. It will take a lot of effort to find the exact location of the ruins in the endless ocean using the vague coordinates.

But the discovery of the buried building structure means that the target is not far away.

Shi Ming roused himself and focused his attention, continuing his patrol.

The Yellow Sand Sea is an ocean that evolved after the land sank. It is much shallower than the old sea, but still nearly 2000 meters deep, and the seabed is very dark.

Even with Shi Ming's excellent night vision, he could only see an area of ​​a few hundred meters at most. Fortunately, with the help of the patrol radar of the General-class drifting ship, he could remotely detect some of the seabed topography and filter out where there might be exposed relics.

This process is not smooth.

The seabed of the Yellow Sand Sea lacks corals and various organisms. The loose sandy base has become the nest of many sandworms, some of which are quite powerful, even reaching a strength that barely reaches level D. They are numerous and cause disturbance when they are heard.

Finally, with no other option, Shi Ming managed to maintain the outward release of his Ice Annihilation Power.

The heat-loving sandworms immediately quieted down.

They all retreated back into the yellow sand and refused to come out again.

Following the clues, Shi Ming searched the seabed for about seven or eight nautical miles.
A somber, pyramidal behemoth slowly emerged at the edge of Shi Ming's vision. The pyramidal tower, hundreds of meters high, stood silently in the dark depths of the distant sea, like a deathly behemoth guarding the ocean floor.

If you look at it up close, it is very tall and very big.

However, in the deep sea, it is as insignificant as a pebble.

Shi Ming had a feeling of being "a mayfly in the vastness of the universe, a grain of millet in the boundless ocean".

The yellow sand that buried the pyramids has long been cleaned up by underwater currents.

Its entire tower, along with its rocky base, is now exposed.

……

"uncanny workmanship!"

"It's hard to imagine that people thousands of years ago could have accomplished such a magnificent creation."

"And the Scorpion King Pyramid doesn't even show many signs of erosion?"

"That makes sense. It was buried deep in the desert for thousands of years and was only brought out by the erosion after it sank to the bottom of the sea. Moreover, this kind of stone is quite resistant to corrosion, so there shouldn't be much risk of it collapsing."

Shi Ming approached, touched the bottom of the rock tower, and sighed.

"We still need to find a way in first."

"Check which direction the entrance is in."

Shi Ming circled the tower once, searching for a way to enter.

Soon, at the base of the pyramid, he discovered a circular door. The heavy stone door partially blocked the only entrance and had already partially collapsed due to the impact of the underwater currents.

The half-open tomb door seemed like an invitation from the devil.

A large amount of yellow sand seeped into it.

The interior is so winding and complex that it cannot be examined with the naked eye.

"Enter!"

Nothing ventured, nothing gained!
He now possesses the Dinglan Pearl, a body with a defense rating of 126, and the "defense mode" of the general-class drifting ship, Sun Shooting!
Even if the pyramids collapse, you can still fight your way out!
He piloted the Sun Shooting Ship, gently ramming open the circular tomb door, activating both its diving and defense modes, and nimbly maneuvering through the mysterious passageway.

The tomb passage was dark and gloomy, with mottled bricks and stones.

Stepping inside feels like stepping into a horror movie.

"It would be perfect for making a ghost movie."

Shi Ming thought to himself.

This place is far more terrifying than any horror movie. The claustrophobic passageway is filled with seawater, and yellow sand cascades down from the entrance. Strange creatures inhabit the area, and the abstract wall carvings on the stone walls on either side only amplify the eerie atmosphere. He spotted a rope tied to a stone pillar.

The rope suddenly untied, and like a nimble little snake, it quickly wrapped around the Sun-Shooting Ship, trying to meander and approach Shi Ming, and then pierce his body with its sharp, slippery end.

Bang!
The mimicking sea snake froze solid from the inside out, breaking into pieces.

It must be said that, in some respects, Ice Annihilation is ridiculously practical.

Then, the commotion on the Sun-Shooting Ship was like pebbles stirring up ripples. With a few whooshing sounds, dozens of identical creatures emerged from the sand in the tomb chamber. They were like swaying tentacles, all shooting towards Shi Ming.

Shi Ming's eyes turned cold.

Those rope-like deep-sea creatures all fell into a permanent silence.

"Not even a D-class sea monster."

"Perhaps there really isn't much danger here?"

Despite these thoughts, Shi Ming remained vigilant. He carefully navigated the long tomb passage filled with yellow sand, observing the murals along the way.

The murals are highly artistic, and if they had been discovered during the land-based era, it would have been a major event in the field of archaeology.

The mural on the left records the glory and achievements of this Scorpion King III throughout his life.

"He conquered cities and seized territories; wherever his iron hooves went, it became his territory."

"On the day of victory, he stood atop mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and his legendary fame spread throughout the land."

"His people knelt at his feet, begging for blessings, and his enemies knelt at his feet, begging for forgiveness."

The mural on the right tells a story.

"The city of Mora was beset by internal and external troubles. The young Red King ascended the throne, and a meteorite fell from the sky and crashed onto this land."

"A strangely dressed sorceress found a meteorite, offered it to the Red King, and brought divine revelation, claiming it could solve the predicament of Mora."

"It was still the young king, the Third Red King, who accepted the meteorite and divine revelation."

"He used a part of the meteorite core to feed his giant beast, and a terrifying beast that could change the color of the sky and earth was born, its power shaking the heavens and the earth."

"He used meteorite fragments to control his subjects, and the lives, honors, and disgrace of his thousands of subjects were all in his hands."

"He became the rightful king."

The murals are abstract, but not difficult to understand. Shi Ming can clearly see the life of the Scorpion King from them. In the last picture, he sees the Scorpion King standing on a giant scorpion, with a shiny gem inlaid at the end of the scepter in his hand. Below the gem are four abstract symbols.

"■■■■"

He felt he had seen that symbol somewhere before.
But I can't remember at all.

"It can be translated as,"

"Skynet Technology?"

Suddenly, four words popped into his mind.

Shi Ming felt a chill run down his spine.

The meteorite core can nurture beings comparable to A-class or even S-class sea beasts, and can also upgrade king-class drifting ships. Meteorite fragments can control subjects, with life and death at their fingertips. Isn't that exactly the same as the drifting ships on the endless ocean and the Skynet chip in everyone's brain?

Why such modern technological products,

How could it possibly have such an unimaginable "echo" and overlap with history from thousands of years ago?

Shi Ming could hardly imagine it.

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P.S.: Yes, this is the third chapter from yesterday.

There will still be three updates today.

(End of this chapter)