Yin Yang Tomb Raider

Chapter 72
This cave looks long and long, shaped like an arch bridge. It is not a problem for a person to walk through the middle. On the edge of this cave, there are some coral polyps attached to it. Fish are swimming around inside, but they cannot see In the depths of the end, there is a mysterious and strange feeling.

My excitement is not because of these polyps, but because of this cave, which is composed of corals!

The corals floating on the sea are dead corals, while the corals under the sea are living corals. Coral reefs are the skeletons of dead coral polyps. When they gather together to form a group of corals, their skeletons continue to expand, forming thousands of shapes, great vitality, Colorful coral reefs.This is how the famous Great Barrier Reef was formed, and there are many kinds of corals, just like people. Qibao includes corals. This kind of corals is called jewel corals, which must be distinguished from ordinary stony corals.

Coral polyps live together in groups, metabolism, growth and reproduction from generation to generation, and constantly secrete limestone at the same time, and stick together.The lime stone forms islands and reefs through the debulk for the future, petrification, only so-called coral reefs.Due to the attached nature of coral polyps, there are often a large number of coral polyps attached to the bottom of many coral reefs, which is the bug I am seeing now.

This entire cave is made of coral!
Now is not the time to indulge in corals, I sighed in my heart, and was about to drill in, when I saw a notch on the edge of the cave, my heart immediately became excited, I swam over and took a closer look, it was a nine characters, and there was a carved one The arrow points to the inside, this is the signal left by Lao Jiu!
The cave was pitch black, and there were all kinds of rubbish floating in it. Occasionally, some small fish swam over, circled around, and then left cleverly. Looking at the signal, I smiled, as expected of the old nine, so The years were not in vain. Suddenly, I found something, and moved closer to watch the signal carefully. The knife carved it very deeply. In order to make the signal obvious, Lao Jiu used some strength.

When the knife is carved deep, the original color of the coral is exposed, deep red!I gasped, Lao Jiu was right, there will be surprises on the bottom of the sea, and you can make up for the risk with just a few things. These are not ordinary corals, but jewel corals!

One of the typical characteristics of crimson jewel coral, the color of jewel coral is generally deep red, fiery red and pink.Coral is the only living thing in jewelry for thousands of years. It is charming, lustrous, crystal clear, warm and pleasant.It, amber and pearl are known as the three organic gemstones, and have long been regarded as a symbol of wealth and status.Coral grows at depths of 200-2000 meters in the sea, and mining is extremely difficult.Coral grows one inch in 20 years, and only one kilogram in 300 years. For thousands of years, despite the wind and waves, it still stands upright.It is precisely because of this that coral has become a unique millennium treasure in people's minds.

The cave in front of me is all made of jeweled corals. According to visual inspection, it weighs at least several tons, which is very valuable. If it is formed naturally, it will be too impressive.

I made up my mind, I must come back here after I find Lao Jiu, at least I have to take some away, take it for processing, it will definitely sell for a good price, hahaha, just as I left the signal for Lao Jiu and When I was delighted to find the jewel coral, the fish around me suddenly panicked, and they scattered and fled in panic.

It turns out that the water waves on the bottom of the sea have changed, which means that there will be strong winds and waves on the sea. Thinking of Meng Luo who was left alone in the sea, I can't help but worry. , quickly back to the island, must be fast!
This boy Mengluo has been dumbfounded. He is not very smart in the world of the living. It is really worrying. I am worried. I am worried. There is no arrow to turn back. Now it is impossible to return to the sea. I must move forward. Before arriving, you must find a place that can be sheltered. There is also a potential danger, oxygen, which is quantitative, and the longer you stay, the longer it will be consumed.

I quickly swam into the cave, wishing I could imagine myself as a mermaid swimming freely underwater. After passing through the cave, I saw Lao Jiu, who was in front of me, grabbing something, still working hard on something, Seeing that he looked very anxious, thinking about it, I also thought that the storm was coming, and the sea was about to be stormy. I ran over quickly and patted him from behind. At this moment, Lao Jiu immediately became excited, his body shook completely, and he turned his head. When he came to see me, he felt his body relax completely.

The most troublesome problem in the sea is the dialogue. Lao Jiu gestured to me for a long time, and I finally understood that this is a sunken ship. Lao Jiu was struggling to climb up and enter the cabin. shoulder, Lao Jiu finally managed to get over the side of the boat, and then pulled me aboard.

This is a big ship. As soon as you land on the ship, you can see the mast. The mast originated from the age of sailing. ".With the progress of society and the development of ship technology, the mast in the age of sail gradually lost its function as a power source pillar and evolved into a pure ship information source carrier.

We swam towards the mast, because the sails on it were still there, and the ship was hit hard when the ship sank, so it landed on the surface of the ship, so close that we dared not touch it, fearing that if we touched it, it would disappear into nothingness. , completely disappeared into the bottom of the sea, the sails usually have the body mark of the hull, and this ship is no exception. After seeing the patterns and characters on it, Lao Jiu and I exchanged glances. This is a big ship of the Yuan Dynasty. To be precise, this ship It is a water transport ship of the Yuan Dynasty.

One is that there are signs of water transport ships on it, and the other is the characters on it, which are in Basiba script. I have never eaten pork, and I have seen pigs walk. I have more than ten years of experience in antiques, and I am familiar with the characters of various dynasties. A little bit.

Basiba script is a new Mongolian character created by the national teacher Basiba during the Kublai Khan period of the Yuan Dynasty. It is called Basiba Mongolian new character in the world. Later, its popularization was met with great resistance. In addition to political and cultural traditional factors, the main reason was that the shape of this kind of characters was difficult to recognize. In addition, when it was used in some places, it also imitated the writing method of Chinese characters and seal scripts, which aggravated the difficulty of recognition. Difficulty, so the folks are still mainly Chinese characters, and the Basiba script is more used in official documents, so this ship is not a private water transport ship, it is very likely to be a royal water transport ship!

Looking at the mast of this ship, it is already four masts, and it is a water transport ship of considerable size. Lao Jiu shook his head and waved at me. He has been running under the tomb for many years, so he should know what it is. The scale of the ship’s construction seemed doubtful. I smiled and nodded. The shipbuilding capacity of the Yuan Dynasty could indeed achieve this scale.

The shipbuilding industry in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) continued to develop greatly on the basis of the Song Dynasty, and possessed strong shipbuilding capabilities.According to the "History of the Yuan Dynasty: The Benji of the Ancestors of the Yuan Dynasty", 1270 warships were built in the seventh year of the Yuan Dynasty (5000) during the Yuan Dynasty and 3000 warships were built in the ninth year of the Yuan Dynasty. 11), and built 1274 ships. According to the "Dayuan Shipping Records", in the 29nd year of the Yuan Dynasty (1292), 9900 ships were built at a time for the Jeju River to transport grain. The strong shipbuilding capabilities can be seen.

"Yuan History Bingzhi" records that the Yuan Dynasty set up 424 water post stations on the Jianghai Road, and a total of 5921 postal ships.The Italian Marco Polo said that he saw "more than 20 ships belonging to the Great Khan" at the mouth of the Yellow River. He estimated that "there are at least 28 ships going up the Yangtze River every year." To In the [-]th year of the Yuan Dynasty, Kublai Khan sent the princess to marry Persia, "ordered thirteen ships, each with four masts, and can set twelve sails." It can be seen that there were four-masted ships in the Yuan Dynasty.

"The Collection of Ancient and Modern Books · Kao Gong Dian" said, "Every sea boat, the one that transported rice at the beginning of Xingguo in the Yuan Dynasty, was a sun-covering ship, and the second was a wind-drilling ship." According to experts' research, these two main sea-water transport ships in the Yuan Dynasty The load capacity is around 70 tons and 40 tons respectively.The book also records in detail the Yuan Dynasty's emphasis on "ship system" and "wind canopy", "rudder" and "anchor", even down to the size of each part.

Well, it’s a bit far-fetched. Seeing the water transport ship of the Yuan Dynasty, too many things came to my mind. The evidence can only be presented to Lao Jiu after returning to the sea. We are here to find the underground palace under the sea. It was a surprise to find, but to find this huge sunken ship. However, it is really a problem to enter the cabin now.

Lao Jiu has already gone to the cabin. Although it has sunk on the bottom of the sea for so many years, the cabin is completely closed. To be precise, it is locked from the inside. Lao Jiu looked at me suspiciously and gestured. Now I can only try What a guy.

Lao Jiu took out a knife, stuck it there, and then hit it with his whole body, and I was with him. Finally, the entire hatch was smashed open, and the next thing was beyond our imagination, the hatch collapsed , a tremendous force inside sucked our bodies in, we had no room to break free, we just felt a "whoosh", our bodies seemed to be sitting on a rocket, moving forward with all our brains, and finally fell to the ground, and then, There is no more, there is severe pain in the body, and I am plunged into darkness...

"Lin Tianyi, wake up, you can't die here." Lao Jiu's voice came from far away, and his cheeks were patted several times: "Hey, Lin Tianyi, didn't the old man say that you were destined to die? It’s very hard and won’t die easily, are you waiting for me to give you artificial respiration.”

"Pfft", because he wanted to laugh, he opened his mouth, and water sprayed out of his mouth, which just sprayed Lao Jiu's face. He immediately turned his face away, wiped the water from his face, and cursed: "You bastard!"

I laughed, but my body was still unable to move, and the old nine was not doing well, he was sitting on the ground, I suddenly realized something, no, we are clearly under the sea, but how can the old nine talk, and, now Breathing is the same as on land, something is wrong, something is wrong...

(End of this chapter)