"Tap, step, step..."
The flat road was filled with rainwater. The investigators walking in the rain stepped on the rainwater, causing splashes of water.
Following the location of the sound, the investigators arrived at a relatively low-lying area.
Logically speaking, there would be water accumulation in this low-lying area, but when the investigators came to this place, they found no water, which was very strange.
"Look over there." One investigator raised his finger and pointed in the distance. When the others heard what he said, they immediately turned their heads and looked where the finger pointed.
I saw a six to seven meter long crack near the low-lying area, and a large amount of rainwater was pouring into this crack.
When everyone saw this situation, they knew why there was no water accumulation here. It turned out that all the rainwater flowed into this crack.
"Go and take a look, everyone, be careful." The leading investigator said to his colleagues, and then walked towards the crack not far away.
The dark crack could not be seen to the bottom, and turbid rainwater kept pouring into this crack.
It has been raining for a while, and with so much rain, this crack has not been filled up, which shows how deep the crack is.
"It's strange that this crack is not that big, so why does it not come up even after rainwater poured in for so long?"
"Yes! Logically speaking, the rainwater mixed with soil has been pouring into this crack for so long, so this crack should be filled."
"Could it be that the bottom of this crack is connected to other places, and the rainwater flowing down flows out from another outlet."
"Listening to what you said, I think it's a possibility."
"I think this statement is quite possible. Otherwise, there is no way to explain why the crack cannot be filled?"
Investigators observed the cracks and found no other abnormalities.
Investigators unanimously believe that the appearance of this crack was caused by an earthquake that occurred not long ago.
The reason why everyone has this idea is because they have encountered many similar cracks along the way.
Regarding the earthquake, I originally thought it would only affect a small area. Later, the base camp counted the reported news and found that the previous earthquakes could be felt by everyone in every stronghold in the forest.
It can be seen from this that when the earthquake occurred, the entire forest was affected. This was the first time the investigators encountered such a large-scale earthquake after coming to the spirit world.
"Boom."
A silvery white lightning flashed across the cloudy sky, and terrible thunder and lightning exploded in the clouds, illuminating the dark sky.
Everyone was startled by the sudden thunder. Everyone subconsciously raised their heads and looked towards the place where the thunder occurred.
The frequent thunder and lightning are very scary. If this happened on Blue Star, it would definitely be on the front page of the news.
However, in this spiritual world, once similar thunderstorms occur, such scenes can still be seen from time to time.
Most of the investigators protecting the convoy this time were veterans, so they were a little surprised at first when they saw the frequent thunder and lightning in the clouds, but it didn't last long.
Everyone calmed down and continued to do what they were doing.
"Look over there, cracks are starting to appear on the ground again." An investigator suddenly discovered that the ground in the distance was collapsing. He observed carefully for a second and found that the collapse area was expanding rapidly, so he quickly reminded his colleagues around him.
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"Everyone, please step back, don't be affected." The leading investigator shouted quickly.
Everyone took a look at the location where the ground collapsed and quickly retreated to a safe area.
Everyone stayed there for a while, watching the collapsed ground stabilize, and then took a closer look.
The cracks caused by this ground collapse were twice as big as the cracks seen before, and the cracks more than ten meters long were still not visible to the end at a glance.
Due to the terrain, the accumulated rainwater began to flow toward the cracks, and then poured into the cracks continuously, without any intention of stopping.
"really weird."
At this moment, investigators have no idea what caused the ground collapse here.
If there are researchers from the Psychic Research Institute accompanying us, we might be able to figure out some of the reasons.
After some investigation, we only saw the superficial situation, and the specific reasons are not clear.
The investigators were not professional researchers, so they wrote down what they saw and then returned to the convoy.
Wait until you get to the next base to rest and report the ground collapse discovered this time. The relevant departments will then send personnel to conduct a detailed investigation.
There were bursts of thunder in the sky, and bright silver-white electric light illuminated the dark sky and earth from time to time. The flowers, plants and trees rustled by the stronger and stronger wind, and some leaves fell to the ground by the wind, causing many places to be damaged.
of mud.
The convoy is stuck on the road, and they can only wait for the rain to stop. Everyone can only stay in the car and wait patiently.
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In the deep valley, the pig-headed camp was bustling with activity.
Previously, due to the lack of a certain type of ore, the crafting of weapons had to be stopped. Now that the materials have been replenished, crafting of weapons has begun again.
The handsome-looking pig-headed logistics captain inspected the progress of forging weapons, then left the camp and walked out of the valley.
In the past, due to an earthquake, huge rocks rolled down at the entrance of the valley, blocking the entrance of the valley. Later, through everyone's efforts, the blocked valley was reopened.
The handsome-looking pig-headed logistics captain came to the mouth of the valley. He saw that some plants had been replanted on the hillside that had been damaged by the earthquake, and nodded with satisfaction.
Now that the weather is getting warmer, with the strong vitality of these plants, it won't be long before the originally bare hillsides will return to green.
Coming out of the valley, you can see several pig-headed warriors standing guard next to the lake in the distance.
The handsome-looking pig-headed logistics captain stepped forward, and after a while, he arrived at the shore of the lake.
"Captain." The pig-headed warrior standing guard saw his superior arriving and quickly greeted him.
"Have there been any strange beasts?" the handsome-looking pig-headed logistics captain asked as he looked at his men.
"Captain, no strange beasts have appeared so far, everything is normal." The pig-headed warrior said.
"That's good." The handsome-looking pig-headed logistics captain nodded, and then encouraged his men.
Then, he walked to some places on the shore of the lake to see if there were any traces of strange animals.
Through inspection, the handsome-looking pig-headed logistics captain found that there were no traces of alien beasts in some places where alien beasts were likely to come ashore.
After inspecting the lakes that were most likely to be dangerous outside the valley, and making sure that nothing unusual happened, the handsome-looking pig-headed logistics captain was relieved and turned back to the camp.
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The sky is getting darker, and the huge sun hanging in the sky is moving towards the back of the mountain. The ridges are dyed red by the setting sun. Some plants growing out of the gaps are bathed in the setting sun and sway gently with the wind.
On the construction site where humans are building a new base, many people are fishing by the lake.
Although the lake in front of you was created by melting snow from the snow-capped mountains and the water is very cold, there are many fish in the lake.
After an afternoon of hard work, many people harvested at least two or three fish.
"We harvested so much fish today that we can make a whole fish feast." A middle-aged man eating snacks said with a smile.
"Although the fish in this lake are not big, because they are cold water fish, the meat must be delicious," another person said.
Since it was going to get dark soon, the fishermen at the lake stopped fishing for the day and started to pack up their things.
After a while, everyone left the lake shore and walked towards the cooking area carrying baskets of fish.
After everyone’s discussion, it was decided that we would use these caught fish to make a whole fish feast tonight.
Since the building materials have not yet arrived, this leisurely time will continue for a few more days.
Some active master workers are already thinking about developing new leisure activities.
On the top of a hill near the construction site, the pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead was hiding in the grass. He looked at the construction site full of laughter and felt a little depressed.
"Choo Choo Choo……"
A bird fell from the sky and landed on the tree. While combing its feathers, it looked at the pig-headed captain who had a brown birthmark on his forehead hiding in the grass, and occasionally made a crisp cry.
The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead glanced at the chirping bird, then turned his head and glanced in the direction of the disappearing sun, muttering to himself.
"It's good to get here today. If it's any later, it will be like before, where it gets dark and he can't get home, and then he'll have to worry again."
As soon as he finished speaking, the pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead was seen hiding in the grass, quietly got up and walked towards the foot of the mountain behind him.
The birds combing their feathers on the tree looked at the pig-headed captain who quietly touched the brown birthmark on his forehead, and he was very confused as to what this man was hiding here.
After coming down from the top of the hill, the pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead returned to the camp without stopping.
Having traveled back and forth between the two places for several days, the situation on the road was very clear, so the pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead returned home very quickly.
To be continued...