At around twelve o'clock that night, the three of us arrived in Urumqi. The local cultural relics department arranged for a driver to pick us up. Since it was already very late, the driver took us directly to a place that seemed to be a government guest house, and we rested there.
After one night, the driver rushed to the hotel early the next morning and took us to the Cultural Relics Bureau of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
We got off the car in front of a government building. As soon as we got off the car, a middle-aged man with a tall stature and a handsome face, who looked like a Uighur, came over to us. He spoke to us in blunt Chinese.
Introduce yourself.
The middle-aged man’s name was Batur, and he was the captain of the archaeological team of the Cultural Relics Bureau of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Batur led the three of us into a conference room. There were already several people sitting in it. I glanced at it and suddenly found that among them
There are two familiar faces, they are Long Yi from the Dragon Shield Bureau and Chen Biao, the captain of the Red Dragon Agent Team.
Chen Biao still looked expressionless. As soon as Long saw us, he immediately stood up with a smile and said hello to us.
I was very surprised and asked: "Brother Long, why are you here too?"
Long Yi said with a smile: "It seems that you still don't know the real situation. Now that you and Mr. Wen are involved, I will tell you straight away. The inspection operation that Professor Dong participated in was organized by us."
"What! Did you organize it!?" I couldn't help but be more surprised. I didn't expect that the Dragon Shield Bureau was actually involved.
Long nodded and continued: "Two months ago, the cultural relics department inspected the ruins of an ancient city discovered in Lop Nur, but found some unexplained weird events in the ruins of the ancient city. We were ordered to take over. After a period of
After some investigation, some new clues were discovered. So a second investigation was organized."
After hearing what he said, I asked directly: "Did you discover the site of the Sirius Kingdom through that sheepskin scroll?"
Long Yi was slightly startled: "You actually know about the parchment scroll?"
I nodded and said frankly: "Professor Dong came to me after the first inspection. He told me about some of their encounters during the inspection. Not only did he mention the sheepskin scroll, but also
He also mentioned the Heavenly Wolf Kingdom, and by the way, he also said that a skeleton with a wolf head and a human body was found there, and I estimate that it is most likely a human-wolf beast."
"Oh? Then what do you think about this matter?" Long Yi asked me.
I looked at the other people in the conference room and didn't answer immediately. Long Yi saw what I was thinking and said with a smile: "Brother Shi Yu, just say what you want. None of us here are outsiders."
"Then let me tell you straight. Based on what Professor Dong told me, I think that the sheepskin scroll should be related to the legendary Sirius Kingdom, and the Sirius Kingdom is very likely to have something to do with the evil spirits in hell."
Long Yi nodded approvingly and said: "Your analysis is correct! The Sirius Kingdom is indeed related to the demons in hell. This is why we will organize the second inspection in such a short period of time."
"Then what exactly did you find?" Wen Qingshan asked from the side.
Long Yi did not answer, but picked up a stack of materials from the table and handed it over, saying, "You will know after taking a look at this."
I took the stack of materials with both hands and immediately saw the word "Top Secret" in the upper right corner of the kraft paper cover. My heart skipped a beat. I quickly opened the materials and Wen Qingshan and Dong Xiaodan also came over.
There are almost twenty pages of material, and we read it for half an hour before we finished the entire stack of materials.
The material not only records the history of the Sirius Kingdom in detail, but also conducts a comprehensive analysis based on historical data and recently obtained information. The analysis results are similar to what I thought before. The material also believes that the Sirius Kingdom
The wolf cavalry is actually a human-wolf beast, and the Sirius Kingdom is also a kingdom established by the evil spirits from hell. As for Professor Dong and the others, they are in the ruins of the ancient city.
The giant soul stone found in the site is most likely a sacred object gifted by the Sirius Kingdom. In other words, the ancient city has most likely been conquered by the Sirius Kingdom, because in the sheepskin scroll, it is mentioned
The Sirius Kingdom is also called the "Holy Country". In addition, the map on the back of the sheepskin scroll also marks the location of the Sirius Kingdom, indicating that the Sirius Kingdom is located on the west coast of the Peacock Sea.
The so-called Peacock Sea actually refers to Lop Nur. The reason why it is called Peacock Sea is because in ancient times, Lop Nur was a land of lakes. For a long time, Lop Nur was even regarded as the second largest saltwater lake in China.
Tarim River, Kongque River, Cheerchen River, Shule River and many other rivers
The water flow gathered here, and the area of the ancient lake even exceeded 10,000 square kilometers at one time. Calling it a sea is definitely worthy of its name. However, due to climate changes and the impact of human water conservancy projects, the upstream water flow decreased until it dried up. Today, Lop Nur has
It is a desolate area, also known as the Sea of Death.
However, although today's Lop Nur has long since turned into a desert, according to the maps produced by satellites, the rough outline of the ancient lake bed of Lop Nur can still be basically determined. Through comprehensive analysis, the expedition team finally delineated the Tianlang Kingdom ruins in an area of approximately
Within an area of 400 square kilometers.
On this material, there is a satellite map, in which a rectangular shaded area is the area where the delineated ruins of the Sirius Kingdom may be located.
Seeing that we had almost finished reading the materials, Long Yi said from the side: "In order to find the ruins of the Sirius Kingdom as soon as possible, we took the most experienced archaeological experts from all over the country and formed three investigation teams.
Entering this area to explore from three directions: east, south, and north. In addition, the Xinjiang Autonomous Region archaeological team also continued to investigate the ancient city ruins previously discovered, hoping to find some new clues. And just four
Tianqian, taught by Dong
The second team led by the professor reported to the headquarters via satellite phone that they encountered a strong sandstorm and asked the headquarters to dispatch helicopters for support. Unexpectedly, just after this call, we completely lost contact with the second team.
We have mobilized more than ten helicopters and have searched almost the entire area without finding anything. Now the first team and the third team have rushed to the scene of the incident, and we have also mobilized a special rescue team.
The team will rush over today."
Wen Qingshan glanced at Chen Biao who was sitting beside him, and immediately understood something, and said, "Is it possible that Captain Chen is in charge of this rescue team?"
Long nodded and said, "Mr. Wen's guess is correct. Most of the members of this rescue team are members of the Red Dragon Special Forces. They not only have rich combat experience, but also have very rich rescue experience and polar survival experience.
It is most appropriate for them to be responsible for the rescue and search."
After hearing what Long Yi said, I immediately begged: "Then let's go together!"
Long Yi seemed to be waiting for my words. He smiled slightly and said: "Haha, I knew you would make this request. To be honest, I knew you and Mr. Wen were coming together last night, so I had already agreed.
You two participated, and you also reported to your superiors overnight and obtained their approval. Otherwise, you would not be allowed to see this top-secret material today."
"Really!?" I was a little surprised.
Long nodded and continued: "You two will go back to the hotel to prepare. In an hour, we will set off for Ruoqiang County, where Lop Nur is located."
When Dong Xiaodan heard this, he immediately became anxious: "You have planned for them to participate, what about me!?"
Long Yi turned his head and glanced at Dong Xiaodan and said with a smile: "I know you are very concerned about your father's safety, but Lop Nur is too dangerous. We can't let you put yourself in danger anymore. Just stay and wait for us."
News, don’t worry, we will do our best to find it..."
Before Long Yi could finish his words, Dong Xiaodan interrupted him and said firmly: "No, I have to go with you! If you don't let me go with you, I will go to Lop Nur by myself!"
Long Yi obviously didn't expect Dong Xiaodan to be so determined. He tried hard to persuade her, but he still couldn't convince her. He couldn't take coercive measures, so he had to wink at me and ask for help. After my persuasion, Dong Xiaodan finally agreed.
She followed us to the site of the incident to search, but she also said that she would not stay alone in Urumqi. She had to go with us to Ruoqiang County and wait for us there.
Long Yi readily agreed to her request.
Since time was tight, we hurried back to the hotel to pack our things. On our way back to the hotel, the thoughtful Wen Qingshan whispered to me that he always felt that someone was following us, but I looked back and didn't see him.
I didn't know if there was anyone suspicious, or if he was too sensitive, or if someone was really following us secretly. Just in case, I reminded Dong Xiaodan not to leave my side as much as possible. I didn't want her to fall into the trap of a cult again.
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After the three of us packed our things, the driver took us directly to a military airport. This surprised us all because just last night, Dong Xiaodan told me that Urumqi is about 900 kilometers away from Ruoqiang County, where Lop Nur is located.
Kilometers, it takes at least ten hours to drive there, and most of the areas we pass through are desolate and uninhabited no-man's land. She followed us last time, and the car ride made her want to vomit, so we had to be mentally prepared.
Unexpectedly, we did not go there by car this time, but by plane. The driver drove the three of us directly to a medium-sized military transport aircraft painted in yellow sand color. From a long way away, I saw Long Yi standing there.