There are stone servants here, proving that there are traces of human activities.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel a little excited in my heart.
Because if you find traces of human activities in the past, you may have approached the hiding place of the Yufu Clan's astrolabe.
There were no gloves in the equipment that Andrew had arranged in advance, so when I just peeled off the human figurine hidden in the snow, my hands were basically swollen from the snow.
But the situation at hand is urgent. I must try to find as many stone figurines as possible, and then see if I can follow these stone figurines to find the buildings built by the Yufu tribe deep in Shentang Bay.
Because at this moment, I feel that my body is highly exhausted. If I don’t find a place to avoid the cold as soon as possible, I probably won’t be able to hold on for long.
I kept groping in the snow at the risk that my fingers might be frozen to death by the extremely cold ice and snow.
Fortunately, it didn't take long before I touched another human figurine.
This time, I did not wipe off all the snow on the statues, but followed the general direction between the two statues and walked down.
Immediately afterwards, the human figurines gradually began to appear under my hands. I touched these stone figurines and slowly moved towards the cliff.
It was extremely difficult to walk in waist-deep snow, and I also had to touch the human figurines buried deep in the snow as guides to find the way. Therefore, within a distance of less than 100 meters, I
We walked for almost an hour.
During this hour of high-intensity exercise, the ice-covered clothes inside the cold-proof clothing began to slowly melt again under the influence of the heat constantly emitted by my body.
So when I walked to the edge of the cliff, the clothes inside the cold-proof clothes could almost squeeze out water again.
The wet cloth stuck to my sticky skin was particularly uncomfortable. At this moment, I desperately wanted to find an indoor space where I could change into clean clothes.
I originally felt that I could find the entrance on the cliff by touching these stone figurines, but it turned out that I was still too naive, because there was nothing on the cliff in front of me except exposed, bare stones.
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I suddenly felt like a deflated rubber ball, and my whole body collapsed.
Because my legs were not in the snow, my body was supported by the snow, and I didn't even think about the chance to lie down.
At this moment, I am physically tired, and my mental defenses have been defeated. Anyway, my whole person feels sluggish.
Who knows, I walked to the cliff while touching the stone figurines, almost using up all the ancient strength in my body.
My body had been moving just now, so the heat radiated from my body caused the ice on my clothes to melt into water.
At this moment, not long after I stood, the water that was originally attached to my clothes began to freeze again.
Therefore, I started to feel cold again.
I must find a way out while I still have the strength left in my body, otherwise if I wait like this, I will definitely end up buried in this vast white snow.
Thinking of this, I swallowed the lump of air that I had just held in my chest. After sorting out my emotions, I began to observe the surroundings carefully.
The stone figurines obviously disappeared when they reached the cliff, but why couldn't they find the entrance on the cliff?
Does this entrance also need to be opened through a mechanism?
I shook my legs, which were numb from the cold and were stuck in the snow, and then moved as close as possible to the cliff.
The cliffs were all rugged and exposed, and I looked at them for a long time, but I couldn't see any clues.
The strange thing is that there is white snow as far as the eye can see at the bottom of the valley, but the cliffs are only covered with a thin layer of frost.
Is it possible that there are any special properties on this cliff that prevent ice and snow from accumulating on it?
What is covered under this thin layer of frost?
I suddenly had an idea, since we have reached this point, why not take a risk and gamble.
After making up my mind, I took out both hot water bottles from my backpack and poured water directly above the end of the stone figurines on the cliff.
Originally, I wanted to melt the thin frost on the cliff and see if there were any mechanisms on the rocks inside.
However, what I didn't expect was that when two pots of hot water were poured on it, the thin frost on the cliff was not affected at all, and it remained as it should be.
This makes it a little difficult for me to understand. No matter how thick the glacier is, if the hot water is poured on it and cannot melt it, there should at least be a burst of white smoke.
But there was nothing. The two pots of hot water seemed to have been eaten by glaciers. How could this be possible?
Now that there is no hot water, can we really just wait to die?
I refused to give up, almost lying on the thin frost on the cliff, and then kept beating on it regardless of the pain on my palms caused by the frost on it.
Suddenly, I had an idea and felt that I had overlooked one of the most important details.
The human figurines I just touched were all submerged in the snow, so if there is any entrance at the end of the figurines, it should be on the same level as the figurines.
The position where I am standing now should be about one meter higher than the figurines due to the snow on the ground.
Therefore, if I want to find the entrance on the cliff, I shouldn't look for it from my current angle. Instead, I should lie down and explore at the junction of the cliff and the snow.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but cursed myself several times in my mind, and because of my impulse just now, I didn't have any hot water on my body now.
There wasn't much time or energy to waste, so I didn't dare to slack off at all, so I bent down and kept scratching at the junction between the cliff and the snow.
Finally, I saw a small hole appearing in the snowdrift mixed with my blood under my hand. According to current judgment, there should be some space inside the hole.
The emergence of this hope gave me unlimited motivation. I didn't care that my palms were full of cuts from the sharp glaciers. I just wanted to dig the hole as quickly as possible so that I could get in.
After all, in the face of death, all other bumps and bruises are minor injuries that are not worth mentioning.
I gradually pushed aside the snow at the entrance of the cave. Lying down outside, I could vaguely see a human figurine standing inside the cave.
That's right here.
I felt a little excited, and the adrenaline stimulated my hand speed to become faster.
After a while, I dug a small hole in the thick snow that allowed me to turn my body.
Without any hesitation, I took off my backpack and threw it in, then lowered myself and walked through it.
I don’t know if it was because of the shielding effect of the snow in the valley, but it was almost completely dark inside the cave. My vision suddenly switched from white to complete darkness. My eyes couldn’t adapt instantly, so there was a temporary exposure.
blind.
I don’t know if it’s a congenital genetic defect or some disease factor. Anyway, this happens to me often, but as long as I close my eyes and rest for a while, my eyes will automatically return to normal, so I don’t pay much attention to it, I’m just used to it.
He just closed his eyes.
After closing your eyes, the sensory nerves may be a little dull, which makes the tactile nerves become sharper.
Although I don’t know how big the cave is yet, judging from the current feeling, the cave should be very deep, and the temperature inside is much higher than outside the cave. It is almost the most comfortable temperature for the human body, but it is very dry.
After standing for such a short time, I already felt that my throat and nasal cavity were extremely dry, and my body began to frequently send signals to drink water.
I stood motionless like this for about five minutes. I guessed that my retinas had rested enough, and then I slowly opened my eyes.
The moment I opened my eyes, I was almost scared to death.
In front of me, there is a human figurine standing squarely, but for some reason, the eyes, ears, and nose on the face of the human figurine have been gouged out. It has its mouth wide open, its hands stretched forward, and the expression on its face is...
He looked ferocious, as if he had a blood feud with me and would eat me the next moment.
I was just about to curse that thoughtless person for destroying a perfectly good human figurine like this, when a small bug from nowhere flew into my nostrils without fail.
The nasal mucosa was irritated by foreign objects, causing me to sneeze several times immediately.
However, I don’t know if it was because the air in the cave was too dry, but the few sneezes I made spurted out blood, and all the blood was sprinkled on the face of the human figurine whose facial features were removed.