Returning to the circular stone house, the four injured including Taoist Master Zengfan, Zhang Li, and the injured Fei Yifan, who had been staying behind, gathered around. They saw that Fei Yifan, who had been bitten by the little black snake, Xiao Wenshi and others were now
His mental state should be fine now.
At this time, I asked how Pang Xiaotai appeared in the basement. Pang Xiaotai looked at Fei Yifan and said to me in a low voice: "After you left, it's over. Uncle Fei, an old boy, keeps running against me, and I don't feel at ease."
You and Brother Jiao, just go down and have a look."
I chuckled and replied in a low voice: "You just have to compete with Mr. Fei. How can you, a clumsy guy like you, be the opponent of the cunning Uncle Fei?"
Pang Xiaotai blushed and was about to say something. At this time, after Dr. Lin examined the expert who was frightened by the one-eyed mummy, he said to Minister An: "Mr. Qiu is fine, he was just too frightened."
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Minister An glanced at the expert named Qiu with disdain, frowned and said: "Old Qiu, let's go out first. You quickly change a set of clothes. We must leave the City of Time as soon as possible."
After saying that, he waved to us and walked out of the stone house.
Everyone also looked at Expert Qiu with a strange look on his face, his eyes still dull and frightened, and walked out of the stone house in a funny way.
When I walked out of the stone house, all the buildings in the "City of Time" were still brightly lit, and the air was still filled with the aroma of baking bread. I saw Minister An standing in the middle of the long street, looking like he was worried, and looking to the long street.
I looked at the end of the street with a blank face. I thought, Minister An must have hidden too many secrets about this scientific expedition, but why didn't he tell us all directly?
Just as he was thinking about it, Minister An suddenly turned around and asked: "When we entered the "City of Time", did any of you hear clearly how many times the suddenly ringing bell rang?"
Everyone was startled at first, and then began to talk based on their own impressions and imaginations.
Pang Xiaotai's character is impatient. He first said: "It should be about ten times. Anyway, the bell rings for a long time."
Fei Fan retorted with a sharp voice: "You kid, don't talk nonsense if you didn't hear clearly! Minister An must have his intention when he asked this question. You were so vague about ten times, it's disgusting! Ever since I was old
Judging from Fei's research on the underground tomb...that underground archeology, the bell should have rung twelve times."
Before anyone else could speak, Pang Xiaotai said anxiously: "Comrade Fei, are you quarreling with me again? You said it should have rang twelve times. There are many things that should have happened! After working on it for a long time, you are not sure exactly what the sound was.
A few times, don’t pretend to be here with me."
Everyone quickly tried to persuade the two of them. Instructor Shui said, "How long has it been since this happened? Are you still causing trouble?"
After hearing this, the two people refrained from talking. Several other people also mentioned the number of times the bell rang based on their own memories and impressions. Generally speaking, everyone agreed that it was more than ten times, but specifically it was ten times.
Whether it is one ring or twelve cannot be determined.
At this time, Minister An looked a little strange. He said anxiously: "If it rings ten or eleven times, we still have a chance to leave here. If it rings twelve, we will be in big trouble!"
Dr. Lin wondered: "Minister An, why?"
Minister An did not answer immediately, but glanced at Mr. Qiu who changed his clothes and walked out of the stone house, and then said: "The ancient scrolls of Yuansha Ancient City record that the sacred "City of Time" suddenly disappeared at a certain stage of the Seven-Star Civilization.
There is no trace, but no one knows how it disappeared. However, the ancient scrolls also record two speculations about the disappearance of the "City of Time". One is that it is due to earthquakes, and the other is that it is due to magic. However,
Regarding the sudden disappearance of the "City of Time," ancient scroll records also believe that humans in the Seven-Star Civilization believed that the "City of Time" would reappear in the world one day and once again bring the magical power of immortality to mankind."
Speaking of this, Minister An seemed to be alerted to something. He listened carefully, then his face changed, and he said with fear: "There is no time to say too much, we must leave this "City of Time" now, if If the bell rings again, all the one-eyed mummies in the city will be resurrected, and we may not be able to leave even if we want to!"
After that, he pointed to the long brightly lit streets on both sides: "We will keep moving forward along this main street. Everyone should follow closely. No one should walk around anymore. I hope there is still time and we can Leave here safely."
Everyone was confused by what he said, but it was also weird. Those of us who had seen the one-eyed mummy resurrected in the underground secret room were even more frightened. So everyone immediately packed up and walked quickly along the long street. ran forward.
No matter what doubts everyone had at this time, everyone had no objection to leaving this strange place. Therefore, everyone trotted very quickly along the way. No matter what kind of buildings or facilities appeared on both sides of the street, everyone also I'm not in the mood to explore anymore.
During the rapid march, suddenly there seemed to be a bright light ahead, and I didn't know where it was. Everyone slowed down their pace, and they were a little hesitant in their hearts. Could there be something strange appearing in front of them?
Seeing that everyone's steps were a bit messy and lagging, Minister An, who was walking at the front, hurriedly shouted: "Don't stop, everyone! Keep moving forward."
After everyone heard this, they collected their minds and continued to run forward. I don't know why, but the moment Minister An turned around, I suddenly felt that there was something indescribably strange in his eyes. It was like a beast's eyes. , fierce and stoic. My heart couldn't help but tremble.
At this moment, we ran into a circular square the size of a football field. The entire square was arc-shaped, and the only gap was the main long street we ran in. The ground of the square was no longer The gray-black stones were replaced with golden square tiles. If my eyesight is correct, the ground should be made of an unknown amount of gold. On the circular stone walls around the square, there are countless one-eyed weirdos. Lamps with different postures illuminate the entire square.
To be honest, those one-eyed weirdos on the wall shocked us all at first. At first, everyone thought that the mummies of the one-eyed weirdos had come back to life and gathered around the square. Fortunately, the bright lights gave us the best eyesight. After being frightened, I saw clearly that these one-eyed monsters were actually lamp sculptures.
Looking directly in front of us, a sculpture stands in the center of the square. There are four circular pools surrounding it, and there is a sound of "gurgling" water, and the sound seems to be very rapid. It's like...the feeling of a fountain getting ready to burst out.
The sculpture is about two people tall. It is exactly the look of the one-eyed woman we saw on the movable stone slab in the underground secret room, but it has been magnified many times. The sculpture is pure white, shining against the countless lights around the square. It was shiny and made of unknown material. In her hand, she held a large oval black jar. The only difference from the stone slab was that the two arms of the one-eyed woman statue were respectively Wrapped around a black winged snake body, around the snake body, the one-eyed woman's body is also carved with gray-white clothing that looks like clouds, which is very dynamic. It gives us the impression that the one-eyed woman is carrying two snakes, holding I had the illusion that the giant altar had just fallen from the sky.
In short, this sculpture is extremely exquisite and agile, especially its facial features, which are exquisite. Even the eyebrows and the details of the skin on the face are vividly carved, appearing before our eyes like a living giant. The most impressive thing is that
What makes us feel evil is that its eyes are the same as the eyes of the one-eyed mummy in the underground secret room. The faint green color seems to be magical and captivating.
Minister An quickly reminded everyone not to look at the strange pair of magic eyes. He also urged us to quickly pass through the sculpture and go to the back.
Beyond the sculpture, a black building with simple and heavy colors appeared in front of us. The style of this building reminded me of the style of the Mayan temple that the explorer suddenly discovered in a film about the search for Mayan culture.
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The entire building is rectangular, with a tall triangular tower-shaped building in the middle. The spire on the top of the tower reaches straight into the sky. On both sides of it, there are sixteen thick black columns on each side supporting the cloister.
There are four entrances symmetrically arranged on the sides. The strange thing is that there are no doors made of any material at the entrances, so soft orange light shines directly from inside.
The whole building may not surprise us all. After all, we are already familiar with books, movies and computers such as the Roman Colosseum, Pantheon, Karnak and Amon Temple, and even the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the Mayan Temple.
Pyramids and other ancient buildings. Of course, these architectural miracles created by ancient civilizations have long been worshiped and studied as "miracles" by modern people.
However, on the top of the tower in the middle part of the building, a whole rectangular body with a round golden object at the upper end gave us all an incredible feeling. It turned out to be a large golden object embedded in a tower-shaped building.
bell!
The golden clock may not be a big problem to cast now, but it is incredible to appear in an underground castle of an ancient civilization that disappeared tens of millions of years ago! Especially, it is actually on the clock dial
The Arabic numerals "1-12" are accurately marked on it. Even the hour, minute and second hands, and the pendulum are as complete and perfect as today's clocks.
And when we saw its huge pointer running normally and making a "click" sound, a kind of creepy fear arose in everyone's heart.
Minister An murmured: "Oh my God! The "Clock of Time" is indeed real!"
Many people did not hear what Minister An said at this time. They were all dumbfounded and looked up at the golden clock in panic. But I happened to be standing next to Minister An and heard his whisper. I turned around and looked at him in surprise.
, I saw his eyes were in a trance, and his facial muscles were twitching constantly. I think no one could understand his state of mind at this time, but the shock he showed might be stronger than those of us. Because he murmured something
This sentence exposed the possibility that he should know the existence of this golden clock, and he should know many, many more. I wonder what the secrets hidden in his heart are?