Sinmonger Chapter 8: The real entrance

Chapter 8 The Real Entrance

It was also July 13th. After two days of preparation, the consultants and others in Europe finally officially started the excavation of the treasure.

The leader of the exploration of the ruins is undoubtedly Darkwater, with advisors and gunsmiths as support. In the past two days, Dark Water has told the consultant in detail about the general exploration plan, the error estimate of the information he knows and the actual situation, and the possible emergencies in the ruins, etc. The latter is naturally a word. Not to be imprinted in the mind.

The gunsmith mainly remembers information such as the weapon composition of the ruins and how the defense system works. This aspect is his specialty, but he's not the kind of person who can memorize long stories by rote. He often emerges useful memories when he's in the scene. Whether it's building things or shooting, the gunsmith basically "follows his feeling", of course, his intuition is indeed accurate.

On the other hand, on the Steel Commandment side, they are always on guard against the trio of reverse crosses, so they haven't been idle these few days. On the evening of July 10, Dasher had already handed in a document to Lodovico, recording the details of the character John DeSoto. Lodovico also holds the important position of the inspector general of the Holy Land. From the perspective of a capable person, he is only paper-level, and he can climb to this position, of course, not by force. On weekdays, he looks kind-hearted and looks like a Santa Claus, but he is actually suspicious and tolerant. It's not what your advisor said, we'll accept it all, even if it's just a name, Lodovico will have to send someone to check it out secretly, so that you can feel more at ease.

Information obtained from various sources shows that John DeSoto is indeed a well-known archaeologist and explorer who has left footprints in poor mountains and waters around the world, and he and his team have also excavated some valuable cultural heritage. In the past few years, Mr. John has also published several books in his own name, and the sales are all good.

Judging from the photos, there is no doubt that the person who came here is John himself. His theory on the Olmec civilization on the morning of the 11th seems to be more reliable. After all, this explorer has a "professor" title, of course, an honorary professor, the kind that is awarded after going to the university to give a lecture, but it is better than nothing.

Besides, the academics are nothing special. If you go to a university and find a professor who is serious about the Olmec civilization to lead a team to explore and find a ruin, it must be dead and dead. Numerous real-life experiences and film and television works have told us that if you are going to archaeology, exploration, fighting, etc... you'd better find a god-like guide, such as the kind of squatting on the side of the road and dipping your fingers in the water Put the unknown liquid in the pit that looks like urine, put it in your mouth and taste it, and then tell you that you can see a group of zebras 15 kilometers after turning left; another example is 1.9 meters tall, weighs 100 kilograms, and has muscles as hard as Stone, alert and resolute, courageous and resourceful, can kill the strong man of the Predator with the Boy Scout trap; the worst, you have to find an academic who combines theory and practice, wearing a cowboy hat and playing with a leather whip. slip like that.

All in all, John should be the most suitable team leader. Even if the Steel Commandment is forced to fight the reverse cross, at least the explorer must be left for use.

The only doubt is that the last whereabouts of John DeSoto could be found was last November, when he and his team disappeared into a rainforest in South America. After that, they were like the world. Evaporated, even their family and friends thought these people were missing or dead. But why is this John suddenly reappearing as a member of the Reverse Cross today? What has he been through? How is it related to the reverse cross? These questions, the Steel Commandments are not known, and that is not important, they just need to confirm his identity.

Because the Iron Man and Darkwater have no direct contact experience, they have no idea that such creatures exist in the world. No one doubts the authenticity of the John DeSoto in front of him, and it is even more impossible to connect him with the ancient race that built the ruins, which also made them suffer a lot in the process of exploring the ruins later...

On the morning of the thirteenth, the three people who were in the reverse cross walked out of the hotel, each carrying a mountaineering travel bag behind him, which looked bulging and stuffed. Filled with snacks, it's enough for a week.

However, the equipment in the bag is not a secret. Even the bag was bought by Steel Commandment who sent someone to run errands. The consultant just discussed with Darkwater and Gunsmith and made a list of items.

After a few days, they were treated the same, regardless of whether they were alone or together, with two knights behind each. Tell us in advance where you want to go, and there will be a special car to pick you up. You can walk, but even if you run, the two knights in charge of monitoring will follow. In fact, it wouldn't be too difficult for the advisors to get rid of their tails if they really wanted to, but they didn't think it was necessary, because the disappearance of the player would likely lead to a chain reaction such as martial law raids throughout the city. After all, it was a time of war. This is a city occupied by an illegal government. The headquarters and foundation of the Steel Commandment are located. You can call it a liberated area or an occupied area. Unleash a hundred capable people out to arrest people.

The three of them were also taken to the excavation site of the Colosseum in a luxury car today. Lodovico was already waiting here, and wherever he was, Dasher the fake Mexican could be seen.

Getting out of the car, the advisor walked straight to Lodovico, scanning the crowd with his peripheral vision as he walked. In addition to Vanessa and Suyside, he also saw a few new faces, who were undoubtedly steel The "exploration team members" selected by the precepts should be at least at the level of good combat knights or elite knights. It seems that the other party has foreseen the danger in the ruins from the equipment they carried this time, so they have foresighted to find some more useful ones. Cannon fodder, just in case from time to time.

"Look at this, the team will be very bloated." Advisors don't say hello or polite to each other.

"I don't think the configuration of fifteen people is too many." Lodovico replied.

The consultant said: "I'm not talking about the number of people, I'm talking about the bloated team."

"What's the difference?" Lodovico replied unhappily.

Vanessa walked over to the advisor. She had already tied her ponytail and was rarely chewing sweets: "He means, there are too many guys who get in the way."

After hearing the words, Lodovico snorted coldly and said to the consultant, "Do you think that I will allow you three outsiders to enter the ruins where the treasure belonging to our organization is buried without anyone else watching? ? Don't get too far, Mr. Consultant."

"It belongs to you?" the consultant repeated, and he laughed: "Stop kidding, you are the Iron Commandments, you are not the real Templars, the times are different, your grandmasters and priests should all be in their hearts. Clearly, the set of things played today is far more sophisticated than it was in the fourteenth century.

Let's take a step back, even if you are in the same blood as the Knights Templar, the treasure is only what the Templars plundered all over Europe. Could it be that the things stolen will naturally be converted into legal property after hundreds of years? ? "

"That's right." Vanessa said to the advisor before Lodovico: "Whether power or money, as long as you promise not to be taken back, and you can enjoy it safely without sanctions, Then don't say it for hundreds of years, it's a change of ownership when you grab it. This is not in line with the law and morals, but the world has always worked like this, right?"

"Haha... she's a sensible woman." The consultant smiled and said, "Then can I think so, the treasure buried below, whoever grabs it, belongs to whoever it is."

"Yes, if you have the ability, you can take all the things you want to rob, and no one will accuse you of taking the property belonging to the steel commandment." Vanessa said.

"So confident." The consultant pretended to be thinking: "Isn't your ability to snap my fingers at any time and blow my brain out?"

Naturally, Vanessa wouldn't answer his question, she just replied: "Don't talk about it any more, the number of people in the team will not decrease anyway, you have your plan, I..." She said a little bit. After a pause: "...We have our own considerations, you are just valuable collaborators, and we are not the ones who took the initiative to invite us to issue orders."

The consultant looked her in the eyes and quickly understood the hidden hints in the other's words. Vanessa is indeed a character with some background, but after all, she is not the role of the leader. In the city of Rome, she is still far from the level of unequivocal. She needs to make compromises with other high-level leaders of the organization and make some not-so-smart decisions, such as bringing the dozen or so cannon fodder... Only in this way can some people shut up.

What consultants despise the most is the so-called "decision-making level" in the bureaucracy who likes to point fingers. In this world, there are often situations in which laymen lead experts. In order to build a sense of existence or show their shrewdness and ability, the layman leaders in high positions will give more results with less effort. , and even the completely different orders have to be executed by the people below. The result can only be a waste of social resources, futile consumption of other people's time and labor, and a display of their mentally retarded talents. But next time, those guys still won't learn their lesson and tried and tested.

"Hey, I sympathize with you." The advisor put a hand on Vanessa's shoulder.

Vanessa pushed his hand away: "Don't take advantage of the maneuver." She said this with a smile, but in a very unkind tone.

The gunsmith just came over at this time. He was carrying his travel bag on his back and the one with the consultant on his chest. Because the backpack was very big, the gunsmith didn't see what the consultant did, and he was stunned when he heard the words. , I thought to myself: Is this guy a consultant too arrogant? In broad daylight, there are so many people standing around, and you can't hold back when I open the suitcase and get a backpack in front of everyone's eyes. A woman from a hostile force "moved her hands and feet". Then if there is no one around, wouldn't you directly use the thread of truth to tie people up and make a hungry tiger rush for food?

"Next time you'd better call him indecent, social pressure may force him to correct his behavior." The gunsmith handed the backpack to the consultant, turned around and left after complaining, without giving anyone a chance to explain.

Darkwater also came forward with his equipment on his back and said to Lodovico: "How many people do you plan to send with us to go down with us, and how is your equipment configured? Is it the same as ours?"

Finally a pragmatic and reliable person came. Lodovico borrowed a donkey and introduced the ten knights who were sent to accompany them to the three people of the reverse cross. The other two were to follow. Suyside and Vanessa.

As for equipment, the people of Steel Discipline also brought a set of their own, and each of them also brought a backpack. Of course, what's inside is kept secret.

The consultant scoffed at this, knowing that the gang must be armed. In the final analysis, Lodovico just didn't believe that advisors could safely help them find treasures, and guarding against the threat from the inverse cross was the top priority, and the danger from the ruins itself seemed to be nothing.

After learning about the situation at the scene, Darkwater assumed the style of an explorer leader, adapted and used a set of speech lines in John DeSoto's memory, and said nonsense to the knights of the Iron Commandment without any substance. The general meaning is that under my leadership, everyone will be able to travel safely, take out the treasure, and make great contributions.

Darkwater has no human emotions at all, but he can infer the role of human emotions through the analysis of the memory of the devoured, so as to imitate the appearance of emotional creatures. It is nothing more than using expressions and tone to convey some potential information.

At this moment, his morale-boosting speech really eased the tension. After all, it is cooperation now, and someone has to come out to reconcile the tense relationship between the two organizations.

Seeing that the preparations are almost done, Lodovico asked: "Mr. John, yesterday you said that you had thought of a way to enter the ruins, but you refused to disclose it to us in advance. Now that you are about to leave, you can explain it. Those of us who stay above must also be aware of the situation so that we can provide support in a timely manner.”

The consultant said, "You old fox just want to know how to quickly send reinforcements to the ruins if the situation changes.

Dark Shui replied in a very normal tone: "Just go in through the entrance."

"Entrance?" Lodovico wondered: "The entrance to the pyramid under the pit should be deeper underground. Do you know the exact depth of the entrance?"

"If it's deeper underground, then I have to dig further, and I won't set off today." Dark Water replied: "The entrance to the ruins is this pit, but somewhere else."

Seeing that Lodovico seemed to have something to ask the consultant, he rushes first: "Don't show that expression, if we told you the real entry point in advance, you would definitely send someone to investigate in advance, 80% It's going to screw things up again, making that entrance unbreakable."

Lodovico said: "How do you know that there is an entrance somewhere else? We have been researching here for several months, and there is no useful information on the spire under the pit. You only read it. What did you know once?"

Vanessa, who was silent for a while, said thoughtfully: "I think I know the origin of that 'entrance'..."

"There are still people who understand." The consultant continued: "Yes, it is a passage that was discovered by the Count of Kichet de Beauger back then."

"What?" Lodovico was clearly puzzled.

Vanessa said: "The ruin itself belongs to an ancient civilization in BC and was not built by the remnants of the Templars. The Templars discovered it by chance in the fourteenth century. The existence of the ruins, and chose to use it as the location of the treasure. Aside from the factor of the ability, since the technology level of today's world cannot forcibly invade this building with external force. So the person who transported the treasure into the ruins hundreds of years ago must have A normal path has been found that can be used."

While she was explaining to Lodovico and the others, Darkwater had already put on his gear and started walking towards the southeast corner of the arena. The gunsmith quickly followed.

The consultant felt that it was a waste of time to explain to these guys, and he urged Vanessa and the others who wanted to come along to leave quickly.

The group followed the dark water to the wall in the southeast corner of the Colosseum. The outer wall on this side was not damaged. The dark water came to the wall and stroked the stone wall, looking for something, what was on it There are, and you can even find graffiti by tourists who have come here for a few years.

Dark water bent down and searched inch by inch at a height of about one meter. Soon, a symbol entered his line of sight. It was a special trace that could not be washed away by hundreds of years of Sun Mountain Rainforest In the Middle Ages, people interpreted this technology as alchemy or magic, and until today, there is no way to verify how these things work.

"This is the mark they left at that time~IndoMTL.com~ As Dark Water said, he continued to **** along the wall and found the second mark.

To others, those imprints are just a small patch somewhere on a stone wall with a different color. Let's say it's a pattern, and I can't tell what it is, just a bunch of messy lines.

Lodovico followed, as if he had noticed something, and he drummed in his heart: Who is this John DeSoto? Why do you know so much about the mysterious symbols of the Templars? Even within the Steel Commandments, only a few people at the top have this knowledge.

But Darkwater seems to be able to get information from these marks, and around the column along the wall, he found one after another, and the positions of those marks are more inconspicuous than the other, and one is lower than the other.

Afterwards, Dark Water was already squatting on the ground, looking for those marks. Finally, he scraped off some loess on the ground with his hands, and found a slightly reddish mark at the root of a stone wall. It is easier to understand the engraving pattern of this brand. It is two red crosses, one large and one small, one high and one low.

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