#506 - Chapter 506 Silicon-based Life

Not long after the excavation of Mount Li began, the Fire Worshiping Cult members among the laborers started a riot. Under the cover of darkness, they stealthily reached the location where the meteorite was stored and used its radiation to empower themselves.

This riot greatly angered Qin Shi Huang, who immediately dispatched Wang Jian's troops to suppress and execute them all.

This incident made him realize that the existence of the Fire Worshiping Cult threatened the foundation of the Great Qin Empire's rule and could not be tolerated.

Thus began a struggle against the Fire Worshiping Cult that lasted for over a decade.

To this end, Prime Minister Li Si offered two measures:

First: Eradicate evil completely. All remnants of the Fire Worshiping Cult should be buried alive on the spot without any leniency.

Second: Strengthen centralization. Order all influential people in the country to move to Xianyang within a limited time, with those who fail to comply being executed without mercy. Ordinary people are not allowed to privately possess books and records; all must be handed over. Those who fail to hand them over within the deadline will be executed without mercy.

Among the books and records handed over, any related to the Fire Worshiping Cult were to be burned.

Through the above two measures, the foundation for the spread of the cult was completely severed.

In addition to this, there was an unexpected discovery during the riot.

In the cave where the Fire Worshiping Cult members were hiding, there was a strangely shaped ship, referred to as a "Steel Shuttle" in the jade scroll.

This should be the spacecraft that Qin Lao mentioned.

Qin Shi Huang came upon hearing the news, but he did not expect that this "Steel Shuttle" could emit light. Everyone knelt down, believing it to be a miracle.

Subsequently, an iron figure walked out of the light, speaking human language.

From our current perspective, it is easy to guess that this iron figure is actually a robot.

The robot told Qin Shi Huang that buried in the seabed of the East Sea was the past and future of mankind, and he must find a way to locate it.

In addition, the robot said some other things, but Qin Shi Huang and his soldiers didn't understand anything, leaving only four words in the jade scroll: "Incomprehensible."

The robot ran out of energy after saying only a few words.

Finally, Qin Shi Huang ordered that this Steel Shuttle and the meteorite be buried deep together.

In the years that followed, he tried to find what the robot said was in the East Sea, but all ended in failure.

And Wang Jian's army had long been exhausted due to long-term illness.

To commemorate their great achievements, Qin Shi Huang ordered people to create terracotta figures in their likenesses and built a Champion's Tomb next to the imperial mausoleum as a memorial for future generations.

At the very end of the jade scroll, there was also an instruction.

This instruction was for his son, Fusu.

It instructed him that after he ascended the throne, he should continue to send people to the East Sea to explore the secrets of the seabed.

However, later Fusu committed suicide, and Hu Hai succeeded to the throne. All of this was buried in the dust of history.

After reading the contents of the jade scroll, Dongfang Chen fell into deep thought.

If the contents of the jade scroll are true, then there may be an ancient ruin in the East Sea.

And this ancient ruin may be, as the Mayans said, the ancestors of mankind who migrated from Venus.

However, there are still doubts in this:

First: The jade scroll mentions that the purpose of manufacturing the terracotta warriors was to commemorate Wang Jian and the army he led. This makes sense and can explain why the historical records about Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum do not mention relevant content. However, it is still not very consistent with what the Mayans said about "digging up earth to make soldiers."

According to Dongfang Chen's understanding, "digging up earth to make soldiers" must have played a decisive role in the process of eliminating the Fire Worshiping Cult. Therefore, the role of these terracotta warriors should not only be for commemoration.

Second: The aluminum box containing the jade scroll is a modern product. Dongfang Chen guessed that Qin Lao must have deliberately buried it here. Then the question arises, why didn't Qin Lao take the jade scroll away, but buried it here? And he must have read the contents of the jade scroll, and he must know that there may be an ancient ruin somewhere in the East Sea. So, did he ever investigate it?

Dongfang Chen guessed that it was very likely that he didn't.

Third: How exactly is the folded space here formed?

Qin Lao only told him that if the exploration equipment was left in the imperial mausoleum, it would cause entry into the folded space. But why is this so? Qin Lao did not say.

It seems that we can only find the buried spacecraft first.

According to the jade scroll, the spacecraft and the meteorite were buried separately, located deep in Mount Li.

Dongfang Chen released the Queen Bee to conduct a deep scan of the surrounding area, and finally made a discovery after exploring to a depth of 800 meters underground.

This location is exactly where the jade scroll was buried.

"Warning! Warning! Abnormal life form detected!" Suddenly, Dongfang Chen's eyes flashed red.

This was the most serious warning he had ever encountered.

"Xiaolin, what's going on?" Dongfang Chen hadn't figured out the situation yet.

"Commander, silicon-based lifeforms have been detected underground," Xiaolin replied.

"Silicon-based lifeforms!?" Dongfang Chen was a little shocked and also surprised.

Humans are carbon-based lifeforms. Some people have predicted that silicon-based lifeforms may exist in the universe, but these are just assumptions.