Chapter 4443: Analysis

There was no more politeness or small talk. After getting together, we started talking about business.

Lin Yi nodded and said:

"The situation down here is more complicated than I thought. I went down there to take a look yesterday and felt that this place was a bit weird. I couldn't figure out what the trick was."

"Take your time and let's analyze it together," Tao Cheng said.

In the next half hour, Lin Yi explained the relevant situation to several people.

After he finished speaking, everyone fell silent.

"Based on what you have found, I think other intersections may not be that dangerous either," Qiu Yuluo said.

"Before it was dug up, it was a relatively closed space with extremely low oxygen content. It was already very difficult for some black worms to survive. It was unlikely that any large organisms would survive, so there was no need to worry too much."

"No, you overlooked a very important point."

Ning Che denied Qiu Yuluo's statement.

"Bath Ore can release a large amount of oxygen. It's a closed environment right there. As long as there's Bath Ore, there won't be a problem. Bath Ore is also one of the basic ores on Tilia Island. The reserves are huge. The indigenous people may have brought some of it here. So there is a possibility that there are other large creatures in the ruins."

Ning Che's analysis also made others suddenly realize that she did have a point.

"According to your analysis, there may be other dangerous creatures in other passages, right?" Qiu Yuluo said.

Ning Che nodded, "And there are about two types of such dangerous creatures. The first type is the mutants we encountered in the Ailao Mountains, but I think this situation is unlikely, because it is impossible for people to go there, and there is no possibility of being mutated. So I am more inclined to the second type, that there may be mutated creatures there, and the probability is very high."

After listening to Ning Che's analysis, everyone fell silent.

Qiu Yuluo thought for a while and said:

"The ruins are completely sealed. Even if there are some secret and small passages leading to there, there are probably only some snakes, insects, rats and ants. The dangers brought by these things should be limited to us."

"It's hard to say. Think about it. The two-headed python and the giant salamander he encountered on Mount Ailao, I guess they were not like that at the beginning. They must have been affected by the radiation. It must be the same here. If some snakes, insects, rats and ants go in, what kind of mutation will occur under the influence of radiation and Bass ore? Maybe they will be stronger than those on Mount Ailao."

"But the question arises again. If there is really radiation there, why didn't the radiation detector detect it?" Qiu Yuluo said his thoughts:

"Besides that, if there really are other creatures in there, why would they stay in there all the time without showing any signs of coming out to move around?"

Ning Che spread his hands and said, "I don't know about that. These are just my analysis. I don't know if they are accurate or not."

Qiu Yuluo looked at Tao Cheng and saw that he was chatting with Sui Qiang.

"What are you two whispering about?"

"I'm checking with him about the situation."

Tao Cheng took the paper and pen in his hand, on which there was a picture he had drawn.

"Look at the structure of the ruins. Does it look like the Nine Palaces and Eight Diagrams?"

After listening to what Tao Cheng said, several people looked at him and what he had drawn.

Only then did I realize that this seemed to be true.

The distribution of the eight holes seems to be in line with the positions of the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams.

"That's right." Shao Jianfeng said:

"In the bronze tomb, we found the skeleton of Zhang Daoling, the founder of Taoism. Here, we also found bronze statues and the topographic structure of the Nine Palaces and Eight Diagrams. I think it is not a coincidence."

For several people, the discovery brought new mysteries.

"My head feels itchy, as if I'm going to grow a brain," said Zhao Yunhu.

"It's fine to find these things in China, but it's really strange to find them here as well," said Qiu Yulo.

"No, I think we may have overcomplicated the problem." Sui Qiang said:

"In ancient times, our territory was much larger than it is now. At its largest, the area east of the Red Sea was all ours, and that area is very close to where we are now. It is very likely that someone came to this land during that period and brought Taoist culture with them."

Ning Che shook his head. "If that's the case, then everything is messed up. This is no longer a place where the indigenous people live. It's very likely that the ancients also lived here. The two cultures and civilizations have merged here. It will be very difficult to find out the truth."

After this analysis, everyone fell silent again, because it seemed like they had reached a dead end. For a moment, they didn't know how to proceed, or even how to analyze.

"I think we can be bolder." Lin Yi said:

"Why do you have to think that Taoism is a product of our country? Isn't it possible that it is a cultural model of Tilia Island?"

After listening to Lin Yi's analysis, everyone's minds seemed to be opened up.

"What you mean is that this was originally something on the island, and then a group of people from our country landed on the island many, many years ago and brought this culture out," Ning Che said.

"Yes, but the culture on the island may be different from our Taoist culture."

Lin Yi took out a piece of compressed biscuit and said:

"For example, this is the foundation of Taoist culture. After our people brought it back, they added other supplements and meanings to it, so it evolved into a culture that is completely different from the one on the island. But their core is the same, so we can see the shadow of Taoism here."

After a pause, Lin Yi continued:

"Think about it, weren't people like us the so-called martial arts masters in ancient times? And we have analyzed before that our practice method is likely passed down from the island. If you look at it from my point of view, all the clues make sense."

Everyone sorted out all the clues again, and it was exactly as Lin Yi said, so there were no logical blind spots.

"Now that we have finished talking about this aspect, let's move on to the next matter: Are there really any dangerous creatures down there?" Tao Cheng said.

"I think there will be." Lin Yi said:

"Although it has not been confirmed, I think this is the ruins mentioned in the Dead Sea Scrolls. So there is a high probability that there are dangerous creatures below, otherwise it is unlikely to be recorded in the Dead Sea Scrolls. There may also be supernatural phenomena. This is why I asked you to come here. If we don't go together, it will be easy to fail here."