Chapter 802 "The Puzzle of the Stone Tablet"

"These stone tablets don't look simple." Ye Li carefully looked at the several huge rocks blocking the road in front of her. The stone tablets were covered with strange symbols and ancient carvings.

"I don't like things that suddenly appear." Zhang Meng approached the stone tablet and touched the surface with his hand, as if he wanted to feel something with his hand. "Is this not another test?"

"You're right. This is definitely a test site." Chu Tian stood not far away and looked around cautiously. "Every time we go deeper, the mechanisms and traps become more complicated."

Qin Feng glanced at the stone tablet. "These symbols seem to be an ancient language. Based on the way they are arranged, I guess this is some kind of puzzle game."

"Solve the puzzle? Let me do it!" Zhang Meng immediately rushed over and began to observe the symbols carefully. "I love this kind of intellectual challenge!"

"Calm down first, don't touch it like last time." Ye Li reminded quickly, "Let's study these symbols first."

Zhang Meng waved his hand disapprovingly, "Don't worry, I will be careful this time. Last time it was an accident, I won't cause any trouble this time."

He stared at the symbols and muttered to himself, "What kind of shape is this? It looks like... an animal? Some of it looks like a plant? Hmm, there must be a connection!"

Qin Feng walked to the stone tablet and looked down at the inscriptions on it. "I think these symbols may represent some kind of element or power. They should be controlling the mechanism behind the stone tablet."

"Then how do we decipher these symbols?" Ye Li asked with a frown.

"I guess we need to find the corresponding order." Qin Feng analyzed, "If the symbols are arranged in a certain order, we just need to touch them in the correct order and the mechanism will be unlocked."

"What are we waiting for? Let's try it right away!" Zhang Meng rubbed his hands, ready to start with great interest.

"Wait a minute!" Chu Tian hurriedly pulled him back, "We don't know what the consequences of touching are yet, so don't act rashly."

"Why are you always so nervous?" Zhang Meng pouted, "With me here, nothing can't be solved!"

"The problem is, with you here, there are more and more problems." Ye Li teased.

"I promise there won't be any accidents this time!" Zhang Meng said confidently, then reached out and pressed a stone carving with a sun-like symbol on it.

In an instant, a faint light suddenly appeared on the stone tablet, and then the ground began to shake slightly.

"Wow, I think I succeeded?" Zhang Meng shouted excitedly.

However, the light only lasted for a few seconds before it suddenly went out and the vibrations stopped.

"Uh...something seems wrong." Zhang Meng scratched his head and smiled awkwardly, "It seems it's not that simple."

"This is the consequence of messing around." Qin Feng sighed, "We must touch these symbols in the correct order."

Ye Li walked to the stone tablet and observed the symbols carefully. "I found that the arrangement of these symbols is like an ancient story, maybe some kind of legend. We need to find the order of this legend."

"Legend? Are you saying that these symbols represent the progress of a story?" Chu Tian frowned slightly, "Then how should we interpret it?"

"Maybe we can start with the shape of the symbols." Ye Li pointed at a few symbols, "For example, this symbol that looks like the sun may represent 'beginning'. This one looks like the moon and may represent 'end'."

"It's like we are recreating the beginning and ending of a story." Qin Feng said thoughtfully.

"What about the middle?" Zhang Meng moved closer to the stone tablet. "I saw several animal patterns. Maybe they are characters in the story?"

"That makes sense." Ye Li nodded. "We can arrange the order based on these characters and events and piece together a complete story."

"Sounds good." Chu Tian looked at the stone tablet, "Let's try and touch these symbols in the order of the story."

"Okay, then I'll touch the sun first, which represents the beginning of the story." Ye Li stretched out her hand and pressed the sun symbol.

The stone tablet glowed again, and then they decided that Zhang Meng would touch the second symbol - a symbol with an animal pattern engraved on it.

"This looks like a lion." Zhang Meng guessed, "Maybe it represents courage?"

He pressed lightly, and the light of the stone tablet continued to intensify, and the vibration became more obvious.

"It seems to work!" Zhang Meng said excitedly, "Keep going!"

Next, Chu Tian touched a symbol engraved with a plant pattern, "This may represent the power of nature."

The light grew stronger again, and the entire stone tablet began to emit a slight humming sound, as if reminding them that they were getting closer and closer to success.

"We're almost there!" Zhang Meng almost jumped up with joy, "Next is the moon symbol, which represents the end of the story!"

Ye Li carefully reached out her hand and touched the moon symbol.

However, the moment she touched the symbol, the light suddenly dimmed, the stone tablet vibrated violently, and the symbol instantly lost its luster, as if it had become ineffective.

"This is wrong!" Qin Feng reacted immediately, "We did something wrong!"

"How could it be wrong?" Zhang Meng was stunned for a moment, "Didn't we come here in order?"

Qin Feng quickly reviewed his actions just now and suddenly thought of something, "Maybe the moon is not a symbol of the end, it may represent a transitional stage."

"Then what is the symbol of the end?" Ye Li frowned.

"Maybe this." Qin Feng pointed to a symbol engraved with a mountain peak. "The mountain peak usually symbolizes the top, which may represent the climax or end of the story."

"Then try it quickly!" Zhang Meng was impatient.

Qin Feng pressed the mountain symbol without hesitation. Instantly, the stone tablet lit up again, the light was brighter than before, the ground stopped shaking, and all the symbols regained their bright luster.

"We succeeded!" Ye Li breathed a sigh of relief.

"I told you, we can definitely do it!" Zhang Meng smiled proudly, "Although there were some twists and turns, it was solved perfectly in the end!"

"If you weren't so anxious, we might have solved it long ago." Chu Tian teased.

As the stone tablet was unlocked, a hidden passage slowly emerged from behind the mountain wall, emitting a soft light, as if welcoming their arrival.

"It seems that this is the road to the next stage." Qin Feng said.

"The adventure isn't over yet." Zhang Meng patted the amulet, "But with me here, any challenge won't be a problem!"

"I hope you won't mess around again this time." Ye Li smiled and shook her head, "Let's go."

Several people walked into the passage. The air in the passage was fresh and full of mystery. The stone slabs under their feet seemed to record more ancient stories.

The light ahead is getting brighter and brighter, and they know that new adventures and challenges are waiting for them.

"We will definitely pass this time." Zhang Meng walked in front with full confidence, "Because I have mastered the true power of the amulet!"

"Are you sure?" Chu Tian teased him deliberately.

"Of course!" Zhang Meng proudly waved the amulet in his hand, "Just wait and see, I will definitely be the biggest contributor next time!"

The laughter of several people echoed in the passage, and accompanying them was an unknown adventure.