Chapter 409: Secret Tomb

Yaoguang also explained to Gao Fei in her reply that the mutants in the Tiangong Special Police Team have a status similar to that of animal companions of druids, and the experience points required for upgrading are only half of those of special police.

However, the benefits of mutants upgrading are also less than those of extraordinary professions, usually only increasing health points and proficiency corrections, and increasing attributes a little at even levels.

In addition, mutants, like animal companions or magical pets, will evolve when their levels reach a certain stage, and their attributes and various abilities will be greatly improved.

Gao Fei thought that Wu Xiaoqian did not have a weapon that was suitable for her, so he asked her if she could use a pistol.

"Of course! I am a VIP customer of the Mulan Township shooting range, and my shooting skills are very accurate!" Wu Xiaoqian said with a pat on her chest.

Gao Fei took out his own pistol and lent it to her.

Wu Xiaoqian took the pistol, skillfully disassembled the magazine, counted the bullets and put them back, raised the gun and aimed, and her movements were quite cool.

It seems that she is not bragging when she claims that she has accurate shooting skills.

Jiang Feng also opened the star disk storage space and lent Wu Xiaoqian the astral riot suit that the monk profession could not use.

Wearing this +1 enchanted riot suit, Wu Xiaoqian gained a level 5 armor defense.

She has a +2 agility modifier, and "keen intuition" can also count the +5 perception modifier into the dodge bonus, and the final defense level is 22.

Unless she kills herself, it is not so easy to be hit by zombies.

Since she has become a teammate, Wu Xiaoqian no longer hides her secrets.

From the time she awakened her superpowers to now, it has been less than a year, and she is still in the "developmental stage". She can only use her superpowers in a high-magic environment, such as during the global magic tide after the silver flash outbreak, or in a magic-rich area like Mulan Township.

Wu Xiaoqian moved back to Mulan Township from the provincial capital to settle down. In addition to being convenient for taking care of her elderly father nearby, there is another very important reason, that is, in Mulan Township, the magic stored in her body can be automatically replenished every day.

In addition to the two passive abilities of "Yin Yang Eyes" and "Sharp Intuition", Wu Xiaoqian can also use "Group Command" 8 times a day.

She can infiltrate her own magic power into mirrors or devices with camera lenses such as mobile phones and cameras, and apply "Group Command" to all creatures within 60 feet in front of the viewfinder, and it is also effective for undead creatures.

The three returned to the van, and Gao Fei told Ma Tao and Wang Daqing about the new discoveries of this trip.

"Ms. Wu, since you have become a member of our team, don't hide it. Tell me quickly, where are you going next?"

Wang Daqing asked Wu Xiaoqian while sitting in the driver's seat.

"Drive to the ski resort first, then turn south. There is a small hill nearby. The ancient tomb at the foot of the hill is our destination."

After briefly introducing the itinerary, Wu Xiaoqian further revealed:

"The ancient tomb that Hong Debiao intends to excavate is located on Shiyang Shihu Mountain south of the ski resort. There is an abandoned Qing Dynasty tomb nearby."

"This cemetery was looted by the Kwantung Army as early as the puppet Manchukuo era, and was later destroyed by tomb robbers several times. There are no valuable cultural relics left."

"After my father retired, he still couldn't sit still and often went there for a walk. After his professional investigation, he found that just below the severely damaged Qing Dynasty tomb, there was an even older Jin Dynasty tomb hidden!"

"In fact, my father was writing a paper about this secret tomb. Unfortunately, before he could publish it, he was kidnapped by Hong Debiao and the manuscript of the paper was taken away." Wu Xiaoqian sighed.

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Shiyang and Shihu Mountain are adjacent to the ski resort. On the south slope of the mountain, from the top to the bottom, there are two stone men, two stone sheep, and one stone tiger.

The stone sculptures stand opposite each other, forming a passage in the middle. The heads of the two stone men are gone, but they are wearing long robes, with square belt buckles around their waists, narrow sleeves and round collars, and wearing boots. They hold a hu tablet in both hands, which is placed flat on the belt, and look simple and solemn.

"The stone figures are dressed in the Central Plains style, which shows that they were more influenced by the Central Plains culture and broke away from the traditional customs of the Jurchen people. Therefore, their time should be after the Jurchens entered the Central Plains on a large scale, in the middle of the Jin Dynasty."

"The ancients always had the habit of erecting stone sculptures in front of tombs. This kind of stone sculpture is also called 'stone statues'. Groups of stone statues standing opposite each other form a passage in front of the tomb, called 'Shendao'."

"According to the "History of the Song Dynasty", the stone statues in front of the tombs of officials in the Song Dynasty have shapes. Generally, there are a pair of stone sheep, stone tigers, and stone pillars. Only officials above the third rank can add a pair of stone figures."

"The Jin Dynasty imitated the Song Dynasty system and also stipulated that only officials above the third rank could enjoy the treatment of erecting stone figures in front of the tomb. From this point of view, the people buried in this Jin tomb must be Jurchen nobles and officials above the third rank."

Wu Xiaoqian has a family background in learning. She introduced the origins of the stone sculptures at the foot of the mountain to Gao Fei and others, citing classics and telling them like the back of her hand.

Gao Fei was listening intently, and suddenly felt a trace of spiritual fluctuations, so he gestured to the rearview mirror.

Wang Daqing nodded in understanding, stepped on the brake, and the van stopped at the bottom of the hill.

Gao Fei was the first to open the door and get out of the car, whistling towards the forest shaded by pines and cypresses in front.

Meows and cats came from the forest in response to his call.

Wu Xiaoqian also got out of the car and looked at Gao Fei curiously.

Not long after, a black shadow flew in the air, folded its wings, and landed skillfully on Gao Fei's shoulder.

"Wow! A cat with wings, so amazing!"

Wu Xiaoqian widened her eyes in surprise.

Gao Fei stroked the winged cat on his shoulder and introduced her: "This guy is called Hu Zi, and he is also a member of our special police team."

"Can I touch him?" Wu Xiaoqian's eyes were full of eagerness.

"You can touch him, but you have to pay, one bag of cat food each time."

Gao Fei replied with a smile.

"Yes, yes! That's reasonable!"

Wu Xiaoqian took the cat food handed by Jiang Feng, tore open the package, and held the biscuit in her palm to feed the cat.

"Hu Zi is so good! This setting of paying to pet a cat is also very unique...Gao Fei, can you write Hu Zi into my next book?"

"Well, I have to discuss this with Hu Zi first."

Gao Fei had a spiritual communication with the magic pet, and then smiled and nodded to Wu Xiaoqian.

"Hu Zi agreed, and also made a request, asking you to portray him as upright and righteous as possible in the book, at least as a righteous partner of the shit shoveler."

"That's no problem, but... is Hu Zi really that smart?"

Wu Xiaoqian suspected that Gao Fei's request was just a random lie, pretending that it was Hu Zi himself... this cat's opinion.

"You don't have to doubt it. Although Hu Zi can't speak, he can understand human words, and he is indeed very smart, even smarter than some people." Gao Fei glanced at Jiang Feng.

Lady Jiang raised her fist and glared at him, issuing a silent threat, forbidding him to use Hu Zi's intelligence attribute to drag her down.