With twelve points of vigilance towards Chenjiabao(陈家堡: Chen family fortress), Lin Yu slowly entered Double Saw Mountain with the team.
The reason why Double Saw Mountain is named as such is naturally because of its appearance - after entering it, Lin Yu quickly saw two saw blade-like ridges standing tall and bare.
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"This reminds me of a Stegosaurus, but it's a pity that there are no Stegosaurus in this world, otherwise it should be called Stegosaurus Mountain."
Li Nian said with emotion.
Lin Yu shook his head: "The naming of mountains and rivers is generally very early. Dinosaur fossils were discovered and officially named as dinosaurs and recorded in 1822, while Stegosaurus fossils were discovered and their shape was restored in 1877. At that time, within the scope of human activities, especially the mountains close to the settlements, basically already had names that were widely spread and recognized."
Li Nian looked at Lin Yu: "Sister Zhu Ming, you are so amazing - you deserve to be a 'veterinarian', you know so much about animals."
"I don't think the knowledge of 'dinosaurs' has much to do with my profession as a 'veterinarian'. No veterinarian needs to learn about dinosaurs," Lin Yu said helplessly, "Although dinosaurs are animals, in terms of subject application, paleontology is closer to archeology than animal medicine."
Li Nian nodded: "I see..."
As the two people in the team who were least affected by the heat, they could still chat relatively easily.
However, the others in the镖局's caravan were not so relaxed and comfortable - after entering the mountain, several more armed escort fainted one after another due to their injuries and the hot weather.
On the contrary, 'Flying Knife', who seemed to be on the verge of death from the beginning, was still hanging on half-dead, without any change.
Bad news: the employer's health bar is very short and has been heated to near-death state.
Good news: the employer's near-death state seems to last a long time.
Fortunately, Yue Zhenqiao chose this road because it was not very long.
In just a moment, they saw a building hidden on the shady side of Double Saw Mountain.
A towering stone wall stretched from the foot of the mountain to the middle of the mountain, enclosing and leaning against the cliffs of Double Saw Mountain, encompassing a large area of relatively gentle terrain in the middle of the mountain.
Behind the stone wall, the thick earth and stone structure buildings can be vaguely seen. The windows are mostly small, and the buildings on the surface are not tall, probably the main parts are underground and inside the mountain.
This kind of architectural form is obviously considered for "resisting high temperature and heat".
"No wonder it's called Chenjiabao(陈家堡: Chen family fortress)."
Lin Yu said with emotion.
After all, these buildings really look like earth and stone fortresses.
Yue Zhenqiao led everyone closer, along the gravel-paved dirt road in the mountain, towards the gate of this Chenjiabao(陈家堡: Chen family fortress).
As they got closer, more details of this building were seen by Lin Yu.
Whether it is the surrounding wall or the earth堡(土堡: earthen fort), if you look closely, the surface is a bit...old and dilapidated.
Damaged corners, cracked surfaces, and even several collapsed places - this place seems to have not been repaired for a long time.
No, it's not a question of "whether to repair or not"...
The closer Lin Yu got, the more he felt that this Chenjiabao(陈家堡: Chen family fortress) was simply "abandoned".
It seems that no one has lived here for a long time.
The dark red stones and dark yellow adobe are intertwined, almost looking like ruins.
It's just because the earth and stone structure plus the heavy bunker form are not easy to completely collapse, so Chenjiabao(陈家堡: Chen family fortress) looks as if it is still relatively "complete".
"If this is an 'abandoned' building complex, Yue Zhenqiao and other armed escort's entanglement is understandable..."
After all, a building complex that has not been inhabited for a long time can easily be mixed with demons, ghosts, or other unclean things.
The only better thing than camping directly in the wild is that there is a roof and some furniture.
Thinking of this, Lin Yu silently released his mental power again.
After a rough scan, he didn't seem to find any signs of life.
"It seems that it is completely abandoned... There is no spiritual activity at all, but this is also a good thing. Although there is no one, there are no demons either."
Lin Yu told Lao Zheng the results of his scan analysis.
Lao Zheng cheered up and felt it, and began to comment on Lin Yu's use of mental power this time: "The overall analysis is correct, but there are still three or four mental powers inside... But they are hidden in a relatively deep underground and are also relatively weak."
Lao Zheng said, Lin Yu was surprised: "Really, I didn't find it."
"I don't blame you, it is indeed very hidden and very weak. I don't even know what species it is, I can only determine that there are a few sources of mental power..."
Lao Zheng said.
The镖局's caravan arrived at the main gate of Chenjiabao(陈家堡: Chen family fortress), which was two doors made of thick iron-like wood.
Then, Yue Zhenqiao carefully stepped forward and knocked on the door, and then said loudly.
"Jinfu escort agency's鏢队(镖队:镖局's caravan) is passing by here, requesting to stay overnight in Chenjiabao(陈家堡: Chen family fortress) to get through noon!"
"I have prepared a reward, and I have prepared my own water storage and heatstroke prevention medicine stones. I hope your fortress will allow us to stay."
As soon as Yue Zhenqiao's behavior came out, Lao Zheng and Lin Yu became alert at the same time.
"This... is not right, is it?"
Lin Yu murmured.
Yue Zhenqiao's behavior obviously treated Chenjiabao(陈家堡: Chen family fortress) as a "base" that was still operating normally and full of humans.
Is it because he hasn't been to Chenjiabao(陈家堡: Chen family fortress) for too long, so he doesn't know that it has been abandoned?
Although it seems that Chenjiabao(陈家堡: Chen family fortress) has been abandoned for several years, considering that the human bases in the Prison Mountain Realm are too relatively independent, even the镖局's caravan, which often travels between human bases, may not be able to understand all the base conditions.
But... Lin Yu quickly overthrew his own conclusion.
Because from Yue Zhenqiao's current skilled and natural words, although he may not have been to Chenjiabao(陈家堡: Chen family fortress) for a long time, he does not seem to be completely unfamiliar with it.
Moreover, if Chenjiabao(陈家堡: Chen family fortress) was "abandoned" and Yue Zhenqiao didn't know it was "abandoned", but only thought it was still operating normally, then the previous "entanglement" would be unexplainable.
So only one explanation remains.
Lin Yu looked at Li Nian, who also looked a little dignified.
"Be careful, the weirdness of this small fortress may already be showing."
Li Nian nodded silently.
After Yue Zhenqiao's call for the door ended, not long after, there was a rustling sound from inside, and then the door opened.
A kind old man, wrapped in a light-shielding robe and only showing his dark face, stood by the door, and two strong, bare-chested men turned the mechanical wooden plate behind the door and opened the heavy door.
The old man said with a smile: "So it's a guest from Jinfu escort agency, I haven't seen you for a long time, please come in quickly!"
"Noon is coming, everyone should hurry into the fortress first."
His expression was enthusiastic and his tone was warm. Although he was very old, he had vigorous vitality.
But...
"Sister Zhu Ming, if I use my ability to judge this guy... he is a 'dead thing'."
Li Nian said in a low voice.
Lin Yu nodded calmly.
"I know."
