Chapter 641 Diggers in the Dark
Crack cave.
Wood as thick as arms was piled together. The unstable firelight lengthened the shadows of four people, which swayed strangely on the rock wall. The four people, two men and two women, were ragged and unkempt, with numb expressions and lifeless eyes.
Such people and such scenery could be used as the set for a horror movie.
But the newlyweds and relatives who surrounded these four people and kept commenting on them destroyed the eerie atmosphere.
Freckled girl Han Yu picked up a piece of wood and said, "There is a pile of wood here. They are all round sticks as thick as arms. There are some irregular bumps and patterns on them. I can't tell what tree they were cut from, but the cuts are very neat. It doesn't look like they got them."
Fan Qingyue was more concerned about the food: "There is a water tank here. They were roasting food just now. This at least proves that there is food and water somewhere in the crack cave. I hope these things don't taste too bad."
Jiang Huaian was observing the four people themselves: "They can eat, and there is no feces or urine around them, which shows that they are not completely numb. There may be deeper reasons for their becoming like this."
Wu Xian directly pushed one person down and found that he had thick calluses on his hands and blood blisters on his feet, which were obviously left by high-intensity labor...
These four people stayed in the crack cave, most likely just to rest between work.
After thoroughly studying these four people, Wu Xian clapped his hands.
"Let's make torches together."
"I happened to be in a blessed place where I practiced this craft. There is enough wood and cloth here, which should be able to support our exploration here."
Wang Jiudan asked in confusion: "Cloth? But there is no cloth here?"
Wu Xian looked at the four numb people: "Aren't they all covered with cloth?"
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Viewed from the cliffs of the Valley of the Dead.
The crack cave is not big, it is just a small wound on the smooth rock wall.
But when the exploration really began, Wu Xian realized that this place was much more vast than they had imagined. After walking out a few dozen steps, it could still be considered a natural cave, but as they went deeper, they could see traces of deep and shallow excavation beginning to appear on the rock wall.
Deep in the cave, everything was dug out by someone!
Wu Xian held the torch, touched the marks on the rock wall, and pondered silently.
There are four people behind him, namely Guo Xiake carrying a tortoise shell, the freckled girl Han Yu, the evil man Wang Jiudan and the feminine man Miao Ling.
In order to ensure the safety and efficiency of the exploration, everyone was divided into three groups.
The second group consists of Jiang Huaian, Fan Qingyue and the quarreling couple.
The third group is: Huang Yuanjiang, Lan Xuan, rock climber Yuan Buyai, middle-aged woman Zhong Xiuwen and a slightly plump man with little presence, Fu Dahai.
The clothes of the four numb people were used by everyone to make torches. Wu Xian and his five men each carried several torches without grease. Although the burning time was short, as long as there were enough torches, they could last for a long time.
On the road of exploration, Wu Xian's four teammates all have their own characteristics.
Wang Jiudan was invited by Wu Xian to join the team. Even though he had been drugged, if he didn't want to end up making things worse, he had to keep a close eye on this guy.
Han Yu was very agile and often made small jumps, while Miao Ling walked in a timid way and occasionally made some strange noises that made people's scalps tingle.
The worst was Guo Xiake. Before he had even walked for long, he was crawled on by different insects three times and stepped on the feces of some creature twice...
No wonder Guo Xiake had a sad face and cried often before entering the blessed land. If Wu Xian was as unlucky as this, he would probably cry every day.
Han Yu asked Wu Xian in confusion: "There are so many traces of excavation. Is this a mine?"
Wu Xian shook his head: "These are just ordinary rocks, not any special minerals. And didn't you notice? We have turned several corners, and they are all sloped. It's more like we are digging a path downwards."
Guo Xiake retorted: "If they want to dig a road downwards, then at least dig a narrow road that people can pass through, but this road is at least ten meters wide..."
At this time, Wang Jiudan said in a dark tone: "Maybe, this road was dug for something ten meters wide."
These light words made everyone feel a little terrified.
After chatting for a while, the five people continued to explore.
The road ahead was no longer as monotonous as the one above, and some strange plants began to appear on the ground.
These plants looked like vines, but were as thick as wrists, and their branches had become woody, with lush green leaves. They grew well even without light, and the roots of the plants were deeply embedded in the solid rocks. Wu Xian tried to poke them with a wooden stick and found that the rocks had become soft.
"The wood that the four people above burned should have come from these plants. The secretions from the roots of the plants can soften the rocks, so they can use a pickaxe to dig out such a wide road. But where do the nutrients of these plants come from?"
As we continued to explore further down, the light became brighter.
People began to appear sporadically in front. All of them were dishevelled and had numb expressions. Their conditions were exactly the same as the four people above, except that there were more people here, and their expressions were more mechanical and dull.
Some people were wearing slightly newer clothes, all of different styles, and relatively modern, including suits, jeans, sweatshirts, and takeaway jackets.
In other words, before these people became mechanical laborers digging pits, they were all residents of civilized society...
Wu Xian searched these people for a while and found two things that were quite valuable.
One is a kerosene lighter with a metal shell, which can be used to ignite at a critical moment, and the other is a high-end mechanical watch on the hand of a man in a suit, which can be used to tell time. All other things are useless.
After finishing the search, Wu Xian hesitated.
They had been out for a long time and didn't know whether they should continue exploring downwards.
If he continues to go down, he can head towards the bottom of the Valley of the Dead, and the road will be relatively safe. He will face the same situations that would occur in a normal blessed land, without the risk of strange falling, and he can also get some food and water.
But this road is very likely to be a dead end!
After all, if the tunnel downwards has been dug through, there is no need to keep the things behind these people alive. Instead of climbing to the bottom and then returning, it is better to go back now.
When, when, when...
Just as Wu Xian was thinking, he suddenly heard the sound of a gentle gong. The sound of the gong was not loud, but it was very penetrating and carried a sad melody.
After hearing the gong, all the numb mechanical workers around stood up and turned to look at the dark tunnel.
Then, run like crazy!
(End of this chapter)
