The Three-Body Problem: The Most Competent Wallfacer of All Time

Chapter 145 Figures and Words

Jiang Yu was taken aback: "I remember Neanderthals, not the ancient Homo sapiens in Europe, why did they come here?"

Professor Jiang, who has always had a weak sense of existence, explained: "This is not surprising. More than [-] years ago, the 'Xuchang people' who lived at the Lingjing site in Xuchang City were the ancestors of ancient humans and Neanderthals in China. offspring.

"Although the transportation was very inconvenient during the ancient Homo sapiens period, it did not seem to stop their migration. Many races that seem to be far away now have blood relations in ancient times."

Wu Zheng also explained: "Modern people in Eurasia have 1% to 4% Neanderthal genes.

"The corpses found in the 'Black Square Ruins' are very similar to the direct descendants of Neanderthals because they are highly consistent with the DNA of Neanderthals."

Jiang Yu looked at the empty apse where all the corpses had been stored elsewhere. He squeezed his chin and said, "I thought they would be the descendants of the Xixia party members."

After all, the words used by the two are very similar.

Pei Yunqi said: "Dangxiang is a branch of the Qiang nationality. It is said that the Qiang nationality came to the Central Plains from the west. It is estimated that they are the ancestors of the Tangxiang people. They have had in-depth cultural exchanges with the ancestors in the 'Heifang Ruins'."

Wu Zheng pointed to the wall on one side: "Look at this side."

Only then did Jiang Yu see that there were some peeling and faded murals on the wall.

The first picture on the right shows a group of people descending from a mountain, and the second picture draws a cuboid on top of the group of people. Inside the cuboid, there are some glowing things and a muscular man.

The third picture is a group of people looking for something, the fourth picture seems to be someone died, and the people around are all looking sad.

The lines of these four murals are simple, but they are very vivid. Jiang Yu feels that he can basically understand the meaning of the paintings.

However, Professor Jiang still explained: "The first picture shows that they came down from the foot of the snow-capped mountain. When they set off, they were divided into three groups..."

Jiang Yu was a little surprised: "How do you know it's from a snow mountain? Are you divided into three groups?"

Professor Jiang pointed to the mural: "Isn't it obvious? You can see that this line is a snow line, and the horizontal bar above it is the sign of ice and snow.

"And you see, these people obviously walked in three directions, so we deduce that this must mean that they were divided into three groups when they set off, and the people here are one of them."

"I..." Jiang Yu sighed, it was really interlaced like a mountain, and I didn't expect people who majored in archaeology to find so much information from these details.

It's just that Jiang Yu didn't expect that the more terrifying thing is still behind. Professor Jiang pointed to a few points on the top of the mural and said: "According to the position of the astrology, the place where they started should be in the middle of the Tianshan Mountains."

Jiang Yu looked at those non-standard dots, how did he figure it out?

Professor Jiang seemed to see Jiang Yu's doubts, so he explained: "In the absence of maps, the ancients generally valued the accuracy of astrology.

"As long as you compare the star map, you can basically guess the general location they want to express.

"Of course, as time goes by, the position of the stars will change a little, but according to the law of change, the corresponding position can be deduced, and it is not difficult to restore the astrology hundreds of years ago."

Then he went on to explain: "The cuboid in the second painting represents the 'black square', and the meaning of the whole painting is to say that their purpose is to find the 'black square'.

"The two abstract figures in 'Black Square', one represents treasures, and the other represents a way to make people stronger, or there is a very powerful person in 'Black Square'.

"The third and fourth murals mean that they have been looking for them for a long time, and they have been dead for a generation and have not found them yet.

"The author of this painting should be an ancient person. We guess that it is probably the second generation who settled here. They were afraid that future generations would forget their purpose, so they drew these four paintings to remind future generations.

"The person who died in the front hall may be the last member of this group.

"Otherwise, if it's migration, it doesn't make sense.

"After all, there were herdsmen who saw them nearby more than 20 years ago. If a tribe of dozens of people migrated, it would definitely not be hidden from the local government, but we have not found relevant records in the local area."

Maybe the opponent is still looking for "Black Fang" until the last person is left, but unfortunately "Black Fang" has already been buried under the yellow sand.

Jiang Yu said: "That leftover document is more important than imagined, maybe there is a way to open the 'Black Square' in it."

Then he asked again: "From these murals, can you see why they are looking for the 'black square'?"

Professor Jiang shook his head: "There is no relevant description, but we guess, since they clearly know the existence of 'Black Fang', they should have seen 'Black Fang' or heard related legends.

"The former is more likely. We have consulted relevant local scholars, and there is no legend about 'Black Fang' in the Xinjiang area.

"Perhaps someone in this group had contact with 'Black Fang' and gained huge benefits, so the whole group could be mobilized to look for 'Black Fang'."

Jiang Yu nodded slowly. Professor Jiang's guess was very reasonable. He then asked, "How do you plan to use these clues next?"

Wu Zhenghui reported: "We are going to divide into two groups. One group will continue to decipher the 'Black Square Cloth Scroll', and the other group will try to find their origin, and perhaps find more clues from there."

Jiang Yu nodded, expressing his agreement with their thoughts.

Wu Zheng also took Jiang Yu to visit the water source of this ethnic group. In the other direction of the front hall, there is a downward passage.

That passage was longer and led directly to an underground river.

The fish this group eats is actually caught from underground rivers.

The underground river should have an aboveground part somewhere, otherwise there would be no fish.

That night, Jiang Yu lived in the camp. After the sun went down, the temperature here dropped rapidly. Although it was early summer, the temperature at night was still in single digits.

Standing outside the tent, Jiang Yu watched the wind "hula-hula" blow the tent, and listened to the sound of the wind blowing through the wind-eroded rocks in the distance. He always had the illusion that he was in a different world.

"Group Leader Jiang, are you looking for me?" It was Pei Yunqi wearing black-rimmed glasses who spoke.

Jiang Yu smiled and said, "Yes, come in and talk."

He poured Pei Yunqi a glass of water: "I heard from Wu Zheng in the afternoon that Professor Pei not only studies ancient Chinese, but also studies cuneiform and pictographs?"

Pei Yunqi adjusted his glasses: "I don't dare to be a researcher, I understand a little, I understand a little."

Jiang Yu smiled and said: "You are too modest, I would like to ask Professor Pei to tell me about writing knowledge."

When he saw the 'Black Square Cloth Scroll', he suddenly realized that there was a huge loophole in his next plan, so he talked to an expert.

Pei Yunqi took a sip of water: "There are actually two types of characters, one is pictographic and the other is alphabet.

"The formation of characters is closely related to people's living environment.

"For example, there is a kind of papyrus in the Nile River Valley, and it can be used as a natural writing material just by unfolding it, so the hieroglyphs in Egypt are very detailed, and each character is basically a painting.

"There is no such condition in the Yellow River Basin. We can only engrave it on tortoise shells and bronzes, so it is very concise."

　Tomorrow's first event may be a little later, but not too late ╰(￣▽￣)╭

　　
　
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