Urban Legends: The Legacy of Ancient Civilizations

"Why, I mentioned earlier that a part of these murals is missing. Do you know what the content of this part is?"

Seeing Liu Cheng embarrassing himself again, Jiang Yingxue suddenly felt a little funny, so she made a joke.

Upon hearing this, Liu Cheng remembered that there was a missing piece of content in the mural, and what they were currently struggling with was also this missing piece of content.

"This water attribute is naturally related to water.

Although there are many lakes in the Kunlun Mountains area and even a large number of seasonal rivers formed by the melting of ice and snow, this does not change the fact that the Kunlun Mountains are located in the arid region of the Northwest.

A group of people ran into the deep mountains and old forests, walking in a hurry. If they encountered a water shortage crisis, wouldn't it be a disaster? "

Because he was ridiculed too many times, he pretended to understand even if he didn't understand, and rambled on, both ancient and modern. Although Liu Cheng didn't say much, he piled up a lot of things.

His way of thinking is indeed inspiring.

The current Kunlun region and the Kunlun region after the apocalyptic disaster broke out can be described as two different concepts.

If there is a huge flood that can sweep across the world, even if Tibet is the roof of the world, with many lakes and mountains with abundant melted snow, if all water bodies are polluted by seawater and turned into saltwater lakes, then the draft problem will become a huge problem. The problem.

Moreover, after a large amount of land is soaked by sea water, it will also form saline-alkali land. Not only will plants die in large areas, but also the process of clearing up wasteland will be difficult if you want to replant food crops.

The Xiwangmu clan was driven out of the survivor camp by the invaders and needed to carve out a livable area in the mountains. Such difficulties and obstacles seemed to be enough to write home about.

Water is the source of life. If the Xiwangmu clan wants to establish a foothold in the mountains, their biggest threat is indeed the problem of water sources.

"Quite right.

If what destroyed the fourth civilization was indeed a world-destroying flood, then the lack of fresh water caused by salt-alkali pollution of seawater would inevitably become the most important difficulty faced by the survival team.

Let’s make a little more in-depth hypothesis. Since water is so important, the discovery of Yaochi, that is, the discovery of Luo Bu (Youze), will be the key to the West Queen Mother Clan’s instant solution to water sources and production areas. "

After Bai Ning confirmed his nonsense, Liu Cheng also seemed very happy. The roast chicken was indeed valuable. Maybe he was the kind of inspirational super genius.

Regarding the extended hypothesis given by Bai Ning, Jiang Yingxue and Professor Huang both frowned.

Not for anything else, just because this assumption is too bold!

“The problem of water source and soil salinization is indeed a very serious problem in the inland northwest region.

You must know that rainfall in these areas is very low, and all oases basically rely on water sources from melting snow from mountains and rivers.

Without the erosion of heavy rain, the salt-alkali in the soil will remain for a long time.

As for the problem of Yaochi, I think it is impossible.

Because Lop Nur itself is formed by the continuous convergence of snowmelt-type rivers, assuming that the world-ending flood occurs, there is a high probability that Lop Nur will become a saltwater lake.

Only as time goes by, the salt in the water is absorbed and enriched by plants, and the fresh water flow brought by melting snow gradually dilutes the water body, can Lop Nur return to a freshwater lake again.

If considered from this perspective, then the original settlement area of ​​the Queen Mother of the West was probably not near the Kunlun Mountains, but should be near the Himalayas.

After dozens or even hundreds of years of development, the Xiwangmu clan eventually had a fierce battle for resources among the surviving races. The defeated Xiwangmu was forced to migrate to the Kunlun Mountains.

As for Yaochi, I am more inclined to think that this is a livable place that was gradually discovered after the Xiwangmu clan established a foothold in Kunlun Mountain. "

Jiang Yingxue added her own supplements and understanding based on Bai Ning's guess. This comprehensive statement is more in line with the story of the prince's escape in the mural.

Since the prince fled a long time ago from the apocalyptic natural disaster, the so-called salt water lake and soil salinization problems are not too serious.

With the continuous healing of time, the melting snow and glaciers will gradually wash away the areas along the way into livable areas. Even if the Xiwangmu family flees, they will not be in desperate situation because of the water source problem.

In a few sentences, the problem of water sources was completely eliminated.

If the most easily associated things are excluded, then this hidden water disaster becomes even more obscure.

For a moment, the entire team fell into silent silence again.

Not long after, Professor Huang, who had been silent until now and had not given a reasonable explanation for the water element, suddenly coughed and signaled everyone to pay attention.

"The Book of Documents says that water is said to moisten the lower parts of the body.

The characteristics of water are that it moistens things silently and has the physical characteristics of flowing downward.

To extend it a bit, water can flow with the flow and silently nourish living beings.

In other words, precisely because the Xiwangmu clan finally chose the right path, the entire clan was able to grow gradually and subtly, and eventually developed into a new city.

This kind of correlation can well relate to the final result of the mural.

If the Xiwangmu clan experienced a hard struggle after getting rid of the pursuing soldiers, such a journey would be unforgettable.

Likewise, deliberately concealing this part can also serve as an emphasis, telling those who come after us that even if they inherit the strong heritage here, they must not forget this hard and simple struggle. "

Professor Huang has expanded water to a certain extent at the cultural level, which is a possibility to consider from the perspective of the inheritor.

Considering that the man in the coffin is a mainstay who struggled to support the clan in its decline, it makes sense that he used this to warn those who came after him to maintain the basic values ​​of hard work.

“If the murals are just a reminder and warning for the younger generations to pursue their spiritual pursuits, then this means that the murals have no connection with the organs inside the tomb.

If there is no problem to solve, then you can only force yourself through it. If the tester accidentally touches the trap later, it will also be a dead end.

Since the builder of the mausoleum taught the younger generations so earnestly, it was impossible not to leave any hints.

Therefore, such a guess may be correct, but at least it is not comprehensive. "

Bai Ning did not completely deny Professor Huang's speculation, but believed that it was not considered properly.

In such a situation, it seems that only by continuing to make a certain expanded interpretation of the quality of hard work can we avoid the current traps.

“The hard and simple struggle is nothing more than food, clothing, housing and transportation, as well as the protection and inheritance of the technological items in our hands.

Land reclamation, fishing, hunting and animal husbandry, mining and manufacturing, infrastructure construction, population reproduction, in general, that's all.

Can we apply these trivial things to the traps here? "

Jiang Yingxue thought about Bai Ning's demanding request for a while and felt it was impossible.

With regard to the categories she is currently analyzing, it is indeed difficult to associate them with the decryption methods of agency traps.

Just take those bed crossbows buried in the sand, can you still use your farming skills to crack them?

Jiang Yingxue meant something, and Bai Ning was very clear about it. If he wanted to solve the problems in the field based on such a routine, it would indeed feel like a fantasy.

"It's not impossible."

What surprised Bai Ning and Jiang Yingxue was that after receiving such a reminder, Professor Huang seemed to be awakened and gave an affirmative answer.

Could it be that some relevant book contains relevant knowledge about specific agency traps?

“After we entered this tomb, although we did a lot of things, we only encountered two attacks in total.

One was the explosion of the funerary objects, and the other was the current arrow attack. As for whether there was a virus in the arrows, we didn't care about that for the time being.

Compared with the previous explosion damage scene in the tomb, the damage done in these two times can be said to have restrained the murderous intent to the extreme.

This may be the personal value that the person in the coffin wants to convey to the outside world: restrained forbearance.

During the period of hard struggle of the Xiwangmu clan, as long as they were willing to take revenge on those who had harmed them, and with their ability to spread viruses, it was not impossible to wipe out a clan.

However, they did not do this, but continued to live in a new world honestly, as if they were isolated from the world.

A little extrapolation, the Queen Mother of the West clan was living well at the beginning, why was it attacked and killed by other clans?

Obviously, coveting the virus research of the Queen Mother of the West is one aspect, and being afraid of the virus research of the Queen Mother of the West is also another aspect.

In the post-apocalyptic world, controlling highly destructive virus weapons is actually no different from mastering nuclear weapons. The Queen Mother of the West clan at that time must have had extremely high social prestige.

Once such prestige spreads, it will turn into hegemony and become a thorn in the side and flesh of all other clans.

So, when the Queen Mother of the West regained peace under the protection of the wise men, this value of hard work was actually a subversion and warning against hegemonic behavior.

Returning to the perspective of the inheritor, there is a high probability that a poor person will become complacent and arrogant after possessing a high-value, high-deterrence inheritance.

If you use the weapon in your hand to commit murder, you will definitely make the same mistake again, so this period of hard work that disappears is to remind you of this.

Switching to the current mechanism and trap structure is the concept of universal love and non-attack. "

After a long discussion, Professor Huang focused the topic on the Mohist core idea of ​​universal love and non-aggression.

This idea is very interesting.