A hunting adventure [unlimited]

Yu Zhen stood outside the cabin door, through a small window, he could see Wuma performing the operation on Chavez.

He bit the knuckle of his index finger, and vaguely heard the sound of high-precision mechanical cutting of the leg bone and Chavez's roar, and his own knee ached along with it.

Because of an ankle injury, half of the leg had to be amputated, which was too cruel.

Yu Zhen called He Anli. His thinking was simple. After all, He Anli was the leader of the expedition team, and the safety and health of the members were related to her; but he ignored one crucial thing. In fact, Wuma was the entire spaceship. The person with the highest authority.

The crew only represent individuals, while Wuma represents the entrusting company and sponsors, and their actions have actually been under Wuma's planning and monitoring.

He Anli took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and stood with him outside the medical cabin with wet hair; she watched Chavez's operation and said, "I hope this leg can make him decide to stop drinking."

"Is he always this drunk?" Yu Zhen asked.He seldom saw Chavez before getting off the boat, so he didn’t have a deep impression of him; he only remembered one time when Chavez drank too much, Ryan pointed at him and said: You would never have guessed that this guy is an Israeli black belt in Maga .

What puzzled Yu Zhen was why alcoholics were still allowed to board the ship?

He Anli said: "He must have been sober before he boarded the ship. Although I don't understand why you are here, there are many people on this ship who have nowhere to go. Chavez is carrying huge debts, and Ryan's wife lives In the Central Hospital, which is like a banknote incinerator, Reina has to raise her son... Life is not easy, and not all people who travel in space are idealistic."

Yu Zhen: "What about you?"

He guessed that He Anli was not a "desperate" person, and she was not like that.

He Anli smiled and said, "Unfortunately, I am one of the few idealists."

"Is that why you study Nicolas Flamel's Philosopher's Stone?"

Yu Zhen remembered her original major, and this remote and fantasy topic would definitely not be able to apply for enough research funding, so she should pay for it by herself.But in fictional works, it is said that the Philosopher's Stone can realize all wishes of people, and make people live forever; so it is not ruled out that the rich man who is about to die will sponsor her and ask her to find the real Philosopher's Stone to save her life. ——Anyway, I like to act like that in movies.

Mainly, Yu Zhen believes that only treasure hunters in this world will go on a journey with a feverish brain and a passionate heart; the participants of this voyage should either come for money or be crazy.

"What exactly is the Philosopher's Stone? Can it really turn metal into gold?" he asked pretendingly innocently.

"You have greatly misunderstood me. I have never studied the Philosopher's Stone for money and longevity." He Anli walked to the opposite side of the aisle, with his back against the bulkhead, his tall figure bathed in white light, "I studied it because ..."

At this time, the green light on the top of the medical cabin door came on, indicating that the operation was over.

It was faster than Yu Zhen imagined, but yes, what's so difficult about cutting off a leg?

Chavez completely sobered up in the severe pain. To facilitate observation after the operation, Wuma only used local anesthesia. As a result, Chavez, who lost a leg and experienced severe pain from amputation, entered a state of mental instability.

When Wuma was bandaging himself, he slapped the unconscious bionic man and cried bitterly, "Why didn't you ask me first! That's my leg! You bastard..."

He Anli immediately unlocked the door of the operating room and rushed in. She scolded, "Chavez, you'd better think about whose fault it is!"

Yu Zhen felt that Chavez was really reckless, and he asked for that half of his leg, and said contemptuously: "Be content, you, if you don't concentrate on your work, you will be killed, it's common sense; you're only missing one leg, Arthur That unlucky ghost has long since turned into a tree and was burnt."

Chavez slammed them away, "Go away! Leave me alone!"

Wuma still dutifully treated the wounds of the injured before leaving.

He closed the cabin door, wearing a mask, with blood spattered on his face, and said to the two of them: "It is recommended that the injured stay in the medical cabin for observation tonight, and the rest should not come in."

He Anli said: "I'm sorry, he's in a bad mood, losing a leg is too difficult for ordinary people."

Wuma said: "Of course, I understand, he needs to calm down."

Yu Zhen hoped that Wuma would not be a vengeful robot, so he expressed his concern appropriately: "Are you... all right?"

Half of Wuma's face was hidden under the mask, and the splash of blood didn't affect his beautiful features at all. He smiled and said, "I'm fine, I'm worrying you."

***

The space in the landing module is not as large as that of the main ship, and the living room is where many people sleep together.

Yu Zhen would rather pitch a tent in the desert. He doesn't want to live with other people at all. That's right, he will pitch a tent outside when he spends the night.

After he took a shower, He Anli called all the staff to sort out the video materials about the stone tower and plants; each of them had cameras installed on their clothes and backpacks, recording the complete first trip.

The flight surveyor also completed the perspective scanning and 3D image drawing of the building at high altitude. Unfortunately, because the exploration vehicle was burned, it took a while to export the content.

Yu Zhen was lying on the back of the chair, and Du Yu's childish voice was heard in the communication headset.He missed the time he spent with the children on the spaceship, the food was unpalatable, but it was hot, and the children were annoying, but the pillows were soft.

"Have you erased the little bear I drew for you?" Du Yu asked.

This is good for a child, if you bully him however you want, he will still cling to you.

Yu Zhen rolled up her slightly long sleeves and looked, the crooked little bear had long since been washed away.He said, "Taked a bath and dropped it."

"Well, there's nothing I can do about it." Du Yu was lost for a while, and then he said, "I ate wheat bread and milk this morning, I ate Venita's fried steak at noon, and I ate waffles at night. And yogurt...you?"

"Biscuits, jelly, biscuits, water..." Yu Zhen said weakly, "I want to go home."

Du Yu: "Wuuu, me too."

"Woo what, you." Yu Zhen turned off her personal channel.He has no time to coax the child, he still wants someone to coax him.

The data of the surveying instrument was restored and projected onto the imager, but the result disappointed everyone.The interior of the stone tower uses special building materials, which cannot be scanned and identified, so the structure inside is still unknown and a mystery.

"Wow, we got nothing but the kind of grass that eats people and parasitizes." Ryan put his legs on the table and turned the chair, "Oh no, we also killed one and injured one, and lost an armored vehicle."

"This is a religious building used for sacrifice." He Anli ignored the irony in Ryan's words, erased the appearance of the stone tower, and dragged out the photo of the relief on the stone wall that he took. "The murals carved on the surface of the building have a long history. In 7000 years, when humans on earth were still in the early Neolithic age. The race that built this altar, like the early humans on earth, believed in the gods of nature, stars, the earth, plagues, etc.; it proves that there once existed on this planet Similar to, and ahead of our social civilization."

"But I only took some detailed pictures, and the other parts were blocked by vines. They can be preserved so well in the desert, all thanks to the kind of plants that act as a protective layer. Even if the detector cannot scan, I can also conclude that the building is The main body is buried in the desert, and all we see is a spire."

He Anli once again dragged out a panoramic view taken from a high altitude, where green vines wrap the altar made of stones into an oasis pyramid, located in the boundless white desert.

"Actually, I speculate that there is a hidden entrance hidden in a certain position of the stone tower; we have seen the power of these plants covering the surface of the building. They not only protect the murals, but the real function should be to prevent people from entering it."

Reina said: "I can't get close to this thing even if I die. If you want to go in, you have to burn the vines or explode it. There is no other way."

"We are not thieves and robbers, so we don't need to do such barbaric things." He Anli smiled wryly, her eyes fell on Wuma, "Besides, there are other ways, right?"

Wuma's face was wiped clean, like a delicate and beautiful creation, although he was originally.He said: "Mr. Pranvelin entrusted you to come to this desert. Of course, he hopes that everyone can fulfill his dream and enter the temple; if you see it but don't go in, this trip will be meaningless, unless you are willing to pay high compensation. liquidated damages and bear the cost of this voyage."

Talking about the owner's interests, Wuma's attitude was extremely tough, and then he softened his tone: "Dr. Everyone, it’s really hard for someone to go in.”

Ryan put down his two legs, leaned over and put his arms on the table, and looked closely at him: "Hey robot, why are you being so angry? Why don't you just go in by yourself? You won't be infected anyway."

Wuma said: "Well, that's exactly what I'm thinking at the moment."

"No, everyone." He Anli knocked on the table to order them to stop, affirming, "This matter is not just Wuma's own work, but the responsibility of all of us! I mean, we will find a more comprehensive method, and Don’t just give up here. Don’t mention letting Wuma go alone! No one knows what’s inside, and if he encounters difficulties, no one can go down to rescue him.”

In the end, the meeting broke up unhappy, and Yu Zhen heard Ryan swearing "the crazy woman who watched Harry Potter bewitched" when he left.

Well, it's about He Anli, who asked her to study the Philosopher's Stone.

***

At night, Yu Zhen's idea of ​​pitching a tent was rejected by all votes.

They told him that this is an alien planet, not the earth, and don't forget what he encountered during the day.

Yu Zhen thought of the hybrid creature of lamprey and horn viper, so he had to follow the advice and went back to the dormitory peacefully; fortunately, He Anli was careful and didn't put him and Lin Qi in the same room.

But it was bad enough living with Ryan, who had his stereo blaring loudly, playing old-fashioned loud heavy metal rock music, and dancing and singing along.

bored to death bored to death.Yu Zhen covered her ears and left the room, planning to wait for Ryan to sleep before going back.

Reina was playing poker with those drivers, and asked him if he wanted to join him, and if he lost, he would take off his clothes, but he refused.

The hatch of the landing module was open, and the orange fire reflected on the metal plate. The temperature in the desert was low at night, but someone lit a bonfire not far away.

Yu Zhen ran towards the huge red full moon and saw He Anli sitting alone by the fire.

She put a layer of tinfoil emergency blanket on the ground, which is heat-resistant and waterproof, so that creatures can be found in time even if they fumble around.

Seeing Yu Zhen approaching, she moved a bit to the left, and said in surprise, "You still want to pitch a tent?"

Yu Zhen shyly sat beside her and said, "I-I can't sleep..."

Such a boring adventure, finally have a beautiful sister, can't you get close?

While making excuses for her nympho, Yu Zhen also found a topic for each other - the Philosopher's Stone, yes, they haven't finished talking about the Philosopher's Stone yet.

The three moons in the sky sprinkled purple-red moonlight, like rouge spread on white sand.

The jumping warm flames shone red on their faces.

Yu Zhen: "Can the Philosopher's Stone really turn metal into gold? Make people live forever?"

"There is no medicine or stone in the world that can make people live forever." He Anli added the dry wood he had collected to the fire, "I started studying the Sorcerer's Stone because of my past fiancé, who is a professor of chemistry. , is also the industry leader in the study of alchemy; alchemy is an early form of science, they study the transformation of material forms, and the Philosopher's Stone is one of the important achievements in the scientific field of that era."

"What I want to study is that period of history and the truth about that stone." She thought of some pleasant memories, and smiled at the corner of her mouth, "For this reason, I have traveled all over the Eurasian continent, and I have also entered several detention centers .”

Yu Zhen couldn't understand.He asked: "What if it's just a legend? In fact, there is no Philosopher's Stone. It's just a gimmick made up by booksellers for sales."

——The hard work and painstaking efforts you have put in are all in vain?

He Anli rolled his eyes and smiled, "Then I have at least proved that it was fabricated."

"Hmm..." Yu Zhen thought for a while and felt that it made some sense. He asked again, "Then why did you give up the pursuit of the truth of history and come to this place?"

This place is as quiet as if there is only the moon and them in the sky.

"You've heard the conversation between me and Arthur, you know, I don't believe in the theory of evolution." He Anli pushed her long hair behind her ears, her eyes wandered between the edge of fire and darkness, she was thinking, and suddenly raised her head to stare at the moon and said, "In other words, I don't think this kind of evolution is a coincidence or an accident. There must be something in the dark that determines the birth of human beings."

"And you see, I didn't make a mistake." She stretched out her hand to warm the fire, her eyes were full of moonlight, "There is indeed another corner of the universe where there is a civilization similar to ours. I believe that the race that built that stone tower must be the same as human beings." have some kind of connection."

Yu Zhen doesn't often have the opportunity to sit down and chat with people. One is that he is not good at communication and words, and the other is that even if he talks, there are very few topics that he can empathize with.

He still doesn't understand He Anli, but at this moment, he feels that it is a good experience to understand the world in the eyes of others.

***

Wuma entered the medical cabin, and Chavez had already fallen asleep under the effect of the tranquilizer.

He changed into a white coat and took out two glass jars from the cabinet.

A slightly larger jar contained the snake-like chordate that had attacked Yu Zhen during the day; it originally belonged to Arthur, and he took care of it after Arthur died.Another small jar contained a stalk of vine taken from Chavez's leg.

They are all still alive.

Wuma opened the two jars at the same time, used metal tweezers to grab the plant, put it into the snake-like creature's jar, and then sealed the lid.

The second the plant fell to the bottom of the tank, the half-dead scute opened its two transparent fins behind its gills, hissing and threatening.

——It may be able to kill animals hundreds of times stronger than itself, but facing this velvety vine, it has no choice but to curl up and hide in the corner of the jar.

Plants entangled its tail and penetrated into its body from its excretory cavity.

The speed at which the vine sucks on a low-level amphibian grows and expands into a small green and bright potted plant in just 10 minutes; it sticks out its tentacles full of fangs and looks like suckers, cautiously spying on the environment, and approaching gracefully and discreetly glass wall.

Wuma's eyes were red hot and bright, and he witnessed the birth of a new life form.

The author has something to say:

Yu, don't look at the beautiful women, danger is by your side