Chapter 42 Chapter 42 There is something on the top of the cave

After my adventure in Sichuan, climbing was not a problem for me.I visually measured the height of the cave, which is more than 60 meters, about the height of a twenty-story building. Fortunately, this rock is much easier to walk. In less than an hour, I climbed very high.What makes me most proud is that the cigarette stuck in my ears did not fall out during the whole process. I tied the rope with iron spikes and made a simple safety rope. When I found that it was very difficult to go up, I was about ten meters away from the top of the cave. The fat man echoed me from below.I illuminated the roof of the cave with a flashlight, and it was full of stalactites hanging upside down like wolf teeth.

Sure enough, as I expected, I found something between these stalactites.But these stalactites are too big and jagged, and I still can't see clearly from this position. "Is there anything?" The fat man looked forward to it below. I thought to myself, if I don't climb like a dog, I won't tell you anything, and I will piss you off!I ignored him. The fat man yelled persistently from below, and I tried to change the angle on the cliff with my concentration. I almost fell several times, but I still couldn't see clearly. I took a few breaths and felt a little depressed. After climbing so high, it was still a waste of effort.

The fat man shouted: "Rizhao censer emits purple smoke, and purple smoke is born in this mountain. It is impossible to see clearly from your position. Just light it for me. When the flashlight is at its brightest, I will take a look." I scolded: "If your mother is not educated, don't read it. If you want to read it, straighten your tongue before reading it?" "I'm invigorating the atmosphere. If you're impatient, be impatient. Don't keep pushing me. If you keep talking, I'll bring you Sunrise Smoke. You don't even have to be Ziyan." The fat man became angry.

I cursed secretly, so I had no choice but to shine my flashlight into the stalactite, but he couldn't see any flowers after shining it for a long time.But he also saw that there was something in the middle of the stalactites, it was not big, but it must be man-made: "I can't see it, it's too far away, and the light is not strong enough. The fucking deformity took my telescope away, Otherwise, you can see it more clearly." The core problem is still too far away. The lighting distance of "wolf eyes" is actually not close, but human eyesight is limited. Under this concentrated light, if something is too small and not familiar to you, it will be difficult for you The shape determines what that is.In this case, either use a telescope, or get closer.

I looked up, and it was really difficult to climb up there, and the risk factor was very high, but at this time, I had decided to take the risk. I made a gesture to the fat man that I would continue to go up, and regardless of whether he saw it or not, I tried my best to continue looking for a place to stay. I went up a few more steps, and I found that there were smooth lime waterfalls all the way up, and it was at a reverse angle. As long as I stepped on it, within three seconds, I would be lying on the ground bloody and bloody. In front of the fat man. I don't know how long I struggled in that position. The fat man yelled countless times from below and I ignored him.

In the end, the fat man felt helpless down there, and called to me, "Come down, the foreman promised to pay me." I stopped at that place all the time, my vigor was exhausted, and I had no choice but to climb down in despair.All the way to the ground, the fat man shook his head at me. I clapped my hands and sighed: "I'm completely out of control now, if you have any damage, just use it." "Fatty, I made a bad move early in the morning, and I've already lost my way. But you are not ineffective, at least there is something on it." He said, "Actually, I have a solution that has a chance, but I dare not say it. , because it’s too risky. You can make a hook out of iron thorns, see if you can hook something by throwing it over, and then swing it over.”

"Then how do I come back?" "Come back, shit, when I find the entrance, I'll go to the building to rescue the little brothers and the others, and then I'll come to rescue you. Just hang up on it, smoke a cigarette, and think about the good life we ​​have in the future." Fatty's method is feasible, but it's too nonsense, so I definitely won't do it.Let’s not talk about whether the above thing is really related to the entrance, but if the fat man really went there, if he also died in it, then I would hang here and starve to death. This kind of death is too painful.

After climbing once, my body was exhausted, and my fingers were shaking a little, so I went to soak in the water while moving. At this time, I suddenly found that the feeling in my hand was not right.I took a picture with a flashlight, and I found that my fingers were black, and the nails were all black. dirt?Mud?But it feels very creamy, not muddy.When I smelled it, I could smell a strange smell in my nails. Not everyone can smell this smell, but I immediately understood what was on it. "Don't look at it, old women are still so particular." The fat man scolded. I said, "No, this is the smell of kerosene." As I said that, I looked at the surrounding rock walls, "There is kerosene in the crevices of these rocks."

I came to the edge of the rock wall, put my hand in and felt it, the inside was dry, and there was nothing, then I continued to climb, all the way to the height of three or four people, and then I put my hand in the crevice of the rock, once Just touched the black oil with one hand. Fire oil is a special kind of oil. It has various ingredients, and the oil prepared from many recipes can be called fire oil.The only common feature is that this oil is gelatinous, can flow, but is very viscous, and burns very slowly when there is a cotton wick, and it is generally used as a lamp or torch in a closed place.They last a long time without spoiling or drying out.

The gap is very narrow, and I can't fully penetrate it with my hand, but when I shine it with a flashlight, I find that the kerosene content in the gap is very high, a black layer, and I can see a lot of fist-sized cotton inside. group. I looked up along the gap, and found that the gap filled with kerosene was continuous, spiraling all the way to the top of the cave.This is a way to start a fire. Looking at the cotton core, it seems that it is still used for lighting. The fat man also climbed up, and was also surprised when he saw it: "Yo ho, it's filled with sesame paste, what is this?"

I pointed to the cotton core and explained it to him. When he looked up, he was dumbfounded: "Fuck, this must be very spectacular when you think about it." "However, what is this thing for?" I asked, "does it take so much kerosene to look in the mirror? What a f*cking waste. Besides, this thing must be disposable. It’s impossible to put it out. Even if you have a fire extinguisher, it’s not easy to climb up and spray it around. At one point, you have to wait for the oil to burn out.” "Not necessarily." The fat man said, pointing to the cotton wicks, "Look at these wicks, there are traces of burning, these things have been ignited." I shook my head: "It must have been lit to test the quality of the cotton wick, and then put it in later. If you lit it here, the kerosene here must be burnt out before the fire can be extinguished. You are holding a wall full of fire Climbing up the rock to put out the fire, how many people will die. And all the oil channels here are connected, you must extinguish all the wicks at the same time. It ignites again." The fat man rubbed his chin and nodded, "That makes sense. However, there should be a connection between this kerosene ditch and this mirror here, right?" I nodded, and he said, "That's fine." Then he took out his lighter, "Comrade Marx said that practice is the only criterion for testing truth." When I saw it, I was shocked: "What are you doing?" The flame of the lighter almost flew out of the fat man's hand, and the fat man stuck the lighter into the gap with his hand.The kerosene stars inside were ignited immediately, and a fire dragon spewed out from the cracks in the rocks. He and I didn't expect the flames to be so fierce. Both of us were caught off guard, so we jumped out and fell heavily into the water. Fortunately, there was water below, so I didn't feel any pain from the fall, and immediately struggled to get up.Looking up, I saw a spectacle that left me jaw-dropping. I saw a fire dragon hovering and spreading all the way up, as if frightened, it crawled on the cave wall, leaving a blazing flame mark.Almost instantly, the entire cave was immediately illuminated by the fire.At the same time, the temperature in the cave began to rise, and a smell of burning oil immediately permeated the entire space. We stared dumbfounded at the fire dragon spreading upwards round and round, almost feeling dizzy. It took ten minutes for the fire dragon to climb to the top and stop.We saw a flame crawling up the entire cave wall in a spiral shape, and the entire cave was fully displayed. I found that the shape of the cave is like an upside-down trumpet, and all the firelight is concentrated in the mirror in the water, and the ancient building in the mirror is illuminated like daytime. "Awesome." The fat man said dully. I looked back at him, and snatched the lighter from his hand: "You fucking crazy, what if this oil communicates with explosives? This place is no better than before, Fatty, you can be more reliable, let us live longer year?" "If you want to live a few more years, you shouldn't come here." The fat man said, not looking at me at all, but looking up, "I'm not as annoying as you, fat man. Look, what is that?" I looked up, and immediately saw a very small model of an ancient building in the dark area on the top of the cave.The small model of the ancient building hangs upside down on the roof of the cave. It would be impossible to see it if the strong light did not eliminate all shadows. "Ancient Zhang Family Building!" I frowned.At the same time, I saw many light spots shining on the ancient building. It seemed that there were many mirrors around the model of the ancient building, reflecting the fire here.At that moment, I also saw countless light spots faintly flashing on the surrounding walls, and the entire cave was like colored glaze. The fat man murmured: "It turns out that Zhang's family are all from Xiaorenguo." "No, this is a filter." I said.I looked at the shape of the entire cave, and immediately understood the mechanism of operation. Looking at the wall full of flames, I knew it was impossible to verify.But I am almost certain that there is absolutely no second possibility for the secret of the ancient building in the mirror.