Chapter 41 Chapter 40 Illusion Show

Hawthorne said, "If God did that riddle, I think I've guessed it." Dr. Sloppy said not to be outdone, "I know too." The two asked the warden to take out the map. Hawthorne said that the cross drawn by Juan was actually a coordinate point. According to the common sense of up north, down south, left west, right east, the number "5" on it should refer to north latitude 5 Dr. Sloppy rushed to say that the number "20" below is 20 degrees south latitude, and the "80" and "50" on the left and right sides refer to the range of longitude.

The warden asked, "What the hell kind of place is that?" Hawthorne pointed to a place on the map, "Amazon River Basin!" With a total length of 6,440 kilometers, the Amazon River ranks second in the world's rivers, but its basin area and flow rate rank first in the world.Originating from the Andes Mountains in southern Peru, it flows eastward, receiving more than 1,000 tributaries along the way, and finally flows into the Atlantic Ocean.The Amazon basin has the most species of flora and fauna in the world. This treasure house of the earth's ecology has more than 1,000 species of insects living on just one tree, so it is also known as the "lungs of the earth".

Gies said: "Let's go through this valley of death first, and then figure out a way to go to the Amazon jungle." "It looks like we're going on another adventure," said the warden. "This time, maybe the last time," Hawthorne said. The warden said, "Why?" Hawthorne said: "That tropical jungle is like a graveyard for explorers!" They trekked for a whole day, and the geology of the Death Valley is very peculiar. The development history of the earth for more than 1 billion years is recorded on the rocks with clear veins. The sculptural sandstone and fluid veins in the rocks create a dizzying three-dimensional effect that makes anyone in this valley dizzy.In the evening, they passed through a Niuming stone forest. The Niuming stone is light gray limestone with many holes eroded by rainwater. Ants, snakes, rats and birds walked through it. Connected bird's nest structure.When a person blows air into a hole, the interconnected holes are rubbed by the air, producing the effect of a brass instrument and producing a pleasant sound.There is also a strange rock wall, which is composed of eight-tone stones. You only need to throw a small stone on it, and the stone will bounce and roll down, and you can play wonderful music.

When it was dark, they camped among the ruins, the simple dwellings left by miners and gold diggers.Hawthorne, Linfeng and Dora live in an abandoned house, and the others live in a large borax kiln.The night in the valley is very quiet, there is no wind, only the sound of Iga blowing the leaves can be heard. The next morning, before Hawthorne, Linfeng, and Dora woke up, the warden and others were talking about the Amazon forest they were about to go to. The warden said: "What does saving the world have to do with us? Our purpose is to find the legendary lost city. It is said that the entire city is made of gold."

The King of Pain asked, "And then?" "Then we sliced ​​the city like a cake," Keith said. "By thinking big, we can use that wealth to buy a country," General Rogue said. Dr. Sloppy said: "God gave us a coordinate and a poem, and that poem may have some hints." The warden said: "Yes, but there is one very important matter to be settled now." Dr. Sloppy said, "What?" The warden said: "Get rid of Hawthorne, we don't need him anymore, and Linfeng and that crying Dora." The warden took out a pistol and looked at the people in front of him. A trace of hesitation flashed in Dr. Sloppy's eyes. During this time, he and Hawthorne had been together day and night and admired each other.Keith lowered his head and lit a cigarette, not intending to take over the pistol, maybe he felt that he owed Hawthorne a lot in his heart.General Rogge nodded, but the warden shook his head. Iga stepped forward, took the gun and said, "I'll go!"

Yihe walked towards the abandoned hut where Hawthorne, Linfeng, and Dora lived. After walking a few steps, he suddenly turned around and pointed his gun at the warden. The warden said: "As I expected, why did you help them?" Iga said, "Because Linfeng is my friend, the only friend." Iga pulled the trigger, but his face changed immediately, and he found that there was no bullet in the gun.The warden took out another gun, General Rogge also pulled out the gun, and both pointed their guns at Iga.Iga didn't say a word, threw away the gun, turned around and left. The warden said, "Stop, don't you want to race the bullets?"

"If you're going to shoot, do so," Iga said. Iga ignored everyone, and the muzzle behind his back didn't seem to exist. He strode towards the abandoned hut on the wasteland. The gun rang, and Iga lay on his back. Linfeng sat drinking on the busy street, thinking of the cherry blossom battle... thinking of driving a big whale tossing in the sea... The warden quickly ran to the abandoned hut, however, there was no one in the hut. Hawthorne has realized that once he is no longer useful, the warden will get rid of him, so he called Linfeng and Dora in the middle of the night and left without saying goodbye.The warden checked angrily, and found that Hawthorne took the firework knife, the rainbow sword found in the Arctic ice cave, and an Iridium satellite phone presented to them by Captain Gut when he left.

The warden said to himself: "I am so disappointed, your cunning moment is far better than my evil life." The King of Pain raised his fist angrily and said, "Bandits, they stole my knife!" In the early morning, Hawthorne took Linfeng and Dora through the Death Valley, and at noon, the three of them stood in front of a house.The room is located in the outskirts of the city, and it looks a bit quaint. The roses on the fence have lost their leaves, the wind chimes on the porch are silent, a kitten from the neighbor’s house runs across the lawn, and the church bell is ringing.

Linfeng said: "What kind of place is this?" Dora said: "My home, wrong, it should be our home." Dora found the key under the mat in front of the door. She took Linfeng's hand to visit the whole house, the study room, bedroom, dining room, chattering non-stop, and introduced Linfeng's toys from childhood to adulthood like a few treasures. Dora pointed to A rocking chair, and told Linfeng that grandpa usually studies here.Linfeng asked: "What about you?" Dora replied in this way, responsible for making all kinds of noise to disturb grandpa's reading.

Hawthorne didn't care about rest, and prepared new expedition equipment non-stop. Two of the three meteorites have been found so far, and the approximate location of the remaining meteorite is known, so he must hurry up to avoid being caught by the warden and others. Get there first. Although Dora was somewhat tired of the adventure life, she was as worried about Hawthorne's safety as Linfeng, so they boarded the plane from the United States to Ecuador a few days later. On the plane, Dora said, "I swear, this is the last time." "Perhaps," Hawthorne said, "a fortune teller said I'd die in a jungle."

Linfeng said: "Mr. Hawthorne, I will protect you as well as my own life." The plane landed in Quito, the capital of Ecuador. Quito was built on the ruins of the Inca city in the 16th century, and the equator passes just outside the city. The city of Quito is divided into two parts, the new city and the old city. Many pedestrians, all wrapped up tightly, walked towards the old city with bare feet like ghosts.Hawthorne felt surprised, and followed the flow of people forward.Many parts of the old town retain Indian and Spanish architectural styles, passing through several dilapidated streets lined with old brick houses, moss-stained red tile roofs almost covering the entire street, cobblestone paved The road is full of potholes, and a snake charmer blows his flute on the street, and a cobra dances to the music. Hawthorne followed the crowd to a square. The square was very large and could accommodate tens of thousands of people. There were cacti planted all around. The giant cactus was as high as several floors and stood majestically like a green candelabrum. Some prickly pears are as big as a house, with thorns all over their bodies, yellow flowers, and bright red fruits. The square was bustling with people, including citizens of Spanish descent in gorgeous clothes, and Indians wearing flat hats and blankets.While tequila peddlers pushed their barrels and yelled through, thieves waited for opportunities to steal, and beggars begged from the crowd in groups. Hawthorne, Linfeng, and Dora thought it was a festival, but after inquiring, they found out that the annual illusion contest was about to be held in this square. A host announced the start of the illusion contest. After the music played, an old Indian with a red cloth on his head and a little girl appeared in the open space.The old man held a bundle of rope as thick as an arm in his hand for the audience to check. The rope was normal. The old man walked back to the open space, and everyone stared at him. He threw one end of the rope into the sky vigorously. The rope didn't fall down, but stood upright like a stick. The little girl climbed up the rope quickly with her hands and feet, and quickly climbed to the top. She made a grimace, and quickly slid down.The old man shook the rope, and the stiff rope immediately became soft and fell to the ground. The audience applauded loudly, and Linfeng and Dora also applauded. The host first said a few gags and jokes, and then announced the start of the next illusion show. A peasant woman with a clay pot on her head came to the open space. She was very fat, wearing strange clothes, baggy trousers, a plaid shirt with a knot at the hem of the shirt, a ring of copper bells hanging around her fat waist, holding a brass bell in her hand. With a snare drum.Her appearance caused a commotion in the crowd, and the audience laughed and booed.The peasant woman put the clay pot on the ground and held a seed for the audience around. After watching, she put the seed into the pot, and then danced around the pot while beating the tambourine. Breaking out of the ground, as the rhythm of the drums and copper bells accelerated, the buds grew rapidly in the pot, and soon grew leaves and bloomed. The sound stopped, the peasant woman bowed to thank her, and the audience all applauded and cheered. Then came a mysterious man wearing a cloak and a cloak. His whole body was black, and people could not see his face. The mysterious man claimed to perform witchcraft for everyone.He asked several assistants to carry up a very large wooden basin, which was oval in shape and 5 meters long. The assistants poured water into the basin until it was full, and then put a few small goldfish into the wooden basin.The audience didn't understand what it meant, and there was a lot of discussion.The mysterious man in black raised his feet, and the audience fell silent. No one spoke loudly, but the mysterious man actually stood on the surface of the water, and the little goldfish swam back and forth under his feet, which showed that there was no support in the wooden basin.The mysterious man walked back and forth on the water a few times, and the audience applauded and cheered loudly.However, the performance was not over yet, and the audience was even more stunned.The man in black stood in front of the wooden basin, folded his hands together, and slowly opened his palms facing the wooden basin, the water in the wooden basin slowly separated, sinking in the middle, as if divided into two halves by some magical force . Everyone was dumbfounded, and after a few seconds of silence, applause broke out like a tide. The host told everyone that illusion is close to witchcraft, and magic pales in the face of illusion. The host took out a pistol and said humorously: "I used this gun to kill ten rubbish magicians who turned rabbits out of top hats. They all deserve to die. Bad magic is an insult to the audience. Today, I want to Shoot the eleventh magician, I can assure you that this gun is real, if you don’t believe it, anyone can try it.” The host first shot a rabbit with a gun as a test, and then brought up a blindfolded magician. The host raised the gun, and the audience behind the magician dispersed with a bang. The host smiled and said His marksmanship has always been very good, and he will not accidentally injure.In order to prove that everything is true, the host put a glass. After counting down to 321, the host shot and the bullet shattered the glass. The magician behind the glass bit the bullet with his teeth inconceivably. Then some people performed illusions such as shadow clone, mind control, levitation, etc., and each performance won warm applause from the audience. Dora said, "Should we pay, it's just wonderful." Hawthorne said: "These seem to be free shows, entertaining the audience, and it's magic." Linfeng said: "What's the matter with the bullet caught in the teeth?" Hawthorne said: "The magician's mouth contained bullets in advance, the host's pistol had no bullets, the trigger was connected to the remote control device, the trigger was pulled, and the glass shattered, creating the illusion that the bullet hit the broken glass and was bitten by the magician's teeth. .” Dora said, "What about the fast-growing plants?" Hawthorne said: "This is simpler, just expanded plastic. In fact, magic is boring after all." Dora said: "I can also go up and perform, so that they can see the magic of the Rainbow Sword." Linfeng and the host whispered a few words.The host nodded and said to everyone: "Next, welcome to a lady who will perform a real miracle for the audience." Dora walked to the clearing, took off her backpack, pulled out the rainbow sword from the crystal ball, and held it in the air. Everyone let out an exclamation, everyone held their breath, and everyone was dumbfounded...