Chapter 1011 Guardian(1/2)
However, since the sandstorms in Lop Nur are too frequent, it is difficult to clean up the yellow sand on those low buildings, so it looks like small sand dunes one after another, stretching to the end of Fang Yi's sight, which is thousands of meters long.
Seeing Fang Yi looking at the building on the ground, Zhou Dahai introduced to Fang Yi: "This place was actually a kanerjing before, and I don't know what era it was left behind. We renovated it and it will be used."
"What is Kaneri?" Fang Yi was stunned for a moment when he heard this. He had never heard of this term.
"Kanerjing is a kind of underground building unique to people in the Krainian region and was invented by ancient people."
Before Zhou Dahai could reply, Wei Mingcheng said: "When we passed by the Gobi Desert before, were those small landblocks similar to those here? But I didn't expect that there was a Kanerjing deep in Lop Nur."
After hearing Wei Mingcheng's explanation, Fang Yi realized that the Kanerjing was not small and was even called one of the three great projects of ancient times by the world.
The so-called Kanerjing is excavated underground in the desert and Gobi Desert, and it is dug to a place where underground rivers are connected. Then it continues to be dug along the water source, and then reinforced with wood to make it run across the ground. The Kanerjing in the entire Xinjiang region is more than 5,000 kilometers long, which shows the prevalence of Kanerjing in the Xinjiang region.
It is said that the Kaneri first appeared in Iran and has a history of more than 2,000 years. It is located in the center of the Silk Road and the intersection of ancient Eastern and Western cultures. It was the method of diversion from the West and digging the first Kaneri.
Kanerjing can be very important to the Xinjiang region. You should know that the climate in the Xinjiang region is very arid, with sparse precipitation and often cut off rivers. However, in such places that are extremely unsuitable for the growth of crops and fruits, green fruits and vegetables will miraculously grow.
All of this comes from the nourishment of Kaneri. Today, a large part of the water used for life and production in the Hami Basin in Turpan comes from these ancient Kaneri.
Kanerjing not only has water sources, but is also suitable for living inside. It can resist the heat and extreme cold of the Kanerjing outside. Until modern times, many families in Kanerjing spend some time every year to continue digging and expanding the scope of Kanerjing.
Wei Mingcheng used to go to the Kan'erjing to carry out some secret missions, so he knew very well about Kan'erjing in the Kan'erjing. When he was pursuing a criminal, he caught the man in Kan'erjing. For this reason, Wei Mingcheng still lived in Kan'erjing for a while.
"The Kaneri here is very damaged and it took a lot of effort to renovate it before it can be used."
Zhou Dahai added Wei Mingcheng's words. In fact, until now, they have been constantly strengthening and repairing this Kanerjing that was left over from unknown era. According to Zhou Dahai's knowledge, not only their generation, but also the soldiers stationed here in the past are also doing the same thing.
"Can people live under the sand?" Fang Yi asked curiously. Although his cultivation is very high, he doesn't know much about common sense.
“There are not all sand under the sand.”
Wei Mingcheng laughed and said, "Sand and gravel are easy to store water. Usually there are underground rivers more than ten meters below the sand. Some are soil structures, and some are rock structures. Brother Zhou, is this underground soil or rock?"
"It's soil." Zhou Dahai hesitated for a moment and said, "This is not very similar to other Kaneri."
"Oh? Why is it different?" Wei Mingcheng was stunned for a moment.
"You will know when you go down, and the place you are going is also below." Zhou Dahai didn't say much.
"Okay, let's go down." Fang Yi nodded, suddenly stopped and asked, "Is anyone coming before us?"
"No, except for those who give supplies, you are the first people in the past ten years." Zhou Dahai shook his head.
"They have not arrived yet." Fang Yi and Wei Mingcheng looked at each other, followed Zhou Dahai, and lowered their bodies and drilled into the entrance of the Kaneri.
Although the entrance is very narrow, after walking down for more than ten meters, the scene in front of Fang Yi suddenly became wider. On both sides of the gurgling underground river, there was a space about three or four meters high, and there was no sign of the head forward, and it looked very open.
On the open space on both sides of the underground river, a marching tent was built. Zhou Dahai and others should have lived here. They have lived in tents for ten years. The harsh environment can be imagined.
"Is this still a Kaneri? Why is it so big?"
Fang Yi and others didn't think anything, but Wei Mingcheng was scared. Under normal circumstances, the Kanerjing was only about one person tall, and could barely be three or four meters wide. It would not be like this place. It was so open that it would be no problem to run a horse.
"How could the ancients dig out such a large space?"
Zhang Wen and Si Yuanjie next to them also felt a little incredible, because in this Kaner well, there were not only soil structures, but also rocks on both sides. Without modern explosives, they could not imagine what tools the ancients used to dig it out.
"It's an ancient man, but it's not necessarily the ancient man you imagine."
Fang Yi did not have the reaction of Wei Mingcheng and the others, because Fang Yi had seen a more magnificent building than this. The giant city in the secret realm in Cambodia was hundreds of times more difficult to build than here.
Therefore, things involving evolutionists cannot be judged by common sense, just like the Mayan temple in the Amazon jungle that Fang Yi went to not long ago. Those large stones, which were several tons, also created that kind of building without modern machinery.
"This is nothing, there is a bigger building below."
Seeing the surprised look of several people, Zhou Dahai smiled and shook his head, saying, "Scientists have come to investigate before. They said that this place was originally a city, but after being desolate, it was gradually buried by mud and sand. The kanar wells dug by later generations on this basis, but the buildings below are even more grand and are also where you want to go."
"Where are you, take us there. By the way, there is still someone there?" Fang Yi nodded. He knew that the place Zhou Dahai mentioned should be the entrance to the secret realm, and according to Zhang Yi, there should be someone guarding it there.
"Yes, we can't get in that place, and he can't get out."
Zhou Dahai showed a wry smile on his face. People would be curious. After being guarded here for more than ten years, Zhou Dahai was naturally curious about what was in the dungeon, but he still had to abide by the military discipline."
"If you can't come out, why should he eat?" Fang Yi was stunned for a moment when he heard this.
"We sent it to him. It's been here for more than ten years, and I haven't seen what he looks like."
Zhou Dahai led Fang Yi and others to the front, and said as he walked: "It's almost time to start dinner. Do you want to finish the meal before going? Although there is nothing delicious here, there is still some wild game in the Xinjiang region."
Lop Nur is not as dead as people think. In fact, there are still many animals here, from yellow sheep and wild horses to wild camel sand lizards, there are many edible animals. The soldiers stationed here will use these animals to practice marksmanship and then give them a tooth sacrifice.
"No need, take us there."
Fang Yi shook his head. There were marching compressed biscuits and cans in his backpack. Although the taste was average, it was enough to supplement the body consumption of Wei Mingcheng and others. There was no need to waste time in this place. Fang Yi was afraid that if he would meet Zhang Yi and others who would arrive later.
"Okay, I'll take you here."
After hearing Fang Yi's words, Zhou Dahai was a little disappointed. He stayed here for more than ten years. He wanted to know some of the situation outside. More importantly, there were women in Fang Yi and his party. Even if Zhou Dahai was a very upright soldier, he would inevitably want to spend a while with Fang Yi and others.
In fact, it was not only Zhou Dahai, but also his soldiers, who were secretly looking at Bai Chuxia. As the saying goes, if you haven’t seen a woman for three years, you will feel beautiful even if you see an old sow, let alone a beautiful woman like Bai Chuxia who takes off her veil.
After walking about three or four hundred meters in the Kaner Well, the surrounding soil gradually became less and there were more rocks. Zhou Dahai stood in front of a huge rock and pushed it hard. It was strange that the huge rock weighing thousands of pounds slowly moved away under Zhou Dahai's push.
"There are organs under the rock."
When the rock was pushing, Fang Yi clearly heard the sound of the machine spring in his ears, and he immediately realized it. He looked forward and saw a corridor of only three or four meters behind the rock. At the end of the corridor, there was a downward pit.
"Xiao Zhou, why are you here so early today? It's not time to start dinner yet?" Just after the huge rock was pushed open, an old voice came from the pit. From the man's name to Zhou Dahai in his forties, it can be seen that he is not young.
"Old Du, there is an outsider here." Zhou Dahai respects this person very much. In his opinion, those who can spend their whole life protecting something are worthy of respect. He himself is like this, and the same is true for the old Du who is guarding the lower one.
"Hmm? I came a day earlier than I thought?" Cang Lao's voice sounded again, "Is it Zhang Yi? Alas, I heard that the crow of old Song has become a phoenix. Now there are not many people in your organization who know me."
"Old Du, Zhang Yi will arrive later. My name is Fang Yi. Zhang Yi must have mentioned it to you, right?"
Since the person below asked, Fang Yi naturally had to answer. As he spoke, he threw down the enshrined sign in his hand. He was not afraid that this person would not let him go, because in Fang Yi's sense, this person was just a acquired warrior and could not stop him.
"Zhang Yi mentioned it to me."
The Du Old below was silent, as if he was checking the sign. After a while, the sound rang again. "You came here and it seemed a little incompatible with the regulations. It should have been with the children of various families."
"Can I go down?" Fang Yi did not answer Mr. Du's words, but said straight to the point. When he came to this secret realm, Fang Yi originally planned to use his power to suppress others, so he had nothing to say.
"Yes." There was a silence below for a while, and a bitter laugh came, "If you want to come down, I can't stop you. OK, Xiao Zhou, you guys go back."
"Old Du, is there no problem?" Although he couldn't quite understand the conversation between the two, Zhou Dahai also saw something wrong.
"Xiao Zhou, there is no problem. You can go back and let them come down." Mr. Du heard that Song Tianyu and Zhang Yi talk about Fang Yi, and knew that this was a true cultivator, far from being able to stop him. Besides, Fang Yi is also a member of the Yin Group, so Mr. Du had no reason not to let him go down.
"Okay, Mr. Du, if there is something wrong, you can ring the bell and call me."
Zhou Dahai nodded. There was a bell in the Kanerjing, which was used by Zhou Dahai and Mr. Du to connect. It was strange that when Mr. Du shook another bell below, the bells on it would also ring at the same time.
"Go, go."
Mr. Du urged Zhou Dahai like a person. He knew that since Fang Yi came, the forces above to protect here would have no effect. In front of a cultivator, unless it was a weapon of destruction, it would not threaten a congenital cultivator.
After Zhou Dahai left and closed the huge stone portal, Fang Yi walked to the pit. From entering the ground, there was an oil lamp not far away. Although it was not very bright, it was enough for Fang Yi to see the situation below.
The pit is straight downward, about two or three square meters in size. Next to the pit is a hanging basket with some bowls and chopsticks inside. It must have been used by Zhou Dahai to deliver food to the people below. On the edge of the pit, there is a circle of protruding stones that spread down like steps.
"Old Du, I'm down."
Fang Yi was the first to walk down. The pit was about ten meters deep. Perhaps because no one was walking around all year round, the protruding stones were covered with moss. Fang Yi exerted force on his feet every step he took, grinding off the moss.
"It's been more than twenty years, and I finally saw someone coming again."
As soon as Fang Yi stepped onto the ground, Old Du's voice sounded in front of him. Looking in the sound, an old man with white hair and a pale face sat in front of Fang Yi. The reason why he was sitting was that his legs were broken from his knees, and under him was a wheelchair that looked a little worn.
"Old Du?"
Fang Yi stared at the old man in front of him, with a little confused face. After looking at the old man's eyes, Fang Yi clearly felt that the old man's spiritual sense was not inferior to him, but why was the aura on his body a acquired martial artist?
"No wonder, I am a useless man who step on his innate foot with half a foot."
As if he saw Fang Yi's doubts, the old man smiled bitterly and said, "I'm okay to deal with acquired martial artists, but in front of you, I'm vulnerable. Don't be afraid of what the hell, old man, in the face of absolute strength, any tricks are useless."
Fang Yi very much recognized Mr. Du's words. Even if the old man in front of him had strong spiritual sense, Fang Yi was still confident to take him down instantly. With only spiritual sense but no equal strength, Mr. Du was like a tiger with no teeth and could only use his momentum to scare people.
"Old Du, what is this place?"
Fang Yi's attention was removed from Old Du and looked around. At this time, the space Fang Yi was in was a building made of stone, about four or five meters high, with an arc at the top, and various patterns were carved on these stone walls.
This building is not just this one. Fang Yi saw that there was a passage behind the old man, and it was probably possible to lead to another place. Moreover, Fang Yi did not find any existence like a teleportation array and light curtain in this space he was in.
"It is a dungeon, and it is also a place where ancient people practice and live." Mr. Du said without hiding anything, "The place you are going to is behind, come with me."
Shaking the wheelchair, Mr. Du retreated. Bai Chuxia and Wei Mingcheng and others hurriedly followed Fang Yi. They were all surprised by the magnificent building underground, and their eyes kept looking at the pattern of the stone wall.
As the old man said, this place was indeed a city many years ago. After this room, it was presented to Fang Yi and others. The ground of the street was paved with bluestone, but it was filled with soil and many traces of cleaning.
"This was cleared out more than a hundred years ago. Every time the secret realm is opened, people who want to enter work for a few days." Mr. Du looked at Fang Yi and others and smiled, "But before, all the little guys worked, but no one dared to order you, the innate master."
"There are no things I clean up these places."
Fang Yi said lightly. He could see that there were not many places cleared out in this dungeon. There were many collapsed houses along the way, which were piled up with dirt, and it was obvious that the excavation had not been carried out.
"I dare not work for you." Old Du shook his head. He used his hands to push the wheelchair and walked on the not-so-smooth ground. Fang Yi took two steps and pushed his hands on the wheelchair.
"It's great to be young. I was as young as you back then." Feeling the power coming from behind, Old Du sighed softly, "When I entered this secret realm, I was about the same age as you are now."
"What? Mr. Du, have you entered that secret realm?"
Fang Yi was shocked when he heard this, and looked at the white hair on the old man's head in disbelief. Since Mr. Du is of the same generation as Song Tianyu and others, he should be at least seventy or eighty years old. The last time the secret realm was opened twenty years ago. Logically speaking, Mr. Du was already beyond the age required by the secret realm at that time.
To be continued...