Chapter 60 Cave
The moment the light shone out, Rong Yuan felt his eyes flash. He involuntarily took a step back and covered his eyes with his hands. After he got used to the bright light in front of him, he slowly opened his eyes.
Human language is tedious and cannot describe the splendor and fantasy of this scene.
Under the dark crack, there is actually a huge square hole. The rocks in the cave are rugged and varied, and there is a stone bead curtain dozens of meters high hanging from the top of the cave. What's more amazing is that various natural mineral crystals are clustered on the rock wall, some are colorful, some are crystal clear, and the flashlight beam is reflected countless times by these crystals, illuminating the entire cave with brilliant light. A small amount of crystal debris was shaken off, floating in the air and slowly falling, refracting the tiny starlight, like countless falling stars.
Pea looked up, with countless stars imprinted in its black pupils. It stretched out its little hand, and a star fell into its palm. After the refracted light was blocked, it could be seen that it was a small piece of golden mineral crystal. The color was extremely pure, as if golden sunlight was flowing in it.
Rong Yuan gently shook the flashlight in his hand, and saw that the light in the entire cave changed color and moved. He calmed himself and walked forward.
The largest existing diamond on earth is only over 500 carats, and before being cut it weighs over 3,000 carats, which is about the size of an adult man's fist. But on the rock walls here, you can see mineral crystals as long as an arm and as big as a basketball in diameter. They are pure in color and of excellent quality, making this cave look like the legendary Dragon Palace.
No matter how calm Rong Yuan was, he felt his heart pounding and breathing was a little difficult. He suppressed the urge to rush over and pack up all the treasures and take them away, repeatedly telling himself: Leaving them here is no different from putting them in your pocket, but taking them back to Earth will cause trouble.
Rong Yuan continued to explore. He had been looking at the same scenery for a long time, and gradually got used to its fascinating charm. After walking for an unknown period of time, there were fewer gemstones protruding from the ground and the surrounding rock walls. The ice layer became thicker and thicker, wrapping the ore inside. Gradually, the entire cave turned into an ice cave. The ice layer on all sides reflected Rong Yuan's figure, making him feel as if he was walking in the void.
Perhaps because of the condensation of the ice, the ice cave became narrower and narrower, and the road became more tortuous and winding, with large holes inside small holes. Some places became dead ends, so Rong Yuan walked around and changed directions. Fortunately, he had a light computer that could record the route he had taken, otherwise he would have gotten lost in such a complex environment.
This time, the ice wall blocked his way. Rong Yuan looked around and could vaguely see a cave behind the ice wall. He reached out and knocked on it, took two steps back, then half turned and did a roundhouse kick!
A spider web-like crack spread out from the center of the ice layer, and pieces of ice flake off, revealing a hole half a person's height. Rong Yuan went up and kicked the lower ice wall again, opening the entire passage, and then walked in, and unexpectedly found that this was actually a man-made ice room.
Ice beds, ice tables, ice chairs, ice cabinets, bowls and chopsticks, steps, museum shelves and dressing tables. On the dressing table, there are various jewelry such as pearl hairpins, hairpins, step-shaking ornaments, earrings, bracelets, etc.
These translucent objects are all beautifully carved and exquisitely carved in the style of the ancient Tang Kingdom. From the placement of the objects, it seems that a woman in a long and winding skirt will walk over at any time, with her eyebrows lightly brushed and her face lightly powdered, carefully combing her makeup in front of the mirror.
There was a doorway on one side of the ice room. Rong Yuan was a little more cautious and walked in slowly.
The ice cream parlor inside was much bigger, but also very empty. The whole ice cream parlor was empty with nothing else in it except a person sitting cross-legged on the floor.
Someone who was probably dead a long time ago.
Rong Yuan stood at the doorway and observed for a while, then walked over, squatted down and took a look.
A thick layer of ice formed around this person's body, but because of the protection of this layer of ice, his body was not damaged at all. His eyebrows and eyes were clear, and his skin was white, just like when he was alive. At the same time, his clothes were intact, and it could be seen that they were in the style of the ancient Tang Kingdom with wide sleeves and wide body.
Through the transparent ice, one could tell he was about 20 or 30 years old, with sharp eyebrows, bright eyes, and a handsome face. However, there was a melancholy look of vicissitudes and sadness between his brows, as if even at the moment of death, his heart still contained the pain of building mountains and filling the sea.
In front of him, there were some words written in regular script, with strong and beautiful strokes. At the front, there was a poem:
"I will bear your tears for my whole life."
Rong Yuan looked back at the people in the ice. Although he never understood why stupid apes often did all kinds of unreasonable things for the secretion of chemicals like dopamine, it did not prevent him from imagining a clichéd, lingering love story based on this poem.
Rong Yuan shook his head, shook off the dangerous tendency of his thoughts developing in the direction of Er Que, and continued to read.
Behind it, there is a row of small words:
"〖If one day, the descendants of the Xiao family come here, remember: The Book of Merits is an evil thing. Do not read it, do not believe it, and do not use it. If there is a contract, it should be sealed immediately. Do not be like me, with my parents all dead, my wife and children all gone, my old friends all deserted, and the whole world making me my enemy and my whole world betraying me〗
Remember, remember.
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Rong Yuan turned his head to look at Wandou. It had seen the words earlier than Rong Yuan. There was no expression on its little face, and it did not make any attempt to defend itself or test Rong Yuan's attitude.
Seeing these words, Rong Yuan, who was originally just skeptical, can be sure that this person was once the owner of the "Book of Merits". No wonder he was able to land on the moon hundreds of years ago. Judging from his appearance, he doesn't even have any high-tech tools around him. It is very likely that he stepped into the void just by relying on physical training and lived in a vacuum environment for a long time. At least the ice room outside was not created overnight.
As the legend goes, has anyone really ever achieved breaking through the void and becoming an immortal?
——This unknown Xiao left a message to warn future generations, but Rong Yuan saw in it a greater temptation in the Book of Merits. If he could break through the void like this person and travel freely in the universe, even if he died for it, he would have nothing to regret.
Life is an adventure. The opportunity to experience the greatest adventure in the world is right before your eyes. If you still hesitate and look back, Rong Yuan will despise himself.
Xiao's message revealed the information of the "Book of Merits". Although Rong Yuan felt that it might be impossible for humans to explore this ice cave for many years, he still pulled out the laser dagger attached to his space suit and completely destroyed the line of words.
"Rong Yuan, there seems to be something down there."
After the stone slab with the words was destroyed, a small piece of silvery-white metal was exposed. Seeing that Rong Yuan didn't pay attention, Wandou reminded him.
Rong Yuan took a look and peeled off the stone slab with a dagger, revealing a long and flat box made of platinum, about twice the size of a palm. Perhaps considering that people who could come to this place would not be stumped by a small lock, Xiao did not lock the box, but only fastened the lock.
Rong Yuan opened the lock and lifted the lid of the box. Inside was an emerald green jade pendant with the word "Xiao" written in small seal script on it.
He picked up the jade pendant and looked at it. The green color on it kept changing shades under the light, reflecting a vibrant glow. Apart from that, there was nothing different.
——But is an ordinary jade pendant worth it for the owner of a "Book of Merits" to hide it away and leave it to future generations?
Rong Yuan thought about it for a while, but couldn't figure out what was going on. After thinking for a while, he put the jade pendant on his body and put the box back. He bowed to his senior to show respect and apology, then he stood up and asked Wandou to scan the two ice rooms inside and outside. The scanning power was turned up very high, not only the ground, but also several meters below the floor. In the end, it was found that there was really nothing else except the jade pendant.
The sudden appearance of this person reminded Rong Yuan that he had been away from Earth for a long time and it was time to go back. His nerves, which were always in a state of excitement and stimulation, could not hide the fact that his body was getting more and more tired. He needed to eat, drink water, take a bath, and get enough sleep.
It took a long time to explore this cave, but it was quick to leave. He returned along the same route and climbed up from the bottom of the crack, only to see Yusuo still waiting there. Rong Yuan looked at the countless cracks of different sizes on the ground around him, thinking that he should leave some markers here, otherwise he might have trouble finding the right place next time.
He looked around and suddenly saw a set of footprints he . He imagined how surprised the people who landed on the moon would be when they discovered these footprints many years later. He couldn't help but smile, and then he had an idea of what mark he should leave.
Rong Yuan exchanged a flag of the Sugar Country with Wandou, and used a laser knife to drill a small hole in the ground , and inserted the flagpole into it. There was no wind here, so the flag hung down softly. He then changed another pole to prop up the flag, and then wrote next to it: "Beautiful scenery, come here to explore."
After writing a sentence similar to "I was here", Rong Yuan looked back at the dark crack for the last time. Before he left, he began to think about his next visit.
Then he boarded the shuttle, gave the order to return to Earth, and in less than three seconds, he leaned back in the driver's seat and fell into a deep sleep.
Yusuo's light faded away. Not long after he left, a stone suddenly rolled down from the top of a nearby crater, and then a shadow emerged from the darkness.
